Firsties

By Mila Fissaha

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Episodes: 128

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Step into the world of Firsties, where first-generation young adults take the stage and share their hilarious and heartwarming tales of navigating the unpredictable roller coaster of life! Join us as we delve into the relatable ups and downs of growing up with immigrant parents, sprinkled with laughter, cultural clashes, and unforgettable moments. It's time to celebrate the quirks, triumphs, and shared stories that make us all proud firsties! New episode every Thursday! Follow @firstiespod everywhere for short clips, bts, and extra content!

Episode Date
EP 128: Choosing Happiness is Scary & Here's Why
Feb 05, 2026
EP 127: What Innocent Question Bothers You?
Jan 29, 2026
EP 126: Getting Deeper Pt. 2
Jan 22, 2026
EP 125: Confessions of a Peace Corps Volunteer
Jan 15, 2026
EP 124: Survivor's Guilt as First Gens
Jan 08, 2026
EP 123: Our 2025 Wrapped
Jan 01, 2026
EP 122: Are You On Our Naughty or Nice List?
Dec 25, 2025
EP 121: Is Settling Worse Than Being Single?
Dec 18, 2025
EP 120: What Your 2025 Spotify Wrapped Says About You ft. Biniam Bizuneh
Dec 11, 2025
EP 119: Are We Dating the Guy or the Group Chat?
Dec 04, 2025
EP 118: How To Reframe Thankfulness
Nov 27, 2025
EP 117: Would You Cut Off a Friend Who's Cheating?
Nov 20, 2025
EP 116: 2UP Muse is Back! Dating in 2025, Icks, & Looking For Love
Nov 13, 2025
EP 115: Why Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing For Some Women
Nov 06, 2025
EP 114: Things That Are Spooky
Oct 30, 2025
EP 113: Stop Acting Like You Don't Care
Oct 23, 2025
EP 112: Learning To Rest When You're Built To Survive
Oct 16, 2025
EP 111: Self Care Night
Oct 09, 2025
EP 110: Celebrating Firsties Turning 2
Oct 02, 2025
EP 109: The Summer We Turned Grown
Sep 25, 2025
EP 108: A Mila & Mella Recap
Sep 18, 2025
EP 107: Signs You're Entering Cuffing Season
Sep 11, 2025
EP 106: Confessions of Content Creators
Sep 04, 2025
EP 105: Love Island Reunion Superlatives
Aug 26, 2025
EP 104: Firsties, Are We Good?
Aug 21, 2025
EP 103: Hear Me Out
Aug 14, 2025
EP 102: Interracial Couples & Dating
Aug 07, 2025
EP 101 : NYC Nights & Casting Calls
Jul 31, 2025
EP 100: Who's Most Likely To...? Viewers Edition
Jul 24, 2025
EP 99: Is Bad Style a Thing?
Jul 17, 2025
EP 98: What Your Favorite Love Island Couple Says About You
Jul 10, 2025
EP 97: Are Dating Theories Real?
Jul 03, 2025
EP 96: How To Be A Girl's Girl
Jun 26, 2025
EP 95: Hermella Moved To New York?
Jun 19, 2025
EP 94: It's Delusional Until It's Genius
Jun 12, 2025
EP 93: What's Your Love Language?
Jun 05, 2025
EP 92: If You're Reading This, It's Your Sign To Book The Solo Trip | Firsties EP 92
May 29, 2025
EP 91: Are We Ignoring Our Intuition?
May 22, 2025
EP 90: Finding The Greatest Love of My Life?
May 15, 2025
EP 89: Are We Picking Girls Night Over Date Night?
May 08, 2025
EP 88: Things I Wish I Knew Sooner
May 01, 2025
EP 87: Is Dating in DC a Lost Cause?
Apr 24, 2025
EP 86: Blaise Ffrench on $5 Billion Dollar Deal & What City Has The Best/Worst Women
Apr 17, 2025
EP 85: Are We Moving To New York?
Apr 10, 2025
EP 84: How Is It April Already?
Apr 03, 2025
EP 83: The 20s Are Built Different
Mar 27, 2025
EP 82: Things That Feel Embarrassing
Mar 20, 2025
EP 81: Addressing Our Most Viral Clip
Mar 13, 2025
EP 80: If Your Life Was A Movie, What Would Your Audience Say?
Mar 06, 2025
EP 79: Let's Normalize This
Feb 27, 2025
EP 78: He's a 10...w/ @lifeasmayia
Feb 20, 2025
EP 77: Let's Talk About Love
Feb 13, 2025
EP 76: Cut Them Off or No?
Feb 06, 2025
EP 75: TikTok Ban, Resolutions, & Recaps
Jan 30, 2025
EP 74: Let's Debate | Mila vs Mella
Jan 23, 2025
EP 73: One Word Challenge
Jan 16, 2025
EP 72: Firsties Corner
Jan 09, 2025
