Unscripted Musings

Unscripted Musings
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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 ;)

  1. 01/18/2022

    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

  2. 01/04/2022

    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

  3. 11/02/2021

    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

  4. 10/21/2021

    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

  5. 10/05/2021

    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

  6. 09/21/2021

    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

  7. 07/06/2021

    Chapter 20: Bo Burnham's Inside

    Hey Coconuts! We had an absolute blast watching Bo Burnham’s Inside. It’s on Netflix! Give it a look see and tell us what you think! In this episode we share our take on Bo’s insight of the world! One of the things we really learnt was that we don't have to have opinions about everything under the sun nor should we demand opinions from 'our influencers' because at the end of the day we are all students.  PS. Meral’s mic was stolen by Anarkali which is why she sounds like she’s underwater. Also Juneteenth is banned in some states not countries! Time Stamps: 0:00 - 2:00 Catch up and Soha Appreciation 2:00 - 7:20 Privilege of Halal Food 7:20 - 17:20 Bo Burnham’s Inside 17:20 - 31:10 The Internet and Opinions 31:10 - 32:30 Forest Schools 32:30 - 39:20 Socko is wise! 39:20 - 46:20 Performative Activism 46:20 - 53:30 Panic Disorders and Derealization 53:30 - 59:59 Education is important and our goals 1:00:00 - 1:02:45 Wrapping up and Tea! Love, Saman and Meral

  8. 06/22/2021

    Chapter 19: Pixar's Inside Out

    Hey Coconuts,  Recording this episode was a lot of fun, we went down a wormhole of how authentic inside out is to the actual way us humans see the world, and how our brains work. We had a chance to revisit our love for the star of the movie "Bing Bong", and our own imaginary friends whom we may have forgotten. This movie has reconfirmed the concept of toxic positivity for us. To live a good and content life you should be able to feel all emotions and acknowledge them, even if that means having a good cry from time to time. That will only make you appreciate Joy more.  Time Stamps  00:00 - 1:25 Catching up 1:25 -3:50 Myth busting   3:50 - 5:08 Inside out  5:08 - 10:15 What inside out captured well  10:15 - 14:20 The 5 core emotions  14:20 - 17: 40 Themes and Takeaways  17:40 - 20:40 Toxic happiness and Sublimation 20:40 - 27:42 Imaginary Friends  27:42 - 30:45 Orbs and the Subconscious  30:45 - 42:30 Riley’s shut down + Favorite Parts 42:30 - 47:40 Ginny and Georgia + Transition Time  47:40 - Favourite Pixar movies Love, Saman and Meral

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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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    Unscripted Musings
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    28
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    Explicit
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