Family Karma Kast

Indra and Deana talk about body hair with Shelly Anand, author of the new children’s book ‘Laxmi’s Mooch.’ Shelly discusses how her own personal journey with body hair removal/shame coupled with the story of a Desi friend’s daughter getting teased at school about her body hair inspired her to write a children’s book that promotes body hair positivity. All three women talk about their first experiences with body hair removal, how they approach it now, and how they hope to talk to their children about it. They also discuss colorism in Bollywood, how the colonial white gaze has affected South Asian body hair removal and beauty standards, and the pressures first generation South Asian women face as mothers living in America. Also, Indra and Deana give an update on their almost fully-vaccinated lives and tease the juicy gossip they’ll discuss in their Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat later this week (only available at patreon.com/familykarmakast).

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Follow Shelly Anand: www.shellyanand.com | Twitter: @maanandshelly | IG: @likhoshelly

Buy ‘Laxmi’s Mooch’: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610852/laxmis-mooch-by-shelly-anand-illustrated-by-nabi-h-ali/

Enjoy another bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can cover. This week, Indra and Deana discuss the shocking arrest of Jen Shah from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Where were the women when they found out? What’s the real deal with Stu, Jen’s supposed “first assistant”? Did Coach Shah know what was going on? How will she get the money for bail? And how do the women feel about their initial response to the news?

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Indra and Deana chat with the funny, intelligent, and insightful Victoria Lee, who runs the @asianswhowatcobravo account on Instagram. Victoria talks about what inspired her to start the account last year (spoiler alert: racism against Asians on Bravo), her positive and negative experiences with being outspoken on social media, her thoughts on the recent hate crimes against Asians in general and at the spa in Atlanta, the everyday racism she experiences as an East Asian woman, and her thoughts on the representation of East Asians in media throughout her life and going forward. She also discusses how she feels about Tiffany Moon from the Real Housewives of Dallas, the various disappointing behaviors we’ve seen from the non-Asian women on the cast, and what was really going on with chicken-feet-gate. Also, don’t miss their conversations about South Asian v. East Asian culture, the role of the internet in our mass killing crisis in this country, and how Bravo continually marginalizes shows that feature marginalized populations.

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Follow Victoria Lee on Instagram: @asianswhowatchbravo

Listen to a special bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can get in. Patrons who contribute just $1 a month will gain exclusive access to this content every week! Join us at patreon.com/familykarmakast.

On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss Lady Gaga’s new movie (and more importantly, what they think about Adam Driver, who is costarring in the film), Falynn’s recent divorce news and what La Toya’s antics on this season of RHOA are really about, Brandi and D’Andra’s questionable religious practices on RHOD, Teresa and Jackie’s ongoing fight and Dolores’ relationship on RHONJ, the underwhelming RHONY trailer, a new rumored show featuring the staff at Leva Bonaparte’s Charleston restaurants (Southern Charm), the next season of Vanderpump Rules, and what Andy Cohen is saying about Erika Jayne’s storyline on the upcoming season of RHOBH (spoiler alert: she’s talking).

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Indra and Deana discuss Priyanka Chopra’s memoir ‘Unfinished.’ If you think you know Priyanka Chopra, think again. Indra and Deana take a deep dive into Priyanka’s life story through her memoir by discussing the parts of her life story that she includes in the book, and the parts they think she (very intentionally) left out! Find out everything you didn’t know about Priyanka including her early family life, growing up living in both India and America, her experience in beauty pageants, her Bollywood superstar life coupled with her surprising move into the American media market (and the shocking reason why they think she made this move), and what really went down at the start of her relationship with Nick Jonas.

