Moving Oolong

We’re back this week, and we’re tackling myths about love 🧐

Is there such thing as the right person at the wrong time? Do you believe in love at first sight? Can you be friends with exes??

We answer all these questions, but spoiler alert - there’s not always a simple yes or no answer ❤️‍🩹

(00:00) Weekly recap

(10:10) Intro to the myths

(10:58) Right person wrong time

(19:48) It’ll happen when you least expect it

(27:12) Your partner should be your best friend

(38:11) Friends with exes

(45:02) Love at first sight

(54:16) Opposites attract

“Gossip is the glue of society.” After our usual weekly recap, we girl talk about Girl Talks and the newfound value of our intimate friendships with women.

We touch on the vulnerability of sharing our emotions, how we fail the Bechdel test, and the lie of “being too sensitive.” 

[bonus - listen to the very end for a random mini media review]

(00:00) Weekly recap

(19:23) Girl Talks

(52:27) Mini media review

Join Linda, Ming, and Sally in this lively episode as they discuss double dates, the latest Zelda game, and AI technology. They share hilarious double date experiences, dive into the immersive world of gaming with the newest Zelda release, and explore the advancements and ethical considerations of AI. Get ready for an engaging conversation filled with laughter, gaming insights, and thought-provoking discussions on the cutting-edge tech landscape. Tune in and enjoy this unfiltered conversation between three best friends.

We’re kicking off our new “Revisiting” mini series sharing our thoughts on Episode 21. College Regrets from May 2020.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 3 years since we graduated college amidst the peak of the pandemic. A few years later and a lot has changed but, as we discuss in this episode, a lot hasn’t.

[In this “Revisiting” series we’ll be sharing our new thoughts and reflections after listening to older episodes from early MO days]

A summer season for the pod??? Heck yeah! It’s about time we get back on the mic 🎙️

In this episode we share our new idea for the season and catch you up on all our new news!

Can you guess who’s who (emojis only): 🌷💝💼, 🔬✈️🏠, 💂‍♀️💼👨‍👩‍👦

We’re back this week with a (slightly) chaotic episode!

After recapping our LNY, we discuss the definition of short kings 👑, rizz 😎, and what it means to sow our oats 👩🏻‍🌾 in this city…

Every year we reflect on the previous year and share our new resolutions 🪩 For 2022, we took inspiration from ABG’s episode 200, “Our 5 Ws of 2022” and their fresh spin on reflecting.

How would you define a girl boss? This week’s update on our jobs lead into an entire discussion on our own bossification (or un-bossification for some). We revisit the familiar debate on working to live vs. living to work and dig into the idea of internal motivation.

In this week’s episode, we share our pre-Thanksgiving updates (🦠👾🏺🗽) and continue the conversation on friendships…how does one make new friends post-grad??

Shoutout to Tracy, the grad student who made friends with the TASA undergrads at UMD - it all makes sense now!

Describing today’s episode with only emojis: 🍗💕🤷🏻‍♀️👯‍♀️✈️

If that’s not clear enough, join us this week where we talk turkey legs, travel plans, & how dating works within our ever-connected friend group - all in under 60 minutes!

We’re following our big 100 episode with a casual discussion about birthdays (we recorded on Ming’s 24th!) and our new artistic pursuits.

Out: climbing for 3+ hours in a smelly gym

In: following our art hoe aspirations to paint, dance, and sculpt

Episode 100!! 🎉💃🏻❤️‍🔥🎊

Pour yourself a BIG cup of tea for this one! We had to go all out for our 100th episode so we decided to let a familiar voice take the mic and ask us 100(ish) questions.

Sebastian turns the tables on us and interviews us on 3 different categories of questions - q’s we didn’t see/pick/filter out beforehand 🫣

This week, Ming shares her recent experience of finding a therapist and going to therapy. She dives into what prompted her to start searching for one and insights she’s already learned a few weeks into it.

Before our candid discussion on mental health, we also touch on…

💒 Sally’s wedding experience

🎂 Linda’s 24th birthday

🥬 Bok choy & “Partner Track”

Baby Got Back, guess that makes us baby because we’re BACK 🥹

This season will be a little different that the previous five (5!!) so tune in to this ep for some housekeeping notes and updates on all our summer fun in the sun…

This stream of consciousness episode certainly lives up to its name this week! We start with a weekly recap about Kevin’s birthday party, Linda’s bike lessons, and Ming’s trip to Dallas 🍻🚴🏻‍♀️🤠

Then we reflect on our times in DC (lag vs. log 🧫) and get meta about our podcast…

We’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season: giving unsolicited opinions on r/AmtheAsshole!

