Damian and Anne welcome the inimitable Sakina Jaffrey to this week’s show. You Might Know Her From House of Cards, The Mindy Project, Chutney Popcorn, Timeless, Sex and the City, Raising Helen, American Gods, and Daylight. Sakina regales us with stories of her artist stock, with actor parents Madhur and Saeed Jaffrey and musician stepfather Sanford Allen, playing Mindy Kaling’s mother, working with Kevin Spacey, her iconic episode of SATC, and then blows our fucking minds with the lesbian trope we didn’t know existed. You know what we’re gonna say? It was a delight. Also, please leave us a GD review, kittens.
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Discussed this week:
Anne was trying to name Cheez Nips
Boo Berry & monster cereals etc
Planters Cheez Balls
Chutney Popcorn (1999)
Sakina’s mom: Madhur Jaffrey; father: Saeed Jaffrey ; stepfather: Sanford Allen
Lion’s Head Tavern & Stonewall Riots
Sakina on The Mindy Project
Sakina's friend and fellow Indian-American actress, Sarita Choudhury
Play at the New Group, Rafta Rafta
Dead Lesbian Trope or Lesbian Killer Trope
The Full Jaffrey: women of color cast as lesbian couple (9-1-1, Timeless, Glow, Jessica Jones, .css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}
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