Moving Oolong

We all have them, and for some reason we’re embarrassed to talk about them… but this week we’re digging deep to share our own guilty pleasures. Tune in for a fun episode where we expose our secret interests (country music, anyone?) and try to describe why we’re embarrassed to share.

Previously, we’ve talked about the important role language plays in our culture, but this week we’re really getting into it. From weekly, Sunday Chinese school to learning Mandarin over Zoom, all three of us have very different language learning experiences and it’s informed how we interact with our families & culture.

We’re one day out from Election Day 2020 and today we add our own voices to the on-going conversation about electoral politics. Tune in to hear us explore topics like talking politics with family, why Asian Americans are often perceived as politically apathetic, and the limitations of voting. If that’s not interesting enough, our good friend, Sebastian also joins us to share his unique story as a...

As Yo Gotti raps in his 2016 hit, “it goes down in the DM” and indeed it does (sometimes)… This week we’re finishing our 3-part dating series with a discussion on online dating. We compare dating apps and the apps vs. dating IRL. We also reminisce about conversations we’ve had in the DMs of other apps and how everything seems to be happening online nowadays. 👀 Have you ever slid into someones DMs...

With the COVID-19 pandemic this year, we’ve all become aware of the terms “quarantining” and “social distancing.” But what does that mean when it comes to our dating life 🤔 We’re excited to have another guest on for this week’s 2nd installment of our dating stories! Camilla brings her perspective to dating as someone who has been quarantining with her significant other since March 👩‍❤️‍👨 Join u...

We’ve all heard the US described as a “melting pot” of cultures and ethnicities, but what does it mean to date in a melting pot, specifically dating outside of your culture? We’re starting off a new dating series with our personal stories of interracial/cultural dating and all the nuances that come with it. From yellow fever worries to communicating with immigrant parents, we discuss all our thoug...

We’re talking about beauty standards this week, including how our own self-worth has changed over time. We also discuss how societal expectations of Asian American women and their bodies still play a role in our body image development. Content warning: This episode includes a long conversation about weight, weighing ourselves, & exercising for weight loss.

It’s time for the test-takers to become the test-makers... ⁣ This week we made mini quizzes about ourselves and put each other to the test. Spoiler: none of us got 100%, proving once again that we still have much to learn about one another 😤⁣ ⁣ —⁣⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with Monumental Magazine. Learn more at monumentalmagazine.com and @monumentalmag 💫

As of this week, it’s officially been at least a month since we’ve had our full-time jobs! We’re incredible grateful for our jobs and the stability it brings during this unstable time, but we’ve definitely learned a lot as employees at the bottom of the food chain. This week we touch base on all the nuanced workplace dynamics we’ve learned: From walking on eggshells around certain people to the pr...

We’re taking a break from the lighter, personality topics this week to talk mental health with M Pease! In this episode, we discuss how our intersecting identities shape our mental health. M also shares what it’s like to work as a Peer Counselor at the university’s help center and why there’s often barriers to accessing mental health resources like seeing a therapist 💬 —⁣⁣ This episode is in part...

Is soy sauce a condiment??? Tune in to hear us answer that question plus many more in our rapid-ish fire speed dating episode. It’s a casual episode this week so you’ll hear our candid thoughts & reactions to the fact that Sally thinks chili oil is a condiment 😅 But seriously, somehow it’s our 31st episode and we’re still learning new things about each other! —⁣⁣ This episode is in partnershi...

For our 30th episode (!!) we finally get to a highly requested topic: our past dating and college relationship experiences. ⁣ They say all relationships can be a lesson we learn from and we definitely agree 🤔 Join us (and our best friend, William) for a LONG story time episode with a bit of reflection at the end!⁣ ⁣ —⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox....

So you know our sun signs and MBTI types, but do you know our enneagram types?? This week we try to understand the basics of the enneagram system & symbol (shoutout to our mans, Pythagoras) and then use that knowledge to guess each other’s types! Spoiler alert: we don’t know each other as well as we thought… Tune in for a fun episode about this complicated system & how it compares to other...

You’ve already met Vincent, but we’d now like to introduce the remainder of the TASA Bigs trifecta: Albert Wang & Peter Tran! If you’ve listened to any of our past episodes, you know being members of TASA definitely shaped our undergrad experience & a BIG part of that was due to the Big/Little family system. In this episode we talk all things TASA, from what we hoped to gain from a Taiwane...

You love them, you hate them, & sometimes you can’t live without them... join us this week for a lengthy chat about our past roommates! We’ve all had a variety of living situations since freshman year of college and we rate them all from a 4/10 to 10/10. Keep listening and we also contemplate our future roommate situation 🐶? 🐱??

Let’s talk toilets! And periods and puberty… In this episode we have a casual discussion about all our experiences in the bathroom. From our first periods to tampon lessons to setting off a Taiwanese bathroom alarm, check out our latest episode to hear some *intimate* details about our own bodily functions.

For our 25th episode, we’re talking moola, cash, cheddar, dough — MONEY 💸 Sometimes talking about money or income can seem taboo and even we’ve never had a deep money conversation... until now! We talk about all things money including who pays for the check in a relationship, when we got our first credit card, and the complexities of “hustle culture”. Similar to our friendship episode, we also us...

This week’s episode is all about our favorite topic, FOOD *chef’s kiss* 👌🏼⁣ ⁣ Join us for a fun, lighthearted episode where we talk about our childhood memories of food, culinary traditions, & that one time we transported our handmade dumplings in trash bags...

yup·pie /ˈyəpē/ — young, urban professional. We have a very special episode for this week with not one, not two, but 3 guests! While postgrad & career moves have been a common topic for us, we thought you might be tired of hearing just our perspectives... All 3 are our good friends & recent grads from UMD, but each have very different postgrad futures at a Big Four company, US government a...

While we’ve taken the past few weeks to center the Black Lives Matter movement & share Black hosted podcasts, it’s important to realize that this is not a trend. Feel free to continue to check out resources we’ve saved (in our IG stories) for being allies & additional lists of Black hosted podcasts. — July = halfway through the year 😮 Plus, this week we’re kickstarting our second season!!...

Alexa, play “Pomp and Circumstance” By the time this episode is released, we’ll all be alumni of the University of Maryland! Of course since we’ve been talking about our college experiences and post-grad ideas since the beginning of this podcast, we had to have a whole episode dedicated to our college regrets. We also end up talking about imposter syndrome and our plans as official postgrads. Cong...

What’s your favorite way to stay active? For us, we’ve participated in organized sports, started rock climbing, and even joined group classes! Your may stay active all year round or fluctuate in your fitness level, just like us… Join us for a discussion on how we get (and stay) physical!

Another casual episode for this week! We didn’t have any specific topic in mind, but as you listen you’ll hear how we end up talking about SCAMS. From MLMs to corporate scams to our own scams, join us for a funny and random episode!

For our 18th episode, we have our second ever guest— Christine Rhee! Christine is a fellow graduating senior and, just like all of us, she has worked at numerous on-campus jobs while being a full-time student. This week, Christine helps us define “student affairs” as we break down the pros and cons of having a job on campus. We discuss our own experiences and have a brief story time to tell our wi...

This week we’re spilling the tea, on productivity! College definitely challenges our ability to stay organized so we’ve perfected our favorite ways to stay on track. From note-taking to event-planning to financial accountability, we discuss our favorite phone apps and analog methods for staying organized. Grab your tool ring (aka your phone) and see if you use the same tools we do! (Also it’s tota...