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3 countries. 2 brown girls. 1 podcast.
Late 20s which means we're culturally expired, but that won't stop us from our constant unscripted musings! Join us on this nomadic journey and be entertained. We are basically just going to be having regular conversations about books, shows, mental health and the weird social norms and traditions we grew up with. Meet Meral and Saman as your guides on this insane roller coaster!
Being a Pakistani expat has never been cooler ;)
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Chapter 26: Spider-Man
Dear Coconuts,
With great power comes great responsibility. Therefore you have been warned, this episode is nothing but spoilers and discussing details we loved or not liked very much in all the Spider-Man movies! Only listen to this if you have already watched Spider-Man: No Way Home! There are moments where your jaw may drop with what Meral and Saman have said. We tried to avoid stating the ending but it sort of comes out! This episode has banter, laughs, sadness, dark humor, and salutes. Listen at your own risk!
PS. Anarkali has been lost into the Spiderverse.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - 5:50 - Catching up and Dubai's Expo
5:50 - 7:40 - How Spider-man introduced to our lives!
7:40 - 40:20 - Everything that is Spider-Man: Toby, Andrew, and Tom!
40:20 - 52:00 - Life lessons we got!
52:00 - 57:35 - Saman and Meral have blond moments
57:35 - 59:25 - What's in our cups!
Love,
Saman and Meral -
2021 Unwrapped!
Dear Coconuts
This has been a year for the books, in this new dystopian world we were currently living in, we had been reeling from the after effects of the first few waves of Coronavirus only to find out that its still mutating and we may have another lockdown. Went through environmental crises, important pop culture moments and so much more. Through it all, with all the noise outside we all did the best we could, spent time learning about ourselves such as the fact that we are stronger than we thought. Here's to hoping that 2022 will be a bit more gentle on our souls and on the planet!
Time stamps
00:00 - 05:00 Our Recap of 2021
05:00 - 08:00 September problems “close to quitting job”
08:00 - 11:00 Meral's Brown Girl Privilege
11:00 - 17:40 Iconic Moments of 2021
17:40 - 25:00 The importance of “teachers”
25:00 - 28:30 Meta-verse and other cultural events
28:30 - 30:20 Importance of Family and Friends
30:20 - 36:40 Major cultural events
36:40 - 43:30Positive things in 2021, and some sad things
43:30 - 46:00 Unanimous Goals for 2022
46:00 - 49:20 Challenges for 2022
49:20 - 53:07 What in Our Cups
Love,
Saman and Meral -
Chapter 24: The Umbrella Academy
Dear Coconuts,
It is a truth universally known that Meral is obsessed with The Umbrella Academy. In this episode, we talk about everything we loved about the show in its Netflix production of Season 1. Needless to say, this episode is sprinkled with spoilers so if you have not watched the season yet, do not listen to this! Gerard Way's comic book series has touched upon themes that tug on our adult heartstrings and this show is the perfect amount of chaos, cynism, love, and heroism!
The podcast by Robert Sheehan (Klaus), Tom Hopper (Luther), and Byron Knight is The Earth Locker Podcast (@theearthlocker on Instagram)
PS. This was made with a lot of love and control to fit within an hour! We hope you enjoy it! our PSA is our request you watch it!
Time Stamps:
0:00 - 6:00 Catch Up
6:00 - 11:00 Trump/ Transitioning: funny to cringe
11:00 - 15:00 The Umbrella Academy
15:00 - 21:25 The characters
21:25 - 29:10 Introduction to The Umbrella Academy
29:10 - 46:30 Debatable Relationships
46:30 - 56:20 Appreciative Aspects
56:20 - 58:04 The End and PSA
Love,
Saman and Meral -
Chapter 23: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Dear Coconuts,
In this episode, we discuss the painfully heartbreaking story of a woman who faced many difficulties in her life but managed to maintain her dignity through it all. In Khaled Hosseini's A thousand Splendid Suns we are introduced to Marium, who has a stoic personality that shows us we can face anything and no matter how hard it gets always persevere. Khaled Hosseini also shows us the beauty of a war-ravaged Afghanistan, the colors of the country, the strength of the common man and women, and the overall resilience of the people. It's a gorgeously written book and we recommend it to all our coconuts!
