The Social Dilemma

Listen to Lamia Tahsin speak on her experiences as a South Asian woman growing up in New York. In this episode, she talks about how she experienced racial stereotypes in school, how social media had an impact, and how she eventually found her way through the negativity and found confidence within her own skin. • Podcast: @thesocialdilemmaa • Speaker: Lamia Tahsin @miaasinn • Host: Syna Khanna @syn...

Tune into this episode as love guru Mukut Chowdhury discusses the dilemmas of dating, including how to make relationships work and how South Asian expectations clash with American dating culture. Listen until the end of the episode to hear him answer some of YOUR questions! • Podcast: @thesocialdilemmaa • Speaker: Mukut Chowdhury @chow.222334 • Host: Syna Khanna @synakhanna •

We are pleased to have singer, chef, and tv personality, Kunal Lamba share his story on our platform! Tune in to listen to his experience of growing up in India as a gay man. • Podcast: @thesocialdilemmaa • Speaker: Kunal Lamba @singingchefkunal • Host: Syna Khanna @synakhanna •

Hope everyone's week went well! This week we have Ariana Smith as our guest on the podcast accompanied by long-time friend Divya Bengali as our host. They set the mood as light-hearted, and make the listeners feel as if they are sitting in listening to old friends catch up. Ariana, being a comparative literature major, connects being culturally educated on languages, religion, and places as well a...

Welcome back to another week's episode. This Friday we are joined by Varsha Shankar our guest, and Syna Khanna our host. Both go deep in conversation about Malaria, the background of the disease as well as societal, emotional, and perceptional effects that Malaria brings with it. Thank you all for tuning into The Social Dilemma Podcast, socials are linked down below. Enjoy! Instagram: @thesocialdi...

This week we are happy to have our guest Jonathan Morris speak about the issues of mental health and social media with Nessa Samim our host. Being a college student Jonathan has a broader perspective of how to maintain good mental health, including understanding the location and mindset students were raised in. Together Nessa and Jonathan agree that social media dictates everyone's daily thoughts...

Welcome back to The Social Dilemma! Our team is thrilled to invite our first guest of the season, Hannah Moon, to kick things off with an insightful conversation of societal beauty, with our host, Nessa Samim. This week we are discussing the prevalence of physical attraction in how our society treats others, whether this depends on race, sex, gender, body type or more, as well as, social media eit...

Welcome listeners! On this episode we have Divya Bengali our host and Annie Borders our guest. They will be diving deep into matters like mental health, gender inequalities, and social media. Something to pay attention to in this episode is how Divya and Annie have evolved their mentalities to combat against numerous inequalities in society which is ultimately hurting everyone. They brainstorm key...

Happy Monday everyone! This episode we are proud to introduce Kate Alter, our guest, and of course our host Nessa Samim. Kate and Nessa will discuss stigmas associated with mental health, social media, and Kate's personal challenges with a physical illness. This week we are trying to normalize talking about one's mental health, don't feel ashamed if you're struggling with your mental health becaus...

Good Afternoon Listeners! We are pleased to have Emma Ross, our guest, come on and be hosted by Nessa Samim. On today's episode Emma and Nessa will inform us on the positive and negative affects of social media, the consequences of sexism to our safety, and the life burden of mental health. Emma Ross is also willing to discuss the passing of her mother, she will share perspective of how to approac...

Good day! Thank you all for tuning in to this Wednesday's episode and please make sure to follow The Social Dilemma podcast on Spotify! Today we have an amazing guest, Neeta Chethan, accompanied by our host, Nessa Samim. This episode will discuss deeply rooted racism in society, the pressures of sexism, and how the rigorous expectations of an education damaged Neeta's mental health. Please note th...

