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difficult-ish is a project hosted by mohuya and mashnun, two bangladeshi-american artists, about deconstructing the narrative of what it 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 friday!

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
49 minutes
Episodes
190
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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reacting to your controversial south asian pet peeves

reacting to your controversial south asian pet peeves

what is the biggest south asian pet peeve that you have? we have MANY so in this episode we talk about phone call etiquette, inability to communicate, backhanded compliments, and so much more. y'all …

00:41:40  |   Tue 03 Sep 2024
feeling unfulfilled in life, ungrateful siblings, + #1 tip for seniors: an advice session

feeling unfulfilled in life, ungrateful siblings, + #1 tip for seniors: an advice session

don’t know why yall keep asking for advice from two dink doinks but here we go again!! this is a jam packed one with surprisingly some solid advice on how to find fulfillment in life even with living…

00:42:57  |   Thu 22 Aug 2024
125 concerts in a year, the bangla edm wave, + manifesting your dream life w/ ARINI

125 concerts in a year, the bangla edm wave, + manifesting your dream life w/ ARINI

this is not a drill we got ARINI on the pod!! arinee rahman is bangladeshi content creator and dj hailing from san francisco and chances are you’ve seen her all over social media. from documenting he…

00:55:37  |   Tue 13 Aug 2024
when brown traditions become toxic

when brown traditions become toxic

welcome back to the one and only difficult-ish!! first and foremost our hearts and prayers go out to the brave and noble people of bangladesh who've fought for the right and freedom from the nation's…

00:43:02  |   Tue 06 Aug 2024
building a south asian bubble tea empire w/ shaheer khan, owner of pyo chai

building a south asian bubble tea empire w/ shaheer khan, owner of pyo chai

welcoming this weeks amazing guest, shaheer khan!! he is a nepali-pakistani american who is the founder of two successful south asian inspired bubble tea shops on long island called pyo chai. he open…

00:53:24  |   Tue 30 Jul 2024
how quitting drinking has changed my life (and how you can do it too)

how quitting drinking has changed my life (and how you can do it too)

in this solo episode, mohuya talks about her experience with quitting drinking alcohol in her 20's when it's so heavily ingrained in american and corporate culture. she talks about how she stopped dr…

00:25:54  |   Sat 27 Jul 2024
maybe im the problem. (this is your sign to self reflect)

maybe im the problem. (this is your sign to self reflect)

we heard yall victimize yourselves and cant hold friendships?? so in this episode we offer you top tier self reflection tips so you can learn to be the very best versions of yourself and start taking…

00:44:48  |   Tue 23 Jul 2024
exposing some gatekept confidence tips

exposing some gatekept confidence tips

welcome back to difficultish!!! this episode is all about confidence; how brown people can struggle with confidence, what true confidence really looks like, our growth through insecurities, and of co…

00:43:38  |   Tue 16 Jul 2024
an honest conversation on poor eating habits as a south asian

an honest conversation on poor eating habits as a south asian

this one's a solo episode by mashnun on something so many can relate to but more than often goes undiscussed; how bad eating habits and an unhealthy living can manifest in south asians. i recently go…

00:29:55  |   Tue 09 Jul 2024
coachella's 1st bangladeshi artist + climbing the music industry w/ jai wolf

coachella's 1st bangladeshi artist + climbing the music industry w/ jai wolf

3rd video guest and he's the real deal!! welcoming the incredible jai wolf, or sajeeb saha, a bangladeshi-american edm producer, songwriter, dj, and global sensation! he built his notoriety by creati…

01:30:51  |   Tue 02 Jul 2024
reacting to your spicy relationship stories + friends who embarrass you in public

reacting to your spicy relationship stories + friends who embarrass you in public

welcome back to another episode where we react to your crazy situationship stories and give you our own experiences and advice on the subject. we talk about imposter syndrome, breaking no contact wit…

00:32:39  |   Tue 25 Jun 2024
scandinavian aesthetic, monet and jalen controversy, and why's everyone a dj??

scandinavian aesthetic, monet and jalen controversy, and why's everyone a dj??

for this episode we just felt like blabbering about random online brainrot topics because it's our podcast?? have you heard of the infamous scandinavian aesthetic (white women discovered dupattas)? t…

00:52:22  |   Tue 18 Jun 2024
from nano engineer to bengali restaurateur w/ munzzy

from nano engineer to bengali restaurateur w/ munzzy

2nd video guest episode is here!! welcome munzzy uddin, a bangladeshi american restaurateur who went from being a nano engineer to opening her own restaurant called the monkey king in bushwhick, broo…

01:13:25  |   Mon 10 Jun 2024
are you whitewashed for not speaking your native language perfectly?

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 …

00:53:27  |   Tue 04 Jun 2024
storytime of getting followed by a random man in nyc + safety tips

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…

00:30:13  |   Sat 01 Jun 2024
have magnetic energy in 10 easy steps

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 ha…

00:42:32  |   Tue 28 May 2024
how expectations hinder you from growing as a south asian

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 feel…

00:48:53  |   Tue 21 May 2024
how to maintain friends, from someone that sucks at maintaining friends

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 relationshi…

00:26:13  |   Sat 18 May 2024
8 signs that you're settling in your relationship

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, an…

00:41:03  |   Tue 14 May 2024
risks we took in our 20s that saved our lives

risks we took in our 20s that saved our lives

hello our risky difficulters this episode is all bout things we did in our 20s that literally SAVED OUR LIVES. as brown people its not easy to challenge societal norms and do things we see as scary o…

00:44:40  |   Tue 07 May 2024
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