Deepti and Dina are scared/excited for season 2 of The Valley! The second season premiere was spectacular from the get-go. Everyone is deranged. Dina has a particularly gigantic dislike for a couple on no one's list for "most hated" - but that's just how Dina's brain rolls it seems! 

The fact that these people have truly been friends (errr frienenemies) for years seems to really add to the authenticity of the show. Both Dina and Deepti are scared of many of them. And they are both excited for all the lunacy to come! What a fabulous premiere episode to set the stage for S2!!!!! 

Dina and Haley have returned to the podcast together to work through all their conflicting opinions on Kyle! So many angles to look at it all through and they share the good the bad and the ugly. Also of course they intensely analyze Sutton's insanity, discuss why it's sad Garcelle is leaving the show and wonder whether or not they like Dorit this season. No cast member is left unscrutinized! 

Deepti, Haley AND LARKYN chat about how Real Housewives of Salt Lake City can still do no wrong. While the majority tides are turning on Bronwyn currently, everyone is still wildly entertained by all the chaos her now-UNbecoming MEANNESS ends up creating in the group. Meredith is a superstar in this episode bringing Angie her SHAMPOO WITH SULFITES BAT MITZVAH PRESENT all the way to PUERTO VALLARTA just to make a point. Amaaaazing work, Meredith! Angie's ability to NOT see how she has done ANY wrong at all remains staggering. Britani's complete acceptance in being a pawn if it means air time and what she probably considers popularity is a sight to be SEEN. (As for Mary...well watching her talk to Angie about Robert Jr. is truly gut-wrenching.) Lisa Barlow is perfectly "Lisa Barlow" and we're all living for it.

Southern Charm season 10 has premiered! JT is the worst. Deepti finds how awful he is entertaining b/c it brings out funny scenes where others are losing it on him. Haley and Larkyn hard disagree with this sentiment! It's not remotely fun for them to watch. (Guess Deepti's alone here?) Deepti and Larkyn like new cast member Molly so far and Haley is neutral. Haley is convinced Madison's **hot** husband Brett has a great personality! Deepti immediately needed to ask - b/c he's hot? I mean....jesus! Whewww! As for the others, Shep - still an entitled trust fund no-accountability guy. Craig needs to stop reminding us how he's got his shit together. And Austen...oh look...yet another new girlfriend we are supposed to believe is the real deal. So glad Southern Charm is back! 

Deepti and Dina are incensed on behalf of Dorit that everyone keeps dragging her! Drag ERIKA not DORIT! Well this episode of RHOBH confused Deepti and Dina yet again and they explain exactly where the disconnects are in the women's motivations and actions this season. WHY is Kyle insisting that Sutton is weak?? She has laid everything she feels about Erika out on the table. It's wildly confusing. Listen in for all the hot takes. 

RHONY discussion begins around 46 min 50 sec mark.

Yet another Beverly Hills episode for Deepti and Dina to trash Erika's pathetic hypocrisy. They analyze how poorly Erika is playing the cameras in this episode at Kathy's dinner party. And try to figure out what TF is going on with Kyle. And with this whole episode really - it was a very confusing episode where things almost seemed out of order because people were jumping all over the place in their thoughts about Erika. Deepti and Dina also try to  understand Crystal as a person with all her food emphasis. 

Finally RHONY has ended. Deepti and Dina give their final thoughts on the most lackluster season of what has used to be the greatest franchise ever. 

RHONY discussion begins around 45 min 40 sec mark.

Deepti and Dina discuss every nuance of why this RHOBH did not live up to the previews expectations! They explain how the women are getting sloppy with plotlines and how the Erika saga plot points are just being re-hashed too much.

Deepti and Dina  take the time to dissect why Leah's opening scene with her family is infuriating and they also continue to explore why Sonja has fallen too far for them to enjoy her on their screens at this point. 

RHONY discussion begins around 59 min 25 sec mark

Deepti and Dina have a fanTAStic episode where they go above and beyond to further help crack the Erika/Tom fiasco! Deepti is extremely effusive about Sutton & Garcelle's efforts and while Dina appreciated them, she is not AS bowled over by their performances here. They dig deep into how interesting  the mess is surrounding The Pretty Mess's incoherent legal strategy and also how fascinating the friend group dynamics are as they swirl around this legal circus.

...and then there's RHONY. Ramona is the one who goes above and beyond here in perhaps her worst behavior on the show yet. Deepti expresses who she's most mad at in these episodes and Dina comes up with a brilliant business venture for her and Deepti to help fix these disaster shows! 

