The Tea with A and V Adah Moreno and Vennela Vellanki

🎧 Tune in for an episode about Relationship + Culture



👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻 A + V talk about their relationship outlooks using their *current* experiences.



☕️ A gives the tea on her third date (spoiler alert: it was impressive 🥹✨) and V shares a little about her Telugu culture and a lot about her first experience with Therapy 👥


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you'll want our autograph by the end of this episode 👀

no seriously, thanks for joining us on this ride. we'll see you in season 4

xoxo - A and V out



Time Stamps: (FYI: stamps are rough estimates)

0:08 — ASMR ft. Lacroix 

0:39 — V doesn’t have cashapp—so here’s her venmo: @Vennela_vellanki

1:07 — intro

1:40 — check in: one wise thing we’ve heard/read?

5:44 — V reflects on A’s share

6:42 — I’m sorry mom. xo -A 

7:15 — V shared her check in quote

8:32 — savor any summer sadness

10:35 — sadness vs. indifference

11:37 - V pretending like she’s not part of the “generation these days”

12:44 — What happened in August? The run down

13:15 — The TEA on Trip #2 to see Mr. Miami 

14:33 — A takes the TEA to therapy

15:30 — V goes to LA 

15:12 — Pray for V’s knots and the masseuse 

19:09 — Akouo gets a new clinic in Louisiana

20:30 — V the tour guide 📍

22:05 — A’s confession time 

23:00 — Food makes A happy 🥘

23:23 — A meets the parents 

25:55 — “the famous Adah” 

26:42 — hometown interviews, healthcare edition 🏥

31:03 — A’s favorite moment visiting V 

32:06 — V picks the food, A eats it

32:50 — V’s impressed A can put the food down

30:30 — V’s southern accent comes out + V taps in to her inner Oprah 

35:45 — what it means to be heard 👂🏽

(43—driving scene—is this too loud?)

36:30 — small town feels

36:56 — The story behind the name AKOUO and what it means

37:40 — OUR VIRAL MOMENT @ PJ’s 🌎

38:15 — V goes to MICHIGAN w/ A 

39:41 — A + V biggest concern about spending time together

40:25 — OUR TEA after spending 2 weeks together

41:38 — V is 23 NOT 32

41:44 — A takes care of V

42:43 — NY V vs. MI V

43: 50 — Welcome to Lansing, V tells all: her *almost* car crash confession 

44:40 — “She gon’ learn today…”

44:33 — A + V: the honeymoon was over 🎬

48:? — V gets excited to spill the TEA on living with A 

49:17 — “people who know me already know…” -A ****

49: 30 — the SASS begins 

52:01 — there’s strength in weakness

56:42 — mom and dad, listen to V spill the tea on church

58:50 — A talks about her #delulu after a break up

1:01 - V’s confession corner: we lost track of what number this one is 

1:06 — THE LAYERS of unspoken concerns EXPOSED

1:12:50 — the TEA on our 1st big fight 

1:18:00 — golden nugget: the solulu to A’s delulu

1:18:25 — the one thing we do NOT do is… 🚫

1:21:40 — the end of an era for A 

1:23:10 — our newfound realization ✨

1:25:57 — persuasion, starring A 🎭

1:27:00 — golden nugget: he power of choosing unconditional love  

1:28: 45 — the shameless plug; follow us  


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Cringe, this one's a doozy! #bestintentions but also be real with yourself because we're sure you will probably relate



Time Stamps: (FYI: stamps are rough estimates)

0:30 - V shares her thoughts on living and dying

2:11 - interrupted by a RUDE motorcyclist + PSA: in a new recording “studio”

03:11 - A’s reflection on the paradox 

05:51 - Golden nugget: the more you live, the more you got to lose

08:16 - realizing that we got deep real fast, no check-in necessary! 

09:10 - what happened in July: feel free to do the dishes and get your oil changed during this

10:40 - ft. Cop car 🚓 

11:10 - Siri spills the tea on Mr. Miami…in front of A’s mom (it’s family friendly don’t worry) 🫢

14:33 - mind yo’ business Siri

15:35 - Mr. Miami makes an appearance in Lansing…at A’s family reunion!

