Eat Your Crust
Crystal Jiao, Jeesoo Kim
Two Asian-American girls navigating our way through life-in-our-twenties in the Bay Area, with a little help from our friends. Tune in during your lousy commute to laugh and chat with your hosts Crystal and Jeesoo as we ramble about tech, culture, family, and more through an Asian-American lens. If you can relate, feel free to visit us at eatyourcrust.com or reach out to us @eatyourcrustpod on insta or email us at eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com!
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 16min
Hinge Profiles & First Dates
Today our friend Eugene joins us to chat about Hinge profiles and first dates. We dive into common patterns and overdone lines we’ve seen in Hinge profiles, and talk about how to find compatibility in a Hinge profile when so many of them feel so similar. We also share our first date experiences and whether we would split the bill on the first date.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Apr 19, 2023 • 56min
Advice for Our Past Selves
Today we chat about big moments in our life and reflect on what kind of advice we would give to our past selves. We muse about our confusion around choosing majors, the chances we had to network in high school & college, and our first heartbreaks. We also chat about buying apparel and shoes for high school dances & learning how to eat, socialize, and sleep properly in college.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
Apr 12, 2023 • 52min
Moving to a New State (New Mexico!)
Today our friend Andy joins us to talk about his experience moving to a brand new state…New Mexico! We dive into what it was like moving to a state where you don’t know anyone living there. We also chat about learning to be emotionally vulnerable with strangers and converting them into friends.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Apr 5, 2023 • 42min
Where Are My Asian Coworkers?
Today we talk about diversity & asian representation at school, at work, and in the media. We discuss the importance of having both culturally sensitive teachers, as well as teachers of similar ethnic background. We chat about how diversity at the workplace impacts our enjoyment and understanding of work.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Mar 29, 2023 • 42min
#WEDDINGS: Attending International Weddings
This week, our friend Chelsea shares her experiences going to weddings in Malaysia & Guatemala. We explore how weddings outside of the US differ, from cultural ceremonies to expectations around gifts and guest lists. We also discuss how wedding guests decide whether to attend an international wedding or not based on factors like cost and time.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 2min
Making Coworker Friends
This week our friend Michelle joins us to talk about the importance of water cooler talk, the process of befriending someone at work, and how to turn a work friend into a lifelong bud. We share our experiences feeling weird emotional attachments to coworkers we’ve trauma bonded with or found common ground with. We talk about swiping on dating apps for your coworkers.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Mar 15, 2023 • 46min
Family Vacations as Adults
Crystal takes her family on a vacation to Hawaii! A bit of a role reversal from the family vacations we’re used to from our childhood. She shares how the planning process went, unexpected stories from the trip, and who the best behaved people were :-) Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Mar 8, 2023 • 53min
Friendships Through Different Life Stages
This week, we are joined by our friend Jin to chat about the differences from our friendships in childhood, college, and post-grad. We discuss the way our mindset towards friendship as well as the ease of making new friendships change in the different life stages. Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Mar 1, 2023 • 57min
#GIRLTALK: Icks and Sticky Situations
Our friend Helen joins us today to talk about our personal icks & how we would react in sticky dating situations. We debate over whether we'd be OK if our hypothetical boos are too nice or follow a lot of IG models. We muse on whether we'd date a trendy guy, an Android guy, or a socks-with-sandals guy.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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Feb 22, 2023 • 45min
The Urge to Isolate
We talk about how the winter months make us want to watch sad things and be cozy. We discuss how isolation affects us emotionally, mentally, and socially. We exclaim our love for the word deadass (does this count as a gen z word??)Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
