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The Side Quest
by Sneha
The Side Quest by Laughing Lakhe is a conversational podcast about modern life and everything that lives in between.Between work and life.Between ambition and burnout.Between “I’ve got this” and “what am I even doing?”Hosted by a couple working full time in tech while building Laughing Lakhe on the side, each episode explores honest conversations around work, relationships, career growth, creativity, money, identity, and real-life decision making.This is not a podcast about having all the answers.It’s about having conversations.The kind that happen after work.The thoughts you sit with quietly.The questions you don’t Google because you’re still figuring out how to phrase them.With no advice culture, no hustle clichés, and no performative success stories, The Side Quest offers thoughtful, relatable discussions for anyone navigating modern adulthood, work life balance, relationships, and personal growth.We’re figuring things out one side quest at a time.Because the main storyl
Episodes
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The Remote Work Trade-Off: Who Really Wins? (And What AI Changes Next)
Remote work was framed as freedom. In reality, it’s a trade-off. In this episode, we unpack what actually changed when work left the office and moved into your home. From hidden cost shifts to slower career growth, and from meeting overload to weaker collaboration, the story is more nuanced than...
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The Productivity Paradox: Why More Tools Make Us Less Efficient
We’ve never had more productivity tools. So why does work feel more chaotic, fragmented, and exhausting than ever? In this episode of SideQuest, we explore the productivity paradox. The idea that while tools promise efficiency, they often create more coordination, more interruptions, and more...
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AI Gave Us Superpowers. So Why Does Everything Sound the Same?
AI was supposed to make us more creative, more strategic, more intelligent. So why does everything suddenly sound the same? In this episode of SideQuest, Sneha and Jamie unpack the uncomfortable truth behind how AI is being used at work today. From SaaS messaging to LinkedIn posts to product...
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The New Career Stack: How to Stay Relevant in the Age of AI
AI is reshaping careers faster than ever. In this episode we break down the new career stack needed to stay relevant, grow, and create opportunities in the age of automation. AI is changing the rules of work. The old career playbook was simple: get qualified, get hired, stay loyal, and slowly…
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AI Is Killing Repetitive Roles in Tech. Are You Exposed?
AI is not coming for companies. It is coming for job descriptions. In this episode of Sidequest, we break down how AI is reshaping hiring, team design, and value creation inside B2B SaaS companies. In 2025 alone, nearly 55,000 US jobs were cut citing AI. But this is not just about layoffs. It is...
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Are Tech Jobs Still Safe? Layoffs, AI, and Career Stability
In Episode 4 of SideQuest, we ask the question that’s quietly living in everyone’s head right now: do we still feel safe working in tech, or is it one of the riskiest #SideQuest #TechCareers #FutureOfWork #Layoffs #AI #CareerAdvice #WorkCulture #Entrepreneurship #ProductMarketing #ProjectManagement
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Are we running a business or a very expensive hobby?
In this episode we sit down and ask ourselves fifteen uncomfortable questions about ambition, money, meaning, and marriage: • Did we even know what we were building at the start? • What has changed since the optimistic day one? • Which parts feel deeply meaningful, and which feel embarrassingly...
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Payslips and Possibilities (i.e owning your own business)
By day we attend meetings and nod at spreadsheets. By night we are founders. This episode explores the middle ground between salary safety and self-made chaos: the invoices that arrive shy, the dreams that arrive loud, and the cultural lens of a Nepali-British couple trying to be sensible and…
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Co-owing and running a business as a couple
What happens when your partner is also your business partner? In this episode of The Side Quest by Laughing Lakhe, we talk honestly about what it is really like to co-own and run a creative business as a couple. From dividing roles and making decisions, to navigating disagreements, money chats…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Side Quest by Laughing Lakhe is a conversational podcast about modern life and everything that lives in between.Between work and life.Between ambition and burnout.Between “I’ve got this” and “what am I even doing?”Hosted by a couple working full time in tech while building Laughing Lakhe on the side, each episode explores honest conversations around work, relationships, career growth, creativity, money, identity, and real-life decision making.This is not a podcast about having all the answers.It’s about having conversations.The kind that happen after work.The thoughts you sit with quietly.The questions you don’t Google because you’re still figuring out how to phrase them.With no advice culture, no hustle clichés, and no performative success stories, The Side Quest offers thoughtful, relatable discussions for anyone navigating modern adulthood, work life balance, relationships, and personal growth.We’re figuring things out one side quest at a time.Because the main storyl
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The Side Quest by Laughing Lakhe is a conversational podcast about modern life and everything that lives in between.Between work and life.Between ambition and burnout.Between “I’ve got this” and “what am I even doing?”Hosted by a couple working full time in tech while building Laughing Lakhe on the...
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