Eat Your Crust

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...

Moving is such an exciting, yet exhausting ordeal, that no matter how much you prep, it never feels like enough. This week we discuss the various methods of moving we’ve tried out, from the good ol’ U-Haul to PODS to full-service movers, share any lessons we’ve learned from our moving mishaps, and celebrate the excitement and joys of moving! Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrust...

It often feels like there's not enough hours in the day - between managing your job and/or schoolwork, taking care of your health, and pursuing your hobbies and goals, relationships can add another layer of difficulty for managing your time. Today we discuss how relationships (romantic, platonic, and familial) play into the delicate game of time management, explore whether gender & ubring...

Sometimes the most unexpected things can trigger us to re-examine our identity. Whether it's wondering who to root for in the Olympics or deciding to use an "American" name to meet new people, our identity is constantly in flux! Today we discuss any recent changes our Asian American identity has undergone, and also discuss the role that racial/ethnic identities play in a digital wor...

Do you recall any iconic relationships from your middle school? Not to flex on you, but the iconic relationship from our middle school is still going strong! ;) Today we brought on our good friends to recount the middle school/high school drama surrounding their relationship, explore the various ways the relationship evolved over the years, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks  of dating a high...

We often hear the phrases “bromance” or “bro code”, but what do these things look like in real life? Today we brought on two guy friends of ours to discuss what it means to be best friends for men, see if there’s any difference in communication style or expectations from girl best friends, and delve into some sticky situations that require good ol’ bro code! Follow us on IG @eatyourcrustpod Suppor...

In what seems like a blink of an eye, both of us are (or are about to turn) 25 years old! Although technically we can lump together the past five years of our lives as our "early to mid twenties", personally we feel that each year of our twenties has been a vastly different, wonderfully unique chapter of our lives. In this episode, we describe the mindset, emotions, and big events we had...

Summer of 2021 just feels different from summer of 2020. This is the year of vaccines, better mental health, and setting boundaries for ourselves (Wow!!!)  This episode, we get intimate as we discuss how our mental, physical, and spiritual health have evolved over the years. We share what our vision of our 'ideal self' is and discuss how our ideas of "healthy" are completely di...

You may have heard us reference our post-grad Asia trip a few times - the one where we + our two friends James and Abhi explored Tokyo and Seoul for almost 3 weeks in the summer following our college graduation. Today we brought the gang back together to talk about what made that trip so successful, how we went about planning it, and the various memories we have from that summer together! Hopefull...