Explore every episode of the podcast Eat Your Crust
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Dealing with Dislike | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:38:13 | |
Sometimes we're just in our hater era...Today we discuss how we deal with feelings of dislike! We chat about what dislike looks/feels like for us and whether we are good at hiding it. We talk about overturning first impressions & feeling obligated to hate people because of our friends. We also dive into how insecurities/emotions can impact our judgment of others! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| K-Reality Shows | 28 Aug 2024 | 00:51:05 | |
Today our friend Anne joins us to chat about Korean reality TV shows! We gush about our favorite shows and what factors make them juicy. We dive into the types of characters we tend to root for, and what types of characters we would be. We also discuss the fun of scouring forums for the gossip. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GIRLTALK: Women Archetypes in the Media | 26 Jun 2024 | 00:51:24 | |
Today our friends Mel & Sunny join us to talk about female archetypes, from the 'it girl' and beyond! We chat about what qualities 'it girl's have, and other characterizations of women we see online or in the media. We discuss the reason behind why there are so many micro-labels for young women. We explore the pressures/joys of keeping up with what's popular and how this has changed throughout our twenties. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GRADSCHOOL: Physical Therapy (DPT) | 27 Jul 2022 | 00:46:34 | |
Understanding where to even start when you have tense shoulders, a bad knee, or back pain can be pretty daunting. Luckily for us, physical therapists have all the expertise (and a doctorate's degree to boot)! Today a physical therapist shares with us how she chose to go to PT school, what she loves about her job, and whether she 'physically therapizes' herself with her clinical knowledge. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Modeling & Photoshoots | 20 Jul 2022 | 00:42:51 | |
Amateur modeling and photo shoots can be a whirlwind of fun that can help you feel more comfortable in your skin, curate better outfits, and meet awesome, skilled connections! It can also open you up to paid gigs and cool events. However, you may want to make sure you select your connections carefully... Today our guest shares the perks and skills she's gained through her hobby of modeling and spills the tea about some weird situations amateur modeling has landed her in! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| In Our Feels | 13 Jul 2022 | 00:40:58 | |
Your girls are in therapy, and in our FEEEELS! Today we talk about the very human experience of feeling emotions, reflect on how we deal with sadness and anger, and share any coping mechanisms that our therapists have equipped us with. Come get deep and introspective with us on our journey to being at peace with our feelings! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| LGBTQ Identity Between Cultures | 06 Jul 2022 | 01:13:20 | |
Understanding the nuances of sexual identity, especially in younger years, can be a long, complicated, and immensely personal journey. However, when you jump into this journey while moving amongst three different countries, you can guess that there would be even further cultural perspectives to add to the mix! Today, our guest (who is also the wonderful co-host of 'To Be Human' podcast) shares with us his experience navigating his sexual identity as a Third Culture Kid, from Germany to China to the United States. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GRADSCHOOL: Bioengineering PhD | 29 Jun 2022 | 00:44:42 | |
After spending a large majority of our youth in school, going into grad school isn't an easy decision, especially for something as lengthy and intensive as a PhD program! Today we get an inside look into the life of a Bioengineering PhD student and evaluate what factors are important to consider before applying to higher education programs. We also look into the perks of having a phD (vs. Masters) in the Bioengineering field & how the programs themselves set you up for success after graduation! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Friendship Units | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:40:40 | |
In our experiences, friendship dynamics can be pretty different depending on the number of friends you have in your “group”. You and your bestie would be what we consider a duo, three’s a crowd, and then we got quads and 5-stacks! Today we muse on the advantages & pitfalls of different-sized friendship units. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Learning to Manage Money (Poorly) as Adults | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:43:07 | |
The song "Mo Money Mo Problems" never took into account that you can funnel your extra money straight into your restaurant/DoorDash budget. Maybe with a little bit of emotional Amazon spending too. Today we get REAL with you guys and share our monthly expenses (please don't judge us!) as well as some of our spending habits & future financial goals. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Volleyball Saturdays - Sports with Friends | 08 Jun 2022 | 00:42:29 | |
