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Dec 2021
39m 54s

Mango Bae #151: “Talking Parents"

Pranav and Usama
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This ep's Brown of the Week is Srikesh Kumar--a guy who came miraculously back to life after being hit by a motorcycle. We talk about Nargis and her evolving obsession with Mango Bae. Our topic: how our conversations with our immigrant parents evolved over the years. Were we just a form of labor? Probably! Then we talk about how the tension we felt with our parents ultimately helped us. Abuse, beatings, love--this episode has it all.

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