Family Karma Kast

Indra and Deana welcome back Rit Saraswat, co-executive producer for unscripted television and film, writer and director, to the podcast. Rit breaks down the making of his short film “TRAITOR”, which leads to a discussion about being brown in America, what it means to be “American”, and race more generally. Then, the trio gets into all the current Bravo shows and gossip, including Bethenny Frenkel’s strange Twitter reaction to the new book “Not All Diamonds and Rose” and the shocking story Heather Thompson tells about Sonja in the book. They also discuss Kathy Hilton v. Dorit and performative antiracism on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Ramona’s abhorrent behavior on the Real Housewives of New York, Gizelle’s surprising reflection in the most recent episode of the Real Housewives of Potomac, whether they think Lisa Barlow called the caterers or not on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and housewives who change in their 2nd season on the Housewives. Finally, Rit fills us in on his exciting new role on the Real Housewives of the OC, including how he works with the storyline, the amazing first two episodes of the upcoming season, and how this season marks an important new beginning for the show. Also, in the intro, Indra gives an important life update, the women discuss their exciting feature in Bravoholic Appreciation Week, and whether Brad Pitt is actually hot or not.

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Indra chats with Amrit Kapai and Nicholas Kouchoukos from Bravo TV’s ‘Family Karma’ about interracial relationships. Amrit and Nicholas talk about their first impressions of one another and how their relationship started. They also discuss the similarities and differences in their upbringings, the complexities of interacting with a partner’s family from another culture, and navigating cultural differences in their relationship and potentially growing family when it comes to chores, religious practice, and speaking foreign languages. They also talk about their reactions to watching their stories unfold on Season Two of ‘Family Karma,’ and Amrit answers everyone’s burning question: will there be a ‘Family Karma’ Season Three?!

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Indra and Deana chat with Deepti from the Pop Culture Prisoner podcast about Season 7 of ‘Bachelor in Paradise.’ The women chat about all things BIP and beyond in Bachelor Nation, including the rumors that Abigail hooked up with Dale (of Dale and Clare), Noah and Abigail’s “situationship,” Riley and Maurissa’s insatiable appetite for each other, Kendall’s surprise pre-proposal visit to Joe, Kenny and Mari and emotional intelligence, Aaron’s awful behavior, and Thomas and Becca as the most boring match made in heaven. They also discuss the new host of the Bachelor, as well as the new Bachelor, and how the franchise has tried and failed to deal with marginalized populations in America (and so now they’re just to going to try anymore). They also give an update on the status of Brendan and Pieper’s relationship, BIP contestant Instagram stats, and discuss why David Spade should be the next Bachelor. Deepti also give us her quick thoughts on the current Housewives shows on Bravo!

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Indra and Deana speak with Ruksana Carroll from Season Three of ‘The Circle’ on Netflix. Ruksana talks about her lifelong love of Bollywood, her parents and upbringing as an Indian-American, and her multi-racial family unit. She also talks about how she got recruited for ‘The Circle’ (including her previous experience on several TV game shows!), her experience flying alone for the first time in her life, quarantining for two weeks before living in an apartment by herself while filming, and a typical day while filming (when did she eat? sleep? and how did she get groceries?!). Ruksana tells us who she thought played a good game, thinking Daniel was an old man at first, reactions she’s received from celebrities in her Das, and who she is still in touch with on the show. The women also discuss the complicated racial dynamics on the show, and how they appeared to the viewer v. how they actually went down behind the scenes.

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Indra and Deana recap the legendary Bollywood film ‘Lagaan.’ They discuss the international success of the film, the Khan’s of Bollywood (and who is flashy v. classy), Aamir Khan as the ultimate hero in the film (and his Hollywood lookalikes), Gracy Singh’s breakout performance, depictions of sex in Bollywood, expectations for women and marriage in media, and how the film aims to tackle the problems surrounding British colonialism but sometimes falls short.

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Indra and Deana speak with Rishi Karam from Season 2 of ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo TV. Rishi gives us the scoop on everything you’re wondering from the show: What did he really think of the ‘Dollar Store Drake’ drama with Anish? What does he think of the Anisha/Monica feud? Did he ever have issues with Brian? What was it like seeing his relationship portrayed on national television? Was he bothered by the fact that Monica’s parents were divorced? What are his engagement plans for Monica? Rishi also talks about his upbringing, his relationship with his family, his dating history before Monica, starting a restaurant, and working for the family business. He also tells us about the plan for Monica’s 30th birthday (Happy Birthday, Monica!), his celebrity crush, and Indra and Deana decide if Monica and Rishi are the most stable couple ever on Bravo.

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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 the cast picture for RHOSLC (why is Heather in the middle?), the upcoming RHONY reunion (on what terms did Ramona agree to be there?), the dinner party from hell on RHOBH (Was Sutton or Erika more out of line? Why can’t Rinna eat Haitian fish? What is the real problem with Dorit?), and Olivia Munn and John Delaney’s pregnancy news (How do we digest problematic celebrities?). (Recorded on 9/10/2021)

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Indra and Deana speak with Avishar Barua from Season 18 of ‘Top Chef’ on Bravo TV. Avishar tells all about his experience on ‘Top Chef,’ including how he got involved with the show, filming in the thick of a pandemic, preparing for challenges, and the dynamics with the other cheftestants, cast, and production crew. He also discusses what it was like being the first ever Bengali-American on ‘Top Chef’, and how his identity has shaped his journey in becoming a chef and his time on the show. Finally, Avishar discusses the common “South Asian-American professional guilt,” and the difficult (but necessary) decision he made to stop pursuing a career in medicine in favor of following his dreams of being a chef. Also, what is Padma really like?! Fans of ‘Top Chef’ and all cooking reality tv competitions won’t want to miss this!

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Indra and Deana speak with Dr. Monica Shah from Season Two of ‘Family Karma’ on Bravo TV. Monica Shah chats about all your unanswered questions from her appearance in Family Karma: how did her relationship with Brian really start? Did she really want a 100k ring?! How did things really go down with her and Brian’s relationship? Was there an issue with the other Monica when she started dating Brian? How did her family really feel about Brian as a prospective husband? Who did she gel with the most on the cast? Is Brian an FBoy?! She also talks about why she got into medicine, navigating dating as an alpha female, and where she’s at in her love life these days.

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