The Brown Burndown: An Indian American Pop Culture Pod

March is here, and we are coming in hot with our THIRD episode of 2026! Tune in for a discussions on the triumphs, tragedies, and (most importantly) questionable fashion choices at the Olympics (spoiler: we saw a bindi in the wild out there), Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (which we have admittedly not read since the mid aughts), and of course, #NickYanka2k26 (duh). As always, send us your thoug...

We are BACK not ONE WEEK LATER (!!). This episode has everything! Usha Vance, Zarna Garg, Tolstoy (particularly, War and Peace which we are totally actually going to Book Club) and of course, Priyanka and Nick. Not to mention a 10 minute detour on anthropomorphized beanie babies and a discussion of how much dumber we've gotten over our nearly ten years of podcasting together. You can be the judge...

The Brown Burndown interview series, "Celebs Have Thoughts" is officially back! We are kicking things off with a massive treat (pun intended). In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Pooja Bavishi, the founder and CEO of Malai Ice Cream. We dive into her journey of blending nostalgic South Asian spices with creamy textures to build a cult-favorite dessert brand. From her early days of chu...

We're back and have lots to discuss! This episode, we take a leap and go for some hot, on-the-ground, SHOCKING investigative journalism. Tune in for our encounter with Nickyanka IRL, our thoughts on the new F1 film (pour one out for Simone), and some exciting new updates for our pod! And to our loyal listeners following on Substack, stay tuned for a major update there ;)

*BIG NEWS* We're starting a Substack! And we're going to post regularly! Hold us accountable! https://substack.com/@thebrownburndown In this mini-episode, we cover...the history of land ownership in the United States (it's relevant, we promise), White Lotus gossip, Political gossip, Nickyanka gossip (also still relevant!). We'll then yearn for the days of mall concerts in pools...jk, that's now. S...

We've experienced the mother of all technical difficulties, but as gesture of our commitment to this episode we're running it back one. more. time. Reporting from our first IN PERSON recording session since 2022 (!!!), we’re back to cover our thoughts on the 2024 election, what’s at stake and random musings, political gossip, & what our Roman Empire is. Tune in for all of that and more, and in the...

We're back with a sort of relevant again episode from...APRIL. We discuss Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis, alllll the conspiracies, and what the royal family owes us before the convo takes a dark medical turn. Afterwards, we get into the incredibly relevant subjects of: Sex Education Season 4, love lives of billionaires, iPhone upgrades, Lessons in Chemistry, Mean Girls the Musical, and of course...

Happy 2024! To commemorate the new year, we're bringing you an episode...we recorded 5 months ago. And catch the first "lie we told" at the 30 second mark where we announce that it's going to be a "mini" one (spoiler, it's 50 minutes long). Chaos all around! Join us on this time traveling journey where we cover Barbenheimer, Nixon, Sophie Turner, Hasan Minhaj, and (most importantly) LARRY (iykyk)....

Happy #AAPI month! This one is delayed (duh) but hopefully worth it because....WE REUNITED!!! Three point five years later we bring you the third IRL recording in Brown Burndown history. We also get into: A) Elusive Taylor Swift concert tickets (this was recorded pre breakup so sry no takes there) B) #Nickyanka continuing to Nickyanka (see: https://twitter.com/mitchoo_oo/status/1632398105537544194...

We reward your many month wait with: 1) Poor audio until the halfway point 2) In-depth discussion of the Queen's cause of death 3) Liz Truss (lol) 4) An episode we recorded in September and has extremely out of date takes on a) Mindy Kaling and b) Harry and Meghan 5) Also lots of good other stuff HOWEVER we are back and promise to provide a more timely episode soon xoxo

Oh hi....its us. and we are BACK with a SUPER BUMMER episode but one that is close to our hearts! First we talk about how we're not going to talk about frivolous things (before we spend 15 minutes talking about frivolous things like...Mindy's haircut (yay), and Bridgerton (....). Then we talk about the huge bummer that is the state of women's rights in the US currently! And end with a hot take tha...

This "mini" (maxi) episode opens like its sponsored content for Parachute oil but LOL no we wish nobody pays us to do this. This week we discuss: 1) Tropical breezes 2) New words we've learned 3) Our investment thesis re: crocs 4) The first 5 episodes of Mindy Kaling's new show "The Sex Lives of College Girls" Are the takes kinda outdated now that the full show is out? Yes! Are we going to release...

