After the Kids Go Down

Eileen and Bona are back just in time for Halloween and talk about what raises the hair on the back of their necks. Join your hosts for some creepy fun (and a special appearance by Pennywise?!?) — just don’t look behind you. Joking, joking! But, seriously, listen if you dare… 😜🎃👻🧙‍♀️💀🧛‍♂️🐦‍⬛

We went into this wanting to dive into stress and the gender divide, but this episode kind of threw us for a loop. It started with Eileen talking about a busy day preparing for a trip without her family, but ended with us pulling some skeletons out of the closet. Join your hosts as they bring some deeply recessed thoughts to light, and cheers to keeping the conversation going! 

*Trigger Warning: This episode includes content about violence towards women. *Spoiler Alert Who has seen the Barbie movie?! What started as a moms’ movie night turned into a firework of thoughts, and this duo dares to share them with you. They’ll talk about the eye candy of Barbieland, its social commentary, and where they see themselves in it.

Welcome to Season 2 of the ATKGD podcast! Your hosts are back behind the mic and rarin’ to go. What happened over the summer?! Bona and Eileen recap their breaks and highlight some fun things to look forward to for this new season.

Wow, y’all, it’s the finale to our first season! We can’t believe it’s been 5 months since you’ve tuned in and a year and a half since we began this journey. Join us as we share how it felt starting out, our most memorable episodes, and the ways we feel like it’s impacted our lives. For us, summer with kids means lazy mornings, poolside, ruddy cheeks, sweaty hair, and dusky evenings lit with firef...

It’s the eve to the season finale! In this episode, ya girls Bona and Eileen are talking about 💘friendship💘. They reminisce on what friendships were like in the past and dive into what they look for today. Join them for some stories and a lot of ridiculousness. Enjoy the conversation, friends!

Hey there, all you listeners! Some of you have been asking about our skin care routine…. Well, no. No one’s asked. 😂 What we ARE going to talk about is our love/hate relationship with social media. We’ll talk about it all! Spill all the freakin’ tea. What are the benefits? And the risks? It’s a part of our reality, but why doesn’t it feel real? Is it just a field day for our senses, or does it al...

Eileen and Bona discuss and critique Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play — a book, card game, and documentary that has been touted as “a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities.” Who wouldn’t love to create a massive “Shit I Do” list for their partner to see? But…and this is a big but…what are these frustrated feelings really about? Is it f...

Here we go. This conversation is very near and dear to the hosts. They talk about what they did prior to becoming stay-at-home moms (SAHMs) and what all of it meant or didn’t to them. Is there a difference between the societal perception of what they do now as SAHMs vs. the real experience? Buckle in with us as we take a rocky ride through the notions of career, achievement, fulfillment, and most...

Bona picks her husband’s brain at Taco Mac. Who doesn’t talk about code-switching over a basket of wings and beer? Come along with us as Bona regales you with a snapshot of her story in formative years. From South Korea to America, back to Korea, and then back stateside again — how does one shuttle between cultures at a tender age and survive? Well, here’s a woman who lived to tell the tale.

The hosts chat about their daughters and sons. They find themselves questioning gender roles, social inheritance, inner voice, and where our genes might play a role. Both of them elaborate on some painful and funny (or painfully funny) parenting stories. And mice… what about the mice? Stay tuned until the end for some extra tidbits you might find fascinating!

The hosts expand on their thoughts from the first episode (“Crazy White Asian?”), and Eileen clarifies her feelings on whiteness and the nebulous immigrant story. They attempt to materialize the ghosts of a minority experience and peel back the layers of social norms, HOA, status quo, and the systems we’re all a part of. Just some easy pillow talk after the kids go down.

**After the horrendous mass shooting in Monterey Park this Lunar New Year weekend, we hesitated to post this week’s episode. Truly, it is not to add insult to injury. Rather, it is a rallying cry.  Let's dig in a little deeper while holding each other a little tighter.** In this episode, Bona and Eileen talk about their experiences of being “churched.” They conversationally camp out at the in...

Eileen gets on a soapbox about holiday cards. Bona grapples with her love of seersucker and monograms. And what does HOA have to do with white supremacy? Hear it all on this episode where they consider how much white influence has impacted their Asian-American identities. (This episode was pre-recorded some time ago. No, Lizzo is not in town.)

An introduction to your hosts, Bona and Eileen. They'll share a little about themselves and their hopes for the podcast!