In this episode, host Talia goes over her thoughts and personal struggle with ambition, as well as her life updates that are accumulating to a constant feeling of busyness. She covers ambition as a positive factor of who she is and its effect on her approach to life thus far, mentioning how she is currently reflecting on her ambition due to her reviewing her college applications. Talia goes on to address the correlation between her ambition and the opportunities she has pursued as a result of it, and how that may have tampered other feelings or focuses in her life (namely recent assessments and schoolwork). In an honest and relatable episode, Talia explores emotions, experiences, and revelations that high school seniors - or anyone, for that matter - can understand.
In this episode, Talia recaps her weekend, which consisted of working out in gym classes, schoolwork, and a friend's birthday. Talia also goes over updates regarding senior-related stuff and what's happening at school, as well as her enjoyment of her shows.
In this episode, Talia covers Charlie Kirk's shocking death via targeted shooting. She details Kirk's background, political division, and reactions to the political figure's death in one of her most politically polarizing episodes to date.
In this episode, Talia reviews one of her last summer reads, and her shortest book in this mini series so far, 'The Pearl'. She goes over the novella, its backgrounds, her thoughts, and largely the themes associated with the short story. She also speaks to literature and her enjoyment of John Steinbeck's writing, which she has experienced through a couple of his more well-known projects.
Sparknotes: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pearl/
In this episode, host Talia rehashes feelings about the graduating class of 2025, then segues into her feelings on her graduating class, the class of 2026. The episode begins with Talia recapping her weekend, largely consumed by her school's Senior Retreat, then covers her feelings and approach to this school year. She also tries to advise herself and other seniors on how to look at this year and all that comes with it.
In this episode, Talia gives a long-winded recap of her summer, including where and how she spent it. Covering destinations, pastimes, and her last first week of high school, she reflects over the last two months and what has yet to come from the school year ahead.
In this episode, Talia reflects on the graduation ceremony she attended for her school's 2025 graduates. She then acknowledges their hard work, their influence on her time in high school, and how next year's seniors will be her graduating class.
In this episode, Talia talks busyness, finals, and events. She covers her line-up for the next week or so in an energetic and (yet another) personal episode.
In this episode, Talia talks through the month of May, how fast time is flying, and all the events or tests she has to look forward to in each coming week. She details one event she partook in as recent as yesterday , as well as her involvement as an MUN Impact Officer and her luck at Film Festival.
In this episode, host Talia reviews another book in her Book Talk series. This Book Talk covers 'Yes We (Still) Can', a political memoir by Dan Pfeiffer, a former employee of the Obama Administration. Listen for details and her thoughts.
In this episode, Talia breaks down what May has in store for her - which is a lot of exams and schools events.
In this episode, Talia launches another mini-series where she gives a tip and explains its helpfulness. Today's tip is to bring a book with you! Regardless of the situation, a book is always handy to have, especially with all the benefits you can reap from reading. Talia would know best, having been inspired by a situation where her book saved her from boredom earlier in the day.
In this episode, host Talia gets inspired by the new live-action 'Snow White' and dissects remakes, adaptations, and Disney's recent live-action failures. From there, she dives into the controversial opinions and details surrounding the 'Snow White' movie, integrating her opinions as she goes.
Articles:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/yasujiro-ozu/a-short-history-of-great-directors-remaking-their-own-movies#:~:text=Remakes%20were%20effectively%20born%20in,synchronized%20sound%20in%20motion%20pictures
https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/movie-remakes/
https://www.fathomentertainment.com/blog/remake-culture-the-good-the-bad-the-unnecessary-redo/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a37787577/film-tv-reboots-why-so-many/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ziyajaffrey/disney-live-action-remakes-that-worked-vs-went-wrong
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/12/04/disneys-live-action-snow-white-looks-absolutely-dreadful/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250319-film-review-disneys-snow-white-has-a-major-identity-crisis
https://time.com/7267440/snow-white-disney-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot/
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In this episode, host Talia goes over her Spring Break, specifically highlighting this transitional period where Ramadan has ended and Prom preparation has begun.
In this episode, Talia talks through her feelings and current state of mind. She is transparent in her goals, her situation with school, and what she hopes to work on for the sake of her future.
In this episode, host Talia covers all the bases in this illuminating episode on what it takes to put out a weekly podcast. Covering factors such as minor flaws and time effectiveness, Talia lays out all her thoughts (with details) when it comes to the work she does every Sunday. Additionally, she gets into the curation and foundation of this podcast, including its title, origin, and her long-term plan to further diversify its content. Her reflections transition into hopes for stronger content in the future and continued interest in coming episodes.
In this episode, host Talia lists some of the award shows that comprise the award show season, mentions what she pays attention to, and gets into some of the memorable moments of the Oscars. She follows facts with anecdotes she has learned during the award show period, as well as her thoughts on some of the events that went down and style trends she saw.
Articles:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-2025-awards-season-calendar-oscars-emmys-dates-1235872190/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscar-winners-2025-list/#:~:text=%22Anora%22%20won%20big%20at%20the,at%20the%2097th%20Academy%20Awards
https://ew.com/oscars-2025-best-and-worst-moments-11688617
In this episode, Talia wishes Muslims a blessed Ramadan, which has already started in the UAE. She goes into detail regarding the start to this holy month for her, which came during a long weekend, and her intentions for the next 30 days. Talia also shares her thoughts on the benefits and spiritual aspects of the Islamic month, in addition to some projects she has worked on set to release soon. This episode centers around what Ramadan means to Talia and other Muslims, a topic she has yet to explore on TTAL until now.
With that being said, Ramadan Mubarak to all that participate! Hopefully this months treats everyone well, creating time for devoutness and good well-being.