Hey all! In today’s episode, we have Sarah Bakhtary shares her views and tell us her story growing up as an Afghan in the United States. She talks about Sexism and Gender inequality and how they have affected her life. We hope that you learned something new today! Make sure to check out our socials for more updates! Instagram: @thesocialdilemmaa

Hello everyone! On today’s episode we have LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia give his views on AAPI and the racism around it. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode, and learned something new! Stay tuned for Friday! Instagram: @thesocialdilemmaa

For this week's episode we are proud to be working with: Sonia Chen, Meghan Benz, Cassie Phillips, Serena McIntosh, our AHS Guard UP guests, and Nessa Samim, our host. This is Part 2 of our two-segment episode with AHS' Guard UP Club!! Thank you for tuning back in to finish up the second part of an interview that will cover sexism, social media, racism, and mental health. These intelligent student...

Hello! Please welcome: Sonia Chen, Meghan Benz, Cassie Phillips, Serena McIntosh, our AHS Guard UP guests, and Nessa Samim, our host, on this week's two part episode. For part 1, The Social Dilemma and AHS' Guard UP Club have come together to discuss sexism and racism & how inequalities have shaped the way these women view the world and their communities they live in. Make sure to tune into listen...

Today we are happy to have Andres Martinez, our guest, and Nessa Samim, our host, on this weeks episode. This episode covers sexism, homophobia, and social media. Andres and Nessa pool their thoughts together on sexism and how boys and girls will experience different inequalities. Andres gives the podcast insight on how deep rooted queerphobia has suppressed him, pointing out that many religious,...

This week, Meghan Benz, our guest, and Nessa Samim, our host, catch up as old friends from middle school. Meghan and Nessa share their personal stories on mental health, racism, and sexism that come with being a high school student and teenager in today's society. Meghan gives insightful views on society's backwards values on women; focusing on the recent Asian American hate crimes, Nessa and Megh...

Hey! For this week's episode we have brought on Aman, our guest, and Nessa, our host, to dive deeper into the topic of online learning, mental health, and self-care. Aman gives us her personal tips on organizing one's life to co-exist with the stresses that online learning brings to students. Nessa supplies her insight on sleep deprivation, and how it is directly linked to the state of student's m...

For this week’s episode, Nessa, our host, and Shreya Suresh, our guest, speak upon gender inequality, social media, stress, and societal values. Shreya shares tips on how to balance life with social media to reduce stress and enjoy the positives that media brings to the table. Shreya has her own podcast called 'Hopeful Not Hopeless' so go check her podcast out! Her unique insight to gender equalit...

In today’s episode, we have our host, Siri Dhadesugur, talk with an international guest, Divya Mandalika, who is based in Bangalore, India!  Listen to us discuss sexism, racism, social media, stress, bullying, and gender equality. We hope you got an insight into life in India as well as what these specific topics are like compared to the U.S. and learned something new! Don’t forget to share with y...

Hi everyone, welcome back to The Social Dilemma!!! Join Siri, your host, as well as Megha and Varsha, the amazing hosts of the podcast, The RealTime With MeghaVarsham, to discuss social media, mental health, suicide, and bullying.  Episode on The RealTime with MeghaVarsham: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3I683q8ZTJRgrIIa6613dN  Disclaimer: The topics that we discuss in our episodes are extremely...

Hello Everyone! This is the special for March! We started this series, making a special episode for each month. In today’s episode we have The States of the Students, a non-partisan organization that works towards bridging the gap between politicians and the people. Make sure you guys go check them out (@ca.stateofthestudents)! Instagram: @thesocialdilemmaa

Saanvi and Syna discuss the role of social media in our generation today, as well as its portage and negative impacts in our society. Instagram: @thesocialdilemmaa LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thesocialdilemma.genz

Dhillon has taken his passion for cars to the next level by using social media as a business opportunity to gain sponsorships and ride in dream cars but he has also made some of his best friends through social media. Hear exactly how he has managed to do so and more in today's episode. ~NOT SPONSORED~ Instagram: @thesocialdilemmaa  LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thesocialdilemma.genz

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode! Today we have Shahana Parveen Mustafa on our show to talk to us about her stances and views on Social Media, Mental Health, Racism, Sexism/Gender Equality, and Suicide.  DISCLAIMER: Some of these topics are very sensitive and we understand that our stances on these issues and what we say will and can make a deep impact on our listeners. We just wa...