Espression

What does loving food actually cost you, and what does it give back? We kick off [BLANK] We Love with the most universal love of all: food. Our first guest, Adarsh Suresh, is a self-taught home cook who never met a recipe he'd actually follow. He grew up in a South Indian vegetarian household but fell for Punjabi and Italian cooking instead, and he's spent years since chasing flavor by instinct, b...

Will AI augment human therapy or quietly automate it away? In the final episode of AI & Psychotherapy, Ishita and Alejandro look past today's debates and toward what's coming: therapy that lives in your glasses instead of a room, AI that checks in between sessions, and health data that insurers might one day hold against you. They dig into the uncomfortable parts most takes skip, like...

If an AI model always tells you what you want to hear, is it really helping? In this episode, Alejandro and Ishita confront what happens when we hand our emotional regulation to systems designed to please us. They explore cognitive offloading, the slow erosion of our ability to think and feel through problems on our own, and why the parallel to GPS weakening our sense of direction should worry us....

What happens when a lifelong passion for making people smile meets a love for technology? In this episode of Passionary, Alejandro and Ishita sit down with Francisco Porras: dentist, researcher, and founder of OP Digital, who is pioneering affordable digital dentistry across Latin America. Fran shares how he knew he wanted to be a dentist at age four, how a breakup and a phone call from Brazil cha...

Is talking to an AI system the same as talking to a therapist? In the first episode of AI & Psychotherapy, Alejandro and Ishita tackle the growing trend of using large language models (LLMs) for mental health support. Ishita breaks down what psychotherapy actually is and why it goes far beyond just feeling better, while Alejandro explains how these models work under the hood and why their desi...

Are bioplastics actually saving the ocean, or are we falling for greenwashing? In the first episode of Passionary, Alejandro and Ishita sit down and dive deep into this topic with Angélica Aguirre, a Peruvian marine biologist and PhD researcher at the University of Exeter, whose passion for protecting marine life led her to test whether the so-called sustainable alternatives to plastic are truly s...

How do you actually choose your coffee? In the series finale, Alejandro and Ishita decode everything on your coffee bag: single origin vs. blends, washed vs. natural processing, and the Costa Rica-invented honey method (which does not involve actual honey or bees, mind you). They unpack what specialty coffee really means, how caffeine tricks your brain into ignoring fatigue, and why instant coffee...

What does it really take to run a coffee business? Alejandro and Ishita welcome self-proclaimed coffee expert Luka Gorgoshidze , whose family runs Marron , a pioneering pastry shop in Georgia. Luka pulls back the curtain on sourcing beans from Italy, balancing speed with quality, and why your barista matters more than any machine. The conversation takes a fascinating cultural turn as they explore...

Alejandro and Ishita kick off Espression with The Coffee Series, by exploring the world’s most beloved brewing methods, including South Indian filtered coffee and Costa Rica’s chorreador, an odd but traditional sock-ish device. They share their personal coffee journeys, espresso routines, French press favorites, and the art of pulling a perfect shot. Dive into the great bitterness debate, oat milk...