Pop Culture Prisoner

Summer House S10 E3-E5

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Sean take major aim at Jesse's corny douchey awful lame behavior for much of this PCP episode! He is having a deservedly horrible season so far. West is getting a pretty darn good edit. Deepti continues to be actively angry at Kyle. Deepti and Sean both marvel at how Ben keeps being called "so hot"....he needs to bring more to the table at this point.

Love Story - JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette (FX Network) - Episode 6

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:00:00 -0400

TODAY IS THE 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF POP CULTURE PRISONER!!!

What better way to celebrate than to share an episode discussing the ever popular FX show about CBK and JFK Jr's tragic love story. Deepti is unfortunately starting to sour a little on the show since there are so many FICTIONS in this show based on real people. They discuss the acting, comparisons to Carrie Bradshaw, what's made up (and what's not) and and also the fabulous music.

Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (Netflix)

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean LOOOOVED the Tyra Banks takedown in the 3 part docu-series on the infamous America's Next Top Model reality show that reigned the airwaves for quite a few years. Deepti hadn't ever watched the show but Sean did and they both bring in their perspectives about the show (it was such a huge part of the zeitgeist for so long so you knew about it whether you watched it or not back in the day) into their thoughts on the documentary getting into the nasty nitty-gritty background goings-on.

Love Story - JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette (FX Network) - Episodes 1-5

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean have been chomping at the bit to talk about this limited Ryan Murphy series about American royalty couple JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy who tragically died in 1999 in a plane crash. This show has flaws (some of the acting...oh boy) but watching it also feels like a warm blanket. You just hunker down and watch and get transported to another world and time and it's the best! Love the return back to the NYC 1990s!! Love seeing the ins and outs of how these two gorgeous people walked through life. Deepti read (errr rather listened to the audiobook) the book the show was based on and tried to fill in some gaps in the show on this Pop Culture Prisoner episode.

Southern Charm S11 E11

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean have caught up with Southern Charm and are a little dismayed by how much the season that started out strong has plateaued! But thank goodness Austen has finally broken up with Audrey...watching Craig get that news was so hilarious. Straight men loving gossip is hilarious. Salley's thirst for Austen was almost...disturbing? Like come on, Salley, cool it a BIT!? Venita - WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH HER??? Is she not living on our same planet? What nonsensical drama is she trying to propel into our eyeballs?? It doesn't make SENSE!!

#SouthernCharm #Bravo #RealityTV

Summer House S10 E2

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean continue to talk about Kyle and Amanda's incessant fighting. Sean is wayyy more "over it" than Deepti is! Deepti is also way more actively perturbed by Kyle's behavior and attitude. NOT to be overshadowed by Deepti's maybe almost illogical irritation by Jesse. West continues to be pretty charming. (But Ciara can do so much better than ALL THESE DUDES on this show!!)

#SummerHouse #Bravo #RealityTV

RHONY Rewind Season 3 + THE JILL ZARIN SUPERBOWL BAD BUNNY DEBACLE

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500

~Jill Zarin Superbowl discussion begins around minute 32.

Sean has just finished Season 3 of RHONY on her first full watch of the show and they discuss the great big Jill-Bethenny fight, the arrival of Sonja Morgan to RHONY, Luann was dating JACQUES at this point in the show, Alex McCord finally got a REAL set of balls this season and started becoming way more aggro on the show...so much good stuff!

Then they discuss the well-deserved firing that Jill Zarin got from the new E! show ("The Golden Life" starring Ramona, Sonja, Luann and Kelly) after her racist tirade against Bad Bunny's Superbowl halftime show performance and the ensuing pathetic attempts at damage control by the other ladies!

#RHONY #Bravo #E! #RealityTV #JillZarin

Summer House S10 E1

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean are thrilled Summer House is back! Amanda and Kyle's marriage will finally officially implode this season and they're off to the most acrimonious start ever in the season opener. New cast members Bailey, Levi and Ben all seem fine so far...time will tell. Deepti and Sean both agree that while Ben is obviously good looking, he REALLY needs a hair glow-up STAT. Carl...Oh Carl. Always rooting for him but...? Ciara uses A LOT of sunscreen.

Deepti and Sean have HIGH HOPES for this season!

#SummerHouse #Bravo

RHONY Rewind Seasons 1 & 2 ~w/Sean

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Sean is watching RHONY in full for the first time!! Deepti chats with her about her impressions of all the ladies in the first two seasons. Deepti also shares a special little run-in she had last month with one of the cast members!!!!!

Quick note - Deepti and Sean didn't know that some of the ladies just got a deal for Legacy RHONY on E! when they recorded this episode! The news had JUST come out before they started recording.

#RHONY #Bravo #RealityTV #RealHousewivesOfNewYork

Traitors S4 E1-E7 ~w/Sean

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:00:00 -0500

We're over halfway through this fabulous season of Traitors! Rob Rausch has so far won all of our hearts. YOWZERS. Deepti and Sean think that Candiace has been such a fantastic traitor....UNTIL the end of episode 7 at least. (Many on the internet may disagree with that.) Deepti and Sean delve deeper into what was going on with the cast and Ron Funches and with Dorinda in general. Also - side note...Michael Rappaport has just been trash and Colton suckssss. All this and more all discussed on this 208th episode of Pop Culture Prisoner!

#Traitors #Peacock #Bravo #RealityTV

Southern Charm S11 E6-E7 ~w/Sean

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean cannot stop LOVING the drama on Southern Charm this season. Craig is a monster, Austen is awesome (WELLLL...that's Deepti's opinion, Sean might not fully agree), Rodrigo is finally showing UP for work!, Deepti finally found Whitner attractive in one episode, both Sean and Deepti are still just always so tickled by Patricia (and Whitney - yes they can't help it, he's such a ridiculous human)...the drama with the Salley, Charley and Venita is pretty staged and dumb but somehow it still FULLY has Sean and Deepti's attention. Madison still reigning supreme even though her only storyline is being pregnant. She's just doing such a great job.

#SouthernCharm #Bravo #RealityTV #CraigConover #AustenKroll #MadisonLeCroy

The Cult of The Real Housewife (Documentary on Mary Cosby) ~w/Sean

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500

TLC dropped a 3 part docu-series on Mary Cosby from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. HOLY CRAP! Deepti and Sean are both FLOOOOORED. Deepti had been following the general "is Mary a cult leader" gossip out there on the internet. But even so, she did not know HOW BAD things were. (If you listen to this Pop Culture Prisoner episode, you basically don't have to watch the doc?!)

The doc splices in parts of the RHOSLC show to help contextualize all these allegations against Mary and things she may have said on the show with what others in the doc say were *really* happening.

This doc is a dOOZY and Deepti and Sean are not sure they can watch Mary the same again on RHOSLC.

#RealHousewivesOfSaltLakeCity #RHOSLC #MaryCosby #TLC #TheCultofTheRealHousewife

RHOBH S15 E1-E3 ~w/Sean

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean discuss general thoughts on all the cast members (and friend-of) for the first three episodes. They don't necessarily DISAGREE on Dorit's weaknesses but only one of them still wants her on her screen still; Kyle got a section of ire; Rachel is a REAL queen; AMANDA IS *NOT* A MONEY QUEEN WTF!!!!!!!!!; Erika has a new boyfriend according to the gossip blogs and WWHL; Deepti and Sean discuss thoughts on Boz at length as well as a tangent on a certain Indian comedian in the "news" (i.e. in Deepti's algorithm) lately; Deepti and Sean DISAGREE on the prowess of Jennifer Tilly on the show.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Thank you for listening this year!!!

Southern Charm S11 E1-E4 ~w/Sean

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean are thrilled Southern Charm is back. They express their disdain for Craig so far this season, admit that they're rooting for Austen, try to understand Mollie, analyze Venita's whole arc on the show, begrudgingly appreciate Whitney, try to figure out if Whitner is a psycho or just super disciplined ... and chat about all sorts of additional nonsense from the first four episodes of the new season!

Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti embarks on her first solo podcast episode! As a Swiftie, it's her duty to discuss the new Taylor Swift album that has greatly divided the planet! Deepti sings its praises but also has some *notes* on what are some baffling choices Taylor made on this album. Deepti talks criticisms and criticisms of criticisms. And she generally acknowledges that she feels schizophrenic about this album. ENJOY!

RHOSLC S6E1 ~w/Deana (new guest!)

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Deepti is finally back after a LONG hiatus and is thrilled to welcome new podcast guest Deana! Deana is a fabulous culture aficionado AND a therapist IRL! Perfect for Real Housewives analysis. They discuss the season 6 premiere of our beloved show (just ask John Oliver and Kristen Wiig who gush about RHOSLC) Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. While this premiere left a lot to be desired, Deepti and Deana still break it all down. Especially trying to figure out what Britney's role even is, whether or not Heather and Whitney are "trying their best" and wondering where on earth Lisa Barlow was!

(This ep was recorded on 9/21/2025...so yes there have been more RHOSLC eps that have aired since! Pop Culture Prisoner will be catching up!)

Pop Culture RAP Sheet - the pop culture that's swirling around our brains these days ~w/Sean

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Sean introduce the inaugural episode of Pop Culture Rap Sheet! Episodes where we just gab about what's been consuming our brains pop culture-wise lately.

Approximate Time Stamps for Topics:

0:00 Jared Leto
8:50 Turnstile (the coolest band right now)
20:32 Pop Music - Beyonce, Madonna
26:45 Traitors S4 Cast Revealed
33:50 Podcasts
39:00 Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV show w/Jon Hamm) CONTAINS SPOILERS
45:50 Alleged Devil Wears Prada Sequel/Anne Hathaway
49:00 Lindsay Lohan/Kardashians Cosmetic Work
54:10 The Valley
1:11:05 Summer House/Southern Charm

PCP EPISODE 200!!!!!!! Next Gen NYC S1 E1-E2 ~w/Sean

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Pop Culture Prisoner's 200th episode!!!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!

Deepti and Sean mistakenly dreaded watching the new Bravo show Next Gen NYC about the children of Bravolebs and other rich/famous parents' kids BUT IT IS AMAZING! Well so far at least. The douchey villain Charlie is providing decent tv so far, Ariana (Kim Z's daughter) is shockingly endearing, Brooks has become a SWEET BOY on this show, a couple of the cast members are leaving a bit of a snooze mark so far, Georgia is fantastic and Dylan...wow Dylan wow.

The Valley S2 E2-E8 ~w/Haley & Sarah

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Sarah decided to do an impromptu episode about the second season of The Valley so far. They discuss why season two is feeling SO MUCH MORE ICK compared to the equally disturbing season one. Topics discussed: "HOW sorry" they feel for Brittany (it's a mixed bag), that Zach isn't enough comedic relief for the show (but kudos to him for trying), Lala being annoying, Jax being a dangerous psychopath, how Janet must have zero fans, the intricacies of Nia and Danny's relationship and Deepti denounces her past attraction to Jesse!

Summer House S9 Full Season Recap ~w/Haley & Sarah

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Summer House Season 9 just wrapped with part 2 of its reunion and Deepti, Haley and Sarah have THOUGHTS. First thought being they are all happy for Paige that she decided to leave the show, GOOD CHOICE! They also dissect Amanda and Kyle's marriage, whether Imrul deserved another chance at another season, Lexi and Jesse's toxic AF relationship, Ciara's role in this season, Danielle being an absolutely terrible friend to Lindsay, what on earth Lindsay AND THE WHOLE CAST will be doing for Season 10! So much still remains in the air for Bravo to decide!

And Just Like That S3E1 ~w/New Guest Laura!!!

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

The most cringey show on television is back and Pop Culture Prisoner couldn't be more excited to dissect what it WRONG with that writers room!!! Deepti is joined by first time guest Laura Shafferman to discuss the highs and lows from episode one. The outfit Carrie mails a blank postcard in...THAT MUSHROOM HAT...LTW's NECKLACE! It's insane. Miranda shockingly had a good first episode, Rosie O'Donnell was entertaining. Aidan continues to make us wince. Charlotte's bug eyes in every scene is hard to watch. Seema's cartoon character director (ex)boyfriend...so much to discuss!

The Rehearsal (On HBO) S2 FINALE (Ep 6) ~w/Sean

Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 -0400

One of the greatest shows ever made just had one of the most incredible jaw-dropping season finales ever done. Deepti and Sean marvel at the balls on Nathan Fielder to pull off an awe-inspiring finale! They talk more about the common themes in Nathan Fielder's show that all showed up in this season of the Rehearsal. And they admire how Nathan manages to connect all the threads of some crazy tangents throughout the season. GENIUS.

The Rehearsal (On HBO) S2 Eps 1-5 ~w/Sean

Sat, 24 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400

(Pop Culture Prisoner episode about The Rehearsal Season 1 is August 20, 2022 (episode 135))

Nathan Fielder has done it again...blown us away with more inception-like comedy? Performance art? Social science experiment? Always hard to explain the enigma that is a Nathan Fielder show!! But Deepti and Sean try their best! They discuss the first 5 eps (season finale episode 6 will air on HBO tomorrow Sunday May 25th) and how/why they love Nathan and they do their best to attempt to convince people to give this show a shot! They did not discuss every in and out of the season but they zig and zag through some of the highlights!

WATCH THIS SHOW!!!

The Valley S2E1 ~w/Dina

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina are scared/excited for season 2 of The Valley! The second season premiere was spectacular from the get-go. Everyone is deranged. Dina has a particularly gigantic dislike for a couple on no one's list for "most hated" - but that's just how Dina's brain rolls it seems!

The fact that these people have truly been friends (errr frienenemies) for years seems to really add to the authenticity of the show. Both Dina and Deepti are scared of many of them. And they are both excited for all the lunacy to come! What a fabulous premiere episode to set the stage for S2!!!!!

RHOBH S14 Thoughts (through E16) ~w/Dina & Haley

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:00:00 -0400

Dina and Haley have returned to the podcast together to work through all their conflicting opinions on Kyle! So many angles to look at it all through and they share the good the bad and the ugly. Also of course they intensely analyze Sutton's insanity, discuss why it's sad Garcelle is leaving the show and wonder whether or not they like Dorit this season. No cast member is left unscrutinized!

RHOBH S14E13 (+ general thoughts on S14 storylines)

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:00:00 -0500

Daniel has returned to the podcast to chat with Deepti about Caftans and Caviar! They analyze what on earth is going through Dorit's head and Sutton's brain in this episode and the past few episodes. Also they give their takes on Sutton's mom REBA, especially since Daniel is also from Georgia! And of course, no RHOBH is complete without the latest on Kyle's antics and headspace (and lack of sharing ANYTHING about Morgan) this season.

Traitors S3 E1-E9 + Bravo Catch-Up (esp Summer House S9 E1-E2)

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti is joined by Sean Serino to discuss this incredible season of Traitors! This episode contains spoilers for everything that's happened in episodes 1-9!

RHONY S15E15 - SEASON FINALE! + RHOSLC S5E17 - Reunion Part 1

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn get into the nitty gritty darkness of the season finale of RHONY, yikes this was a tough episode!

Then they analyze in detail Bronwyn and Lisa (and Haley rants about Whitney!) in SLC Reunion Part 1 of Season 5 - one of the best seasons of a Housewives show!

RHOSLC S5E16 Season Finale!

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Daniel discuss a CRAZY AMAZING season finale! Salt Lake City has done it yet AGAIN. Mary and Angie have the most heartbreaking/heartwarming conversation that made Deepti sob. And then the dinner from hell ensued...everyone shared what they consider one of their meanest texts written about someone at the table. While some texts were hilariously stupid (looking at you, Brit), so many were GUT PUNCHES and CRUEL. YOWZERS. This dinner was beyond uncomfortable and yet also mesmerizing and fascinating to watch.

RHOSLC S5E15

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Daniel discuss the penultimate episode of what is a pretty perfect season of Salt Lake City. They are all still in Puerto Vallarta and there is yet another sprinter van ride from hell for this cast and boy it was amazing. A top unhinged moment for Meredith for sure. Britani may not have known she'd be the catalyst for so much drama this season but wow she definitely has inadvertently risen to the occasion.

Southern Charm S10 E3-E4 (+ Southern Hospitality S3E1...briefly)

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn open up 2025 discussing the latest two episodes of Southern Charm...which were basically all about CRAIG. Deepti especially is having very conflicting feelings about Craigy and how annoying he is being so "successful" and constantly talking about it vs how insanely petty and jealous Austen and Shep are being about it. Lively discussions about this topic ensue!

Haley also PROFUSELY PROCLAIMS HER UNEXPECTED JOY about the new season of Southern Hospitality!

RHOSLC S5E14

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Daniel finish out 2024 with one final episode about the greatest show on Bravo...REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY.

Deepti discusses her struggles with her inner conflicts about Bronwyn and about Lisa Barlow. Daniel has a brilliant Southpark analogy regarding Brittani. They realize that Whitney oddly had some solid observations and analysis in this episode and that Heather was actually having a decent episode for once this season. All that and much more analysis in this final PCP episode of the year!

Check out Daniel's podcast "Let's Ask Taylor Swift" and you can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roughschrade/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-ask-taylor-swift/id1779581115

RHOBH S14 Ep 4-Ep5 ~w/New Guest Daniel!!!

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -0500

Deepti sits down with her amazing new guest Daniel Schroeder for a scintillating discussion of Beverly Hills. In the course of analyzing the minutiae of this season's episodes 4 and 5, Daniel learns the extent of Deepti's discontent with Kyle...which he was actually quite surprised by! Daniel posits some theories which end up blowing Deepti's mind, including why and how Boz's role on the show is playing out so far. They of course celebrate the ending fight in episode 5 where Dorit goes AT Camille!

Because this is Daniel's first episode on PCP, they wind up analyzing in detail each cast member, so this is an episode not to be missed!

Check out Daniel's latest podcast is called "Let's Ask Taylor Swift" and you can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roughschrade/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-ask-taylor-swift/id1779581115

RHOSLC S5E13 + Southern Charm S10E1+E2

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley AND LARKYN chat about how Real Housewives of Salt Lake City can still do no wrong. While the majority tides are turning on Bronwyn currently, everyone is still wildly entertained by all the chaos her now-UNbecoming MEANNESS ends up creating in the group. Meredith is a superstar in this episode bringing Angie her SHAMPOO WITH SULFITES BAT MITZVAH PRESENT all the way to PUERTO VALLARTA just to make a point. Amaaaazing work, Meredith! Angie's ability to NOT see how she has done ANY wrong at all remains staggering. Britani's complete acceptance in being a pawn if it means air time and what she probably considers popularity is a sight to be SEEN. (As for Mary...well watching her talk to Angie about Robert Jr. is truly gut-wrenching.) Lisa Barlow is perfectly "Lisa Barlow" and we're all living for it.

Southern Charm season 10 has premiered! JT is the worst. Deepti finds how awful he is entertaining b/c it brings out funny scenes where others are losing it on him. Haley and Larkyn hard disagree with this sentiment! It's not remotely fun for them to watch. (Guess Deepti's alone here?) Deepti and Larkyn like new cast member Molly so far and Haley is neutral. Haley is convinced Madison's **hot** husband Brett has a great personality! Deepti immediately needed to ask - b/c he's hot? I mean....jesus! Whewww! As for the others, Shep - still an entitled trust fund no-accountability guy. Craig needs to stop reminding us how he's got his shit together. And Austen...oh look...yet another new girlfriend we are supposed to believe is the real deal. So glad Southern Charm is back!

RHOBH S14 (Eps 1-3), RHOSLC S5 (Eps 1-12), RHOP S9 (Eps 1-10), RHONY S15 (Eps 1-10)

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0500

After over three months, Pop Culture Prisoner is BACK! Because there are SO many shows to discuss, Deepti and Haley just dished their latest overall thoughts so far on Beverly Hills, SLC (the GREATEST show on Bravo), Potomac and New York (the WORST show on Bravo).

Deepti and Haley united in their anger towards Kyle and couldn't help but notice how happy Mo and PK seem to be these days! They discuss the controversial freshman *STAR* Bronwyn on RHOSLC and also how unHINGED Meredith's bat mitzvah party was (in THE most entertaining way imaginable). Potomac is doing well in Deepti and Haley's eyes. Mia is off her rocker but Deepti doesn't want her off her screen for some reason. Karen has devolved into such a sad character and it's frankly quite upsetting. How is Wendy suddenly NOT annoying?? FINALLY....New York needs to be canceled. At least with this cast! PAVIT has jumped the shark btw. Ubah and Brynn are supremely difficult to watch on our screens. Of course Deepti and Haley have many thoughts on Erin and a few on Jenna. Racquel is cool. But really...please end this show!!

RHOC S18 E6-E7, Owning Manhattan (Netflix)

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss their Real Housewives of Orange County issues including Gina's handling of the Travis situation, Heather continuing to be the center of Dina's ire, how to make sense of JOHNNY J's lawsuit against Shannon and not being able to handle one more minute of Alexis.

And then onto OWNING MANHATTAN. A show that seems to be so much better than Million Dollar Listing New York. The blend of all the agents' drama coupled with Ryan's charismatic personality made for such a great binge watch. They take guesses at what was actually real and what was staged for the cameras and of course they discuss the hot tattooed fraudster Jonathan, blech!

Blake Lively/Ryan Reynolds It Ends With Us Debacle, RHOC S18 E1-E5 (Rec 8/15/24)

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Blake/Ryan: Beginning

RHOC: ~38 min mark

Back to Blake/Ryan/Taylor Swift ~1hr 37min 15 sec mark

Deepti has Dina in the house for this LIVELY episode (bad pun I know I know). Deepti explains the whole Blake & Ryan/It Ends With Us controversy and is met with some roadblocks from Dina! Who seemingly at [many] times could not understand why we all need to care about this [HUGE] pop culture disaster! But in the end, Dina in fact gets extraordinarily vested in how this may or may not affect Blake's friendship with Taylor Swift.

Then they go on to analyze the first 5 eps of Season 18 of Real Housewives of Orange County. Jen is dimwitted for sure...but does that justify Gina being SO awful to her!? Dina explains in great detail why she canNOT deal with Heather Dubrow on any level. Emily looks fantastic but is she being mean overall? Sutton makes a grand "LOOK AT ME, YOU PLEBEAINS" entrance on RHOC. Tamra has no plotline. And Shannon...oh jeez just what a mess.

Blake/Ryan/Taylor thoughts emerge in the beginning and throughout the ep b/c it's just what's on our minds now.

Summer House S8 Reunion, VPR post-reunion gossip (re: Billie Lee, Victoria, Sandoval, etc), General Bravo Thoughts

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn share what an UTTER DISASTER the reunion was in terms of Andy forcing basically zero accountability on Kyle for how he treated Amanda all season! WTF!!!!

Everyone coming to destroy Lindsay was really not warranted. What on EARTH was Danielle thinking with her hair/outfit?? Amanda is never going to leave Kyle is she? Paige was amazing with her support of Ciara but terrible with her snickers at Lindsay. Carl is a baby man. West went from hero to zero in no time OUCH.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Summer House S8E15 Season Finale, VPR S11 Reunion, The Valley S1E9-E11

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Deepti is joined by Haley to break down the final(e) straw in Carl and Lindsey's relationship on Summer House. They also try to understand Kyle and Amanda's fractured marriage and Deepti has turned on West and appreciates Ciara more?!?

In Vanderpump Rules universe, they discuss the main takeaways from the finale...how awful Lala is, how Scheana needs to stop living in the comments and why on earth no one let Ariana grieve her relationship at ALL this whole season. They also conclude that Jo makes no sense at all.

The Valley continues to shine for both Haley and Deepti. Jax is so one mofo trying to throw Brittany under the bus with the drinking, they wonder if Jesse and Michelle went on the show already knowing they'd get divorced, they loooved the tiny shade the editors threw at Nia and Danny, they equally despise Janet...and Zach needs to be full time next season!

Oh and of course Deepti discusses briefly her experience at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour show in Stockholm that she recently attended and also that Copenhagen is Deepti's new fave city!

VPR S11E15, The Valley S1E7-E8, Summer House S8E11-E12

Wed, 15 May 2024 20:00:00 -0400

Taylor Swift's TTPD, Summer House S8 E9-E10, VPR S11 E10-E13, The Valley S1 E1-E6 (time stamps in show notes)

Thu, 02 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Taylor Swift TTPD: Beginning to 19 min & again at ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec to ~1hr 9 min 30 sec

Summer House ~19 min to ~48 min 40 sec

VPR ~48 min 40 sec to ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec & again at 1 hr 9 min 30 sec to ~1 hr 11 min 30 sec

The Valley ~1 hr 11 min 30 sec to the end (some VPR inside The Valley discussion too)

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much catching up to do in this episode. They discuss their latest JOURNEYS with Taylor Swift's new opus TTPD and thoughts on Matty Healy/ Travis Kelce/Joe Alwyn and the album length as well as haters and lovers of the album.

Then off to Summer House they go. There seems to be a major shift to #TeamLindsay on Pop Culture Prisoner now. Haley and Larkyn think Amanda and Kyle will be fine in their relationship but Deepti has doubts. They also disagree on whether Ciara can carry a scene with the adorable West. Paige and Craig are great. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOMEONE HELP DANIELLE!!!!!!

Vanderpump Rules may be a mess but WOW Jax Taylor brightened everyone's faces. There has never been a greater villain. Speaking of villains, is Sandoval TRYING to be one or does he really think his behavior will get sympathy? Deepti, Haley and Larkyn also try to figure out if Ariana is going to quit VPR. And WHAT Lala is thinking ever b/c the way she's producing her character is cuckoo. And boy...Scheaner is wearing thin on Deepti and Larkyn especially.

AND THEN THERE IS THE VALLEY. Arguably the best show airing on Bravo right now! WHAT A CAST OF CHARACTERS WHEWWW! These people have no loyalties and are so mean and they BRING IT!!!!!!! Kristin still has hope but Jax Taylor does not in terms of being a good human being. But man, this show was MADE for Jax. Haley thinks the whole cast IS a bunch of a Jax's in a way. (Also, Deepti gets little Matty Healy vibes from Jesse.)

Paris In Love Seasons 1&2 - More In Depth Analysis w/Dina

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:00:00 -0400

It's safe to say that Deepti and Dina are OBSESSED with Paris In Love (streaming on Peacock) about Paris Hilton's marriage to Carter Reum. From Season 1's wedding to Season 2's arrival of a new baby...Deepti and Dina were along for the whole ride and they had an insane range of emotions about this show and all the people featured in it. From confusion to fury to sympathy and then all back around in so many circles - WHEW that's where their heads were at bingeing this series and Deepti and Dina explain all their thoughts in this episode. Enjoy!

Love Is Blind Season 6 Reunion

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Sean analyze the S6 reunion which was RATHER excellent! Adding audience and former cast members watching the reunion added a certain je ne sais crois to the episode.

Deepti and Sean analyze allllll the people who showed up, former and current cast members included. First and foremost, JerAmey and Sarah Ann have solidified themselves in the top 5 of worst LIB villains.

Chelsea, Jimmy, Kenneth, Brittany, Clay, AD, Johnny, Amy, TREVOR (EEEEKS!) .....lots to say about everyone!

Kate Middleton Mystery, RHOBH S13 Reunion Part 3, VPR S11E7, Paris In Love S2, Summer House S8E4

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss their latest theories on where on earth Kate Middleton is!

Then they pivot to wondering why on earth Kathy Hilton was at the RHOBH reunion, how sick they are of the Richards sisters, what was going on with Sutton's almost fainting, how great of a friend Garcelle is and how completely not straightforward Kyle is about everything.

Vanderpump Rules continues to deliver peak ratchet Sandoval, Scheana is comically self-involved, Katie is eliciting some genuine sympathy and Deepti backtracks a bit on her thoughts from last week on Ariana's stance on the group hanging out with Sandoval.

Deepti has continued to watch Paris In Love and has a much-needed discussion on Paris & motherhood and her crazy schedule and how scary Kathy is.

Finally....on Summer House there is actually no defending Linsdsey at the moment. She cannot remotely claim being blindsided by Carl calling off the wedding based on the season so far!

Summer House S8 Eps 1-3; VPR S11 Eps 1-6, Paris In Love (on Peacock), RHOBH S13 Reunion Parts 1-2

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti is back with Haley and Larkyn to catch up on a LOT of Bravo. On Summer House, Kyle and Amanda *hate* each other and Lindsay is in full blown monster mode. Deepti has to tap into Haley and Larkyn's historical SH knowledge to try to understand if Lindsay was ever likable in the first few seasons.

Vanderpump Rules is snoozy this season and Sandoval is incorrigible. Deepti is underwhelmed by how Ariana is carrying the show. LVP might hate women? They also debate whether the show needs to just fully end and who will be watching the new show THE VALLEY.

Deepti just started bingeing Paris In Love and is finishing up S1 and Haley agrees that the show is beYond addictive for some reason. Larkyn attempts to explain how Paris is with her baby in S2 and Haley fills Deepti in on the gossip she's heard and let's just say it veers on the strange side.

Finally they discuss the RHOBH reunion. There's one more part left still to come this week but they discuss the overall season and how much they can't deal with Kyle. And Deepti announces that she's officially given up on Dorit. Garcelle remains a queen. Crystal should try to have a bigger role on the show so she can thrive more. And Erika - oh boy...she may have had a good season but has she actually grown?

Love In Blind Season 6 Finale

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean discuss how their predictions for the finale turned out. Chelsea was the reality tv gift that keeps on giving. Clay's dad gave further insight into how Clay is the way he is. Clay's MOM was wonderful and her chat with Clay's dad was a fantastic scene in the show. Amy was a stunning bride.

Now looking forward to the reunion next week!

Love Is Blind Season 6 Eps 7-11

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean are back to talk about how insane Chelsea is!!! WTF. Why didn't Jimmy LEAVE when he COULD??? But is there no bigger douche than JerAMEY!?!? Good god, he and Sarah Ann deserve each other. Ok while we're invoking god (which so much of the cast constantly seems to be doing)...please help AD decide NOT to choose Clay!!! He's no good.

Deepti and Sean gave all their predictions not just for who will and won't get married but also the order in which they'll choose to show the couples' weddings. (IF Chelsea and Jimmy even GET to the altar.)

What a season this has been!!

Love Is Blind Season 6 Eps 1-6

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Sean are here to talk all things LOVE IS BLIND and Season 6 is not disappointing so far! We've got various love triangles, cringey first-time-meetings, bickering already beginning...fun for all!

Southern Charm S9 Reunion

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Dina and Haley have an innumerable amount of problems with Southern Charm and yet they still can't get enough. In this PCP episode, they discuss what a soUTherN white boy world this show exemplifies overall. They think Olivia did a fantastic job at the reunion, Taylor is an embarrassing disaster, Rodgrigo and Rod contributed pretty much nothing to the season?, Madison REIGNS SUPREME, Craigy is the logical statesmen of the group and Dina especially wonders HOW that hAppENED in the past year all of the sudden, SHEP - wow SHep...ok Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss how much they thought he was genuine about "fixing" his lifestyle and the drinking and how much was just to placate audiences and get viewer sympathy. Austen is...well he's Austen.

Looking forward to Southern Charm S10 one day!

RHOSLC S4E16 FINALE + Reunion Part 1

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Dina and Haley go DEEP on the Salt Lake City ladies! Deepti sees this whole season and that spectacular finale as performance art, and that "realization" helps her not be "mad" at how ridiculous it all is! This show is a combo of camp and performance art and it's just a wild ride.

They discuss every nuance of Monica and what's great about her and what's so obviously fraudulent and bizarre about her. They also try to figure out WHEN Heather REALLY knew Monica was Reality Von Tea(se) and if Jen tipped anyone off before she went to prison. They chat about these topics and so much more from the the season in this extra long episode!

(Around 1hr 38 min mark, Haley does a QUICK aside going oFF on RHOBH Kyle's actions this season. Deepti, Dina and Haley also briefly vent their frustrations on RHOP.)

RHUGT (S4) RHONY Legacy E1-E4, RHOBH S13 E6-E9, Southern Charm S9 E10-E14

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti is back with Sarah to catch up on so much Bravo.

RHONY Legacy is INCREDIBLE. Kelly Bensimmon is such a nightmare but is fueling us with some good TV. Dorinda, Lu and Sonja are deLIGHTING us, Ramona is NOT being as big of a monster (so far?) and Kristen is bringing enough drama. VERY HAPPY with RHONY LEGACY, it's like a big warm hug with our old friends.

Beverly Hills is HEAVY. Deepti and Sarah have some disagreements on Sutton...and they discuss. Dorit deserved what she got from Garcelle at the end of Crystal's Taco Tuesday night (COME ON, DORIT!), Kyle is a whole complicated mess that Deepti and Sarah parse through to try to understand their feelings on her. Erika...well...she's been fine!

SOUTHERN CHARM - whew!!!! It's been so fantastic this season. Shep/Austen fight with Craig and Whitney and Madison there in Whitney's Presidential Suite was incredible!!! Taylor is off her f'ing rocker. Craig remains ADORABLE. Madison is MVP - she is absolutely fantastic this season.

RHOSLC S4 E10-E11, RHOBH S13 E4-E5, Southern Charm S9E9, Winter House S3 E4-E5, RHOP S8 E1-E3

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Approximate Time Stamps for each show discussion:
RHOSLC - Beginning
RHOBH - 26min 20 sec
SC - 49 min 50 sec
WH - 1hr 5 min
RHOP - 1hr 14min 25sec

Deepti and Haley are joined by Sarah to discuss NUMEROUS shows. Bravo really is keeping everyone busy!

Salt Lake City continues to bring it with so much camp. Love her or hate her, Monica is a force of nature on the show and Deepti, Haley and Sarah still get a real kick out of her; they disagree on Lisa Barlow love/hate this season!; Haley loses her MIND over Whitney; there's been some change of opinion on Angie.

Beverly Hills is compelling this season so far. Deepti loses HER mind over Sutton; they're appreciating some levity as far as Erica goes; what is continuing to happen with Dorit's GLAM!?!??! and more theories on the home invasions; is Kyle about to get extra sanctimonious?

Southern Charm's Taylor is SO difficult to watch on screen; Austen will never change will he?; Shep and Austen were reviled at Bravocon during their panel; Whitney is 55 years old!?!?; Maybe Craig and Paige WILL last (minds are changing).

Winter House makes everyone ill. But Deepti, Haley and Sarah will not NOT watch.

Potomac has been great so far this season but Robyn and Juan storyline is killing everyone; is Ashley messier than Candiace?; we need more scenes with the new girl Nneka; is Wendy basically doing Real Housewives cosplay?

RHOBH S13 E1-E3, RHOSLC S4 E1-E9, Winter House S3 E1-3, Southern Charm S9 E1-E8 & Some Bravocon Thoughts

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0500

It's been a long time! Deepti is finally back with Haley to catch up on LOTS OF BRAVO.

On Beverly Hills, Kyle is sober and works out a lot and is going through something tough with Mo and Deepti and Haley believe it BUT she's also being a “bratty” these days BUT also extra funny, Deepti has HAD IT with Sutton, Garcelle needs better storylines ASAP, Dorit and PK - the SCAMS! THE SCAMS!, are the producers editing Crystal out a bit??

RHOSLC - AMAAAAZING season so far, the campiest most dystopian bizarro land Housewives show in the Bravoverse. Heather is on a redemption tour this season, Lisa Barlow must be the most exhausting friend/mother/wife to have but Praise Jesus she is such a great Housewife, Deepti still loves Monica but Haley warns Deepti about a bunch of Monica gossip out there, Meredith scares Deepti, Whitney...is she only half stirring pots this season?

Winter House - oh BOY. This show makes any viewer watching feel hung over.

Southern Charm - Deepti is especially loving this season but so much of this cast needs to be revamped!

RHOC S17 So Far! (Eps 1-13) (Plus some chatter about RHOSLC S4 Premiere)

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina have a lot to say about this latest Real Housewives of Orange County season! They discuss Shannon's psychoses (of course), how Jen is as a new Housewife and how douchey her boyfriend is, \ that they're surprised Taylor is blending in well, THAT HEATHER AND TERRY DUBROW ARE TRASHY EMBARRASSING RICH PEOPLE, how Tamra Judge gets an A+ in Real Housewifery, that they don't understand why Emily gets so much hate online b/c she's actually phenomenal this season!, that they always end up really LIKING Gina every season though they think they won't.

And of course Deepti and Dina had to take some moments to praise the GLORY of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S4 premiere. A season they were NOT looking forward to at all but it turns out that if the first episode is any indication how the rest of the season will go...then we are ALL in for a wild ride!

Reactions to Bethenny's Interview (from Aug 16-18) with Rachel Leviss

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn recorded this podcast a tad late but they still had to get their thoughts out on Bethenny Frankel's ATROCIOUS interview/cash-grab with Rachel Leviss from Vanderpump Rules regarding Scandavol.

They discuss their own reactions as well as Ariana's reaction, the internet's reaction, other producers' reactions, a therapist's reaction and much more.

RHONY S14E5 + E6

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn talk all things RHONY reboot and seem to have really taken finally (?) to the show!? Jenna and Jessel are top faves - for VERY different reasons. They talk about Erin A LOT. Which leads Deepti to believe, maybe she DOES like her more than she thinks she does? I mean, she got a LOT of airtime in this PCP episode! Sai continues to bore. The editors need to give Ubah more substantive scenes b/c we don't even KNOW her really do we?? Everyone is on the fence about Brynn. Her "performance" at Erin's terrible vow renewal was both funny AND rude!

RHONY S14E3 + E4 (RHONY Reboot), Crappie Lake, Project Runway, Below Deck Down Under, Taylor Swift Mania

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Sarah welcome everyone back to PCP where they chat about their latest thoughts on Brynn (mostly switched to positive), Erin (complicated), Jenna (LOVE), Jessel (not sure WHAT is going on with her), Sai (don't get it still) and Ubah (her hot sauce better be SUPER HOT, Deepti is going to buy some to taste test).

Crappie Lake - oh dear lordy lord. It's just...not good.

Haley and Sarah are VERY into Below Deck and Project Runway and they talk about all the latest with Christian Siriano's hairdo and how great the All Stars are this season and then about the horrid turn of events on Below Deck.

Deepti seems to have JUST accepted Taylor Swift into her life a week ago and she can't help but keep bringing her up throughout the episode (Sorry Not Sorry).

RHONY S14E1 + E2 (RHONY REBOOT) + Crappie Lake S1 E1+E2+E3+E4

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Deepti is thrilled to have Sarah back on the podcast to share all her thoughts on the RHONY REBOOT!!! They discuss all the new cast members, of course ESPECIALLY their thoughts on Jenna Lyons. They talk about what is and is not working for them so far. While they will give it a chance, it's not *grabbing* them right now. Jessel's marriage is NOT being portrayed the greatest, Jenna's awkardness is oddly a pleasure to observe, what's so great about Sai??, Erin gave $400 to the "Stop the Steal" campaign so whatevs on her and Brynn wants to be set up with SHEP from Southern Charm ewww. Ubah...fine in ep 1 but not so entertaining in ep 2...jury's still out on her.

AND THEN...there's Crappie Lake. They find Sonja and Lu more depressing than the town they're in for a few weeks. What IS this non-funny show doing on our screens??

Bravo's Dancing Queens S1 (+ TV Pop Culture catchup: Kyle & Mauricio (RHOBH), new/old RHONY, RHOC, RHOA, And Just Like That (HBO), RHOSLC, The Kardashians (Hulu))

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400

What an episode! Dina and Haley join Deepti to discuss the first season of Bravo's show Dancing Queens about amateur LATIN (not to be confused with AMERICAN RHYTHM!) ballroom dancers doing competitions with their professional coaches. OH what a doozy. Leonie stuns and sizzles, Sabrina is a PILL (albeit an amazing dancer) wow wow wow!, Colette is clearly on the man prowl, SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT POOJA AND HER INDIAN FAMILY, Gaelle is a stunner and made everyone laugh with her blatant and obvious pot-stirring; and finally............Donie - oh boy...Deepti, Dina and Haley had many many thoughts on Donie.

Because it's been a month since Deepti has had an episode, there was just a LOT of pop culture to catch up on! Throughout the episode, the ladies discuss Kyle and Mauricio's marital woes; Dina shares her thoughts on the first episode of Crappie Lake with Sonja Morgan and The Countess Luann; Dina talks about how terrible RHOC and RHOA are this season; Deepti and Dina lose their minds laughing over how BAD the second season of And Just Like That on HBO is (and how everyone needs to listen to Danny Pellegrino's podcast recaps!); Haley says multiple times how amazing Below Deck Sailing Yacht is and that led into a discussion on Heather Gay and how bad RHOSLC has become; they talk at length about Jenna Lyons being on the RHONY reboot....which somehow morphed into a discussion of RHONY S8 Bethenny and Carole being bullies. AND FINALLY.....Dina educates Deepti and Haley on the latest and greatest issues happening on THE KARDASHIANS.

Vanderpump Rules S10 Reunion Part 3 + Summer House S7 Reunion

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:00 -0400

Summer House discussion around ~1hr 30min 30 sec

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are back together to talk about the final reunion installment of VPR and #Scandoval. More analysis on Rachel's mental state and crazy reunion performance and last 5 minutes; Sandoval's egomaniacal cult leader-like qualities; Katie chatter; Lala - both loving her AND remarking on her hypocrisy, remembering that even though James is hilarious right NOW, he's been a really toxic abusive bad guy; Ariana doing well with her commercials and with the reunion overall; Schwartz - ugh what to make of him?; LVP - UGH UGH UGH overall; thoughts on the future of VPR and Deepti's thoughts that this camaraderie is only going to last so long; and so much more!

And then some final thoughts on the Summer House season and reunion. This group of people needs to be shaken up. Paige is inCORRIGIBLE; Mya needs to GO; Ciara - ugh big huge whatevs; Carl - proud of his growth; complicated thoughts on both Kyle and Lindsay; and Danielle - wow wow wow...no remorse for acting like a lunatic.

Vanderpump Rules S10 Reunion Parts 1 & 2 (~with Leila!) + brief chat about RHUGT S3

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Deepti welcomes Leila back to the podcast! Deepti gets inside of Leila's head to see where she's at with all the latest VPR news. They discuss the whether Lala's hypocrisy exists/matters; Schwartz being part Swamp-Boy/part Conniving Jerk; Rachel's entire state of mind the whole season and especially currently; more of course of how much Sandy sucks; whether Ariana has been totally truthful on camera about her rlshp with Sandy; if LVP is finally getting some comeuppance; whether James is intentionally hilarious or just passively funny in a cringey way; their current feelings on Katie...and much more.

Thrown in the episode are some RHUGHT S3 performance thoughts on Heather and Whitney from RHOSLC + Giselle and Candiace from RHOP + Porsha from RHOA + Leah from RHONY.

Vanderpump Rules S10E15 (VPR FINALE!), Summer House S7E14

Tue, 23 May 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Summer House convo starts ~ 1h 41min mark

THE VPR FINALE WAS INSANE!!!!!!! Deepti, Haley and Larkyn talk fake Sandoval tears and heaving (straight up hilarious at points), how Rachel's crying pattern this whole season has been only when she cries about something regarding HERSELF, what exactly Rachel and Sandoval PLANNED OUT and did they NOT get their lying timeline straight??, why Deepti was secretly ROOTING for stupid Schwartz at times in the finale (but he flubbed it all and remained a lying liar who lies), whether Scheana MAY have known something happened way beforehand with Sandoval and Rachel, Deepti/Haley/Larkyn all theorize about what the NEW TEA will be that's supposedly (according to a head producer) going to be revealed at the reunion, how diddly darn AMAAZING James' speakerphone convo with Rachel was, how sad/depressing/unhinged/insane the WHOLE scene was with Sandoval at Rachel's apt, how radiant Ariana looked the whole episode and how INCREDIBLE Scheana's final scene was with Sandoval.

And then there was the penultimate episode of Summer House. Larkyn and Haley are way more into Summer House at this point than Deepti is. WHEW, Deepti's drained from the Danielle/Lindsay/Carl of it all. Nonetheless, they discuss whether Lindsay and Carl will end up getting a wedding special on Bravo, that Paige is just so darn MEAN (but funny, ugh she really IS funny) in general, that Carl needs to get more of the share of "blame" compared to Lindsay for all the stuff that's gone down this season and how Danielle just has truly lost it. Also, seriously what is WRONG with everyone that they despise Lindsay and Carl THIS MUCH!??!?!

Deepti very briefly discusses her super obsession with the scripted show Better Things and Deepti/Haley/Larkyn all discuss why they need to start watching the new Bravo show DANCING QUEENS.

Vanderpump Rules S10E14, Summer House S7E13

Sun, 14 May 2023 17:00:00 -0400

Summer House convo starts ~1hr 9 min mark

VPR ep 14 was one of the CRAZIEST EPISODES that Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have *ever* seen. Rachel was the most unhinged she has EVER been, popping up constantly to poke and prod at Ariana and Katie, it was absolutely bonkers. Then Sandoval comes in and pokes more on Rachel's behalf, even telling Katie's MOM to STFU (!!!!!!!!!!!). Of course Schwartz remains a putz the whole episode. The whole thing was b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Deepti/Haley/Larkyn try to figure out WHY Ariana DID stay with Sandy for so long. And also why we should all give Katie some grace these days for seeing the light, even though she wasn't necessarily the most pleasant person in the past.

Summer House was also a DOOZY. WHAT A WEEK FOR BRAVO. Danielle loses her freaking MIND when Lindsay and Carl offish get engaged and she hysterically bawls the whole episode...including AT THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY. Going up to every guest asking when they found out about the engagement b/c she only JUST found out. Deepti and Haley do talk about why they have sympathy for Danielle but also...they still can't help but wonder WTF is with all the hatred for Lindsay.

Jewish Matchmaking S1 (Netflix) ~ with Jessica & Michelle

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti welcomes dear friends Jessica (comedian/writer) & Michelle (psychologist) to the podcast to discuss all things JEWISH MATCHMAKING, the new Netflix dating show from the makers of Indian Matchmaking!

Some highlights: Michelle MAY OR MAY NOT have a crush on Ori (yes...ORI!), Stuart won some viewers' hearts, Harmonie would have a VERY hard time having to do shomer negiah, loads of rules in religion - peaceful or overbearing?, Daniel's insane wallet theft story was hilariously suspicious, Michelle has a LOT OF OPINIONS about mozarrella sticks....and of course...Aleeza the matchmaker is simply wonderful.

Indian Matchmaking Season 3 (Netflix) ~with Neelam

Wed, 10 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400

Neelam is BACK!! Deepti and Neelam discuss everything Season 3 Indian Matchmaking. Deepti is convinced Sima Auntie can do better at her job, while Neelam cuts her more slack. But they both agree...IMM overall needs to do better!!!

They discuss their faves (spoiler alert: it's Priya and Pavneet) and of course the duds (you'll have to listen to find out who they are). Also analyzed: who is extra thirsty and just wants to be on tv, who should NOT be on tv, why on earth Sima Auntie chooses to set up certain people together...and also the difference between Indian Matchmaking on Netflix and Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix.

Indian Matchmaking Season 1 PCP episodes #32 & #33 (6/22/2020 & 6/23/2020)
Indian Matchmaking Season 2 PCP episode #134 (8/16/2022)

Vanderpump Rules S10E12 + E13, Summer House S7E10 + E11 + E12 (Plus some Jewish Matchmaking & Indian Matchmaking Chatter)

Tue, 09 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Summer House Discussion ~1hr 29 min mark

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are back to talk all things Scandoval and Danielle/Lindsay/Carl with Summer House!

They briefly chat about how great the new Netflix show Jewish Matchmaking is (new PCP episode on JMM will be up this week!) and how compared to Sima Auntie on Indian Matchmaking, the Jewish Matchmaker is a WHIZ!

Larkyn decided everyone is going to need an addiction intervention for Vanderpump Rules when the season finally ends b/c it's still SO good and just keeps getting better. They discuss how it can be that Ariana did NOT know about the affair; what is HAPPENING in Raquel's head and loads of thoughts on her pageant life; why Katie does not deserve THAT much ire anymore; how Lala TOTALLY redeemed herself in the last couple episodes; that James Kennedy is SO HYSTERICAL and Deepti thinks he deserves an Emmy for his humor (but Deepti IS NOT condoning any past problematic behavior!); and of course what would an episode of PCP be without talking at length about how HORRIBLE both Toms are.

On Summer House, it is just very difficult/compelling to watch Danielle LOSE HER MIND over the Carl & Lindsay of it all. The way she is handling it has entered crazy land, despite the fact that she "deserves" to feel hurt by Lindsay. Kory likes garbage right wingers on social media - YUCK. And also, Lindsay and Carl should not invite most of the cast to their wedding b/c they are just NOT NICE to them!

Vanderpump Rules S10E10, TOM SANDOVAL HOWIE MANDEL INTERVIEW, Summer House S7E8 + E9

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:00:00 -0400

Summer House discussion ~50 min mark

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are back after a little hiatus to talk more never-ending Scandoval. They discuss the delusional interview Sandoval gave to Howie Mandel filled with recycled garbage he said *verbatim* after breaking up with Kristen Doute. They also get deep into Katie's psyche and try to figure out if she's always been a dark mean girl...or is that ONLY because Schwartz trashed her for years...OR has she grown a lot in the past year FROM being that dark mean girl?? Lala is a projecting embarrassment. James is still hilarious, as MASSIVELY flawed as he is. Schwartz is DARK all around...they get into his darkness while chatting about his WWHL appearance.

Larkyn is way more into Summer House right now compared to Deepti! The last episode though was a relief in a way though b/c they talked about OTHER people besides Lindsey and Carl for once!!! Deepti comes around on the prospects of Paige and Craig actually making it AND how Sam - when she's being "real" - is not so bad. And of course...more discussion of Lindsey/Carl/Danielle ensue b/c that's all this season wants to talk about anyways.

Finally...a chaotic discussion of Love Is Blind S3 and S4 and RHUGT S3!

Vanderpump Rules S10E7, Summer House S7E6

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:00:00 -0400

Summer House convo starts ~ 57min 15 sec

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn still have PLENTY of thoughts on Scandoval. Deepti thought this latest episode though dragged a bit, and yet they all still talked almost an hour about the whole damn thing. The internet seems to be coming closer and closer to more definitive clues on the timeline of the affair. Lala is super annoying and a TOTAL hypocrite. While Katie has her detractors...Haley DEFINITELY seems to always be #TeamKatie. SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS SCHWARTZ SUCKS

Summer House needs more plot-lines BUT.....Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are ALL looking forward (1) to further Lindsay-Danielle friendship convos (Deepti feels phantom-losing-friends-pain via Danielle!) and also (2) to the big Lindsay and Amanda one-on-one hangout ahead.

ALSO...Deepti thinks that Carl and Kyle's breakup saga is a poor man's Bethenny-Carole breakup tale.

Vanderpump Rules S10E6, Summer House S7E5

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are into the third week of Scandoval and still deeply mired into wormholes and deep dives galore! Haley goes back and forth on how diabolical she thinks Raquel/Rachel really is. PCP's scorn for Schwartz may be AS STRONG as the scorn for Sandoval. Lala had a TERRIBLE episode and Deepti thinks it greatly thwarted her ability to keep despising Rachel b/c Lala was just SUCH a hypocrite. Katie's divorce party weekend was sad sad sad! But man.....the ending of this episode was one of the best few minutes in BRAVO HISTORY.

PCP thinks that Lindsay and Carl are NOT moving too fast in their relationship and actually seem like a solid couple (despite being really annoying especially with the BABE of it all). Lindsay *may* meddle with production more than she lets on in the show. PCP still loves Gabby! And cannot wait to see what Sam's date "Tim from Australia" will be like in the next episode!

Vanderpump Rules S10E5, Summer House S7E4

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Summer House discussion begins ~1 hr 3 min mark.

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are STILL drowning in Scandoval! They talk A LOT about all their intel from the past week. And yes, including just talking about the many many OTHER podcasts they learned so many new deets from the past few days. Rachel seems even more diabolical now than they ever could have imagined!!! Sandy is worse than they already thought. Peter Madrigal makes Haley and Larkyn fall into an almost never-ending fit of laughter (so much of it had to be edited out!). This drama is never-ending.

On Summer House...are we MISSING something about Lindsay and Kyle that would explain the inordinate level of ire they receive from the cast? When will Kyle and Amanda call it quits on this show, it's not good for them!! Will Sam make it to another season of Summer House? The cast needs more dudes. All this discussion and more on this episode of PCP.

Family Karma Season 3

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Dina discuss in detail all the main cast members of this season. LONG discussions about Anisha, Monica and Monica's dad...oh man. Deepti explains why she cried so much towards the end of the season during all the tensions with Nicholas and Amrit's wedding. Of course they chat about Vishal and Richa. Bali, Brian, Rishi, Avni, Vishal's mom Reshma, Amrit's parents...Dina and Deepti leave no stone unturned!!

Vanderpump Rules S10E4 - AFTER THE BREAKING NEWS OF TOM/ARIANA/RAQUEL!!!!!!

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have been dYYYYYYYYING at what seems like one of THE biggest Bravo scandals of all time. Tom Sandoval has been cheating on Ariana with RAQUEL for MONTHS WTFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a lot of gasping and screaming in this PCP episode as they analyze all the latest details as of this recording (which was on the night of Sunday March 5th) after the news broke of this debacle on Friday March 3rd afternoon.

WE STAN ARIANA!!!!

Summer House S7E2, Vanderpump Rules S10E3

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:00:00 -0500

Episode starts with Summer House
VPR discussion starts ~50 min 38 sec

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are ALL IN on the drama this season on Summer House and VPR. It seems that the whole Summer House season will be about Lindsay and Carl and how their union is destroying all their friendships...and it's nuts. It seems right now that both Kyle AND Carl have a point but we have yet to fully hear from the Carl and Lindsay camp so until then, Deepti is #TeamBoth AND #TeamNoOne on this front. Deepti and Larkyn have a few feelings on new girl Sam, meanwhile Haley keeps forgetting she's there. Is it possible that new girl Gabby is secretly a phenomenal reality tv star? Her facial expressions at the dinner fight were top NOTCH!

Tom Schwartz may be pulling the wool over people's eyes elsewhere but NOT ON POP CULTURE PRISONER. Deepti, Haley and Larkyn will NOT stand for his gaslighting and fake awww-shucks shtick! Deepti feels she needs to apologize for finding James Kennedy so damn funny. Tom Sandoval's body is insane. Katie...oh Katie. Oh Scheana. Oh Raquel! LALA! SO much went down in this third episode and PCP is on top of it all. Too much analysis to even summarize.

Summer House S7E1, Vanderpump Rules S10E1+E2

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are (for the most part) thrilled that our young(-ish) people shows are baaack! Haley explains why she's "afraid" the new Summer House season is going to disappoint her though. But Deepti and Larkyn are more optimistic. They all discuss what they think the big storylines will be and who they currently "care" about and who are the weakest links.

Everyone's excited about VPR! It's back! DJ James Kennedy is back to his substance-y ways and over-the-TOP per usual, most all the couples are broken up, people are living in smaller apartments again. It's going to (hopefully) be a return to glory!!!

Prince Harry's memoir SPARE, RHOSLC Reunion Pt 1, RHOP S7E15, Southern Hospitality Season Finale

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0500

SPARE: ~3min 20 sec
RHOSLC: ~8min 10 sec
RHOP: ~25 min 20 sec
Southern Hospitality: 39 min 50 sec

Deepti is so excited to have Dina back on the podcast! Deepti just finished Prince Harry's memoir so she gives her overall thoughts on the book. Then Deepti and Dina discuss what a mess the Salt Lake City part one reunion was! Heather is a contradictory disaster, Meredith never owns up to anything really and they agree on Jen Shah never having been fun to watch.

Deepti and Dina canNOT get enough of the Grande Dame's self-confidence! OHHHH dear lord, thinking Juan is dating someone who looks like Karen and THEN believing that Juan wants Karen for a threesome...it's all just too good. VIVA KAREN HUGER.

Finally they discuss the last episode of Southern Hospitality...was the entire show THAT fake?? How did it go from fun to none??

And throughout...Dina discusses her recent RHONY (from S1E1!) binge she's been doing and how ILLUMINATING and JOYFUL it is!

Latest Musings on RHOP, RHOSLC, RHOBH with new guest Amy Liszka!

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:00:00 -0500

Deepti is thrilled to chat with new guest to the show - standup comedian and producer of the Love Gurus Podcast, Amy Liszka! They discuss their general thoughts on the cast of characters on Potomac (some major disagreements ensue on one of them!), they deep dive into the ups and downs of Heather Gay and of course they discuss the RINNA of it all on Beverly Hills and thoughts on old RHOBH cast members and some of the latest season's cast.

The Love Gurus Podcast can be found on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theloveguruspodcast7366/videos

Fleishman Is in Trouble, "SPARE" by Prince Harry, RHOP, Southern Hospitality

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

This week, Deepti, Haley and Sarah talk about the greatness of the new-ish Hulu show Fleishman Is In Trouble and how relatable it is for so many people; Deepti is in the midst of listening to Prince Harry's new memoir SPARE and shares her feelings about it so far just 2 hours into the [almost 16 hour] audiobook; they finally get around to discussing the Potomac ladies and Haley tries to express why she isn't into it (Sarah and Deepti are loving it!); and finally, they discuss...OH BOY...the new Bravo spinoff of Southern Charm called Southern Hospitality. Jeeeeeez Louise this show is off the rails and they go through the main cast members and try to make sense of their jobs and lives and find themselves so thoroughly entertained by this crazy show.

CATCHING UP ON BRAVO FROM THE PAST 8 WEEKS! (RHOSLC, RHOM (Real Housewives of Miami), Winter House)

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0500

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! Pop Culture Prisoner is finally back after another hiatus. Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much to discuss - Rinna is OUT on RHOBH, RHOSLC is having the weirdest (and perhaps last ever???) season, Jen Shah was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, Heather Gay is out of CONTROL, Larkyn and Haley are LOVING Miami and Deepti needs to catch up on it, Winter House is over but Summer House will be on soon and so Kyle, Amanda, Paige, Craig, Kory (ugh), Ciara, Lindsay, Carl, et al are still on PCP's minds!

Love Is Blind S3, Winter House S2E4 + E5, RHOSLC S3E6 + E7

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 22:00:00 -0500

Love Is Blind discussion is first and then again at 47 min, 50 seconds to 55 min, 40 sec
Winter House starts around 33 min, 39 seconds
RHOSLC starts around 1 hr 3 min, 10 sec

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn talk about all the couples on Love Is Blind Season 3, so much cringe and disturbing behavior! And a total turnaround for one of the couples.

Then of course their fave show du jour, WINTER HOUSE. No matter how poorly behaved everyone is, they just can't get enough of these hooligans! Deepti finds Paige much more tolerable this season, Kory - oh lord puh-lease, Jess's M.O. on the show is heavily discussed, soft spot for Kyle still exists of course....and so much more Winter House shenanigans are analyzed.

They then turn then turn their attention to Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and try to figure out why they're all rooting for Lisa Barlow, how they actually like Whitney these days, try to figure out Seth and John's height, attempt to make any semblance of sense with Heather's behavior this season so far....and more analysis!

Family Karma S3E1

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Dina haven't talked about Family Karma in so long! They try to wrap their heads around the premiere episode of season 3 and think about how the cast and show have evolved.

CATCHING UP ON BRAVO FROM THE PAST 10 WEEKS! (Winter House, RHOSLC, RHOP, VPR, RHOBH)

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Pop Culture Prisoner is back after a two and a half month hiatus! Deepti, Haley and Larkyn catch up on all the gossip about RHOP, RHOSLC, RHOBH, Winter House and a little bit on VPR.

RHOBH S12E14 + E15 AND RHODubai E10 + E11

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Sarah are back at it with Beverly Hills! Rinna's behavior is ferociously disgusting, Garcelle continues with her A+ report card for S12, Erika - ugh whatevs, Dorit's charity HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS continues to bemuse everyone, Kathy is on SOMEthing these days, Kyle keep digging a hole, Crystal - her storyline is so out of steam despite being an actually serious topic and even she manages to make everyone's eyes glaze over about her presence, and Sutton....she's still a fan fave but she needs to stop the "WHO ME???" innocent act RIGHT!??!

Brief discussion on Dubai - Sara UGH, Brooks NOOO, Lesa meh, Stanbury go away, Nina puh-lease, Ayan still a queen (for some people, for others EXHAUSTING).

Nathan Fielder's THE REHEARSAL (HBO Max) ~with Sean Serino!

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0400

**CORRECTION: On the podcast, there was some confusion about Remy's age. He was in fact 6 years old and not 3 years old**

Deepti chats with new guest co-host, Sean! They discuss the absolute sheer insanity, brilliance, awkwardness and all around thought-provoking television show on HBO Max made by Nathan Fielder called The Rehearsal.

Long time fans of Fielder, Deepti and Sean exalt his unique humor, question his moral judgments and try to wrap their heads around one of the most bizarre shows they've ever seen. A show that takes the concept of META to a whole new level.

Indian Matchmaking Season 2 (Netflix) ~with Neelam

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Neelam, both Indian-American, analyze IN DETAIL all the juicy bits of Indian Matchmaking Season 2. For a recap of Indian Matchmaking Season 1 with Deepti and Neelam, listen to episodes 32 and 33 (from July 2020) of Pop Culture Prisoner!

Deepti and Neelam analyze everyone on the show including of course Sima Auntie and....The "GirlBoss" herself Viral, Aashay, Arshneel, Akshay, (the return of) Pradhyanum, (the return of) Aparna, Vinesh, (the return of) Nadia and Shital...and also all the people who came on the show but in smaller capacities.

Please note: the opinions on the podcast are based on what Deepti and Neelam saw on the screen. If Netflix gave a "bad edit" to people and painted them in a wholly different light compared to what their true character really is...well........that's why you don't go on reality tv! Never trust what a corporate entity will do just to entice viewership!!

RHOBH S12E11 + E12 + E13 AND RHODubai E5-E9

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:00:00 -0400

RHODubai discussion starts ~1hr 21min

Deepti and Dina are here to discuss the latest embarrassments of RHOBH S12 so far. When will Erika STOP being so lame this season? We are not even scared of her anymore, we are just in awe of the low levels she's gone to for herself. Rinna needs to check herself. Dina has a big analysis of both Crystal and Sutton on these episodes! AND OF COURSE THERE IS MUCH TALK ABOUT SUTTON'S DATE WITH THE INDIAN GUY SANJIT. (DUHHH) Garcelle is still a queen of this season. What's going on with Asher? How do we "describe" him in today's parlance? All these "issues" and more discussed.

Deepti and Dina discuss the latest few episodes of Dubai as well. Chanel Ayan is the most adorable. Sara - BLECH. Brooks - BLECH. Dina and Deepti disagree on Stanbury though! Listen in for all the analysis on all these ladies!

RHOBH S12E8 + E9 + E10

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Sarah are back after a bit of time to help you process what has been happening on RHOBH. Diana is terrible. Kyle - OMG KYLE!!! She's being a TERRIBLE self-producer this season. Erika is embarrassing herself so much this season that we almost barely need to talk about her. Garcelle remains a season hero. Sutton...well we need to talk about Sutton. She's complicated (per her own words...eye roll...)(BUT ALSO TRUE???)

Deepti also wants to dedicate this podcast (recorded late Friday night July 15th) to her beloved cat, Jonny Bravo Greenwood. JB passed away on July 6, 2022 morning. Deepti loved JB with her entire heart, soul and mind. JB will continue to live on in Dip's heart and will never be forgotten.

JB is missed every moment of every day. Deepti watched so much Real Housewives with JB by her side.

RHOBH S12E7 + RHODubai S1E4

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and newcomer to the podcast SARAH discuss what an absolute embarrassment Erika is to herself and all of her shenanigans on the boat (oh BROTHER!) and also where Sarah and Haley stand with Dorit's storyline and Crystal's storyline. They also delve deep into their theories on Diana. WHY is she on the show when she's THAT rich???

They briefly discuss what a dud Real Housewives of Dubai has turned out to be. Such a bummer!

Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip S2E1 + E2 + E3 (w/Haley & SARAH!)

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Haley are joined by longtime friend Sarah to discuss the AMAZING season 2 so far of Ultimate Girls Trip! Dorinda is hosting the ladies at the beloved Bluestone Manor for this season. Phaedra and Eva consistently bring all the laughs and have the most incredible confessions and reactions to the absolutely absurd mess that is Brandi Glanville. Brandi - wow there are just no words for how unhinged she is this season. Vicki is the biggest Debbie Downer, Tamra has been pretty neutral so far, Jill Zain - MEH, Dorinda is bringing her Dorinda slurs and temper and reminding everyone constantly how NICE she is making it all. Taylor Armstrong from RHOBH has the most insane convos with Brandi...b/c Brandi - once again - is inSANE.

RHODubai S1E3 + RHOBH S12E6

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400

RHODubai discussion is first.

RHOBH discussion happens ~ 22 mins 35 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina were quite angry at both shows from last week!! They can't help but wonder what on earth the producers are thinking! The promise of Dubai was alluring but it is a real nothingburger so far WTF!

On Beverly Hills, it seems most of the action is happening OFF the show and Deepti and Dina get into that. The biggest two delights in the episode were of course Garcelle moving all the action and plot forward and Erika's orange and yellow rashguard that she wore surfing!

RHOBH S12E5 + RHODubai S1E2

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:00:00 -0400

RHOBH discussion first.

RHODubai discussion begins ~ 32min 20 sec

In Beverly Hills news...Deepti and Dina have officially just given up on Crystal! Garcelle keeps on shining, many of the ladies seemed to have had a bit of a glow-DOWN this episode?!?, Erika is embarrassing herself and of course....RIP to Rinna's amazing 93 year old mother LOIS who sadly passed. WE LOVED HER! EVERYONE LOVED LOIS!

In Dubai news...Dina totally turned Deepti around who initially thought episode 2 was very meh...but by the end of their discussion, Deepti was FULLY INTO IT and is ready for what may hopefully come this season! Unlike in the first episode, they love Ayan much more, thoughts are both up and down now for Sara, Stanbury - ugh, Nina is getting a BAAAD RAP in this episode tsk tsk, Brooks needs to treat her housekeeper better and Deepti wanted to eat all the food at Lesa's Thanksgiving dinner.

Real Housewives of Dubai S1E1 (SERIES PREMIERE!) + RHOBH S12 E4

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 22:00:00 -0400

Real Housewives of Dubai discussion is first.

RHOBH discussion begins around 57 min 10 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina throw some real punches at all the Housewives in this PCP episode EEEKS. They introduce the NEW SERIES Real Housewives of Dubai and my oh my that Chanel Ayan is something else. Namely - EXHAUSTING! Deepti and Dina don't hold back and have loads of first impression thoughts on all the new Housewives.

Back to America and Beverly Hills, Erika continues to shock with how horrific she is, Dorit and PK remain absolutely adorable, Kyle STIRS away in every pot she can find, Garcelle continues to bring it this season and Crystal is continuing on with her aggravating millennial role and refuses to say the "DARK" thing Sutton said to her last season (ENOUGH CRYSTAL, JUST SAY IT!!!!)

Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard (PRE-VERDICT) ~with Haley

Sun, 29 May 2022 17:00:00 -0400

This episode was recorded on Saturday May 28, 2022, one day after both sides rested. As of this recording, the jury is out for deliberations.

Deepti and Haley have been *riveted* by the Depp v. Heard trial and HAD to process their thoughts together on it all! They discuss why they got so incredibly sucked into this trial, their conflicting emotions about the whole case and what they saw at trial, the intense universe of followers that they discovered sprouted up around this crazy legal circus, the cultural implications of this case and also their "trial highlights."

RHOBH S12E2 + E3

Sat, 28 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

RHOBH Episode 3 discussion starts around 52min 30sec

Deepti and Dina continue to wonder more about the "home invasion"; Dina is extremely relieved the new housewife Diana is legitimately rich beyond words; Deepti is a little upset and surprised she's kind of enjoying Erika; they're both so happy Rinna got buuuuurned by Sutton's receipts; while they don't like Garcelle's stupid crystal rock collection, they ARE enjoying her ability to the move the plot forward so wonderfully this season; they analyze Crystal's meltdown; and of course they discuss the latest news on Kathy Hilton and her "problematic" family's language choices.

RHOBH S12E1 (SEASON PREMIERE!)

Sun, 15 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Deepti is finally BACK to Pop Culture Prisoner after a hiatus and she's here with Dina to discuss the Beverly Hills ladies returning to our lives! Dina and Deepti struggle and go back and forth and up and down and every which way trying to understand the BURGLARY. Deepti wonders if Rinna's trying to push her way into a very specific sunglasses market? Dina marvels at the insanity of how OFF so many cast member "reactions" were in general in this episode. And Erika...oh god Erika. Of course they discuss her choice to double down on awfulness.

RHOBH discussion starts around 8min 10sec mark. Beforehand, Dina and Deepti briefly discuss the glory of Howard Stern interviews, the recently announced Smashing Pumpkins/Jane's Addiction fall 2022 tour and nosy middle school kids listening to this podcast tsk tsk!!!!

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RHOSLC S2 Reunion Episodes

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Deepti is back with Dina to have an amazing and *fun* discussion about the three reunion episodes of Salt Lake City! Bad Weather strikes again! Lisa needs to learn vulnerability. Meredith...is pretty GOOD!?!? What is happening...is Meredith back in Pop Culture Prisoner's favor??

Love Is Blind Season 2 (Netflix) ~with Neelam and Anoushka

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0500

Deepti welcomes back special guest Neelam (from Indian Matchmaking recaps, episodes 32 and 32 of Pop Culture Prisoner) and her lovely niece Anoushka for an in depth discussion of all things Love Is Blind Season 2!!!!

They analyze Deepti and Shake's relationship for over half of this episode because there is just so much to say, especially from Deepti, Neelam and Anoushka's Indian perspectives. And then they go into all of the other couples and what they thought was and was not working for them.

Please note: this episode was recorded *before* the reunion aired.

ENJOY!

Quick Preliminary Thoughts w/Dina on LOVE IS BLIND Season 2 having a "DEEPTI" on the show!

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0500

Deepti does NOT like when other people have her name and lo and behold, one of the breakout stars of Love Is Blind Season 2 is actually a lovely woman named DEEPTI. Pop Culture Prisoner Deepti has a few quick thoughts on Love Is Blind Deepti before the official PCP recap comes out later!

RHOSLC S2E21 SEASON FINALE

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Dina are SO happy that the *very long* sophomore season of Salt Lake City is COMPLETE and we can all move on to the much-awaited reunion episodes! They discuss how Jen's state of mind was extremely confusing and inconsistent this season and they also do a THOROUGH breakdown of why Meredith upsets them so much in general!

RHOC Season 16 Mid-Season Recap + Stray Thoughts on SUMMER HOUSE S6 (Co-hosts Haley & Dina on this ep!)

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500

Well well well....lookie LU who the cat dragged in! It's DINA returning to the podcast for a myriad of thoughts on Real Housewives of Orange County AND Summer House!

Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss the first ten episodes of RHOC and each of the cast members and what's wrong with everyone! (Not much is RIGHT.)

Then they somehow pivot to Summer House even though Deepti is the only one who has seen the latest season but their analysis is top notch nonetheless!

RHOSLC S2E20 (+ Show Recommendation + Brief Chat about Summer House Season 6!)

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss how delicious Bravo's hit show Summer House is, Larkyn shares a Netflix recommendation for the show My Unorthodox Life and of course...they all get way into episode 20 of RHOSLC.

They try to understand for the millionth time Mary's whole vibe in general, why Lisa even IS friends with Jen, how much Meredith truly scares Deepti and whether this show is even REAL!!!

And Just Like That... SEASON FINALE EPISODE 10!!! + RHOSLC S2E19

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:00:00 -0500

RHOSLC discussion begins ~32 min 10 sec mark.

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn give their final thoughts on a very up and down season of AJLT! Of course there is more Che Diaz hate and irritations with unresolved issues regarding Miranda (did she just "beat alcoholism" in a few days!??! Is Brady just totally OK with his parents splitting??) but there are also some high points in this episode. Of course Haley is ecstatic that her prediction on Carrie's love life came true (va va VOOM Mr. Producer Man!) All this and much more discussed.

On the (hopefully?) penultimate episode of RHOSLC, Meredith simply continues to INFURIATE Deepti, Haley and Larkyn. Mary remains a horrid mean wretched presence. Heather is NOT so innocent! And WOW LISA, WOW with that (supposed) hot mic moment!!!

RHOSLC S2E18 + And Just Like That...Episode 9

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:00:00 -0500

And Just Like That...discussion begins at the 30 minute mark.

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn go OFF on Jennie who got fired for being a downright racist and otherwise try to make sense of this bonkers episode in Zion where everyone becomes so unhinged! Meredith and Jen are freaking out and screaming one night and laughing the next, wtf!??!?

The penultimate episode of AJLK continues to give us more Che that we didn't ask for at all! Carrie looked great. Charlotte was quite fun to watch in this episode. And wow wow wow, Larkyn shares a story from her teenage years that Deepti is still trying to make sense of and Haley is still laughing about regarding Aunt Flo and for some reason a BELT was involved?? WILD!!

HBO Max's Euphoria, And Just Like That... Episode 8, RHOSLC S2E18

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:00:00 -0500

Euphoria discussion opens the episode; AJLT discussion begins ~ 10min 14 sec mark; RHOSLC discussion begins ~ 40 min mark.

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss how they felt watching the first season of the super popular HBO Max show Euphoria; Deepti wonders how ANY PARENT CAN STOMACH IT!

They move on to And Just Like That... and of course cannot avoid talking about their utter hatred of the Che Diaz character and how upsetting it is watching Miranda be a blubbering fool around them! They react to Miranda breaking the divorce news (and meeting someone) to Steve, which also left them in part puzzled. But that aside...Deepti, Haley and Larkyn were finally able to ENJOY a lot of this episode as well! A return to form in some aspects, thank GOD.

And last but not least...Salt Lake City. Was the bus fight even REAL?? Jen, Meredith and Mary continue to be absolutely incorrigible. Eighteen episodes in and they just cannot wait for this all to be wrapped UP!

And Just Like That...Episode 7 + RHOSLC S2E16

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are just losing it week by week on And Just Like That...! It's going off the rails. And yet...they will all still watch. The women are making middle age very very very dour. Which is a real bummer. But most of all - CHE DIAZ! WHYYYY TV universe, WHYYY must we endure them!?!?!?

Onto Salt Lake City, WHEW BOY. Seth has officially lost it! Gold medal for most annoying House Husband??? Jen continues to poke at all of us with her absolutely horrific lying and cheating self...and yet STILL sometimes makes us chuckle.

And Just Like That...Episodes 5+6, RHOSLC S2E15

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss how ridiculous And Just Like That...continues to get!

And as always, a full breakdown of the ladies in Salt Lake City. Mary is UNHINGED!

And Just Like That...Episode 4 + RHOSLC S2E14

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are bringing you some analysis goodies for the 4th episode of the SATC reboot. They discuss how people can't get over the "cringe factor"...and how they're not buying into it. Of course they talk about the ups and downs of the latest episode, the in-your-face-diversity (but how they're not necessarily mad at it?) And with these three interior-design-obsessed co-hosts...how could they not talk about all the fabulous wallpaper in the interiors of the apts!

Moving into RHOSLC...it's another DOOZY of an episode with another INSANE lunch gone awry! So many points of laughter and anger in this episode! Listen in for all the fabulous dissection. Is Mary AWARE of all her insults or really just that oblivious? Are we actually enjoying Meredith now?? Lisa continues to be a world salad monster like a mosquito buzzing in your ear that won't go away. Is Whitney the most untrustworthy human being OR just a really good Bravo Housewife? All these thoughts and so much more in this Pop Culture Prisoner episode!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

And Just Like That... Episodes 1-3 AND RHOSLC S2E12 + E13

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 20:00:00 -0500

How could Deepti, Haley and Larkyn NOT talk about the first three episodes of the Sex And The City reboot "And Just Like That..."??!?! They discuss the highs and lows and how good it feels to have the ladies back in our lives.

And then a discussion of the DOOZY of an episode 12 for RHOSLC and episode 13. Jen and Mary are both OFF THEIR ROCKERS! And there is a lot of concern about WHISKNEY'S business ventures, it's not looking so hot. All that and much more, including highlights from Lisa's constant word salads.

Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip (RHUGT S1)

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn could not wait to discuss the ALL STARS version of Real Housewives: REAL HOUSEWIVES ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP. After some obligatory Bravo gossip that needed to be shared, the Ultimate Girls Trip discussion began around the 13 minute mark.

Everyone was discussed at length but by far the most *heated* and entertaining debate is about Kyle!

RHOSLC S2E11 + Winter House Finale + POP CULTURE RECOMMENDATIONS (again!)

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 22:00:00 -0500

**At the end of every episode now, we will be recommending some pop culture goodies to consume so stay tuned to the end of the episode for those. They will also always now be listed here in the description for reference too!**

At the top of the episode, Deepti was VeRy excited to report on her conversation from Thanksgiving night at home with her childhood friend who (1) is a plastic surgeon now and (2) WATCHES BRAVO. Connect the dots....the takeaway opinions were great!

On RHOSLC, Deepti, Haley and Larkyn chatted about Meredith's opinions that were all dead on and refreshing to be heard OUT LOUD (unlike on shows such as AHEM Rhobh), Lisa's non-committal to saying almost ANYTHING of actual substance being annoying, Mary's sheer and utter *meanness* being too much and a couple big analyses on Heather.

Winter House Finale! Is Austen the biggest gaslighter man-child ever? How did the producers have NO footage of Craig and Paige flirting the entire season, did they actually NEVER flirt on this vacation?? Deepti, Haley and Larkyn give all their final opinions on all the cast members and their storylines on the show.

POP CULTURE RECOMMENDATIONS:

Larkyn:
BOOK: Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel (Author: Anthony Doerr)
SHOW: The Sex Lives of College Girls (by Mindy Kaling) on HBO Max

Deepti:
BOOK: Lake Success (Author: Gary Shteyngart)
DOCUMENTARY: Becoming Cousteau (Disney+)
PODCAST: George Clooney episode on Marc Maron's WTF podcast
COMEDIAN TO FOLLOW on Twitter: Chris Fleming https://twitter.com/chrisfluming?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

RHOSLC S2E10 - THE EPIC Jen Shah Arrest Episode!!! + TV/Doc/Movie Recs

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn were bursting through their seams just dYing to talk about this *incredible* RHOSLC episode following the ladies on their van/bus trip to Vail to meet up with Meredith, who apparently decided she'd spend most of the episode soaking in a tub, for a planned girls trip. As the women gathered more and more information about what was going down with the FBI raid on Jen Shah's life, their own suspicions and loyalties became extremely apparent.

Around the 1 hour 18 minute mark, as an added bonus...Deepti, Haley and Larkyn shared the things they've most recently loved watching and are excited TO watch.

ENJOY!

Winter House S1E2 + 3 AND RHOSLC S2E7 + E8 + E9

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Haley are back with Larkyn to discuss the crazy love triangles happening on Winter House. Deepti also admits her conflicted and regrettable feelings about one particular cast member.

FINALLY the "JEN SHAH GETS ARRESTED" scene has happened and it was explosive with the drama around the arrest. Also, Mary's lunch at the Italian restaurant where she blew up at Whitney was MADNESS. Deepti, Haley and Larkyn share their thoughts on it all!

RHOBH Reunions Parts 1-4

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Haley discuss all four parts of the reunion. Erika didn't answer anything despite her yelling constantly that she did! Kyle didn't get called out for all her pot stirring. Did Dorit have a nose job?? Does she pay suggested retail for all her clothes?? All of this and more discussed!

Winter House S1E1 + VanderpumpRules Season 9 (so far)

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have taken a break from talking about RHOSLC for the week so they could focus on the wild series premiere of WINTER HOUSE. And while this season of VPR is a total dud...Deepti felt she needed to talk out many of her feelings on it! As Larkyn aptly stated, Winter House is the light and VPR is the darkness.

RHOSLC S2E6

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 18:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn get to the bottom of the Lisa-Whitney debacle as well as try to really examine the nuances of Mary's existence! And of course there is some major Duy lambasting for wanting a sister-wife WTFFFF!!!!

RHOSLC S2E5 + Some Bonus Celeb Gossip Chit-Chat

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:00:00 -0400

Discussion of the actual RHOSLC episode begins ~15 min mark. Up until then...some juicy celeb gossip!

Deepti and Haley pick apart every detail of Lisa and Whitney's dynamic and also discuss Mary's outrageous car crash description scene that left their jaws on the floor! This episode also contains descriptions of some outlandishly terrible fashion choices on the show!

RHOBH S11E20 SEASON FINALE!

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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Don't forget to check out Deepti's guest appearance on the podcast FamilyKarmaKast where they talked about the latest season of Bachelor In Paradise. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-bachelor-in-paradise-season-7-recap-with-deepti/id1501619461?i=1000537844852

Deepti and Haley close out the regular season of RHOBH with some closing thoughts on how Erika gives us no reason to have ANY sympathy for her and how Sutton really did emerge as the season's hero while Rinna sunk lower into terrorizing-person-territory. Plus they explain why Kyle NEEDS to be questioned heavily at the reunion for her behavior all season long throwing Sutton under the bus.

RHOSLC S2E4

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have not fully investigated Mary and do not support what sounds like her potential cult-like involvement so THAT aside....oh my god they cannot get enough of the MARY scenes! She is so comically enterTAINing. They also discuss theories of Lisa's involvement in caterer-gate. And Larkyn gives the listeners some great inside SLC gossip about some of the tangential people on the show!

RHOBH S11E19 - PCP EPISODE 100

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400

Thank you to all the listeners!!! Pop Culture Prisoner has reached the 100 episode mark! CHEERS!!!!!

Deepti and Haley celebrate the 100th episode with tangents on...Indian people? Yes it's true. Don't worry, they get to RHOBH soon enough. Learn a little history of Deepti's family at the beginning of episode 100 lol. And also about Haley's supposed other Indian friends.

This is the penultimate episode of a pretty enticing season of RHOBH. Deepti and Haley express their absolute exasperation at Erika's personality shifts, WOW it was absolutely bananas.

RHOSLC S2E3

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn currently cannot get enough of Mary and really try to understand what on EARTH is going on with her and Robert, Jr. They end up being more sympathetic than they realized they would be with Meredith's "side of the story" in the fight with Jen, even though both of them are just pretty hard to take right now! Finally, be prepared for some pop culture tangents as they (sort of) semi-relate to this episode!

RHOBH S11E18

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:00:00 -0400

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Deepti and Haley continue to marvel at how low Rinna can go on RHOBH. They discuss a heartbreaking "vulnerable" moment that actually read more like a cult meeting when Garcelle shares what it's like to be in her skin in life so often. And per usual, they discuss Erika's latest moments on the show. Haley also has a hysterical side anecdote about watching the show "Dear White People" - enjoy!

RHOSLC S2E2

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are here to guide you through exactly why they're very into this season but actually aren't rooting hard for anyone?? Haley and Larkyn reveal that they still kind of like Heather but Deepti cannot get over "reunion-Heather" at all. But they do all agree that Mary is A FORCE on screen currently! A crazy force with a crazy house. Also, listen in for their analysis of Whitney and her astonishment at how you have to ... work? ... when you have a business.

RHOBH S11E17

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:00:00 -0400

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Deepti has a blast breaking down the latest Beverly Hills episode with Haley. They throw their arms in the air and perhaps screech a bit at the INSANITY that is Erika's absurd handling of her affairs these days. The LIES at this point are, as evidenced in an absolutely amazing dinner scene with PK/Dorit/Mauricio/Kyle, HILARIOUS. Deepti also gets Haley to try to figure out if Harry Hamlin being with Rinna makes her ANY more decent of a person? They also intensely analyze the entire psyche and actions of Garcelle and Crystal. Tune in for all the hot deets!

RHOSLC S2E1

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti is back with her trusty co-hosts Haley and Larkyn to discuss the season premiere of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! They had to really refresh their memories on the various changing alliances on the show. But some things are for certain, Jen Shah is still nuts and Mary still scares us all with that cult of hers (but damn her comedic timing still cracks us up). These thoughts and many more on the rest of the caste inside this PCP episode!

RHOBH S11E16

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina are incensed on behalf of Dorit that everyone keeps dragging her! Drag ERIKA not DORIT! Well this episode of RHOBH confused Deepti and Dina yet again and they explain exactly where the disconnects are in the women's motivations and actions this season. WHY is Kyle insisting that Sutton is weak?? She has laid everything she feels about Erika out on the table. It's wildly confusing. Listen in for all the hot takes.

RHOBH S11E15 + RHONY S13E17 (RHONY SEASON FINALE)

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins around 46 min 50 sec mark.

Yet another Beverly Hills episode for Deepti and Dina to trash Erika's pathetic hypocrisy. They analyze how poorly Erika is playing the cameras in this episode at Kathy's dinner party. And try to figure out what TF is going on with Kyle. And with this whole episode really - it was a very confusing episode where things almost seemed out of order because people were jumping all over the place in their thoughts about Erika. Deepti and Dina also try to understand Crystal as a person with all her food emphasis.