RHONY discussion begins around the 44 min 34 sec mark.

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Deepti and Dina continue to break down Erika's web of LIES! They also finally have some, perhaps short-lived, gratefulness for Garcelle on the show and they continue to love watching Dorit merely talk about Tom Girardi's financial crimes. 

On the RHONY discussion, Deepti and Dina go into depth on why they are just so extremely sad about Sonjarita. And then Dina stuns Deepti with details from a PHENOMENAL Watch What Happens Live episode with Ramona and Bershan! 

Shahs discussion begins around the 37 min 55 second mark.

Deepti and Dina are not pleased with Leah on RHONY! They go to town on what's wrong with her dumb contract storyline (and more). And of course they marvel at Ramona's game. 

They are also VERY excited to talk about their top Bravo show right now: The Shahs of Sunset. Tune in for all the reasons why they love Reza, Nema, Mike and GG on their screens. 

Finally, enjoy a little side tangent (tucked into the Shahs discussion) about the new Sex and the City show currently filming. (Technically it's going to be called "And Just Like That...")

RHONY discussion begins around minute 49'34"

Deepti and Dina continue to discuss Erika drama and how they still sometimes feel sorry for her and then get snapped back into reality and lose their sympathy. 

In RHONY news...the Bershan apology was nice, and watching the denial during a Sonja intervention was depressing. Dina and Deepti also both sound off on how absurd that seance was! 

RHONY discussion begins ~53'21" minute mark. 

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Deepti is back with Dina to break down all the nuances of Erika's "performance" in this riveting RHOBH episode! Plus at the very end of this PCP episode, Deepti reveals some gossip on the designer Dorit is currently partnering with to make bridal dresses. 

Deepti and Dina briefly discuss the latest RHONY episode and oddly what rookie moves they're making this season. 

RHOBH discussion begins around 36'24" minute mark.

Deepti is joined by Haley for a wonderful discussion on what was otherwise a filler RHONY episode! The meat of this episode, which mostly takes place in Salem, MA, is at the end of the episode with the dinner at the tattoo parlor. Haley and Deepti parse out exactly why the racial discussions are not landing as well as they truly wish they could. Also, of course they discuss exactly WTF is so annoying about Leah lately and they also have a brief discussion on some issues they're having with Sonja right now. 

The larger cast of RHOBH definitely gives Deepti and Haley more to talk about and in this PCP episode: Deepti dives deep into why she thinks Kathy Hilton is a p-h-o-n-y on this show, Haley explains why she thinks Rinna actually LOVES the Scott Disick/Amelia-dating-drama and of course they talk all things Crystal and Sutton, especially how they are so entertaining to watch spar since they are really two sides of the same coin. 

SHOW NOTE: RHOBH discussion begins around the 37'40" mark.

Deepti is joined again on PCP by Dina for a big episode! They discuss all the nuances of what was considered a "controversial" RHONY episode where Eboni K. Williams hosts "A Harlem Night with Eboni K. WIlliams" - a not-to-be-missed discussion. For anyone interested, here's a link to Eboni K. Williams' must-listen phenomenal appearance on Charlamagne tha God’s show "The Breakfast Club" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZApLweMgtOs

Deepti and Dina also have a lawyer-centric heavy discussion on all things horrid with Tom Girardi and Dina goes in deep on her thoughts regarding Erika's involvement. Of course they also discuss the weird Crystal-Sutton fiasco,  LORD DISICK's relationship with Amelia and WTF IS UP WITH ERIKA'S HOT TODDY FASCINATION. (Dina has a theory.) 

After over three months, Pop Culture Prisoner is BACK! Because there are SO many shows to discuss, Deepti and Haley just dished their latest overall thoughts so far on Beverly Hills, SLC (the GREATEST show on Bravo), Potomac and New York (the WORST show on Bravo).

Deepti and Haley united in their anger towards Kyle and couldn't help but notice how happy Mo and PK seem to be these days! They discuss the controversial freshman *STAR* Bronwyn on RHOSLC and also how unHINGED Meredith's bat mitzvah party was (in THE most entertaining way imaginable). Potomac is doing well in Deepti and Haley's eyes. Mia is off her rocker but Deepti doesn't want her off her screen for some reason. Karen has devolved into such a sad character and it's frankly quite upsetting. How is Wendy suddenly NOT annoying?? FINALLY....New York needs to be canceled. At least with this cast! PAVIT has jumped the shark btw. Ubah and Brynn are supremely difficult to watch on our screens. Of course Deepti and Haley have many thoughts on Erin and a few on Jenna. Racquel is cool. But really...please end this show!! 

RHOBH discussion starts around the 38 min mark. 

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WHEW!!!!! It's a full blown super-sized Bravo catchup on this episode of PCP! **Haley and Larkyn** join Deepti to discuss all things RHONY and RHOBH! They discuss what specifically grinds their gears about Leah this season, how great Eboni is, what makes Heather both annoying...AND YET...respectable sort of (?) and of course there's some good ol' analysis on the OGs Lu, Sonja and Ramona. 

RHOBH big topics include the demise of Rinna, the weird Crystal/Sutton fight developments, Kyle not being the worst this season, Kathy Hilton's existence on the show and whether she's deserving of all the hype AND OF COURSE THE MOST INTENSE DISCUSSION EVER ON ERIKA'S DOWNFALL. 

**RHOBH discussion begins at 45min 30 sec mark. 

Deepti and Dina are FINALLY discussing the season premiere of FAMILY KARMA! Get their latest thoughts on...glow-DOWNS? And the stakes of these "fights" - good grief. Of course  Deepti and Dina LOVE to talk about their own first generation experiences as an Indian-American and Greek-American so don't miss that. 

Deepti and Dina also go into how absurdly fragile Sutton is being on RHOBH, how strong their complete annoyance with Garcelle is these days and they also try to figure out whether or not Kathy Hilton is living on planet earth. 

RHONY discussion  at 42:30 time mark.

Deepti and Dina thought they'd just breeze through both of these episode recaps but of course they couldn't! Commentary on every character of course ensues and they break down the big racially charged arguments at the end of both RHOBH and RHONY episodes. Dina also did *not* hold back on Luann's faults in this episode!!! 

Deepti and Dina give you all the deep analysis on the RHOBH premiere and the highlights of the 4th episode of RHONY. (RHONY discussion begins at 53:34.) Tune in to hear all their thoughts on the latest RHOBH "looks" and potential storylines to come. For RHONY...well yes it was a filler episode but one that brought so so many laughs!!! 

Dina and Deepti delve DEEP into what's going on with this season so far on RHONY! If you are wondering if you are enjoying Season 13 enough or not...look no further and listen right here. Through a lot of analysis, Deepti learns to be more "positive" about this season so far even though there are just way too many times even Dina must concede that Leah is getting on many a nerve! But Leah's "over-producing" is not enough to over-shadow Ramona antics, Luann's spectacular looks, Sonja being...on her own journey?...and how well our new Housewife Eboni is doing. Make sure to listen Dina and Deepti break it all down. 

Deepti and Dina are so excited that our beloved RHONY cast is BACK! They discuss newcomer Eboni, the tag lines for everyone, how beautiful Luann looks this season of course and their thoughts on what they think they can expect with the new season. 

The Real World Season 1 cast (Julie, Eric, Kevin, Andre, Norman, Heather, Becky) has reunited for six "homecoming" episodes TWENTY-NINE YEARS after the original season aired! Deepti, Daisy and Leila cannot get enough of it and reunited themselves to discuss the original 1992 season and the two recent homecoming episodes. There are lots of feelings on Andre's hair, Becky being such a Becky, landlines, racial tension discussions in '92 vs now (spoiler: it's the same) and so much more. 

*SHOW NOTE* It WAS in fact Adam Schlesinger who Becky talked about in the original season! (RIP Adam) 

A special super-friends episode of PCP with Deepti, Dina and Haley breaking down season 5 so far on the Real Housewives of Dallas! They share all their thoughts on newcomer Dr. Tiffany Moon, some of their complicated feelings on Kameron, how they just cannot even deal with Brandi and so much more! 

And Happy almost one year anniversary (March 10th!) to the Pop Culture Prisoner podcast!!! Deepti would like to thank ALL her co-hosts the past year!! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are here to break down the FINAL RHOSLC Reunion recap for the premiere season and they ALL blow their lid at some point about these ladies at the reunion. Also as a special delightful bonus, Larkyn's husband Billy shows up to give his take on Heather and also the RHOSLC husbands in general. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn continue to be rapt by this RHOSLC reunion! WTF IS MARY EVER EVEN SAYING???? Is *Lisa* now going to be more liked than Heather? Is Meredith even present? Those questions and more are pondered AND as an unexpected...treat?...Haley goes OFF on the RHONJ S11 premiere. 

Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss their Real Housewives of Orange County issues including Gina's handling of the Travis situation, Heather continuing to be the center of Dina's ire, how to make sense of JOHNNY J's lawsuit against Shannon and not being able to handle one more minute of Alexis.

And then onto OWNING MANHATTAN. A show that seems to be so much better than Million Dollar Listing New York. The blend of all the agents' drama coupled with Ryan's charismatic personality made for such a great binge watch. They take guesses at what was actually real and what was staged for the cameras and of course they discuss the hot tattooed fraudster Jonathan, blech! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss all their reactions to what was a very impressive first part of a reunion for a brand new franchise! They discuss the fashion looks, Jen and Heather, Jen and Meredith, Mary's surprising fun quips and whether Whitney was overly manipulated by the producers a bit much this season?? Tune in for all the hot takes! 

Deepti is back with DINA for a special supersized PCP episode where they discuss their Southern Charm thoughts on the entirety of season 7! They talk at length about the glorious debut of Leva to the cast and of course analyze the entire Kathyrn Dennis situation (and what is oddly Danni's ACTUAL biggest issue with it all!), the antics of Shep/Craig/Austen/newcomer-Pringle and of course all things Madison. Enjoy this journey through S7! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn break down the finale episode of the first season! Snippets in this episode include: Jen Shah being too nuts to handle; a little bit of a tangent on The Bachelor; blazer dresses - WHYYYY are they a thing??; Mary's eyes are a whole character on this show. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn try their darnedest to make sense of Jen Shah. WHAT A DOOZY of an episode. And god bless that hypnotist Kimberly for using some real Austin Powers techniques for getting Jen to apologize to the ladies! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn take their deep analysis to Vegas with the SLC ladies! Also an unexpected little trip down memory lane into the very early 2000s SF days for Haley and Larkyn and some old dear friends. 

Deepti interviews Priya Doty, author of the new incredible novel Finding Warrior Pose. It's a story about a woman named Jaya Gupta, who is sent by her grandmother on a trip to learn yoga in India, only to find a situation she does not expect. In addition to discussing the novel, Deepti and Priya talk about their own experiences growing up Indian-American and traveling to India throughout the lives. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have figured out Coach Shah and they are NOT happy about it! Their Housewives loyalties have shifted somewhat, though don't worry, they still cannot deal with Lisa at this moment. They break down the delicacies of relationships and also have a big discussion on the psychology of the QAnon cult and how they've infiltrated the Bravosphere. Do not miss this episode! 

Deepti and Leila bid adieu to the ladies of Potomac! They discuss topics from all 3 reunion episodes including Gizelle's fashion, Wendy's freshman season, Gizelle and Jamal, Robyn's Real Housewives fate, Karen's demeanor this whole season and at the reunion, Ashley and Michael and finally of course...how THE FIGHT between Monique and Candiace played out at the reunion.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have quite an episode for you! While you may have thought this was a filler RHOSLC episode, this recap is not to be missed! Do they go off on very informative tangents on skin care regimens, opinions on Kyle Richards from RHOBH  and the history of COVID? Sure! But who doesn't want THAT? Also discussed: MYSTERIES OF MARY'S CLEAR SHUT OUT FROM THE SHOW, Meredith's divorce storyline draggggging, Lisa - UGH, lots of discussion on Whitney's dad and finally...Jen and Coach Shah...well that's a disastrous relationship.

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much to discuss about our Salt Lake City friends this week. Meredith's caginess about her marriage bugs, Jen's sadness is explored, Whitney's scene with her dad is devastating, Lisa's upcoming "5 billion dollar business" is QUITE the goal, meanwhile while her family continues to be pervs, Heather....OH HEATHER...much analysis on her life...and finally WHERE OH WHERE IS MARY? 

Blake/Ryan: Beginning 

RHOC: ~38 min mark

Back to Blake/Ryan/Taylor Swift ~1hr 37min 15 sec mark

Deepti has Dina in the house for this LIVELY episode (bad pun I know I know). Deepti explains the whole Blake & Ryan/It Ends With Us controversy and is met with some roadblocks from Dina! Who seemingly at [many] times could not understand why we all need to care about this [HUGE] pop culture disaster! But in the end, Dina in fact gets extraordinarily vested in how this may or may not affect Blake's friendship with Taylor Swift. 

Then they go on to analyze the first 5 eps of Season 18 of Real Housewives of Orange County. Jen is dimwitted for sure...but does that justify Gina being SO awful to her!? Dina explains in great detail why she canNOT deal with Heather Dubrow on any level. Emily looks fantastic but is she being mean overall? Sutton makes a grand "LOOK AT ME, YOU PLEBEAINS" entrance on RHOC. Tamra has no plotline. And Shannon...oh jeez just what a mess. 

