Y2T2 is a raw, story-first podcast about life in your 20s in the 2020s. Two friends talk honestly about careers, chaos, identity, relationships, ambition, burnout, side quests, and trying to figure life out without pretending we have it together.
Your Twenties, Depending on Your Gender | Y2T2 S2 EP 9
Are your twenties really the same experience for everyone?
In Episode 9 of Y2T2, we unpack how gender shapes the way we navigate our twenties, from societal expectations and personal freedom to safety, relationships, and the different pressures men and women face.
We get into some uncomfortable conversations, challenge a few assumptions, and explore just how differently people can experience the same decade of their lives.
Same twenties. Very different realities.
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of sensitive topics, including harassment and murder.
4 Oct 2026
We sat down and told each other exactly what our red flags are 🚩| Y2T2 Season 2 Ep.8
What happens when two friends sit down and start listing each other’s red flags?
In this episode, Manaal and I call each other out on the habits, personality traits, questionable decisions, and little things that would probably make someone reconsider knowing us.
Some observations are painfully accurate, some are debatable, and naturally, neither of us takes all of them particularly well.
A very unserious conversation with an uncomfortable amount of honesty.
27 Sept 2026
Fighting like a girl | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep. 7
Y2T2 is back in person. 🎙️
This time, we’re talking about underrepresented women in Pakistan’s combat sports 🥊🇵🇰
A conversation about the women stepping into the ring, the barriers they face, and the stories that rarely get the spotlight.
New episode out now.
14 Sept 2026
You're an adult now. Act like it. | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep. 6
This week: being an adult on paper, and still acting like a child in practice. the tantrums we've just rebranded as "having a bad day." the way most people never actually grow up, they just get taller and get a job.we're pointing at other people first. then, reluctantly, at ourselves.y2t2. your 20s in the 2020s.
6 Sept 2026
Your industry might have some explaining to do | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep.5
this week we're exposing our own industries. the stuff clients aren't supposed to know, the corners that get cut, the phrases that mean something completely different in the room than they do to your face.
not naming names. mostly.
y2t2. your 20s in the 2020s.
30 Aug 2026
Teenage us would have questions | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep.4
This week we held a performance review for our teenage selves. Results are not great.
Turns out 15 year old you had opinion about who you’d become, but most of them are wrong. And hilarious. At least in hindsight.
25 Aug 2026
We’re adults, apparently | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep.3
Adulting, cleaning supplies, driving anxiety, and the very specific horror of realizing nobody actually taught us how to be grown ups.
In this episode, we talk about the things that make adulthood feel fake: marriage expectations, desi family logic, having too many wedding events, emotional decision-making, and why some life skills should have come with a manual.
Basically, the complaint has been filed.
9 Aug 2026
Modern dating: A risk assessment | Y2T2 Season 2 Ep. 1
season 2 opens with a full audit of the situationship. the unpaid internship of modern dating. no title, no severance, indefinite probation.
also debuting this episode: Crash-Out of the Week (your weekly grievance goes on record), The Docket (one hot take stands trial, you're the jury), and Log Kiya Kahein Gai (desi-parent logic vs your 20s reality, no translation provided).
same two idiots. new structure. your fault this time.
y2t2. your 20s in the 2020s.
5 Jul 2026
Episode 9. We swear dad jokes are not the premise of this episode | Y2T2 Ep. 9
This week, we’re joined by a guest to talk about marketing, the constant feeling of never having enough time, and why some of the best moments of respite from the chaos of everyday life can be as simple as a chai break at a dhaba.
Somewhere between career talk, existential tangents, and terrible jokes, we also found ourselves discussing the little things that keep us sane when life starts moving a bit too fast.
Turns out, maybe that’s the actual point.
21 Jun 2026
Episode 7. This might get us cancelled | Y2T2 Ep. 7
Everyone has opinions. Some are informed. Some are questionable. Most of ours fall somewhere in the middle.
In this episode, we’re sharing some of our hottest takes on relationships, friendships, mental health, ambition, accountability, social media, and a bunch of other topics we probably should’ve thought through a little more before recording.
Everyone has opinions. Some are informed. Some are questionable. Most of ours fall somewhere in the middle.
We don’t claim to be right. We’re just not afraid to say it.
14 Jun 2026
Episode 6. The delusion might be worth it | Y2T2 Ep. 6
In this episode, we’re joined by Sid to talk about navigating the music industry as a POC creative in the UK, balancing passion with practicality, and figuring out how to carve out a space for yourself in industries that often feel difficult to break into.
From identity, belonging, and immigrant experiences to taking risks, chasing creative ambitions, and choosing between stability and passion, this is an honest conversation about what it means to build a life and career on your own terms.
7 Jun 2026
Episode 5. Life is pay to win | Y2T2 Ep. 5
Rent. Groceries. Dating. Friendships. Moving out. Side hustles. Existing.
In this episode, we talk about the real cost of being in your 20s and why adulthood feels like it comes with a new subscription fee every month. From the illusion of independence and parental subsidies to dating as a financial liability, couponing, side hustles, and the hidden cost of having a social life, we’re asking one simple question:
Why is being alive so expensive?
As always, we don’t have the answers. Just the receipts. 💸
31 May 2026
Episode 4. Nobody warns you about adult friendships | Y2T2 Ep. 4
everyone’s busy, tired, moving cities, changing priorities, becoming new versions of themselves, and somehow “we should meet soon” has become a legally binding lie.
this episode is about adult friendships, drifting apart, showing up, rebuilding your people, and realizing that maintaining friendships now requires calendar invites, emotional maturity, and suspicious amounts of admin.
24 May 2026
Episode 3-Is the dream job dead? | Y2T2 Ep. 3
In this episode, we talk about the idea of a “dream job” and how quickly that definition starts changing once you actually enter the workforce. From realizing money is not the whole story, to balancing side hustles, trying new things, and questioning the traditional career path, this one is basically us asking: what do we even want from work anymore?
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