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If you literally have no idea what this podcast is, don't start here (try previous episodes first). But if you've stuck with us (whether for one episode or the whole season), here's a behind the scenes look at the making of Season One. If you've ever wanted to make a podcast or are just curious, this is the insider look at what it takes to put this ridiculous contraption together. (Plus you get to hear what my mom thinks of this whole operation.) Note: Season One is done. But more than anything, we're grateful. Grateful that people like you (whether you're an old friend who reviewed the podcast or a total stranger that spread it along the way) helped us.  Thanks for letting us do this. A love of science, research, books, and new knowledge really breathed life into this project from the get-go. When I was a kid, I wish I knew the things I know now and I don't say that in some saccharine Lifetime movie kind of way. It's true. This podcast is our shot at doing this for other people and it's pretty awesome that w

Season One, Episode #13 - Season Finale  Downloading Tinder and Bumble is the easy part. We cover the hard part (not that hard part). On the Season Finale, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi talk: - Why do women and men have vastly different experiences on Tinder, even though it's the same app? - What's the #1 mistake most guys make with online dating apps? - Are Tinder and Bumble worth your time?  - What are Mohnish and Kevin's most ridiculous Tinder lines and did they work? (The short answer: No, no, and no) Check out more material at www.realtalkstudio.com ### Season Two is Coming, Mark Your Calendars We'll be producing just once a week (Tuesdays!), but in exchange for that, we're upping the quality, adding more variety and segments, better production, and generally - making it a better podcast. We're excited. Next episode is a Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Making of Season One, then a Real Talk Season Two Teaser the following week, and then  (*drumroll please*) we'll drop Season Two the following Tuesday. It's goin

Season One, Episode #12 Stop crying Matt Damon. On this episode, we talk about smarts - book smarts, street smarts, all the smarts. Mohnish, Armi, and Kevin cover: - Does anyone care about your ACT, SAT or GPA? - How smart is the high school jock? - Can you become more intelligent? - Why is "college = more income" misleading? For more material on this episode, visit www.realtalkstudio.com   Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research and Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, Justin Brumm Movie Clip from Good Will Hunting (1997) Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #11 If you're going to college, are under 25, or you post on Facebook about your diamond-encrusted watch, you're probably broke (or are going to be broke) and think money is going to fill the hole in your soul. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - How much does money actually matter growing up? - What's it like to eat PB&J's for a week straight because you're so poor? - How do men and especially women think about money? - What's the price tag on happiness? For more material, check out our www.realtalkstudio.com/new-blog/bugattishopping Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research and Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, Justin Brumm Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #10 If getting into the club was as easy as showing the bouncer a picture of your extensive comic book collection, the world might be a better place. But it's not happening anytime soon. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - Why are nerds unpopular? - Are nerds destined to a life of misery and sorrow? (Quick answer: No) - Why is intelligence prized now more than any other decade? - What's the distinction between general intelligence and social intelligence? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com P.S. Want to ask us a question and get featured on the podcast? Do it, we double-dog dare you.   Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #9 Most of us, when we were kids, were the worst human beings imaginable on the face of the planet. But why do kids call each other names like "Butt Pirate"? Why are kids so mean? On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - Why did Kevin tackle someone, Armi get punched in the face, and Mohnish slide across his gym floor during a pickup basketball game? - What is shit-talking? And how do men and women differ with aggression? - Does being mean make you more popular? - How does status, popularity, and dominance-displays explain human behavior? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com/new-blog/fiftyshades   Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #8 Author, podcaster, and former CEO of a multi-million dollar company (which she sold to the Fortune 500) Laura Coe talks about how to be yourself, and it's almost as complicated as heart surgery. In addition to grilling Kevin like a salmon on the episode, Laura, Mohnish, and Kevin cover: - What's it like to lose all your friends? - "Be Yourself" is pretty empty advice - so what does it mean and how do you be yourself? - Why is there a 10 year old on the podcast? - Should we listen to the rider (our rational sense) or the elephant (our intuitive, "gut" sense)? - Should Kevin keep his radio job? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com/new-blog/grilled Special Thanks and Credits Guest: Laura Coe Intro: Nathan Coe Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Host: Kevin Sanji Editing and Research: Mohnish Soundararajan Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #7 We talk about the dreams we gave up and cry about it on the podcast. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - Why are some dreams worth giving up? - How did Mohnish meet the Blue Power Ranger? - If "follow your passion" is a flawed approach, what should you do instead?  - How can you reincorporate what you loved doing as a kid into your daily life and why is "play" so important?  For more material on this episode, check it out at www.realtalkstudio.com. P.S. Want the full notes to this episode? Sign up for Real Talk Insider.   Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #6 If you're about to start college, I guarantee you that you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi talk about being absolutely confused their first week of college, and cover: - How do I nail the first week of college and set myself up for a healthy college career? - Why is Armi even on this episode? - How does the proximity principle and socioemotional selectivity theory affect your first week of college? - Why is making friendships exponentially harder near the end of college rather than when you're just starting out? For more material on this episode, check it out at www.realtalkstudio.com. P.S. Want the full notes to this episode? Sign up for Real Talk Insider.   Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji Music: C