As much as we like discussing our own interpersonal relationships, sometimes it’s more interesting to dive into stranger’s.

Give it a listen and share your own judgements with us!

Do you have platonic love in your life? For episode 95, we brought on Taylor Roar, a high school friend who’s her own boss as a wellness entrepreneur and digital content creator.

Taylor shares how she first started her blog, “Tay’s Divine Life,” and then we discuss the value of platonic love relationships. From years-old friendships to new post-grad friends, they all bring something special to our lives.

This week, we return to our past conversations about our sexual health and sex ed experiences (episode 11 and 26) and talk all things birth control, plan B, and UTIs. To get even more personal, we also think through our thoughts on casual sex and what it’s like seeing our siblings go through the same experiences.

We are NOT sexual and reproductive health experts! Enjoy this episode of our personal experiences, but visit plannedparenthood.org for actual facts and comprehensive sex ed.

We kick off this stream of consciousness ep with a long conversation about mansplaining. What exactly is the difference between over explaining and mansplaining? And how do we deal with it??

Linda also shares her latest home-buying news (spoiler: 🥳), which inevitably led us to pondering about our 5-year plans. It’s seems like we’ve been making some big gorl moves recently…

Now that the dust has settled and she’s finally committed to a school, we put Sally in the hot seat and ask her about her grad school application process.

From an unplanned gap year to being wooed by PIs and faculty, she shares her experience finding the best PhD program for her future goals in biomedicine.

Keep listening for her program name reveal and a funny convo about the importance of ~vibe checks~

Books, movies, shows, & games… we’re back with our seasonal media review! Friendship and the nuances of other interpersonal relationships always seem to pop up as major themes in our favorite media and how we consume it - who would've thought??

Let us know if you’ve read/watched/listened/played any of our favorites - or share your own!

Content warning: We briefly discuss a character with eating disorders at 31:09-31:52.

We mention him often on our weekly recaps, but now he’s finally a full guest! Tune in to this week’s episode as Carlos joins us for a discussion about our dads 👨‍👧‍👦

Our fathers play an equally important role in our lives, but we’ve mostly shared about our mother-daughter relationships. Now, it’s time to share what it was like growing up with our dads and how our father-daughter (and father-son) dynamics have changed over time ☺️

This week we’re joined by our special guest, Heather Kim! Heather shares her career insights as a photo editor at National Geographic, from how she got her photography start with a flip phone to receiving a job offer after filming a documentary.

Besides her career, we also go on a tangent about Instagram, film photography, and why it’s nice to be anonymous on TikTok 😎

Do you work to live or live to work?

This week’s episode starts out with us interviewing Alex on his career pivot from software engineering to medicine, but eventually turns into a much deeper conversation about our Purpose™️ in life.

💭 Put your philosopher cap on and tune into our first guest episode of the season featuring our good friend

Content warning: This is a more serious episode and there is a brief mention of suicide at 13:09-13:45.

Just like the popular TikTok sound says, sometimes you gotta put yourself first. Especially when it comes to breaking up and ending a romantic relationship 💔

We mentioned it in our previous ep, but now’s the time to fully talk through our break up experiences including when we knew it was over, how we got over them, and if we’d ever get back with an ex.

Heyyy there…did you miss us?? We’re back and ready to kick off our 5th season!

We took a longer break this time, so of course we had to have a good catch up talk in this season premiere. From our latest relationship statuses, to new year intentions, to changing friendship dynamics - we’re already getting sentimental this szn 😚

You can catch up on all 82 episodes - link in our bio!

In today’s episode, we’re talking about traveling! From our dream destinations to transportation horror stories, we reminisce on our journeys around the country and world 🌍

Somehow after 3 seasons, we still haven’t recorded a Halloween episode… It’s about time we talked all things spooky, creepy, and generally goosebumpy plus we have our good friend, Nick Stacker to join us!

Tune in for a holiday-appropriate ep where we share our spookiest urban legends and close ghost encounters. But beware - you may need a light palette cleanser after the show (Ming did!) 👻

It’s that time of the year againnnn! We don’t mean PSL szn, we’re talking about our seasonal episode on favorite media 🍁🍂

From tv shows to books to games, these cultural consumption episodes are truly the epitome of our “time capsule” podcast.

