Pop Culture Prisoner
204 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsDeepti has a large probably unhealthy obsession with pop culture, especially reality TV. Join her and her friends with equally problematic obsessions analyze the bejeezus out of their favorite shows - Real Housewives, Southern Charm, Summer/Winter House, Family Karma, Vanderpump Rules, Indian Matchmaking, Love Is Blind and more!
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Episodes
RHONY S13E6 + E7 AND RHOBH S11E4 + E5 + E6
June 27, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBRHOBH discussion starts around the 38 min mark. This episode is sponsored by the absolutely scrumptious LEGALLY ADDICTIVE COOKIES. Get a 10% discount with the code POP10. https://legallyaddictivefoods.com/ 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....
Family Karma S2E1 + RHOBH S11E3
June 13, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB**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 the...
RHOBH S11E2 + RHONY S13E5
June 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBRHONY 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!!!
RHOBH S11E1 + RHONY S13E4
May 28, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBDeepti 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!!!
RHONY S13E2 + E3
May 24, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBDina 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......
RHONY S13E1
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBDeepti 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 (NYC) Homecoming Episodes 1-2 ~with Daisy & Leila
March 14, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBThe 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 ...
The Real World (NYC) Homecoming Episodes 1-2 with Daisy & Leila
March 14, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBThe 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 ...
RHOD S5 E1-8 Recap with DINA & HALEY!
March 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBA 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!!
RHOSLC S1E16 - REUNION PART 3 (+ guest appearance by Billy!)
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E16 - REUNION PART 3 (+ guest appearance with Billy!)
March 02, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E15 - REUNION PART 2 (+ a crazy side tangent/rant on RHONJ?)
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E15 - REUNION PART 2 (+ a crazy side tangent/rant on RHONJ?)
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E14 - REUNION PART 1
February 17, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBDeepti, 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!
Southern Charm Full Season 7 Recap with DINA!
February 14, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBDeepti 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!
Southern Charm Full Season 7 Recap with DINA!
February 14, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBDeepti 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!
RHOSLC S1E13 - FINALE!
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E13 - FINALE!
February 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOSLC S1E12
February 02, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDeepti, 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!
RHOSLC S1E11
January 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBDeepti, 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.
Interview with Priya Doty, Author of FINDING WARRIOR POSE
January 22, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBDeepti 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.
RHOSLC S1E9 + E10
January 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBDeepti, 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!
RHOP Reunion
January 09, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBDeepti 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.
RHOSLC S1E8
January 04, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBHAPPY 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 final...
RHOSLC S1E7
December 29, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBDeepti, 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?
RHOSLC S1E6
December 21, 2020 23:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBDeepti, 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!
RHOSLC S1E5
December 13, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBDeepti, 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.
RHOP S5E19 SEASON FINALE!
December 09, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBDeepti 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!
RHOSLC S1E3 + E4
December 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBOh 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.
RHOP S5E17 + E18
December 05, 2020 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBAfter 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.
RHOSLC S1E2
November 24, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBDeepti, 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 audi...
RHOP S5E16
November 19, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBDeepti 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!
RHOP S5E15
November 15, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBDeepti 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.
RHOSLC S1E1
November 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBDeepti 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!
RHOP S5E14
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBDeepti and Leila discuss Candiace's song, their feelings on Gizelle getting messy and Wendy's entire Real Housewives persona so far.
RHOP S5E13
November 01, 2020 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBDeepti 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!
RHOP S5E11 + E12
October 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBEven 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.
RHONY Reunion + Secrets Revealed
October 17, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBFINALLY 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 re...
RHOP S5E9 + E10
October 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBDeepti and Leila analyze the fight of the century and the aftermath.
RHOP S5E8 - PCP EPISODE FIFTY!
October 05, 2020 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBDeepti and Leila are here to analyze the darkness of RHOP - Ashley and Monique's lives are spinning out of control! Also, Deepti would like to borrow a term from The Bachelor franchise and thank her co-hosts Dina, Leila and Neelam for going on this podcast *JOURNEY* with her as she celebrates EPISODE 50 of Pop Culture Prisoner!!!!!
RHOBH Reunion + Secrets Revealed
October 01, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDeepti and Leila are FINALLY here to recap the Beverly Hills reunion episodes as well as the Secrets Revealed episode and to say goodBYYYYYYE TEDDI!!!!!
RHOBH Reunion + Secrets Revealed
October 01, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDeepti and Leila are FINALLY here to recap the Beverly Hills reunion episodes as well as the Secrets Revealed episode and to say goodBYYYYYYE TEDDI!!!!!
RHOBH Reunion and Secrets Revealed
October 01, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDeepti and Leila are FINALLY here to recap the Beverly Hills reunion episodes as well as the Secrets Revealed episode and to say goodBYYYYYYE TEDDI!!!!!
RHOP S5E6 + E7
September 17, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBDeepti and Leila are finally back to discuss Karen's marriage, Monique's marriage, Ashley's marriage, Wendy's marriage...they have no choice but to get into everyone's marriage! Plus, was Candiace being GENUINE? Find out what Deepti and Leila think.
RHONY S12E20 + E21 SEASON FINALE!!
September 08, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBDeepti and Dina discuss the final two episodes of the season! They discuss Rookie of the Year Housewife Leah and her fantastic party, how great Sonja and Luann are and what an utter drag that Dorinda has become. Her firing = deserved!
RHOP S5E5
September 03, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBDeepti and Leila enter landmine territory being forced to discuss things about motherhood pretty out of turn since neither of them has experienced it! They also sort through their feelings so far on Wendy.
RHOBH S10E16 SEASON FINALE!!
August 28, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBWE MADE IT!! Deepti and Leila rejoice that this season has come to an end. Yes there are still reunion episodes but at least the regular season is o-v-e-r. To celebrate, Leila comes up with a WILD conspiracy theory about S10.
RHOP S5E4
August 26, 2020 18:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBDeepti explains to Leila that she has a newfound love for Candiace...what?? They also do more Wendy analysis and discuss so much more!
RHONY S12E19
August 25, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBDeepti and Dina try to make sense of Dorinda's pants and lose it over Ramona's therapy session.
RHOBH S10E15
August 24, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBDeepti and Leila discuss the penultimate episode of this rather agonizing season!