Anyone Read This‪?‬ Pratiksha Badola

Happy AAPI month! What better way to celebrate than to sit down with a fellow South Asian book lover, Shivani, and talk about The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri! Shivani and I discuss growing up in North America as first-generation Indian immigrants, grappling with different parts of our identities at different parts of our lives, and how the idea of the "American Dream" has evolved over time within our families.



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I'd love to hear from you about your experience reading this book or if you related to any of the themes we discussed! Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode, suggest books you'd like me to cover, or even let me know if you'd be interested in being featured as a guest! My Goodreads is linked below if you want to see if we've read anything in common :)



Contact:



Email: anyonereadthispod@gmail.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anyonereadthis/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/177410546-pratiksha-badola

Follow Shivani's bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivanisreads/

On this episode, my boyfriend Arul and I discuss The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. We talk about the idea of the "personal legend" (pursuing your dreams in the face of challenges), why I deserved my rat girl summer, and ~the quantum nature of the universe~



Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please rate it 5 stars on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, click Follow so you're notified when new episodes come out, and share it with a friend! Would also love if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts :)



I'd love to hear from you about your experience reading this book or if you related to any of the themes we discussed! Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode, suggest books you'd like me to cover, or even let me know if you'd be interested in being featured as a guest! Contact details are below:



Email: anyonereadthispod@gmail.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anyonereadthis/

On this episode, I talk to a friend of mine from high school, Leyla, about how Twilight was accidentally foundational to our friendship. We discuss the strange moral and religious undertones of Twilight, the toxic relationship dynamics it romanticizes, and the way young girls' tastes in books, music, and movies are historically undervalued. Most importantly, we set the record straight on whether we're Team Edward or Team Jacob.



Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please rate it 5 stars, click Follow so you're notified when new episodes come out, and share it with a friend!



I'd love to hear from you about your experience reading this book or if you related to any of the themes we discussed! Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode, suggest books you'd like me to cover, or even let me know if you'd be interested in being featured as a guest! Contact details are below:



Email: anyonereadthispod@gmail.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anyonereadthis/

On this episode of Anyone Read This? Grace and I talk about "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin. We cover inclusion and representation in the gaming industry, the struggles of being women in tech (sigh), following creative pursuits, and the idea of platonic soulmates.



Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please rate it 5 stars, click Follow so you're notified when new episodes come out, and share it with a friend!



I'd love to hear from you about your experience reading this book or if you related to any of the themes we discussed! Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode, suggest books you'd like me to cover, or even let me know if you'd be interested in being featured as a guest! Contact details are below:



Email: anyonereadthispod@gmail.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anyonereadthis/

On this very special first episode of Anyone Read This? my mom and I talk about "Crying in H-Mart" by Michelle Zauner, a memoir that covers themes of grief, cultural identity, food as a love language, and mother-daughter dynamics. We draw parallels between our own experiences with a cancer diagnosis in the family and Zauner's (oops, gets a little heavy).

Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please rate it 5 stars, click Follow so you're notified when new episodes come out, and share it with a friend!

I'd love to hear from you about your experience reading this book or if you related to any of the themes we discussed! Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode, suggest books you'd like me to cover, or even let me know if you'd be interested in being featured as a guest! Contact details are below:

Email: anyonereadthispod@gmail.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/anyonereadthis/

Hi I'm Pratiksha and welcome to my podcast, Anyone Read This?

Anyone Read This? is a podcast where I will connect or reconnect with people in my life over books we've both read. This is kind of a personal journey of mine, to reach out to people in my life and strengthen my relationships, using books as a common ground to do so. Don't worry if you haven't read each book, our conversations will be more focused on broader themes and personal stories, though I will provide a synopsis of each book at the start of the episode to make it easier to follow along. Thanks for listening, and hope you enjoy! :)