Late Bloomers the Webseries

American Desi came out in 2001. Where were you? What were you doing? How did you feel about it? . Join the Late Bloomers, Rashee and Puja as they discuss, shade, laugh, and pay their respects to #AmericanDesi..Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message. This is that Web Series we keep talking about. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkN6xxlPXvuLgQkAp...

So it’s been a year, let’s look back at the show that meant so much to us, #NeverHaveIEver. What are our thoughts a year out? Do we like it more or less? Do we miss it? What other media have we watched since? And the burning question, what will we be covering next??? . Join the Late Bloomers, Rashee and Puja, as they discuss, shade, laugh, reveal too much, and finally say smell you later to #Never...

The LAST full episode of the season! We are finally saying goodbye to Sherman Oaks and moving on to bigger and better things! Let's attend a late summer Indian wedding so epic, that it takes place in a magical tent over a magical timeline that can't possibly work. . Join the Late Bloomers, Rashee and Puja as they discuss, shade, laugh, reveal too much, and say goodbye to #NeverHaveIEver. . Leave u...

Just a note listeners we are condensing the season so this is a two-banger episode! We are setting up parents and knocking back underage drinks in a limo on the way to prom. . It's Pati's birthday and we learn about the family IBS problem, a friend's gambling problem, and Ben's limit when it comes to edibles. We also get one more big Devi lie to complicate things before we wind it...

Just a note listeners we are condensing the season so this is a three for one episode! That's we are visiting colleges, learning about teacher potlucks, witnessing a bland chemistry experiment, getting kicked out a supper club, learning to navigate friendships when things become hard, and bearing witness to Paxton's growth (yet again) all in under 45 minutes. Lessons we learned along the w...

This episode includes day-cations with Len, too much shrimp in your California grain bowl, early decision college applications, and patching up the wet spot with a little drywall. Devi meets with boys in storage closets and girls bathrooms, but not for the reasons you think. . Fondly remember your college application experience and join the Late Bloomers, join the Late Bloomers, Rashee and Puja as...

**We apologize for the poor audio quality you may hear. We promise It is still listenable, but we wanted you to be forewarned. This is not a common occurrence for the Late Bloomers and we are working to fix it. Thanks for your patience!** . Will a teenager with professional tattoos break up our favorite friend group? Will the termites defeat our favorite Indian family? Why does it smell like nards...

Who spray painted stupid b*tch on Devi's car? Let's ruin some lives trying to find out. Fabiola takes on the toxic culture of her beloved robotics team, Devi meets with her college counselor, Pati keeps a great white secret, Eleanor finds a crush to get over Trent, and Ben keeps finding himself stuck in the middle. This episode has everything: sentient neckbeards, a river so toxic that it texts "U...

It's the beginning of the proverbial end, the last lap before Princeton has officially begun. Oh you thought you'd get a California Summer Break? No, this show has three sets, and by gum it, we are gonna shoot on the exterior lots for at least two scenes. Welcome back to senior year at Sherman Oaks High! The goals of our trio take a back seat to relationship angst, a new bad boy, and a los...

Yeah the season is over, but your favorites (us) have some parting thoughts. Join the Late Bloomers as they revisit the character's journeys, hand out some awards, and make some predictions on the final season (tarot cards and all). Leave us a comment or message here. https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message . This is that Web Series we keep talking about. https://www.youtube.com/playlist...

Devi is accepted to an elite private school in Colorado she didn't apply for, should she stay and live out the senior year of her dreams or go and face a potential nightmare in a shack in the woods? No one is asking the important question: will her rank and GPA transfer with her? The season three finale covers dendrophilia, the ghosts of graduation speeches past, and the significance of Labyrinths...

There must be something in the water in Sherman Oaks. Nalini allows Devi to have a boyfriend. Spoiler alert - he is Indian. Paxton gets some good news about his future, Fabiola gets face time with her crush, and Eleanor and Trent fight and indulge in some makeup humping. Ben acts like the friend Devi needs. Join us for a monumental orchestra concert that may just end with a face full of coffee. Ic...

In a scoop worthy of the Sherman Oaks Tootler, Ben becomes a tutee. We meet Margot, Parker, and Addison for the first time. Trent commits more culinary crime, Des puts some bass in it, and no one takes their shoes off in Nalini's house. Join us for a game night and a shout-out to Shen Yun. All this and more in Never Have I Ever ...hooked up with my boyfriend.  Leave us a comment or message here. h...

