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Send us Fan Mail 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?...

Send us Fan Mail 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 (!!!!!!!!!!!)....

Send us Fan Mail 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 negi...

Send us Fan Mail 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). Als...

Send us Fan Mail 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 every...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 hy...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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&apo...

Send us Fan Mail 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) aft...

Send us Fan Mail 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 we...

Send us Fan Mail 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ol...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Hal...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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, W...

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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. 

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail **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 Sea...

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...