In 2020, we sent each other over 200 voice memos. Not the short 30 seconds memos, more like 3, 40-minute memos a week. We decided that was a little absurd and that a podcast would be the perfect space to share our stories and commentary. The I Knew You'd Understand podcast, hosted by Karagan Smith and Sarah Blase, is a space for honesty and laughter because your best friend understands you like nobody else.
When you started college, did you think you wanted to be a doctor? Or did you think you wanted something that you now know is not for you? We sure did! Listen to our personal accounts of how we started both started college as pre-med but realized we wanted something completely different. You can listen to Karagan's love story with plant science and find out how one conversation with an anatomy professor changed Sarah's whole outlook on life. We hope this week challenges you to remind yourself to go after whatever it is that you really want, not just what someone else has told you you should want.
Do you consider yourself someone who is constantly having embarrassing moments? We know we do. Today we're sharing a few of our iconic embarrassing stories, from (very) public falls to accidental screenshots. We talk about owning your klutziness and the importance of having friends who are just as much of a calamity as you. We hope you don't experience too much secondhand embarrassment from this episode!
Today we're getting real about fear, specifically the irrational kind. We share personal stories detailing times of fear, times of bravery, and the right way to help a friend navigating fear. We give you a recap of maybe the craziest week of both of our lives as well as discuss everything going down within bachelor nation. (TW: discussion of anxiety and car accidents)
In this episode, we are giving you a special Valentine-themed podcast. We talk about all things dating apps, with some special personal stories, as well as discuss if Valentine's day is truly awful. We end our episode playing a fun round of ~kiss~, marry, kill and we hope you're playing along as you listen.
In today's episode, we remember how this mess of a year started: in a lecture hall filled with chaotic people staring at an email with the subject line "Spring 2020 Update." We unpack (no pun intended) how we are feeling about moving and new beginnings, and give a nice long rant about the bachelor.
After a year-long of voice memos back and forth, a podcast has finally been born. Today we tell you the origin story of how a terrible trig class could change everything. Enjoy the journey that is our friendship with us, as well as some side commentary about the new hit song "driver's license" and much more in our debut episode.
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