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Deepti embarks on her first solo podcast episode! As a Swiftie, it's her duty to discuss the new Taylor Swift album that has greatly divided the planet! Deepti sings its praises but also has some *notes* on what are some baffling choices Taylor made on this album. Deepti talks criticisms and criticisms of criticisms. And she generally acknowledges that she feels schizophrenic about this album. ENJOY! 

Deepti is finally back after a LONG hiatus and is thrilled to welcome new podcast guest Deana! Deana is a fabulous culture aficionado AND a therapist IRL! Perfect for Real Housewives analysis. They discuss the season 6 premiere of our beloved show (just ask John Oliver and Kristen Wiig who gush about RHOSLC) Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. While this premiere left a lot to be desired, Deepti and Deana still break it all down. Especially trying to figure out what Britney's role even is, whether or not Heather and Whitney are "trying their best" and wondering where on earth Lisa Barlow was! 

(This ep was recorded on 9/21/2025...so yes there have been more RHOSLC eps that have aired since! Pop Culture Prisoner will be catching up!) 

Deepti and Sean introduce the inaugural episode of Pop Culture Rap Sheet! Episodes where we just gab about what's been consuming our brains pop culture-wise lately. 

Approximate Time Stamps for Topics: 

• 0:00 Jared Leto
• 8:50 Turnstile (the coolest band right now) 
• 20:32 Pop Music - Beyonce, Madonna
• 26:45 Traitors S4 Cast Revealed
• 33:50 Podcasts
• 39:00 Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV show w/Jon Hamm) CONTAINS SPOILERS
• 45:50 Alleged Devil Wears Prada Sequel/Anne Hathaway
• 49:00 Lindsay Lohan/Kardashians Cosmetic Work
• 54:10 The Valley
• 1:11:05 Summer House/Southern Charm

Pop Culture Prisoner's 200th episode!!!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!

Deepti and Sean mistakenly dreaded watching the new Bravo show Next Gen NYC about the children of Bravolebs and other rich/famous parents' kids BUT IT IS AMAZING! Well so far at least. The douchey villain Charlie is providing decent tv so far, Ariana (Kim Z's daughter) is shockingly endearing, Brooks has become a SWEET BOY on this show, a couple of the cast members are leaving a bit of a snooze mark so far, Georgia is fantastic and Dylan...wow Dylan wow. 

Deepti, Haley and Sarah decided to do an impromptu episode about the second season of The Valley so far. They discuss why season two is feeling SO MUCH MORE ICK compared to the equally disturbing season one. Topics discussed: "HOW sorry" they feel for Brittany (it's a mixed bag), that Zach isn't enough comedic relief for the show (but kudos to him for trying), Lala being annoying, Jax being a dangerous psychopath, how Janet must have zero fans, the intricacies of Nia and Danny's relationship and Deepti denounces her past attraction to Jesse! 

Summer House Season 9 just wrapped with part 2 of its reunion and Deepti, Haley and Sarah have THOUGHTS. First thought being they are all happy for Paige that she decided to leave the show, GOOD CHOICE! They also dissect Amanda and Kyle's marriage, whether Imrul deserved another chance at another season, Lexi and Jesse's toxic AF relationship, Ciara's role in this season, Danielle being an absolutely terrible friend to Lindsay, what on earth Lindsay AND THE WHOLE CAST will be doing for Season 10! So much still remains in the air for Bravo to decide! 

The most cringey show on television is back and Pop Culture Prisoner couldn't be more excited to dissect what it WRONG with that writers room!!! Deepti is joined by first time guest Laura Shafferman to discuss the highs and lows from episode one. The outfit Carrie mails a blank postcard in...THAT MUSHROOM HAT...LTW's NECKLACE! It's insane. Miranda shockingly had a good first episode, Rosie O'Donnell was entertaining. Aidan continues to make us wince. Charlotte's bug eyes in every scene is hard to watch. Seema's cartoon character director (ex)boyfriend...so much to discuss!

One of the greatest shows ever made just had one of the most incredible jaw-dropping season finales ever done. Deepti and Sean marvel at the balls on Nathan Fielder to pull off an awe-inspiring finale! They talk more about the common themes in Nathan Fielder's show that all showed up in this season of the Rehearsal. And they admire how Nathan manages to connect all the threads of some crazy tangents throughout the season. GENIUS. 

