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The Room 5E3

by Anno Lavarias

Mental Health Politics Philosophy

Season 4

Gen-Z: the most unserious, serious people expected to change the world?!

In this episode, I talk about why I almost ended up applying to Ateneo Law, what it’s been like spending my first semester at NYU surrounded by some of the most brilliant yet deeply unserious people I’ve ever met, and how being here has slowly reshaped the way I think about ambition, career, and the kind of work I want to pursue moving forward.

BIG SISTER ADVICE: kung magaling, malambing!

First big sister advice session: To choose love or ambition? Choose the love that supports your ambition. It doesn't have to be two different options. Let's talk about it!

Yearner ba ako?!

To yearn or not to yearn? I’m not against it -- provided you know how to do it!

On my different attachment styles

I took a quiz and found out I have a secure attachment style — though it can vary depending on who I’m with, the dynamic, and what gets activated in the moment.

The Rise of Intellectual Intimacy

The most profound intimacy that runs deeper than romance. Let's talk about it.

Love triangle?! Press play.

Who would you run to the red door for?! In this episode I'm breaking down 2025's best romcoms: The Materialists and Eternity. Two different premises, one impossible question: who would you choose?

Philosophy of Love and the Law (Part 2)

Love turns us into poets, philosophers — and apparently, professors. In this episode, we're taking the question the internet can't stop asking: who is the loved one? We'll discuss it through two powerful lenses: the philosophy of love and the law. Part 2 asks what it truly means to become of the loved one.

Philosophy of Love and the Law (Part 1)

Love turns us into poets, philosophers — and apparently, professors. In this episode, we're taking the question the internet can't stop asking: who is the loved one? We'll discuss it through two powerful lenses: the philosophy of love and the law.

New Beginnings and Starting Again

I'm back!! This episode explores what it means to return to something you once loved, and how distance can bring clarity, allowing you to remember why it mattered in the first place. In moments you forget the reason it brought it to you in the first place, remember the "why".

Season 3

The Pride in Living

[Silent upload] For my final episode—probably my favorite—I’ve decided to talk about what I’d tell my 21-year-old self who started this podcast: You'll be okay.

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