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Indra chats with the one and only Cousin Mary about the recent Bachelorette Finale, Love is Blind Season 2 After the Altar, and the recent Adam Levine controversy. They talk about the new Bachelor announcement, the state of engagement and marriage on The Bachelor/The Bachelorette, Erich’s unsavory behavior, Tino’s downfall, and theories about the “…

Indra and Deana recap recent Bravo shows, talk about Gabby and Rachel’s season of The Bachelorette, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Join for a conversation about Erika, her expensive earrings, and Crystal and Garcelle (RHOBH), thoughts on the last week of The Bachelorette, what they’ve heard about Real Girlfriends in Paris, Family Karma at B…

Indra and Deana are joined by the fabulous Rit to discuss the two new South Asian housewives rumored to be on the RHONY reboot. They also talk about the joys of peanut butter and jelly, whether Marlo getting a peach was a good idea or not (RHOA), what Dorit does (or doesn’t) add to RHOBH, Vanderpump Rules BTS, crawling to the finish line with RHODu…

Indra and Deana recap the first few episodes of Season 2 of Indian Matchmaking on Netflix. They also discuss the new She-Hulk series featuring Jameela Jamil, Teresa Giudice’s confusing new podcast, Salman Rushdie’s horrific attack, our first South Asian-American Housewife on the RHONY reboot (!), Kathy Hilton’s cringey comment on Watch What Happens…

Indra and Deana are joined by their favorite guest, Rit Saraswat, from the Reality Tonight podcast. They discuss Teresa’s wedding and what started the feud with Melissa and Joe (Real Housewives of New Jersey), the important differences between Love Island UK and USA, Kandi’s glorious moment on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Rit’s initial thoug…

Indra and Deana are joined by Cousin Mary to talk about the story of the week: Ben and JLo’s surprise Vegas wedding! They also discuss John Mayer and the alarming number of whippets at Dead & Co shows, ‘The Bachelorette,’ Britney Spears’ feud with her sister, recent happenings ‘Love Island UK,’ and the super rich and their obsession with horse ridi…

Indra and Deana chat about current and upcoming South Asian-American TV shows and movies, including ‘Indian Matchmaking’ Season 2, ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3, ‘Wedding Season’ (Netflix,), ‘RRR’ (Netflix), ’Ms. Marvel’ (Disney+), and ‘We are Lady Parts’ (Peacock). They also discuss some BravoCon and cast updates for ‘Family Karma’ and shoot the sh…

Indra and Deana are back after a two month break with an update on what’s been going on in their lives and the next steps for the podcast. They give an update on recent happenings in the ‘Family Karma’ universe, including Anisha’s recent engagement, Shaan and Pooja’s wedding, info on the new cast member Avni, and who they think the best mediator is…

Indra gives a quick update on the state of the pod, and then a BONUS preview of today's Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, where Indra and Deana talk about Britney Spears’ wedding, the final review of the new Top Gun, Celine Dion, Deana’s unsavory experience at a tea shop in Boulder, and a long discussion about the recent drama on the Re…

Indra and Deana are taking a quick pause while they deal with life stuff, and get their ducks in a row for great new content in May!بقلم Family Karma Kast

Indra and Sneha from the Project Mindy podcast discuss Season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’ on Netflix.Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chats! Follow us on Instagram/Twitter: @familykarmakastListe…

Indra and Deana talk about the the recent wedding of Amrit and Nicholas, including where it took place, who was there (and who wasn’t!), some of the special details, the fashion, the most amazing cast picture ever, and hints at what to expect in the coming season!Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.c…

Indra and Deana discuss all the rumors and gossip they’ve heard about ‘Family Karma’ Season Three, including what the cast members are up to, new faces we might see this season, what’s happening between folks who usually don’t get along (ahem, Monica and Anisha), and when we can expect a premiere!Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your po…

Indra and Deana chat with Monica Vaswani from Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma.’ (Original broadcast: October 21, 2020)Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chats! Follow us on Instagram/Twitter: @…

Indra chats with Brookell Barber from the recent season of ‘Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer’ on FOX. Brookell talks about growing up biracial, learning she was Sri Lankan and not Indian when she was 14 years old, and battling colorism in the modeling industry. She also talks about her experience on ‘Joe Millionaire’ as the woman with the dark…

Indra chats with guest Cousin Mary about season 2 of ‘Love Is Blind’ on Netflix. The ladies get into it all, including the latest gossip about the show on Reddit, their thoughts on all the couples, Shake’s all around awfulness, Deepti’s all around loveliness, the most diabolical cast member on the show, who they both relate to the most on the show,…

Indra and Deana chat with actor, screenwriter, and director Sujata Day from HBO’s ‘Insecure’ and her feature film, ‘Definition Please.’ Sujata tells us about her life as a South-Asian American who is good at math and science, but has also had a lifelong love of and interest in the arts. In addition to I discussing what it was like to write, direct,…

Indra chats with Pardeep Singh from Michelle Young’s season of ‘The Bachelorette’ on ABC. Pardeep talks about the complexities of South Asian identities, growing up in Brooklyn, his uncommon journey to becoming a neuroscientist, his work bridging the gap between scientists and policy makers, and the lack of minority representation in the sciences. …

Indra joins Sneha from the Project Mindy podcast to discuss ‘I Think I’m A Sex Addict’, Episode 7 from Season 1 of ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ on HBO. Join in for a a NSFW conversation about the length of Kimberly and Nico's encounters, Sneha’s experience with sex addiction, and whether Nico is hot or not.Listen to Project Mindy: linktr.ee/pro…

Indra chats with Drish and Shivani from the Desi Off-Duty Podcast about their lives as Desi women in Hong Kong, South Asian representation in media (‘Never Have I Ever’ and ‘Love Island’), and their thoughts on Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma.’ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and ge…

Indra and Deana chat about the life and work of actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani. They discuss Kumail’s journey from a nerdy techie on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ to a flashy, buff superhero in the Marvel Comic Universe. How did he get there? How does he feel about it? And how have we, as viewers and fans, processed his career thus far? Subscribe, rat…

Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and for just $1 a month (only available through 1/31/22!) get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chats!On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss the latest season of Vanderpump Rules (that they didn’t actually …

Indra joins Sneha from the Project Mindy podcast to discuss ‘That Comment Tho’, Episode 5 from Season 1 of ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ on HBO. Join in for a discuss about naked parties, small liberal arts schools, which characters they relate to, and why "Seize the D***" is the best advice ever.Listen to Project Mindy: linktr.ee/projectmindyFo…

Indra and Deana discuss everything they know about Vishal and Richa’s spectacular wedding celebrations last weekend! Who was there, and more importantly, who wasn’t? Was it filmed for Season 3? How much did it cost and who paid for it? What was the meaning of all the events and ceremonies? Were there any hookups? Listen to find out all the details!…

Indra and Deana discuss the recent ‘Diwali’ episode from ‘And Just Like That…’ on HBO, including Seema’s introduction and storyline and her potential as a character as the show progresses. They also talk about the new name for the show, learning to love the reboot, Cynthia Nixon/Miranda as cast MVP, the show’s discussions of race and gender, and Ca…

Enjoy a bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can cover. On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss the recent fires in Boulder County, u…

Indra and Deana discuss Priyanka Chopra’s 2021 memoir ‘Unfinished.’ (Original broadcast: March 24, 2021)Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and for just $1 a month, get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chats! Follow us on Instag…

Indra and Deana recap the 2002 movie hit ‘Bend It Like Beckham.’ (Original broadcast: October 7, 2020)Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and for just $1 a month, get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chats! Follow us on Instagra…

Indra and Deana reflect on 2021, look ahead to 2022, and discuss a little ‘Family Karma’ too! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts!Join our Patreon (patreon.com/familykarmakast) and for just $1 a month, get exclusive access to Indra and Deana’s weekly Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop cul…

Indra and Deana speak with journalist Apoorva Verghese about cultural appropriation and other topics affecting the South Asian American community. Apoorva, Indra, and Deana discuss the harmful aspects of cultural appropriation and recent resurgence appropriating South Asian fashion in the West, tokenization of Brown people in America, yoga culture …

Indra chats with Melanie Chandra, star of the new movie ‘Hot Mess Holiday’ on Comedy Central. Melanie talks about how the movie was developed, how they landed on a holiday movie about Diwali, embracing both sides of being South Asian and American, how she met her co-star Surina Jindal, and her story of making the shift from a high-powered consultin…

Indra and Deana chat with columnist, public speaker, playwright, and lawyer, Wajahat Ali. Wajahat discusses a plethora of current issues, including vaccine hesitancy, mistrust in our country, and the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and what it means about the state of race in America right now. He also talks about his recent NYTimes essay, ‘How to Teach a…

Indra and Deana discuss their favorite South Asian gift ideas and TV/film/media recommendations for the holiday season!Gift ideas:One Stripe Chai: https://onestripechai.com/Holi Chic by Megha: https://www.holichicbymegha.com/Riya Collective: https://riyacollective.com/Live Tinted: https://www.livetinted.com/TV/Films/Books/Podcast recommendations:Et…

Enjoy a bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can cover. On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss Zac and Tayshia’s rumored (and now co…

Indra and Deana chat with Radha Patel from the South Asian matchmaking service Single to Shaadi. Radha tells the story of how she started Single to Shaadi, a South Asian matchmaking service in North America. She talks about the common traits her clients often look for, leaving the Aunties out of the process, learning about yourself before looking f…

Indra and Deana chat with Sneha from the Project Mindy podcast. Sneha tells us about how she conceived of the Project Mindy podcast, where she recaps episodes from Mindy Kaling’s biggest shows, her personal experience with colorism and what it was like seeing a dark-skinned Indian woman on TV, Mindy’s fabled romance with BJ Novak, and how she influ…

Indra and Deana chat with Kalpna Auntie from Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma.’ Kalpna Auntie talks about it all, including her upbringing in different parts of the US, being a part of a family that owned hotels, having an arranged marriage at 18, and living in a multigenerational home. She also offers entertaining tips, talks about wedding planning, and g…

Indra and Deana welcome back Rit Saraswat, co-executive producer for unscripted television and film, writer and director, to the podcast. Rit breaks down the making of his short film “TRAITOR”, which leads to a discussion about being brown in America, what it means to be “American”, and race more generally. Then, the trio gets into all the current …

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Indra chats with Amrit Kapai and Nicholas Kouchoukos from Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma’ about interracial relationships. Amrit and Nicholas talk about their first impressions of one another and how their relationship started. They also discuss the similarities and differences in their upbringings, the complexities of interacting with a partner’s family…

Indra and Deana chat with Deepti from the Pop Culture Prisoner podcast about Season 7 of ‘Bachelor in Paradise.’ The women chat about all things BIP and beyond in Bachelor Nation, including the rumors that Abigail hooked up with Dale (of Dale and Clare), Noah and Abigail’s “situationship,” Riley and Maurissa’s insatiable appetite for each other, Ke…

Indra and Deana speak with Ruksana Carroll from Season Three of ‘The Circle’ on Netflix. Ruksana talks about her lifelong love of Bollywood, her parents and upbringing as an Indian-American, and her multi-racial family unit. She also talks about how she got recruited for ‘The Circle’ (including her previous experience on several TV game shows!), he…

Indra and Deana recap the legendary Bollywood film ‘Lagaan.’ They discuss the international success of the film, the Khan’s of Bollywood (and who is flashy v. classy), Aamir Khan as the ultimate hero in the film (and his Hollywood lookalikes), Gracy Singh’s breakout performance, depictions of sex in Bollywood, expectations for women and marriage in…

Indra and Deana speak with Rishi Karam from Season 2 of ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo TV. Rishi gives us the scoop on everything you’re wondering from the show: What did he really think of the ‘Dollar Store Drake’ drama with Anish? What does he think of the Anisha/Monica feud? Did he ever have issues with Brian? What was it like seeing his relationship p…

Enjoy a bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can cover. On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss the cast picture for RHOSLC (why is H…

Indra and Deana speak with Avishar Barua from Season 18 of ‘Top Chef’ on Bravo TV. Avishar tells all about his experience on ‘Top Chef,’ including how he got involved with the show, filming in the thick of a pandemic, preparing for challenges, and the dynamics with the other cheftestants, cast, and production crew. He also discusses what it was lik…

Indra and Deana speak with Dr. Monica Shah from Season Two of ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo TV. Monica Shah chats about all your unanswered questions from her appearance in Family Karma: how did her relationship with Brian really start? Did she really want a 100k ring?! How did things really go down with her and Brian’s relationship? Was there an issue w…

Indra and Deana chat with Deepti from the Pop Culture Prisoner podcast about Katie Thurston’s season of ‘The Bachelorette.’ In this conversation, the women discuss their thoughts on Katie in general and as the lead, their opinions about Greg and Blake, rumors about who will be the next Bachelor, and what to expect on the upcoming season of ‘Bachelo…

Indra and Deana recap the episode of Watch What Happens Live following the ‘Family Karma’ Season Two finale. They touch on all the hot topics that came up on the show, including the update on Brian’s relationship status, the ongoing dynamic between Reshma Auntie and Lopa Auntie, and the unexpected and explosive drama between Anisha and Monica throu…

Indra and Deana recap the season finale, ‘One Last Proposal,’ from Season 2 of ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo TV. The women discuss the finale by diving into some important questions: Does Andy even watch ‘Family Karma’? Will we actually get a Season 3? Are “moneyed fellows” on most South Asian dating checklists? Is Amrit getting married this month? Will …