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Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean will not stop watching RHONY but hmmm it's got some problems. Sai, Jessel and Erin are just TRYING TOO HARD and it's not coming off as authentic! And WHY are Erin and Daisy going after Erica's island house and the ins and outs of whether they truly own the island or not?? It's just weird. Erin continues to annoy. Jessel continues to be cringe (b...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean were overall quite tickled by UGT. Luann was unHINGED and made this girls trip so incredibly entertaining to watch. Vicky made an unpredictable turnaround - how did that even HAPPEN?? Sean doesn't care for Gizelle but Deepti has a soft spot for her. WHY did Lisa Barlow not apologize for being late??? Cynthia Bailey as 50 Cent was absolutely outrageous and amaz...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are still holding out for an actually decent season of RHONY Reboot. We learn much more about Hailey - more background on the Jon & Kate + 8 situation and more on Hailey's loquacious mom. Daisy gets livid as Jessel insults her apartment popcorn ceiling AND the fact that it's rent-controlled (WHO judges a rent-controlled apt!?). Jessel continues to off...

Send us Fan Mail Taylor Swift Rant ~ 13 min 34 sec through 20 min 24 sec Deepti and Sean discuss the second episode of the season. Whitney takes a center role and tries to apologize to Lisa and Meredith, with Meredith of course not accepting! Meredith is super proud of her facelift. No mention by her of a wig situation yet. Lisa and Angie hilariously cannot ski. BRITANY is back and lies/claims she...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean think S16 of New York is SHOCKINGLY promising! After such a dud reboot so far, these two episodes were actually good!  Newcomers Daisy, Hailey and Erika seem like they could really deliver. They're not too much, not too little so far. Jessel is OFF HER ROCKER out of the gate! Yeeeesh! She's got a massive ego right now. Erin - UGH!!!!!! Carole Radziwill is...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean were teary during the season 7 premiere of the Salt Lake City premiere b/c of the sad daeth of Robert Jr. RIP.  Otherwise, the cast is back and ready to roll. Meredith's had a face lift, Lisa may have made her husband apologize to her on the show for being mean to her last season?, Whitney wants to make amends and isn't drinking this season in order to &q...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean loved the second half of this season season of Next Gen! Despite the blatant plot-producing happening...it was still so enjoyable. Georgia is so strange and entertaining, Charlie - WHAT A VILLAIN, Shai is such an innocent producer plant adorable kid, Ariana - nice girl (but please get a haircut!), Gia - great for the show (she's definitely breaking up with her...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean discuss the first two episodes of the new Ultimate Girls Trip season. Episode 1 was a LITTLE bit lackluster, but fun enough. Episode 2 definitely was an improvement. Vicki is a monster wow. Porsha is an absolute DELIGHT. Kyle - UGH!! Theresa, wow...her dingbat ways are entertaining. Gizelle...always stirring the pot but adding NOTHING about her own self per usual....

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean regroup to talk out the last three episodes of Season 3 of The Valley. Overall this season was great. Dark, yes. But still great!! At least there was drama unlike some other shows with fake drama (AHEM looking at you Next Gen).  Deepti and Sean think that Brittany should start a party planning business, why does Luke already want another baby???, Kristen is finally...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are up and down about this season of Next Gen. At times they say it's fake, boring, etc...and then suddenly they're excited for the scenes from the second half of this season!  Brooks needs to do more IN GENERAL, no wonder he's seated at the end of of the couch at the reunion! Shai having such a high position on the couch at the reunion however is......

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are welcoming back Real Housewives of Orange County for their TWENTIETH season. Wow.  This show is in large part depressing and entertaining. A good balance! Shannon "keeping it together" in her tagline is hilarious, Vicki being back is injecting new air into this show, new girl Carmella is promising, Heather is condescending  and smug as usual!, Emily ha...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are kind of relieved that In The City Season 1 is almost over. The show ended up so over-produced by the cast members! The "wedding reception" (that was NOT a wedding reception!) debacle was fun to watch at times but also seemed so planned to "have fights" and it just fell in line with so much else this season that didn't feel organic. Lind...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti is thrilled to have Reshma back on the Pop Culture Prisoner to talk about the looney ladies of Rhode Island. What a freshman season this was! They discuss the Kelsey/Rosie fights, Alicia/Liz fight, Rulla/Josie fight and the various intricacies of the cast members.  What is Rulla even doing on the show??? Josie never seemed as bad as she was painted out to be! Why were we pr...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean have a few thoughts on this insane wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3rd. What crazy straaaange choices Taylor and Travis made....

