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Sean is watching RHONY in full for the first time!! Deepti chats with her about her impressions of all the ladies in the first two seasons. Deepti also shares a special little run-in she had last month with one of the cast members!!!!!  Quick note - Deepti and Sean didn't know that some of the ladies just got a deal for Legacy RHONY on E! when they recorded this episode! The news had JUST come out before they started recording.  #RHONY #Bravo #RealityTV #RealHousewivesOfNewYork

We're over halfway through this fabulous season of Traitors! Rob Rausch has so far won all of our hearts. YOWZERS. Deepti and Sean think that Candiace has been such a fantastic traitor....UNTIL the end of episode 7 at least. (Many on the internet may disagree with that.) Deepti and Sean delve deeper into what was going on with the cast and Ron Funches and with Dorinda in general. Also - side note...Michael Rappaport has just been trash and Colton suckssss. All this and more all discussed on this 208th episode of Pop Culture Prisoner!  #Traitors #Peacock #Bravo #RealityTV 

Deepti and Sean cannot stop LOVING the drama on Southern Charm this season. Craig is a monster, Austen is awesome (WELLLL...that's Deepti's opinion, Sean might not fully agree), Rodrigo is finally showing UP for work!, Deepti finally found Whitner attractive in one episode, both Sean and Deepti are still just always so tickled by Patricia (and Whitney - yes they can't help it, he's such a ridiculous human)...the drama with the Salley, Charley and Venita is pretty staged and dumb but somehow it still FULLY has Sean and Deepti's attention. Madison still reigning supreme even though her only storyline is being pregnant. She's just doing such a great job.  #SouthernCharm #Bravo #RealityTV #CraigConover #AustenKroll #MadisonLeCroy

TLC dropped a 3 part docu-series on Mary Cosby from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. HOLY CRAP! Deepti and Sean are both FLOOOOORED. Deepti had been following the general "is Mary a cult leader" gossip out there on the internet. But even so, she did not know HOW BAD things were. (If you listen to this Pop Culture Prisoner episode, you basically don't have to watch the doc?!)  The doc splices in parts of the RHOSLC show to help contextualize all these allegations against Mary and things she may have said on the show with what others in the doc say were *really* happening.  This doc is a dOOZY and Deepti and Sean are not sure they can watch Mary the same again on RHOSLC.  #RealHousewivesOfSaltLakeCity #RHOSLC #MaryCosby #TLC #TheCultofTheRealHousewife 

Deepti and Sean discuss general thoughts on all the cast members (and friend-of) for the first three episodes. They don't necessarily DISAGREE on Dorit's weaknesses but only one of them still wants her on her screen still; Kyle got a section of ire; Rachel is a REAL queen; AMANDA IS *NOT* A MONEY QUEEN WTF!!!!!!!!!; Erika has a new boyfriend according to the gossip blogs and WWHL; Deepti and Sean discuss thoughts on Boz at length as well as a tangent on a certain Indian comedian in the "news" (i.e. in Deepti's algorithm) lately; Deepti and Sean DISAGREE on the prowess of Jennifer Tilly on the show.  HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Thank you for listening this year!!! 

Deepti and Sean are thrilled Southern Charm is back. They express their disdain for Craig so far this season, admit that they're rooting for Austen, try to understand Mollie, analyze Venita's whole arc on the show, begrudgingly appreciate Whitney, try to figure out if Whitner is a psycho or just super disciplined ... and chat about all sorts of additional nonsense from the first four episodes of the new season!

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 Leto8:50 Turnstile (the coolest band right now) 20:32 Pop Music - Beyonce, Madonna26:45 Traitors S4 Cast Revealed33:50 Podcasts39:00 Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV show w/Jon Hamm) CONTAINS SPOILERS45:50 Alleged Devil Wears Prada Sequel/Anne Hathaway49:00 Lindsay Lohan/Kardashians Cosmetic Work54:10 The Valley1:11:05 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!!!