When you grow up playing sports, you have that competitive nature within you... and that includes getting your friends to rally and play your favorite sport with you! Today we bring on our friend who participated in multiple sports growing up, and has now assembled her entire friend group to create a Volleyball Saturday trend with almost 20 people joining each week. For anyone who loves sports, loves competition, or wants to try something new with their friend group, this episode is for you! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| The Evolving Role of Social Media in Our Lives | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:37:17 | |
As one of the generations that grew up on social media, we’ve seen the rise and fall of many different websites and apps, with each new trend of social media playing a different role in our lives. From the YOLO Snapchat era to the infamous Tumblr era, and now to new apps like BeReal and BeerBuddy, we dissect how each app makes us feel and act, and try to understand what makes or breaks a social media app! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Anniversary Questions with Drinks | 25 May 2022 | 00:45:08 | |
To celebrate our 3 year anniversary, your hosts gathered some spicy questions and grabbed a few beers to do a little truth or drink session! Featuring lessons from our first kiss, stories of crazy hangovers, and mysterious fears and turn-ons that we attempt to explain! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Double Dates | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:48:52 | |
Today our friend Kate joins us to talk about double dates! We talk about what makes a hangout a ‘double date’, beyond just two couples hanging out. We chat about the specific environment double dates curate. We discuss double dates as a way to introduce friends to partners! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Art & Crafts for Twenty-Somethings | 18 May 2022 | 00:48:49 | |
Now that we're a little bit more adjusted to the 9-5 in our mid-twenties, the time has come to look for some hobbies! Whether you prefer your hobbies to be calming or exciting, hands-on or virtual, social or solo, there's something out there for the little child in all of us! However, our guest today talks about the meditative, primal nature of her hobby, ceramics, and it does make us intrigued to get our hands on some clay (or slime...or floam...). Join us as we discuss our perspectives & approaches to hobbies in our adulthood! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Pre-Vacation Prep | 11 May 2022 | 00:44:11 | |
Vacations are always exciting (someone pls implement summer vacations for adults!!!) but part of the fun lies in the prepping & packing process ;-) From packing cubes to travel size toiletries, nothing is sexier than a perfectly planned capsule wardrobe organized neatly inside the perfect size suitcase. Today we discuss all of the hard work that goes into pre-vacation prep work, and discuss how our detailed packing & mental prep can make the actual vacation itself more exciting! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Performance Reviews for the 9-5 | 04 May 2022 | 00:39:48 | |
At least once a year, the unavoidable task of the Performance Review comes up. No pressure, but any potential you hope to have for a promotion, raise, or bonus are all based on this submission. Today we discuss how we go about the Performance Review process, any tips or tricks we've gleaned from our managers, and do some roleplaying action with our *professional voices* on! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Are We Runners? | 27 Apr 2022 | 00:49:20 | |
This month, Crystal & Jeesoo ran a 5k together! We discuss how our running journeys have morphed from running the mile in middle school to incorporating runs into our 9-5s. Do we enjoy running now? It's tough to say... but we invite on some friends who run much longer & faster than us to see if they can pinpoint what qualifies someone as a 'runner'! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Solo Birthday Ventures | 20 Apr 2022 | 00:38:04 | |
Crystal is officially 26 y'all!!! In honor of her birthday, she decided to throw herself a special SOLO vacay this year by going on a one night getaway alone! Tune in to hear how she spent her special day glamping in the woods, what kind of food & activities she brought to spend her time, and the various ruminations that arose in her dedicated day alone. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Why We Read | 13 Apr 2022 | 00:46:12 | |
Today we discuss one of our favorite hobbies…reading! Not only has this manifested in a book club for our friend group, our love for reading makes it fun to reflect on our past reading choices (& what secret desires we wanted to fulfill with them), the different approaches to reading we’ve experienced (plot vs. prose?), and the thoughts we have about the impact of representation in some of our favorite books from childhood. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| All Good Things Come To An End | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:46:57 | |
