Social Dragonfly

Back in April 2021, I recorded a series of interviews with the children of some of my friends to get their impression of remote learning during the time of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  At the same time, vaccines were being rolled out and there was a greater sense of confidence that going back to in person learning was safer and less risky.  So I asked two 10 year olds (Lily and Payton) and one 16 year...

An update on when there will be new episodes of Social Dragonfly and my IT problems.

Soon Park, 74  Hyun J. Grant, 51  Suncha Kim, 69  Yong Yue, 63  Xiajie Tan, 49  Daoyou Feng, 44  Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33  Paul Andre Michels, 54.  Read those names.  Remember those names.  They have been hardly mentioned in the news.  They were real people that should be recognized and respected.    Today's episode will be the last f...

So yeah it happened.... almost 8 years ago. I met someone on match, we went on a couple of dinners, had lots of long phone calls talking about life and what's important. But I felt no connection, no spark.  NOTHING. I basically felt like I was playing up the good listener trait I have too well and all she wanted to do was talk and me listen about her problems and troubles.  Not an ideal...

Our 10th episode! Hooray!  So let's talk about Podcasts.  I love them.  There are so many of them.  But has anyone shared their favorite podcasts in a podcast?  Well I am going to break some ground here and share what I love to listen to during my busy day.  Some are informative, some are thought provoking, some are silly, and some are very heavy on one's emotional we...

Remember when it took a while to order a drink at a bar?  Remember being in a bar and getting a drink that wasn't a double that you purposely made for yourself?  Remember talking to strangers, without fear of contracting a deadly virus.  How about buffets?  I do, and in this week's podcast, I talk about all the things I miss pre-pandemic.  Like for example this week's epis...

Today's episode features an interview with my friend and former coworker Khue Tran.  We always talked about work at the biotechnology company we spent hours at but sometimes we talk about important social issues and causes we support.  After the past couple of weeks of countless violence against elderly Asians in the Bay Area and New York, I am at a loss about how to react.  Anger s...

Episode 6!  A short episode this week.   There will be more questions.  I get a little spiritual. There will be a little bit about my first day in the new office after 2 months delayed.  And I talk a little about my brand new phone, but more specifically an instagram video of a woman being so happy about a pizza (see episode art). Thanks for listening!

This week, I answer 5 questions from the Colbert Questionert.  For the main part of the episode, I talk about how I make my money and my career in laboratory robotics and automation.  It's been a crazy journey. There will be brief mention of the GameStop/AMC/Robinhood news.  I will not make stock tips.  Actually I recommend you find good mutual funds to invest in.  But wha...

My dear mother turned 70 this week, so I talk about her life (or what I remember her telling me) and then a little about my life with her as a child and then back to my mom and how she is enjoying her twilight years.   I discuss what she sacrificed for myself and my brother.  Standard mother stuff.  I get emotional. If you listen to any of my episodes so far, THIS is the one to...

Let's get baking!!!  This week on the pod, I start with a brief rundown on the news and share a few comments.  Then we bake a cake.  But not just any cake.  It's a Poppy Seed Almond Cake from Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz.  Sure making food is a visual medium.  But it turns briefly into an ASMR podcast and you don't want to miss it.  Those eggs were especially...

Episode 2!  I talk about the coup by Trump terrorists on the Capitol.  Then we have a palette cleanser where I talk about seeing my niece and nephew in person over the holidays (palette cleanser episode art, you're welcome).  And then I go back and talk a little more about being exhausted with the terrorists.  And I also read my first ad.  So very exciting.  Also it's...

The first episode!  Come into the mind of Andrew while hearing him talk about his favorite 90s movie Swingers.  He'll comment about what he loves about this movie, why he learned swing dancing, some of his favorite lines and scenes, and who he know from high school who was heavily featured in the climax scene of the movie.  Also you might learn how it's been for Andrew during 2020,...

Here goes something.  A trailer to my new podcast.