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  1. S5.E2 - As the World Burns: The Fight For Native Rights

    Today is Indigenous People's Day! In the first of two episodes, we discuss how America's foundation of murder, theft, and exploitation continues to bear rotten fruit in the dismantling of native rights. CW: In this episode, we talk about the tragic discovery of indigenous children’s bodies found...

  2. S5.E1 - As the World Burns - Bollywood Watch Party: Dil To Pagal Hai

    Remember when we tried to record a season in the midst of a pandemic AND a chronic stress-inducing election in 2020? Lol, and then we couldn't bring ourselves to keep going? Believe it or not, smack dab in the middle of election day and the declaration of Joe Biden as president, in tandem while...

  3. S4.B2 - We Approve Kal Penn's Message

    Happy to see more brown people on screen? Pumped to see a surge in South Asian representation in Hollywood? Are you amazed at how much representation little brown kids have now in the shows they watch and the movies they love, how much more belonging they feel now that their stories are being...

  4. S4.E3 - Hey Black Square People!

    On Blackout Tuesday, a number of people posted a black square in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Everyone can agree it is a good thing that more people are aware of the injustices faced by the black community. However, racism and inequity didn't magically disappear that day (as...

  5. S4.BE1 - On Madam Vice President Elect Kamala Devi Harris

    On the morning of Nov. 7, we peeled our faces from our pillows and (with one eye open) checked our social meeds to learn that Senator Kamala Devi Harris was now MADAM VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT KAMALA DEVI HARRIS (it sinks in more every minute, even as we type this description). In this episode, we…

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  6. S4.E2 - A Jilted Indian Election Spectacular

    As a podcast born from the madness of the 2016 election, it only makes sense that we do an election special. Tune in to hear a special shade tree segment, our thoughts on voting plans and electability. Anju pops off. It's pretty much Miranda and Puja's favorite. Finally, we close with a dramatic...

  7. S4.E1 - This Land is Their Land

    Happy Indigenous People's Day! The Jilted Indians are back for season FOUR with an episode to signal boost issues being faced by indigenous communities. We talk history, current events, and allyship. We also want to hip you to some amazing art and highlight organizations serving indigenous...

  8. S3.E6 - WTF Motherland?!

    Chances are, you're quarantined at home. Now you have plenty of time to catch up on some crazy current events in India regarding the most recent heinous acts of the BJP, Hindutva, and the RSS. Our focus is on the anti-Muslim Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). How does this act tie to riots…

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  9. S3.BE6 - Bollywood Watch Party - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

    To the shock of everyone who knows her, Miranda sat down to deliberately watch a Bollywood film with Puja. Together, they address the context of this film in the Bollywood timeline, as well as their top WTF moments (i.e., Miss Berganza, the clothes, the religion flipping, and that wedding). Join…

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  10. S3.BE5 - 2020 With a Bang

    We recorded this in the second week of January but safe to say now, it didn't take long for 2020 to suck. Still, we jilted Indians power through by talking about what we want to focus on doing in 2020, along with lifting up the brown people in politics we are hella excited about. It isn't all...

  11. S3.BE4 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

    It's time for our annual Jilted Indian book club episode! We are joined by resident book expert, fellow shitty Indian, and protest sister, Ishita Patel Kent, to discuss Balli Kaur Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Come for a discussion of Desi themes throughout the narrative, and stay…

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  12. S3.BE3 - You Gotta See These Movies

    In this bonus episode, the Jilted Indians talk about Gurinder Chadha's "Blinded By the Light" a coming of age story about Pakistani-British immigrant family and Lulu Wang's "The Farewell" a story about a family's lie to their dying matriarch. SPOILER ALERTS abound as Miranda and Puja talk about...

  13. S3.E5 - Listening to Indigenous Voices

    Why are we shocked by the mistreatment of the indigenous? Why are we shocked by racism, gender inequality, or police brutality and mass incarceration of black men? The constitution is working. Join the Jilted Indians as we discuss the importance of listening to indigenous voices and building a...

  14. S3.E4 - The Downplay of Suffering

    "Oh, it's nothing," or, "It's okay, you're busy and I don't want to bother you," is one thing when you are recovering from arthritis pain, and something else entirely when being hospitalized for something serious. Why is it that brown parents downplay their suffering toward their children, and…

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  15. S3.B2 Brown Girl Magic

    You met Proma Khosla from our live podcast recording presentation of "A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns" at Leaky Con 2019. Puja and Miranda sit down for an interview with Proma to learn more about her career as an entertainment writer for Mashable, dancer, stand-up comedian, and…

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  16. S3.E3 - A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns

    The Jilted Indian Podcast was invited to present "A Reimagination of the Yule Ball Gowns" as a live podcast recording at Leaky Con 2019 in Dallas. In this hour, we mercilessly drag the costuming decisions made for the Patil Twins in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. We pay homage to the...