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Indra and Deana’s pal Deepti of the podcast ‘Pop Culture Prisoner’ is back to recap Matt James’ explosive season of ‘The Bachelor’ on ABC. In this conversation, the women dig deep into the big questions and controversy surrounding this season: Is Matt really as boring as he was portrayed on the show? Did the producers do him and the BIPOC contestants dirty? Should Chris Harrison be cancelled? Will Bachelor Nation ever get it “right” when it comes to race? Has Rachael Kirkconnell really learned from the backlash she experienced this season? And what’s the deal with Matt’s beard, anyway? They also talk about Rachael and Matt’s riveting interaction on ‘After the Final Rose’, Matt’s unexpected transformation from filming to now, Katie and Michelle as the two new Bachelorettes, Emmanuel Acho as the host of AFR, Serena P’s South Asian identity, Taylor Nolan’s tweets, our BIP picks, and so much more. If you are a Bachelor fan, you don’t want to miss this chat!

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Follow Deepti on Instagram: @popcultureprisoner

Indra and Deana discuss the ‘Family Karma’ cast Zoom Reunion from Sunday, March 7th, 2021 one year after the series premiere of the show! They discuss who was there, how all the cast members looked, and some new information they learned through the call: what is Anisha’s current dating and living situation? When is Season 2 going to air? What deleted scenes and content did we miss in Season 1? Indra and Deana also talk about their recent appearance as audience members on Watch What Happens Live, and how Deana forced Andy to talk about ‘Family Karma’ (maybe for the first time ever?!) during the after-show!

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Join our Patreon for our Thirsty Thirty episodes, where we set a timer for 30 minutes and chat about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip we can get in. This week, we’ll chat all about the recent Oprah interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, so you don’t want to miss it!

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Welcome to a special bonus preview of Indra and Deana’s Thirsty Thirty, Family Karma Kast’s new exclusive Patreon content, where the women set a timer for 30 minutes and talk about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip they can get in. This week, Indra and Deana discuss the latest controversy in Bachelor Nation involving the offensive tweets by Taylor Nolan (Nick Viall’s season, Bachelor in Paradise contest) and the aftermath. Should she be cancelled? Is cancel culture okay or not? What should we expect from people who make mistakes in the public eye? They also discuss the story arc of Tiffany Moon on the Real Housewives of Dallas and how she’s shaken up the show (in a good way!). (Recorded on 3/5/2021)

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Indra and Deana speak with Canadian television personality Sangita Patel of Entertainment Tonight Canada and ‘Home To Win’ on HGTV. Sangita tells us about her experience growing up as a first-generation South Asian-Canadaian in a multicultural city like Toronto and how she turned an engineering degree into a career in television and entertainment. Sangita also discusses aspects of family life and parenting and the steps she took as a young mother to make herself and her family happy, including starting her now viral #fitnesstuesdays on social media! Sangita tells us about some of her most memorable red carpet experiences (including holding Brad Pitt’s hand on the red carpet while pregnant!), how Zoom interviews have changed celebrity chats, and how TV personalities like Oprah and Connie Chung showed her that strong women of color could be in the entertainment industry too. We also learn about her experience hosting ‘Home To Win’ on HGTV Canada, as well as becoming the first South Asian Canadian ambassador for Cover Girl at age 40. And, of course, we talk about her fun friendship with The Rock!

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Join our Patreon for our Thirsty Thirty episodes, where we set a timer for 30 minutes and chat about all the current Bravo TV and pop culture gossip we can get in.

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Follow Sangita Patel: IG (sangita.patel)/Twitter (sangita_patel)

Indra and Deana finish up their recaps of the first season of the ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Lives’ on Netflix. They discuss their feelings on the show now that it’s over, including why the show doesn’t include as much drama as the Bravo Housewives franchise and why that’s a nice change. Other important topics include: do Indra and Deana think Shah Rukh Khan is hot? Is Gauri Khan the Kathy Hilton of the Bollywood Wives and is she Mariah Carey’s long lost sister? Which Sex and the City character is each Bollywood wife? Did their marriages keep them from their dreams, or save them from the Bollywood machine? And what is with that dog wearing a diaper at Seema’s house?! Indra and Deana also talk about some exciting upcoming developments with the podcast, so don’t miss this episode!

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