Pineapple Blunt Rotation

Checking in for the season and giving some big life updates. Talking about taking a career break, about community, and the everyday that makes up most of your life. And some of the usual BS.  Cheers

We are joined by the one and only Valante, a successful music producer AND teacher AND a fan of the podcast since DAY 1 (insane) to talk about how his life, including all the struggles, has molded and inspired his art. We learn a lot about the creative process, life in Sweden, and the joy of existence.

My (Devam's) debut solo episode. Listen at your own discretion. I go through some of the questions y'all asked me like:- What's it like being single?- What is the biggest thing I'm working on?- What is my chipotle order?- What is the biggest societal change I wish to see in our lifetimes?AND PLENTY MOREhope you enjoy my ramblingPEAAACE

We sit down with THE local legend Rishabh Meswani. Shoot the shit and pick Rishabh's brain on his journey, his motivations, and his struggles re: his insanely successful now international nonprofit - Fremont Debate Academy

We're sitting down with Vivek, who's living that double life so many of us know—grinding as a solutions consultant while chasing his real passion as a writer, director, and producer.Imposter syndrome, maintaining a stable career, legitimizing your art, and into the details of Vivek's very own projects.

In this rotation, we're thrilled to be joined by the one & only Ganesh Ramakrishnan—founder of AVG Coffee Co pop-up in New York—to discuss motivation, procrastination, and the struggle to find your passion. We talk about why it can be so hard to get yourself to do the things you want to do in your life, and our own battles with those issues throughout college & beyond

Just us. We back baby.

Our first episode going into the boof without a plan.We talk about soo many things including being neurotic, lost in your head, and figuring out where we fit snd what our self worth really is.Wow, we really are neurotic and surprisingly similar.

Oh man not breakups again. Join us as we reflect with on breakups and our tumultuous but insightful journeys since with our very special guest Gaura.Art Picks:Ahir - Candy Necklace by Lana del Rey https://open.spotify.com/track/3MlEryrxCKZkcfX18ZLX96?si=e196c272419a45b6Devam - On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, etc https://open.spotify.com/track/56oReVXIfUO9xkX7pHmEU0?si=9d1f6df9c9c644dbGaura - Jaago by Lifafa https://open.spotify.com/album/0iH6pbUrb45P62B82PHDLb?si=OBVtBlkYSKK6or8dXE_L9g

Most of us have struggled with our body image at times, especially given how we're constantly bombarded with people to compare ourselves against. When we go to the gym to "fix" that, it often leaves us feeling even worse as we struggle to meet our own demands. In this round of the Pineapple Blunt Rotation, we're delighted to be joined by a guest for the first time: Garrett Garrido, a competitive powerlifter who has much wisdom to share from his own struggles developing a healthy relationship with the gym, his body, and himself. Art Picks:Devam - kRAOgotthesaucehttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2D93GdQLZxSWecarb2NIY9?si=GfhUcCvrRmGLrPioLWrpKgGarrett - Goya's Black Paintingshttps://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-works?ecidoc:p108i_E12_p126_employed_support@@@pm:supportNode=http://museodelprado.es/items/support_125&cidoc:p14_carried_out_by@@@pm:author@@@ecidoc:p131_E82_p102_has_title=Goya%20y%20Lucientes,%20Francisco%20de@enAhir - Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotelhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/

We all struggle with work-life balance, whether you’re in school, in the corporate world, or working for yourself. We live in a world that encourages a relentless pursuit of increased productivity over fulfillment and this idea that we need to get somewhere (faster) so we can be okay. Join us as we discuss the intricacies of work life balance and how we’ve navigated it so far.Art Pick of the EpisodeAhir: Blood Meridian - A book “that dwells on the worst evils, written in prose with the beauty of an angel,”  which explores one question: how can goodness matter in a world where it can be annihilated at any moment by overwhelming violencehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394535.Blood_Meridian_or_the_Evening_Redness_in_the_WestDevam: New Normal - Finally some good representation! A playful Indians-in-the-Bay-Area sitcom written and directed by my college bud Vivek Menon that the whole family can enjoy. Share it with your friends and parents!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGhu7ORS-0&pp=ygUYbmV3IG5vcm1hbCBpbmRpYW4gZmFtaWx5Books ReferencedQuarterlife - https://www.amazon.com/Quarterlife-Search-Self-Early-Adulthood/dp/0525511660Credits"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Anxiety is one of the most common mental heath struggles people deal with yet it's hard to even pin down that you're anxious and what you're anxious about. On this round of the Pineapple Blunt Rotation, we're diving into Ahir's experiences with anxiety as it developed throughout the years since childhood and what the long road to healing looks like for him. Timestamp for Beginning of Discussion - 9:15-Art of the Week:The Night We Met, Lord Huron - https://open.spotify.com/track/0QZ5yyl6B6utIWkxeBDxQN?si=e1ece3bc2ab54b4dMicrophones in 2020, The Microphones - https://pwelverumandsun.bandcamp.com/album/microphones-in-2020Books Referenced:The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook - https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Self-Compassion-Workbook-Yourself-Strength/dp/1462526780

Breakups are difficult, and while the emotions in heartbreak are prevalent in pop culture, those experiencing it often do so in isolation. In our first episode, we deep dive into Devam's journey through a breakup as we discuss why they are so difficult, what they entail and what helps.Links:Breakup playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3E5LedWUv2jjYe9efj0BgK?si=bb25b84edd064f71Songs of the weekDevam's PickCrawl Outta Love: https://open.spotify.com/track/0q7oMII7kWTj1ZSX6GT6LU?si=58e788a15a374317Crawl Outta Love x Time: https://youtu.be/E1vbmsz4WlAAhir's PickGod's Country: https://open.spotify.com/track/04WxWo7XeVyx22xEsrWRUb?si=a28b14b0e02b4915