Experts About Nothing

Oh boy do we have a banger for you this week. We have our best friend, roommate, apartment clown and certified boss women Ashrita Kanuri on the pod! We talk about building self confidence as a daily practice, being intentional about your career growth and navigating being a manager early on in your career. You won’t want to miss this one! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Ashrita’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashritaaalasvegas?_t=8ah1Qnnu7zS&_r=1 Ashrita’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/ashy_kan?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow us @expertsaboutnothing on Instagram!

To close out the ~romantic~ month of February we are talking about our takes on romanticizing day to day life. We discuss what romanticizing life means to us, how it helps us form habits and stay present, and some examples of how we have been romanticizing our daily tasks! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Follow us @expertsaboutnothing on Instagram! Electric Lighter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09525CGNJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This week we give our unfiltered and unprofessional opinions on the world of fashion. We talk through our personal style journeys, dressing for the male gaze and our opinions on some current trends. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!   Follow us @expertsaboutnothing on Instagram!  The 3 word method exercise: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/the-three-word-method-for-finding-your-personal-style-20220523-p5anoz.html#:~:text=She%20went%20viral%20on%20TikTok,to%20describe%20your%20dream%20look

Alright, we have a new episode all about ~~expectation~~ this week. The late-twenties are hitting and it’s making us reflect and reevaluate our expectations of our parents, friends and ourselves. We chat through how expectations have evolved over time and how it’s shaping our goals for the future. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Follow us @expertsaboutnothing on Instagram! 

Okay experts, we are having a nostalgic full circle episode! It’s been a full year since our very first episode on 2022 vision boards. It’s only right that we run it back! This episode we talk through how our vision board philosophies have changed, what we did to set our intentions for the new year, and walk through our 2023 vision boards! So grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Deeksha’s Pre Vision Board Process Inspo: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRsXwEhh/ Priya's Pre Vision Board Process Inspo: https://www.boldtuesday.com/blogs/vision-board/creating-a-vision-board-ask-these-powerful-questions-first Follow us @expertsaboutnothing on Instagram! 

Alright experts, they new year is already throwing punches and we have the perfect guest to help you through it! Ramya Chunduri is a psychotherapist, social worker and masters candidate at Harvard Medical School. We chatted with her about her journey becoming a therapist and starting social work, navigating career changes, her personal mental health journey, and ways to become better mental health advocates in our daily lives. So grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Ramya's Deets:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramyasai28/ Website:  https://www.ramyachunduri.com/ Book Rec: Letter to a Young Female Physician: Thoughts on Life and Work - https://a.co/d/e3AtLTJ  Resources for Mental Health:  NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): https://www.nami.org/home   South Asian Therapists: https://southasiantherapists.org/ AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention): https://afsp.org/get-help 

Experts, why does it already feel like we are in the thick of 2023?! Before we can fully immerse ourselves in all this year has to offer we had to do some deep reflection. By that we mean chat about our pop culture highlights, our lessons learned, habits formed and biggest Ls of 2022. We are so excited for what this next year has to offer. So grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! 

Boy do we have a banger for our last episode of 2022, we got comedian, friend, and certified badass Lakshmi Kopparam on the pod! This episode we talk with Lakshmi about navigating the standup comedy scene in New York City, being fearless when starting something new, and balancing a side hustle with a main hustle. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Follow and Support: Lakshmi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakshmikopparam/ Lakshmi's Upcoming Shows: - January: Thursdays 10PM @ The Tiny Cupboard (https://thetinycupboard.com/events/)  Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Alright, the reality TV dating show watching is at an all time high in our household and we got some thoughts! This episode we chat through some of hot and mild takes on the ~~myths of love~~. Tune in if you want to hear our very unqualified opinions! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

