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We are back and ready to dive deep into the bottomless ocean that is our lives! If you have questions about living with a partner, when to have kids, and being a functioning person in your late twenties…well, we have those questions too. Grab
Hey listeners, it’s time to ring in a new year, and that calls for reflection, retrospection, and looking ahead to what’s to come. In this episode, we discuss the lessons of the past year, along with experiences, challenges, and conversations t
Today we chat about everything in our lives we want to catch up on - jobs, travels, family, Shemona’s recent move to Germany (!!!). Step into our living room and grab a mug of tea (or a stein of bier) while we catch each other up on the goings-
In the words of John Mayer, “Say what you need to say.” Or…don’t?In our day-to-day lives, we often think of the words left unsaid. How else could I have handled that micro-aggression at work? Did I do the right thing in seeking out help? These
On today’s episode we discuss the many ways international cultures are “branded” to fit the current trends of the time. Goat yoga sounds like a delightful time, but does it pay homage to yoga’s roots in India? Maybe cultural appropriation is in
Welcome back to part 2 of our stolen focus discussion! Listen to find out how we addressed some of the glaring issues brought up around our society's flawed ability to focus on pretty much anything. All hope is not lost so tune in and join us t
Welcome back friends! As usual we have gotten so into our conversation we could not stop talking and had to make this a two-parter. Stolen Focus, the absolute bible on navigating the modern world's incapability with staying on task (written by
In this episode we discuss a decade that can mean multiple things at once: our twenties. One on hand, our twenties can be a time of exploration and experiences that we won’t have once we are more settled down in life. This is the time to move t
Growing up, our trips to India were characterized by similar things: family reunions, culture clashes, and eating amazing home cooked meals. Our trips to India served as a reminder that even though we are well-versed in Desi culture in America,
Today we reflect on how we were raised, and how that made us who we are today. Like many things in life, there are parts we cherish, and also aspects we resent. We delve into the nuances of being brought up by immigrant parents while being a ch
Today, we interview Shemona about her career path in design. What started as a childhood interest in drawing and writing blossomed into her successful career as a UX designer. Shemona has years of practice in the field of design, and we talk to
This week we'll be coming at you with something a little different. We're finally in the same city at the same time and have a chance to really check in with ourselves. Join us as we delve into the questions no one wants to think about but prob
The history of birth control and periods goes back as long as there have been human beings. And yet, the subject remains taboo in so many cultures - why do we sweep periods under the rug when half the population gets them or has gotten them mon
We continue our 2 part series on lookism, this time with Shivani’s input. Lookism permeates through so many parts of our lives, so we had to delve even deeper after our first episode on the topic.Attractiveness exists on a spectrum. For some o
In this episode we touch upon the history of colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, and how we experience them in our bodies and our lives. As children of the Indian diaspora, we were told that India won the fight against colonialism, and now we
Our society often demonizes recreational drug use and anyone who chooses to partake. We delve into the changes and attitudes towards drugs in recent years, and how our experiences differ from the warnings we got throughout adolescence. We touch
Drugs have long remained a controversial subject in our society. Who has access to legalized drugs still remains a political division across state lines and countries’ borders. Drugs can be a powerful force that dominate the most vulnerable of
Kids these days…are up against a lot. Gen Z faces challenges that their elders couldn’t possibly prepare them for: surviving a pandemic, fighting climate change, and battling the ever-changing expectations for our bodies and our lives as seen i
“Loneliness is still time spent with the world.” - Ocean Vuong, from his poem “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong”. Solitude can be used as a tool to empower ourselves, but it’s easy to mistake it for loneliness. Together we tackle the elusive con
Imposter syndrome is something the three of us deal with in many facets of life, whether those scenarios are professional or personal. We discuss possible antidotes to that dreaded feeling of not belonging, and how to embrace risk and make deci
There are multiple factors at work in our brains when we deem someone as ‘attractive’ - including the formation of biases towards or against them. In this episode, we unpack our own experiences with attraction and how its forces can work in sev
In this episode, we discuss the caste system in India - that is, our experience with it as the first gen children of immigrants who moved to the US. Caste has defined our lives, and we’ve also managed to break free from it. Does caste disappear
Monogamy is a social construct - therefore, as social creatures, we spend this episode exploring its alternatives. We interview the wonderful Marayah and Nico, who have been on a journey of non-monogamy for over 2 years. With beautiful vulnerab
Trigger warning: abuse & abusive relationships. If you prefer to skip ahead, we stop talking about it around the 23 minute mark. Please go to https://www.thehotline.org if you or anyone you know is affected by domestic violence. ---We continu
“If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.” - Junot DiazIt’s February, the month of love, and there’s no better time to unearth our dreaded experiences with dating. As thr
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