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Desi Distractions

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Where Maya and Zara discuss the struggles and triumphs of school, dating, and mental health as young south asian american women. New episodes every other Friday!

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United States

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Where Maya and Zara discuss the struggles and triumphs of school, dating, and mental health as young south asian american women. New episodes every other Friday!

Language:

English


Episodes
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Living our Gossip Girl dreams

7/19/2021
In this week's mini ep. Zara and Maya discuss driving tests, the Gossip Girl reboot, and the reveal of an exciting new project. Keep up with us @desidistractions for more! You know you love us, XOXO -M&Z

Duration:00:14:56

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Too cool for you

7/9/2021
This week, Maya starts a new job while Zara gets mistaken for a Senator. The brown pack expands, Maya gets hangry, and Zara tries to figure out what it means to be labelled as "too cool". Exciting things are coming! Keep up with us on socials @desidistractions

Duration:00:24:01

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Where are we going?

6/25/2021
In today's episode, Maya and Zara discuss their summer plans, the fast-approaching reality of college, and missing their "brown pack" Keep up with us on socials! @desidistractions

Duration:00:26:14

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Feminism & Power

6/4/2021
Welcome back to Desi Distractions! This week, Maya and Zara discuss feminism and power as it relates to their lives over the past few months. Obviously this episode covers just the tip of a very large iceberg, so leave us a review/shoot us a DM/send a carrier pigeon letting us know if we should do a part 2! Keep up with us on socials @desidistractions

Duration:00:25:14

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Eid Mubarak! (But we forgot to say it in the episode)

5/14/2021
This week, Maya and Zara discuss whether or not they believe in soulmates, their favorite white people phrases, and the truth behind Zara's application to NYU.

Duration:00:31:16

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Fasting, fangirling, and feeling out of place

4/30/2021
Maya and Zara discuss fasting, marrying rich, and feeling out of place in mostly white spaces.

Duration:00:30:35

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Main character energy

4/16/2021
Maya goes to Boston to look at colleges while Zara spends a day in New York.

Duration:00:38:13

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Gap Year Guide Pt. 1

4/2/2021
Warning: very chaotic energy. This week, Maya and Zara discuss the highs and lows of taking a gap year. Maya reflects on her high school experience during COVID, while Zara struggles to complete a single thought. Stay sparkly, friends :) Keep up with us @desidistractions!

Duration:00:29:15

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College counseling pt. 1: standing out and making friends

3/19/2021
Welcome to the first of our college advice series! This week, Maya and Zara discuss how to make an application stand out, and how to tackle new social environments post-COVID. Keep up with us @desidistractions!

Duration:00:27:23

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One tattoo and I'm Post Malone

3/6/2021
Enjoy this mini-episode where Zara recounts getting her first tattoo... and figuring out how to tell her parents. Keep up with us! @desidistractions

Duration:00:20:23

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Brown people reasons ft. The Desi Condition

2/26/2021
This week, Maya and Zara discuss school, mental health, and ABCD culture with Tanushree from The Desi Condition. Keep up with us on @desidistractions!

Duration:00:56:00

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Hey Jaanuu ;)

1/15/2021
Maya and Zara are back! This week they discuss marketing masks, blacking out at weddings, and Maya's time in quarantine.

Duration:00:44:30

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Press features, politics, and a mental health check in

12/18/2020
Welcome to our last episode of 2020! Thank you so much for joining us this year. This week we discussed youth in politics, introducing a new segment, and our first press feature!

Duration:00:38:43

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Out to kill

12/11/2020
Maya discusses her pre-SAT stress dreams while Zara shares the struggles of job hunting and reading.

Duration:00:34:59

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Cute boys and wasted youth

12/4/2020
This week, Zara struggles to talk to a cute boy and Maya tries to figure out how to make the most of her high school experience.

Duration:00:35:12

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Content creation, Black Friday, and commitment

11/27/2020
Maya and Zara share their perspectives on maming content, Zara recalls her experience working on Black Friday, and Maya considers taking a gap year

Duration:00:42:57

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survival of the fittest: covid and wifi edition

11/20/2020
This week, Maya and Zara record with an even longer distance than usual. Zara self-administered a covid test, Maya competes with her classmates for wifi, and both discuss the reality of lockdowns.

Duration:00:42:27

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Our take on Kamala Harris

11/13/2020
Maya and Zara catch up this week with stories about grocery shopping, photoshoots, and the recent election results. We know VP-elect Kamala Harris is making history, so what does that mean for us?

Duration:00:47:47

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Witches, princes, and etiquette. . .my life is a fairytale

11/6/2020
This week, Maya and Zara confirm that Zara is 100% a normal human with no issues or special abilities at all. . . For legal and professional reasons, this episode is a joke.

Duration:00:44:32

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Candid conversations about beauty

10/30/2020
If you're reading this, we think you're beautiful :) Maya and Zara discuss the social pressures surrounding modern beauty standards. Everything from hair removal, to plastic surgery.

Duration:00:50:12