To everyone’s dismay Deeksha is on the move and that means I’m running this episode solo dolo. It’s Scorpio SZN and for me that means the yearly round of birthday blues are hitting. This year I tried to be a little more curious on why the blues come up, how to combat them, and how to leave the awkwardness surrounding birthdays behind. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Expert About Nothing! Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Are we the only ones this shook that it's NOVEMBER?! This week we have a ~spooky~ episode for you all to tie up spooky szn! You guessed it, the experts are talking all about ghostinggggg - the different levels of ghosting, ghosting in dating, work, and friendships, and taking a trip down memory lane with some of our personal ghosting stories! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Expert About Nothing! Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Welcome back experts! This week we have p2 with our guest - Aanya Gandhi - a model, empower-er, our personal self-confidence coach, and above all a close friend. The Experts get the real real on how and why Aanya started her modeling journey, what a day in the life of a model looks like, and the behind the scenes of a photo shoot and her first runway experience! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Follow and Support: Aanya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aagandhi/ Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Welcome back experts! This week we start off by introducing our very special guest of the week - Aanya Gandhi - and what better way than with a quiz?! She is a model, empower-er, our personal self-confidence coach, and above all a close friend. We are covering a lot of ground here, so much that it had to be split into 2 episodes! In p1, the Experts get the inside scoop on how Aanya started and continues her self confidence journey, her big move to the big apple, and proactive strategies she used to building a community for herself!  Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Follow and Support: Aanya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aagandhi/ Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/ Links:  4 Tendencies Quiz: https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/ 

Buckle up experts, this episode we had the most insightful conversation with Vilas Annavarapu. We talk through discovering passions, growing into adulthood post college, Vilas’ experience working as a teacher in Jackson, Mississippi and Riverside Collective, what will be a worker-owned community center. This episode truly can not be missed! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Expert About Nothing!  Riverside Collective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversidecollective.jxn/ Experts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Do YOU spend endless amounts of time scrolling and comparing and driving yourself nuts? Well, we ~did~ too ;) This week we are talking about our experience with a 30 day Instagram detox.. with some caveats! Let's reduce our screen-time experts! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

Alright, time for a serious chat. This week we are no frills and diving into some of the ways cultural expectations affect our day to day life. From career to clothing to relationships we always have a second voice in our head and we are breaking it down! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/

It’s giving… placeholder episode! As you know we are basically a married couple in terms of the amount of time we spend together but in this episode we realize we probably would not pass the newlyweds quiz. Listen to us answer a series of miscellaneous questions with some hilarious revelations. Highly recommend doing this with your pals. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expertsaboutnothing/ Link to Quiz: https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/best-friend-questions-know-each-other/

Let’s go down one of our favorite rabbit holes… skincare! This episode we talk through our journeys with skincare from teenage acne to well, adult acne. We do a full breakdown of our current routines, the world of skinfluencing during the pandemic, and how we are learning to embrace what we got. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! Deeksha’s Products: - Paula’s Choice Oil-Reducing Cleanser: https://www.paulaschoice.com/skin-balancing-oil-reducing-cleanser/115.html - Paula’s Choice Extra Strength Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution With 2% Salicylic Acid: https://www.paulaschoice.com/clear-extra-strength-anti-redness-exfoliating-solution-with-2pct-salicylic-acid/621.html - Paula’s Choice Water-Infusing Electrolyte Moisturizer: https://www.paulaschoice.com/water-infusing-electrolyte-moisturizer/700.html - Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen: https://supergoop.com/products/unseen-sunscreen - Indewild AM + PM set: https://www.indewild.com/products/the-face-serum-set?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuaiXBhCCARIsAKZLt3lEbm7RFc3HUX3eWFFWF6KopilCWz5l8-9XlU-xHjnjU3SY2OAFMpsaAnZJEALw_wcB - The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum: https://www.sephora.com/product/the-ordinary-deciem-niacinamide-10-zinc-1-P427417?skuId=2031391 Priya’s Products: - Paula’s Choice Oil-Reducing Cleanser: https://www.paulaschoice.com/skin-balancing-oil-reducing-cleanser/115.html - Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant: https://www.paulaschoice.com/skin-care-products/exfoliants/bha-exfoliants - Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment: https://www.paulaschoice.com/clinical-0.3pct-retinol-and-2pct-bakuchiol-treatment/81B.html - Paula's Choice Discoloration Repair Serum: https://www.paulaschoice.com/clinical-discoloration-repair-serum/804.html - Supergoop Mineral Sheerscreen SPF 30: https://supergoop.com/products/mineral-sheerscreen-spf-30 - The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum: https://www.sephora.com/product/the-ordinary-deciem-niacinamide-10-zinc-1-P427417?skuId=2031391 - First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration: https://www.firstaidbeauty.com/skin-care-products/moisturizers/ultra-repair-cream

