Unfiltered Kaapi Vindhya Y. & Bhavna R.

If the title hasn’t given it away, this week we talk about trying to find that 15 years of experience companies want for an entry-level job. We get into our struggles with trying to make money so that we don’t have to rely on our parents for it, the unpredictable nature of looking for an internship or job in the middle of a pandemic, notorious career fairs and networking events, and more! Whether you’re just starting college or you’ve just started the job search process, there’s bound to be something you can relate to in this episode.

If you’d like to share your stories or have any comments, please send us an email at unfilteredkaapi@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @unfilteredkaapipodcast, we’d love to hear from you!

You’ve heard of Bollywood, but If you haven’t guessed, this week we are talking about all things South Indian cinema! Growing up Telugu and Tamil, we were exposed to a whole other world of entertainment from a young age, and it has shaped who we are today. We cover it all, from going to the first showing of our dad’s favorite hero’s movie, our opinions on remakes of our favorite classics, and those catchy songs we can’t get out of our heads. We hope you enjoy listening to this week’s episode, and as always we would love to hear your own stories if you have any!

BONUS: Listen through the episode for some movie suggestions if you’re looking to spice up your life with some South Indian flair ;)

If you’d like to share your stories or have any comments, please send us an email at unfilteredkaapi@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @unfilteredkaapipodcast, we’d love to hear from you!

(CW: body image, body weight, self-esteem issues) 

This week, we decided to talk about something a little more personal and a little more serious: our struggles with body image. Growing up in America while also being brought up as Indians definitely put us in a tight spot in terms of living up to certain standards of beauty set either by society or by our family. Especially as females, we found that it was harder to ignore physical changes in our bodies or think of them as attractive. We hope that listening to our experiences helps even one person feel less alone. Your body is beautiful and you should celebrate it whenever you get the chance - but we realize that that’s not an easy process.

If you’d like to share your stories or have any comments, please send us an email at unfilteredkaapi@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @unfilteredkaapipodcast, we’d love to hear from you!

Episode 10: Dosa and Idli and Naan and Paneer

The title pretty much gives away what we’re talking about today--and it’s bound to make your mouth water. Food has always been such a huge part of our lives growing up and has been one of the ways in which we identify with our Indian background. Whether it’s struggling with weird stares when we brought sambar rice and dosa to school or miserably failing at recreating the Indian dishes we know and love, we talk about it all. This episode is being set up as a precursor to our episode next week, so we hope you all enjoy how much we had to say about FOOD!

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This episode is...a mess, to say the least. We were extremely tired (surprise, surprise), but also it’s fine because that’s the motto of our entire college career so far. We talk about our experiences transitioning from high school to college, the family we found away from home, the late nights, the excessive coffee and Taco Bell consumption, and more! Even though we’re both at different points in our college careers, we’ve learned a TON about ourselves, and we’re really grateful for all the experiences we’ve had and will have in college, even if they weren’t always positive.
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You might be wondering what this title means. We understand “naa pakka local” to mean, “I’m the epitome of local,” where local typically refers to people originating from villages in India. We know this is a super roundabout explanation but we did our best (so please don’t come for us! This week, we decided to take it back to our roots and talk about our lives as South Indian-identifying people living in the United States. We talk about cringey childhood dance performances, how we DON’T speak hindi (contrary to popular belief), and struggling to find our identity through it all. Get ready for lots of ranting and unrelated tangents (but what’s new), and let us know if you can relate to our experiences! Happy listening :)

If you’d like to share your stories or have any comments, please send us an email at unfilteredkaapi@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @unfilteredkaapipodcast, we’d love to hear from you!