137 episodes
Difficult-ish Mohuya Khan and Mashnun Munir
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- Society & Culture
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4.7 • 88 Ratings
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difficult-ish is a project hosted by mohuya and mashnun, two bangladeshi-american artists, about deconstructing the narrative of what is means to grow up in a south asian/desi home, and building the idea back together using blocks from two different journeys. video podcasts on youtube. new episodes every tuesday! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/difficultish/support
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are you whitewashed for not speaking your native language perfectly?
hi! hallo! salam! namaste! this episode is all about our journeys with learning and speaking our native language of bangla 🇧🇩 the two of us grew up with different exposures to our mother tongue, and although we where our culture on our backs, we know we have so much work to do in perfecting our language, and paying homage to all our customs and traditions. do you feel guilty for not being absolutely fluent in our mother tongue? do you get criticized or feel embarrassed for your level of fluency? do u be scaring the aunties with your americanized english-fusion language? this episode is for u!
keep tabs on us:
our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/
mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/?hl=en
mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/
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storytime of getting followed by a random man in nyc + safety tips
the scary thing happened the other day and mohuya got followed home by a random creepy man in NYC. in this solo episode, she's sharing that experience so it can potentially help some of you on top of some safety tips for women. stay safe and vigilant out there!
keep tabs on us:
our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/
mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/?hl=en
mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/
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have magnetic energy in 10 easy steps
when you meet someone with magnetic energy, they have this pull on you and you just love being around them. in this episode, we talk about some of the characteristics we love in people we know who have attractive energy and how you can also achieve this *bella hadid* attractive energy yourself. we realized that this is the best way to have long lasting friendships, relationships, and opportunities come your way so we hope this helps u get the life you desire too!! make sure to listen til the end of the episode to find out and comment the emoji of the week :)
keep tabs on us:
our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/
mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/?hl=en
mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/
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how expectations hinder you from growing as a south asian
we're so back with a real hard hitting topic we know yall gonna relate to. as brown people, we're given by expectations by everyone!!! our parents, distant family, society, culture, sometimes it feels like we dont even have the space to explore ourselves because we're busy making others happy. this episode is all about craving acceptance, the appropriate balance of expectation, and how we detach ourselves from the needs and pressures of others, and more! we expect you to listen!!!
keep tabs on us:
our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/
mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/?hl=en
mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/
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how to maintain friends, from someone that sucks at maintaining friends
this one's a solo ep by mashnun! this one is all about how to maintain friendships, from someone that specifically sucks at it. ive always been the overthinking friend, the one that makes relationships more complicated than they have to be, and it's never been a particularly easy task for me, and i know that's something many of you probably relate to. friendships get weird and complicated as adults, so i spent this episode talking bout the different phases i went through with maintaining friends, and 5 tips on how you can be better as it as well. listen or lose all your friends!!!
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8 signs that you're settling in your relationship
hello friends today we're discussing our 8 signs that YOU might be settling in your relationship. as brown people, we rarely know our own worth in a relationship since it's tied to so many traits, and its so easy to settle for less than what you or anyone even deserves. in this episode, we talk bout the difference between setting in a relationship and being "realistic", becoming a fictional character, avoiding vulnerability, the olive theory, and how mashnun is a great wedding dancer. listen to have him choreograph your own wedding!!!
keep tabs on us:
our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/
mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/?hl=en
mashnun's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mashnunmunir/
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/difficultish/support
Customer Reviews
Feeling Seen
As someone who is half South East Asian and half American, there are so many things discussed on this podcast that I can relate to. I never thought I’d hear someone else relate to how hard it is to make other brown friends or what the expectations for you are as the first generation American.
Thank you for making me feel seen. I never expected how much I would come to love this podcast.
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So happy I discovered this podcast recently. I love the topics discussed, the unique perspectives, the chemistry —everything! It’s almost as if I’m in the room.
never related to anything more!
love love love this podcast I’m so glad I found it! it’s so easy to feel alone and isolated as a brown person, not just in terms of being brown but also not rlly liking the same things or being alike in general. sometimes u feel like the only creative brown person out there which is crazy but it felt true! until I found this podcast, it’s helped me be more brave and I feel a lot more comfortable in my culture and skin. also btw I am a teen and I definitely have similar experiences to both mohuya and mashnun; I feel like a lot of brown media isn’t rlly geared towards youth or ppl living second gen.