18:18 - V and her never-ending bootcamps

19:52 - A and Mr. Miami: but A just wants tah have fun

20:55 - V to A: Ah, to be young and in love… 🥰

23:30 - A and V relationship realities

24:43 - sorry Jesus, my parents are here 

25:30 - A realizing, “relationships are tough” 🥵

28:54 - I want him and I don’t 🫠

29:40 - good morning texts are actually lazy…bring in the video messages, step it up folks

30:35 - yellow flags 

32:15 - why be vulnerable to something that might be fleeting?

33:05 - what does best intentions really mean?

35:00 - A dealing with her many versions+communication is 🔑, as they always say

36:35 - Save your flags for your therapist ⛳️

38:05 - this isn’t a game

39:29 - no V is not high here…she’s just on another wave length…go with it

40:57 - partner vs. family 

43:27 - shifting gears a bit: we got accepted to present at IIRP! (Technically in August)

44:40 - V completely ignores A and continues to mess up the timeline…but is in rant mode

44:55 - it’s all about the money, money, money 

45:42 - sponsorship requests—seriously, if you wanna sponsor us, or want us to sponsor you….

46:35 - we are our biggest cheerleaders

47:07 - V’s dynamic with the rents

50:25 - V confession corner: privilege check oof…best intentions y’all, pretty please 

50:57 - “I have many dollars in my pocket” - cringeworthy content here

54:48 - golden nugget: stop everything and listen!!

57:46 - our parents probably are right

58:42 - 20s are all about investment, and what you invest in is your choice

1:03:16 - realizing that we got a little bit away from July…

1:04:29 - the line between reality and fantasy is blurred for this generation…but this isn’t entirely a bad thing 🤞🏽

1:06:52 - A and V Outro



Bonus: Drinking Game idea — drink every time Adah says no to V in this episode…


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Consider this your reward for listening to episode 1: This one's all about the summer feels--full of love, fun, and tea from therapy ;)

Time Stamps: (FYI: stamps are rough estimates)

:00 - getting set up

1:14 - check in with some gratitude — A has a reality check after 3 days with V…yikes 

3:00 - TEA from Adah’s therapy 

4:00 - A and V get all the chips on the table with a side of salsa 

5:04 - and we’re still on Adah’s 3rd reason for gratitude: shoutout to the nieces 

6:00 - V’s turn: confession number 3 (see ep 1 for the previous 2)

7:11 - realizing we’re stuck with each other so we gotta have those difficult convos (since we can’t break up)

9:00 - promise we’re almost done cheesing about each other…for now…. 

10:30 - accepting we needed a long intro so that you could know where we are in our relationship…and how much we love each other

10:55 - we told you this is unedited…

11:15 - V saying a lot of nothing…feel free to day dream here

12:00 - V again with the confessions (#4)

13:00 - shoutout to Kevin again! 

13:41 - confessions: we hate finances 

14:29 - A gets into it…continue to multitask here; maybe grab some morning coffee or evening tea :)

15:30 - intro to Mr. Miami…the start of summer love 

16:00 - shoutout to Gigi! 🫶🏼

17:00 - Mr. Miami got the bag

17:35 - V digging for the TEA

18:00 - A chasing the money… scratch that, memories

19:08 - A at that hotel, motel, holiday inn

20:53 - He got jokes 🤭

21:00 - A—the savior of men 😇

22:17 - A learning that relationships can be friendships ; big girl realization

22:45 - A wants to be wifed up! 👰🏻

23:46 - back with the gratitude: dear God 

24:25 - different strokes for different folks…

26:00 - V’s confession #5…she ain’t bitter…

27:30 - why do we like obsessing over high school so much lol

28:30 - back to gratitude…sensing a pattern yet?

30:30 - V’s existential crisis…it’s not always the hormones :/

31:30 - routines are GOOD 👍🏼 

32:32 - V spills some TEA

33:25 - relationships = work ? 🚧

35:01 - A and V…same but different

36:30 - so you wanna be an entrepreneur/co-founder?

38:15 - Adah really spills the tea on how much she hates money lol

38:58 - golden nugget: sit down, be humble

40:20 - find friends / mentors in your field!!! 

41 - V’s moment: I can be a money gal

42:30 - A and V realize…marriage don’t mean neglecting the 💸

43 - we’re just ordinary people, this time we’ll take it slowwwww

47 - A and V chatting like they’re celebrities already

48 - V’s acceptance: the first time sucks 

49:30 - shoutout to all the virtual teachers!

