Listen! The Podcast
Roopal Goel
Roops, a twentysomething brown girl with limited life experiences and no authority to be dishing out any advice whatsoever, gives her hot takes on topics she really has no business giving hot takes about.
- 1 hour 1 minuteTake #36: How Can Books Help Us Understand Ourselves Better? - featuring Eliot Schrefer!
Take #36! Welcome to SEASON 5 of Listen! I chat with my lovely guest Eliot Schrefer—he is aNew York Times bestselling author, is a science writer, has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, received the Stonewall Honor for best LGBTQIA+ teen book, and received the Printz Honor for best young adult book from the American Library Association. What a LIST.
Eliot and I discuss the themes of mental health and intimacy inThe Darkness Outside Usand new sequelThe Brightness Between Us, dive into the power of media in processes of catharsis and identity formation, explore the complexity of life and our hidden selves in literature, and more. Welcome to...Listen!
10 February 2025, 12:14 am - 46 minutes 37 secondsTake #35: How Does One Find Their Identity in Fandom?
Take #35! Welcome to SEASON 4 of Listen! In this final part of my four-episode fandom series, I chat with my lovely friend Kore about their art journey, finding themselves through art, discovering fandom friendships, their self-taught experience, our very first fandoms, and more. Welcome to...Listen!
7 July 2024, 3:21 am - 1 hour 29 minutesTake #34: How Does One Find Their Place in Fandom?
Take #34! Welcome to SEASON 4 of Listen! In this next part of my fandom series, I chat with my wonderful friend Anchor about impostor syndrome, finding our fandom footings, our writing processes, how we engage with reading fic, reconciling our words with stats, and more. Welcome to...Listen!
7 July 2024, 1:56 am - 1 hour 7 minutesTake #33: How Does One Find Motivation in Fandom?
Take #33! Welcome to SEASON 4 of Listen! In this next part of my fandom series, I chat with my lovely friend Sarah about our definitions of success, why we write what we write, what motivates us to engage in fandom, creating connection through fanfiction, and more. Welcome to...Listen!
23 May 2024, 10:37 pm - 1 hour 11 minutesTake #32: How Does One Find Community in Fandom?
Take #32! Welcome to SEASON 4 of Listen! I know it has been a hot minute since I last posted, so I appreciate the patience, my friends. I chat with my lovely friend Val about fandom spaces, building community and self-worth, understanding your identity as a writer, internet friendships across time zones, and more. Welcome to...Listen!
22 May 2024, 8:13 pm - 1 hour 14 minutesTake #31: Has Pedro Pascal Ruined All Other Men for Me?Take #31! Welcome to SEASON 3 of Listen! It's been a while...thanks for waiting, folks. I chat with my wonderful friend Trevor about our mental health and well-being, resiliency in the face of trauma and challenges, discovering our selected families, and the importance of support systems in growth and recovery. How does Pedro fit into all of this? You'll just have to see. Eagle-eyed listeners will notice the title is a nod to all of my episodes with Trevor (Take #1, Take #15, Take #28). A delight, as always. Welcome to...Listen! [Content warning: Discussions on mental health issues, suicidal ideation, language use]8 July 2023, 8:16 pm
- 57 minutes 35 secondsTake #30: Why Is Romance the Best Genre Ever? - featuring Ali Hazelwood!
Take #30! Welcome to SEASON 3 of Listen! I chat with my lovely guest Ali Hazelwood - a New York Times bestselling author, STEM academic, and the very personification of sunshine. Ali and I discuss STEM representation in romance, our definitions of success, mental health in the face of literary popularity, and more. We break down our next big goals, the power of fanfiction, and why romance is one of the best genres out there. You can read Ali's debut novel The Love Hypothesis and her STEMinist novellas while waiting for her next novel Love On The Brain to release August 23rd. Welcome to...Listen!
12 August 2022, 10:57 pm - 46 minutes 44 secondsTake #29: What's Stopping You from Being Your Most Authentic Self?
Take #29! Welcome to SEASON 3 of Listen, and the first episode of 2022! I chat with my lovely friend Jennifer about what it means to bring your authentic self to life while being conscious and protective of yourself and your energy in the process. We break down honesty, vulnerability, and building trust in and out of the workplace. Welcome to...Listen!
22 February 2022, 3:16 pm - 34 minutes 35 secondsTake #28: Has Lockdown Ruined All Other Men for Me?
Take #28! Welcome to SEASON 3 of Listen! I chat with my wonderful friend Trevor about post-isolation mental health and social life, our lack of patience nowadays for nonsense, self-care and the importance of rest, and our thoughts as we reenter society and rediscover ourselves. Some of you may notice the title is a little nod to my very first podcast episode, as well as the season 2 premiere episode (Take #15!), both featuring Trevor! We love a good throwback. Welcome to...Listen!
29 October 2021, 5:00 am - 52 minutes 39 secondsTake #27: If I Talk about Mental Health, Will the Brown Community Smite Me?
Take #27! Welcome to SEASON 2 of Listen! I chat with an amazing panel of 3 of my South Asian peers. We discuss destigmatizing mental health in the South Asian community, self-esteem, generational trauma, unattainable success, and more! Welcome to...Listen!
25 June 2021, 4:49 am - 56 minutes 25 secondsTake #26: Permission to Be Human at Work?
Take #26! Welcome to SEASON 2 of Listen! I chat with my lovely colleague Erin about mental health in the workplace, how to avoid burnout, work-life balance, authenticity, and more. We break down our individual mental health journeys at work, de-stigmatizing the conversation, and how we can all prioritize the things that matter most to us. Welcome to...Listen!
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