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are so tickled by Next Gen. Riley gets turnt, everyone hates Charlie, Charlie does give AF, Ariana continuuuuuues the charade with her and Hudson having "breakup" drama, Brooks gets called out for not being aunthentic on the show, Georgia is so bizarre always and it's great, Shai is precious, Rowan is an incredible new cast member, EVERYONE IS TRYING...

Send us Fan Mail ~Start of episode Deepti and Sean start out with a little chatter on Madonna's new album and Madonna in general. And veer into a tiny chit chat about Jack White's new album.  ~5 min 50 seconds Then to the crux of the episode...The Valley. It continues to rivet. How Danny can get WORSE every episode is crazy. Nia is no better since she "dutifully defends her man&quot...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast was recorded on June 29, 2026. It's out a little late! Deepti and Sean have VERY HIGH HOPES for the sophomore season of Next Gen. The squabbles are so petty and yet delightful. Deepti is surprised she's very entertained by Gia and Ariana's friendship and their joint confessionals. Ava is finally doing something this season other than just being pretty,...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast was recorded on June 29, 2026. It's out a little late! Deepti and Sean are on a little on the struggle bus, or shall they say struggle trolley with In The City. Amanda is beYond unbearable, it's truly a marvel watching her act so pathetic and like such an entitled spoiled brat. Why isn't Georgina getting actual storyline? Deepti wonders if Lindsey is ev...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean have finally caught up on THE VALLEY. Last time they talked about the Valley, they thought it was dull as nails. BUT THEN IT GOT GOOD and dark per usual. Danny is out of control with his denial and lying and Nia supporting "her man" is just so gross. Zach has been doing good work and entertaining the troops! Kristen - OH BOY. Kristen is GOING THROUGH IT a...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are RELIEVED this season of Summer House is FINALLLLLY OVER. It's been fun but dear lord it's been too much of Amanda and West being the worst humanity has to offer. One can only take so MUCH! Amanda had a sit-down with Lindsey and showed ZERO remorse yet again. Refused to even really acknowledge Ciara. Amanda played the tired ol' victim card for the...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean feel like Lindsey at this point - they think they've really learned nothing. West and Amanda continued to share nothing and show zero emotion. Andy had to DRAAAAAG an apology out of Amanda for Ciara. Jesse could not stop crying. Lindsey wonderfully read West to filth at the end of the episode and West looked deranged while she was doing that.  AND BIG BRAVO NE...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean thought this In The City episode was a dud. Amanda is just lying through her teeth. Kenny is not compelling to watch these days so far. Plotlines are just kinda thin right now. Danielle thinking that her current guy wasn't cheating on his wife with her is laughable.  Somehow Deepti and Sean ended up talking about country/electronic music mashups, the current b...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are PISSED that Amanda and West are NOT EVEN PARTICIPATING in the reunion!! They are so zonked out and West just agrees to what everyone is saying to shut everyone up and deaden the discussion. Amanda is barely awake. What is she ON??? She left for, according to reports, 15-60 minutes at one point!  Kyle gets pretty skewered for being a bad husband at one point. It...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are still quite pleased with the Summer House spinoff In The City. This episode opened with a scene with Ciara, Amanda and West hanging out and it was absolutely insane to watch. Amanda and West are playing in Ciara's FACE! Diabolical. Deepti finally got activated with Kenny hate. Kenny and Whitney are so just a couple for television purposes, it's so pho...

Send us Fan Mail Deepti and Sean are still happy so far with In The City, though it's hard to get fully into it since Summer House reunion mania is in such full force. Deepti wishes she could care more about the fact that Kenny is a d-bag but he's just so not compelling to her. Lindsey is doing a great job on the show. Danielle makes odd choices and thinks illogical things in life someti...