Delivering Excellence with Grace and Daniela
By Grace and Daniela
Every Wednesday Grace and Daniela respond to your questions, comments, and concerns. This modern-day advice column covers everything from dating and relationships to our disdain for out of season flip-flop wearers through the eyes of two college students in New York City.
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Delivering Excellence with Grace and DanielaApr 07, 2021
Instructor Gadget
In this episode we discuss our grad week adventures with special guest Bela!!! We run down all of our events, Bela's life adventures and post-grad advice, and our HSM3 pics. Shoutout Bela (Steve Irwin's protégé)!!!
We're All In This Together (Graduation Mix) (The New School Version)
In this episode we respond to your questions about our college experience and our upcoming graduation. We talk how we're feeling about finishing, our postgrad plans, if there was anything we would have done differently, and we finally reveal our majors (and minors)!
Be Honest, is Summer a Scam?
We're back! In this episode we get back into the groove of things and catch y'all up on what we've been absorbing. We also react to some hot takes about the summer season. No melon or sandal is safe.
Yes, We Know About Sports
In this week's episode we discuss all things sports! We respond to your submissions about favorite sports moments and share our own. We talk Olympic moments and controversies, X Games, iconic basketball finals, and why bowling is underrated.
may your valentine's day be full of red hearts and not red flags
In this episode we discuss all things V Day and reminisce about the golden era (One Direction stan culture in 2012). We respond to your submissions on dating red flags and talk all things milk, bedding, and rules in relationships.
New Year, New Absorptions, Same Us
In this episode we catch everyone up on what we absorbed over break and talk about how we're feeling a month into the new year. In our mega absorptions review, we discuss the new season of Euphoria, the Sex and the City reboot, our short king Dylan O'Brien, and what we forgot about Zoom burnout (among a billion other things).
I don't know about you but I'm feeling 2022
Happy New Year! In this episode we recap our top moments of 2021 and talk about our resolutions for 2022. We also discuss Grace's aspiration to rawdog life less, Daniela's crazy day in June, and share an array of poop stories.
Semester Recap: The Four Month Clusterf*ck
In this episode we discuss the fall semester and respond to your to reflections. We talk senioritis, COVID fatigue, college social life in NYC, and what we're looking forward to in our last semester.
Spotify Wrapped and Learning to Read the Room
Adele, Thanksgiving, and the Myth of Being Mean
In this episode we discuss what we're grateful for and respond to your Thanksgiving submissions. We also talk the new Adele album, updates on Red (Taylor's Version), listening to music while shopping, Grace's butt zit, and the difference between setting boundaries and "being mean".
RED (Grace and Daniela's Version)
We give our first thoughts and reactions to Red (Taylor's Version). We also talk Marvel's Eternals and 21st birthdays.
Halloweekend: Speakers, Celebs, and a Parade
In this week's episode we recap our Halloweekend and share advice about celebrating Halloween in NYC and our tips for making sure you have a good time at any party. We also discuss the Pete Davidson and Kim K rumors before diving into our craziest stories from the past week.
Harry, Haunts, and Halloween
Our spookiest episode yet! We first recap our experience at the Harry Styles Love on Tour concert and then talk all things Halloween. We share ghost stories and also discuss Grace's experience living in a haunted house, the unnecessary drama of Halloween attractions, and our favorite Halloween costumes over the years. And *drum roll please* we reveal our couples Halloween costume for this year!
Let That Sh*t Go
In this week's episode we talk all things letting go. We respond to your tips and discuss the importance of letting your brain do its thing, listening to your body, accepting growth, and how finding joy in the little things can help with moving on.
What We Know About Living Your Truth + the Lowdown on Halloween Movies
In this episode we talk all things Halloween movies & TV and respond to your submissions about dealing with these times™.
The Official Delivering Excellence Music Guide
Welcome to Season 3! In this week's episode we talk all things music. We respond to your favorite fall music submissions and discuss Daniela's no-skips albums, Grace's playlist of overtures, our top Disney songs, favorite Beyonce songs, and why Bohemian Rhapsody should replace the Pledge of Allegiance.
The VMAs and the Met Gala: A Tale of Two Tragedies
In this week's episode we recap this year's VMAs and Met Gala. We discuss all the looks, performances, failures, and the very few successes from the events.
Unhinged Advice from the Girls in the Trenches
In this week's episode we respond to your dilemmas. We get real about long distance relationships, the myth of getting closure, and also declare that everyone needs to break up with Snapchat.
Finally IRL
Catching Up + Back to School Chat
We're back! In this episode we catch everyone up on what we've been absorbing and how we're feeling about returning to school. We talk The White Lotus, the new Lorde album, Ted Lasso, and include some tips and comments from listeners about how to approach going to college.
The Delivering Excellence TV & Movie Guide
In this episode we discuss all things film and TV. We talk about more recent films like Roadrunner and Black Widow along with the Loki season finale, but we also discuss our favorite movies and TV shows of all time, movie trends we wish would die, soft glow films, DCOMs, and share anecdotes about traumatizing documentaries.
News Hour with Grace and Daniela
I lived through a global pandemic for this.
In this episode we discuss the reopening and respond to your comments about the madness of post-pandemic life. We also talk current pop-culture events and discuss the Olympics, odd celebrity couples, concerts, and the fight for Washington Square Park.
21 Things I Learned at 21
On the eve of her 21st birthday, Grace discusses 21 of the most important lessons she's learned so far.
Kids and Their Damn Phones
Welcome to SEASON 2: SUMMER! In this episode we discuss all things social media and respond to your submissions about influencer culture, growing up on the internet, online personas, and cheugy-ness.
Grace and Daniela's New York City Survival Guide
We share our tips for living in NYC and discuss some of our funniest NYC moments. We talk learning the subway system, rats, what to consider when choosing an apartment, celebrity sightings, if living here has changed how we feel about our hometowns, and our wild day in Central Park.
Friendships: Growing Up and Growing Out
We discuss all things friendship with special guest Nadine! We talk about making friends in college, growing apart, learning boundaries, and the turbulent ride of high school friendships.
Letting the People Talk Pt. 2
College Reflections: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
We respond to your questions and comments about college. We discuss burnout, imposter syndrome, changing your major, saying yes to opportunities and the importance of learning your boundaries.
Will a Dream Lover Really Come My Way?
Art Heists, Being Jew-ish, and Greeting Death
Mental Health: Mrs. Perfectly Fine
We respond to your comments about mental health. We discuss your tips, the joys of self care, stigmas around therapy and medication, and the harmful side of toxic positivity.
Letting the People Talk: Routines, Money, Mice, and Lady Gaga
Central Park Toes and Astrological Woes
We discuss post-pandemic re-entry, reopening in NYC, introverts vs. extroverts, our astrological charts, whether astrology is real or not, and Grace's love for basketball.
Episode 1: Welcome to the Pod
In this episode Grace and Daniela introduce themselves, explain the story of the pod, and discuss their thoughts on dating apps, pandemic dating culture in NYC, and the importance of loving yourself.