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Difficult-ish

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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really bad life advice you should never follow

really bad life advice you should never follow

hey :) this episode is all about life advice we've been given by our parents, friends, bosses, and community that never really hit the mark for us. have you been told to always eat every grain of ric…

00:41:17  |   Tue 30 Apr 2024
is it possible to balance everything in life?

is it possible to balance everything in life?

is it possible to balance everything in life? do you get anxious when you go to work and school, and then you come home and try to figure out when to squeeze in your health and fitness, your social l…

01:01:17  |   Tue 23 Apr 2024
overthinking in relationships, challenging norms, + standing up to parents: an advice session

overthinking in relationships, challenging norms, + standing up to parents: an advice session

it's been a while since we've done an advice session, but we're back! y'all sent in questions about overcoming anxiety in new relationships, how to make friends in a big city, being okay with going a…

00:52:36  |   Tue 16 Apr 2024
productivity tips for neurodivergent people

productivity tips for neurodivergent people

how do you handle time management and productivity when you're neurodivergent? growing up when we didn't know about our OCD or ADHD, we would try EVERYTHING to try and be productive during school and…

00:44:03  |   Tue 09 Apr 2024
hot takes on the brown influencer world w/ shawtysin

hot takes on the brown influencer world w/ shawtysin

welcoming our first guest of 2024, Miss Cynthia Victor AKA Shawtysin! Cynthia has over 2 million followers across all platforms and she's walked NYFW, gone on dozens of infamous brand trips, and has …

01:01:59  |   Tue 02 Apr 2024
hostel realities, foreign tsa scares, and more solo travel stories

hostel realities, foreign tsa scares, and more solo travel stories

hello! we’ve traveled to many different places, and so that we means we have A LOT of stories that make up these trips that we’ve never shared before… we got a lot of good experiences, but also REALL…

00:54:43  |   Tue 26 Mar 2024
hustle culture is more toxic than you think

hustle culture is more toxic than you think

hustle culture is prevalent in so many big cities, but have you ever experienced it in new york city? in this episode, we talk about the mental pressure of being in a city that emphasizes the grind a…

00:43:00  |   Tue 19 Mar 2024
things we hated about our culture before we grew up

things we hated about our culture before we grew up

when we were younger, we didn't understand or truly appreciate the unique parts of our cultures. we'd get annoyed if we had a dawat (gathering) to attend every weekend or if we were put into music or…

00:46:13  |   Tue 12 Mar 2024
is our generation too soft for the world?

is our generation too soft for the world?

welcome back to your favorite pod where today’s topic is something we hear about all the time, and we wanted to focus on this generation of south asians and whether we see us as too soft or as justif…

00:46:19  |   Tue 05 Mar 2024
we traveled to bangladesh after 20 years! here's what shocked us 🇧🇩

we traveled to bangladesh after 20 years! here's what shocked us 🇧🇩

dynamic duo is back😎 we JUST came back from our trips to bangladesh and we gots so much to share!! this episode is all about the culture shocks we faced being american-born bengalis, like the idoliza…

00:46:57  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
haggling and gifting culture for south asians

haggling and gifting culture for south asians

welcome to another solo episode, but from bangladesh!! have y'all ever traveled abroad to your mother country and your parents bring 10 huge luggages full of just gifts? in this week's story time epi…

00:27:20  |   Tue 20 Feb 2024
how to stop taking criticism so personally

how to stop taking criticism so personally

inspired by my boxing coach violating me for my subpar boxing skills, this solo episode is on handling criticism :/ being criticized is something i've always had difficulty accepting, but as we all k…

00:25:58  |   Tue 13 Feb 2024
simplifying the process of making female friends as an adult

simplifying the process of making female friends as an adult

we get it, it's hard to make friends as adults. especially as girls, we were taught to always compete with other girls and gossip where it feels impossible to find true girlfriends in your 20s. in th…

00:36:53  |   Tue 06 Feb 2024
embarrassing high school stories that altered our brain chemistries

embarrassing high school stories that altered our brain chemistries

ever had a 'cringey' moment in high school that you could never say out loud? well us too, except we're gonna tell you because we can laugh about it now and so you don't feel as alone. we got stories…

00:45:36  |   Tue 30 Jan 2024
taking that risk + fighting complacency in your 20s

taking that risk + fighting complacency in your 20s

hello it’s mashnun and it’s my first solo ep on 2024🫂 wanted to keep it calm and just talk bout something that’s been on my mind in celebration of finally moving to nyc this one’s all bout taking ris…
00:31:23  |   Sun 28 Jan 2024
what we learned about money in our 20s

what we learned about money in our 20s

growing up, we didn't have too much financial literacy and knowledge on credit cards, 401Ks, how to actually save up, healthy spending habits, and things related to money. we had to kinda learn about…

00:44:05  |   Tue 23 Jan 2024
relationship red flags that you're probably overlooking

relationship red flags that you're probably overlooking

y'all LOVED part one of this, so we had to come back stronger with part two of relationship red flags that you have to be wary of. this includes avoiding extreme mama's boys, guys that pay for everyt…

00:40:31  |   Tue 16 Jan 2024
ins and outs for 2024: we are not going to feel guilty about rest this year!

ins and outs for 2024: we are not going to feel guilty about rest this year!

welcome to the first solo episode of 2024!! in this episode with mohuya, we're going to talk about what habits i'm bringing with me and what i am leaving behind in the new year!! comparing yourself t…

00:28:06  |   Fri 12 Jan 2024
what's the american dream for POC's?

what's the american dream for POC's?

we always hear about 'the american dream' and how our parents moved across the world and sacrificed their livelihoods for us to achieve this ideal life. but it wasn't until we got older where we real…

00:39:12  |   Tue 09 Jan 2024
why do brown people strive for white approval?

why do brown people strive for white approval?

hot topic for the first of 2024!! why do brown people feel the need to always please white people, and have the desire the satisfy them? we were inspired by a tiktok by @azitatoprahman who spoke abou…

00:49:14  |   Tue 02 Jan 2024
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