Pondering.

In this episode we bring on special guest Julia Lotter who submitted the question, are college friends forever, to us a few months back. In this episode, we discuss this question as well as dive into situational friends, friends we want at our wedding, and true friends. We talk about friends in the context of high school, college, and our parents. Through this episode, we discover connections in the friendships in our lives that might shape us and how we feel about these friends being in our lives for years to come. Thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

Our pet peeves will consist of a trilogy of episodes in which we discuss one of three categories of our own pet peeves as well as submitted ones. In today’s episode, we discuss pet peeves within the category of communication and behavior. These peeves can include people who act too prideful, bad attitudes, etc… We discuss all of these as well as add personal stories to them and how they relate to us. Lastly we give some advice with these pet peeves that might prove insightful to you. Thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

In this episode we discuss various questions on trusting others. Would you trust your friends with very intimate things about yourself? Have you ever been burned by someone you thought you trusted? We answer these questions and apply our own life experiences on them to hopefully give some thoughtful advice. In addition, we go on some fun unrelated tangents at the end which is always fun for us! Thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and follow us on all socials: @listenpondering

In this episode we bring on guest Bridget Howe who discusses her own idea of how friendships are formed that she calls “The Challenge Theory.” Through this theory, we discuss our personal experiences with this and how it has influenced the friends in our lives, especially in college. We talk about various obstacles in friendships and why some friendships work and why some don’t. Thank you to Bridget for coming on and sharing her idea and ethics of The Challenge Theory! Thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and follow us on all socials: @listenpondering

In this episode we discuss New Year’s resolutions and their impact. We begin by recounting our own highlights, lessons, and challenges from this past year. We explain why resolutions can make a positive impact on people despite all the obstacles. We

In this episode, we bring on our long-awaited guest Gage Sheffler to give us his take and experience on academic validation. Academic validation is something that so many students struggle with, especially with today’s standards. In this episode, we explain our past and present experiences with this topic and give our opinion on how people in society today can overcome this.

In this episode, we discuss aspects of the constantly asked question, can two people be just friends? We talk about our personal experiences with this topic and relate it to how we perceive it in our own lives. We discuss various perspectives within this subject such as the hormonal aspect, not acting on your thoughts, and losing friendships over it. We compare this situation to popular TV shows such as Friends and Seinfeld in which some characters end up together. Together, we bring our takes to this frequently asked question and attempt to give advice to those who may seek it. Thank you for listening and let us know what you thought! Also follow us on all socials: @listenpondering

In today’s episode we discuss if long-distance actually works. Although we might not have the same experiences with long-distance, we give our different takes on it. We bring on special guest Heidi Hagofsky, who is currently in a long-distance relationship with Ben. Together they give their advice on their first-hand experiences with the matter. We give advice for people in long-distance relationships and discuss how you know if it’s for you. Thank you for listening and let us know what you thought! Also follow us on insta @listenpondering

In this episode we talk about our past relationships, or present for Ben, and talk about what they have taught us and how to move on. This episode features special guest Christopher Ireland, who, like us, is also a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Chris brings an aspect to this episode in which he is still in the process of getting over his last relationship. Together we take a deep dive in our past and talk about our experiences with the relationships we've all had/have. We talk about how we can move forward with the knowledge we’ve gained and how our past has taught us about what we want or need in our future relationships.

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In this episode we take a gander until what we see and want in our future. We reflect back on our past selves and discuss what we would tell our past selves. We also discuss people who have greatly impacted our lives as well as have a little fun talking about embarrassing experiences. As always, thanks for listening, leave a comment if you like, and we will see you in next week’s episode!