Rookies in the Real World | Advice on Adulting, New York City, and Career Growth
Welcome to Rookies in the Real World—NOT ANOTHER GENERIC PODCAST FOR 20 SOMETHING YEAR OLDS. Rookies in the Real World is an honest, entertaining, and real account of figuring out how to adult in your 20s. Follow the journey of fresh New Yorker Lauren Lapid as she navigates post-college life in a new city with a new job—and everything in between. She and her friends—rookies and veterans alike!—will cover the good, the bad, and the messy adventures of adulthood in hopes that you don't have to make those same rookie mistakes.
Episodes
28 episodes
INTERLUDE 2 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
We've got a Valentine's Day Special! First off, Lauren CRIES for the first time ever on air (ewe, tears). BUT, at the end of Season 1, we asked what you wanted more of for Season 2. Two phrases came up the most: "more solo...
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INTERLUDE 1 - The Move
We know you missed us, and trust us, WE MISSED YOU MORE! Lauren and her roommate Blau are BACK AT IT AGAIN with a bonus interlude episode for the #RookieGang!A lot can happen in six months. So much that Lauren decided she could not wait...
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24 - How to Make Friends After College (and during a pandemic)
THE NUMBER 1 REQUESTED EPISODE IS HERE!!!! How do you make friends after college? *dun dun dunnnnnn*Is it weird? Of course. Is it scary? A bit. Is it worth it? 3000000%.But here's the comforting thing—we ...
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23 - The Importance of Sustainability and Small Businesses
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!And unfortunately, it's another Wednesday we're stuck in quarantine. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic, and the economic repercussions are so, so heavy. According to the
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22 - What We Learned from Our First Year in the Professional Workforce
WELCOME TO OUR FIRST EVER JOINT EPISODE with Simrim Purhar, host of the Working Gals Guide podcast! As Simrin and Lauren have just wrapped up their first year in the professional workforce, they have a discussion on the top three things t...
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21 - NYC Pro Tips from an Official New York City Tour Guide ft. Tom Delgado
"Alexa, play Empire State of Mind."Today's episode covers all of the burning questions we wondered before we moved to New York City but were too embarrassed to ask. What are dead giveaways that you're a tourist? Who ...
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20 - We're Moving to SoHo: How We Got Our Dream Apartment & Saying Goodbye to Chelsea
HAPPY WINE WEDNESDAY!You guys have heard about the elevated college frat house trap house apartment we live in. Lauren talked about it in detail in our first ever episode of Rookies, and Blau and Lauren broke down the shitshow that is a...
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19 - Taking Ownership of Your Life & Pursuing Your Passions ft. Brandon Lee
Has anybody else had an existential crisis—whether it was in college or post college in your early 20s—where you sat back and wondered what the fuck you actually want to do with your life? It’s actually kind of wild to think that after we gradu...
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18 - LinkedIn & Networking in College and Your Early Twenties ft. Emily Gigliotti
Networking. Ugh, for most of us, networking isn’t the most fun nor comfortable activity in the world to endure. But when done right, networking can be an incredibly powerful tool to get your foot in the door for a job you want or get you...
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17 - 1 Year in Manhattan: Highs & Lows of Living in New York City
CHEERS TO OUR FIRST SOLO EPISODE! This episode covers the backstory as to how Rookies host, Lauren Lapid, ended up moving to New York City after graduation. After 16 episodes covering the logistics of moving, career moves, and even dating in th...
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16 - The Hot Girl Summer Playbook
HOT GIRL SUMMER. Is it even possible with the current COVID-19 outbreak? We're here to say YES it is, but do so safely. Roommates Blau and Lauren are reunited for the first time in three months since the outbreak hit New York City, and...
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15 - What is a Microaggression? ft. Nestle Mitchell
2020 has been a ridiculously rough year, but we are proud of #BLM and are committed to continuing the pursuit of a fairer, more equal world. Beyond the major examples of racism and prejudice in the news, POCs face microaggressions everyday<...
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14 - Success Without A College Degree—A Conversation with Karalyn Zamora, CEO of Aesthetik Marketing
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Dear White People (Watch on Netflix)When They See Us (Watch on Netflix)TEDTALK: The Symbols of Systemic Racism — and How to Take Away Their Power ...
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13 - The NYC Dating Scene ft. Subtext Co-Host Sarah Ellis
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Guide to Allyship HERE"Social Justice 101" by Erica Hart
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12 - Creatives in Quarantine—A Conversation with the Tour Manager of The Happy Fits
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:Podcasts The Takeaway | 153 Years of Juneteenth - HERE For The Culture? Feat. Amand...
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11 - Personal Finance in Your Early 20s ft. DIY Money
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:Podcasts Black Queens Uncut - HERE Still Processing -
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36:32
#BLACKLIVESMATTER - Explaining Black Lives Matter to Your Parents
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:Petitions to sign:Text FLOYD to 55-156Text JUSTICE to 668366Text ENOUGH to 55156Podcasts Invisibilia: The Confirmation by NPR:
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10 - You Lost Your Job. Now What?
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES:Petitions to sign:Text FLOYD to 55-156Text JUSTICE to 668366Text ENOUGH to 55156Podcasts Invisibilia: The Confirmation by NPR:
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9 - LA & NYC: Budgeting as New Grads in Expensive AF Cities
How do freshly graduated creatives survive in Los Angeles and New York City? Listen on to find out!Today is all about budget breakdowns in two of the most sought after (and expensive!) cities in the world, New York City and Los An...
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8 - There's A Song About Me on Spotify—Lessons Learned from Relationships and Hookups Gone Wrong
Disclaimer: This episode mentions sex.We're another four episodes into the podcast, meaning it's time for another WINE WEDNESDAY! For this Wine Wednesday, guest Devon Day Moretti and host Lauren Lapid discuss relationships and hook-ups ...
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7 - Balancing Your Career & Relationship
A successful career and a healthy relationship? Can those two even exist together? Sounds more like a dream and less like reality, we know. HOWEVER, the two can be balanced! Vanessa Gordon—publisher of East End Taste Magazine—r...
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6 - Starting Your Own Business
For many of us new grads and college students alike, it’s easy to feel like a fish out of water in corporate America. Maybe you don’t connect with the industry you’re in, or the mission statement of the company you work for—or maybe, you have t...
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5 - How to Find an Apartment in NYC
Anybody who isn't from New York City that has moved here knows that moving is not a fun process. Between (illegal) broker's fees to how fast the market moves, going into your apartment hunt unprepared is rookie mistake #1—so we're breaking down...
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