Eat Your Crust

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 show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

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 sti...

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 @yanebun Follow Yane on...

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! Support the show Follow us on social media @ea...

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...

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”, in...

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 somethin...

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 an...

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...

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 :) Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

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!! Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

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 ti...

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! Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod

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 discu...

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...

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! Support the show Follow us on social media...

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 impo...

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...

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...

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 gy...

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 fa...

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 ritua...

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...

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,...

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 goal...