Chai After Dark

We discuss Traitors ep 7 with Victor, the continuation of Fruitgate and the crazy new power of the pardon! But before we get into it we discuss Hasan Minhaj's latest controversy, South Asian American classism, and Aneha from Love Is Blind. Listen to Chai After Dark anywhere you get your podcasts! #TraitorsUS #Fruitgate #LIB #Aneha #HasanMinhaj Follow us below and please like, share and subscri...

In this episode Shabnam and Huma discuss the new hit movie You Can See Everything! We delve into it's perspective, Nathan Fielder's choices, Elizabeth and Billy's dynamic, Amanda Seyfried's reactions and more! #YouCanSeeEverything #A24 #NathanFielder #ElizabethHolmes #AmandaSeyfried Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe! Instagram: ChaiAfterDark Or contact us at chai...

In this episode Shabnam and Huma discuss Traitors New Blood Ep 6. Justice for Victor but also why is his delivery soooo bad! Why are the faithfuls so clueless? Will they ever banish a Traitor? We are spotlighting Ben this episode because.... well we'd never seen him before. Turns out he's a barrel racer! Listen to learn about what that actually is! #TraitorsUS #Fruitgate #JusticeforVictor...

In this episode Shabnam and Huma discuss Traitors New Blood Ep 5. We dive into the fruit mafia, Joe's walk with a poison apple, Victor's producer-enhanced fart and all the funerial fashion with our regular does of strategic, psychological analysis. Is Joe manipulative, or just a friendly guy! Each week we cover a bio spotlight of one player and this week it's Sherry Kuehl! Listen in to...

Huma and Shabnam are joined by Jessica Vickers, MFT founder of Happiest Healers Club for therapists who love theme parks and therapy. In this episode we discuss how activities that bring us joy outside of therapy, which for Jessica includes visits to Disneyland! #Disneyland #Therapy #joy #RealityTV #womenofcolor Follow Jessica on instagram @jessicavickersmft and @happiesthealersclub Follow us belo...

In this episode Shabnam and Huma discuss Traitors New Blood episodes 1-4. We deep dive into the strategic plays, the psychology, the hilarity, and somehow also how eye witness testimony is unreliable. We will be doing a spotlight each week on a Traitors contestant and who they are outside of the castle. This week we are spotlighting Michael Foote, the man Shabnam wants to be when she grows up! ;-P...

Trigger Warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault. Please skip this episode if you are not in place to hear about it. While watching The Love Hypothesis for this episode, news broke of the Cornell 7 and the alleged rape of Jane Doe. In this episode we discuss some of the social, cultural, psychological consequences, as well as some of the legal aspects. We discuss some of our own experien...

Huma and Shabnam are joined by film and TV content creator Shiv Reddy to discuss Netflix's new movie, Best of The Best, starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, directed by Lena Khan from a screenplay by Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam. There is a lot to talk about with this film with controversial dialogue, commentary on identity, generational differences, and nostalgia. We do our best to...

In this episode we are joined by Jac Garrity, husband of the late artist Pacita Abad. Pacita and Jack met in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s and traveled the world as Pacita became a prolific artist. Her works capture the beauty of the human experience in cultures all over the world. #PacitaAbad #Art #Immigration #powerofWomen #Filipina Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!...

In this episode Huma and Shabnam delve into the recent AI hysteria. They discuss The AI Doc and How I became and Apocoloptomist released on Netflix on September 15th, BUT SOOO much has happened since then! They discuss the AI hack, Hugging Face, that many industry exports touted as a "warning shot," recent tech leaders' call for a slow down, government responses, critics opinions, and of course th...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses abuse and DV. In this episode Shabnam is joined by Robyn from Reality Bio with Robyn to talk about the roller coaster that is Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5. Everything from Taylor's charges, to Chase's DUI, the challenge of being in your 20s, to extremely toxic relationship cycles. You can find Robyn at RealityBioWithRobyn on Instagram and RealityBio...

In this episode we discuss Netflix's documentary Teenage Wasteland, another example of an inspiring teacher who teaches his class through real world examples. This documentary brings all the 90s nostalgia, toxic waste violations, mob intrigue, and local government corruption in one! And Huma and Shabnam have a lot to say about it, today's politics, and society. Follow us below and please like, sha...