If you’ve listened to at least 15 minutes of one episode this season, you know that climbing has become our new ~thing~ 😎

In today’s episode we bring on Kevin Feng, a relatively new friend who has become a central member of the climbing squad. We talk all things climbing with Kevin from stereotypes to insecurities to gym etiquette!

Listening? Listen on!

Every weekly recap we fill you in on our work updates, but since it’s been over a year at our jobs we decided to dedicate an entire episode to a worklife check-in.

In a year, we’ve gained more responsibilities, seen our coworker dynamics change, and asked for raises! Tune into for a classic MO career chat ☕️

In this week’s episode, we brought back a favorite guest to talk all things “ick” and what it means when you get that undeniable feeling about your SO…but somehow we ended up on a winding conversation talking all things romantic relationships!

Tune in for a ride of an episode and learn why Jethro Punzalan is just built different 💁🏻‍♀️

Do you drink ice cold water in the morning like Ming?

We discuss why warm water is traditionally preferred to cold, what foods are considered yeet hay, and other TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) guidelines in this week’s episode.

Keep listening to the end for a nuanced conversation on how people practice TCM in Western countries and why the US healthcare system doesn’t quite align with TCM ideas on preventative treatment.

Are we [22F, 22F, 22F] the assholes for giving unsolicited opinions on r/AmItheAsshole??

You tell us! We’ve mentioned our interest in Reddit before, but this week we decided to dive into one of our favorite subreddits and read a few interpersonal dilemmas.

Listen along, and let us know if you agree with our profound judgements 👩🏻‍⚖️

For the three of us, marriage still seems like a far off concept that may or may not happen someday. For Diwen and Brent, it happened last year thanks to one fortunate encounter on Coffee Meets Bagel.

From dating app messaging to engaged and married in under a year, the Bians join us for a special episode where they share what it’s like to be newlyweds and how their Christian faith shapes their journey together.

Now that two of us have officially flown from the nest, we’re sharing all the pains and joys of cooking solo.

Tune into this chill discussion on our shared fear of talking to the grocery fishmonger, our favorite vegetables, and quick tips on cooking for 1.

Ok we admit it, we’re NOT experts in every topic discussed on the pod 😅

That’s why we decided to revisit the topic of ✨ astrology ✨ (something we first discussed all the way back in episode 10), but this time with a guide: Hana Huie!

Join us as Hana schools us in all this astrology, from why the Co-Star app can be misleading to what it really means when Mercury is in retrograde 💫

Grab a snack or cup of tea- this ep is a long one!

💬 “A girl has no name”… more like a girl has many names!

Especially over the course of our lifetimes, we could expect to be called by many different names- from our legal names to our Chinese names to our spouses’ names (or maybe not 🤔).

Join us for an episode all about names, current and future!

The last time Sebastian on the pod we discussed electoral politics and the limitations of voting, but this season we decided to bring him back for a more intimate discussion.

Tune in to hear Seb share his perspective on how dating has changed for him over time- from high school to college and in-person to virtual. And how it might not have changed as much as he first thought ❤️‍🔥

Happy August and happy season 4️⃣! Did you miss our Monday chats?

In today’s episode we reveal our biggest fights 💥 and how our conflict management styles play a big role depending on the situation.

We’ve always heard that the compromising style is best…turns out we we heard wrong— tune in to this ep to learn why!

Surprise!! Did you miss us? When we got the opportunity to record together in person for the first time in over a year, we couldn’t say no (even if we’re still technically on a summer break).

Enjoy this mini-sode #65.5 where we share our recent shot girl summer activities 🌞🥵 Talk soon!

🎉 We’ve finally made it to the end of season 3! For our 65th episode and the last one for a few weeks, we answered all your burning (random) questions from Instagram.

We talk interior design 🛋, interacting with our clones 👯‍♀️, and Ming’s five-year plan for her future 💍👀

Don’t fret! We’ll be back after a short summer break 🌞

If you’re reading this right now, you most likely have some form of social media and you’ll most definitely find this week’s episode interesting.

From Instagram finstas to professional Twitter accounts, in this episode we try to tackle the double-edged sword that is social media.

This week, our friend Rakha returns for a solo guest episode to share his experience applying for and being sworn in as a US citizen 🇺🇸

As an ex-Indonesian citizen, he shares what motivated him to apply for US citizenship, his parents’ reaction, and how his life has changed since.

