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Borderline Brilliant

by Mandeep & Rashi

Welcome to Borderline Brilliant — a podcast where siblings talk about the messy, the meaningful, and everything in between. Hosted by Rashi and Mandeep. We’re polar opposites in some ways and way too alike in others. This is us getting over our own barriers, saying the things we usually only say off-mic, and inviting you into the conversation. Expect real stories, sibling dynamics, laughs, disagreements, and moments that feel a little too familiar. Some episodes will hit close to home. Others will just be fun. Either way, it’s honest, unfiltered, and very us. If you can relate, welcome — you’re in good company. And if you can’t… well, we don’t really know what to tell you. We’re still going to have a good time.

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Episodes

  1. Being Different Is the Superpower

    The odd one out. Turns out that was the whole point. New episode is here and it's a love letter to everyone who never quite fit the mold (and stopped trying to). Rashi and Deep get into what it actually looks like to stand out, own your roots, and build a life that doesn't require shrinking to be...

  2. Laughing Through Loss: A Family Funeral Story

    Some stories are just too good not to tell — even the ones that happen at a funeral. In this episode, We take you into one of the most unhinged, oddly beautiful, absolutely-had-to-laugh moments in our family's history. The day of their grandma's funeral. A suitcase mix-up nobody saw coming. And a...

  3. The Best Decade to Grow-up In Was...

    In this episode, Rashi and Mandeep go all in on the decade that shaped them. The freedom to disappear on your bike until the streetlights came on. The Walkman that felt like the height of technology. Snowstorms that shut down whole cities. The slow, magical transition from analog to digital, and...

  4. Spring break 1992. Three weeks in, our parents dropped the bomb.

    Episode 6 is here and it's the story of the vacation that came with a plot twist. We take you back to the moment our parents told us we weren't going back to Toronto. Johnson City, Tennessee was home now. Not someday. Not maybe. It was happening. What started as the most disorienting curveball of...

  5. Ditch the Script. The Dream Keeps Coming Back for a Reason.

    Description We all got handed a script. Good grades, right job, right title, right life. And a lot of us followed it. All the way to the point where we looked up and thought, wait. Is this actually it? In this episode Rashi and Mandeep get into what it really means to let go of the plan everyone...

  6. We Looked Up Our Human Design & It Called Us Out Completely

    We did not plan to talk about Human Design. And then Rashi pulled up Mandeep's chart right before recording and, well, here we are. If you have no idea what Human Design is, neither did Mandeep five minutes before this episode. It is a system that blends astrology, genetics and quantum physics to...

  7. The Rat Race Isn't Winning We Just Stopped Running

    We grew up with the blueprint. Nice car, right labels, big house, impressive job title. Nobody handed it to us as a choice. It was just the standard. And for a long time, we followed it without really questioning whether any of it was actually ours. In this episode, Rashi and Mandeep get honest...

  8. I Disinvited My Brother From Christmas

    In this first episode of Borderline Brilliant, we start exactly where we probably shouldn’t — with the Christmas Rashi disinvited her brother.What happened?Why did it get to that point?And what did it reveal about boundaries, communication, and family dynamics?This isn’t a perfectly wrapped story...

  9. Confidence: The Talk Nobody Gave Us (So We're Having It Now)

    We grew up being told to be confident — stand tall, speak up, back yourself. But somehow, every decision we made got pulled apart and analyzed by everyone around us. So what were we actually learning? That confidence was expected, but trust wasn't really given. In this episode, Rashi and Mandeep...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Borderline Brilliant — a podcast where siblings talk about the messy, the meaningful, and everything in between.

Hosted by Rashi and Mandeep. We’re polar opposites in some ways and way too alike in others. This is us getting over our own barriers, saying the things we usually only say off-mic, and inviting you into the conversation.

Expect real stories, sibling dynamics, laughs, disagreements, and moments that feel a little too familiar. Some episodes will hit close to home. Others will just be fun. Either way, it’s honest, unfiltered, and very us.

If you can relate, welcome — you’re in good company. And if you can’t… well, we don’t really know what to tell you. We’re still going to have a good time.

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Mandeep & Rashi

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Borderline Brilliant have?

Borderline Brilliant currently has 9 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Borderline Brilliant about?

Welcome to Borderline Brilliant — a podcast where siblings talk about the messy, the meaningful, and everything in between. Hosted by Rashi and Mandeep. We’re polar opposites in some ways and way too alike in others. This is us getting over our own barriers, saying the things we usually only say...

How often does Borderline Brilliant release new episodes?

Borderline Brilliant has 9 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Borderline Brilliant?

Borderline Brilliant is created and hosted by Mandeep & Rashi.
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