EP 71: Allow Us To Reintroduce Ourselves...Our Name is Firsties
Jan 02, 2025
EP 70: GOAT Christmas Film?!
Dec 26, 2024
EP 69: What We Learned During The Waiting Season w/ Xara Beqele
Dec 19, 2024
EP 68: Our Faith Journey
Dec 12, 2024
EP 67: Who's Most Likely To? Part 2
Dec 05, 2024
EP 66: Here's Our Shout Outs | Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 28, 2024
EP 65: Dreams, Family, & Faith
Nov 21, 2024
EP 64: The Question Game
Nov 14, 2024
EP 63: Things That Should Be Illegal But Aren't
Nov 07, 2024
EP 62: Our Biggest Fears
Oct 31, 2024
EP 61: Reading Your DMs & Comments
Oct 24, 2024
EP 60: Our Unpopular Opinions
Oct 17, 2024
EP 59: Getting Deeper
Oct 10, 2024
EP 58: Dukem Restaurant Gets The Ketih Lee Effect
Oct 03, 2024
EP 57: Firsties Turns One | Recap of the Year
Sep 26, 2024
EP 56: Know Your Place Cast
Sep 19, 2024
EP 55: Life After Love Island USA With Jared Hassim
Sep 12, 2024
EP 54: Who's Most Likely To?
Sep 05, 2024
EP 53: OFF THE DOME
Aug 29, 2024
EP 52: Colorism & Our Experiences
Aug 22, 2024
EP 51: Lessons From Our Past Relationships
Aug 15, 2024
EP 50: Feeling Behind in Your 20s
Aug 08, 2024
EP 49: Diaspora Comedy Takeover
Aug 01, 2024
EP 48: The Struggles of Habesha Diaspora
Jul 25, 2024
EP 47: Do's & Dont's of Girl Trips
Jul 18, 2024
EP 46: Our Childhood Shows, Movies, & Music
Jul 11, 2024
EP 45: Life As An Unpaid Content Creator
Jul 04, 2024
EP 44: Telling The Truth
Jun 27, 2024
EP 43: How to Lose a Girl in 10 Days
Jun 21, 2024
EP 42: Connecting The Dots
Jun 13, 2024
EP 41: Comedian Eshetu/Donkey Tube in DC
Jun 06, 2024
EP 40: For The Girls
May 30, 2024
EP 39: Biniam Bizuneh on NBA Contract Marriages, Dating, & Habesha Girls
May 23, 2024
EP 38: Why Not Me
May 13, 2024
EP 37: Mental Health & Self Love Journey
May 06, 2024
EP 36: Would You Date A Viewer?!
Apr 29, 2024
EP 35: Be YOU, Do YOU, & Come Healed
Apr 22, 2024
EP 34: Pastor Ebenezer Endiryas on Shaping The Culture & Finding Purpose
Apr 15, 2024
EP 33: David "Zunnni" Balagizi on Strict Immigrant Parents, Comedy, & The Viral Finisher
Apr 08, 2024
EP 32: What is Your First Gen Experience? I'm 6'4.
Apr 01, 2024
EP 31: Birthdays & Building My Dream Man
Mar 25, 2024
EP 30: The First Gen Struggle is REAL
Mar 18, 2024
EP 29: Habesha Foreheads, Am I Right? With Mr. Goopie
Mar 11, 2024
EP 28: No Matter Where You Come From, Your Dreams Are Valid
Mar 04, 2024
EP 27: 2UP Musé on Dating Disasters, Icks, & Habesha Girls
Feb 27, 2024
EP 26: Girl's Girls & Mama's Boys
Feb 19, 2024
EP 25: It Takes A Village | Family Values & Community
Feb 12, 2024
EP 24: Wellness Checks & Red Flags?! [STORYTIME]
Feb 05, 2024
EP 23: Self Acceptance & Discovery
Jan 29, 2024
EP 22: The Double Life of a First Gen
Jan 22, 2024
EP 21: Food, Family, & Faith
Jan 15, 2024
EP 20: A First Gen's Key To Happiness
Jan 08, 2024
EP 19: New Year, New Traditions, & New Sibling Dynamics
Jan 01, 2024
EP 18: Merry Christmas, Firsties!
Dec 25, 2023
EP 17: First Gen Mindset Saved His Life
Dec 18, 2023
EP 16: Firsties Corner: Relationships
Dec 11, 2023
EP 15: We're Hustlers, Baby!
Dec 04, 2023
EP 14: Who Am I? Development of Identity
Nov 27, 2023
EP 13: Survival Guide To Habesha Thanksgiving
Nov 20, 2023
EP 12: You're Not Enough & Other Lies
Nov 13, 2023
EP 11: Comedian Benny Nwokeabia
Nov 06, 2023
EP 10: Code Switching? We Know Her Very Well
Oct 30, 2023
EP 9: Habesha Math is Never Mathing
Oct 23, 2023
EP 8: Sex in the City: Habesha Edition
Oct 16, 2023
EP 7: Girls Trip Gone Bad
Oct 09, 2023
EP 6: My Mom's Juicy Questions
Oct 02, 2023
EP 1: Ethiopian Mom on Love Life, Culture Expectations, and Who Her Favorite Child Is
Sep 25, 2023
EP 2: Finding Your Passion & Post Graduation Blues
Sep 25, 2023
EP 3: Cousin Sleepovers & Strict Immigrant Parents
Sep 25, 2023
EP 4: African Parent Expectations & Dating In Your 20s
Sep 25, 2023
EP 5: Childhood Trauma or Nah?
Sep 25, 2023