Another episode about Instagram??? At least it’s not manifestation! “End Instagram” has been all over our feeds- and with good reason. Not only does the algorithm not work for anyone (except to show us ads), Instagram is basically Tik Tok at this point. On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discuss how Instagram is going the way of Facebook- trying to do too much, eventually not doing anything well, and losing even the one thing it did do well. Instagram, in their humble opinion, should stay in its lane as a photo sharing app. In the meantime, tune in next week for an update on Nadine’s insta-cleanse and Tarini’s update on the Riverdale season finale (if you know you know). Stream this week’s episode wherever you listen to your podcast, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast, and follow on Instagram (if you aren’t inspired to delete your Instagram after this episode) @ykwim.pod

#91: Let's BeReal About Deleting Instagram

On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discuss all things curly hair. But not how to take care of it (Ashley Tisdale already put out a video on that- IYKYK). Instead, it’s about how curly hair is trendy and how it feels for people who have struggled with their hair forever. And while it may be trendy, when non-white people have curly hair it’s still regarded as unruly, unkempt, unprofessional. Not only that, it’s often shown as the “before” in makeovers and in movies, used as a way to denote characters as lower class, dirty, and often ugly. Listen to hear all their thoughts on curly hair, how it’s represented, and why they ***will*** be gatekeeping (refer to Ashley Tisdale’s curly hair tutorial). Stream wherever you get your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#90: Don’t Tell Us You Have Curly Hair Unless...

On last week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discussed the implications of overturning Roe v. Wade in the U.S. and its impact around the world. This week’s episode continues the conversation in a different way. Women’s bodies are constantly policed, whether through policy or in media. This week’s episode explores not just the political implication on women’s bodies but the social structures through which women and their bodies are conditioned to look, act, and feel. Listen to this week’s episode wherever you get your podcast, follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod, and watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast.

#89: The Most Controversial Topic on Earth: Women’s Bodies (Pt.2- Reshaping Minds Instead Of Bodies)

The last week in politics has been… harrowing to say the least. The over turning of Roe v. Wade- which protects the right to an abortion- casts a dark shadow on the work countless people have been doing to push equality and democracy for everyone- especially those most marginalized. On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discuss what this means on a larger scale. Women’s bodies have been up for grabs in every facet of society. Whether it’s media, fashion, politics, family, and society at large, women’s bodies have been controlled in some way, shape, and form - and all of them are harmful. It is with a heavy heart they discuss the impact this has on women but specifically marginalized communities whose intersectional identities render them most vulnerable. Listen to this week’s episode wherever you stream your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#88: The Most Controversial Topic on Earth: Women’s Bodies (Part 1- Roe v Wade)

Even if you haven’t kept up with it- you’ve kept up with it (just ask Tarini). The Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp trial has been all over social media and it seems that everyone has an opinion. On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine discuss some of these opinions they’ve seen online. This trial got so messy in the court of social media, it’s hard to tell what is what. Although the support seemed to be overwhelmingly in Depp’s favour, the question of abuse from both sides is abundantly clear. What makes it murky is when people try to claim whose abuse is valid - and why. Listen to this week’s episode as Nadine and Tarini *try* to not have an opinion on this case and unpack the many narratives being spread online about this highly publicized trial. Streaming wherever you listen to your episodes, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#87: What Have You Heard About Heard?

Nadine and Tarini are feeling anxious. What about? They’re not sure. On this week’s episode they talk about understanding the root cause of their anxiety, letting go of the “all or nothing” mindset, and question the famous saying: “what matters is the journey, not the destination” - isn’t the destination what we’re all working towards anyway? Also featured: Tarini’s **packed** to-do list and an overstretched analogy involving airports and travel checkpoints.
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#86: What Matters Is The Journey and The Destination

Surprise! We're back after a quick hiatus!
Nadine talks about voting in the Lebanese elections for the first time with her family, leading to a conversation on the importance of staying political engaged in every election. Nadine cries at the polls (any poll! voting, instagram...etc), and Tarini asks everyone labelling themselves as "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" to stop. On a more serious note, they also discuss the killing of Palestinian icon and journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and the hypocrisy of the West's response when it comes to crises in Europe versus the rest of the world. If you live in Ontario make sure you vote for the provincial elections on June 2nd (early voting has already started!!! For more information check out the Elections Ontario website)
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#85: Take It To The Polls

It was Nadine’s birthday this week!!!! Which means she’s one year closer to turning 30. While at one point that may have caused her anxiety (we just can NOT check the next box over on the doctor’s office form that asks your age, IYKYK) with age comes wisdom and this year it’s ~no big deal~ (in the tik tok voice because that’s all Nadine speaks in, again IYKYK). On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini also discuss entering your Saturn return - which happens when you enter 27. It’s the time that Saturn returns into the same zodiac that it was in when you were born and is often a time that people go through big changes in their lives. Listen if you feel like you’re also entering your Saturn return and feel like it’s being unfair to you (it’s not, it’s growth!) or to learn about what it even is. Often in life we seek things that give us a sense of security or explanation when we’re going through hard situations - one of those explanations could be your Saturn return (or this episode about it). Listen wherever you get your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#84: Saturn Has Entered The Chat*

