Hello, {Real} World!

By Carol and Emily

Hello, {real} world! We’re Carol and Emily — two 24-year-olds still figuring it all out.

This podcast started in our university dorm back in 2021, squeezed between lectures, job interviews, and the ... more

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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Hello, {Real} World! episodes:

June 26, 2025 43. Catching up | The Realities of Moving to NYC
Goodbye, SF 🌉 Hello, NYC 🗽
While moving to New York is top of mind for many, it wasn’t an easy decision for Emily — especially after just getting settled into San Francisco. In this episode, she shares her experience making big life choices and the pressure that can come with having more freedom.
Emily opens up about her first few months in NYC, how she’s adjusting, and what it takes to settle into a new city. She also touches on how SF and NYC compare (i.e., how your lifestyle can bring out different parts of ourselves) and what she’s learned about herself through it all.
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April 27, 2025 42. Catching up | Recovering from Burnout
Life happens… and sometimes, you burn out.

This podcast never had a hard deadline, but it’s been on our minds (for a while) to come back and catch up! In this episode, Carol shares her winter arc in Pittsburgh — how she hit a wall, and more importantly, what it took to find a way out. If you’ve ever felt stuck or are currently in a rut, this one might resonate. If not, feel free to tune in just to catch up 🙂

P.S. Thank you for being patient with us! We're touched by all the supportive DMs and questions on when the next ep is coming while we were gone. We’re glad to be back ❤
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July 25, 2024 41. 36 Questions to Fall (Back) in Love with Tech
Remember the excitement of sending an MSN nudge, uploading your first IG post, or browsing Tumblr? When every interaction on the internet felt so magical, and simple?
Now that tech has become so embedded in our livelihoods, our feelings around tech and the industry we work in have become a lot more nuanced and complicated. In this episode, we answer some of the prompts from Figma’s blog “36 Qs to fall (back) in love with tech” to reignite that spark. We share stories behind our first online usernames, the first time we felt like tech opened a world of possibilities, and how we’re thinking about the industry today.

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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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July 20, 2024 40. Aging Anxiety
For most of lives so far, we’ve looked forward to getting older and becoming an adult. Now that we’re ‘here’, that anticipation seems to be quickly replaced by anxiety and the fear of growing old (aka “FOGO”). In this episode, we chat through some of the pressures of growing up — Feelings of needing to accomplish as much as possible in our 20s, opportunity costs, and biological clocks. We also discuss why FOGO is so common in modern society and in contrast, all that we’re still looking forward to.
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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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July 20, 2024 39. Adjusting to Life, One Year Post Grad
Hey, it’s been a minute! 2024 has flown by and we can’t believe it’s already been a year since we graduated. Now that we’re technically no longer ‘new grads’ (*sniffle*), we talk about the process of settling into new cities, developing new hobbies, and how our new environment (and friends) has influenced us. We also chat about mindset shifts around our careers, what we miss about being a student, and what makes this phase of life so special!
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July 20, 2024 38. Advice to our College Selves | Mental Health, Career, and Friendships (Ft. Olivia Wang and Jackie Fung)
We often wish we had older siblings to help us navigate university as it’s a time filled with change, pressure, and expectations. In this special episode, we’re joined by Olivia and Jackie, two sophomores in college, to have a conversation about the challenges they’re currently dealing with. We talk about everything ranging from dealing with comparison, to balancing academics and recruiting, to feeling guilt in friendships.

Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intros and experience so far in Waterloo Eng
(4:04) - Comparison, am I in the right major?
(9:18) - Prioritization and finding motivation
(14:19) - Time management
(22:48) - Recruiting and self-worth
(30:04) - Expectations in friendships, feeling guilt
(42:00) - Sharing your location and establishing boundaries
(50:47) - Pressure to be in a relationship
(56:58) - Mental health and therapy
(1:07:14) - Pursuing “unproductive” ambitions and judgements

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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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1h 15min
February 12, 2024 37. Habits for Building a Healthy and Productive Life
Setting goals are important, but developing habits are often overlooked. While it’s hard to see the impacts of our everyday actions, building and preserving small habits can compound to have powerful long-term effects. In this episode, we reflect on the habits that were instrumental in getting us through our busy schedules as university/college students, as well as the ones we’ve recently picked up as new grads. We also touch on the habits we’re currently trying to dispel, in hopes of building an even healthier and more productive lifestyle 🌱.
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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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59min
January 12, 2024 36. Reflecting on 2023 | Graduation, New Grad, and Changes
Happy belated new year ✨ 2023 was a year full of important milestones, travel, and big life transitions for us. As an end of year ritual, we took some time to pause and reflect on all the experiences, feelings and challenges that shaped us over the past year. We reflect on everything from the bittersweet last couple months of studenthood, to the ambiguity of new grad, to holding more flexible identities.
Thanks to everyone who discovered, listened and supported us in 2023 🫶.
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1h 9min
December 12, 2023 35. Navigating Long Distance Relationships
Does distance really make the heart grow fonder? 💖
While not ideal, long-distance relationships have become common in this post-grad stage of our lives. In this episode, we’re joined by @filmwcolleen to talk about our experiences in LDRs. What are the most challenging parts? How have we been able to make it work so far? What would we tell someone who’s considering a long-distance relationship?
Tune in to find out!
Time stamps
(00:00) - Intro
(2:46) - Our Relationship History
(09:14) - Challenges of being long distance
(21:03) - Communication, rituals and visiting
(30:47) - Tips/advice for LDR
(37:17) - Perks of LDR
(46:23) - What we’ve learned about ourselves
(48:20) - What to consider when debating entering a LDR
(5:42) - Hot takes
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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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November 15, 2023 34. Let's Talk About Social Media
It’s hard to imagine a life without social media. In many ways, it serves as an important avenue for inspiration, content sharing, and staying connected. But at the same time, it can be anxiety-inducing, addicting, and leave us feel even lonelier than without. In this episode, we talk about our relationship with social media (from the days of MSN Messenger to now), and why we stayed off certain platforms. We also discuss the impacts of social media, both on a personal and societal level, and how we hope to be even more intentional with our usage.
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Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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58min

FAQs about Hello, {Real} World!:

How many episodes does Hello, {Real} World! have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.