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Desi Distractions
Zara Ali
38 episodes
13 hours ago
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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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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Personal Journals
Society & Culture
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Desi Distractions
Living our Gossip Girl dreams

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

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4 years ago
14 minutes 56 seconds

Desi Distractions
Too cool for you

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

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4 years ago
24 minutes 1 second

Desi Distractions
Where are we going?

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

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4 years ago
26 minutes 14 seconds

Desi Distractions
Feminism & Power

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

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4 years ago
25 minutes 14 seconds

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

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.

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4 years ago
31 minutes 16 seconds

Desi Distractions
Fasting, fangirling, and feeling out of place

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

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4 years ago
30 minutes 35 seconds

Desi Distractions
Main character energy
Maya goes to Boston to look at colleges while Zara spends a day in New York.
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4 years ago
38 minutes 13 seconds

Desi Distractions
Gap Year Guide Pt. 1

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!

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4 years ago
29 minutes 15 seconds

Desi Distractions
College counseling pt. 1: standing out and making friends

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!

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4 years ago
27 minutes 23 seconds

Desi Distractions
One tattoo and I'm Post Malone

Enjoy this mini-episode where Zara recounts getting her first tattoo... and figuring out how to tell her parents.

Keep up with us! @desidistractions

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4 years ago
20 minutes 23 seconds

Desi Distractions
Brown people reasons ft. The Desi Condition

This week, Maya and Zara discuss school, mental health, and ABCD culture with Tanushree from The Desi Condition. 

Keep up with us on @desidistractions!

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4 years ago
56 minutes

Desi Distractions
Hey Jaanuu ;)

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

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4 years ago
44 minutes 30 seconds

Desi Distractions
Press features, politics, and a mental health check in
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!
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4 years ago
38 minutes 10 seconds

Desi Distractions
Out to kill
Maya discusses her pre-SAT stress dreams while Zara shares the struggles of job hunting and reading.
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4 years ago
34 minutes 26 seconds

Desi Distractions
Cute boys and wasted youth
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.
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4 years ago
34 minutes 39 seconds

Desi Distractions
Content creation, Black Friday, and commitment
Maya and Zara share their perspectives on maming content, Zara recalls her experience working on Black Friday, and Maya considers taking a gap year
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4 years ago
42 minutes 24 seconds

Desi Distractions
survival of the fittest: covid and wifi edition

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.

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4 years ago
41 minutes 54 seconds

Desi Distractions
Our take on Kamala Harris

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?

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5 years ago
47 minutes 13 seconds

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

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. 

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5 years ago
43 minutes 59 seconds

Desi Distractions
Candid conversations about beauty

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.

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5 years ago
49 minutes 39 seconds

Desi Distractions
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!