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this is not a drill we got ARINI on the pod!! arinee rahman is bangladeshi content creator and dj hailing from san francisco and chances are you’ve seen her all over social media. from documenting her journey through life alongside music, going to 125 concerts in 2023, going viral for djing for her brown parents, to playing opening sets for some of her idols, arinee has blessed us with a jam-packe...

welcome back to the one and only difficult-ish!! first and foremost our hearts and prayers go out to the brave and noble people of bangladesh who've fought for the right and freedom from the nation's tyrannical government. we're doing our part in staying as informed as possible to use our platforms for the people of our country 🇧🇩 this episode is all about how certain traditions in our...

welcoming this weeks amazing guest, shaheer khan!! he is a nepali-pakistani american who is the founder of two successful south asian inspired bubble tea shops on long island called pyo chai. he opened these shops with his brother, saqib, at the start of the pandemic and their shops have been featured on publications like buzzfeed tasty and insider. through the various leadership roles he had at h...

in this solo episode, mohuya talks about her experience with quitting drinking alcohol in her 20's when it's so heavily ingrained in american and corporate culture. she talks about how she stopped drinking cold turkey and ways it has changed her life for the better. this episode is for anyone who is trying to stop drinking and needs a little push, hope u enjoy! :) our youtube: https://www....

we heard yall victimize yourselves and cant hold friendships?? so in this episode we offer you top tier self reflection tips so you can learn to be the very best versions of yourself and start taking accountability!! we talk about people in our lives that always blame others over themselves, how we have learned to self reflect ourselves, and the realizations we've uncovered along our journeys....

welcome back to difficultish!!! this episode is all about confidence; how brown people can struggle with confidence, what true confidence really looks like, our growth through insecurities, and of course our 5 star tips and tricks on how to grow through your own!! lacking confidence is no joke, it’s something we’re all scared to admit, so we open an open conversation helps guide y'all with bec...

this one's a solo episode by mashnun on something so many can relate to but more than often goes undiscussed; how bad eating habits and an unhealthy living can manifest in south asians. i recently got on the keto diet and it's been making me think about the relationship i've built with food and eating throughout my life, and it's been relieving finding answers to many of my questio...

3rd video guest and he's the real deal!! welcoming the incredible jai wolf, or sajeeb saha, a bangladeshi-american edm producer, songwriter, dj, and global sensation! he built his notoriety by creating his own singles like ‘indian summer’ and ‘like its over’ and remixing songs with artists like alesso, melanie martinez, and odesza. he is the first bangladeshi artist to play at coachella and he...

welcome back to another episode where we react to your crazy situationship stories and give you our own experiences and advice on the subject. we talk about imposter syndrome, breaking no contact with an ex, finding better friends when you aren't being treated right, our hot takes on situationships in your 20s, and so much more. as always, make sure to listen til the end of the episode to comm...

for this episode we just felt like blabbering about random online brainrot topics because it's our podcast?? have you heard of the infamous scandinavian aesthetic (white women discovered dupattas)? the monet mcmichael and jalen noble drama about men having to be sole providers for women? nyc squatters taking over the city? hot rodent men?? and many more??? listen now for your much needed unnec...

2nd video guest episode is here!! welcome munzzy uddin, a bangladeshi american restaurateur who went from being a nano engineer to opening her own restaurant called the monkey king in bushwhick, brooklyn. she's constantly breaking barriers as the eldest daughter of immigrants and is incredibly passionate about bringing an asian-fusion cuisine to the forefront of nyc, while also making space fo...

hi! hallo! salam! namaste! this episode is all about our journeys with learning and speaking our native language of bangla 🇧🇩 the two of us grew up with different exposures to our mother tongue, and although we where our culture on our backs, we know we have so much work to do in perfecting our language, and paying homage to all our customs and traditions. do you feel guilty for not being absolute...

the scary thing happened the other day and mohuya got followed home by a random creepy man in NYC. in this solo episode, she's sharing that experience so it can potentially help some of you on top of some safety tips for women. stay safe and vigilant out there! keep tabs on us: our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/difficultish/ mohuya's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mohuyaakhan/...

when you meet someone with magnetic energy, they have this pull on you and you just love being around them. in this episode, we talk about some of the characteristics we love in people we know who have attractive energy and how you can also achieve this *bella hadid* attractive energy yourself. we realized that this is the best way to have long lasting friendships, relationships, and opportunities...

we're so back with a real hard hitting topic we know yall gonna relate to. as brown people, we're given by expectations by everyone!!! our parents, distant family, society, culture, sometimes it feels like we dont even have the space to explore ourselves because we're busy making others happy. this episode is all about craving acceptance, the appropriate balance of expectation, and how...

this one's a solo ep by mashnun! this one is all about how to maintain friendships, from someone that specifically sucks at it. ive always been the overthinking friend, the one that makes relationships more complicated than they have to be, and it's never been a particularly easy task for me, and i know that's something many of you probably relate to. friendships get weird and complica...

hello friends today we're discussing our 8 signs that YOU might be settling in your relationship. as brown people, we rarely know our own worth in a relationship since it's tied to so many traits, and its so easy to settle for less than what you or anyone even deserves. in this episode, we talk bout the difference between setting in a relationship and being "realistic", becoming a...

hello our risky difficulters this episode is all bout things we did in our 20s that literally SAVED OUR LIVES. as brown people its not easy to challenge societal norms and do things we see as scary or troubling but what if that risk pays off? whether is mou starting boxing and leaving her old friends, or mashnun getting a white ppl job and interviewing barefoot, we got so much to share with you gu...

hey :) this episode is all about life advice we've been given by our parents, friends, bosses, and community that never really hit the mark for us. have you been told to always eat every grain of rice even when you're full? or to never choose violence and to kill them with kindness? or to respect your elders even when they out of pocket?? so have we, listen now to hear everything we get in...

is it possible to balance everything in life? do you get anxious when you go to work and school, and then you come home and try to figure out when to squeeze in your health and fitness, your social life and family time, and everything else? in this episode, we talk about all of the things that society tells us to balance perfectly, but truly how burnt out we get when we try to. so here are some of...

it's been a while since we've done an advice session, but we're back! y'all sent in questions about overcoming anxiety in new relationships, how to make friends in a big city, being okay with going against the status quo, how to be seen as more mature in your parents' eyes, and so much more!!! we've got a lot to say about these things and we hope our unprofessional, but ver...

how do you handle time management and productivity when you're neurodivergent? growing up when we didn't know about our OCD or ADHD, we would try EVERYTHING to try and be productive during school and work without any success. and on top of that, we grew up in immigrant households that also played a huge part on how we viewed work. now that we're older, we have some tips to be our most...

welcoming our first guest of 2024, Miss Cynthia Victor AKA Shawtysin! Cynthia has over 2 million followers across all platforms and she's walked NYFW, gone on dozens of infamous brand trips, and has reached millions of people with her makeup and fashion content. in this TELL ALL conversation, we talk about imposter syndrome in a white dominated space, secrets to making it as an influencer, wha...

hello! we’ve traveled to many different places, and so that we means we have A LOT of stories that make up these trips that we’ve never shared before… we got a lot of good experiences, but also REALLY bad ones which include getting scammed, hostel malfunctions, traveling as a female solo traveler, foreign TSA lines, and so much more. you have to listen to this before you travel so you can avoid so...

hustle culture is prevalent in so many big cities, but have you ever experienced it in new york city? in this episode, we talk about the mental pressure of being in a city that emphasizes the grind and competing with one another, and with the added on layer of being from a south asian family that promotes the same hustle. we are both fasting so we're low energy in this one, but still hope u en...