  17. S3.E2 - Shitty Indian Litmus Test

    It's time for a shitty Indian litmus test with the Jilted Indians! We are in season 3 and we have grown into our shitty Indianness (if you're just now joining us, shitty Indian is a term of belonging FYI). In this episode we check in with where we are as human beings, have we gotten over...

  18. S3.E1 - F*** That Boat

    For an episode that was recorded more than two months ago, this episode is timely. What happens when a woman quits the patriarchy? What exactly does that mean and more importantly, what arts and crafts does she/they/he take up with all of the extra energy? A lot is covered in this episode from...

  19. S3.B1 - Celebrating Black History Month

    We'rrrrrrrre back! Join the Jilted Indians as they discuss why it is important for South Asians to recognize and celebrate Black History Month. Show Notes can be found here: https://jiltedindianpod.com/2019/02/27/s3-b1-black-history-month/ Connect with us @JiltedIndianPod on Twitter and Instagram...

  20. S2.E10 - Big Fat Indian Weddings

    It is wedding season...yay? In the season 2 finale, the Jilted Indians talk about Indian Weddings. The food, the traditions, the clothes, the Aunties...We provide tips on surviving Indian Wedding season as a single woman (Tequila is involved), turn the tables and we give the Aunties advice, and...

  21. S2.BE9 - Vandana Singh's Ambiguity Machines

    Where are all the south Asians in science fiction or dystopian narratives? Join the Jilted Indians as they discuss the speculative fiction writing of Vandana Singh, in her short stories collection, "Ambiguity Machines". This is our Black Panther. Tune in to see (hear)why. Show Notes can be found...

  22. S2.BE8 - A Conversation With Actress, Jolly Abraham

    Hey there, podcast listeners! It's Miranda. We have a special episode for you here. I had the opportunity to interview phenomenal human being and actress, Jolly Abraham. Jolly has worked with several household names in theater, television, and film. You will not want to miss what she has to say...

  23. S2. E9 - Desi News

    We understand the news can be downright depressing these days, so join the Jilted Indians for some levity on our Desi News episode! We think you'll enjoy our recurring themes...

  24. S2.BE7 - The Indian Superbowl

    Hey there listeners, it has been a while! Join the Jilted Indians with our recap of the Indian Superbowl! What is the Indian Superbowl? Why it's the Scripps National Spelling Bee of course!

  25. S2.E8 - Monsoon Wedding Watch Party!

    Puja and Anju finally sat Miranda down to watch Monsoon Wedding. With Puja's fully stocked snack bar and plenty of drinks (of course), we laughed, cried, sighed, shook our fists and cheered to this film. Afterward we gathered around the AT2020's to fangirl over Mira Nair and our experiences of...

  26. S2.E7 - #AnsariNotSorry Part Two

    In part two of #AnsariNotSorry, the Jilted Indians discuss the journalism, and the response of brown women in media to the Aziz debacle (us included!). Since our record, even more response articles came out, including two amazing Huff Post articles by Nadya Agrawal and Brittany Wong. Where do we…

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  27. S2.E6 - #AzizAnsariNotSorry - Part One

    We had to call a therapist for this one. The Jilted Indians met up with LMFT Shameela Keshavjee to discuss the necessity of expanding the conversation surrounding consent and sexual misconduct. The Babe.net Aziz Ansari story that broke out after the Golden Globes has spurred dozens and dozens of...

  28. S2 - BE5 One Year Later

    One year and 29 episodes later, here we are. Last weekend was the 1 year anniversary of the largest demonstration in US history, the Women's March. We decided to share with you are few moments we have been keeping in our back pockets. Featured audio clips come from the Women's Convention (Kirsten...

  29. S2.E5 - The Controversial Censorship of 'Padmavati'

    The cinematography was gorgeous, the men were...good looking? What? After a google search of Padmavati, we learned some troubling news stories about this movie release concerning protests, theaters set on fire, and death threats issued to the lead actress and director. We guessed this concerned...

  30. S2.E4 - Sherin Mathews and the Danger of Model Daughter Expectations

    The Jilted Indians sat down last year to discuss the mysterious-no-more homicide investigation of local sweetheart Sherin Mathews. Trigger warning: we discuss toxic parenting and our personal stories surrounding never being good enough. We discuss the temple/church role in maintaining the model...

  31. S2.E3 - Happy Festivus

    Hey the Jilted Indians are back with a Festivus episode...that we are releasing on Boxing Day. We went to dinner (hence the background noise), had a few drinks, and talked about 2017. What we liked, what we didn't, what we learned, and what we recommend. Thank you all for a wonderful first year,...

  32. S2.BE4 - We Met Hari Kondabolu

    Puja and Miranda met renowned comedian, podcast host, and documentary filmmaker, Hari Kondabolu. We asked him our signature questions and everything...but we forgot to ask him if we could record. Please keep in mind that we would have remembered if we weren't fangirling, which you'll find out is…

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  33. S2.E2 - Let's Talk About Apu

    We have been anticipating the release of Hari Kondabolu's documentary, "The Problem With Apu", and now it is available on TruTV! The Jilted Indians are joined by friend of the pod, Rashee, and we all sat down and viewed it together. We laughed, we scoffed, and old wounds were reopened. Let's talk...

  34. S2.BE3 - Left Overs

    Join Anju, Miranda, and Puja in "Left Overs" a bonus episode in which we talk about immigrant thanksgiving, what we are thankful for, and read listener submitted Thanksgiving stories. This episode just made us incredibly hungry. AND we recorded this episode on the anniversary of us deciding to do...

  35. S2.E1 - Happy Thanksgiving?

    Join the Jilted Indians in celebrating Native American Heritage Month, after which we discuss the origin of Thanksgiving and what we ought to do with this holiday now that we know all of this messed up stuff. Show Notes: https://jiltedindianpod.com/category/podcast/season-two/ Connect with us...

  36. S2.BE2 - Zoom In

    It has been almost a year since "The Event" (the 2016 Election). That is the only reason we have to explain why Puja rapped this week's theme song. Also Miranda may have a sign-off to add to the end of the show. And Anju needs your recommendations for irreverent Twitter accounts, send them to her...

  37. S2.BE1 - Indigenous People's Day

    WELCOME BACK! We are so glad you can join us for Season 2. More Jilted the same amount of Indian though. Speaking of Indian, today is October 9th, aka the second Monday in October aka the day that people in the United States celebrate a man getting lost and discovering something that already...

  38. Put Down The Glitter

    Join the Jilted Indians in a conversation about why the fuck our Indian relatives can't seem to find anything better to talk about than our body and how fat we are. We also discuss the awkwardness of body hair (spoiler alert, women have body hair) and how our parents were no help to us there.…

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  39. All the Single Ladies

    What started out as a bonus blew up into a full episode. Join the Jilted Indians in discussing their first book club pick, "All the Single Ladies" by Rebecca Traister. We have stories.

  40. Hasanbhai

    S1 Bonus Ep 8: The Jilted Indians watched Hasan Minhaj's "Homecoming King" together over the weekend and talked about what made us laugh, cringe with recognition, and one of us cried (one of us also dozed of like an old lady). Whether it was failing at winning the Scrips National Spelling Bee to...

  41. Spaces For Our Faces

    One Saturday morning before 9am our hosts gathered to talk about spaces where representation seems to be getting better, in print ads and in the interwebs specifically. This week we talk about a schadenfreude moments in fiction, Asian and South Asian representation in magazines (as well as film,...

  42. Bonus Lies

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  43. Sex & Lies: Part 2

    In part 2 of "Sex, Lies, and Desi Dating", the Jilted Indians talk about marriage and we play our own special, "Indian mom who listens to her daughter's podcast"-friendly version of FMK.

  44. Sex and Lies: Part 1

    Oh, let's go there, shall we? Guest host Priya joins us for a discussion about sex, lies, and an initial conversation about the Indian LGBTQIA community.

  45. Episode 6 Part 2 - AAGDI (Ask a God Damn Indian)

    We continue our discussion about Brown representation in Hollywood. We talk about where we have been and what we want to see happen going forward.

  46. When in Doubt AAI (Ask an Indian)

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  47. 1 in 6

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Jilted Indians are here to unpack the sources of this egregious problem in our world. We talk stats, shame, toxic/fragile masculinity, rape culture and victim blaming. We share our stories, we share solutions.

  48. GET OUT (and see this movie)

    Worst podcast episode title ever, check. The Jilted Indians review another important movie for POCs everywhere, Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele. We talk representation, microaggressions, model minority status, and art. There are SPOILERS so make sure you see the movie first!

  49. What's In A Name?

    In this special episode about name pronunciation microaggressions, we welcome back LMFT/fellow shitty Indian Shameela! The Jilted Indians throw a lifetime's worth of shade toward Americans who have poorly handled foreign names, all while laughing...a lot.

  50. It's a God Damn Duck

    Guest host Shameela Keshavjee joins us for a discussion about the stigma of receiving help for mental health issues in brown communities. She also helps us understand how we may take better care of ourselves in times of high anxiety, as we continue to hear story after story of brown people being...

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