Currently Cringing

This week on Currently Cringing , Anisha spirals from booking a Japanese hair straightening appointment to questioning the meaning of life after smashing an ant. After years of avoiding pools, oceans, humidity, and basically any activity involving joy, she’s finally surrendering to the fact that she married a man whose love language is water. Which means boats, beaches, Italy, and accepting that s...

After six years of discussing dating disasters, ghosting, heartbreak, situationships, and every form of romantic chaos imaginable, we finally made it to the wedding. In this episode, Anisha recaps an unforgettable four day Indian wedding weekend celebrating friend of the show Aditya and his bride. What begins as a simple wedding recap quickly turns into a saga involving thousands of dollars of mis...

By now you've heard about the MV Hondius — the luxury expedition cruise ship that departed Argentina on April 1st (an omen), visited some of the most remote islands on earth that haven't even been fully rendered on Google Maps, and returned with three deaths, eleven confirmed cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus, and passengers currently being monitored in biocontainment units at Emory Universi...

This week on Currently Cringing , Anisha spirals after an Instacart delivery leaves her kitchen smelling like weed and her fridge full of radishes instead of beets. From broccolini confusion and emotionally disappointing blueberries to why fruit in America tastes chemically depressed compared to Thailand, Slovenia, Japan, and Shanghai, this episode becomes an unexpectedly hilarious breakdown of mo...

This week Anisha is recording with what she describes as a tiny Victorian child mining coal directly behind her left eye, which is honestly a metaphor for everything we're about to discuss. It started with Chanel putting Babitha Mandava in what looked like a CVS run outfit at the Met Gala while Zendaya got architecture, narrative, and cinema. One Instagram comment later and the internet decided An...

If your effort is exceeding your contract, this episode is your intervention. This week Anisha is back with the unfiltered truth on dating red flags, situationship accountability, and why effort should always match the terms of the arrangement. First up: the baby and toddler profile photo as a personality tell — and why it predicts chaos every single time. Then, Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thomps...

What started as a casual snack run almost ended in a full Victorian tragedy. Anisha breaks down the staircase incident heard round the household — silky lounge pants, airborne guacamole, knees meeting wooden edges, and the humbling reality that the most dangerous thing in your life is your own comfort wear. Then things get interesting. The appliances keep breaking in a brand new house, a medium so...

In this episode of Currently Cringing , Anisha covers the full spectrum of modern female existence and refuses to apologize for any of it. We begin with a wellness confession: for the past year she has been drinking a homemade electrolyte potion of water, baking soda, lemon, and mineral salt, and it genuinely helps. If you drink water all day and still feel like a dehydrated ghost, this one is for...

You were fine… and then you replied. This episode is about that one text that sends you into a full spiral. The “hey stranger,” the casual re-entry, the message that should’ve been ignored—but wasn’t. We’re talking about why men come back like nothing happened, why it works, and why we participate even when we know exactly how it ends. Also: loneliness. Real loneliness. Not the cute version—the ki...

If you've ever cried over someone who said "let's just see where this goes" for six months, this episode is your official debrief. In today's episode of Currently Cringing, we're treating your heartbreak like a quarterly earnings report — because most people aren't heartbroken after a breakup. They're confused investors who never ran the numbers. Anisha breaks down the full Breakup ROI Report: wha...

In this episode of Currently Cringing, Anisha recounts the chaotic chain reaction that started with what was supposed to be a relaxing international trip and somehow turned into a full blown logistical nightmare. After barely escaping the IndiGo airline flight delay crisis in India, Anisha returns to Miami thinking life will finally calm down. Instead, she and her husband begin the exhausting proc...

Act IV and V of my Golden Triangle chaos tour: Delhi to Agra to the Taj Mahal, featuring a 3 hour road trip, ITC Mughal marble bathrooms, squat toilets trauma, and the constant fear of shitting myself at one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In this episode I break down what it’s actually like to drive from Delhi to Agra, why the Taj Mahal is stunning but logistically hellish, and why nobody talk...

In this three act travel tragedy, I attempt the iconic Golden Triangle route with a precision itinerary and the confidence of someone who has never met Air India. We start with Dubai airport purgatory, a four hour delay, and a plan to hit the Golden Temple in Amritsar at 4 AM for Amrit Vela, the Palki Sahib ceremony, and the First Hukamnama. I explain what those actually mean in normal person Engl...

At 41, I just rented a house five doors down from my mother. I spent an entire year living with my parents (who have full staff, let's be clear) while house hunting in Miami. My dad said "you're 41, it's time to go." My mom said "this is your home forever." And I realized something nobody talks about: the luxury isn't the money—it's the TIME. The ability to say "not perfect enough" for a full year...

"You are not a brand. You are a person. And real people are messy, multifaceted, and occasionally dress like sandcastles." In this high-velocity episode of Currently Cringing , Anisha exposes the Aesthetic Industrial Complex —the cultural machine turning women into "shippable" Amazon packages. From the "Clean Girl" slicked-back bun that’s a ticking time bomb for traction alopecia to the "Oat Milk"...

If the holidays feel heavy, this episode is for you. On today’s episode of Currently Cringing, Anisha sits down with Dr. Rachna Buxani — licensed mental health counselor with 23+ years of international experience across the United States, Dubai, and the Cayman Islands, founder of Buxani Counseling Care, and author of the groundbreaking new book “Unseen: A Therapist’s Reflection on a Daughter’s Jou...

Why My Family Cancelled Christmas India vs America Elder Care Sex and the City Lies Fashion Taste and Viral Politics In this unhinged November episode of Currently Cringing Anisha unpacks everything from the end of her family Christmas tradition to the emotional reality of aging parents and grandparents in America. After her parents decide to spend the holidays in India and her husband is working...

In this episode, Anisha Ramakrishna (Bravo's Family Karma) delivers a sharp, witty manifesto on decentering everything that's been running your life without permission: your age, men, family expectations, and society's outdated script. What You'll Learn: ✨ Decenter Your Age - Why being over 35 isn't a deadline and how to stop apologizing for your timeline ✨ Decenter Men - How to stop editing you...

What do climbing Mount Everest and robbing the Louvre have in common? Absolutely nothing—except human delusion, designer jackets, and the desperate need to flex. In this week’s Currently Cringing , Anisha spirals into the two most unhinged headlines of the year: the Louvre jewelry heist (aka the most French crime ever committed—scooters, tiaras, and a four-minute smash-and-grab), and the Everest t...

In this chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly educational episode, I spiral through 100+ years of Balkan drama — from royal assassinations to rotating presidencies, Tito’s breakup with Stalin, and why Slovenia is thriving while Bosnia still has a group chat government. If you’ve ever wondered why ex-Yugoslavia is so complicated, why you can’t get a flight from Croatia to Albania, or what the differ...

Friend of the Show Aditya: From Perpetually Dating & Dumped to Finally Engaged Aditya has been the unofficial mascot of our podcast—forever dating and forever spiraling in group chat lore. But plot twist: he’s officially engaged . In this episode, we dive into his chaotic dating history, the red flags that almost turned into deal-breakers, and how he finally found his forever plus-one. Think l...

In this week’s Currently Cringing , Anisha dives into everything from late-night TV meltdowns to mall nostalgia — and why eclipse season might actually be behind all of it. 🔥 Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension — what it says about the slow death of legacy TV and why the networks refused to reinvent. 💍 Claire’s bankruptcy (again!) — the mall staple that pierced our ears and now can’t pierce Gen Z’s wallet...

In this week’s episode of Currently Cringing , Anisha takes you from Switzerland birthday portals to Hermès bag scandals to the Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce takeover of our feeds. 🎂 Astrology says she’s a lifelong nomad — so what does it mean to spend a solar return in Switzerland, one of the world’s safest countries? 👜 Why Hermès has lost the plot, how a Shanghai reseller cracked the Birkin game,...

It’s September, which means the planet is on fire, the influencers are in full delusion mode, and my nervous system? Tapped out. In this week’s episode of Currently Cringing , we spiral responsibly through every absurd headline and unhinged group chat update, including: 🔹 Aditya’s raw, firsthand account of 9/11 as a middle schooler in Manhattan — yes, this is the real NYC trauma origin story. 🔹...

Kids, choices, birthrates, burnout. Why brunch might be cheaper than babies in 2025. Let’s talk about the question every woman gets asked but no one wants to answer: “So… are you having kids?” In this razor-sharp episode of Currently Cringing , I unpack the real reasons behind declining birthrates, the invisible labor of eldest daughters, the mental load of motherhood, and why for many of us, babi...