Sakina Jaffrey

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:

Nabisco Giggles

Anne was trying to name Cheez Nips

Boo Berry & monster cereals etc

Mr Peanut through the years

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;}