P.S. This episode is loaded with spoilers. You've been warned!
Time Stamps
00:00 - 05:23 Catching up
05:23 - 06:35 Trying to bring back fetch
06:35 - 09: 30 Khaled Hosseini
09:30 - 13:00 Taylor swift + High School memories
13:00 - 18:05 Summary
18:05 - 22:05 What Marium taught us
22:05 - 25:46 Parenting
25:46 - 27:40 Sprain ( ankle/feet )
27:40 - 29:45 Overall take on the book
29:45 - 31:45 Dignity
31:45 - 38:50 Female friendships + Political backdrop
38: 50 - 44:15 War-torn Countries
44:15 - 47:17 What are you drinking + The End
Love,
Saman and Meral -
Chapter 22: Mean Girls
Dear Coconuts,
Mean Girls in its time was revolutionary, but what no one could have predicted was how important it will continue you be in the future. This movie not only shows us the cruel face of narcissism but also allowing us to appreciate how multidimensional humans really are. When you're young you are quick to see Regina as the main antagonist but as we get older we can appreciate that she was a victim of her circumstances too, with a superficial and childish mother, and a lot of pent-up anger. We are also able to appreciate some of the similar manipulation tactics used by Regina by Janice too. Overall, this movie was groundbreaking, providing a generation with amazing quotes such as "OMG Karen you can't just ask people why they're white"! LOL! The movie shows us what can happen if women work against each other, and how different it would be if they came together and didn't try to tear each other down. There would be peace.
PS. Check out Meral being very passive-aggressive over her drain water iced coffee.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - 3:22 Catching Up and what makes you “zen”?
3:22 - 9:04 Mean Girls has a timeless plot and origin! + Tina Fey Appreciation
9:04 - 14:55 What makes a mean girl, a mean girl?
14:55 - 20:20 Narcissism - a personality disorder
20:20 - 28:35 A trip down memory lane
28:35 - 39:55 Lessons from Mean Girls
39:55 - 44:55 Favorite Parts in Mean Girls! It’s Fetch!
44:55 - 54:05 Narcissistic Personalities in our lives + Treatments
54:05 - 57:17 What’s in our cup and new things!
Love,
Saman and Meral -
Chapter 21: Catch Up Session
Dear Coconuts,
When we say we missed y'all we really mean it!! We're bacckkkk from our unscheduled summer hiatus. A lot has happened since then so get ready for a whirlwind of stories. Hopefully these stories can reiterate that us humans are capable of anything, with a little bit of perseverance, some tears and a lot of prayers.
Tell us how your summer has been, we will be active on social media again, and will be reading everything, so tell us how you've been, or how you have dealt with a difficult situation?
P.s: Saman forgot to take my AirPods off so my voice might be a but muffled ( I'm sorry ) ill be careful next time! Also at 33min and then again at 40 mins the music in the background is an ice cream truck pls ignore it
LOVE YOU ALL
Time Stamps:
00:00 - 2:00 Returning to our regular scheduled programming
2:00 - 5:00 Merals Summer + Shifting
5:00 - 10:25 Secret notebook + memory lane
10:25 - 16:40 Travelling in the Pandemic
16:40 - 20:50 Schools back
20:50 - 22:46 Differences between countries
22:46 - 26:35 Samans UK hiccups
26:35 - 37:25 Home share horrors
37:25 - 44:22 Siblings Reunion
44:22 - 49:22 Plight of being a Middle Eastern kid
49:22 - 52:00 when do roasters roost?
52:00 - Whats in our cup + END
Love,
Saman and Meral