The Spark Podcast 火花

Meg and Amy are back with a brand new episode. The topic? Where each of their places are when it comes to speaking out on issues like racism in the U.S. - a conversation sparked by a video called #CallItCOVID19. The question of whether or not to speak out for each of them lies in their identities, inherent and espoused. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscri...

This is the fourth and final installment of The Spark’s “Wo-men” series, celebrating Women’s History Month. In this episode, Meg and Amy walk you through their own personal journeys in finding their relationships with their bodies as women. Amy shares her confusion with her body due to the lack of sex education, and Meg shares how her relationship with her body was shaped by the emphasis on her be...

When Amy was young she found herself questioning a woman’s role in the family and her mother told her she must be smart, that if she were to take a step back she could see “both the sea and the sky.” But are women who can see “both the sea and the sky” truly happy? Meg shares what happened when she took a step back, which led Amy and Meg to explore the question, “Where do ‘Wo-men’ (WE) fit into th...

This is an episode that Meg and Amy have been contemplating on whether to record or not since January. Now that things have escalated and the whole world is connected and affected by COVID-19, they decided it was time. They paused the “Wo-men” Series to share their own stories and experiences watching this pandemic unfold. Amy also shares what it was like to go through the SARS Epidemic in China w...

In this episode, Meg and Amy disclose alternative opinions around what it means to be a woman in the workplace. Warning: Potentially unpopular opinions. Listen for yourself. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thesparkpodcast.substack.com

With the launch of The Spark’s first ever series "Wo-Men", Amy and Meg will dive into deeper conversations on various topics related to being a woman in today's day and age. In this episode, Amy and Meg kick-off the conversation with their experience growing up as young girls in different cultures. They then move on to discuss the confusing yet exciting journey of becoming women and the world they...

Meg and Amy sit down to discuss a topic that comes up in their everyday lives - the question, “Where do you want to live?” For two women who are constantly traveling, who both have significant others from the opposite countries (China and America), and who both have lives and obligations in both countries, it’s a question that doesn’t have an easy answer. Join Amy and Meg in conversation as they e...

Meg and Amy welcome the New Year in more than one way as they prepare for Chinese New Year and share their experiences in committing to a “Tension Challenge” for the first two weeks of 2020, along with their New Year’s traditions for both New Year’s and Chinese New Year, and their highlights of 2019 and their hopes for 2020. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

In this episode, Meg and Amy each define what it means to be brave in the face of their fears. They open up about the fears that come along when moving across cultures and combating language and cultural barriers to forge connections. They come to the conclusion that fear and bravery can exist at the exact same time. If it were impossible for them to coexist, they wouldn’t be hosting this podcast...

Meg and Amy sit down to tackle the topic of identity. They each share their definitions of identity, how they interpret individualities and the challenges and the obstacles of navigating through both multi-cultural and homogenous environments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thesparkpodcast.substack.com

In the intro episode of The Spark Podcast, Meg and Amy recall the night they met around a traditional Chinese dinner table in Nanchang, China. They each share their own accounts of the evening, their first thoughts about the other, and a peek inside their conversation that started it all. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...