The pandemic taught us many things but one of the most important ones was the need to rest. On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine discuss how rest as we know it has evolved over the course of the pandemic. It continues to do so, as things start to reopen and people look towards a “post pandemic” world. Both realities have brought about burnout - whether it’s because of change, not enough connection, or too much connection. And if we aren’t proactive, our bodies force us to rest. But rest isn’t just taking a break- sometimes rest looks like doing more. More of what you enjoy, more of what gives you energy, more of what allows you to show up the way you want to (it could even be listening to YKWIM). Listen wherever you get your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#83: Give Me A Break

The devil works hard but Kris Jenner works harder. Which is probably why the Kardashians have finished (what feels like) their 100th season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and, before that’s even completed, launched their new show (we don’t know what it is called because we have not kept up with the Kardashians). This week on YKWIM, Tarini and Nadine broach the world of the Kardashians. There’s so much to unpack from the Variety interview to the infamous Pepsi commercial - Nadine and Tarini talk about the impact the Kardashian/ Jenner clan have had on society, their responsibility as mega stars, and our obsession with them as a society. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Pod and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#82: We Can’t Keep Up With The Kardashians

At this point, this podcast should be renamed to some version of The Secret. Nadine and Tarini are back this week with, as what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, an episode is all about signs. Whether you believe in divine intervention or not, some “coincidences” make it hard to believe that things are, well, just that - a coincidence. Tarini and Nadine discuss the difference between manifestation vs a sign (there *is* a difference and they *definitely* know it), signs that they look out for in their own lives and what they mean, and how to look out for them in your own life. They’re like life/ the universe/ whatever you believe in nudging you in the right direction. And if nothing else, it feels nice to know that someone or something out there has your back. Listen wherever you like to stream your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast, and follow on Insta @ykwim.pod

#81: SIGNed, Sealed, Delivered

Last week, Nadine’s credit card struck again and she bought another meet and great with an influencer. This one wasn’t a one on one but a group q&a where people started asking… personal questions. Influencers are a new wave of celebrities. They’re the version of celebrities we feel closer to, like they’re accessible to us. Especially with social media, the line between the elite and us commoners has been blurred. On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine talk about what happens when people start to feel (maybe too?) close to celebrities and influencers, like they might even be friends. While YouTube, tik tok, and Instagram have made it so that we are privy to all parts of influencers’ lives, there’s still etiquette to be maintained and boundaries to be upheld. Listen to this week’s episode wherever you stream your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#80: 20 Questions With An Influencer

While it feels like we’re out of the pandemic, we’re actually not. And it’s in fact quite the opposite- coronavirus remains raging across the world, mutating faster than Nadine can swipe her credit card (so you know it’s fast). On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine discuss this dissonance and how it’s impacting our world - from big decisions we feel like we have to make because of this ~*uNpReCeDeNtEd TiMe*~, to retailers missing the mark and going out of business because they, too, can’t figure out what’s going on. 2020 BC (before coronavirus) is a time we all miss… but is it really? Nadine and Tarini talk about how while we think we want things to go back to “normal”, there’s quite a lot we’re actually okay leaving behind- and that’s reflected in the choices we make. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that the only constant is change (and every decision you make doesn’t have to be monumental- we’re all just doing the best we can with what we have). Listen wherever you stream your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod

#79: Neither Here Nor There

You know what they say, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. And it is, in a way. Inspiration is found everywhere and social media has made it so easy to be inspired. Whether it’s other artists or even just content you see on people’s platforms, it’s a great way to stay on top of trends and follow what you like. But it also gets complicated when the line between inspiration and imitation start to blur. And while it can be flattering, it can also be dangerous. On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discuss everything from making money from “inspired” content all the way to the danger of copying of queer/ racialized/ creators from historically marginalized communities’ work. Once again, they blame it on #capitalism (their favourite perpetrator) - but in the (social media) world in which we operate, we all have a responsibility to do better and be better. Listen wherever you steam your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast, and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod.

#78: CTRL-C/CTRL-V

Rituals are meant to calm us, keep us grounded, help our wellbeing- but what if they no longer serve that purpose? Enter Tarini and Nadine: lovers of rituals but haters of actually doing them lol. Okay, that’s only half true and while they have definitely mastered the art of creating these so called complicated rituals, do they really need them? On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini discuss why we have rituals, what they really mean, and what they’ve learned from their own. From bullet journaling to saje-ing they have tried it all and the only thing that’s stuck is absolutely nothing. Love that for them. Listen to this week’s episode wherever you get your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast, and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod.

#77: The Ritual Behind Rituals

This week’s episode isn’t one Tarini and Nadine thought they’d be recording. If you had told them even just a year ago that they’d be talking about the REAL secret (which is that the secret isn’t real- iykyk) they’d have told you to stop speaking negativity into existence (lol they hate themselves too). But we are all about ✨growth✨ here at YKWIM and three years into a pandemic has given Nadine and Tarini time (too much, one might even say) to rethink just about everything. And one of those things is the power of manifestation and positive thinking. As a follow up to their previous episode “The Power Of Positive Thinking”, listen to this week’s episode wherever you stream your podcasts, watch on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast and follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod. 

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#76: The Power of Negative Thinking

New year SAME US and we’re not mad about it. 2022 is straight up looking like 2020 take two- but maybe this is the year we finally learn that New Year’s is not a big deal and we don’t need to make a million resolutions to change into any better version of ourselves. It’s just another day, another year and we’re all doing our best. On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine discuss what has already felt like the longest year and we’re only halfway through January. The last few years have been extremely difficult for a lot of people. If you’re somebody saying “2021 was my year!” that’s amazing but please stop putting up your “year in reviews”- if Nadine hears that Bruno Mars and Adele remix tik tok again she’s going to “chop her ears off” (her words). It’s also okay if it wasn’t your year - it wasn’t Tarini and Nadine’s year either (again, their words). And if the new year blues have hit hard this is the episode for you. Listen on all streaming platforms, watch on YouTube @ You Know What I Mean? podcast and follow on Insta @ykwim.pod

#75: December 32nd

Nothing has us feeling more negative than a positive COVID test. When the emphasis for so long has been on what individuals need to do, it can feel like a personal failure when you see a positive test result but on this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini break down why that isn’t true. Having COVID is hard enough, don’t be harder on yourself! The complete mismanagement of the pandemic by global leaders (and you know how much Tarini and Nadine love ~global affairs~) has taken form in many ways but primarily in leaving us all vulnerable. From vaccine hoarding to prioritizing corporations, the world has lost the plot on the pandemic and unfortunately, we have to pay the price. New year, same Nadine and Tarini, starting off 2022 with an episode about the pandemic (you know what the say about old habits) - streaming on all major platforms, on YouTube @ You Know What I Mean? Pod, and on Instagram @ykwim.pod.

#74: On A Positive Note

The last episode of the season!!!! And of course it’s about our favourite (worst) topic ever: the coronavirus. It’s only fitting considering our first episode this season was about the pandemic, that it’s also what the last episode is about. It’s been a hard year and a half and the pandemic has infiltrated every part of our lives. On this week’s episode, Tarini and Nadine discuss (as usual) the impact of the coronavirus on their life in light of things starting to open again. While everything came to a screeching halt in March 2020 and we had to adjust to the #lockdownlife, it gave us a lot (too much) of time to reflect. The slower pace put a lot in perspective- mainly, that pre-pandemic life was a little unsustainable. Recently though, perspectives regarding the coronavirus have seemed more hopeful. Vaccinations rates have increased (in the West) and life has started to resemble what we knew it to be. But it feels like just as we had gotten used to life in lockdown, we now have to get used to life “post” lockdown… and the roller coaster continues. Nadine is anxious, Tarini is optimistic, but just like the rest of the world, they really have no clue wtf is going on. Listen to all YKWIM episodes on your favourite streaming platform, follow on Instagram @YKWIM.pod, or hangout and watch the episode on YouTube @ You Know What I Mean? Podcast

#73: Progress Over Perfection

The pandemic put a lot of plans on hold but what if… hear us out… we were okay with them being on hold. Pre-pandemic life felt like a WILD time. Imagine doing ALL those things in one day - we literally cannot. And while a lot of things that got put on pause indefinitely during the pandemic were bad, some things weren’t. On this week’s episode, Nadine and Tarini start talking about their plans that were put on hold - mainly, to !!finally!! move out and move in together. But, in true Nadine and Tarini fashion, nothing is as easy as it seems. And if they can’t have it all they don’t want it at all. In all fairness though, there *is* more to it. Tarini and Nadine discuss the pressure they feel as children in immigrant households with different values, what that meant growing up, and also what that looks like for them in the future. Whether it’s moving out, supporting your family, or staying in touch with your culture (take a shot every time Tarini says that in this episode), everything is not always as straightforward as it might first appear and in the wise words of Newton: every action has an equal and opposite reaction - and you can hear Tarini and Nadine discuss them all. Want to keep up with all things YKWIM? Follow on Instagram @ykwim.pod, watch and listen on YouTube @ You Know What I Mean? Podcast, and stream wherever you get your podcasts.

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