Peas in a Pod

By Peas in a Pod

Peas in a Pod is a mini-series from two introverts, Rhea and Shivani, who keep coming back to the same question: how do their rich inner lives intersect with the outside world? Call it a glorified pho... more

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The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

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December 31, 2022Bright Shiny Penny: Memoli Ward
Your 20s can be the most transformative, turbulent, exciting years of your life. It’s also the decade of tremendous change where you morph into a new version of yourself with each passing year. Long-distance co-hosts Rhea and Shivani are back (albeit, after a long hiatus) with a new episode of Peas in a Pod featuring the bright, shiny, penny Memoli Ward, a Brooklyn-based art director and designer.
In this episode, the trio discusses the many versions of their selves through their 20s, the virtues of keeping a diary (3:26), and the age of reflection. (17:06). In the second half of this conversation, they share unfiltered, unedited journal entries from their past selves (25:55), with a final reading of an excerpt from an essay by the bold, beloved writer who laid the inspiration for this entire episode: Joan Didion.
We hope you can be the fourth pea in another one of these meandering conversations about our inner lives.
Show notes:
Eighth Grade

On Keeping A Notebook by Joan Didion
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale. Special thanks to Diveakssh Schae for mixing + mastering this episode.
Got introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
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Learn more about us: rheabhambhani.com/peasinapod 🌏
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48min
April 11, 2022Van Life and Mind Palaces with Diveakssh Schae
A third “pea” joins Rhea and Shivani’s transcontinental chat in Season 2’s inaugural episode. Diveakssh Schae a.k.a. Divi is a musician and digital nomad who has spent the past year on the road as a “van lifer”. Originally from India, he moved to Australia when he was 16 and has kept his love for sound alive through the years, from teaching to composing music. In this episode, Rhea and Shivani talk to Divi about career pivots (4:30), alternate living (7:30), making music from a studio on wheels (15:30), material attachments (20:30), befriending loneliness and listening more deeply (30:00), ending with a sweet note about the hidden benefits of mind maps. Note: This conversation was recorded when Divi was producing his first album “Moments of Clarity” from the back of his van in Far North Queensland, Australia, which you can now listen to here.
Show notes:
How Many Friends Should I Have? by Mona Chalabi

What I’m Watching 👀, Reading 📚, and Obsessing Over, by Tina Jordan, Deputy Books Editor, The New York Times

Free Mind, free mind-mapping software

Platform 1, Moments of Clarity, Diveakssh Schae
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale, and the episode was mixed and mastered by Diveakssh Schae.
Got introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
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Learn more about us: rheabhambhani.com/peasinapod 🌏
Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/peasinapod ☕️
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48min
March 14, 2022Season 2 Prelude: Wholesome vs. Bothersome
Would you rather be naive and wholesome, or jaded and hopeless? Long-distance co-hosts Rhea and Shivani are back on Peas in a Pod to explore why they’ve been feeling more cynical of late. They discuss qualities they’re not proud of, like people-pleasing and giving in to the pressures of productivity (1:50). In this prelude to Season 2, Rhea and Shivani also talk about their love for windows and handmade neighborhood signs (10:00), and how to mitigate the dissatisfaction of desk-riddled work-life with creativity-fuelling walks. WARNING: Contains spoilers from Ted Lasso (17:00).
Show notes:
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Silence, Vijay Eswaran, Harvard Business Review

Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk, Deborah Grayson Riegel, Harvard Business Review

You Are Doing Something Important When You Aren’t Doing Anything, Bonnie Tsui, The New York Times

The Art of Looking Around with Sameer Kulavoor, Marine Lines with Raghu Karnad

What It Means To Be Kind In A Cruel World, George Saunders on the Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times

Shivani’s 100 Vital Signs project
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale, and the episode was mixed and mastered by Diveakssh Schae.
Got introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
Email us: [email protected] 💌
Learn more about us: rheabhambhani.com/peasinapod 🌏
Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/peasinapod ☕️
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36min
July 18, 2021Episode 5: No Court For Introverts
In their fifth and final episode of the season, Rhea and Shivani host a no-holds-barred conversation about taming an overflowing inbox, sharing their favorite listener reviews and declaring Naomi Osaka the poster child for introvertedness. And a hot tip: leave no rotten banana unbaked.
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale. Special thanks to Diveakssh Schae for mixing + mastering this episode.
Got introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
Email us: [email protected] 💌
Learn more about us: rheabhambhani.com/peasinapod 🌏
Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/peasinapod ☕️
Show notes:
“Yutori”

The Sound of My Inbox, Molly Fischer, The Cut

The Creative Independent

Longreads

Make Good Art, Neil Gaiman 2012 commencement speech

The Cook and the Chef, Tim Urban, Wait But Why

Rhea’s go-to banana bread recipe

It’s OK to not be OK, Naomi Osaka, TIME
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37min
July 03, 2021Episode 4: Stoics and Nomads
Stoicism – 2,300-year-old philosophy or the latest lifestyle trend? In this episode, Rhea and Shivani share nuggets of wisdom from this dude called Seneca and whether they are built for the Stoic way of life. Shivani only writes when she’s sad, while Rhea is determined to defy the troubled artist trope. Bonus: an amateur movie review of Nomadland.
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale. Special thanks to Diveakssh Schae for mixing + mastering this episode.
Got introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
Email us: [email protected] 💌
Learn more about us: rheabhambhani.com/peasinapod 🌏
Buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/peasinapod ☕️
Show notes:
50 rules of living from the Stoics, Ryan Holiday

Nomadland (movie)

Pure Heroines: essay in Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror exploring the sad and mad literary heroine trope

Currently unattributed: “The best years of your life are also your worst.”
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31min
June 27, 2021Episode 3: The Language of Vulnerability
Anxiety, dissociation, serotonin – memes and online self-therapizing have changed the lexicon around mental health. In this episode, Rhea and Shivani discuss the “rightness” of the English language, sharing our vulnerabilities and why Ocean Vuong will save us all. Plus, a game from Michelle Zauner to measure your work-life balance.
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale.
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Show notes:
Cooking Without My Mother, Michelle Zauner on The Cut

On Being with Krista Tippett and Ocean Vuong at the On Air Fest

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Dissociation memes

Treasures from Food Instagram: olive oil cake with orange zest, courtesy of @pierceabernathy

On Hope, Fire Escapes and Visible Desperation by Ocean Vuong in The Rumpus

Jumper by Third Eye Blind

The Third Self: Mary Oliver on Time, Concentration, the Artist’s Task, and the Central Commitment of the Creative Life, Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
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30min
June 19, 2021Episode 2: The Joy of Creating
The passion to create can often come up against the pressure to make it as a creative. In this episode, Rhea and Shivani explore their writing journeys and read aloud unedited journal entries like button poetry. They discuss the business of creating vs. the joy derived from it, and how the two can often feel like separate endeavours. They are also in the market for a literary-themed bakery. Care for some synonym buns?
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale.
Questions? Suggestions? Introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
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Show notes:
Joy and On Optimism and Despair by Zadie Smith

The I in Internet by Jia Tolentino

Saoirse Ronan in Ladybird

So We Won’t Forget, by Khruangbin
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25min
June 13, 2021Episode 1: Bombay, New York and Beyond
A place is so much more than a place. In our inaugural episode, Rhea and Shivani revisit the cities that have shaped them. They open up about the loss of leaving a place behind, returning anew, and knowing when it’s time to get experimental. Bonus: discoveries from the Search History Slot Machine.
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale.
Questions? Suggestions? Introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
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Show notes:
Mumbai New York Scranton and Stupid Arbitrary Goal by Tamara Shopsin

More books about single female protagonists in NYC: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh, Severance by Ling Ma

“We are having the thickest conversation possible in the thinnest mediums possible,” Ezra Klein in conversation with University of North Carolina sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom, The Ezra Klein Show

The Inner Landscape of Beauty, John O'Donohue, On Being with Krista Tippett

15 Movie Scenes That Show A New York City That Simply Does Not Exist
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27min
June 11, 2021 Prologue: Calling All Introverts
Introducing our new podcast for introverts in a world designed for extroverts. Meet Rhea and Shivani, your hosts who’ll talk about what they’ve been reading, eating, watching or making lately. They promise to release at least three episodes before getting distracted and pursuing other creative endeavors.
This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale.
Questions? Suggestions? Introvert-related stories you want to share with us?
Find us. 🌏
Email us. 💌
Buy us a coffee. ☕️
...more
5min

FAQs about Peas in a Pod:

How many episodes does Peas in a Pod have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.