my 12 podcasts recs for every mood 🍵 just design tea #10
...from pep talks and rants, to finding love, and building products.
Okay besties, time to share my latest fling — my love for podcasts.
For the longest time, I wasn’t really into it. Like who can speak and make note-worthy sense every time?
I listened to a few podcasts but as a chore to do. To make sure I wasn’t missing out on stuff.
Not until recently, when I discovered more free-flowing, ranty, fun, empowering convos. It’s like overhearing a bunch of girlfriends in the queue to a washroom. Or catching someone talking to themselves in the mirror while they try out clothes!
Sharing some of my recent faves, with episodes I listened to/loved. But really just go through it, and try and listen to what catches your fancy.
If you don’t like them, just get up and move to a different table — to overhear a different group of girlies.
💅Gossip girl mood xoxo — The Debrief
Okay not in fashion but would still have hopes of making it to Upper East Side scene someday? I love it coz it’s short and sweet and cover the tea on all major fashion houses
🎙 the state of influencer economy
🎙 what TikTok’s rise means for fashion
👀 Just a curious cat — Hidden Brain
This is a nice cheeky one to talk about the little unobserved tidbits around us.
🎙 how to keep conflict from spiraling
🎙 the power of tiny interactions
🗽 Single girl living it up — Heart to Haart
If you ever wish you could be living in New York with a trust fund, while also building yourself a career and having a glow-up post breakup… you would love Batsheva’s podcast.
🎙 make impactful changes for the new year
🎙 my hinge ho ho ho phase
💭 Sorted girlfriends — What we said
If you are missing you and your girlies having a chat after you have religiously applied your 7 step skin care and made yourself some mint tea.
🎙 20 ways to spend time alone
🎙 lucky girl syndrome
💪 Fighting misogyny — Meghan Markle’s Archetypes
If you are feeling downright tired or hopeless about all the stereotypes women face, and just need someone to say, yeah girl we feel it too.
🎙 Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams
🎙Breaking down the bimbo with Paris Hilton
🧠 Building emotional intelligence — On purpose with Jay Shetty
He is one of my OG podcaster, and I still love listening to his thoughfulness. I am a regular at this one, but my fav episodes are his guest episodes.
🎙 Lilly Singh on giving yourself permission to grow
🎙 Mel Robbins on why you can’t stop procrastinating
🍿 Rant session with girlies — Girls gotta eat
If you just want like a petty rant session, but then like also have someone talk sense into you? But like in a fun non-preachy way?
🎙 should I be mad about this
🎙 how to complain to your partner
🌳 A walk after work — The Psychology of your 20s
To figure out how you could be working a 9–5, going to gym, cooking meals, having a social life, managing money and anxiety.
🎙 making friends in your 20s
🎙 setting boundaries and sticking to them
💁♀️ Just need some validation— Trying not to Care
When you know you are on the right track, and just need someone other than you friends tell you that.
🎙 in my selfish era
🎙 I’m my biggest hater
📘 Need some tea — Celebrity Memoir Book Club
When like you want to know all the tea, but might not want to like read an entire book on it.
🎙 Prince Harry is Spare
🎙 Ali Wong Writes Dear Girls
🛠 Inspired to build products — Lenny’s Podcast
My most recent addition to this list. I love getting access to behind-the-scenes of some of my favorite products. I am making my way through them, and will share a deeper dive in future, follow along.
🎙 leaving big tech to build a newsletter
🎙 countdown to the top 10 episodes
🎨 Feeling alone in design — Design To Be
All the non-design things about being a designer.
🎙 Sana Rao on how imposter syndrome feeds perfectionism
🎙 Frank Bach on meditate to become a better designer
If you have a podcast you love, please let me know.
No “my favorites” section this time because this entire letter was about it.
Happy listening.
Talk next week, Chhavi x
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