Blake/Ryan/Taylor thoughts emerge in the beginning and throughout the ep b/c it's just what's on our minds now. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn go to Sundance with the SLC ladies! They give kudos where kudos is due to the self-proclaimed Sundance Queen and they dive deep into Heather's psyche and have some unsolicited TIPS for her! Larkyn also dazzles with her own personal Y2K party story related to Utah! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn can't stop thinking about everyone's testimonial looks. They also remain scared of and mystified by Mary but continue to have all the love for Whitney and Heather. 

Deepti and Leila are happy to have reached THE END of the season huzzah! They theorize at length about the real reason(s) WHY the women are SO angry at Karen about her wig party. Deepti and Leila find they were undercover sentimental about Robyn and Juan. And of course they discuss the INSANE party where Michael is a complete lunatic! 

Oh boy...what a PCP episode that Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have in store for you here! These new SLC Housewives are BRINGING THE DRAMA. No stone is left unturned in this monster recap.  Haley managed to continue regaling Deepti and Larkyn with juicy scoop she learned from the online Bravoverse. All three of them are here to help you process all your confused feelings about Mary, Jen, fashion choices and so much more. 

After a brief hiatus, Deepti is back with Leila to mourn the unseating of Karen as a Bravo Queen (just an opinion!), to voice their exhaustion with the Candiace-Monique fight storyline and to  psychoanalyze Gizelle. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have changed their minds about some of these new Housewives on the Bravo scene after watching this second episode. Larkyn once again shares some juicy stories from her time living in Salt Lake City. And your fabulous co-hosts also all agree that this RHOSLC franchise is truly Harvard-level reality TV show caliber. Whether you're a Bravo beginner or a seasoned Housewives veteran, tune in for all the intense and necessary analysis.

*N.B. Please excuse some of the audio difficulties in this episode. We hope to fix any technical difficulties soon and send our biggest apologies! 

Deepti and Leila return to Portugal with the ladies of Potomac and also try to understand the RHOP Season 5 Reunion dress looks that were just revealed! 

Deepti and Leila discuss the Portugal trip, including Karen's MILK AT DINNER, the amazing frienemy dynamic between Gizelle and Karen, the perennial confusion that is Ashley and the fact that we are all *done* with Wendy's DEGREES. 

Deepti is here with TWO NEW CO-HOSTS!!!!! Welcome Haley and Larkyn to Pop Culture Prisoner!!! Larkyn has lived in SLC for over a decade and comes to PCP with amazing insights on the city and and Haley is a fellow polished Bravo scholar. Together this team of experts is excited to bring you a week by week analysis of Bravo's latest franchise which did NOT disappoint in its premiere episode! 

Deepti and Leila discuss Candiace's song, their feelings on Gizelle getting messy and Wendy's entire Real Housewives persona so far. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn share what an UTTER DISASTER the reunion was in terms of Andy forcing basically zero accountability on Kyle for how he treated Amanda all season! WTF!!!! 

Everyone coming to destroy Lindsay was really not warranted. What on EARTH was Danielle thinking with her hair/outfit?? Amanda is never going to leave Kyle is she? Paige was amazing with her support of Ciara but terrible with her snickers at Lindsay. Carl is a baby man. West went from hero to zero in no time OUCH. 

Deepti and Leila process their feelings on Robyn, continue to vent frustrations over the Monique and Candiace saga and decide they need for Wendy to take a step back on some matters! 

Even though these episodes seemed filler, Deepti and Leila still have a million thoughts on them. They hypothesize about why Ashley is so stoic when it comes to talking about Michael's shenanigans, discuss their feelings about Karen's small town home journey (and small towns just in general) and dive deep into Candiace's mindset about pressing criminal charges against Monique.

FINALLY Deepti and Dina are here to share their thoughts on all three RHONY Reunion AND Secrets Revealed episodes! Dina shares some pretty incredible gossip she's heard, they analyze Dorinda, Leah and Ramona (and yes even Bethenny who wasn't even on this season) to the max. They also share some preliminary thoughts and feelings on the trailer for Southern Charm Season 7 and Real Housewives of Orange County Season 15 and also how they've felt looking back at the pandemic and watching these reality shows and listening to podcasts tackle the lockdown overall this year. Dina also explains her latest surprising thoughts on Keeping Up With The Kardashians ending its run.