Alright experts time to talk through adulting growing pains. Midsummer is hitting and so are the lingering expectations. We talk through what’s been weighing us down and things that keep us grounded through it all. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Okay experts time to practice your runway strut! This week we have a very special guest: Miss Sally Yi. Sally recently competed in the Miss NY USA pageant and we talked about what drove her to compete, the mental and physical preparation, and her experience as a first time pageant contestant! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  Sally's Website: https://www.sally-yi.com/  Sally's Instagram: @idealmisswny (https://www.instagram.com/idealmisswny/?hl=en) FREE Bystander Intervention Training: https://righttobe.org/our-training/  Highly Sensitive Person Quiz: https://www.idrlabs.com/highly-sensitive-person/test.php

Alright hot girl summer is underway and so are our hot girl problems! This week the experts talk about the pressures that come with the summer season. We chat about the struggle to find balance while traveling, stopping the comparison game and our favorite summer activities. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Well well well, it looks like we've had our first official hump in the road! After a few weeks, ~we~ are back! This week we have our first solo episode where Deeksha does a Q&A with some fun and also in-the-feels questions! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Let’s have a nice identity crisis to kick off the summer shall we? This week the experts talk through the internal balance of being an Indian in America. We chat about wanting to grow the connection to our Indian identity, some classic cultural insecurities and put you onto some underrated Indian foods that SLAP. Disclaimer this episode was recorded a month ago because Deeksha is in the motherland right now! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Live (not really) from Coachella our very own experts about nothing! This week we are recapping our long awaited and memorable Coachella weekend. Hear us chat through our VERY eventful journey getting to the desert, the most iconic performances, and of course some ridiculous stories that kept us laughing through the sweat and dust coughs. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Let's get angry baby! This week the experts get some insights on how we process anger (grr), talk through how certain childhood experiences shape what we prioritize today and the high highs and very low lows of ... kumon. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!  ** Here is the Anger Assessment: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/anger-assessment 

The experts have a juicy juice one for you guys this week with our very first ~guy~ guest! We have Prashant on with us as we chat about how P&G became P&D, the experience being long distance, and the evolution of Priya and P's friendship! Let's get into it.. grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

How are you all doing?! This week the experts are doing a rambly catch up spanning tv talk, travel plans, moving, and moreeee! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Raise your hand if you haven’t been catching your z’s! This week we talk about our sleep (or lack thereof!), our fav ways to spend alone time and how we need to prioritize rest! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Another day, another ignored screen time warning! This week we are diving into our current mindset surrounding ~~ sosh meeds ~~. We chat about the highs and the lows of social media, how we *try* to improve our screen time habits and rehash some pretty iconic middle school facebook statuses. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

It's giving... v e r y cognito! This week the experts take a quiz on their apology love languages with some spicy results, talk about how they handle imposter syndrome in work and life, and are giving you an update on their doom and gloom apartment situation! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing! ** If you want to take the apology quiz here is the link: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/apology-language

The experts are back and keeping it real about a tough week we had. Sometimes we go through phases of feeling burnt out and beaten up over things (big and small), and this week was exactly that. Join us as we catch up on how we've been feeling lately, what we do when we're overwhelmed, and how we're picking ourselves back up. Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

The experts are coming to you ~not~ live from North Carolina baby! This week we are joined by our very first GUEST and are spilling all the deets on how its been maintaining friendships post-college. We get into our shift in mindsets when it comes to friendships, how debilitating bugs can be, and the magic of feminine energy! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

Happy Valentines/Self Love Day!!!! This week we are getting down to the roots... the roots of our HAIR that is. We talk through it all from rolling up to school in our oily braids to pandemic hair loss and even channeling our inner beauty influencer to give you some REQS! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

This week we’re getting real about finding a place that feels like home! We're chatting it up about how we ended up in the Big Apple, Deeksha’s commitment to the MTA, and Priya’s reality check.. at the gym? Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome back to Experts About Nothing!

New year, new podddyyyyyy! We're covering some major ground about our intentions for the new year, reflections on last year, and how we're becoming athletes woohoo! Grab a friend, grab a beverage, and welcome to the first episode of Experts About Nothing!