Sophia Chang, Author

Sophia Chang Show: Books. Biceps. No BS.

Fiction EN ↓ 81 episodes

Traditional publishing struggles are real, but wellness for fiction writers needn’t be. Reese's Book Club LitUp author Sophia busts publishing myths, shares health and fitness for authors, and explores digital minimalism, adult friendship and illness. Featuring debut authors and fitness experts, this is a podcast for fiction writers and creatives. Sophia shares life struggles as a disabled dancer, and strength training with chronic illness after her first deadlift solved 8 years of chronic pain.

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Sophia Chang, Author

Episodes

Ep 31: The Hot Guy in Fantastic Beasts 11.09.2019 8:55

...is not young gay hunk Dumbledore. Sophia expounds on the sex appeal of fat guys, and why the bridge-and-tunnel accent gets me every time. Harry Potter Month continues with a special recut of Ep 19: Why Jacob Kowalski is My Ideal Husband while Sophia recuperates from chemo.

Ep 30: Back to Hogwarts: Why I Am a Gryffindor 02.09.2019 6:25

Happy Sorting Day! Why Harvard, I mean Gryffindor is the House for me #YuckFale. Kickoff episode to Harry Potter Month here at The Sophia Chang Show.

Ep 29: NaNoWriMo Wrecked My Life (As Usual) 07.08.2019 7:16

Staggering over the finish line for camp NaNoWriMo 2019 - when it comes to my writing I don’t eat or sleep. http://nanowrimo.org

Ep 28: Moby Dick: the White Episode 18.07.2019 8:35

Sophia goes Ahab on white books, white whales, and white people expertly figuring out Asian food - so exotic!   Big Book Club Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-book-clubs-what-the-whale/id1394208783

Ep 27: Toy Story 4: the Scariest Movie I’ve Seen All Decade 30.06.2019 12:30

From Keanu to Key & Peele, this likely last of the series broke my heart and scared the bejeezus out of me.

Ep 26: I Hate Your Voice: 5 Reasons Your Podcast is Unlistenable 26.04.2019 13:49

Do you have a voice for silent movies? This and 4 other fixes for your annoying as hell podcast.

Ep 25: I Took Instagram Off My Phone and My Suicidal Thoughts Diminished 25.04.2019 8:08

My depression lifted seemingly out of nowhere until I traced it back to one change I made: taking Instagram off my phone.

Ep 24: April Podcast of the Month: Blackout with Rami Malek 16.04.2019 5:30

New monthly feature! There are over 700,000 podcasts and most of them are terrible. Here’s one that isn’t. Blackout with Rami Malek

Ep 23: The Ides of Middlemarch: Coming for George Eliot 18.01.2019 6:37

So I accidentally started reading the leviathan of literature - Middlemarch, and now I'm all in so hard. See you in ten years. Big Book Club: https://library.arlingtonva.us/explore/for-readers/book-clubs/big-book-club-middlemarch/

Ep 22: Fasting for 2019 11.01.2019 5:52

Welcome to 2019. This is the first in a series of Changes for 2019, including a new logo. In this episode: Why I fast instead of setting resolutions What to fast other than food Which fasts am I doing in the new year? For more on my spiritual journey: http://www.fiftytwofaces.com/

Ep 21: Stop Being a Positivity Bully 14.12.2018 4:40

Why America’s obsession with positivity and inability to except bad things is maladaptive and unhealthy.

Ep 20: How to Get Into Harvard 07.12.2018 4:05

As a former admissions interviewer for Harvard and current college admissions coach, this is the question I get asked most. The answer goes beyond the Ivy League. For more on my services visit Wise Child Coaching: http://www.wisechildcoaching.com/

Ep 19: Why Jacob Kowalski is My Ideal Husband 25.11.2018 9:36

Four reasons I’m all about this fantastic beast of a man.

Ep 18: Married at First Sight: I Want an Arranged Marriage 31.10.2018 5:04

That time I almost had a prison husband...My obsession with the reality show Married at First Sight stems from the fact that I really want an arranged marriage to cure my terrible taste in men.

Ep 17: Dinner with Tyrus: Honoring a Disney Legend 25.10.2018 6:15

Today's Google doodle honors the grandfather of Chinese-American artists and illustrators - and brings me back down memory lane to our dinner together.

Ep 16: Purse Snatching in Montreal (Listener Question) 08.10.2018 14:27

Sophia answers a listener question from The Language Nerd about her most memorable experience during Nomad 2015.

Ep 15: Sophia Buys a Sound Machine 02.10.2018 2:37

I buy a sleep sound maker populated with the sounds of nightmares.

Ep 14: I Have AntiMOG and It’s Hell 29.09.2018 4:09

Sophia's first episode about her rare autoimmune disease. And who to punch in the face.

Ep 13: Why Gen Xers Are Our Last Decent Generation 11.07.2018 7:23

Millennials are going to drive the world into extinction.

Ep 12: Playing for the WNBA 12.06.2018 10:47

Amber Lacey is a Berkeley grad, WNBA player - and my Lyft driver today! Part 1 of our extemporaneous interview through LA traffic on what she learned playing pro ball around the world. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we talk Black and Asian female experience in America.

Ep 11: Don't Make Your Enemies Happy: Wisdom from My Lyft Driver 28.05.2018 4:12

My Lyft driver Raymond shares the best advice he ever got from his grandmother and why you should never complain.

Ep 10: I Am Robs10kFriends' 1,815 Friend 22.05.2018 5:01

Rob Lawless is on a mission to spend 1 hour with 10,000 people - here's our hour! I ask him what to do when you've lost all your hopes and dreams. The show's first guest!

Ep 9: An Open Letter to Dot Fortenberry 04.05.2018 4:10

After seeing my college boyfriend's wife on TV I decide to record her a letter.

Ep 8: People are Assholes and Other Depression Busters 23.04.2018 9:21

The most uplifting thing I've ever heard was growing up and realizing how miserable human beings are.

Ep 7: How to Stop a Screaming Fight With One Sentence 18.04.2018 10:42

What happens if I play marriage therapist to the screaming neighbors...