Whether it’s the school year coming to an end, or your favorite TV show airing its last episode, all good things come to an end. Today we discuss how we deal with the finality and temporary nature of various aspects of life, from silly things like overcoming the feeling of emptiness after finishing our favorite book/show, all the way to heavier feelings of ending a relationship or losing a loved one. We also tackle how we viewed and understood death at a young age, and how we’ve come to manage our feelings of grief and fear when faced with the concept/impact of mortality. Inspired by Season 1 of Asian Not Asian Podcast coming to an end! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Fully Asian, Half & Half | 30 Mar 2022 | 00:46:35 | |
Growing up in a multicultural household means...more food variety, more languages, and more confusion about what is actually one culture or the other! Our guest today shares what it was like growing up half-Chinese, half-Korean in a predominantly Korean area, the various differences in a multicultural household, and how she relates to "halfie culture" as a half-East Asian, half-East Asian woman! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Does My Therapist Like Me? | 23 Mar 2022 | 00:51:05 | |
We’re holding ourselves accountable for one of our New Years Resolutions! We’re in THERAPY! Today we share with you our journeys with therapy so far, as well as the random fears and insecurities we have about therapy. If you ever catch yourself trying to impress your therapist with your traumas, let us know…just asking for a friend… Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Coding Bootcamp | 16 Mar 2022 | 00:41:22 | |
Bootcamps have gained popularity over the years for helping people break into tech for less money and time than a traditional 4-year college. But what is it like learning 4 years of material in a condensed amount of time? Today we brought on our friend who went through the Bootcamp experience to become a Software Engineer! He dives into the differences between Bootcamp and college classes, the stigmas of Bootcamps in the industry, and whether he felt the experience was worth the money or not. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Growing Family Responsibilities in Adulthood | 12 Jun 2024 | 00:37:46 | |
Today we discuss how we keep up with family in our adulthood. We chat about deciding what to communicate with our parents after we moved out. We talk about determining how often to visit our parents and what factors go into the decision. We also explore new responsibilities we have grown into in the family and how it makes us feel. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Friend Group Archetypes | 09 Mar 2022 | 00:47:46 | |
The more the merrier! But does this apply to friend groups, Discord servers, and Messenger group chats? Today we discuss the concept of friend groups and how various factors like platform, size, and distance can impact them. We also explore how different friend groups can bring out different sides of us, and share the various archetypes of friends we see! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Energy Management & Burnout | 02 Mar 2022 | 00:44:28 | |
When work is feeling really busy, it can bleed into the way you feel even outside of work. The overwhelming feeling of burnout makes you feel like life is coming at you a million miles per hour. Trust me, we’ve been there. Today we discuss the way burnout manifests in our lives and share some tips and tricks we use to manage our daily energy and time! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| We Bought a House! | 23 Feb 2022 | 00:48:19 | |
A little under a year ago, Jeesoo and her boyfriend bought a house together! Not only was this a major decision that required a lot of awkward conversations about money, ownership, and the future, it was also an emotional rollercoaster full of rejections and excitement. Tune in for some juicy tea about the kind of discussions we had, the offers we put in, and the general lifestyle change following the purchase! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GIRLTALK: Periods & Sexual Health | 16 Feb 2022 | 01:03:37 | |
We have a lot of complicated feelings about our period. We’re no longer the shy teenagers at school who whispered about our periods, but we’re not necessarily the biggest fans of the monthly ritual either, especially not when it comes with cramps, acne, and mood swings. However, we DO love relating with other women and all people with periods about our shared experiences for all things “taboo”, including gynocologist exams and STD tests! Tune in to hear us connect with Melinda and Uma from @lets.sync.health about periods & sexual health. Let's Sync is a platform & community to learn and chat on all things gender and health in an open, inclusive, and encouraging way. They believe that together, we can all become more informed and confident on these topics. Their IG features a lot of cool resources so go check out their page @lets.sync.health! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| New York, 1 Year Later | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:40:46 | |
It's been almost exactly 1 year since Crystal has moved to New York City - and, over that past year, many more of our friends have been moving to "The Big Apple" as well! Whether it's the liveliness of the city, the famous restaurants, or just the vague image of the city we remember from shows like "Friends" and "How I Met Your Mother", there's something about New York City that calls to us. Today we discuss how NYC has brought out different sides of Crystal and impacted things like financial priorities, making plans, and not yelping at subway rats! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Lucky Lunar New Years | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:37:56 | |
