Pop Culture Prisoner
Deepti 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!
Episodes
195 episodes
The Valley S2E1 with Dina
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'...
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Episode 194
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1:14:39
RHOBH S14 Thoughts (through E16) w/Dina & Haley!
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 i...
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Episode 193
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1:06:33
RHOBH S14E13 (+ general thoughts on S14 storylines)
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 R...
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Episode 192
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1:06:17
Traitors S3 E1-E9 + Bravo Catch-Up (esp Summer House S9 E1-E2)
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!
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Episode 191
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1:07:45
RHONY S15E15 - SEASON FINALE! + RHOSLC S5E17 - Reunion Part 1
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 Seaso...
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Episode 190
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1:45:27
RHOSLC S5E16 Season Finale!
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 wha...
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Episode 189
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1:08:17
RHOSLC S5E15
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 unhin...
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Episode 188
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46:17
Southern Charm S10 E3-E4 (+ Southern Hospitality S3E1...briefly)
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" a...
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Episode 187
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1:14:56
RHOSLC S5E14
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 bril...
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Episode 186
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1:23:34
RHOBH S14 Ep 4-Ep5 ~ with New Guest Daniel!!!
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.....
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Episode 185
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1:52:46
RHOSLC S5E13 + Southern Charm S10E1+E2
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 u...
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Episode 184
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1:27:48
RHOBH S14 (Eps 1-3), RHOSLC S5 (Eps 1-12), RHOP S9 (Eps 1-10), RHONY S15 (Eps 1-10)
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 W...
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Episode 183
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1:22:55
RHOC S18 E6-E7, Owning Manhattan (Netflix)
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 b...
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Episode 182
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1:20:41
Blake Lively/Ryan Reynolds It Ends With Us Debacle, RHOC S18 E1-E5 (Rec 8/15/24)
Blake/Ryan: Beginning RHOC: ~38 min markBack to Blake/Ryan/Taylor Swift ~1hr 37min 15 sec markDeepti has Dina in the house for this LIVELY episode (bad pun I know I know). Deepti explains the whole Blake & Ryan/...
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Episode 181
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1:49:34
Summer House S8 Reunion, VPR post-reunion gossip (re: Billie Lee, Victoria, Sandoval, etc), General Bravo Thoughts
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 wa...
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Episode 180
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1:37:08
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, Summer House S8E15 Season Finale, VPR S11 Reunion, The Valley S1E9-E11
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?!?
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Episode 179
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1:30:04
Taylor Swift's TTPD, Summer House S8 E9-E10, VPR S11 E10-E13, The Valley S1 E1-E6 (time stamps in show notes)
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 ...
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Episode 177
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1:47:22
Paris In Love Seasons 1&2 - More In Depth Analysis w/Dina
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 ri...
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Episode 176
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1:16:08
Love Is Blind Season 6 Reunion
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 s...
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Episode 175
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1:00:21
Kate Middleton Mystery, RHOBH S13 Reunion Part 3, VPR S11E7, Paris In Love S2, Summer House S8E4
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 ...
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Episode 174
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1:20:22
Summer House S8 Eps 1-3; VPR S11 Eps 1-6, Paris In Love (on Peacock), RHOBH S13 Reunion Parts 1-2
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 unders...
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Episode 173
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1:33:10
Love In Blind Season 6 Finale
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...
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Episode 172
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45:57
Love Is Blind Season 6 Eps 7-11
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 muc...
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Episode 171
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51:38