

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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May 11, 2022 • 44min
Pre-Vacation Prep
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!Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

May 4, 2022 • 40min
Performance Reviews for the 9-5
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!Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

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Apr 27, 2022 • 49min
Are We Runners?
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'!Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Apr 20, 2022 • 38min
Solo Birthday Ventures
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.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Apr 13, 2022 • 46min
Why We Read
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.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Apr 6, 2022 • 47min
All Good Things Come To An End
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!Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Mar 30, 2022 • 47min
Fully Asian, Half & Half
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! Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Mar 23, 2022 • 51min
Does My Therapist Like Me?
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…Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Mar 16, 2022 • 41min
Coding Bootcamp
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.Support the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

Mar 9, 2022 • 48min
Friend Group Archetypes
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 Yane on IG @yanebunFollow Yane on Twitch @yanebunFollow Yane on YouTube @yanebunSupport the showFollow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod