Family Karma Kast

Indra and Deana recap the 2002 movie hit ‘Bend It Like Beckham.’ (Original broadcast: October 7, 2020)

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Indra and Deana reflect on 2021, look ahead to 2022, and discuss a little ‘Family Karma’ too! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!

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Indra and Deana speak with journalist Apoorva Verghese about cultural appropriation and other topics affecting the South Asian American community. Apoorva, Indra, and Deana discuss the harmful aspects of cultural appropriation and recent resurgence appropriating South Asian fashion in the West, tokenization of Brown people in America, yoga culture as appropriation, and the misrepresentation of South Asians and other minorities through language and accents.

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Read Apoorva’s articles in ‘The Tempest’: https://thetempest.co/tag/apoorva-verghese/

Indra chats with Melanie Chandra, star of the new movie ‘Hot Mess Holiday’ on Comedy Central. Melanie talks about how the movie was developed, how they landed on a holiday movie about Diwali, embracing both sides of being South Asian and American, how she met her co-star Surina Jindal, and her story of making the shift from a high-powered consulting job to acting. Be sure to catch ‘Hot Mess Holiday’ on Comedy Central on Saturday, December 11th!

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Indra and Deana chat with columnist, public speaker, playwright, and lawyer, Wajahat Ali. Wajahat discusses a plethora of current issues, including vaccine hesitancy, mistrust in our country, and the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and what it means about the state of race in America right now. He also talks about his recent NYTimes essay, ‘How to Teach a Little Girl to Love Her Brown Skin,’ and his own journey to finding self love and joy as a brown person living in America.

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Read ‘How to Teach a Little Girl to Love Her Brown Skin’ in the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/opinion/culture/racism-colorism-parenting.html

Visit Wajahat Ali’s website and pre-order his upcoming book, ‘Go Back To Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become an American’: wajali.com

Indra and Deana discuss their favorite South Asian gift ideas and TV/film/media recommendations for the holiday season!

Gift ideas:

One Stripe Chai: https://onestripechai.com/

Holi Chic by Megha: https://www.holichicbymegha.com/

Riya Collective: https://riyacollective.com/

Live Tinted: https://www.livetinted.com/

TV/Films/Books/Podcast recommendations:

Eternals: https://www.marvel.com/movies/eternals

The Sex Lives of College Girls: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11212276/

India Sweets and Spices: https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/india-sweets-and-spices/

Hot Mess Holiday: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15450798/

“You Can’t Be Serious,” by Kal Penn: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/You-Cant-Be-Serious/Kal-Penn/9781982171384

Maed in India Podcast: https://www.maedinindia.in/

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Enjoy a 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. On this week’s Thirsty Thirty Bravo TV and pop culture chat, Indra and Deana discuss Zac and Tayshia’s rumored (and now confirmed) split (The Bachelorette), Aaron Rodgers’ sketchy vaccination controversy, the latest news from Jen Shah’s trial (RHOSLC), this week’s riveting episode of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and the new Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee movie. (Recorded on 11/19/2021)

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Indra and Deana chat with Radha Patel from the South Asian matchmaking service Single to Shaadi. Radha tells the story of how she started Single to Shaadi, a South Asian matchmaking service in North America. She talks about the common traits her clients often look for, leaving the Aunties out of the process, learning about yourself before looking for a life partner, and what “success” looks like when it comes to matchmaking. She also talks about her cameo on “Meet the Patel’s” and her perspective on the Netflix hit ‘Indian Matchmaking’ as someone who works in the same business. Finally, Radha gives her expert perspective on some of the relationships in ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo: Is Brian ready for a serious relationship? Why didn’t things work out with Monica Shah? What does she make of Anisha’s new relationship? Are checklists helpful? And are Vishal and Richa a good match?

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Indra and Deana chat with Sneha from the Project Mindy podcast. Sneha tells us about how she conceived of the Project Mindy podcast, where she recaps episodes from Mindy Kaling’s biggest shows, her personal experience with colorism and what it was like seeing a dark-skinned Indian woman on TV, Mindy’s fabled romance with BJ Novak, and how she influenced the role that brown people have in Western pop culture as a whole. The women also chat about Bravo and reality TV in general, including Sneha’s first Bravo show, dating reality shows, the rise and fall of the Real Housewives of New York, and questions about what really went down during Jen Shah’s arrest on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. And Sneha gives us her thoughts on Family Karma!

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Indra and Deana chat with Kalpna Auntie from Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma.’ Kalpna Auntie talks about it all, including her upbringing in different parts of the US, being a part of a family that owned hotels, having an arranged marriage at 18, and living in a multigenerational home. She also offers entertaining tips, talks about wedding planning, and gives us the real scoop on how the famous Patel statues came to be. She also gives some juicy updates on what we can expect in Season Three of ‘Family Karma.’

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Follow Kalpna Auntie on Instagram: @kalpna