Rookies in the Real World | Advice on Adulting, New York City, and Career Growth

Lauren Lapid
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Rookies in the Real World | Advice on Adulting, New York City, and Career Growth

Welcome to Rookies in the Real World—NOT ANOTHER GENERIC PODCAST FOR 20 SOMETHING YEAR OLDS. Rookies in the Real World is an honest, entertaining, and real account of figuring out how to adult in your 20s. Follow the journey of fresh New Yorker Lauren Lapid as she navigates post-college life in a new city with a new job—and everything in between. She and her friends—rookies and veterans alike!—will cover the good, the bad, and the messy adventures of adulthood in hopes that you don't have to make those same rookie mistakes.

  1. 02/18/2021 · BONUS

    INTERLUDE 2 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    We've got a Valentine's Day Special! First off, Lauren CRIES for the first time ever on air (ewe, tears). BUT, at the end of Season 1, we asked what you wanted more of for Season 2. Two phrases came up the most: "more solo episodes" and "more vulnerability." And oh, did we deliver!In spirit of Valentine's Day and the release of the final To All the Boys I've Loved Before movie, Lauren decided to release her own version of To All the Boys—and in today's episode, Lauren opens up and read...

    43 min

  2. 02/10/2021 · BONUS

    INTERLUDE 1 - The Move

    We know you missed us, and trust us, WE MISSED YOU MORE! Lauren and her roommate Blau are BACK AT IT AGAIN with a bonus interlude episode for the #RookieGang!A lot can happen in six months. So much that Lauren decided she could not wait until the start of Season 2 to give you all updates on what has been happening in her life! From quitting her job at Condé Nast to the absolute shit show of moving into her new place, this episode is the beginning of our bridging the gap between where we left ...

    46 min

  3. 09/16/2020

    24 - How to Make Friends After College (and during a pandemic)

    THE NUMBER 1 REQUESTED EPISODE IS HERE!!!! How do you make friends after college? *dun dun dunnnnnn*Is it weird? Of course. Is it scary? A bit. Is it worth it? 3000000%.But here's the comforting thing—we have all had a panic attack and quarter life crisis over how we're supposed to make friends and sustain friendships after you've graduated and you don't have an orientation leader shoving ice breakers down your throat and weekly sorority chapter meetings.We get it—it's difficult, a little unc...

    58 min

  4. 09/09/2020

    23 - The Importance of Sustainability and Small Businesses

    HAPPY WEDNESDAY!And unfortunately, it's another Wednesday we're stuck in quarantine. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic, and the economic repercussions are so, so heavy. According to the Washington Post, over 100,000 small businesses have closed forever due to COVID-19. This is huge, not just for our economy but for our communities and the people in them. Small businesses help provide communities with a sense of identity and place! Think of your hometown and its main street or dow...

    32 min

  5. 08/26/2020

    22 - What We Learned from Our First Year in the Professional Workforce

    WELCOME TO OUR FIRST EVER JOINT EPISODE with Simrim Purhar, host of the Working Gals Guide podcast! As Simrin and Lauren have just wrapped up their first year in the professional workforce, they have a discussion on the top three things they learned as full-time working gals this year.From discussing how important your specific college is to managing your manager, they give insights into the things you may not expect your first year in the workforce. Tune in to hear their pro-tips!-----...

    43 min

  6. 08/19/2020

    21 - NYC Pro Tips from an Official New York City Tour Guide ft. Tom Delgado

    "Alexa, play Empire State of Mind."Today's episode covers all of the burning questions we wondered before we moved to New York City but were too embarrassed to ask. What are dead giveaways that you're a tourist? Who really has the best slice in town? AND WHERE IS A SOLID, NOT CLICHE PLACE TO TAKE SOMEONE ON A FIRST DATE?!Find out all that and more by tuning in!-------------------Today's guest is the amazing Tom Delgado, or as some may know him as, TomDNYC!Tomas “Tom” Delgado is a comedian, ac...

    50 min

  7. 08/12/2020

    20 - We're Moving to SoHo: How We Got Our Dream Apartment & Saying Goodbye to Chelsea

    HAPPY WINE WEDNESDAY!You guys have heard about the elevated college frat house trap house apartment we live in. Lauren talked about it in detail in our first ever episode of Rookies, and Blau and Lauren broke down the shitshow that is apartment hunting in New York City in episode 5. So—drumroll please—we are so pleased to announce some big news—WE’RE MOVING TO SOHO.Lauren and Blau can't move out without first giving some credit and a proper goodbye to their current trap house in the 508. Here...

    47 min

  8. 08/05/2020

    19 - Taking Ownership of Your Life & Pursuing Your Passions ft. Brandon Lee

    Has anybody else had an existential crisis—whether it was in college or post college in your early 20s—where you sat back and wondered what the f**k you actually want to do with your life? It’s actually kind of wild to think that after we graduated from high school (and we are babies—just think about all of the dumb decisions you made your senior year of high school and freshman year of college) like, all of a sudden, you’re asked to pick your major—aka decide the general trajectory for the r...

    44 min
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Welcome to Rookies in the Real World—NOT ANOTHER GENERIC PODCAST FOR 20 SOMETHING YEAR OLDS. Rookies in the Real World is an honest, entertaining, and real account of figuring out how to adult in your 20s. Follow the journey of fresh New Yorker Lauren Lapid as she navigates post-college life in a new city with a new job—and everything in between. She and her friends—rookies and veterans alike!—will cover the good, the bad, and the messy adventures of adulthood in hopes that you don't have to make those same rookie mistakes.

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