The Brown Burndown: An Indian American Pop Culture Pod

Meghan and Harry decided to peace out, and we're here to break it ALL down. This week, we dive into #Megxit and try to understand what exactly the Commonwealth is/does (spoiler: it's shady, and we don't understand it). We'll also cover a Golden Globes recap, #nickyankawatch2020, and a SHOCKING discovery that we made live while recording. It's a doozy!

As always, email us with thoughts, comments, and critiques at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter (!!!) @brownburndown.

Happy New Year! The year is 2020, and things are, well, not so great. This week, we're filling you in on the dangerous laws and scary events that have been happening in India over the past couple months. Our thoughts are with all of the people affected by these laws and the brave protesters who are risking their lives for what is right. If you have thoughts to add, reading to improve our knowledge, or ways to help, please email us at [email protected].

On a lighter note, it's also our anniversary episode! So, in true TBBD fashion, we'll give ya the update on #nickyankawatch2020 (!!!), Kumail's thirst trap, and the dirt on which celeb is a huge diva from a first-hand source. Thank you to all of our loyal listeners for tuning in for over a year!

We're back and here to spread holiday cheer by taking down the monarchy, part deux. Of course, we'll first fill you in on #nickyanka2k19 shenanigans, NYT Cooking fails, and how we mastered the art of inception (lit not kidding). And while our hot take may be a little tardy, our point still stands! Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating, and many many thanks to all our loyal listeners. We are so grateful for you!

WE BAAAAAACK!!!!! Sincere apologies for the extended hiatus but...we did warn you. This week we bask in the joy of being BACK and skip over the "how was your summer?" niceties (if you wanna know, email us) to get to the MEAT. This week we tackle all that #nickyanka have been up to (spoiler: a lot and also nothing), gush about Fed for another few hours (we edited it, don't worry), and spend a serious portion of the episode discussing mission trips, the white savior complex, and why it's still so prevalent in western media.

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It's our season finale, featuring only the coolest, greatest, most intelligent people on the planet...our loyal listeners! We're dedicating this episode to YOU by sharing allll of the thoughts you've shared with us. And obvs, it wouldn't be a true Burndown episode without updates on #nickyankawatch2k19 , so tune in for the goss, the laughs, and (of course) the shade. Much love and thanks to all our listeners this year -- we'll be back with season 2 very soon!

And as always, to have your thoughts included in a future ep, email us at [email protected]

Anddddd, we're back! This week, we're talking about Mindy Kaling's new film "Late Night" (a.k.a. Another Tale of Mindy + Her Exclusively White BFs lol). We also share some VERY hot takes from our most dedicated listeners and fill you in on some shocking celebrity wedding news. As a special bonus, Rabs reveals her secret childhood crush, and it's #embarrassing. Tune in now!

This week we have a very special episode where we chat with model/actress/director/YouTuber (say that 5 times fast) Kiran Rai, covering everything from tokenism, South Asian mental health stigmas, and how cute we may or may not be. But first, we reflect on Aladdin's life-changing impact on the South Asian Halloween costume industry, remind you that #kevinruinseverything, and stress that you should EMAIL us at [email protected].

Kiran's interview starts at 16:04!

A musical fantasy entirely about brown peeps set in a vaguely Middle Eastern city that's now a blockbuster hit? You bet we have thoughts! This week, we explore the whole new world of Aladdin -- come join us for the ride (lol). We also update you on our soon-to-be trending #nickyankawatch2k19 and finally reveal the winner of our super amazing, really awesome prize ;)

We did it!! It's EPISODE TEN!!! Here's to many many more and a far more expensive SoundCloud subscription 🙄. This week we gift you with a DOUBLE FEATURE and discuss both cultural appropriation in festival wear (#coachella) and tokenism in superhero movies (#avengers). We also give love to our fav publication of all time and try to cover up the fact that Tars's audio bowed out for half the episode. Plus: we seem just despo enough and beg you to EMAIL us at [email protected] with your #hottakes.

Hold onto your hats, dudes! Winter is coming...and it's really, really white. This week, we delve deep into the world of fantasy and discuss brown representation (or lack thereof...surprise, surprise) in the genre. And we only spend 2 minutes talking about the Jonas Brothers! A miracle! #notajobropodcast Also, we reveal a really cool, very fun prize that we're offering to our favorite listener (spoiler: it's super awesome).