(Pop Culture Prisoner episode about The Rehearsal Season 1 is August 20, 2022 (episode 135))

Nathan Fielder has done it again...blown us away with more inception-like comedy? Performance art? Social science experiment? Always hard to explain the enigma that is a Nathan Fielder show!! But Deepti and Sean try their best! They discuss the first 5 eps (season finale episode 6 will air on HBO tomorrow Sunday May 25th) and how/why they love Nathan and they do their best to attempt to convince people to give this show a shot! They did not discuss every in and out of the season but they zig and zag through some of the highlights! 

WATCH THIS SHOW!!! 

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! 

Daniel has returned to the podcast to chat with Deepti about Caftans and Caviar! They analyze what on earth is going through Dorit's head and Sutton's brain in this episode and the past few episodes. Also they give their takes on Sutton's mom REBA, especially since Daniel is also from Georgia! And of course, no RHOBH is complete without the latest on Kyle's antics and headspace (and lack of sharing ANYTHING about Morgan) this season.

Deepti is joined by Sean Serino to discuss this incredible season of Traitors! This episode contains spoilers for everything that's happened in episodes 1-9! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn get into the nitty gritty darkness of the season finale of RHONY, yikes this was a tough episode! 

Then they analyze in detail Bronwyn and Lisa (and Haley rants about Whitney!) in SLC Reunion Part 1 of Season 5 - one of the best seasons of a Housewives show! 

Deepti and Daniel discuss a CRAZY AMAZING season finale! Salt Lake City has done it yet AGAIN. Mary and Angie have the most heartbreaking/heartwarming conversation that made Deepti sob. And then the dinner from hell ensued...everyone shared what they consider one of their meanest texts written about someone at the table. While some texts were hilariously stupid (looking at you, Brit), so many were GUT PUNCHES and CRUEL. YOWZERS. This dinner was beyond uncomfortable and yet also mesmerizing and fascinating to watch. 

Deepti and Daniel discuss the penultimate episode of what is a pretty perfect season of Salt Lake City. They are all still in Puerto Vallarta and there is yet another sprinter van ride from hell for this cast and boy it was amazing. A top unhinged moment for Meredith for sure. Britani may not have known she'd be the catalyst for so much drama this season but wow she definitely has inadvertently risen to the occasion. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn open up 2025 discussing the latest two episodes of Southern Charm...which were basically all about CRAIG. Deepti especially is having very conflicting feelings about Craigy and how annoying he is being so "successful" and constantly talking about it vs how insanely petty and jealous Austen and Shep are being about it. Lively discussions about this topic ensue! 

Haley also PROFUSELY PROCLAIMS HER UNEXPECTED JOY about the new season of Southern Hospitality! 

Deepti and Daniel finish out 2024 with one final episode about the greatest show on Bravo...REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY.

Deepti discusses her struggles with her inner conflicts about Bronwyn and about Lisa Barlow. Daniel has a brilliant Southpark analogy regarding Brittani. They realize that Whitney oddly had some solid observations and analysis in this episode and that Heather was actually having a decent episode for once this season. All that and much more analysis in this final PCP episode of the year! 

Check out Daniel's podcast "Let's Ask Taylor Swift" and you can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roughschrade/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-ask-taylor-swift/id1779581115

Deepti sits down with her amazing new guest Daniel Schroeder for a scintillating discussion of Beverly Hills. In the course of analyzing the minutiae of this season's episodes 4 and 5, Daniel learns the extent of Deepti's discontent with Kyle...which he was actually quite surprised by! Daniel posits some theories which end up blowing Deepti's mind, including why and how Boz's role on the show is playing out so far. They of course celebrate the ending fight in episode 5 where Dorit goes AT Camille! 

Because this is Daniel's first episode on PCP, they wind up analyzing in detail each cast member, so this is an episode not to be missed!

Check out Daniel's latest podcast is called "Let's Ask Taylor Swift" and you can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roughschrade/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-ask-taylor-swift/id1779581115

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! 

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!! 

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! 

