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The Closet Writer ChroniclesAnisha Lalvani & Poornima Rajamani: Politics & Identity In FictionThe show opens with Anisha and Poornima talking about what writing and creativity means to them. They share their earliest memories of writing and how each of them decided to pursue it seriously. We chat about the similarity of themes in their manuscripts and delve into literature in politics and identity, sprinkled with some great book recommendations! We talk about censorship and what each of them is exploring with their respective manuscripts. Later, we chat about the Emerging Writers Residency, their writing routines and more book recommendations! The episode ends with excerpts from Anisha and Poornima’s manuscripts narrated by...
2025-07-191h 51
Books and Beyond with Bound7.13 Prayaag Akbar: Love, Social Media, Class Struggles in Delhi’s Urban ChaosWhat do a right-wing YouTube creator and a small-town salesgirl have in common? In this episode of Books and Beyond, Michelle and Tara sit down with Prayaag Akbar, author of Mother India, to explore the intersections of identity, ambition, and the rapid transformations of urban India. Through the lives of Mayank, a right-wing YouTuber, and Nisha, a small-town salesgirl navigating Delhi’s class-driven chaos, Prayaag examines the human cost of our obsession with relevance and validation.Prayaag shares the creative journey behind his novel, from an abandoned historical fiction project to crafting this sharp and mod...
2024-11-2654 min
Pop Culture PrisonerVanderpump Rules S10 Reunion Parts 1 & 2 (~with Leila!) + brief chat about RHUGT S3Deepti welcomes Leila back to the podcast! Deepti gets inside of Leila's head to see where she's at with all the latest VPR news. They discuss the whether Lala's hypocrisy exists/matters; Schwartz being part Swamp-Boy/part Conniving Jerk; Rachel's entire state of mind the whole season and especially currently; more of course of how much Sandy sucks; whether Ariana has been totally truthful on camera about her rlshp with Sandy; if LVP is finally getting some comeuppance; whether James is intentionally hilarious or just passively funny in a cringey way; their current feelings on Katie...and much more.
2023-06-061h 32Pop Culture PrisonerThe Real World (NYC) Homecoming Episodes 1-2 ~with Daisy & LeilaThe Real World Season 1 cast (Julie, Eric, Kevin, Andre, Norman, Heather, Becky) has reunited for six "homecoming" episodes TWENTY-NINE YEARS after the original season aired! Deepti, Daisy and Leila cannot get enough of it and reunited themselves to discuss the original 1992 season and the two recent homecoming episodes. There are lots of feelings on Andre's hair, Becky being such a Becky, landlines, racial tension discussions in '92 vs now (spoiler: it's the same) and so much more. *SHOW NOTE* It WAS in fact Adam Schlesinger who Becky talked about in the original season! (RIP Adam)
2021-03-141h 40Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP ReunionDeepti and Leila bid adieu to the ladies of Potomac! They discuss topics from all 3 reunion episodes including Gizelle's fashion, Wendy's freshman season, Gizelle and Jamal, Robyn's Real Housewives fate, Karen's demeanor this whole season and at the reunion, Ashley and Michael and finally of course...how THE FIGHT between Monique and Candiace played out at the reunion.
2021-01-091h 16Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E19 SEASON FINALE!Deepti and Leila are happy to have reached THE END of the season huzzah! They theorize at length about the real reason(s) WHY the women are SO angry at Karen about her wig party. Deepti and Leila find they were undercover sentimental about Robyn and Juan. And of course they discuss the INSANE party where Michael is a complete lunatic!
2020-12-091h 11Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E17 + E18After a brief hiatus, Deepti is back with Leila to mourn the unseating of Karen as a Bravo Queen (just an opinion!), to voice their exhaustion with the Candiace-Monique fight storyline and to psychoanalyze Gizelle.
2020-12-0550 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E16Deepti and Leila return to Portugal with the ladies of Potomac and also try to understand the RHOP Season 5 Reunion dress looks that were just revealed!
2020-11-1942 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E15Deepti and Leila discuss the Portugal trip, including Karen's MILK AT DINNER, the amazing frienemy dynamic between Gizelle and Karen, the perennial confusion that is Ashley and the fact that we are all *done* with Wendy's DEGREES.
2020-11-1549 min
Get Hooked On Into A Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Right Now.The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The New York TimesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451315to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The New York Times
Narrator: Alex Allwine, Tommy Orange, Deepti Gupta, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Lameece Issaq, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Rachel Kushner, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Robin Miles, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, this year's...