Wishing you good fortune, good health, and many blessings this Lunar New Year! Today we put our brains together to think of the ways our families have adapted Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese traditions for LNY for our modern Asian-American families. Whether our families celebrated through cultural foods, religious rituals, or superstitions, we stumble through our understanding of Lunar New Year and try to see how we can carry on these traditions in our own lives. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GIRLTALK: Platonic BFFs | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:43:14 | |
Have you ever had a crush on a BFF? Or have received a confession from a close friend who you thought you had a platonic relationship with? Maybe you're a chronic friend-dater and have only been in relationships that spark from intimate friendships in the first place. In any case, this episode is for you! Today we discuss the confusing land between close friends & potential lovers and dig into our experiences to evaluate whether truly platonic friendships can exist. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| I'm the Driver | 19 Jan 2022 | 00:45:51 | |
How many hours a week do you spend in your car? Today we discuss the activity of DRIVING and the various nuances that come up, from shotgun duties, to bathroom breaks on a road trip, to handling accidents! Tune in to catch the driver privileges & shotgun duties we expect in our own cars :) Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Bring On the New Year! | 12 Jan 2022 | 00:35:33 | |
Ringing in the new year & new season by catching up on what we’ve been doing the past few weeks! We got some closet adventures, board game marathons, and lots of parent-child bonding going on ;) Hope you missed us as much as we missed you! Happy New Year!! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Friendship Life-Cycles | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:36:34 | |
Recently we've experienced some changes in our approach to friendships and the life cycles of friendships themselves. Whether this is due to our age creeping through the mid-twenties, the long distance we're experiencing between more and more of our friendships, or even the general lack of time we feel with work taking up a larger part of our work day, making new friends and balancing time between friendships is becoming a bigger challenge in our day to day. Today we discuss how we've been dealing with all of these things and share some of the ways we've been tackling changes in our personal friendship as well! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Supportive Friends Through Tough Times | 05 Jun 2024 | 00:41:14 | |
Today our friend Tiffany joins us to chat about going through tough times! We discuss what we tend to do in tough times and how we use our personal experiences to better support our friends. We brainstorm things we try not to say to friends who are feeling down. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| #GIRLTALK: Gifts for Loved Ones | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:50:05 | |
Anyone doing their holiday shopping right now?! Finding the perfect gift for a loved one can be one of the most difficult tasks, especially when you add in the complications of friend groups, budgets, and even living situations. Tune in to catch how we approach gifting for our SOs and friends! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Only the Lonely | 01 Dec 2021 | 00:44:58 | |
Loneliness seems to weave its way into our lives, no matter what age we’re at, even during the festive holiday times. In the moment it may feel like loneliness is overwhelmingly isolating, but hopefully our conversation makes you feel less alone! Today we dive into the 7 types of loneliness to see which one we feel the most often, identify the most common causes of loneliness are for us, and discuss the best short term and long term fixes that seem to help us the most. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Thanksgiving With My Asian Family | 24 Nov 2021 | 00:30:11 | |
Identifiable by the Pumpkin Pie slices, the dry ass Turkey, and the mysterious cranberry sauce (what is that even for???), Thanksgiving is usually an excuse for a fun feast with loved ones. This year, both of us are celebrating Thanksgiving away from our parents, so we decided to reminisce on past Thanksgivings with our Asian households, and explore the way Thanksgiving has changed in meaning over the years - including when it starts to involve your S.O.'s family!!! Tune in to hear us rank our favorite Thanksgiving foods ;) Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Rest & Relaxation | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:42:19 | |
Feeling truly rested and relaxed is becoming more and more of a challenge...especially in our mid-twenties where our chores, our obligations, and our bills seem to haunt us!! Today we try to dissect what factors make us feel the most rested, formulate the "perfect weekend", and fantasize about what we would do if we had unlimited time off work! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Becoming A Manager | 10 Nov 2021 | 00:46:27 | |