Devi, Des, debating, what more could you ask for? How about some cheating? And what about a little vulnerability that isn't met with kindness? Ok, well how about some fireworks and a fire? All this and more in Never Have I Ever ...cheated. . Leave us a comment or message here. https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message . This is that Web Series we keep talking about. https://www.youtube.com...

What is an Asian F? It's a B of course. Welcome to the inner life of Ben Gross!  Andy Samberg narrates a week of Ben's life that he probably would like to forget. Never Have I Ever ...had a breakdown. Devi, Paxton, Trevor, and Des all make an appearance this week. That and a sh*tty trip to the ER. Never Have I Ever ...had a Spicy Jalapeño Beef Jerky Sticks from Chomps. This is not sponsored,...

Welcome to spooky szn!  This week, let's get in the Halloween "spirit" (get it? I'll show myself out...) with Never Have I Ever ... been ghosted. Devi and friends attend an art/coffeehouse at the high school to help them get their groove back. Or get some community service hours. Whatever works. Kamala moves into a new family-friendly building with Nalini's help. Leave us a comment or message here...

Never Have I Ever ... made someone jealous: ruh roh, Paxton has a new girlfriend... How will Devi take it? ,Hopefully maturely. Trent turns 18, doesn't register to vote, and has a rager where Devi meets a former seaman… or semester at sea student. Studying sea slugs was never so sexy. The Vishwakumars have company over for Navarati and it doesn't go well. . Your favorite Late Bloomers are here to...

Devi and Nalini navigate Valentine's Day with new valentines this year. The gang is mostly coupled up (except Fab), and Pati and Kamala take a hike. Your favorite Late Bloomers are here to make sense of the adventures of Devi and the gang. Join Puja and Rashee as they (over)analyze season 3 epi sode 3 by going over the “growth chart,” giving out internet dermatology information, checking out the N...

Devi and the gang try to unearth the identity of a mysterious person texting smack about Paxton. Throughout their escapades, we learn the secret to why popular people age better, explore the dossier of Lady Whistleboy, remember a song by Debussy (not to be confused with b’dussy), and watch championship soccer. At home, Pati is playing matchmaker for Kamala to avoid more shame on the family and fro...

We are back at Sherman Oaks High, two weeks after the winter dance. Devi, a nerd no one notices, is being slut shamed for dating the most popular boy in school. Everyone is in a relationship, or are they? On the other side of town, Pati is playing matchmaker for Kamala to avoid more shame on the family and from her clique at the Malibu Temple. Devi decides to fight slut shaming by…eating big meals...

We’re catching up on "Never Have I Ever" Season 2! Puja and Rashee return (finally) to analyze Season 2, an episode 726 days in the making. 10 full episodes crammed into one, this episode has it all (cue Stefon…): child actors, spurt yurt hookups, fruit-stealing immigrants, Cricket Queens, and slip-and-fall settlements. Leave us a comment or message here.

Rashee and Puja are joined by author, speaker, educator, and co-host of the Jilted Indian Podcast, Dr. Miranda George to discuss the works of Mindy Kaling's 18-year career. What was our favorite project, what themes jumped out, what did it mean to three millennial women of the South Asian diaspora to see someone who looked like us on TV. This is the end of season one, thanks for joining us on this...

A whole episode of Bri and Dimple is kicked off with Puja and Rashee discussing the meanings of Indian first names. Bri and Dimple fully dissect Devi's first two kisses with BuzzFeed quizzes, play-by-play, and Thirst Scale ratings. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple are studying up for zoom NHIE themed trivia night.  Rashee and Puja discuss the tenth and final episode of "Never Have I Ever" Season 1: proto-human robots, friend breaks, and saying goodbye are the major themes. Our final for the colonizer and for the culture and predictions if there is a season 2.  Tune in to find out. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.f...

Bri and Dimple dream cast guest stars to play members of the Vishwakumar and Nalini’s family in a fantasy season 2. Puja and Rashee discuss recurring flashbacks, periyappas, chachas, buas, beavers, clothes from Costco, and complicated mother-daughter relationships in the ninth episode of "Never Have I Ever." Tune in to find out if they are able to reconstruct the Vishwakumar family tree. Leave us...