ARA Squad

How I Almost Died in High School | ARA Squad #7

Hola amigos! Welcome to another weekly dose of yours truly, the ARA Squad podcast. Do you all want money to spend it all on food or be boring and spend it on pointless things like idk family xD (jk). In this week's episode, we eat the blue pill and go deep into the rabbit hole on: How Ali got jumped in high school and almost paid for it with his life. How Rylan left social media for nearly three years but came back anyway. And lastly, the ARA Squad breakfast tier list, coz we cultured (Indian Cuisine mostly). I want you all to bear with us for our shitty takes, and please do not arrest us for this episode. Do prepare a good meal for this one because you're gonna be drooling by the end of this one xD. Anyways, peace out and have a good one, guys and gals. Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pSThk0EV6F4 Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:02 - Getting jumped in high school 00:16:00 - Quitting social media for 3 years 00:41:09 - Indian breakfast tier list 02:13:13 - Outro

My First PC Build Was a Mistake | ARA Squad #6

Sup, guys and gals! Welcome to another week of the one and only ARA Squad podcast (we broke fr). Time sure does move fast, huh? You blink, you lose, and 2025 is four months away from being done. In today's episode, we go deeper and deeper into technology, more importantly, PC Gaming. The topics of today include: How Rylan got the golden opportunity to get a beast of a PC but ended up getting fished. How Ali, our little broke boy, uses game directories to his advantage to game on his potato. And lastly, blind ranking male and female celebrities (spicy). This episode is pure tech-based for all the PC enthusiasts out there. Grab your gaming juice and wedges for this one... could be a long episode, who knows? Peace out, Peeps. Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/escqhDV0eDU Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:40 - Rylan's first PC building fail 00:33:45 - Changing game settings for higher fps 00:45:55 - Blind ranking female celebrities 01:02:30 - Blind ranking male celebrities 01:25:53 - Outro

Breaking Spotify's Liked Songs Limit | ARA Squad #5

Greetings, fellow watchers! Welcome to yet another episode of the ARA Squad podcast, venturing onward and upward to August. We survived a month! Go US!! In this episode, we get to lie back and talk about: How Ali skipped almost two months' worth of college lectures so that he could binge on some trashy anime that he doesn't even remember. How Rylan liked close to 4,000 songs on Spotify... with pride or with regret? We'll find out! And lastly, how anime evolved from a niche medium to mainstream media, where everyone is familiar with it. This one is laid back and comfy to listen to with pretzels with peppery cheese on as a dip if you must (or a glass of water if you're broke like us xD). Adios. Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pmth8kSgH3k Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:06 - Having 4,000 liked songs on Spotify 00:15:55 - Bunking lectures for months in college 00:36:00 - Our thoughts on anime being mainstream 01:06:18 - Outro

Roasting Each Others Favorite Anime | ARA Squad #4

Welcome, everyone, to another week of the ARA Squad podcast! It's almost been a whole month since we were born as a podcast, who woulda thunk? Have y'all ever skipped lectures to binge on anime? In this episode, we delve deep and talk about our top anime that we'd all die defending. The top nine anime from each of us that we hold dearly. A 3x3 if you will. Make sure to use those nice over-ear headphones because this one's going to be deep. I would suggest a hashbrown and a glass of orange juice for this one. Enjoy! Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/861nekWr9QU Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:20 - Rylan's 3x3 00:03:06 - The Vampire Dies in No Time 00:06:54 - Hinamatsuri 00:12:41 - Grand Blue Dreaming 00:16:30 - Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious 00:21:46 - Domestic Girlfriend 00:25:43 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 00:29:02 - Aggretsuko 00:32:37 - Kaguya-sama: Love is War 00:40:48 - Great Pretender 00:45:44 - Ali's 3x3 00:46:09 - Elfen Lied 00:51:11 - Kizumonogatari Part 1: Iron-Blooded 00:56:07 - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 01:01:06 - The Pet Girl of Sakurasou 01:13:49 - Clannad 01:18:12 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 01:24:57 - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 01:30:48 - Dragon Ball Z 01:38:37 - Daily Lives of High School Boys 01:43:09 - Outro

How Playing Gacha Games Ruined Us | ARA Squad #3

Greetings, fellow cultured people, was the COVID-19 era just a fever dream, or was it real? Evading Fares seems fun, but can it get you jail time? In this week's episode of the ARA Squad podcast, we get to dive in and explore: How Ali got into gacha games and ruined his life and everyone else's. How Aasir went through two years of high school and spent zero bucks on bus fares. Rylan's tasteful throwback to his old solo podcasting days, and last but not least, the 2020 era, where the global drama wouldn't slow down, and people were at home playing Gacha Games when the world was suffering. Fasten your podcast belts, guys, because this one is spicy. Do enjoy this one with a cup of coffee and some leftovers. Oh, and keep yourself hydrated. ARA Squad Disconnecting. Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bfCHHpxg89o Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:58 - Recalling what we did during lockdown 00:05:55 - Ali's Gacha Obsession 00:20:10 - Crazy confession on dodging bus fees 00:27:46 - Rylan's previous solo podcast 00:41:34 - Scams and loopholes we exploited 00:53:33 - How the 2020s decade will end 01:02:43 - Outro