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 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 is joined by Haley to break down the final(e) straw in Carl and Lindsey's relationship on Summer House. They also try to understand Kyle and Amanda's fractured marriage and Deepti has turned on West and appreciates Ciara more?!? 

In Vanderpump Rules universe, they discuss the main takeaways from the finale...how awful Lala is, how Scheana needs to stop living in the comments and why on earth no one let Ariana grieve her relationship at ALL this whole season. They also conclude that Jo makes no sense at all.

The Valley continues to shine for both Haley and Deepti. Jax is so one mofo trying to throw Brittany under the bus with the drinking, they wonder if Jesse and Michelle went on the show already knowing they'd get divorced, they loooved the tiny shade the editors threw at Nia and Danny, they equally despise Janet...and Zach needs to be full time next season! 

Oh and of course Deepti discusses briefly her experience at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour show in Stockholm that she recently attended and also that Copenhagen is Deepti's new fave city! 

Taylor Swift TTPD: Beginning to 19 min  & again at ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec  to ~1hr 9 min 30 sec 

Summer House ~19 min  to ~48 min 40 sec 

VPR ~48 min 40 sec  to ~1 hr 4 min 30 sec & again at 1 hr 9 min 30 sec to ~1 hr 11 min 30 sec

The Valley ~1 hr 11 min 30 sec to the end (some VPR inside The Valley discussion too)

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn have much catching up to do in this episode. They discuss their latest JOURNEYS with Taylor Swift's new opus TTPD and thoughts on Matty Healy/ Travis Kelce/Joe Alwyn and the album length as well as haters and lovers of the album.

Then off to Summer House they go. There seems to be a major shift to #TeamLindsay on Pop Culture Prisoner now. Haley and Larkyn think Amanda and Kyle will be fine in their relationship but Deepti has doubts. They also disagree on whether Ciara can carry a scene with the adorable West. Paige and Craig are great. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SOMEONE HELP DANIELLE!!!!!! 

Vanderpump Rules may be a mess but WOW Jax Taylor brightened everyone's faces. There has never been a greater villain. Speaking of villains, is Sandoval TRYING to be one or does he really think his behavior will get sympathy? Deepti, Haley and Larkyn also try to figure out if Ariana is going to quit VPR. And WHAT Lala is thinking ever b/c the way she's producing her character is cuckoo. And boy...Scheaner is wearing thin on Deepti and Larkyn especially. 

AND THEN THERE IS THE VALLEY. Arguably the best show airing on Bravo right now! WHAT A CAST OF CHARACTERS WHEWWW! These people have no loyalties and are so mean and they BRING IT!!!!!!! Kristin still has hope but Jax Taylor does not in terms of being a good human being. But man, this show was MADE for Jax. Haley thinks the whole cast IS a bunch of a Jax's in a way. (Also, Deepti gets little Matty Healy vibes from Jesse.) 

It's safe to say that Deepti and Dina are OBSESSED with Paris In Love (streaming on Peacock) about Paris Hilton's marriage to Carter Reum. From Season 1's wedding to Season 2's arrival of a new baby...Deepti and Dina were along for the whole ride and they had an insane range of emotions about this show and all the people featured in it. From confusion to fury to sympathy and then all back around in so many circles - WHEW that's where their heads were at bingeing this series and Deepti and Dina explain all their thoughts in this episode. Enjoy! 

Deepti and Sean analyze the S6 reunion which was RATHER excellent!  Adding audience and former cast members watching the reunion added a certain je ne sais crois to the episode. 

Deepti and Sean analyze allllll the people who showed up, former and current cast members included. First and foremost, JerAmey and Sarah Ann have solidified themselves in the top 5 of worst LIB villains. 

Chelsea, Jimmy, Kenneth, Brittany, Clay, AD, Johnny, Amy, TREVOR (EEEEKS!) .....lots to say about everyone! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn discuss their latest theories on where on earth Kate Middleton is! 

Then they pivot to wondering why on earth Kathy Hilton was at the RHOBH reunion, how sick they are of the Richards sisters, what was going on with Sutton's almost fainting, how great of a friend Garcelle is and how completely not straightforward Kyle is about everything. 