Finally RHONY has ended. Deepti and Dina give their final thoughts on the most lackluster season of what has used to be the greatest franchise ever.

RHOBH S11E14 + RHONY S13E16

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins around 45 min 40 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina discuss every nuance of why this RHOBH did not live up to the previews expectations! They explain how the women are getting sloppy with plotlines and how the Erika saga plot points are just being re-hashed too much.

Deepti and Dina take the time to dissect why Leah's opening scene with her family is infuriating and they also continue to explore why Sonja has fallen too far for them to enjoy her on their screens at this point.

RHOBH S11E12 + 13 and RHONY S13E14 + 15

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins around 59 min 25 sec mark

Deepti and Dina have a fanTAStic episode where they go above and beyond to further help crack the Erika/Tom fiasco! Deepti is extremely effusive about Sutton & Garcelle's efforts and while Dina appreciated them, she is not AS bowled over by their performances here. They dig deep into how interesting the mess is surrounding The Pretty Mess's incoherent legal strategy and also how fascinating the friend group dynamics are as they swirl around this legal circus.

...and then there's RHONY. Ramona is the one who goes above and beyond here in perhaps her worst behavior on the show yet. Deepti expresses who she's most mad at in these episodes and Dina comes up with a brilliant business venture for her and Deepti to help fix these disaster shows!

RHOBH S11E11 + RHONY S13E13

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins around the 44 min 34 sec mark.

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Deepti and Dina continue to break down Erika's web of LIES! They also finally have some, perhaps short-lived, gratefulness for Garcelle on the show and they continue to love watching Dorit merely talk about Tom Girardi's financial crimes.

On the RHONY discussion, Deepti and Dina go into depth on why they are just so extremely sad about Sonjarita. And then Dina stuns Deepti with details from a PHENOMENAL Watch What Happens Live episode with Ramona and Bershan!

RHONY S13E12 + Shahs S9 (+ BONUS Sex and the City Thoughts)

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 22:00:00 -0400

Shahs discussion begins around the 37 min 55 second mark.

Deepti and Dina are not pleased with Leah on RHONY! They go to town on what's wrong with her dumb contract storyline (and more). And of course they marvel at Ramona's game.

They are also VERY excited to talk about their top Bravo show right now: The Shahs of Sunset. Tune in for all the reasons why they love Reza, Nema, Mike and GG on their screens.

Finally, enjoy a little side tangent (tucked into the Shahs discussion) about the new Sex and the City show currently filming. (Technically it's going to be called "And Just Like That...")

RHOBH S11E10 + RHONY S13E11

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins around minute 49'34"

Deepti and Dina continue to discuss Erika drama and how they still sometimes feel sorry for her and then get snapped back into reality and lose their sympathy.

In RHONY news...the Bershan apology was nice, and watching the denial during a Sonja intervention was depressing. Dina and Deepti also both sound off on how absurd that seance was!

RHOBH S11E9 + RHONY S13E10

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion begins ~53'21" minute mark.

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Deepti is back with Dina to break down all the nuances of Erika's "performance" in this riveting RHOBH episode! Plus at the very end of this PCP episode, Deepti reveals some gossip on the designer Dorit is currently partnering with to make bridal dresses.

Deepti and Dina briefly discuss the latest RHONY episode and oddly what rookie moves they're making this season.

RHONY S13E9 + RHOBH S11E8

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0400

RHOBH discussion begins around 36'24" minute mark.

Deepti is joined by Haley for a wonderful discussion on what was otherwise a filler RHONY episode! The meat of this episode, which mostly takes place in Salem, MA, is at the end of the episode with the dinner at the tattoo parlor. Haley and Deepti parse out exactly why the racial discussions are not landing as well as they truly wish they could. Also, of course they discuss exactly WTF is so annoying about Leah lately and they also have a brief discussion on some issues they're having with Sonja right now.

The larger cast of RHOBH definitely gives Deepti and Haley more to talk about and in this PCP episode: Deepti dives deep into why she thinks Kathy Hilton is a p-h-o-n-y on this show, Haley explains why she thinks Rinna actually LOVES the Scott Disick/Amelia-dating-drama and of course they talk all things Crystal and Sutton, especially how they are so entertaining to watch spar since they are really two sides of the same coin.

RHONY S13E8 + RHOBH S11E7

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400

SHOW NOTE: RHOBH discussion begins around the 37'40" mark.

Deepti is joined again on PCP by Dina for a big episode! They discuss all the nuances of what was considered a "controversial" RHONY episode where Eboni K. Williams hosts "A Harlem Night with Eboni K. WIlliams" - a not-to-be-missed discussion. For anyone interested, here's a link to Eboni K. Williams' must-listen phenomenal appearance on Charlamagne tha God’s show "The Breakfast Club" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZApLweMgtOs

Deepti and Dina also have a lawyer-centric heavy discussion on all things horrid with Tom Girardi and Dina goes in deep on her thoughts regarding Erika's involvement. Of course they also discuss the weird Crystal-Sutton fiasco, LORD DISICK's relationship with Amelia and WTF IS UP WITH ERIKA'S HOT TODDY FASCINATION. (Dina has a theory.)

RHONY S13E6 + E7 AND RHOBH S11E4 + E5 + E6

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:00:00 -0400

RHOBH discussion starts around the 38 min mark.

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WHEW!!!!! It's a full blown super-sized Bravo catchup on this episode of PCP! **Haley and Larkyn** join Deepti to discuss all things RHONY and RHOBH! They discuss what specifically grinds their gears about Leah this season, how great Eboni is, what makes Heather both annoying...AND YET...respectable sort of (?) and of course there's some good ol' analysis on the OGs Lu, Sonja and Ramona.

RHOBH big topics include the demise of Rinna, the weird Crystal/Sutton fight developments, Kyle not being the worst this season, Kathy Hilton's existence on the show and whether she's deserving of all the hype AND OF COURSE THE MOST INTENSE DISCUSSION EVER ON ERIKA'S DOWNFALL.

Family Karma S2E1 + RHOBH S11E3

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 19:00:00 -0400

**RHOBH discussion begins at 45min 30 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina are FINALLY discussing the season premiere of FAMILY KARMA! Get their latest thoughts on...glow-DOWNS? And the stakes of these "fights" - good grief. Of course Deepti and Dina LOVE to talk about their own first generation experiences as an Indian-American and Greek-American so don't miss that.

Deepti and Dina also go into how absurdly fragile Sutton is being on RHOBH, how strong their complete annoyance with Garcelle is these days and they also try to figure out whether or not Kathy Hilton is living on planet earth.

RHOBH S11E2 + RHONY S13E5

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0400

RHONY discussion at 42:30 time mark.

Deepti and Dina thought they'd just breeze through both of these episode recaps but of course they couldn't! Commentary on every character of course ensues and they break down the big racially charged arguments at the end of both RHOBH and RHONY episodes. Dina also did *not* hold back on Luann's faults in this episode!!!

RHOBH S11E1 + RHONY S13E4

Fri, 28 May 2021 15:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina give you all the deep analysis on the RHOBH premiere and the highlights of the 4th episode of RHONY. (RHONY discussion begins at 53:34.) Tune in to hear all their thoughts on the latest RHOBH "looks" and potential storylines to come. For RHONY...well yes it was a filler episode but one that brought so so many laughs!!!

RHONY S13E2 + E3

Mon, 24 May 2021 13:00:00 -0400

Dina and Deepti delve DEEP into what's going on with this season so far on RHONY! If you are wondering if you are enjoying Season 13 enough or not...look no further and listen right here. Through a lot of analysis, Deepti learns to be more "positive" about this season so far even though there are just way too many times even Dina must concede that Leah is getting on many a nerve! But Leah's "over-producing" is not enough to over-shadow Ramona antics, Luann's spectacular looks, Sonja being...on her own journey?...and how well our new Housewife Eboni is doing. Make sure to listen Dina and Deepti break it all down.

RHONY S13E1

Tue, 11 May 2021 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina are so excited that our beloved RHONY cast is BACK! They discuss newcomer Eboni, the tag lines for everyone, how beautiful Luann looks this season of course and their thoughts on what they think they can expect with the new season.

The Real World (NYC) Homecoming Episodes 1-2 ~with Daisy & Leila

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0500

The Real World Season 1 cast (Julie, Eric, Kevin, Andre, Norman, Heather, Becky) has reunited for six "homecoming" episodes TWENTY-NINE YEARS after the original season aired! Deepti, Daisy and Leila cannot get enough of it and reunited themselves to discuss the original 1992 season and the two recent homecoming episodes. There are lots of feelings on Andre's hair, Becky being such a Becky, landlines, racial tension discussions in '92 vs now (spoiler: it's the same) and so much more.

*SHOW NOTE* It WAS in fact Adam Schlesinger who Becky talked about in the original season! (RIP Adam)

RHOD S5 E1-8 Recap with DINA & HALEY!

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:00:00 -0500

A special super-friends episode of PCP with Deepti, Dina and Haley breaking down season 5 so far on the Real Housewives of Dallas! They share all their thoughts on newcomer Dr. Tiffany Moon, some of their complicated feelings on Kameron, how they just cannot even deal with Brandi and so much more!

And Happy almost one year anniversary (March 10th!) to the Pop Culture Prisoner podcast!!! Deepti would like to thank ALL her co-hosts the past year!!

RHOSLC S1E16 - REUNION PART 3 (+ guest appearance by Billy!)

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are here to break down the FINAL RHOSLC Reunion recap for the premiere season and they ALL blow their lid at some point about these ladies at the reunion. Also as a special delightful bonus, Larkyn's husband Billy shows up to give his take on Heather and also the RHOSLC husbands in general.

RHOSLC S1E15 - REUNION PART 2 (+ a crazy side tangent/rant on RHONJ?)

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn continue to be rapt by this RHOSLC reunion! WTF IS MARY EVER EVEN SAYING???? Is *Lisa* now going to be more liked than Heather? Is Meredith even present? Those questions and more are pondered AND as an unexpected...treat?...Haley goes OFF on the RHONJ S11 premiere.

RHOSLC S1E14 - REUNION PART 1

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss all their reactions to what was a very impressive first part of a reunion for a brand new franchise! They discuss the fashion looks, Jen and Heather, Jen and Meredith, Mary's surprising fun quips and whether Whitney was overly manipulated by the producers a bit much this season?? Tune in for all the hot takes!

Southern Charm Full Season 7 Recap with DINA!

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:00:00 -0500

Deepti is back with DINA for a special supersized PCP episode where they discuss their Southern Charm thoughts on the entirety of season 7! They talk at length about the glorious debut of Leva to the cast and of course analyze the entire Kathyrn Dennis situation (and what is oddly Danni's ACTUAL biggest issue with it all!), the antics of Shep/Craig/Austen/newcomer-Pringle and of course all things Madison. Enjoy this journey through S7!

RHOSLC S1E13 - FINALE!

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn break down the finale episode of the first season! Snippets in this episode include: Jen Shah being too nuts to handle; a little bit of a tangent on The Bachelor; blazer dresses - WHYYYY are they a thing??; Mary's eyes are a whole character on this show.

RHOSLC S1E12

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn try their darnedest to make sense of Jen Shah. WHAT A DOOZY of an episode. And god bless that hypnotist Kimberly for using some real Austin Powers techniques for getting Jen to apologize to the ladies!

RHOSLC S1E11

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn take their deep analysis to Vegas with the SLC ladies! Also an unexpected little trip down memory lane into the very early 2000s SF days for Haley and Larkyn and some old dear friends.

Interview with Priya Doty, Author of FINDING WARRIOR POSE

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0500

Deepti interviews Priya Doty, author of the new incredible novel Finding Warrior Pose. It's a story about a woman named Jaya Gupta, who is sent by her grandmother on a trip to learn yoga in India, only to find a situation she does not expect. In addition to discussing the novel, Deepti and Priya talk about their own experiences growing up Indian-American and traveling to India throughout the lives.

RHOSLC S1E9 + E10

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have figured out Coach Shah and they are NOT happy about it! Their Housewives loyalties have shifted somewhat, though don't worry, they still cannot deal with Lisa at this moment. They break down the delicacies of relationships and also have a big discussion on the psychology of the QAnon cult and how they've infiltrated the Bravosphere. Do not miss this episode!

RHOP Reunion

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila bid adieu to the ladies of Potomac! They discuss topics from all 3 reunion episodes including Gizelle's fashion, Wendy's freshman season, Gizelle and Jamal, Robyn's Real Housewives fate, Karen's demeanor this whole season and at the reunion, Ashley and Michael and finally of course...how THE FIGHT between Monique and Candiace played out at the reunion.

RHOSLC S1E8

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:00:00 -0500

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have quite an episode for you! While you may have thought this was a filler RHOSLC episode, this recap is not to be missed! Do they go off on very informative tangents on skin care regimens, opinions on Kyle Richards from RHOBH and the history of COVID? Sure! But who doesn't want THAT? Also discussed: MYSTERIES OF MARY'S CLEAR SHUT OUT FROM THE SHOW, Meredith's divorce storyline draggggging, Lisa - UGH, lots of discussion on Whitney's dad and finally...Jen and Coach Shah...well that's a disastrous relationship.

RHOSLC S1E7

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much to discuss about our Salt Lake City friends this week. Meredith's caginess about her marriage bugs, Jen's sadness is explored, Whitney's scene with her dad is devastating, Lisa's upcoming "5 billion dollar business" is QUITE the goal, meanwhile while her family continues to be pervs, Heather....OH HEATHER...much analysis on her life...and finally WHERE OH WHERE IS MARY?

RHOSLC S1E6

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn go to Sundance with the SLC ladies! They give kudos where kudos is due to the self-proclaimed Sundance Queen and they dive deep into Heather's psyche and have some unsolicited TIPS for her! Larkyn also dazzles with her own personal Y2K party story related to Utah!

RHOSLC S1E5

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn can't stop thinking about everyone's testimonial looks. They also remain scared of and mystified by Mary but continue to have all the love for Whitney and Heather.

RHOP S5E19 SEASON FINALE!

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila are happy to have reached THE END of the season huzzah! They theorize at length about the real reason(s) WHY the women are SO angry at Karen about her wig party. Deepti and Leila find they were undercover sentimental about Robyn and Juan. And of course they discuss the INSANE party where Michael is a complete lunatic!

