The Brown Burndown: An Indian American Pop Culture Pod

Well, we did it. Our rambling has finally gotten the better of us and we had to turn this episode into two parts. In Part 1, we introduce our exciting celeb guest (but never get around to her interview...#ourbad), walk you through the DRAMA that has been Jameela Jamil's twitter this week, go through a long illuminating journey with James Blake, and manage to sneak in a Priyanka comment in even tho...

Meghan and Harry decided to peace out, and we're here to break it ALL down. This week, we dive into #Megxit and try to understand what exactly the Commonwealth is/does (spoiler: it's shady, and we don't understand it). We'll also cover a Golden Globes recap, #nickyankawatch2020, and a SHOCKING discovery that we made live while recording. It's a doozy! As always, email us with thoughts, comments, a...

Happy New Year! The year is 2020, and things are, well, not so great. This week, we're filling you in on the dangerous laws and scary events that have been happening in India over the past couple months. Our thoughts are with all of the people affected by these laws and the brave protesters who are risking their lives for what is right. If you have thoughts to add, reading to improve our knowledge...

We're back and here to spread holiday cheer by taking down the monarchy, part deux. Of course, we'll first fill you in on #nickyanka2k19 shenanigans, NYT Cooking fails, and how we mastered the art of inception (lit not kidding). And while our hot take may be a little tardy, our point still stands! Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating, and many many thanks to all our loyal listeners. We ar...

WE BAAAAAACK!!!!! Sincere apologies for the extended hiatus but...we did warn you. This week we bask in the joy of being BACK and skip over the "how was your summer?" niceties (if you wanna know, email us) to get to the MEAT. This week we tackle all that #nickyanka have been up to (spoiler: a lot and also nothing), gush about Fed for another few hours (we edited it, don't worry), and spend a serio...

It's our season finale, featuring only the coolest, greatest, most intelligent people on the planet...our loyal listeners! We're dedicating this episode to YOU by sharing allll of the thoughts you've shared with us. And obvs, it wouldn't be a true Burndown episode without updates on #nickyankawatch2k19 , so tune in for the goss, the laughs, and (of course) the shade. Much love and thanks to all ou...

Anddddd, we're back! This week, we're talking about Mindy Kaling's new film "Late Night" (a.k.a. Another Tale of Mindy + Her Exclusively White BFs lol). We also share some VERY hot takes from our most dedicated listeners and fill you in on some shocking celebrity wedding news. As a special bonus, Rabs reveals her secret childhood crush, and it's #embarrassing. Tune in now!

This week we have a very special episode where we chat with model/actress/director/YouTuber (say that 5 times fast) Kiran Rai, covering everything from tokenism, South Asian mental health stigmas, and how cute we may or may not be. But first, we reflect on Aladdin's life-changing impact on the South Asian Halloween costume industry, remind you that #kevinruinseverything, and stress that you should...

A musical fantasy entirely about brown peeps set in a vaguely Middle Eastern city that's now a blockbuster hit? You bet we have thoughts! This week, we explore the whole new world of Aladdin -- come join us for the ride (lol). We also update you on our soon-to-be trending #nickyankawatch2k19 and finally reveal the winner of our super amazing, really awesome prize ;)

We did it!! It's EPISODE TEN!!! Here's to many many more and a far more expensive SoundCloud subscription 🙄. This week we gift you with a DOUBLE FEATURE and discuss both cultural appropriation in festival wear (#coachella) and tokenism in superhero movies (#avengers). We also give love to our fav publication of all time and try to cover up the fact that Tars's audio bowed out for half the episode...

Hold onto your hats, dudes! Winter is coming...and it's really, really white. This week, we delve deep into the world of fantasy and discuss brown representation (or lack thereof...surprise, surprise) in the genre. And we only spend 2 minutes talking about the Jonas Brothers! A miracle! #notajobropodcast Also, we reveal a really cool, very fun prize that we're offering to our favorite listener (sp...

This week, we do the #1 thing fun people do and talk about how fun we are! We discuss our IRL definitely happened #nikyanka sighting, actually watch Bohemian Rhapsody to provide thoughts, and grapple with every podcaster's most important QTNA: should we get a twitter? Also we talk about the recent college admissions scandal and the supreme court affirmative action case (spoiler: we're team AA).

Aaand this is our actual Oscars episode. Our bad. This week we swear NOT to become a Jonas Brothers podcast and discuss the Academy awards + upcoming movies featuring brown people that give us pause (Did you know that Rami Malek is not Indian? Did you know that Danny Boyle is also not Indian? Did you also know that Armie Hammer is also also not Indian??) and revisit the most divisive question of o...

This week we never get to the promised theme, and instead(by popular demand) spend 37 minutes talking about the Jonas Brothers. We discuss stumbling out of bars and jumping on cars, whether or not the JoBros saw the Favourite, and why oh why Priyanka would agree to be in this. Plus, Rabs reveals some shocking news, and we discuss our actual best celeb encounter (#notthebachelor).

So we did it. This week, we take on the "grey area" that is Aziz Ansari. Turns out...it's pretty black and white? We also explain our absence (#sorry), think through the anatomy of car doors, and reveal our most shameful celeb encounter (spoiler: it may or may not involve The Bachelor).

And we'll never be roooooyals (royals) but we sure can burn them down. This week, we take down the monarchy, demand our diamonds back, and spend a hot hot take debating Meghan Markle. Yay or nay? (Spoiler...kind of yay?)

This week, we get political. We discuss browns in politics, trees, #kamala2020, and talk about 2019 like it hasn't even happened yet (our bad). Plus, we dig into our (least) favs who, surprisingly, are still kinda relevant.

We spend half of our Mindy episode on Priyanka and Nick...#sorrynotsorry. Then we get to the point and discuss her spectacular rise, the Mindy Project and who her baby daddy might be (spoiler: he may or may not have 2020 ambitions)

Two very unqualified Desi college friends and self described haters discuss Indians in Pop Culture. We start with the subject that unites us more than anything else: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Yay or nay? (spoiler: NAY.) Music: Professor Kliq - Bollywood Blades Email: thebrownburndown@gmail.com