Huma and Shabnam sit down to discuss the smart hilarity that ensues in FX's Adults Season 2, also available on Hulu. How does it compared to the recently canceled Not Suitable For Work, produced by Mindy Kaling? Spoiler... we like Adults better with all its updated friends nostalgia! We also cover a little update on the Laura Owens case! Catch that at the beginning of the show! #AdultsFX #LauraOwe...

The Unnamed is the first in M.S. Masood's duology. In this episode we are privileged to discuss the book with her in collaboration with The End Goal Podcast! Listen in as we delve deep into the world of fantasy, culture, and new perspectives. #Fasntasy #duology #anticolonial #SouthAsian #Books Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe! Instagram: ChaiAfterDark Or contact us at chaiafter...

We are joined by the Director of Mustache, a coming of age story of a Pakistani Muslim American boy in Silicon Valley in the 90s! It follows Ilyas, a 13-year-old boy during his transition from Islamic School to a public school. This story has so much teen angst that we all can relate to it, but it still manages to show us a glimpse into a particular cultural and religious community. Mustache is a...

Join us for a deep dive into cultural appropriation vs. appreciation in fashion! In this episode, we discuss the recent controversy surrounding JW PEI, how similar appropriation effected us growing up and its impact on society overall. #AmbaniWedding #Kardashians #JWPei #CulturalAppropriation #FashionIndustry Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe! Instagram: ChaiAfterDark Or contact...

It’s a Chai After Dark × Reality Is Podcast crossover , and we’re heading straight into the chaotic mess that is The Valley Season 3. We’re talking toxic relationships, mental health, motional unavailability, manipulation, and the patriarchal dynamics hiding underneath all that reality-TV drama. What happens when control gets packaged as concern? And why do some of these relationships hit a little...

Did you miss Stassi and the old Vanderpump nostalgia?? Well we are back with Reality Bio with Robyn to discuss all things House of Stassi! If you haven't listened to Pt 1, go listen to that one first! We are very excited to see Katie back too... no matter what Kristina Kelly says. Team Beau or Team Stass?? Does it matter? Isn't everyone on her payroll anyway? Follow us below and  please like, shar...

Did you miss Stassi and the old Vanderpump nostalgia?? Well we are back with Reality Bio with Robyn to discuss all things House of Stassi! We are very excited to see Katie back too... no matter what Kristina Kelly says. Team Beau or Team Stass?? Does it matter? Isn't everyone on her payroll anyway? Follow us below and  please like, share and subscribe! Instagram:  ChaiAfterDark Or contact us at  c...

This week on Chai After Dark , we're breaking down Prime Video's Murder 101 . We unpack the twists, the investigation, and the shocking revelations that turned an ordinary classroom into the center of a decades-old murder case. But that's only the beginning. We debate whether amateur investigators should be involved in real criminal cases, explore the ethical dilemmas the documentary raises, and d...

Odysseus: hero, liar, survivor... or walking red flag? This week on Chai After Dark , we discuss the Christopher Nolan film  The Odyssey . We debate the epic's biggest controversies, from gender and power to colonialism, morality, and whether its legendary hero deserves all the hype. Along the way, we bring our own cultural perspectives, plenty of humor, and the kind of spirited conversation that...

Sameem and Shabnam continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here . Today’s episode gets a little too serious with JB propositioning his mom to talk to his brother so he can LOCK IN his brother’s daughter for his son, Wali. Calm down, JB. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe! Instagram: ChaiAfterDark Tiktok: Ch...

Sameem and Shabnam continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here . Today’s episode covers Episodes 13-15 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” (without the D) and Aina Asif as “Maya”. The drama escalates into Maya two timing dating Wali AND Waleed, crazy pressure from South Asian dads and uncles without b*lls when it comes to...

We are joined by Dr. Huma Qureshi, MD, Psychiatrist Extraordinaire! She is a graduate of King Edward Medical University in Lahore so she definitely knows what a “center” is. Come listen as we discuss Wali’s aura, how being a doctor actually is in Pakistan and we learn even more new Urdu words. Dr Huma is also a board member at JiVA South Asian Mental Health. Please consider donating and learning m...

Shabnam and Sameem continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here . This episode covers Episodes 7-9 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” and Aina Asif as “Maya”. Ok, anger issues aside; Wali is now charged with thieving and stealing his own family’s motorcycle and Sameer does his best khuta (dog) barking impression. Maya sta...