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  • The Brown Burndown: Netflix’s "Best of the Best" featuring Our Interview with Director Lena Khan!

    The Brown Burndown: Netflix’s "Best of the Best" featuring Our Interview with Director Lena Khan!
    2026/09/17
    A coming-of-age comedy set in sunny California, centered on the trials and tribulations of the competitive university Bollywood dance circuit? SIGN US UP! This week's episode features our review of the new film, Best of the Best, and an exclusive surprise (spoiler: we got to sit down and chat with director, Lena Khan!). Double spoiler: we also got to attend our first movie premiere to watch it! We're still not over it. Tune in to dive deep into the world of South Asian-American college life, all while balancing choreographic spectacles with a heartfelt story about sisterhood. Catch the film on Netflix tomorrow, September 18th!
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    37 分
  • The Brown Burndown Episode 33: South Asians in Sports, Off Campus, & James Bond

    The Brown Burndown Episode 33: South Asians in Sports, Off Campus, & James Bond
    2026/08/11
    Blast from the past! In this episode we manifest tickets to the World Cup from FIFA (spoiler, didn't work out), dive deep into lack of South Asian representation in even the boring sports, and then somehow also get into the Devil Wears Prada 2, viral hit Off Campus, the new James Bond, misleading New York Times headlines, and something about how lack of sunlight is proportional to gore in media. Something for everyone in this one!! As always, email us at thebrownburndown@gmail.com. Go sports!!!!
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    45 分
  • The Brown Burndown Episode 32: Olympic Bindis, Wuthering Heights, and More

    The Brown Burndown Episode 32: Olympic Bindis, Wuthering Heights, and More
    2026/03/20
    March is here, and we are coming in hot with our THIRD episode of 2026! Tune in for a discussions on the triumphs, tragedies, and (most importantly) questionable fashion choices at the Olympics (spoiler: we saw a bindi in the wild out there), Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights (which we have admittedly not read since the mid aughts), and of course, #NickYanka2k26 (duh). As always, send us your thoughts at thebrownburndown@gmail.com :)
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    42 分
  • The Brown Burndown Episode 31: Zarna Garg, South Asians in the White House & Tolstoy

    The Brown Burndown Episode 31: Zarna Garg, South Asians in the White House & Tolstoy
    2026/02/17
    We are BACK not ONE WEEK LATER (!!). This episode has everything! Usha Vance, Zarna Garg, Tolstoy (particularly, War and Peace which we are totally actually going to Book Club) and of course, Priyanka and Nick. Not to mention a 10 minute detour on anthropomorphized beanie babies and a discussion of how much dumber we've gotten over our nearly ten years of podcasting together. You can be the judge of that!! Hit us up at thebrownburndown@gmail.com.
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    53 分
  • Celebs Have Thoughts Returns: A Conversation with Pooja Bavishi from Malai!

    Celebs Have Thoughts Returns: A Conversation with Pooja Bavishi from Malai!
    2026/02/07
    The Brown Burndown interview series, "Celebs Have Thoughts" is officially back! We are kicking things off with a massive treat (pun intended). In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Pooja Bavishi, the founder and CEO of Malai Ice Cream. We dive into her journey of blending nostalgic South Asian spices with creamy textures to build a cult-favorite dessert brand. From her early days of churning ice cream at home to conquering the dessert world, Pooja shares the sweet (and savory) reality of entrepreneurship. Grab a spoon and tune in :)
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    39 分
  • The Brown Burndown: Mini Episode - Nickyanka IRL (!), Zohran, and Simone Ashley

    The Brown Burndown: Mini Episode - Nickyanka IRL (!), Zohran, and Simone Ashley
    2025/08/12
    We're back and have lots to discuss! This episode, we take a leap and go for some hot, on-the-ground, SHOCKING investigative journalism. Tune in for our encounter with Nickyanka IRL, our thoughts on the new F1 film (pour one out for Simone), and some exciting new updates for our pod! And to our loyal listeners following on Substack, stay tuned for a major update there ;)
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    34 分
  • The Brown Burndown: Mini Episode - Mall Concerts, White Lotus, and Nickyanka Continues

    The Brown Burndown: Mini Episode - Mall Concerts, White Lotus, and Nickyanka Continues
    2025/05/12
    *BIG NEWS* We're starting a Substack! And we're going to post regularly! Hold us accountable! https://substack.com/@thebrownburndown In this mini-episode, we cover...the history of land ownership in the United States (it's relevant, we promise), White Lotus gossip, Political gossip, Nickyanka gossip (also still relevant!). We'll then yearn for the days of mall concerts in pools...jk, that's now. Stay tuned for our next episode where we give you a live play by play of our IRL (!!!) Nickyanka encounter. As always, thoughts questions concerns to thebrownburndown@gmail.com. xoxo!
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    37 分
  • The Brown Burndown Episode 30: Vote for Kamala Harris!

    The Brown Burndown Episode 30: Vote for Kamala Harris!
    2024/11/04
    We've experienced the mother of all technical difficulties, but as gesture of our commitment to this episode we're running it back one. more. time. Reporting from our first IN PERSON recording session since 2022 (!!!), we’re back to cover our thoughts on the 2024 election, what’s at stake and random musings, political gossip, & what our Roman Empire is. Tune in for all of that and more, and in the meantime, VOTE VOTE VOTE! Hope this gives you some content while you wait in line to vote, as always email us at thebrownburndown@gmail.com!
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    40 分