Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak

Feeling emotional, raw, and angry in the wake of the Atlanta shootings, SuChin and Kulap felt an urgency to share their unfiltered thoughts. Six of the 8 people that were murdered in Atlanta on March 16th were Asian women. This special episode delves into how centuries of anti-Asian rhetoric and laws, sexualization of Asian women, and white supremacy have impacted them, their families, and our soc...

In lieu of more exposure about how the media treats women ––  #freeBritney, Allen v. Farrow, and most recently Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle –– SuChin and Kulap confront their previous relationships with tabloids and celebrity news and offer up a new way to move forward: listen to women. Plus, great makeup tips from SuChin and all the content Kulap watched before and after her recent egg re...

This week SuChin is reckoning with the state of her desk (read: messy), while Kulap’s long awaited health reckoning (first mentioned in episode one) has finally arrived, Bala bangles included. Luckily, the recent listener DM’s, questions and suggestions bring all the laughs necessary to face the week’s scaries.    Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all l...

This week comes with a few essentials for home massage and relaxing those muscles while still in quar quar. These are SuChin and Kulap’s go-to buys to make the body feel just a little bit better. Plus, the budget buys that are used All. The. Time.    Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.    For a list and links to all products mentioned in th...

Actress, singer, and almost scientist Majandra Delfino joins Kulap and SuChin to share everything she’s added to cart to keep her hair thicc, her skin plump, and her general facade looking extremely well rested. Ku and Su of course share their favorite youthful hacks, like wearing t-shirts for girls.  Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.  Fo...

We’re going to need more weighted blankets because this week sucked. There’s always been racism towards Asian Americans, but hate crimes have increased substantially, and in the last couple of weeks, there have been multiple attacks against elders. So what do we do? We call Senators, we track bills, we donate, we speak out, we raise awareness. We do this, all while self-soothing with bras that fit...

This week, SuChin and Kulap reminisce about their teens. From the trailer of their favorite YA movie, to a bop (a very good song) about getting your driver's license, the two swim in the deep emotions of teen angst. They even have a resident young person come on to explain to them how a new app works! They also share the small items that bring them the most joy. Please note, Add To Cart contains m...

This week SuChin and Kulap are coming with Valentine’s Day suggestions early, so everyone can mentally, physically, and emotionally prepare for another COVID holiday. Speaking of, they share their post-vaccine fantasies and the game changers to help them get there. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.  For a list and links to all products me...

Actress, writer, director and podcaster Casey Rose Wilson joins SuChin and Kulap to go through the things she’s adding to cart to make it through the winter. Plus, after a long, one-week break without mentioning vaginas, they’re back! Everything you didn’t need to know about our underwear preferences. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.  Fo...

Join Suchin and Kulap as they talk about the female gaze. Think Bridgerton man buns (no no, not their hair), differing cleaning habits from their lovely and occasionally annoying husbands, and the small (yet life changing) purchases for their toilets and singing habits alike.  Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.  For a list and links to all...

This week SuChin and Kulap talk about some of their favorite budget buys. They dive into how growing up in an immigrant/refugee family (respectively) still impacts the way they think about buying new things, throwing away food, and accepting free samples. Plus, they respond to listener DM’s and suggest their go-to budget staples. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appro...

We’ve been forced to take on a lot of new customs and habits in 2020 –– zoom calls, outdoor hangouts, masks, aggressive hand-washing, widespread uncertainty. In today’s episode, Kulap and SuChin decide what they want to keep from 2020 and what they want to leave behind. And it gets pretty deep. (Did our producers cry? Yes.) On a personal note, SuChin is ready to start sending herself different mes...

Why does it feel like our partners –– the people we love most –– are the hardest to buy gifts for? Is it the pressure to get the perfect gift? To express our love in a single package? Luckily, actor, friend, and real life husband Paul Scheer is here to give Kulap and SuChin the advice we all need about how to buy gifts for their husbands. Plus, the two reveal how much they really understand one an...

It’s quite possible that every single person in 2020 needs some self care. But, what exactly does that mean? Kulap and SuChin dive deep into the different ways they take care of themselves –– it’s more than just Kulap’s crystals or SuChin’s cleaning. It’s about self-soothing and all the ways we do it. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners.  Fo...

This week, SuChin reveals how she saved House Pak from a pinworm outbreak, and Kulap divulges how she’s keeping her marriage as spicy as flaming hot Cheetos. Spoiler: it’s matching underwear. Plus, the two play a new game (Impulse Buy) that vaguely resembles the end of a Project Runway episode –– some items are in, and others are out. Please note, Add To Cart contains mature themes and may not be...

Your kooky aunties are here to tell you what to buy for all the loved ones and weirdos in your life. But this is not just any old gift guide, oh no! This gift guide gets quirky. Gifts for That One Friend Who Always Laughs When People Trip and Fall, or the Cousin Who Collects Elaborate Vintage Tea Sets. Definitely a gift for the Person We All Know Who Has Daily Mantras and Uses Essential Oils. Ever...

This year, Thanksgiving is gonna be weird, to say the least. Luckily, Kulap and Suchin are here to share everything you need to make it through this holiday in quarantine. Think: a recipe for the turkey you’re now cooking for two, a personal sauna that resembles a Montessori tent, and a typewriter to send letters to your family...who are now staying home. Plus, Kulap shares one of her open carts,...

In the very first episode of Add to Cart, Kulap shares her newest book purchase, her recent Christmas splurge (dogs are involved), and why she’s giving up on her home modeling career. Meanwhile, SuChin is investigating how to improve her hand strength and reveals the one beauty product she actually believes isn’t a scam. The two delve into why creature comforts feel so important right now and how...

What to buy? What to buy into? And why? Each week, comedian-writer-director Kulap Vilaysack and veteran journalist SuChin Pak walk us through everything they’re adding to and removing from their carts — and what it all says about who we are. For product links and good times, follow @addtocartpod on Instagram.  Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.  See omny...