Fear not because we are BACK! We're happy to report that we are alive and well in our first ever mini-episode, where we'll catch you up on what we've been up to since the summer. Tune in for #nickyankawatch2k21 updates, a deep dive into BJ Novak's dating life, and the funniest thing PChops has ever said! #potatoes (iykyk) Come join us for this brief but wild ride -- we've missed you all so much!

Welcome to the past! This episode has EVERYTHING. 1) Depressingly optimistic pandemic predictions from over a month ago Rabs and Tars 2) Thong pants 3) A whole bunch of hot takes about random things including (but not limited to): - Rihanna - The Queen - "Spotify podcasts that nobody listens to" - Federer - Crocs - In the Heights - Black Widow - "Religious" teas So if YOU are in the mood for contr...

This episode, is either A) supremely out of date (recorded 1.5 months ago 😬) or B) a nice distraction from everything awful going on (if you want to skip depressing stuff, start at 9:40). We discuss P Chops's restaurant (yeesh), Minari pre Oscar win for Youn Yuh‑jung (❤) and then a whooooole lot of meghan and harry (👀). Please donate to India COVID relief efforts: https://covid.giveindia.org/sou...

This week is NOT our Meghan Markle episode, but don't you worry, that's coming soon. Instead, we talk about Minari (

Happy 2021, dudes! New year...same problems. We're kicking off the year with a little bit of everything: Hilaria Baldwin, mask-less Nickyanka, and the jaggery of GBBO. We'll then dive into the new Wonder Woman film, which is just...yikes. Tl;dr racism is still out! Our apologies for the time lag in releasing this ep, but tune in for our LIVE reactions to the January 6th attack on the US Capitol (s...

You guys, it's finally here. Our much anticipated, high quality Thanksgiving special that only took us one full year to edit is out today! Tune in to be transported to the days of glorious, mask-free living (not a 2020 White House event but...just 2019 lol). And while 2019 may seem like a different era, we still appreciate the constants in our lives: #nickyanka, contemplating bangs, and laughing f...

We've been waiting two long years of podcasting to say this...THIS IS OUR VICTORY EPISODE! And it's...surprisingly depressing? This slightly ramble-y episode has everything: Jake Tapper, Secret Societies, and 14,000 "like"s...oh wait, those are the parts we cut. Instead we give you: investigative journalism concerning Priyanka's bangs, Kennedy school gossip, and the small wins we took out of this...

We're back for a very special election episode! First, we check in with all our usual favs: Patriot Act was cancelled, Djok still sucks, Mindy had a baby, #nickyanka are still #nickyankaing. Also, we rank American Girl Dolls and take another swipe at colonialism (and non mask wearers SMH). tl;dr: GO VOTE! Your voice matters! Some ways to get involved: https://joebiden.com/take-action/ https://swin...

We paused the editing of 2(!) other episodes to bring you: THE EMERGENCY KAMALA EPISODE! Where we discuss: the new DOJ case against Yale (ick), Priyanka's new crocs ad (lol), somehow Chris Pratt (it kinda made sense in context) and most importantly KAMALA HARRIS, Joe Biden's recently announced running mate. Also, we spend half the episode talking about Indian Matchmaking, so there you go. Note: to...

Taking a break from fluffy celebrity stuff to talk about what really matters. This week, we discuss the model minority myth and how much it harms Black communities, how Bollywood celebrities are #hypocrites for promoting #BlackLivesMatter while also endorsing whitening creams, and how South Asians owe so much to MLK who "cced" them on the Civil Rights movement in 1965. Real talk, it's been a rough...

You asked, and we delivered. We're back, discussing Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show Never Have I Ever (!!!). First, we do a quick check in with #nickyankawatch2020 and refuse to encourage their "subtle" seltzer promotion, update you on our quarantine life (spoiler: there are no bangs), and then get right down to the most important Indian-american TV show thus far! We are nothing if not haters, but...

We're back! This week, we're delivering a (hopefully) 31 min distraction from the dumpster fire that is life right now. Tune in to hear what we're watching, what we're wearing (spoiler: it's PJs), and what we might do to our hair (!!!). Objections are welcome. As always, in both the rough times and the good ones, we're here for you guys

And we're back! This week in Part 2, we're finishing our lingering thoughts from a month ago (oops, our b) about the Oscars, Aladdin part deux, and whether Crocs will ever be in (spoiler: no). And finally, we're so excited to feature a very special guest, Trisha Sakhuja-Walia, CEO and Co-Founder of Brown Girl Magazine (!!!). For more on all the amazing things she's doing, check out www.browngirlma...