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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!

Personal Journals Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
49 minutes
Episodes
190
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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going thru an identity crisis

going thru an identity crisis

a lot of people have an identity crisis because they don't know who they are without their parents. south asian families usually teach children to be dependent on them and attach their beings to help…

00:58:45  |   Fri 04 Mar 2022
our rocky roads towards faith and religion

our rocky roads towards faith and religion

in this episode, we talk about our journey towards becoming closer to our Islamic faith and religion. although we're fairly happy with where we are today, and where we see ourselves going, we don't h…

00:59:21  |   Fri 18 Feb 2022
advice sesh #3

advice sesh #3

advice sesh numba 3! in our highly favorited advice sesh series, we ask our listeners through our instagram (@difficultish) about things they're seeking advice on, and we answer the best we can as th…

00:52:52  |   Fri 11 Feb 2022
family values, unconventional careers, and the hustle w/ robin dey

family values, unconventional careers, and the hustle w/ robin dey

our very first guest on the pod! robin dey is a bangladeshi musician from southside jamaica, with roots in an extensive lineage full of musicians, one being the infamous manna dey. after his recent t…
01:21:33  |   Fri 04 Feb 2022
self care as a south asian

self care as a south asian

it has been ingrained in us that we have to continuously work and if we take a break, we're considered lazy or we don't deserve it. south asian culture makes us feel like you have to work until you c…
00:44:54  |   Fri 21 Jan 2022
i hate living a double life around my parents

i hate living a double life around my parents

it often feels like you are living a secret life when you are interacting with your parents, especially if they're south asian. they don't know your true identity whether it comes to your sexuality, …
00:42:28  |   Fri 14 Jan 2022
fake love and family gossip on social media

fake love and family gossip on social media

a lot of people's goals for 2022 revolve around social media. growing this many followers on this platform, growing this many followers on that platform, and it got us thinking about how serious this…
00:44:36  |   Fri 07 Jan 2022
our failures and new years goals

our failures and new years goals

in this episode, we wanted to highlight some of the failures we've had and all of the goals we couldn't reach this year. priorities changed and we had to alter our perspectives when we realized that …
00:43:04  |   Fri 31 Dec 2021
mashnun's poetry book is out now!

mashnun's poetry book is out now!

mashnun's first self-published poetry book titled 'headspun' is out on amazon! on today's episode, we learn more about one of our co-hosts and his writing journey, and how he's come to accept his vul…

00:52:02  |   Fri 24 Dec 2021
moving out, but the downsides

moving out, but the downsides

we moved out a couple of months ago, but now we're understanding how hard it is to actually do it as two south asian young adults. we feel guilty or we never learned how to be financially independent…

00:41:01  |   Fri 17 Dec 2021
insults and backhanded compliments smh

insults and backhanded compliments smh

we are so used to racist and negative comments from "friends" and family and it's kinda sad that we had to become normalized to it from a young age. in this episode, we talk about the different comme…

00:49:56  |   Fri 03 Dec 2021
advice sesh #2

advice sesh #2

our second advice session! with our first advice session was highly favorited, and with there being so many more topics of discussion in the south asian community, we had to come back around to talk …

00:49:07  |   Fri 26 Nov 2021
building independence and confidence

building independence and confidence

everyone knows how hard it is to be independent if you live in a south asian household. although it is with the intention of love, they want to cook for you and essentially do everything for you wher…

00:57:28  |   Fri 19 Nov 2021
recognizing our little privileges

recognizing our little privileges

growing up as a children of immigrants, we didn't earn much money. we had to take frugal alternatives when doing basic things in life. but now, we're able to buy the expensive berries or take longer …

00:33:45  |   Fri 12 Nov 2021
difficult friendships

difficult friendships

in this episode, we talk about how hard it is to make friends with other south asian people. although they have brought many benefits to us, they can also be very judgmental, have a superiority compl…

00:52:46  |   Fri 05 Nov 2021
overworking

overworking

we live in a time that pushes the idea that the journey towards success means less sleep, less self care, and no time to waste. and unfortunately, the two of us fall into this funnel more often than …

00:45:16  |   Fri 29 Oct 2021
we both moved out

we both moved out

we both moved out! in today's episode, we talk about the reasons why we both moved out of our parents' homes and why it's been so difficult in a south asian society. we give you some of our best tips…

00:50:03  |   Fri 22 Oct 2021
advice sesh #1

advice sesh #1

we asked our followers on instagram to send us anything and everything they're seeking advice towards, and here are our responses! some of the topics that we chose to discuss this episode include: na…

00:49:03  |   Fri 15 Oct 2021
i can't be patient while i'm dreaming

i can't be patient while i'm dreaming

we had to put a lot of our dreams on pause because we had to responsibilities and expectations at home. we couldn't just leave because of money burdens, taking care of our parents, or maybe even beca…

00:39:12  |   Fri 08 Oct 2021
why are you wearing that?

why are you wearing that?

in south asian culture, it is really hard to express yourself through fashion because you're subject to negative comments from your parents or the community, your body becomes extremely sexualized, o…

00:41:50  |   Fri 01 Oct 2021
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