Podcasts by The Brown Burndown: An Indian American Pop Culture Pod
Two very unqualified Desi college friends and self described haters discuss Indians (and Indian Americans) in Pop Culture.
Further podcasts by Rabs and Tars
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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The Brown Burndown Mini Episode 2: The Sex Lives of College Girls (Ep 1-5) from 2021-12-10T19:05:28
This "mini" (maxi) episode opens like its sponsored content for Parachute oil but LOL no we wish nobody pays us to do this.
This week we discuss:
1) Tropical breezes
2) New words we'v...
The Brown Burndown Mini Episode 1: We're Alive! from 2021-11-23T02:06:18
Fear not because we are BACK! We're happy to report that we are alive and well in our first ever mini-episode, where we'll catch you up on what we've been up to since the summer. Tune in for #nicky...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 28: Lingering Thoughts from 2021-08-09T18:27:43
Welcome to the past! This episode has EVERYTHING.
1) Depressingly optimistic pandemic predictions from over a month ago Rabs and Tars
2) Thong pants
3) A whole bunch of hot takes about...
The Brown Burndown Episode 27: Meghan + Harry + Oprah from 2021-05-16T20:29:42
This episode, is either A) supremely out of date (recorded 1.5 months ago ?) or B) a nice distraction from everything awful going on (if you want to skip depressing stuff, start at 9:40).
We d...
The Brown Burndown Episode 26: Minari, Bridgerton, India Farmer Protests & Rihanna from 2021-03-16T03:53:24
This week is NOT our Meghan Markle episode, but don't you worry, that's coming soon. Instead, we talk about Minari (<3), Bridgerton (:S) and the farmer protests in India (:/). We dive into Nick Jon...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 25: Wonder Woman from 2021-01-25T01:09:43
Happy 2021, dudes! New year...same problems. We're kicking off the year with a little bit of everything: Hilaria Baldwin, mask-less Nickyanka, and the jaggery of GBBO. We'll then dive into the new ...
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Throwback Tofurkey Surprise from 2020-11-26T04:19:56
You guys, it's finally here. Our much anticipated, high quality Thanksgiving special that only took us one full year to edit is out today! Tune in to be transported to the days of glorious, mask-fr...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 24: VICTORY* episode! from 2020-11-24T17:51:09
We've been waiting two long years of podcasting to say this...THIS IS OUR VICTORY EPISODE! And it's...surprisingly depressing? This slightly ramble-y episode has everything: Jake Tapper, Secret Soc...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 23: South Asians for Biden from 2020-10-23T09:01:52
We're back for a very special election episode! First, we check in with all our usual favs: Patriot Act was cancelled, Djok still sucks, Mindy had a baby, #nickyanka are still #nickyankaing. Also, ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 22: Emergency KAMALA Episode + Indian Matchmaking from 2020-08-17T02:26:22
We paused the editing of 2(!) other episodes to bring you: THE EMERGENCY KAMALA EPISODE! Where we discuss: the new DOJ case against Yale (ick), Priyanka's new crocs ad (lol), somehow Chris Pratt (i...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 21: #BlackLivesMatter & Anti-Blackness in South Asian Culture from 2020-06-07T21:48:23
Taking a break from fluffy celebrity stuff to talk about what really matters. This week, we discuss the model minority myth and how much it harms Black communities, how Bollywood celebrities are #h...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 20: Never Have I Ever from 2020-05-08T05:07:16
You asked, and we delivered. We're back, discussing Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show Never Have I Ever (!!!). First, we do a quick check in with #nickyankawatch2020 and refuse to encourage their "su...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 19 - Friendship in the Time of Coronavirus from 2020-04-26T06:45:25
We're back! This week, we're delivering a (hopefully) 31 min distraction from the dumpster fire that is life right now. Tune in to hear what we're watching, what we're wearing (spoiler: it's PJs), ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 18 Part 2 - Celebs Have Thoughts with Trisha Sakhuja-Walia from 2020-03-16T04:24:33
And we're back! This week in Part 2, we're finishing our lingering thoughts from a month ago (oops, our b) about the Oscars, Aladdin part deux, and whether Crocs will ever be in (spoiler: no). And ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 18 Part 1 - Jameela from 2020-02-27T01:25:53
Well, we did it. Our rambling has finally gotten the better of us and we had to turn this episode into two parts. In Part 1, we introduce our exciting celeb guest (but never get around to her inter...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 17 - Megxit and the Commonwealth from 2020-01-23T05:34:20
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 ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 16 - The Citizenship Amendment Act from 2020-01-11T23:05:34
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 m...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 15 - The Royals Part 2 from 2019-11-27T03:13:35
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 ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 14 - White Saviors from 2019-10-01T18:27:52
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, e...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 13 - Our Friends Have Thoughts from 2019-08-05T03:17:14
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'...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 12 - Late Night from 2019-07-10T23:38
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 m...
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Celebs Have Thoughts: Kiran Rai aka KayRay from 2019-06-10T23:12:27
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, ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 11 - Aladdin from 2019-06-05T20:16:56
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 -- com...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 10 - Coachella & Avengers from 2019-05-14T05:10:13
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 f...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 9 - Game of Thrones from 2019-04-20T02:43:15
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, surpri...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 8 - Indos + (college) Scandals from 2019-04-03T04:41:02
This week, we do the #1 thing fun people do and talk about how fun we are! We discuss our IRL definitely happened #nikyanka sighting, actually watch Bohemian Rhapsody to provide thoughts, and grapp...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 7 - Indos in Hollywood from 2019-03-12T01:37:38
Aaand this is our actual Oscars episode. Our bad. This week we swear NOT to become a Jonas Brothers podcast and discuss the Academy awards + upcoming movies featuring brown people that give us paus...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 6 - Sucker (Priyanka + Nick Part II) from 2019-03-05T23:17:28
This week we never get to the promised theme, and instead(by popular demand) spend 37 minutes talking about the Jonas Brothers. We discuss stumbling out of bars and jumping on cars, whether or not ...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 5 - Aziz from 2019-02-10T22:02:10
So we did it. This week, we take on the "grey area" that is Aziz Ansari. Turns out...it's pretty black and white? We also explain our absence (#sorry), think through the anatomy of car doors, and r...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 4 - The Royals (Colonization Part 1) from 2019-01-10T17:42:33
And we'll never be roooooyals (royals) but we sure can burn them down. This week, we take down the monarchy, demand our diamonds back, and spend a hot hot take debating Meghan Markle. Yay or nay? (...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 3 - Indos In The Trump Administration from 2019-01-01T19:30:53
This week, we get political. We discuss browns in politics, trees, #kamala2020, and talk about 2019 like it hasn't even happened yet (our bad). Plus, we dig into our (least) favs who, surprisingly,...
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The Brown Burndown Episode 2 - Mindy from 2018-12-15T01:07:53
We spend half of our Mindy episode on Priyanka and Nick...#sorrynotsorry. Then we get to the point and discuss her spectacular rise, the Mindy Project and who her baby daddy might be (spoiler: he m...
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The Brown Burndown: Episode 1 - Priyanka And Nick from 2018-12-04T00:34:29
Two very unqualified Desi college friends and self described haters discuss Indians in Pop Culture. We start with the subject that unites us more than anything else: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas....
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