2020-11-106h 14
Listen To Your Ears To A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook.The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The Pimsleur Language ProgramPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455604to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The Pimsleur Language Program
Narrator: Alex Allwine, Tommy Orange, Deepti Gupta, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Lameece Issaq, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Rachel Kushner, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Robin Miles, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret At...
2020-11-106h 14Start Your Day With A Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook.The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The Pimsleur Language ProgramPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455604to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The Pimsleur Language Program
Narrator: Tommy Orange, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Deepti Gupta, Alex Allwine, Rachel Kushner, Lameece Issaq, Robin Miles, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, To...
2020-11-106h 14Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesThe Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The New York TimesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/451315to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The New York Times
Narrator: Alex Allwine, Tommy Orange, Deepti Gupta, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Lameece Issaq, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Rachel Kushner, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Robin Miles, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, this year's...
2020-11-106h 14Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesThe Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The Pimsleur Language ProgramPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455604to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The Pimsleur Language Program
Narrator: Alex Allwine, Tommy Orange, Deepti Gupta, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Lameece Issaq, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Rachel Kushner, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Robin Miles, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret At...
2020-11-106h 14Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, HistoricalThe Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The Pimsleur Language ProgramPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/455604to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic
Author: The Pimsleur Language Program
Narrator: Tommy Orange, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Deepti Gupta, Alex Allwine, Rachel Kushner, Lameece Issaq, Robin Miles, Rebecca Lowman, David Mitchell, Edwidge Danticat, Uzodinma Iweala, Kevin R. Free, Dennis Boutsikaris
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Release date: November 10, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, To...
2020-11-106h 14Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E14Deepti and Leila discuss Candiace's song, their feelings on Gizelle getting messy and Wendy's entire Real Housewives persona so far.
2020-11-0352 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E13Deepti and Leila process their feelings on Robyn, continue to vent frustrations over the Monique and Candiace saga and decide they need for Wendy to take a step back on some matters!
2020-11-0245 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E11 + E12Even though these episodes seemed filler, Deepti and Leila still have a million thoughts on them. They hypothesize about why Ashley is so stoic when it comes to talking about Michael's shenanigans, discuss their feelings about Karen's small town home journey (and small towns just in general) and dive deep into Candiace's mindset about pressing criminal charges against Monique.
2020-10-231h 11Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E9 + E10Deepti and Leila analyze the fight of the century and the aftermath.
2020-10-121h 02Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E8 - PCP EPISODE FIFTY!Deepti and Leila are here to analyze the darkness of RHOP - Ashley and Monique's lives are spinning out of control! Also, Deepti would like to borrow a term from The Bachelor franchise and thank her co-hosts Dina, Leila and Neelam for going on this podcast *JOURNEY* with her as she celebrates EPISODE 50 of Pop Culture Prisoner!!!!!
2020-10-0654 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOBH Reunion + Secrets RevealedDeepti and Leila are FINALLY here to recap the Beverly Hills reunion episodes as well as the Secrets Revealed episode and to say goodBYYYYYYE TEDDI!!!!!
2020-10-0145 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E6 + E7Deepti and Leila are finally back to discuss Karen's marriage, Monique's marriage, Ashley's marriage, Wendy's marriage...they have no choice but to get into everyone's marriage! Plus, was Candiace being GENUINE? Find out what Deepti and Leila think.
2020-09-181h 10Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E5Deepti and Leila enter landmine territory being forced to discuss things about motherhood pretty out of turn since neither of them has experienced it! They also sort through their feelings so far on Wendy.
2020-09-041h 02Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E16 SEASON FINALE!!WE MADE IT!! Deepti and Leila rejoice that this season has come to an end. Yes there are still reunion episodes but at least the regular season is o-v-e-r. To celebrate, Leila comes up with a WILD conspiracy theory about S10.
2020-08-2958 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E4Deepti explains to Leila that she has a newfound love for Candiace...what?? They also do more Wendy analysis and discuss so much more!
2020-08-2659 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E15Deepti and Leila discuss the penultimate episode of this rather agonizing season!
2020-08-251h 05Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E3Deepti and Leila analyze how Wendy is fitting in so far, keep realizing how much they just love Karen's presence and pay weird respect to how absurdly mean Candiace can be.
2020-08-181h 01Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E14Deepti and Leila shred Teddi's subpar mental gymnastics this season and Deepti stresses out trying to decide whether or not Rinna was actually sincere in her apology to Denise.
