Half Past Chai

This week on Half Past Chai… we're are talking to the couple behind Elements! They created a good for you chocolate company that they left their wall street jobs for. We're getting into the leap, the challenges, the family stories, and of course, chocolate. Let's get into it, Half Past Crew! Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget...

This week on Half Past Chai… we're answering YOUR questions, and some of these stories left us speechless! 👀 What do you do when your Indian in-laws refuse to accept you? How do you navigate cultural differences in an interracial marriage? And how would you react if someone admitted they were secretly in love with your spouse?! We're diving into family drama, controlling parents, marriage...

We’re 29 and 27, we’ve been together for over a decade, we’re married, we have a house, we’re building our careers… and naturally, everyone keeps asking us the same question: “So when are you having kids?” And the answer is… we don’t know. In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about why we don’t feel ready to have kids right now, even though we may want them someday. We talk about t...

This week we're celebrating five years of marriage and with the five years, we've learned a few things along the way, and we wanted to share those lessons with you.  Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛 🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpas...

This week… my wife left me. I know, I can’t believe it either. SIKE! Let's talk about the importance of spending time apart. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛 🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/ 📲 Follow us: https://bio.site/hal...

This week… we’re sitting down with Monica Sunny, founder of The Chai Box, who just opened Atlanta’s first dedicated chai cafe We’re getting her full story like where she’s from, how a family chai ritual turned into a nationally recognized brand, and everything that went into opening the cafe Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscrib...

This week on Half Past Chai… we're doing a full Q&A! We are talking hate comments, our finances, and we're reading a few real, anonymous stories from listeners navigating love across culture and family, and giving our honest takes. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spen...

This week on Half Past Chai… We’re joined by Nate Spangle. He is THE Indiana guy. Hallie and Suketu have lived in Indiana their whole lives and this guy has dedicated his life to telling the stories of Indiana to the world. We are going to ask him the hard questions like WHY Indiana, and WHAT is Indiana and Where is Indiana. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday...

Today we're breaking down the biggest lessons from 5 of the most-listened-to podcasts in the world - Jay Shetty, Mel Robbins, Steven Bartlett, Alex Cooper, and Andrew Huberman  and how you can actually use them in your everyday life. Discipline, honesty, habits, boundaries... we're pulling out the real, usable takeaways so you don't have to binge 5 different shows to get them. If you&#...

This week on Half Past Chai… we're pulling back the curtain on what it actually takes to build a home out of two cultures. When an American girl and an Indian guy fall in love, "home" becomes a beautiful negotiation - and over the years we've figured out the little (and big) things that make our house feel like both of us. From the mandir and Bible upstairs, to chai every single...

What We'd Tell Ourselves a Year Ago When We Quit Our Jobs One year ago, we did the scary thing instead of the safe thing… we both quit our 9 to 5 to chase this podcast full time. We talk about what it's really like working as a married couple, why you don't get sick days anymore, and why health has to come first even when work never stops calling. We also look back at the success we ha...

In this episode of Questions of the Week, we're reacting to your anonymous stories and giving our honest takes on situations involving family pressure, dead bedrooms, interfaith relationships, situationships, difficult in-laws, and everything in between. 💬 Questions like: What do you do when your partner chooses their family over you? Is a dead bedroom a dealbreaker? How do you raise kids in...

This week on Half Past Chai…  We are talking about MONEY! (Suketu’s favorite topic). We share all the numbers with you to be transparent about how we manage our finances. Talking about money is hard in a relationship and we are trying to normalize the conversation.  If you want more info about finances: https://bio.site/suketupatel Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every...

It's somehow already halfway through the year… so we sat down and asked the scary question: is this year actually going how we planned? 😅 In this episode we're doing our mid-year check-in completely unfiltered: our best months, our proudest moments, the stuff that genuinely didn't go to plan, and the January goals we'd honestly forgotten about. It's funny, it's a little vu...

This week on Half Past Chai… We’re joined by Kaitlin & Sourabh - partners in both life and business They’re the duo behind their social media where they cook, make chai, and travel , and today, they’re opening up about the reality of building a brand while building a life together We’re diving into the inspiration that sparked their journey, the hurdles of the Indian-American business experien...

This week on Half Past Chai… has your partner ever picked up something you love and just instantly been better at it than you? Because same. We're deep in marathon training together, and it is humbling, hilarious, and honestly a little revealing. We're talking about different paces, different pain tolerances, and what happens when doing something incredibly hard as a team teaches you thing...

This week on Half Past Chai, we're answering YOUR questions... and some of them caught us completely off guard. 😅 From relationship secrets and awkward conversations with parents to our thoughts on moving to NYC, future India trips, marathon training, friendships as adults, and yes... even questions about kids and our married life, nothing was off limits. Thank you to everyone who submitted a...

This week on Half Past Chai… We talk about potentially moving to NYC? We have lived in Indiana our whole lives and just want to change things up. Hear us talk about our decision process Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛 Blueground Homes (USE CODE BGH...

Naked Work From Home Tuesdays. Synchronized bathroom schedules. Poking each other in the butt. Telling your partner you find someone else attractive. …Is that normal, or are you just built different? From couples who sleep in separate beds to the ones who make up full choreographed dances together, we're covering it all. Spoiler: you're probably weirder than you think. And honestly? So are...

I say words wrong. I can't cook Indian food on my own. And apparently… I can't even do garba right… Hallie had to teach me once she learned. 😅 The South Asian community, especially Gujjus, let me know about it constantly. This week on Half Past Chai, Suketu gets into all the flack he catches from his own community, both in India and online. But this episode isn't just for Gujaratis. I...

This week on Half Past Chai … We're breaking down the small daily things, the big lessons, and the honest moments that have kept us choosing each other year after year. From laughing every single day to pushing each other to be better, embracing each other's cultures, and just being each other's person. Whether you're in a long-term relationship, just starting out, or still waiting...

This week on Half Past Chai , we’re answering YOUR questions! Also, HAPPY EPISODE 150! Guys, we wouldn’t be here without you. It means so much to us that you’re here, whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or this is your first time joining us, thank you. Drop into the comments and tell us: which question was your favorite? Then head to our site and submit your own for a future episode we...

This week on Half Past Chai, we are sharing our Q1 finance review as full-time creators. We’re breaking down how much we made, where our money went, and how we’re managing life after quitting our corporate jobs. These honest chats are all about starting real conversations around finances, relationships, and what it means to build your dream life together. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your cha...

This week on Half Past Chai, we're tackling one of the most emotional topics we've ever covered: the guilt that comes with choosing your own path when your family sees it as betrayal. From moving out, to not wanting an arranged marriage, to choosing a partner your parents didn't pick, we're reading your stories and getting into why so many first-gen kids carry this weight. We talk...

Remember how we said we knew how to travel to India? Well, we were DEAD WRONG. Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛 New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛 eSIM - use code HPC15 for 15% off https://simify.com/ 🎙 Submit your stories: https://www.halfpastchai.com/ 📲 Follow us: https://bio.site...