Vanderpump Rules continues to deliver peak ratchet Sandoval, Scheana is  comically self-involved, Katie is eliciting some genuine sympathy and Deepti backtracks a bit on her thoughts from last week on Ariana's stance on the group hanging out with Sandoval.

Deepti has continued to watch Paris In Love and has a much-needed discussion on Paris & motherhood and her crazy schedule and how scary Kathy is. 

Finally....on Summer House there is actually no defending Linsdsey at the moment. She cannot remotely claim being blindsided by Carl calling off the wedding based on the season so far! 

Deepti is back with Haley and Larkyn to catch up on a LOT of Bravo. On Summer House, Kyle and Amanda *hate* each other and Lindsay is in full blown monster mode. Deepti has to tap into Haley and Larkyn's historical SH knowledge to try to understand if Lindsay was ever likable in the first few seasons. 

Vanderpump Rules is snoozy this season and Sandoval is incorrigible. Deepti is underwhelmed by how Ariana is carrying the show. LVP might hate women? They also debate whether the show needs to just fully end and who will be watching the new show THE VALLEY.

Deepti just started bingeing Paris In Love and is finishing up S1 and Haley agrees that the show is beYond addictive for some reason. Larkyn attempts to explain how Paris is with her baby in S2 and Haley fills Deepti in on the gossip she's heard and let's just say it veers on the strange side.

Finally they discuss the RHOBH reunion. There's one more part left still to come this week but they discuss the overall season and how much they can't deal with Kyle. And Deepti announces that she's officially given up on Dorit. Garcelle remains a queen. Crystal should try to have a bigger role on the show so she can thrive more. And Erika - oh boy...she may have had a good season but has she actually grown? 

Deepti and Sean discuss how their predictions for the finale turned out. Chelsea was the reality tv gift that keeps on giving. Clay's dad gave further insight into how Clay is the way he is. Clay's MOM was wonderful and her chat with Clay's dad was a fantastic scene in the show. Amy was a stunning bride. 

Now looking forward to the reunion next week! 

Deepti and Sean are back to talk about how insane Chelsea is!!! WTF. Why didn't Jimmy LEAVE when he COULD??? But is there no bigger douche than JerAMEY!?!? Good god, he and Sarah Ann deserve each other. Ok while we're invoking god (which so much of the cast constantly seems to be doing)...please help AD decide NOT to choose Clay!!! He's no good. 

Deepti and Sean gave all their predictions not just for who will and won't get married but also the order in which they'll choose to show the couples' weddings. (IF Chelsea and Jimmy even GET to the altar.)

What a season this has been!! 

Deepti and Sean are here to talk all things LOVE IS BLIND and Season 6 is not disappointing so far! We've got various love triangles, cringey first-time-meetings, bickering already beginning...fun for all! 

Deepti, Dina and Haley have an innumerable amount of problems with Southern Charm and yet they still can't get enough. In this PCP episode, they discuss what a soUTherN white boy world this show exemplifies overall. They think Olivia did a fantastic job at the reunion, Taylor is an embarrassing disaster, Rodgrigo and Rod contributed pretty much nothing to the season?, Madison REIGNS SUPREME, Craigy is the logical statesmen of the group and Dina especially wonders HOW did that hAppENED like in the past year all of the sudden, SHEP - wow SHep...ok Deepti, Dina and Haley discuss how much they thought he was genuine about "fixing" his lifestyle and the drinking and how much was just to placate audiences and get viewer sympathy. Austen is...well he's Austen. 

Looking forward to Southern Charm S10 one day! 

Deepti, Dina and Haley go DEEP on the Salt Lake City ladies! Deepti sees this whole season and that spectacular finale as performance art, and that "realization" helps her not be "mad" at how ridiculous it all is! This show is a combo of camp and performance art and it's just a wild ride. 

They discuss every nuance of Monica and what's great about her and what's so obviously fraudulent and bizarre about her. They also try to figure out WHEN Heather REALLY knew Monica was Reality Von Tea(se) and if Jen tipped anyone off before she went to prison. They chat about these topics and so much more from the the season in this extra long episode! 

(Around 1hr 38 min mark, Haley does a QUICK aside going oFF on RHOBH Kyle's actions this season. Deepti, Dina and Haley also briefly vent their frustrations on RHOP.) 

Deepti is back with Sarah to catch up on so much Bravo.

RHONY Legacy is INCREDIBLE. Kelly Bensimmon is such a nightmare but is fueling us with some good TV. Dorinda, Lu and Sonja are deLIGHTING us, Ramona is NOT being as big of a monster (so far?) and Kristen is bringing enough drama. VERY HAPPY with RHONY LEGACY, it's like a big warm hug with our old friends.

Beverly Hills is HEAVY. Deepti and Sarah have some disagreements on Sutton...and they discuss. Dorit deserved what she got from Garcelle at the end of Crystal's Taco Tuesday night (COME ON, DORIT!), Kyle is a whole complicated mess that Deepti and Sarah parse through to try to understand their feelings on her. Erika...well...she's been fine! 

SOUTHERN CHARM - whew!!!! It's been so fantastic this season. Shep/Austen fight with Craig and Whitney and Madison there in Whitney's Presidential Suite was incredible!!! Taylor is off her f'ing rocker. Craig remains ADORABLE. Madison is MVP - she is absolutely fantastic this season. 

Approximate Time Stamps for each show discussion:
RHOSLC - Beginning
RHOBH - 26min 20 sec
SC - 49 min 50 sec
WH - 1hr 5 min
RHOP - 1hr 14min 25sec

Deepti and Haley are joined by Sarah to discuss NUMEROUS shows. Bravo really is keeping everyone busy! 

Salt Lake City continues to bring it with so much camp. Love her or hate her, Monica is a force of nature on the show and Deepti, Haley and Sarah still get a real kick out of her; they disagree on Lisa Barlow love/hate this season!; Haley loses her MIND over Whitney; there's been some change of opinion on Angie. 

Beverly Hills is compelling this season so far. Deepti loses HER mind over Sutton; they're appreciating some levity as far as Erica goes; what is continuing to happen with Dorit's GLAM!?!??! and more theories on the home invasions; is Kyle about to get extra sanctimonious?

Southern Charm's Taylor is SO difficult to watch on screen; Austen will never change will he?; Shep and Austen were reviled at Bravocon during their panel; Whitney is 55 years old!?!?; Maybe Craig and Paige WILL last (minds are changing).

Winter House makes everyone ill. But Deepti, Haley and Sarah will not NOT watch.

Potomac has been great so far this season but Robyn and Juan storyline is killing everyone; is Ashley messier than Candiace?; we need more scenes with the new girl Nneka; is Wendy basically doing Real Housewives cosplay? 

It's been a long time! Deepti is finally back with Haley to catch up on LOTS OF BRAVO. 

On Beverly Hills, Kyle is sober and works out a lot and is going through something tough with Mo and Deepti and Haley believe it BUT she's also being a “bratty” these days BUT also extra funny, Deepti has HAD IT with Sutton, Garcelle needs better storylines ASAP, Dorit and PK - the SCAMS! THE SCAMS!, are the producers editing Crystal out a bit?? 

RHOSLC - AMAAAAZING season so far, the campiest most dystopian bizarro land Housewives show in the Bravoverse. Heather is on a redemption tour this season, Lisa Barlow must be the most exhausting friend/mother/wife to have but Praise Jesus she is such a great Housewife, Deepti still loves Monica but Haley warns Deepti about a bunch of Monica gossip out there,  Meredith scares Deepti, Whitney...is she only half stirring pots this season? 

Winter House - oh BOY. This show makes any viewer watching feel hung over. 

Southern Charm - Deepti is especially loving this season but so much of this cast needs to be revamped! 

Deepti and Dina have a lot to say about this latest Real Housewives of Orange County season! They discuss Shannon's psychoses (of course), how Jen is as a new Housewife and how douchey her boyfriend is, \ that they're surprised Taylor is blending in well, THAT HEATHER AND TERRY DUBROW ARE TRASHY EMBARRASSING RICH PEOPLE, how Tamra Judge gets an A+ in Real Housewifery,  that they don't understand why Emily gets so much hate online b/c she's actually phenomenal this season!, that they always end up really LIKING Gina every season though they think they won't. 

