Welcome back to a brand new ep of your favourite (top 3?) pop culture pod! This week Shaila recommended getting a haircut while on holiday, and Darshita wants you to join in on her Summer House obsession ~

🕰️ 10.25 - 26.40: Is Kusha Kapila’s shapewear brand an authentic extension of her big sister persona or…is it another normative beauty name fuelling our insecurities?

https://www.instagram.com/underneat.in?igsh=dWhqbzZua2Y4cTMy

Ria Chopra video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH3KLnmyqiK/?igsh=cHVpaXBxZWplanl2

🕰️ 26.46 - 46.23: We changed our minds about Vivienne Westwood! With notes from Feat Artists, a clueless ELLE interview, truth a la Diet Paratha and Sohini Dey on who gets to make khadi luxe

Smita Lasrado quote https://www.instagram.com/p/DH59XhxSnPQ/?img_index=10&igsh=MXh5NnE5MmppeXF5ZA==

ELLE India Jahnvi Kapoor: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH6YQE-y3zi/?igsh=

Diet Paratha: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH7-KU9MSO3/?igsh=MW1qYTRuYjY4dzZqOQ==

Sohini Dey: https://www.theestablished.com/author/2253667/sohini-dey

🕰️ 46.23 - 55.26 : The internet’s boyfriends have made it to The Beatles biopic and people are mad. Why are we so quick to fall for remake rage bait?

Douglas Greenwood: https://x.com/douglasgrnwd/status/1907081479273775379?s=46&t=5POt3MOZba1uQ1-SE9TnnA

🕰️ 55.30 - 61.30: and finally, what’s steaming hot in London and Bangalore? The art world is beckoning us and we have a feeling, you’re going to love this too

LDN: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/great-mughals-art-architecture-opulence?srsltid=AfmBOooINNLp4nirtkkD31RapvCOTtYSG30q3n6bXfdfGE5FhoL_tb4u

BLR: https://www.thevoiceoffashion.com/intersections/art/chaap-culture-textile-tickets-of-the-british-raj-6262

Welcome back to another pop culture-pilled episode of The Kitty Party pod! This week we turn things around and begin with what's hot, so prep for surprises right at the top!

🕰️ 2.20 - 9.30s: Darshita recommended Shefalee Vasudev's opinion piece on the Shivan & Narresh controversy and how it's another reminder of regressive ideals returning in fashion (plus PLT rebrand, Paris Jackson's tits and more!)

🕰️ 9.50 - 22.30s: Shaila leads us into a deep dive of With Love, Meghan and highlights why even if we hate it, we have to be careful of contributing to the royal right wing trap

🕰️ 23.00 - 36.50s: Could dumbphones be the solution to our self esteem crisis? We discuss Sophie Wilson's revealing Dazed story on how a brick phone could make us feel happier - you *have to* listen in to this!!!

🕰️ 38.00 - 50.10s: Do I have to wear my Indianness to work everyday or can I just be me? Also of course, Mindy Kaling!

*we keep saying Damson and Madder pls ignore the fun and in between it's Damson Madder xx :)

And that’s a wrap, thanks for listening!! We’ll be back every fortnight and until then we would love to hear your thoughts - slide into our DMs ⁠⁠⁠@kittypartypod⁠⁠⁠

Big love to ⁠⁠⁠@illuminatedmilk⁠⁠⁠ for our album art - you truly embodied all that we wanted in one frame and it’s magical x

Theme music produced by Rory Fisher

Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠@masalashai⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠@darshitaagoyal

If the name of this episode has you confused, let's make it make sense together!

🕰️ 01.10 - 5.50s: This week Darshita recommended Lindsey Louise's TikTok series "is your aesthetic fascist?" and Shaila wants you to listen to The White Lotus pod which is the perfect segue to....

🕰️ 05.50 - 24.02s: A deep dive into the third season of the satirical black comedy so far: what does Laurie, Kate and Jaclyn's friendship make you feel?

🕰️ 26.20 - 36.10s: TikToker Sunia Bukhari attended Papa Don't Preach's NYC pop up and left with a bitter taste: is it a case of bad timing or a colonial hangover?

🕰️ 36.32 - 42.35s: Every time a buzzy new wine bar or taco shop launches in the city, are you clamouring to get there first? Well, same, we're trying to understand why we have to try new things before everyone else

🕰️ 42.48 - 47.10s: What’s hot in London and Bangalore? Stay tuned!

And that’s a wrap, thanks for listening!! We’ll be back every fortnight and until then we would love to hear your thoughts - slide into our DMs ⁠⁠@kittypartypod⁠⁠

Big love to ⁠⁠@illuminatedmilk⁠⁠ for our album art - you truly embodied all that we wanted in one frame and it’s magical x

Theme music produced by Rory Fisher

Written and produced by ⁠⁠@masalashai and ⁠⁠@darshitaagoyal