Welcome to the new, second season of Vent Away! In this episode, co-hosts Jan Lemar and Esmeralda delve into their personal lives as they navigate their final year of undergraduate studies. Since the last episode, they’ve dealt with new, real-life adult situations like getting jobs and volunteer positions for the very first time in their adolescent lives, gaining experience they’ll carry on in the future. They engage in a candid discussion about their relationships with family and friends, providing insight into their emotional well-being. Furthermore, they explore their future aspirations and the new challenges that await them after graduation.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. No matter where you are in your life, mental health is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. This can affect anyone in the world, including you. In this episode, Lemar & Esmeralda tackle this topic, talking about how mental illnesses are often overlooked and disregarded even today. Even with their personal culture, often it is not acknowledged enough. They further discuss the gender norms regarding mental illness, suicide, and the detrimental effects this can inflict to an individual if not treated. 

Please text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor to receive mental health support. If you or someone you know is struggling, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1 (800) 273-8255. In life-threatening situations, please immediately call 911.

As social media continues to evolve, our actions and topics that circulate it develop as well. Join us as Esmeralda & Lemar discuss how they evolved with the rise of these social media platforms, and how it structured their values about it today. They also talk about the prevalence of cancel culture and how anyone has the capability to manipulate anyone they can around the internet. Is the life we see them on our screens really encapsulate how they are in real life? Or is it all a facade of lies?

With the first episode, Lemar and Esmeralda introduce themselves to the public. They also discuss lives after the pandemic, and how much it affected them, whether it was family, work, school, etc. In addition, both of them discuss how much hate and negativity this has inflicted, with the "out of stock" era, hoarding, Asian stereotypes, and the rise of the Karens. What does life have to offer post-pandemic?