Pei Yuan (Peipei) Zhang

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Society EN ↓ 3 episodes

Each episode centers on one person and the quiet turning points that shape who they become. The conversation creates a small island of listening, where words are allowed to arrive slowly and honestly. Through intimate interviews and reflective storytelling, the podcast explores identity, change, and human connection with depth and care. It invites thoughtful attention to what it means to truly see—and be seen. Episode 1: Choosing What's Inappropriate—A conversation with Catherine Blair CarlsonEpisode 2: Building a Life From the Ground Up—A conversation with Charlie

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Pei Yuan (Peipei) Zhang

Episodes

Not Someone’s Kingdom—A conversation with Summer 02.03.2026 45:20

On my flight to the Mars College community in Bombay Beach, I was reading Educated , a nonfiction memoir about growing up in a strict Mormon household and fighting toward education and self-definition. Before that flight, I knew almost nothing about Mormonism and even less about Nevada; the landscapes in the book felt distant, almost fictional. Then one night at Mars College, Summer came up to me...

Building a Life from the Ground Up—A conversation with Charlie 19.02.2026 52:18

As I shared with our community the story of my mother raising chickens on an apartment terrace in China—where they had to choose between staying safe or taking a risky leap into the unknown—Charlie told me that he had a similar “chicken moment.”

Choosing What’s Inappropriate—A conversation with Catherine 06.02.2026 1:15:33

I’ve lived in New York City for over ten years, so I’ve always seen the East Hampton world as this... rigid , almost unreachable fortress for the elite. But that stereotype totally vanished when I met 'Chef Catherine' at Mars College. She was always in the kitchen—professional, focused—just making sure everyone was fed. To me, she felt like the adult version of the kids I’d read about in the book,...