Yes, we invited a stranger into our home 🤪 April matched with Janet two weeks ago on Bumble BFF and decided to bring her on for a special ✨ Galentine's episode ✨ to chat through Bumble BFF etiquette, how we manage adult friendships, and more. Asian Glow Up Podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message:...

In today's episode, we have four of the eight members of Bowl Cut Table join us for a conversation about not too sweet desserts, cultivating friendships post grad, and how they're giving back to the community through dessert boxes.  Bowl Cut Table's Instagram: https://instagram.com/bowl.cut.table Asian Glow Up Podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/message Support this podcast:...

In this episode, we peel back all the layers and share our most open and vulnerable conversation yet. We discuss our personal, career, and relationship reflections for this past year and what we hope to bring into our lives in 2022. We know we know, time is a construct. But we're all about starting fresh and thinking about how we can always become better versions of ourselves. 2021 was quite a year for all of us and we wanted to really reflect on all the ups and the downs. So strap in and...

In this episode, Jojo and her younger brother Edward reflect together during their first real sibling trip. They discuss their grandmother's recent passing for the first time and how their big age gap (6 years) has affected their relationship. Tune in to hear all about their family dynamics, how they plan on getting closer to their parents, becoming more vulnerable with one another, and more as a Korean American family from Houston, Texas. Find Edward on Instagram here:...

In this week's episode, Jackie and Jojo sit down with their friend Andrew Kim to hear about his journey starting New York City's first ever rug-tufting workshop. He dives into the KNITty gritty details of quitting his corporate job in ad-tech to pursue his creative passions.  Tune in to hear the meaning behind the 'Scattered Kind' name, why he chose custom rugs as his creative medium, and what's next for his business!  Find Andrew on Instagram here:...

In this episode, we chat with Eddy Chen, an LA-based stills photographer, about how he got to his current role as a photographer for HBO's hit show Euphoria. Tune in for fun stories on set and get a hint for what it's like to work behind the scenes of some of your favorite TV shows. Find Eddy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/likethejetsons/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/support

We're back!! In this episode, we chat through updates on the pod, our future plans, and, of course, where the f*ck we've been. So grab a drink, sit back and relax, and enjoy this short and sweet comeback episode.  We can't wait to share what's next. 🧃 Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/support

Roger Ma aka @Rogerwh0 amassed 450K+ followers and millions of views on TikTok. We're so excited to chat with him on how he's turning TikTok into a career and talk through what he looks for in his fave beauty products. We touch on the clean beauty movement, get feedback our own skincare routines, and much more. Find Roger on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rogerwh0? Find Roger on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogerwh0/ --- Send in a voice message:...

In this week's episode, we have special guests Jolene and Jackie, Co-Founders of untold. Their mission is to create meaningful gift experiences while amplifying the voices of BIPOC entrepreneurs. We loved chatting with them through how this passion project turned side hustle got started, any challenges they faced along the way, and why sustainability is such an important pillar in their business. Interested in purchasing a gift box? Use code AGU10 for 10% off your next order! Untold's...

So how exactly did Jackie find her first apartment on Reddit?? We dive into this and more as we reflect back to when we all first moved to New York. Tune in for apartment prices, pros and cons, and what we love about the city! Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asian-glow-up/message Support this podcast:...

In this episode, Jojo Kim opens up about a rare invisible illness that has affected her for over six years, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. There is no known cause or cure. Connie Dutton-Moore joins her as a special guest as they dive into how they've navigated living with the syndrome through college and work, and how they've found hope and community through Reddit. Follow us on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ 🧃 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest...

Our Valentine's Day special is a cheeky twist inspired by the latest and last installment of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. We recorded this lighthearted story time last summer and share our dating stories on ghosting (why did we do it??) and being ghosted (eep!). This episode is also the first installment of our Soju Want To Talk About series! So grab a drink (doesn't need to be soju) and listen to this fun but chaotic dating episode. Hint: listen to the end 👀 Find us on Instagram...

新年快乐! Happy Lunar New Year! 🐂 We wish everyone a wonderful Year of the Ox and all the hong baos (red envelopes)!! 🧧⁠ This week's episode is all about Lunar New Year and how our different cultures celebrated growing up. From the Chinese zodiac to the right foods to eat and even our family's superstitions surrounding the holiday, this was a super fun episode to record and share. Let us know if you could relate to our discussion in any way or if you learned something new. We'd love to...

Welcome to season two of Asian Glow Up! We have a lot in store and couldn't wait to get started. 🧃 For our first episode, we discuss something that's been on our mind lately — being in a rut and how to get out of it. We've been feeling collectively... off for the last month and wanted to open up about how we've been feeling unmotivated and uninspired.  Tune in for: how we got into these ruts in the first place how to get out of a rut (hint: first step is acknowledging your own thoughts...

In this episode, we reflect on the word of focus we chose in the beginning of 2020. April chose Creativity, Jojo chose Gratitude, and Jackie chose Action. We share how we did, what didn't go according to plan, and our new themes for 2021. This is our last episode of 2020 and we'll be back soon on January 12, 2021. Let's get a bit nostalgic, shall we?? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/

In this week's episode, we discuss all things dreams — recurring dreams, lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, what it might mean when loved ones who passed visit in a dream, etc. It gets pretty wonky.  We dive into the symbolism along with the cultural significance in this lighthearted and dreamy episode. Find us on Instagram and let us know what you think!  ✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ Email: [email protected]

Alternative titles — Dates: The Good, Bad, and Ugly. Our Toxic Traits in Relationships. Bad Dates and Bad Dick. 🤷🏻‍♀️ One of our funniest episodes yet, we dive into our dating [horror] stories throughout the years with special guest Joey Choi. We bring four different perspectives on the dating scene, with two of us in relationships and two of us single and ready to mingle. Tune in to hear about our dating faux pas, when to DTR (define the relationship!), and the best date spots in New York...

Introducing our new 'Immigrant Diaries' series! Starting with our own families, we want to share these stories across generations.  In today's episode, Jackie interviews her mom and aunt on their experience immigrating to America after the fall of Saigon in 1975. They escaped the Vietnam War by boat at ages 9 and eleven. After getting scammed in the first attempt, Jackie's family was eventually able to secure safe passageway leading them to a handful of refugee camps located in the...

In part two, we continue to dig into the idea of money vs. happiness by discussing our relationship with money, what our careers says about us, and the negative effects of social media.  If you haven't listened to part one yet, head over to last week's episode to get introduced to our guests — Ed, Elliot, and Jhonny! We loved having them on and hearing their perspectives on what they value as we navigate our careers in our early twenties. If you like this episode, please remember to rate us...

Sigh, our twenties. The defining decade full of ups and downs as we figure out what the hell we're doing.  In this episode, we discuss how we're navigating between money and happiness at the start of our careers. Our guests Ed, Elliot, and Jhonny share their unique perspectives on why they pursued their current roles and the parental or societal pressures that came along with it. This episode is the first part in a two part series. We hope you enjoy!  Don't forget to follow us on Instagram...

Hi everyone! We're back from our election hiatus (whew, amirite) with a fresh new episode testing the New York Time's 36 questions to fall in love. Ooh la la. The three of us hit our one and two year friend-aversaries recently so we thought this would be a great way to celebrate and reflect on how far our friendship has come. Two of us actually weren't fast friends and we talk through why we think this was the case + how we moved past that to become as close as we are today. So grab some...

Curious about trying out therapy? Tune in for our latest episode with Ed Ngai on what you can expect from your first therapy session, what some of us are looking to gain from therapy, and much more!

Pussy. Vajayjay. Hoo-hah.  In this episode, we talk all about vaginas — from when we got our first periods, how we discovered masturbating, and how we feel about our pubic hair. Think of this as kinda like an ode to our vaginas and vaginas everywhere. Don't forget to follow and subscribe to stay up to date on all our future episodes!

Our first guest, Joey Choi, shares his experience as a queer Asian American professional navigating authenticity in and outside of the workplace. Subscribe and turn on notifications for updates on when we upload new episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram @AsianGlowUpPod.

What does embracing our Asian American cultures look like to us? In this episode, we discuss our fluency in our native languages, why we did or didn't reject our cultures growing up, and more. Find us on Instagram @AsianGlowUpPod and subscribe on Spotify to receive notifications when we post every Tuesday!