It seems like just yesterday that we were the fresh-faced new grads at work... but as we're in our mid-twenties, some of our friends are progressing down their careers and becoming MANAGERS! In this episode we discuss the challenges and rewards of people management, the emotional aspects of being a good manager, and the secret tips you learn in managerial training. We also talk about the importance of giving good feedback, mastering the poker face, and managing your stress (hint: scream into a pillow or develop a Manager Support Group)! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Navigating Conversations | 03 Nov 2021 | 00:41:39 | |
Conversations are an essential part of our daily lives - everything from small talk with your coworkers to awkward conversations with extended family to deep talks with your closest friends. Today we dissect the various styles of conversations we experience the most, talk about the nuances of conversations we appreciate, and delve into any tips on breaking the ice or taking the conversation beyond the surface level. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Homestay and Boarding School | 27 Oct 2021 | 00:30:44 | |
For many of us, the immigration experience is linked through our family - either someone in the family immigrated first or we immigrated alongside our parent. But for a lot of us, immigrating was more of an independent adventure! Today we bring on our friend who has been through both a homestay and a boarding school, and discuss the differences between the cultural experience, parenting style, and long term impacts between the two. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Gym Rats & Gym Noobs | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:37:48 | |
Going to the gym can be an intimidating experience, especially when you're surrounded by burly jacked people and picture-perfect fitness influencers. Actually, even when you're surrounded by regular ol' people it can still be a bit nerve-wracking. Today we bring on our resident gym expert buds to chat about their first time going to the gym, proper gym etiquette, and embarrassing gym stories! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| The Girl Group Evolution | 13 Oct 2021 | 00:42:51 | |
Back with another K-Pop episode! This time, we dive deep into the world of girl groups to see how our personal opinions of girl groups has evolved and also how girl groups act and are portrayed differently from debut to mid-stage to late-stage. We also explore the relationship between fan culture, management companies, and capitalism 👀 hope to see all you TWICE, Girls Generation, and BLACKPINK fans tune in! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Back to the Motherland | 06 Oct 2021 | 00:55:07 | |
Whether you go back every chance you get, or you haven't been at all, the "Motherland" can be a mystical place that represents so much - from our cultural heritage, to our familial roots, to even just random memories or references from media. Today we try to define the term in our own words by describing what the Motherland truly represents in our personal lives. From pre-trip rituals (nut shopping anyone?) to language anxiety to getting questioned by the TSA, we delve into some of our favorite memories together in this wholesome, bittersweet episode! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Making Decisions | 29 May 2024 | 00:41:57 | |
Today we discuss the never-ending challenge of making decisions! We talk about how we approach decision-making in our personal lives vs. in group settings. We chat about choices that have become harder or easier with age. Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Startup Culture in the Workplace | 29 Sep 2021 | 00:49:29 | |
Whether you're an avid TechCrunch reader, a listener of Robinhood Snacks, or even a K-Drama fan who happens to love Bae Suzy and Nam Joo-Hyuk, it's hard not to notice that there's a lot of hubbub about startups in the media. Are the stereotypes of family-style work culture, free food and endless morale, and millionaire 25-year olds true? Today we delve into our personal experiences of working in different stages/styles of startups, and discuss the culture surrounding the mystical IPO and startup label! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Shang-Chi and the Twitter Sleuths | 22 Sep 2021 | 00:47:20 | |
Shang Chi is finally in theaters, and both of us have THOUGHTS!!! Today we share our favorite parts of the movie (don't worry, we'll warn you before the spoilers), discuss the various expectations surrounding the release, and share whether we thought Shang Chi did cultural representation correctly. We even discuss some of the latest Twitter controversy surrounding the star of Shang Chi, and talk about the chaos of celebrity status and cancel culture! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||
| Spending on Health & Happiness | 15 Sep 2021 | 00:42:57 | |
We’re not qualified to be your financial advisor…but we do have our own personal spending habits that we can share! Today we discuss what we’ve been spending money on recently, our financial black hole categories, and discuss why it is that spending habits tend to become everyone’s business. If you’re my accountant or mom, there’s nothing to see here except how we use our money to empower our goals towards health and happiness! Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod | |||