Saturdays Are For The Samosas: Recent Episodes
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Periods. That’s the topic today folks. Tune in to hear about Meryl and Maanvi’s period horror stories and firsts. Gentleman, don’t worry, you can learn from this one too. Menstruation can often be a taboo subject in brown households, but that’s all the more reason for us to openly talk about it.
It’s Season 2 baby! Meryl and Maanvi are so excited to be back and catch you up on their very ~uneventful~ college lives. So tune in for a spicy Q&A and some even spicier ASMR popcorn eating.
Misogyny? Meryl and Maanvi, being brown women, have experienced their fair share of it. From double standards to stereotypes, listen to us rant about how the patriarchy hurts us all.
Suit up fam, it’s shaadi season! Meryl and Maanvi talk everything DESI WEDDINGS. If there isn't at least a little bit of drama, is it really a brown wedding? Bring out your finest bangles, your prettiest lehenga, and reminisce with us about our personal tales, favorite memories, and worst horrors when it comes to brown weddings. Â
Colorism. Body Hair. Commodification of Brown Aesthetics. Beauty Standards. Yikes, Meryl and Maanvi pack in a lot of childhood trauma this episode. Fair and Lovely promotes lighter shades, Â but this episode just gets d e e p e r. If you ever wanted to just listen to Meryl and Maanvi rant, you are in luck, a slightly hangry Meryl and Maanvi pull out facts and receipts on some of the insecurities they have had to face being a brown girl.
Meryl and Maanvi love science, I mean it is their thing after all. However, that doesn’t mean they haven’t noticed some ~interesting~ observations about being women in STEM. In this episode, Meryl and Maanvi let it all out and talk about office hours, labs, positive affirmations and everything in between. If you are a women in STEM, Meryl and Maanvi urge you to never stop believing in your ambitions and to find a community of empowering women in STEM to learn and grow with, they promise it’s worth it.Â
Welcome to the good, the bad, and the ugly. Honesty takes new forms in this episode as Meryl and Maanvi get deep and real about their mental health journeys. The stigma surrounding mental health may be overwhelming in brown households but we want to remind everyone to take care of yourselves.Â
Don’t be fooled by the title. Love Lives? Funny. However, get some chai, get cozy, and tune in as Meryl and Maanvi relax and entertain about their love lives or more accurately, their lack thereof. Sparks are definitely not flying in Philly, but this episode does get juicy
Survival guides. Brown Aunties. Survival Guide for Brown Aunties? Meryl and Maanvi really did that. Tune in as Meryl and Maanvi joke around and give their well-tested, sagely advice.Â
Get some popcorn and get comfortable as Meryl and Maanvi deep dive into the scaries. Our dreams, our ambitions, and our fears? Oof. In this episode, Meryl and Maanvi pour out their most inner desires and feelings.
It’s June, which means it’s officially hot girl summer! In today’s episode, Meryl and Maanvi delve into what hot girl summer means to them and if hot girl summer should just really be hot girl lifestyle?