Hello, {Real} World!

Carol and Emily

Hello, {real} world! We’re Carol and Emily — two 24-year-olds still figuring it all out. This podcast started in our university dorm back in 2021, squeezed between lectures, job interviews, and the occasional breakdown. We wanted to share our candid experiences (and struggles) in hopes that they may resonate, help, or maybe just bring a chuckle. Since then, we’ve graduated and landed our first full-time jobs, moved to the US, and are now navigating the exciting and tumultuous time of early adulthood. ✿ ✿ ✿ Curious how it’s going? Tune in, we’re talking through it all.

  1. 06/26/2025

    43. Catching up | The Realities of Moving to NYC

    Goodbye, SF 🌉 Hello, NYC 🗽 While moving to New York is top of mind for many, it wasn’t an easy decision for Emily — especially after just getting settled into San Francisco. In this episode, she shares her experience making big life choices and the pressure that can come with having more freedom. Emily opens up about her first few months in NYC, how she’s adjusting, and what it takes to settle into a new city. She also touches on how SF and NYC compare (i.e., how your lifestyle can bring out different parts of ourselves) and what she’s learned about herself through it all. ____________________________________________________  💌Let’s connect! 💌 Ig: @hellorealworldpodcast Email: hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com ✨Leave feedback or topic requests!✨ https://forms.gle/ekuwLJMiT6htfCqv7

    37 min

  2. 04/27/2025

    42. Catching up | Recovering from Burnout

    Life happens… and sometimes, you burn out. This podcast never had a hard deadline, but it’s been on our minds (for a while) to come back and catch up! In this episode, Carol shares her winter arc in Pittsburgh — how she hit a wall, and more importantly, what it took to find a way out. If you’ve ever felt stuck or are currently in a rut, this one might resonate. If not, feel free to tune in just to catch up 🙂 P.S. Thank you for being patient with us! We're touched by all the supportive DMs and questions on when the next ep is coming while we were gone. We’re glad to be back ❤ ____________________________________________________  💌Let’s connect! 💌 Ig: @hellorealworldpodcast Email: hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com ✨Leave feedback or topic requests!✨ https://forms.gle/ekuwLJMiT6htfCqv7

    34 min

  3. 07/25/2024

    41. 36 Questions to Fall (Back) in Love with Tech

    Remember the excitement of sending an MSN nudge, uploading your first IG post, or browsing Tumblr? When every interaction on the internet felt so magical, and simple? Now that tech has become so embedded in our livelihoods, our feelings around tech and the industry we work in have become a lot more nuanced and complicated. In this episode, we answer some of the prompts from Figma’s blog “36 Qs to fall (back) in love with tech” to reignite that spark. We share stories behind our first online usernames, the first time we felt like tech opened a world of possibilities, and how we’re thinking about the industry today. ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram⁠ @hellorealworldpodcast⁠ Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: ⁠https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6⁠ Contact us at ⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

    49 min

  4. 07/20/2024

    40. Aging Anxiety

    For most of lives so far, we’ve looked forward to getting older and becoming an adult. Now that we’re ‘here’, that anticipation seems to be quickly replaced by anxiety and the fear of growing old (aka “FOGO”). In this episode, we chat through some of the pressures of growing up — Feelings of needing to accomplish as much as possible in our 20s, opportunity costs, and biological clocks. We also discuss why FOGO is so common in modern society and in contrast, all that we’re still looking forward to. ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram @hellorealworldpodcast Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6 Contact us at hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

    47 min

  5. 07/20/2024

    39. Adjusting to Life, One Year Post Grad

    Hey, it’s been a minute! 2024 has flown by and we can’t believe it’s already been a year since we graduated. Now that we’re technically no longer ‘new grads’ (*sniffle*), we talk about the process of settling into new cities, developing new hobbies, and how our new environment (and friends) has influenced us. We also chat about mindset shifts around our careers, what we miss about being a student, and what makes this phase of life so special! ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram⁠ @hellorealworldpodcast⁠ Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: ⁠https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6⁠ Contact us at ⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠

    1 hr

  6. 07/20/2024

    38. Advice to our College Selves | Mental Health, Career, and Friendships (Ft. Olivia Wang and Jackie Fung)

    We often wish we had older siblings to help us navigate university as it’s a time filled with change, pressure, and expectations. In this special episode, we’re joined by Olivia and Jackie, two sophomores in college, to have a conversation about the challenges they’re currently dealing with. We talk about everything ranging from dealing with comparison, to balancing academics and recruiting, to feeling guilt in friendships. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intros and experience so far in Waterloo Eng (4:04) - Comparison, am I in the right major? (9:18) - Prioritization and finding motivation (14:19) - Time management (22:48) - Recruiting and self-worth (30:04) - Expectations in friendships, feeling guilt (42:00) - Sharing your location and establishing boundaries   (50:47) - Pressure to be in a relationship (56:58) - Mental health and therapy (1:07:14) - Pursuing “unproductive” ambitions and judgements ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram⁠ @hellorealworldpodcast⁠ Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: ⁠https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6⁠ Contact us at ⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

    1h 14m

  7. 02/12/2024

    37. Habits for Building a Healthy and Productive Life

    Setting goals are important, but developing habits are often overlooked. While it’s hard to see the impacts of our everyday actions, building and preserving small habits can compound to have powerful long-term effects. In this episode, we reflect on the habits that were instrumental in getting us through our busy schedules as university/college students, as well as the ones we’ve recently picked up as new grads. We also touch on the habits we’re currently trying to dispel, in hopes of building an even healthier and more productive lifestyle 🌱. ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram⁠ @hellorealworldpodcast⁠ Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: ⁠https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6⁠ Contact us at ⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

    58 min

  8. 01/12/2024

    36. Reflecting on 2023 | Graduation, New Grad, and Changes

    Happy belated new year ✨ 2023 was a year full of important milestones, travel, and big life transitions for us. As an end of year ritual, we took some time to pause and reflect on all the experiences, feelings and challenges that shaped us over the past year. We reflect on everything from the bittersweet last couple months of studenthood, to the ambiguity of new grad, to holding more flexible identities.  Thanks to everyone who discovered, listened and supported us in 2023 🫶.  ____________________________________________________ Stay updated with us on Instagram⁠ @hellorealworldpodcast⁠ Leave us topic suggestions or feedback: ⁠https://forms.gle/MJy2gvFKYBH4nxEh6⁠ Contact us at ⁠hellorealworldpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

    1h 9m
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Hello, {real} world! We’re Carol and Emily — two 24-year-olds still figuring it all out. This podcast started in our university dorm back in 2021, squeezed between lectures, job interviews, and the occasional breakdown. We wanted to share our candid experiences (and struggles) in hopes that they may resonate, help, or maybe just bring a chuckle. Since then, we’ve graduated and landed our first full-time jobs, moved to the US, and are now navigating the exciting and tumultuous time of early adulthood. ✿ ✿ ✿ Curious how it’s going? Tune in, we’re talking through it all.

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  • Creator
    Carol and Emily
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    44
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Carol and Emily
  • Show Website
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