And of course Deepti and Dina had to take some moments to praise the GLORY of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S4 premiere. A season they were NOT looking forward to at all but it turns out that if the first episode is any indication how the rest of the season will go...then we are ALL in for a wild ride! 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn recorded this podcast a tad late but they still had to get their thoughts out on Bethenny Frankel's ATROCIOUS interview/cash-grab with Rachel Leviss from Vanderpump Rules regarding Scandavol. 

They discuss their own reactions as well as Ariana's reaction, the internet's reaction, other producers' reactions, a therapist's reaction and much more. 

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn talk all things RHONY reboot and seem to have really taken finally (?) to the show!? Jenna and Jessel are top faves - for VERY different reasons. They talk about Erin A LOT. Which leads Deepti to believe, maybe she DOES like her more than she thinks she does? I mean, she got a LOT of airtime in this PCP episode! Sai continues to bore. The editors need to give Ubah more substantive scenes b/c we don't even KNOW her really do we?? Everyone is on the fence about Brynn. Her "performance" at Erin's terrible vow renewal was both funny AND rude!

Deepti, Haley and Sarah welcome everyone back to PCP where they chat about their latest thoughts on Brynn (mostly switched to positive), Erin (complicated), Jenna (LOVE), Jessel (not sure WHAT is going on with her), Sai (don't get it still) and Ubah (her hot sauce better be SUPER HOT, Deepti is going to buy some to taste test). 

Crappie Lake - oh dear lordy lord. It's just...not good.

Haley and Sarah are VERY into Below Deck and Project Runway and they talk about all the latest with Christian Siriano's hairdo and how great the All Stars are this season and then about the horrid turn of events on Below Deck.

Deepti seems to have JUST accepted Taylor Swift into her life a week ago and she can't help but keep bringing her up throughout the episode (Sorry Not Sorry).

Deepti is thrilled to have Sarah  back on the podcast to share all her thoughts on the RHONY REBOOT!!! They discuss all the new cast members, of course ESPECIALLY their thoughts on Jenna Lyons. They talk about what is and is not working for them so far. While they will give it a chance, it's not *grabbing* them right now. Jessel's marriage is NOT being portrayed the greatest, Jenna's awkardness is oddly a pleasure to observe, what's so great about Sai??, Erin gave $400 to the "Stop the Steal" campaign so whatevs on her and Brynn wants to be set up with SHEP from Southern Charm ewww. Ubah...fine in ep 1 but not so entertaining in ep 2...jury's still out on her.

AND THEN...there's Crappie Lake. They find Sonja and Lu more depressing than the town they're in for a few weeks. What IS this non-funny show doing on our screens?? 

What an episode! Dina and Haley join Deepti to discuss the first season of Bravo's show Dancing Queens about amateur LATIN (not to be confused with AMERICAN RHYTHM!) ballroom dancers doing competitions with their professional coaches. OH what a doozy. Leonie stuns and sizzles, Sabrina is a PILL (albeit an amazing dancer) wow wow wow!, Colette is clearly on the man prowl, SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT POOJA AND HER INDIAN FAMILY, Gaelle is a stunner and made everyone laugh with her blatant and obvious pot-stirring; and finally............Donie - oh boy...Deepti, Dina and Haley had many many thoughts on Donie. 

Because it's been a month since Deepti has had an episode, there was just a LOT of pop culture to catch up on! Throughout the episode, the ladies discuss Kyle and Mauricio's marital woes; Dina shares her thoughts on the first episode of Crappie Lake with Sonja Morgan and The Countess Luann; Dina talks about how terrible RHOC  and RHOA are this season; Deepti and Dina lose their minds laughing over how BAD the second season of And Just Like That on HBO is (and how everyone needs to listen to Danny Pellegrino's podcast recaps!); Haley says multiple times how amazing Below Deck Sailing Yacht is and that led into a discussion on Heather Gay and how bad RHOSLC has become; they talk at length about Jenna Lyons being on the RHONY reboot....which somehow morphed into a discussion of RHONY S8 Bethenny and Carole being bullies. AND FINALLY.....Dina educates Deepti and Haley on the latest and greatest issues happening on THE KARDASHIANS.  

