Chai After Dark

Sameem and Shabnam continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here.Today’s episode gets a little too serious with JB propositioning his mom to talk to his brother so he can LOCK IN his brother’s daughter for his son, Wali. Calm down, JB. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Sameem and Shabnam continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here.Today’s episode covers Episodes 13-15 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” (without the D) and Aina Asif as “Maya”.The drama escalates into Maya two timing dating Wali AND Waleed, crazy pressure from South Asian dads and uncles without b*lls when it comes to Dadi Jaan’s. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

We are joined by Dr. Huma Qureshi, MD, Psychiatrist Extraordinaire! She is a graduate of King Edward Medical University in Lahore so she definitely knows what a “center” is. Come listen as we discuss Wali’s aura, how being a doctor actually is in Pakistan and we learn even more new Urdu words. Dr Huma is also a board member at JiVA South Asian Mental Health. Please consider donating and learning more at https://www.jivamentalhealth.com. We continue our watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here.Today’s episode covers Episodes 10-12 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” (without the D) and Aina Asif as “Maya”. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here.This episode covers Episodes 7-9 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” and Aina Asif as “Maya”.Ok, anger issues aside; Wali is now charged with thieving and stealing his own family’s motorcycle and Sameer does his best khuta (dog) barking impression. Maya starts to choose from Waleed and Wali; but we think there’s a dark horse candidate for Wali’s love. Listen to find out who! Email us at [email protected] to yell at us if we said anything crazy please and sorry in advance. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem continue their watch of the 2025 hit Pakistani drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here.This episode covers Episodes 4-6 and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” and Aina Asif as “Maya”.This sh!t is escalating and the drama is revolving around biryani, kidnapping, mental awareness, packaged spices, moving across the world and picking the right school. They’re making their lives way too hard; JFC. Email us at [email protected] us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Yes, Shabnam and Sameem are jetting off to Pakistan to start our watch of the 2025 hit drama, “Parwarish”, found on ARY Digital and YouTube! Watch it now here. This episode covers the first 3 episodes and stars Samar Abbas Jafri as “Wali” and Aina Asif as “Maya”. Have you ever wondered about the immigrants who get sent back to their country? This is the story of Wali and his family who is the epitome of teenage rebellion (Urdu translation: baghāwat); as they try to settle back into Pakistani life. Would YOU go back? Email us at [email protected] us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

As a follow up to our previous The Steep: Adnan Syed episodes from 2024; Shabnam and Sameem watch and discuss the latest and fifth episode of the true crime documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed”, titled “The Tree Grew” which was released Sept 18, 2025 on HBO Max.This episode covers Adnan Syed’s saga of proving his innocence and/or at least getting out of prison forever. It’s an emotional reunion with his mom and brother, including the namesake moment within the title where Adnan touches a tree in his childhood home for the first time in a quarter century. The Steep: Adnan Syed Update Special was our 6th episode released on Sept 6, 2024! Go back and listen. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem are going to Ireland to re-create the Waystar management all male off-site as told in Succession, Season 2, Episode 3 called “Hunting” on HBO Max. Logan is desperate for a huge acquisition to swallow the competition and makes up a new game taking over toy stores called “Boar on The Floor”; Greg worries he is going to get caught snitching and Connor doesn’t want to pay taxes and simply just be the President of the United States. Privilege gonna privilege. Let’s bone this turkey!Stay tuned for our discussion on the new Adnan Syed episode on HBO Max this Thursday, 9/25/25! Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem follow Roman and Kendall as they “job their love” and physical health check their newly acquired media company Vaulter; in this 2nd episode of Season 2 of “Succession” on HBO Max.The Waystar succession saga gets new updates as Shiv is promised by Logan a lofty new future; Tom is no longer in the running while him and Greg try to sniff out the fat within ATN. Future President Connor and First Lady Willa (I wonder if this is a Melania Trump reference) host a party to celebrate their God-like return to New York City!Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem keep the privileged rewatch motorcycle ride rolling with “Succession” SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 titled “The Summer Palace” on HBO Max.Kendall is looking terrified in every scene he’s in as he attempts to mold himself into Logan’s #1 boy and Shiv keeps some big news to herself while Tom makes moves himself. The Summer Palace smells like sh!t and Logan isn’t going to eat steak or seafood with roadkill smell on it. Who will be the Successor? This is getting juicy. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

We have rediscovered a treasure trove of cringey Desi movies on YouTube. Shabnam and Sameem rewatch “American Desi” 25 years later; starring Kal Penn and others. Zohran Mamdani’s mom, Mira Nair, did NOT direct this movie. If you want a real life (yea right!) look into Desi’s going to college in the late 90’s; this is the movie for you. It’s got Kama Sutra references, Indian Club shenanigans, white girls who fetishize brown skin and girls who forgive red flag dudes a little too easily. Also; brown people say the N word in this without a sense of irony. Watch it on YouTube and come listen to us be confused AF. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