This week we’re in the mood to talk all things supernatural, mythological, and theological!

In this episode, Sally prompts us to share our favorite mythological creatures 🐉 , discuss whether we believe in life after death, and general musings about what real aliens look like 👽 🦠

Plus two of us grew up in a Christian household, so we couldn’t help bringing up theological thoughts on Jesus and historical context to legendary figures.

It’s just us 姐姐 on this week’s episode...

Did you know that all three of us are older sisters or jie jie (姐姐)? We all have experienced being the older kid, role model to our younger sibling, and parents’ first pancake 🥞🙃

On this ep we share our stories as the oldest child in the family and compare thoughts on older sibling stereotypes (are we all type A? Anxious and held to a higher standard?)

Happy APAHM! We’re excited to have Vinh Dang on this week to share how he went from ignoring his Vietnamese culture in high school to leading a workshop on Asian American representation to volunteering as the director of communications at ECAASU (in addition to his regular ol’ 9-5).

Vinh also shares his views on boba liberalism, gives advice on getting involved in Asian American advocacy efforts post-grad, and spills what it’s like to be Linda’s boss.

Check out ECAASU’s podcast, Community Echos, co-hosted by Vinh!

What do bamboo, goatman, and Yahoo Answers have in common?? They were all top of mind for this random, never-ending weekly update episode!

A little birdie 🐦 told us that some listeners’ favorite segment is the weekly update so we decided to keep it going, all episode long.

What did you think of this casual episode? Let us know if you want more mini chats interspersed throughout future seasons!

Feeling a little lost? On this week’s episode, we are joined by the wonderful, Jessica Lin, owner of Lost As Jess!

Architect by day and jewelry designer by night, Jessica shares how she she felt “lost” in between jobs as a recent grad, but was inspired by the prosperity knots hanging in Chinatown. From there, she turned to her childhood of crafting and her design background to start her very own jewelry shop.

Tune into our latest episode while shopping her beautiful East Asian-inspired designs @LostAsJess on Etsy!

Sally’s recent visit with her Grandpa and hearing his story of living in China inspired us to explore more of our family’s history this week, including long-distance love stories 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 and what motivated our parents to immigrate.

🧬 Family history is a little more difficult for Ming to share, but keep listening to hear her DNA ancestry results... you may or may not be surprised 🧬

This week we’re keeping up with the...kitchen and getting an inside look at the culinary world thanks to our special guest, Kathy Chen 👩🏻‍🍳

Kathy shares her experience attending a top culinary school in NYC and discusses what it’s like to be an East Asian American woman entering a still male-dominated field in the US.

🍣 If you’re in the Baltimore area, check out Kathy’s own family's restaurant, Yamato Sushi!

A season staple, it’s about time for another Asian media review! We review the latest 3 Asian American movies 💌🌱🐉 and then get into other media, including k-dramas ofc.

Keep listening for a deeper discussion of tropes and how shows, like ATLA, reflect realistic and more mature themes.

Let us know what you’re watching/listening/reading in the comments!

Another Monday and another episode on relationships, platonic & romantic!

We use We’re Not Really Strangers’ signs you’re in a healthy relationship to discuss green flags, instead of red ✅

Stay tuned for the end of the episode where we also talk about how to end a relationship when the time comes...

Cheers, mate! We’re back this week with a two-for-one guest episode on studying abroad ✈️

Obviously, traveling anywhere is limited now, but we can still mentally visit Madrid & Edinburgh with our guests, Dave & Tim!

Join us for a fun, random episode on traveling abroad as Asian Americans and tips for the application process at the end!

Finding a mentor is often recommended to students and recent grads, but we think it’s seems easier said than done.

🧐 And what even is a mentor?? Join us this week as we share our personal experiences of finding, keeping, and yes, even training our mentors…

We’re sipping and spilling the tea this week…imagine a truth or drink game, but with bubble tea!

Sally puts her new AZN Flush x KFT card game to use (“the world's first boba-themed game”) and we answer different questions like “story time”, “if this, then”, and “most likely to.” Tune in for a fun, lighthearted boba chat session to get a glimpse of the kind of conversations we have off-pod.

Liked this kind of episode? Let us know and we might record more friend games in the futures!

Do you call it boba or bubble tea? Freeway or highway? We brought on our old high school friend, Jethro, to talk about the difference between U.S. west coast and east coast culture.