Summer House discussion around ~1hr 30min 30 sec

Deepti, Haley and Larkyn are back together to talk about the final reunion installment of VPR and #Scandoval. More analysis on Rachel's mental state and crazy reunion performance and last 5 minutes; Sandoval's egomaniacal cult leader-like qualities; Katie chatter; Lala - both loving her AND remarking on her hypocrisy, remembering that even though James is hilarious right NOW, he's been a really toxic abusive bad guy; Ariana doing well with her commercials and with the reunion overall; Schwartz - ugh what to make of him?; LVP - UGH UGH UGH overall; thoughts on the future of VPR and Deepti's thoughts that this camaraderie is only going to last so long; and so much more!

And then some final thoughts on the Summer House season and reunion. This group of people needs to be shaken up. Paige is inCORRIGIBLE; Mya needs to GO; Ciara - ugh big huge whatevs; Carl - proud of his growth; complicated thoughts on both Kyle and Lindsay; and Danielle - wow wow wow...no remorse for acting like a lunatic. 

Deepti welcomes Leila back to the podcast! Deepti gets inside of Leila's head to see where she's at with all the latest VPR news. They discuss the whether Lala's hypocrisy exists/matters; Schwartz being part Swamp-Boy/part Conniving Jerk; Rachel's entire state of mind the whole season and especially currently; more of course of how much Sandy sucks; whether Ariana has been totally truthful on camera about her rlshp with Sandy; if LVP is finally getting some comeuppance; whether James is intentionally hilarious or just passively funny in a cringey way; their current feelings on Katie...and much more.

Thrown in the episode are some  RHUGHT S3 performance thoughts on Heather and Whitney from RHOSLC + Giselle and Candiace from RHOP + Porsha from RHOA + Leah from RHONY. 

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??, why Deepti was secretly ROOTING for stupid Schwartz at times in the finale (but he flubbed it all and remained a lying liar who lies), whether Scheana MAY have known something happened way beforehand with Sandoval and Rachel, Deepti/Haley/Larkyn all theorize about what the NEW TEA will be that's supposedly (according to a head producer) going to be revealed at the reunion, how diddly darn AMAAZING James' speakerphone convo with Rachel was, how sad/depressing/unhinged/insane the WHOLE scene was with Sandoval at Rachel's apt, how radiant Ariana looked the whole episode and how INCREDIBLE Scheana's final scene was with Sandoval. 

And then there was the penultimate episode of Summer House. Larkyn and Haley are way more into Summer House at this point than Deepti is. WHEW, Deepti's drained from the Danielle/Lindsay/Carl of it all. Nonetheless, they discuss whether Lindsay and Carl will end up getting a wedding special on Bravo, that Paige is just so darn MEAN (but funny, ugh she really IS funny) in general, that Carl needs to get more of the share of "blame" compared to Lindsay for all the stuff that's gone down this season and how Danielle just has truly lost it. Also, seriously what is WRONG with everyone that they despise Lindsay and Carl THIS MUCH!??!?! 

Deepti very briefly discusses her super obsession with the scripted show Better Things and Deepti/Haley/Larkyn all discuss why they need to start watching the new Bravo show DANCING QUEENS. 

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 (!!!!!!!!!!!). Of course Schwartz remains a putz the whole episode. The whole thing was b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Deepti/Haley/Larkyn try to figure out WHY Ariana DID stay with Sandy for so long. And also why we should all give Katie some grace these days for seeing the light, even though she wasn't necessarily the most pleasant person in the past.

Summer House was also a DOOZY. WHAT A WEEK FOR BRAVO. Danielle loses her freaking MIND when Lindsay and Carl offish get engaged and she hysterically bawls the whole episode...including AT THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY. Going up to every guest asking when they found out about the engagement b/c she only JUST found out. Deepti and Haley do talk about why they have sympathy for Danielle but also...they still can't help but wonder WTF is with all the hatred for Lindsay.

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 negiah, loads of rules in religion - peaceful or overbearing?, Daniel's insane wallet theft story was hilariously suspicious, Michelle has a LOT OF OPINIONS about mozarrella sticks....and of course...Aleeza the matchmaker is simply wonderful.