Rashee and Puja are joined by author, speaker, educator, and co-host of the Jilted Indian Podcast, Dr. Miranda George to discuss the works of Mindy Kaling's 18-year career. What was our favorite project, what themes jumped out, what did it mean to three millennial women of the South Asian diaspora to see someone who looked like us on TV. This is the end of season one, thanks for joining us on this journey.   Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

A whole episode of Bri and Dimple is kicked off with Puja and Rashee discussing the meanings of Indian first names. Bri and Dimple fully dissect Devi's first two kisses with BuzzFeed quizzes, play-by-play, and Thirst Scale ratings. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple are studying up for zoom NHIE themed trivia night.  Rashee and Puja discuss the tenth and final episode of "Never Have I Ever" Season 1: proto-human robots, friend breaks, and saying goodbye are the major themes. Our final for the colonizer and for the culture and predictions if there is a season 2.  Tune in to find out. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple dream cast guest stars to play members of the Vishwakumar and Nalini’s family in a fantasy season 2. Puja and Rashee discuss recurring flashbacks, periyappas, chachas, buas, beavers, clothes from Costco, and complicated mother-daughter relationships in the ninth episode of "Never Have I Ever." Tune in to find out if they are able to reconstruct the Vishwakumar family tree. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple share their first kisses. Puja and Rashee return to analyze Ben's birthday party, best friend fights, and what happened in Paxton's Jeep in the eighth episode of "Never Have I Ever." What food-based joke will involved Eric this episode? Tune in to find out. Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple play 2 Truths and a Lie. Rashee and Puja discuss episode 7 of Netflix's Never Have I Ever...Been A Big Fat Liar, where Devi outs herself as a liar and Fabiola comes out to her mom. Did you enjoy Never Have I Ever? Have an opinion? Leave us a message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri gets some unexpected news. Rashee and Puja discuss episode 6 of Netflix's Never Have I Ever...Been the Loneliest Boy in the World. Oh look in the first ever show about an Indian-American family, there is one whole episode dedicated to a non-Indian. FANTASTIC. We learn about Ben's loneliness, stranger danger, Kamala drops a pot, and Nalini's empathetic side in this episode. Did you enjoy Never Have I Ever? Have an opinion? Leave us a message here:...

Celebrating the turning point fifth episode of "Never Have I Ever," Bri tells Dimple the story of Icarus. Rashee and Puja discuss extracurricular activities (for those of us who aren't athletic), weird and creative punishments, and the powerful effect of rumors. Fun bonus: listen to Rashee stumble over the white writer's name, but nail the brown writer and brown director's names in one take. What did you think of this nuclear event? Leave us a comment or message here:...

Bri asks Dimple what is up with Sponcon. Puja and Rashee analyze the third episode of "Never Have I Ever," including red thongs, coyote attacks, and Gears Brosnan's long-awaited coming out. Were you shocked?  Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

The Vishwwkumar women are headed to a Ganesh Pooja to navigate treacherous aunties, impress college recruiters, and maybe befriend a stranger in between actually praying. Rashee and Puja discuss growing up Hindu and the cultural nods they related to in episode four of Never Have I Ever...Felt Super Indian. How are you liking the series? Leave us a voice note here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

After Bri reveals an OLD secret to Dimple, Puja and Rashee are back to breakdown and analyze the second episode of "Never Have I Ever." Secret sisters, wild rides, sour lemonade, and was that attempted matricide? Leave us a comment or message here: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message

Bri and Dimple stop by to introduce the show. In this episode of Late Bloomers, the Web Series: The Podcast (LBWSP) Rashee and Puja discuss the pilot episode of Netflix's "Never Have I Ever" (NHIE). Discussing representation (the good and the bad), Rashee and Puja weave in their experiences growing up Brown in America. If you have a comment about the show, or a very brown experience from your youth you'd like to share, leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/late-bloomers-webseries/message.

In the pilot if "Late Bloomers, the Web Series: The Podcast" we introduce ourselves, talk about our pop culture preferences, our familiarity with Mindy Kaling's work, and discuss our expectations for her new coming of age show about an Indian American teenage girl , "Never Have I Ever" (Netflix, 2020). We close with some of that sweet sweet friend acclaim from web series co-star, Miranda George. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this pod. Do you have thoughts on NHIE or...

A new podcast from the writers of the Late Bloomers Web Series, Rashee ("Bri") and Puja ("Dimple") discuss, pop culture, representation, and story-telling as long as the pandemic is keeping us home.