RHOSLC S1E3 + E4

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Oh boy...what a PCP episode that Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have in store for you here! These new SLC Housewives are BRINGING THE DRAMA. No stone is left unturned in this monster recap. Haley managed to continue regaling Deepti and Larkyn with juicy scoop she learned from the online Bravoverse. All three of them are here to help you process all your confused feelings about Mary, Jen, fashion choices and so much more.

RHOP S5E17 + E18

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0500

After a brief hiatus, Deepti is back with Leila to mourn the unseating of Karen as a Bravo Queen (just an opinion!), to voice their exhaustion with the Candiace-Monique fight storyline and to psychoanalyze Gizelle.

RHOSLC S1E2

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:00:00 -0500

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have changed their minds about some of these new Housewives on the Bravo scene after watching this second episode. Larkyn once again shares some juicy stories from her time living in Salt Lake City. And your fabulous co-hosts also all agree that this RHOSLC franchise is truly Harvard-level reality TV show caliber. Whether you're a Bravo beginner or a seasoned Housewives veteran, tune in for all the intense and necessary analysis.

*N.B. Please excuse some of the audio difficulties in this episode. We hope to fix any technical difficulties soon and send our biggest apologies!

RHOP S5E16

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila return to Portugal with the ladies of Potomac and also try to understand the RHOP Season 5 Reunion dress looks that were just revealed!

RHOP S5E15

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila discuss the Portugal trip, including Karen's MILK AT DINNER, the amazing frienemy dynamic between Gizelle and Karen, the perennial confusion that is Ashley and the fact that we are all *done* with Wendy's DEGREES.

RHOSLC S1E1

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:00:00 -0500

Deepti is here with TWO NEW CO-HOSTS!!!!! Welcome Haley and Larkyn to Pop Culture Prisoner!!! Larkyn has lived in SLC for over a decade and comes to PCP with amazing insights on the city and and Haley is a fellow polished Bravo scholar. Together this team of experts is excited to bring you a week by week analysis of Bravo's latest franchise which did NOT disappoint in its premiere episode!

RHOP S5E14

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila discuss Candiace's song, their feelings on Gizelle getting messy and Wendy's entire Real Housewives persona so far.

RHOP S5E13

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:00:00 -0500

Deepti and Leila process their feelings on Robyn, continue to vent frustrations over the Monique and Candiace saga and decide they need for Wendy to take a step back on some matters!

RHOP S5E11 + E12

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Even though these episodes seemed filler, Deepti and Leila still have a million thoughts on them. They hypothesize about why Ashley is so stoic when it comes to talking about Michael's shenanigans, discuss their feelings about Karen's small town home journey (and small towns just in general) and dive deep into Candiace's mindset about pressing criminal charges against Monique.

RHONY Reunion + Secrets Revealed

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400

FINALLY Deepti and Dina are here to share their thoughts on all three RHONY Reunion AND Secrets Revealed episodes! Dina shares some pretty incredible gossip she's heard, they analyze Dorinda, Leah and Ramona (and yes even Bethenny who wasn't even on this season) to the max. They also share some preliminary thoughts and feelings on the trailer for Southern Charm Season 7 and Real Housewives of Orange County Season 15 and also how they've felt looking back at the pandemic and watching these reality shows and listening to podcasts tackle the lockdown overall this year. Dina also explains her latest surprising thoughts on Keeping Up With The Kardashians ending its run.

RHOP S5E9 + E10

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 20:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila analyze the fight of the century and the aftermath.

RHOP S5E8 - PCP EPISODE FIFTY!

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila are here to analyze the darkness of RHOP - Ashley and Monique's lives are spinning out of control! Also, Deepti would like to borrow a term from The Bachelor franchise and thank her co-hosts Dina, Leila and Neelam for going on this podcast *JOURNEY* with her as she celebrates EPISODE 50 of Pop Culture Prisoner!!!!!

RHOBH Reunion + Secrets Revealed

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila are FINALLY here to recap the Beverly Hills reunion episodes as well as the Secrets Revealed episode and to say goodBYYYYYYE TEDDI!!!!!

RHOP S5E6 + E7

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila are finally back to discuss Karen's marriage, Monique's marriage, Ashley's marriage, Wendy's marriage...they have no choice but to get into everyone's marriage! Plus, was Candiace being GENUINE? Find out what Deepti and Leila think.

RHONY S12E20 + E21 SEASON FINALE!!

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina discuss the final two episodes of the season! They discuss Rookie of the Year Housewife Leah and her fantastic party, how great Sonja and Luann are and what an utter drag that Dorinda has become. Her firing = deserved!

RHOP S5E5

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila enter landmine territory being forced to discuss things about motherhood pretty out of turn since neither of them has experienced it! They also sort through their feelings so far on Wendy.

RHOBH S10E16 SEASON FINALE!!

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:00:00 -0400

WE MADE IT!! Deepti and Leila rejoice that this season has come to an end. Yes there are still reunion episodes but at least the regular season is o-v-e-r. To celebrate, Leila comes up with a WILD conspiracy theory about S10.

RHOP S5E4

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Deepti explains to Leila that she has a newfound love for Candiace...what?? They also do more Wendy analysis and discuss so much more!

RHONY S12E19

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina try to make sense of Dorinda's pants and lose it over Ramona's therapy session.

RHOBH S10E15

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila discuss the penultimate episode of this rather agonizing season!

RHONY S12E17 + E18

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 02:00:00 -0400

DINA IS BACK!! Deepti and Dina have a blast reuniting to talk about the rest of the glorious New York ladies' Cancun trip.

RHOP S5E3

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila analyze how Wendy is fitting in so far, keep realizing how much they just love Karen's presence and pay weird respect to how absurdly mean Candiace can be.

RHOBH S10E14

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila shred Teddi's subpar mental gymnastics this season and Deepti stresses out trying to decide whether or not Rinna was actually sincere in her apology to Denise.

RHOBH S10E13

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila are back with the RHOBH ladies in Rome where lies lies and more lies are flying all over the place with Denise-gate.

RHOP S5E1 + E2

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Real Housewives of Potomac has RETURNED!!!!!! Deepti and Leila are so very excited to welcome the RHOP ladies back as they break down the excellent first two episodes of the season.

RHONY S12E16

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 02:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina analyze some chips missing from some brains and also realize one of the hills they're going to die on as far as RHONY is concerned.

RHOBH S10E12

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 01:00:00 -0400

BRAVO BRAVO F'ING BRAVO! Deepti and Leila fixate on the confrontation with Denise at dinner from which we have been teased with footage FOR SO LONG and finally can truly discuss!

RHOBH S10E11

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila discuss the big bomb Brandi FINALLY dropped on this slow-moving season!

RHONY S12E15

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina discuss the dé-clas-sé behavior at the birthday bash with FIFTY women for the woman who...supports...other...women! OKAAAAAY!!!!??

Indian Matchmaking (Netflix) Part 2 of 2

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Neelam continue their recap in this second and final episode discussing the exciting and maddening and fun Indian Matchmaking show on Netflix. They continue where they left off discussing Nadia and then forge ahead to analyze the rest of the folks. Wow Akshay's-Mom Wow.

Indian Matchmaking (Netflix) Part 1 of 2

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti and *new guest* Neelam break down the reality show everyone is obsessed with on Netflix called INDIAN MATCHMAKING about a matchmaker based in India who attempts to create couples around the globe. Deepti and Neelam discuss the show as a whole, explain how they experienced Indian culture growing up and then go deep into overanalyzing all the nuances of Aparna and Nadia's storylines on this show. (Part 2 will pick up where they left off with Nadia and then they'll discuss the rest of the show.)

RHONY S12E14

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina express adoration for their precious Sonjarita and also deep dive further into Dorinda's chaotic noggin.

RHOBH S10E9 + E10

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila are back to discuss the RHOBH's return from hiatus and the latest two episodes where Aaron is getting on their last nerves!

RHONY S12E13

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina get very concerned about the darkness that takes place in part one of this season's Bezerkshires spectacle.

RHONY S12E12

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina are back from a little Bravo hiatus and here to discuss yet another crazy dinner situation with the ladies of RHONY and also the millionth time this season they've filmed in a darn costume shop!

RHONY S12E11

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina go deep on the halfway point episode for S12 of RHONY. They bid Tinsley adieu as a cast member and have a couple admissions themselves on a former and current crush situation. (They also lightly touch on the Vanderpump Rules controversies and the recent casting announcement for The Bachelor.)

RHONY S12E10

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina go haywire over one of the absolute most b-a-n-a-n-a-s dinner scenes ever and of course share their love for one of the BEST cutaways to a hilariously shocked restaurant patron with a martini glass in hand!

For an interview with this now iconic onlooker to the insane dinner scene, watch the ladies from @bravoconfessionals interview him here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hPNYemJTwcI

If you have the means, please donate to: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/donate/

RHOBH S10E8 + VPR S8 Reunion Part 1

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila try to process how they feel watching reality tv in today's political and cultural environment. They also try to make sense of the never-ending "argument" on RHOBH and then move on to talk about part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules season 8 reunion.

RHONY S12E9

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina mentally travel to Newport, RI with the ladies of RHONY to discuss an absolutely bonkers clambake.

RHOBH S10E7

Sat, 30 May 2020 19:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila commiserate over these never-ending "fights" on RHOBH and veer into side discussions on Shahs of Sunset and Vanderpump Rules and more Bravo shows!

RHONY S12E8

Mon, 25 May 2020 17:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina dissect the RHONY ladies' perceptions of NYC neighborhoods, admire Leah's workout routine whatever it may be and Dina tells an anecdote for the ages about HER bestie dealing with a "slight weight gain" many years ago.

RHOBH S10E6

Sun, 24 May 2020 21:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila debate the storytelling capabilities of PK vs Tom Girardi, discuss the unique bonds of female friendships and dream of a post-COVID trip to all the Vanderpump restaurants.

RHONY S12E7

Wed, 20 May 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina have numerous appreciation moments for hysterical twists of shade on this glorious episode of RHONY.

RHOBH S10E5

Fri, 15 May 2020 21:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila ponder the lack of true friendships right now on RHOBH, Denise's AMAZING ferocious aggression against Kyle and whether Rinna's daughters are cool enough to truly know about Japanese street fashion.

RHONY S12E6

Fri, 08 May 2020 23:00:00 -0400

"Real Housewives of New York is just like a warm hug" ~Dina.

Listen to Deepti and Dina discuss the latest episode of the best reality show on earth.

Link to the most delicious cracker cookies you'll ever taste: http://legallyaddictivefoods.com/

RHOBH S10E4

Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila try to figure out what exactly Dorit is saying with her wardrobe choices and Deepti grapples with her confusion over actually enjoying one particular cast member.

RHONY S12E5

Fri, 01 May 2020 03:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina marvel at Sonja's fashion show with no music or lights and pay due respect to Ramona's exercise routine.

RHOBH S10E3

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Leila break down a crazy dinner at Kyle's house and much much more.

Family Karma S1E8

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina wrap up Family Karma by discussing the season finale.

RHONY S12E4

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina discuss a seminal episode in the pantheon of RHONY. John Oliver on Watch What Happens Live said of the preview for this very special RHONY episode: “That should have the logo for ‘Jury Selection Cannes Film Festival’ at the end...I watched Parasite and I liked it a lot. If you were to say to me, ‘What did you like more, Parasite or 20 seconds of that trailer?’ I would say Parasite—and I would be lying to you.”

Link to Legally Addictive cracker cookies mentioned at the end of the episode: http://legallyaddictivefoods.com/

RHOBH S10E2

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Deepti and new PCP guest Leila go DEEP into RHOBH-analysis. Leila and Deepti are former co-hosts from their old podcast Serially Obsessed and Leila is also quite the Bravo historian, so of course she brings all her dissection tools to the table in this not-to-be-missed episode!

Family Karma S1E7

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina discuss some questionable fashion decisions, more flip flops on opinions of people and their overall appreciation for all things Anisha.

RHOBH S10E1

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina reunite with the women of Beverly Hills in the season 10 opener and share plenty of opinions about everything from their taglines, drink orders and clothes to seasons-worth of contradictions and secrets that keep us tuning in to all their drama.

RHONY S12E3

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina freak out over the best text ever and would also like to bid you GOODNIGHT FROM THE LOWER LEVEL.

Family Karma S1E6

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina realize they might need to go to friend-therapy because of a disagreement about Family Karma.

*Please note: the audio for this episode is a little compromised for the first 8ish minutes but it's fixed after that. Deepti sends her sincerest apologies!

RHONY S12E2

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina gush over yet another extraordinary performance by the one and only Ramona Coaster.

Family Karma S1E5

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina officially flip flop on some earlier opinions and Deepti makes a very important retraction regarding naan.
Links to gofund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/GivingDignity and https://www.gofundme.com/f/treats-help

RHONY S12E1

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:00:00 -0400

RHONY IS BACK!! Deepti and Dina have lost their minds now that their favorite reality tv show on the planet has finally returned!!! Warning: this episode contains extreme detail of Dina's allegiance to the inimitable Countess de Lesseps.

Links for the gofundme efforts mentioned at the end of the episode to help New York City in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/GivingDignity

https://www.gofundme.com/f/treats-help

Family Karma S1E4

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina have a doozy of an episode breaking down episode 4 of Family Karma. Dina surprises us with a shocking twist that the clothing store Talbots has played in her life and Deepti gets heated about a chicken order.

Small businesses mentioned at the end of the episode are hip and beautiful jewelry store Fiat Lux https://fiatluxsf.com/ and also scrumptious cookie/cracker brand Legally Addictive http://legallyaddictivefoods.com/

Family Karma S1E3

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Deepti and Dina shut down their Coronavirus pandemic anxiety for an hour to bring you just what you need, a discussion on the third episode of Family Karma. They also can't help but do some quick side chatter about the greatest show on earth...Real Housewives of New York.

Family Karma S1E2

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0400

Thanks the heavens that good karma brought us Bali! Deepti and Dina break down episode 2 of the new Bravo series Family Karma.

Family Karma S1E1

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Deepti and her reality TV expert pal Dina discuss the latest Bravo addition, Family Karma, about Indians living In Miami. They analyze the cast and where they think the season will go, if anywhere?? There is also a lot of talk about Shahs of Sunset, their looming excitement for the next season of Real Housewives of New York and Deepti also reveals how she'd react if she ever sees Craig from Southern Charm in real life.