Humans Untold: Recent Episodes
Jaee & Divvya
What do we really know about what it takes to be an immigrant? To come from a line of people that gave up everything for ‘the American Dream?’ America was built on immigration and the choice to move to a ‘new world’ for an opportunity to change your life - and potentially the lives of those that come after you. Recent college grads, and aspiring entrepreneurs, Jaee Deshpande and Divvya Seernani, discuss what it means to be a first and second generation immigrant. Unpacking immigrant trauma, mental health, collectivism, and more, each episode brings a real and raw take on how being from an ethnic community changes the way we show up in an American world. Immigration is so politicized that we forget there are humans behind it. If you are one of those humans, or wish to learn more about the people around you, tune in. We’re happy to have you.
This episode is filled with stories and lessons and there's something for everyone. Divvya and Jaee are joined by Ilana Dunn. Ilana, the host and co-founder of the Seeing Other People podcast brings not just stories but her expertise in dating.
Ilana has an impressive work history that lends well to this episode's variety. Hosts Divvya and Jaee have personal experiences that bring some much needed perspective to this conversation.
Listen for some advice or just some fun stories!
Divvya and Jaee dive into love stories in this episode. Everything from love stories, relationships, and the world of love on and off screen is explored in this cozy conversation between two friends.
Both hopeless romantics, the hosts wondered when and how the world began to love love so much. Listen to get a glimpse into one of the hosts' many 'how did we get here?' chats!
In the very first episode of season 2, hosts Divvya and Jaee switch up their usual setting. Divvya, joined by friends Rod Calupitan and Dana Felipe, is in the hot seat as the group opens the season discussing the world of dating as experienced by three children of immigrants. Jaee facilitates the conversation to create space for the group to explore love, dating apps, and more.
The opening episode for season 2 sets the stage for the hosts and the Humans Untold community to normalize dating conversations and explore the various facets of dating that impact the way first and second gen immigrants experience and navigate the space.
On the final episode of their launch season of the podcast, hosts Divvya and Jaee sit with a good friend, Diana Hall to unpack their journey with independence as immigrant women. Join these ladies as they explore how they were raised to serve their purpose as women in their communities and how they rejected limiting narratives to define how they can be their best selves in these communities.
For women, independence may seem an alien concept if come from a collective culture and yet, there are ways to be independent and still be part of something bigger than you and this episode will help you see you.
For anyone else that identifies as anything else besides a woman, come find out what you may have never even noticed is different about growing up in a world where the "woman box" comes with a way longer instruction manual on how to exist than yours.
A conversation close to both the hosts' heart, this fireside chat is an opportunity for listeners to hear two different lived experiences with mental healthcare. While there is tons of conversation in the world around mental health and therapy, this episode explores what it feels like to be in therapy, care for your mental health outside of therapy, and what normalizing mental health conversations can look like in our lives.
This week, a former storyteller from the Humans Untold stories era, Quang Vu, joins Divvya and Jaee in exploring the differences in growing up in an individualistic society with a collectivist upbringing.
The conversation focuses on boundaries - how to set them, what it feels like to exercise them, and the growth that follows. Listen to hear more about balancing the dichotomy of an emphasis on the individual in the outside world and the collective mindset within immigrant homes.
Welcome to fireside chats! More intimate than our usual conversations, these episodes will be a glimpse into discussions that are the foundation of Humans Untold. Many many conversations like these resulted in the creation of this platform and community.
This episode unravels the layers behind the social narrative that women should be the ‘right’ amount of confident and embrace humility before anything else. Divvya and Jaee share their experience with finding confidence and how they have to empower themselves to find it. Expect a raw and honest conversation on how these narratives exist for women of color and change the way they show up in the world.
In our first ever podcast episode, we decided to take a deep dive into a fun yet complex experience for immigrant children - dating!!
Featuring both a couple and a single woman currently navigating the dating scene, this conversation explores the journey from crushes to serious relationships and the many narratives - and frankly, difficulties - that shape this journey for first and second generation immigrants.
In this pre-season episode, Divvya and Jaee introduce the podcast and reflect on the journey that was season one of this Podcast. Tune in to find out what to expect in season one and follow us on Instagram @HumansUntold to keep up with the latest updates.