Jethro went to school with us in Maryland, but he’s lived all over the world and spent the last few years in Northern California and Las Vegas. Join us to hear why he thinks #WestCoastBestCoast.

We just missed Valentine’s day, but we hope the results from our rigorous review of 6 unique dating apps will still be helpful in your quest for love.

That’s right, in this week’s episode we compare 4 obscure/niche dating apps with 2 classic ones that you may already have on your phone. Although we have a 20 pt. rubric, we did this app review just for fun and laughs, and it shouldn’t be taken too seriously. If you’ve had success with EME Hive or Christian Mingle, let us know!

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This episode is in partnership with Baisun Candle Co., a small Asian American owned business that hand-pours and hand-presses each and every candle based out of Wilmington, Delaware.

You can use the code 'MovingBaisun' to take 10% off your total order! Follow them on Instagram at @baisuncandleco and visit them online at baisuncandleco.com 🍵

新年快乐！恭喜发财！

In 4 days it will be lunar new year and the year of the ox (牛) will begin 🐂

We always have an episode marking the start of solar new year, but this time we decided to share our favorite foods 🍊🥟 and traditions of Chinese New Year.

Also join us for a surprise guest cameo and an unplanned conversation about cultural appropriation.

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This episode is in partnership with Baisun Candle Co., a small Asian American owned business that hand-pours and hand-presses each and every candle based out of Wilmington, Delaware.

You can use the code 'MovingBaisun' to take 10% off your total order! Follow them on Instagram at @baisuncandleco and visit them online at baisuncandleco.com 🍵

We told you we had a lot in store for this season… we’re excited to share our first ever podcaster guests, Crystal and Jeeso from Eat Your Crust!

Crystal and Jeesoo are both college grads from c/o 2018 so they’ve had a few more years to figure out what it means to be post-grads working full time. On this episode, we chat about work-life balance, how to quit your first job, and how growing up in Silicon Valley impacted their career choices.

After listening to our episode, head over to their pod to hear us debate Gen Z vs Millennial and the future of TikTok

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This episode is in partnership with Baisun Candle Co., a small Asian American owned business that hand-pours and hand-presses each and every candle based out of Wilmington, Delaware.

You can use the code 'MovingBaisun' to take 10% off your total order! Follow them on Instagram at @baisuncandleco and visit them online at baisuncandleco.com 🍵

It’s been over a month since the second COVID-19 vaccine was issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US FDA… but what does an EUA even mean for the future of the vaccine?

On this week’s episode, we’re excited to have Sally’s mom, an experienced vaccine reviewer, provide her personal insight and answer all your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.

New year, new season!! We’re back with a brand new season and bunch of exciting episodes coming your way!

With each new year we like to take the time to reflect and set our personal goals, but for 2021 we’re mixing it up a bit by writing letters to the future Linda, Sally, and Ming.

If you’re all caught up with Seasons 1 & 2, jump back in and join us for a sweet and sentimental episode.

What do you think you’ll be like in 2029?

Let's get lost in the Asian BerMEDIA Triangle!

For this season's penultimate episode, we're doing another Asian media review, but in a slightly different style. Join us for 3 mini talks where each of us take on one side of the Asian media triangle (shows/dramas, music/k-pop, and books) to recommend and discuss. Linda also shares her study on LGBTQ+ Asian American identity and the role of Kpop.

Find the link to all our recommendations & Linda’s paper on our website at movingoolongpod.com

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This episode is in partnership with Teaphile, a queer woman-owned business focusing on single-origin artisan Chinese teas sourced directly from family farms.

Learn more about their winter subscription program at thethirdplace.is/teaphile and @teaphilelife🍃

There are many among us who struggle with imposter syndrome, including our special guest, Liz San!

On this week’s episode we talk about feeling like imposters in college, at work, and even in our relationships 👻 Listen until the end of the podcast to hear how we might actively fight those feelings of doubt!

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This episode is in partnership with Teaphile, a queer woman-owned business focusing on single-origin artisan Chinese teas sourced directly from family farms.

Learn more about their winter subscription program at thethirdplace.is/teaphile and @teaphilelife🍃

We all have them, and for some reason we’re embarrassed to talk about them… but this week we’re digging deep to share our own guilty pleasures.

Tune in for a fun episode where we expose our secret interests (country music, anyone?) and try to describe why we’re embarrassed to share.