We did it!! Sameem and Shabnam conclude their initial watch of Season 1 of “Succession” with the finale, Episode 10, “Nobody is Ever Missing”.Logan Roy might be out of the loop at Waystar if Kendall can get his sh!t together with the help of Stu. Tom gets manly AF while getting rid of Nate and again, Greg knows all. Connor thinks he is 2018’s version of Zohran Mamdani and wants himself as President of the US and his sugar baby elevated to First Lady. We have thoughts on all this. Stay tuned for SEASON 2 OF SUCCESSION NEXT WEEK!Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem are transported back to Fremont, CA; the land of weddings and nuptials. That’s where “Succession” Episode 9 of Season 1 should’ve been filmed. HBO just doesn’t know. Logan Roy goes full desi auntie and plays games with his own family the day of his only daughter’s wedding; Tom sort of knows what’s up but Greg knows all. Kendall plans yet another takeover only to get cold c*cked at the end. Season Finale next week!!! Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

We are joined by a special guest today, Noureen, from “Muslim Matchmaker” on Hulu. We discuss “The Namesake” today, a film directed by Zohran Mamdani’s mom, Mira Nair. Starring Kal Penn, it tells the story of an American born desi boy coming to terms with his culture, family, place in life all while discovering what his name really means to him. Noureen provides her perspectives on culture, relationships and NYC life. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Closed loop system ….. I’m in shock so I am going to copy the IMDB page description for us: Tom has a bachelor party to remember; Kendall eyes a new business opportunity with a pair of idealistic entrepreneurs; Roman looks to land a deal for local TV stations with his father's longtime nemesis; Shiv and Gil get ambushed during an interview.Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Sameem and Shabnam discuss why wealthy elite people love ranches so much in their continued rewatch of Succession in S1 E7, “Austerlitz” on HBO Max. We’re lucky we’re not in the public eye; but if we were; we wouldn’t turn a family therapy session at a New Mexico ranch into a photo session like Logan Roy does. Therapy does not go well as Shiv goes to visit her father’s mortal enemy, Gil, a presidential candidate that needs Shiv to fix his image with her father’s conglomerate. Kendall makes an appearance and is in a realllllly good mood. David Ellison has copied Logan Roy and bought CBS from Paramount. Nice. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Shabnam and Sameem are back with retro movie Thursdays; all the way back to 2024 when gay marriage was still in its infancy. Head over to Disney + or Hulu to watch '‘A Nice Indian Boy” starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff from Hamilton fame. Watch this movie with the whole khandan (family); it is bound to make you uncomfortable/cry/squirm if you’re from a somewhat repressed childhood. Otherwise, it’s an extremely feel good and heartfelt movie. Go watch it and let us know at [email protected] if it makes you believe in love again.Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Sameem and Shabnam discuss performance issues in the workplace as we continue our rewatch of “Succession” on HBO Max; we’re on S1 E6 titled “Which Side Are You On”?Kendall tries to take over Waystar by calling a vote of no confidence on his OWN DADDY, Logan Roy. Shenanigans arise as the votes are being courted by Kendall. Stay tuned till the end for tea time as we unveil real life Succession families; you decide if they are evil or not. And lets just leave this here; Roman Roy is a b!tch. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Sameem and Shabnam are starting to settle into “Succession” Season 1 as they watch Episode 5; found on HBO Max.Kendall starts to plot the takeover of Waystar with a vote of no confidence against his father and thinks Greg’s grandfather, Ewen, might vote with him. The siblings start their wild shenanigans as Connor brings his rent-a-girlfriend to Thanksgiving, Roman friend zones himself with his girlfriend, Shiv tells Tom not to worry about her cheating and Logan gets a bit too handsy. Marcia brings in her son to lead digital in Europe … uh oh. A new contender has arrived! Jeffrey Epstein clone does not make an appearance in this episode but maybe in the future.Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe

Have you ever been confused on how visitors go to the toilet in India? Well, Shabnam and Sameem will guide you on a path to righteous cleanliness if you happen to find yourself peering over a hole on your trip to South Asia.“Outsourced” from 2006 tells the story of how Todd Anderson was forced to go to India by his corporate overlords otherwise he loses his stock options. He meets and falls in love (or lust), learns to eat with his hands (oh, the horror) and our favorite nemesis of India makes an appearance within Todd himself …. diarrhea.Zohran Mamdani’s mom, Mira Nair did NOT write, produce or direct this movie but we want to use them for the SEO. Follow us below and please like, share and subscribe!Instagram: ChaiAfterDarkTiktok: Chai_After_DarkFacebook: Chai After Dark PodcastOr contact us at [email protected]; we always respond! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chaiafterdark.substack.com/subscribe