2020-08-161h 01Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E13Deepti and Leila are back with the RHOBH ladies in Rome where lies lies and more lies are flying all over the place with Denise-gate.
2020-08-081h 01Pop Culture PrisonerRHOP S5E1 + E2Real Housewives of Potomac has RETURNED!!!!!! Deepti and Leila are so very excited to welcome the RHOP ladies back as they break down the excellent first two episodes of the season.
2020-08-0555 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E12BRAVO BRAVO F'ING BRAVO! Deepti and Leila fixate on the confrontation with Denise at dinner from which we have been teased with footage FOR SO LONG and finally can truly discuss!
2020-08-021h 22Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E11Deepti and Leila discuss the big bomb Brandi FINALLY dropped on this slow-moving season!
2020-07-291h 11Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E9 + E10Deepti and Leila are back to discuss the RHOBH's return from hiatus and the latest two episodes where Aaron is getting on their last nerves!
2020-07-191h 06Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E8 + VPR S8 Reunion Part 1Deepti and Leila try to process how they feel watching reality tv in today's political and cultural environment. They also try to make sense of the never-ending "argument" on RHOBH and then move on to talk about part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules season 8 reunion.
2020-06-061h 17Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E7Deepti and Leila commiserate over these never-ending "fights" on RHOBH and veer into side discussions on Shahs of Sunset and Vanderpump Rules and more Bravo shows!
2020-05-3146 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E6Deepti and Leila debate the storytelling capabilities of PK vs Tom Girardi, discuss the unique bonds of female friendships and dream of a post-COVID trip to all the Vanderpump restaurants.
2020-05-251h 09Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E5Deepti and Leila ponder the lack of true friendships right now on RHOBH, Denise's AMAZING ferocious aggression against Kyle and whether Rinna's daughters are cool enough to truly know about Japanese street fashion.
2020-05-1652 minPop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E4Deepti and Leila try to figure out what exactly Dorit is saying with her wardrobe choices and Deepti grapples with her confusion over actually enjoying one particular cast member.
2020-05-081h 05Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E3Deepti and Leila break down a crazy dinner at Kyle's house and much much more.
2020-05-011h 17Pop Culture PrisonerRHOBH S10E2Deepti and new PCP guest Leila go DEEP into RHOBH-analysis. Leila and Deepti are former co-hosts from their old podcast Serially Obsessed and Leila is also quite the Bravo historian, so of course she brings all her dissection tools to the table in this not-to-be-missed episode!
2020-04-241h 32
Dive Into Your Ears To A Spellbinding Full Audiobook.The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel by Donia BijanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315682to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel
Author: Donia Bijan
Narrator: Deepti Gupta
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Release date: August 8, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Drama
Publisher's Summary:
Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran and t...
2017-08-0810h 39Enjoy A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Uplifting.The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel by Donia BijanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315682to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel
Author: Donia Bijan
Narrator: Deepti Gupta
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Release date: August 8, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran a...
2017-08-0810h 39
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel by Donia BijanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315682 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Days of Café Leila: A Novel Author: Donia Bijan Narrator: Deepti Gupta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 8, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming. When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to Tehran a...
2017-08-0830 min
Unlock Audiobook in Fiction, HistoricalThe Last Days of Café Leila by Donia Bijan | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Last Days of Café Leila
Author: Donia Bijan
Narrator: Deepti Gupta
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-17
Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Summary:
Set against the backdrop of Iran's rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of food, family, and a bittersweet homecoming.
When we first meet Noor, she is living in San Francisco, missing her beloved father, Zod, in Iran. Now, dragging her stubborn teenage daughter, Lily, with her, she returns to T...
2017-08-0810h 37
The Obsession SessionsThis Is Us Discussing NBC's MegaHit This Is UsLeila and Deepti are back to give your their thoughts on the Season 1 finale of everyone's favorite network family drama, This Is Us! They discuss tears, facial hair do's and don'ts, the magic of Sterling K Brown, season 2 plot wish-lists, whether or not adults suck at making friends...and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-031h 09The Obsession SessionsGirls Gone....GREAT?HBO's Girls - great again?? Deepti and Leila discuss season 5 of Girls. Might it have redeemed itself? **Spoilers throughout** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-05-1155 minThe Obsession SessionsHBO's GIRLS MinisodeHave you caught up to season 5 on HBO's GIRLS?? Well now is the time. Leila and Deepti will discuss their Girls feelings in the upcoming episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-05-0402 min