Previously, we’ve talked about the important role language plays in our culture, but this week we’re really getting into it.

From weekly, Sunday Chinese school to learning Mandarin over Zoom, all three of us have very different language learning experiences and it’s informed how we interact with our families & culture.

We’re one day out from Election Day 2020 and today we add our own voices to the on-going conversation about electoral politics.

Tune in to hear us explore topics like talking politics with family, why Asian Americans are often perceived as politically apathetic, and the limitations of voting. If that’s not interesting enough, our good friend, Sebastian also joins us to share his unique story as a biochem major turned Democratic fundraiser.

As Yo Gotti raps in his 2016 hit, “it goes down in the DM” and indeed it does (sometimes)…

This week we’re finishing our 3-part dating series with a discussion on online dating. We compare dating apps and the apps vs. dating IRL. We also reminisce about conversations we’ve had in the DMs of other apps and how everything seems to be happening online nowadays.

👀 Have you ever slid into someones DMs? Let us know down below 👇🏼

With the COVID-19 pandemic this year, we’ve all become aware of the terms “quarantining” and “social distancing.” But what does that mean when it comes to our dating life 🤔

We’re excited to have another guest on for this week’s 2nd installment of our dating stories! Camilla brings her perspective to dating as someone who has been quarantining with her significant other since March 👩‍❤️‍👨 Join us for a discussion on co-habitation during the pandemic, long-distance relationships pre-COVID, and how love languages play a role!

We’ve all heard the US described as a “melting pot” of cultures and ethnicities, but what does it mean to date in a melting pot, specifically dating outside of your culture?

We’re starting off a new dating series with our personal stories of interracial/cultural dating and all the nuances that come with it. From yellow fever worries to communicating with immigrant parents, we discuss all our thoughts on dating non-Chinese Americans.

We’re talking about beauty standards this week, including how our own self-worth has changed over time. We also discuss how societal expectations of Asian American women and their bodies still play a role in our body image development.

Content warning: This episode includes a long conversation about weight, weighing ourselves, & exercising for weight loss.

It’s time for the test-takers to become the test-makers... ⁣

This week we made mini quizzes about ourselves and put each other to the test. Spoiler: none of us got 100%, proving once again that we still have much to learn about one another 😤⁣

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This episode is in partnership with Monumental Magazine. Learn more at monumentalmagazine.com and @monumentalmag 💫

As of this week, it’s officially been at least a month since we’ve had our full-time jobs! We’re incredible grateful for our jobs and the stability it brings during this unstable time, but we’ve definitely learned a lot as employees at the bottom of the food chain.

This week we touch base on all the nuanced workplace dynamics we’ve learned: From walking on eggshells around certain people to the proper etiquette of following coworkers on social media.

We’re taking a break from the lighter, personality topics this week to talk mental health with M Pease!

In this episode, we discuss how our intersecting identities shape our mental health. M also shares what it’s like to work as a Peer Counselor at the university’s help center and why there’s often barriers to accessing mental health resources like seeing a therapist 💬

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This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

Is soy sauce a condiment??? Tune in to hear us answer that question plus many more in our rapid-ish fire speed dating episode.

It’s a casual episode this week so you’ll hear our candid thoughts & reactions to the fact that Sally thinks chili oil is a condiment 😅

But seriously, somehow it’s our 31st episode and we’re still learning new things about each other!

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This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

For our 30th episode (!!) we finally get to a highly requested topic: our past dating and college relationship experiences. ⁣

They say all relationships can be a lesson we learn from and we definitely agree 🤔 Join us (and our best friend, William) for a LONG story time episode with a bit of reflection at the end!⁣

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This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

So you know our sun signs and MBTI types, but do you know our enneagram types??

This week we try to understand the basics of the enneagram system & symbol (shoutout to our mans, Pythagoras) and then use that knowledge to guess each other’s types! Spoiler alert: we don’t know each other as well as we thought…

Tune in for a fun episode about this complicated system & how it compares to other personality tests!

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This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨

You’ve already met Vincent, but we’d now like to introduce the remainder of the TASA Bigs trifecta: Albert Wang & Peter Tran!

If you’ve listened to any of our past episodes, you know being members of TASA definitely shaped our undergrad experience & a BIG part of that was due to the Big/Little family system.