Season One, Episode #5 We're joined with Cam and Karen Poter (a stand-up comedian and his sexually liberated cougar mother) from the podcast Sex Talk with My Mom to deconstruct sex and confidence. The stories get out of control pretty quickly. Mohnish, Kevin, Cam, and Karen cover: - Why is the way everyone thinks about confidence wrong and how do you actually build confidence? - How can you better understand your relationship goals (short-term, medium-term, or long-term) and craft a better dating life? - How did Cam go to the hospital for the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard? - Do women find most men attractive (like men do)? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com Credits and Special Thanks: Guests: Cam and Karen Poter Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Host: Kevin Sanji Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing and Research: Mohnish Soundararajan Music: CJ Beats  

Season One, Episode #4 Imagine a bet: you have to make the classroom laugh, or, you lose a million dollars. If most of us took that bet, we'd probably all be on the streets, in a box, crying softly to ourselves. But here's the question - can you become funny? Can you you go from "Knock-Knock-Joke Jeff" to "Above-Average-Joke Jeff"? On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - What was it like to be painfully unfunny growing up? - How specifically can you become funny?  - Why are people funny? - From an evolutionary perspective, why do women and men value humor?  - How is your identity tied in with humor? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com   Credits and Special Thanks: Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan and Vysali Soundararajan Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats

Season One, Episode #3 Whether a Christmas sweater for your mom or a thong for yourself, clothing isn't just a reflection of who we are - it's a reflection of both our aspirations and our insecurities. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi cover: - Why does wearing good clothing matter? - Why do Mohnish and Kevin call one of their friends a Goose? - How can you wear clothes that a) reflect who you are and b) is valued by other people? - What is signaling theory and how does it affect nearly everything you do? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation and Feedback: Mohnish Soundararajan, Vysali Soundararajan, and Justine Brumm Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats

If you have no idea what Real Talk is, this is your episode. Mohnish and Kevin cover the basics, like: - Why is Mohnish so frazzled? - What topics do we cover? - Why did Real Talk even happen? - What's a fanarchy? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com. Credits and Special Thanks: Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji   Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats

Season One - Episode #2 Close, interpersonal relationships matter, and not in some wishy-washy, "everyone-let's-hold-hands-and-cry" kind of way. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi talk about prioritizing friends over work, how to actually do that (because no one seems to know how), their own struggles with loneliness and isolation, and cover: - What does it mean - in practical terms - to prioritize friends over work? - If you don't have friends, how can you make them effectively? - Why is making friends harder when you're an adult (especially after 25)? - Why is being an "independent, laptop entrepreneur" not all it's cracked up to be? For more material on this episode, check out www.realtalkstudio.com Credits and Special Thanks Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation: Mohnish Soundararajan and Vysali Soundararajan Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats

Season One - Episode #1 Social media is nuts. On this episode, Mohnish, Kevin, and Armi talk about how social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat) affected their lives, talk about some ridiculous stories in the process, and cover: - How, without social media, this podcast would never have happened - Why is social media like a hammer? - Is it making us lonely? - How can we use social media in a way that's actually healthy? - What's a good way to find out if you're using social media like a crazy person? - And more, all on this episode Extra material on this episode at realtalkstudio.com Special Thanks and Credits: Main Host: Mohnish Soundararajan Co-Hosts: Kevin Sanji and Armi Legge Research: Mohnish Soundararajan and Armi Legge Content Ideation: Mohnish Soundararajan and Vysali Soundararajan Editing: Mohnish Soundararajan and Kevin Sanji  Music: CJ Beats