Not Marriage Material PoojaRashida
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- Society & Culture
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Two girls straddling two different worlds, talk about how to handle problems from both the cultures - American and Indian. Dual cultural identity, conflicts in life, dating, arranged marriage and the strive for independence.
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Relationships Over 30
In this episode, we talk about our new relationship statuses.
Spoiler Alert!!! we are both now in relationships and we talk about navigating these early times as adults.
Managing difficult conversations, dealbreakers and avoiding the slippery slope of co-dependency. -
Kids: To Have or Not to Have!!!
Pooja and Rashida are getting old so they are talking about their biological clocks and the pressures of having kids.
We talk about our opposing views on wanting to have kids and feeling the pressure to have kids from society and partners.
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#2021Wrapped
Pooja and Rashida reflect on the year that was. They go through their highs and lows of the year and zoom out to reflect on their growth over the year.
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Money And Marriage!!!
In this episode, Rashida and Pooja talk about personal incidences where they felt alienated by their own family when talking about wealth and inheritance. They are questioning what equality in a family means in terms of duties and responsibilities.
Let us know, whether you agree or disagree with our standpoint.
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Bad Date OR Sexual Assault?
In this episode, the girls talk about a promising date going badly wrong. We discuss the date and the responsibilities of both the people involved in the outcome.
The objective is to bring awareness to the very important topic of explicit consent when engaging in sexual encounters with another person.
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**Disclaimer: This is a true story, that is personal to a close friend. It is shared here in first person POV with the permission of our friend for impact. -
Insecurities:Grad School Edition & Gabby Petito Murder Case
Are we a true crime podcast now?
Pooja and Rashida talk about feeling lonely in a crowd and how our insecurities can make us feel isolated from even our closest friends.
In our lighter segment(!?!), we talk about the Gabby Petito murder case and the themes of gender and gaslighting.
Customer Reviews
Vulnerable and Raw
I liked the vulnerability and rawness. Really new space of topics - i am dealing with arranged marriage issues too and was good to hear someone else try to tackle it.