In this episode we talk all things TASA, from what we hoped to gain from a Taiwanese club to all the past election drama. We also discuss our different perspectives of the broader Asian American community at UMD & debate the potential opportunities each organization can bring to students.

This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com.

You love them, you hate them, & sometimes you can’t live without them... join us this week for a lengthy chat about our past roommates!

We’ve all had a variety of living situations since freshman year of college and we rate them all from a 4/10 to 10/10. Keep listening and we also contemplate our future roommate situation 🐶? 🐱??

Let’s talk toilets! And periods and puberty…

In this episode we have a casual discussion about all our experiences in the bathroom. From our first periods to tampon lessons to setting off a Taiwanese bathroom alarm, check out our latest episode to hear some *intimate* details about our own bodily functions.

For our 25th episode, we’re talking moola, cash, cheddar, dough — MONEY 💸

Sometimes talking about money or income can seem taboo and even we’ve never had a deep money conversation... until now! We talk about all things money including who pays for the check in a relationship, when we got our first credit card, and the complexities of “hustle culture”. Similar to our friendship episode, we also use a list of questions designed to start these important financial conversations.

This week’s episode is all about our favorite topic, FOOD *chef’s kiss* 👌🏼⁣

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Join us for a fun, lighthearted episode where we talk about our childhood memories of food, culinary traditions, & that one time we transported our handmade dumplings in trash bags...

yup·pie /ˈyəpē/ — young, urban professional.

We have a very special episode for this week with not one, not two, but 3 guests! While postgrad & career moves have been a common topic for us, we thought you might be tired of hearing just our perspectives...

All 3 are our good friends & recent grads from UMD, but each have very different postgrad futures at a Big Four company, US government agency, and tech development program.

While we’ve taken the past few weeks to center the Black Lives Matter movement & share Black hosted podcasts, it’s important to realize that this is not a trend.

Feel free to continue to check out resources we’ve saved (in our IG stories) for being allies & additional lists of Black hosted podcasts.

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July = halfway through the year 😮 Plus, this week we’re kickstarting our second season!! It’s been over a month since we’ve graduated and we still can’t help but feel uncertain of what the future holds for us. So we decided to take a pause & reflect on the year so far.

Alexa, play “Pomp and Circumstance”

By the time this episode is released, we’ll all be alumni of the University of Maryland!

Of course since we’ve been talking about our college experiences and post-grad ideas since the beginning of this podcast, we had to have a whole episode dedicated to our college regrets.

We also end up talking about imposter syndrome and our plans as official postgrads.

Congratulations to all 2020 grads! We did it!

What’s your favorite way to stay active? For us, we’ve participated in organized sports, started rock climbing, and even joined group classes! Your may stay active all year round or fluctuate in your fitness level, just like us…

Join us for a discussion on how we get (and stay) physical!

Another casual episode for this week! We didn’t have any specific topic in mind, but as you listen you’ll hear how we end up talking about SCAMS.

From MLMs to corporate scams to our own scams, join us for a funny and random episode!

For our 18th episode, we have our second ever guest— Christine Rhee!

Christine is a fellow graduating senior and, just like all of us, she has worked at numerous on-campus jobs while being a full-time student.

This week, Christine helps us define “student affairs” as we break down the pros and cons of having a job on campus. We discuss our own experiences and have a brief story time to tell our wildest stories from working in student affairs!

This week we’re spilling the tea, on productivity!

College definitely challenges our ability to stay organized so we’ve perfected our favorite ways to stay on track. From note-taking to event-planning to financial accountability, we discuss our favorite phone apps and analog methods for staying organized.

Grab your tool ring (aka your phone) and see if you use the same tools we do!

(Also it’s totally okay if you’re feeling unproductive/motivated during this time, feel free to take a break from productivity talk and save this episode for a later listen)

Welcome to the COVID Creative Club! We all know someone who’s started making bread or playing Animal Crossing while social isolating at home…

This week we share all the hobbies and creative projects we just started or have been doing way before the pandemic started. From pottery to zines to learning html, we also talk monetization and the role of social media 💸💸

Visit our website to get links for everything, including fabric face mask instructions!

Episode 15 is all about our ~body modifications~ from first piercings to Taiwanese tattoos.

We talk about our various tattoos/piercings, their meanings, and our parents’ reactions! Plus we answer the question our parents have all asked—will we get more soon...?

[Disclaimer: This episode is not a credible guide on how to tattoo or pierce anyone, this is just for entertainment]