50 - V, the writer

54:00 - PSA to reflect, A and V get preachy…best intentions lol


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The start of a journey is always slow and a little unsteady...but stay patient because it only goes up from here!



Time Stamps: (FYI: stamps are rough estimates)

:58 - bare with us we’re trying something new lol…A and V catch up, feel free to multitask here 

2:40 - Adah get starstruck by Vennela’s family (sister, cousin, and BF)

3:33 - reflecting on V’s master’s capstone presentation 

4:11 - Celebrating from a place of gratitude and honor (one of Adah’s favorite memories)

5:15 - Kairos moment AKA when V asks a question about Adah’s hectic travel schedule that A doesn’t end up answering lol

6:30 - V wishing Adah would pick up the speed because she speaks slowly 🙄

8:25 - WHO CARES?

8:35 - V really trying to close this whole kyros tangent out

9:45 - V reflects on her own summer and realizing that endings…literally mean new beginnings…(not a new concept lol)

11:11 - V flexing and A validating but bringing back the dang kairos moments

11:50 - V describes her presentation in grave detail 

12:48 - V accepting that kairos moments exist! 

13:38 - A now wondering how long V will talk without actually saying anything 

14:00 - A digging for the TEA in V’s work life

15:30 - V discovers another kairos moment! + purpose of this podcast

16:05 - V’s existential crisis with her college friends 

17:03 - clearly Adah had no idea where V was all of May 🙄

18:00 - V admitting she’s a tad fake…

19:58 - motivation + gratitude 

20:35 - V realizing she’s the greatest gift for this entrepreneur trip and doesn’t know how it could have happened without her

22:? - A sees V and her growth

22:44 - Super Mario makes a guest appearance 

23:34 - golden nugget number 1: stop what you’re doing and listen to this

29:29 - A and V visioning how to be co-founders, co-creating their future

30:13 - the need for goals and intentions 

30:58 - V’s confession #2 (this one’s a yikes) 

31:35 - how do we money??

32:00 - V’s mindset shift….what am I capable of? I’m just…Ken?? 

32:45 - A wishing V’s parents would set her up

33:35 - V realizes she’s *KENough* 

34:55 - reminiscing about a *normal* life 

35:40 - A realizing V never fully committed to Akouo till now…

36:06 - V is SHOOKETH 😲

36:46 - Duality

37:20 - real talk with A

37:56 - A’s big sis moment aka, her time to shine, enough with the gloating V 

40:27 - A coaching V into realizing another kairos moment! *shoutout to Barry!!!*

41: 37 - A obsessing over her high school work

42:12 - shoutout to seedsofpeace (Gesine!)

43:00 - V’s got enough validation…wrap it up A lol

43:23 - shoutout to Kevin and Jeff!

44:28 - V taking stake of all her different identities 

44:55 - golden nugget #2: stop everything and listen!

46:00 - A reflecting on how Akouo has grown…practicing her preaching 

47:42 - full circle moment: we really are our parents

48:33 - blessings on blessings on blessings

49:30 - golden nugget #3: stop everything and listen!

52:18 - A finally answering V’s question (from 5:15)!

53:15 - to nap or not?

53:45 - still trying to drag May out 

54:03 - shout out to Paige!!!

54:30 - V realizing how aging works

55:00 - A going on another tangent about her last words to V’s dad…wrap it up A 

57:00 - we promise it’s almost over

57:18 - A, you already said this 

58:27 - isn’t this exactly what A already said?

59:30 - congratulations, you made it through May! Continue listening for our mission and vision and see you in June!


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Welcome to the Tea with A and V. We're your hosts, Adah and Vennela, coming at you from Lutcher to Lansing with our first ever unscripted, un-edited, and recorded in-person SEASON 3!



Listen to each episode one by one or back to back! This season (or album, as we'd like to call it) is all about what happened in summer, what we faced, who we loved, and how we grew (as individuals and as co-founders).



We lean into vulnerability and share our stories in hopes that you feel a little less alone and a little more relieved while hearing us balance the complexities of who we are and how we show up.



So pull out those reminder lists and follow us on Insta, FB, and Tik Tok to keep up with all our updates!

Album drop: September 8



For more information on who we are and what we do, check out our company website: www.akouoconsulting.com




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