1 hr 38 min
$6.99 Live #02 | TikTok Ban, Census Undercount, and Getting Financially Naked? $6.99 Per Pound
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$6.99 Live episode #02! This week we talk about Indian matchmaking, Trump’s Tik Tok & Wechat ban, why you need to fill out the Census, how to talk about money and get financially naked with your partner, saving small businesses during COVID-19, and the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing.
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News round-up:
03:48 Indian Matchmaking has been a popular show on Netflix. There has been a mixed bag of reviews and to better equip our listeners, Jojo shares a guide created by a Indian American academic to use when watching Indian Matchmaker through a critical lens. https://tinyurl.com/y6sh87zs
12:53 The Trump administration threatens to ban Tik Tok and Wechat through executive order. Jaeki points out when Big Tech reaches a certain level they don’t really has allegiance to one nation state. https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-effectively-bans-tiktok-wechat-with-executive-orders/
17:57 The Census is closing their outreach counting on Sept. 30th. There is great concern over the strong possibility of an undercount with everything happening with COVID-19. https://2020census.gov/en.html
Host Lead Segments:
24:09 For Jojo's Glow up Report, she talks about how transparency about money is important and recommends ways to get financially naked with your partner. The team talks about their personal experience negotiating money in their relationships and dating life from buying big ticket items to splitting the check on a dinner date. Learn more about this from the book: Broke Millennial https://bit.ly/3is0paZ
44:20 For Jaeki's Pocket Watch Report, he talks about the small businesses in New York City shuttering due to COVID-19. As restaurants in K-town or Chinatown are suffering the cultural identity of these spaces are in jeopardy.
01:03:57 For Who the F is Michael, he talks about his family's history with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago and why it should be remembered in the world that nuclear threats are still alive and well. https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/asia/japan-hiroshima-nuclear-lessons/index.html
01:18:21 Shouts of the Week
Jojo: Slant’d Community Cookbook https://slantd.com/
Michael: Kanlungan https://www.kanlungan.org.uk/
Jaeki: Turkish Delights snacks
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Hosts Jaeki Cho, Joann Park, Michael Stewart
Produced by Michael Stewart & Wynton Wong
Audio Editing/Mixing by Marcus Hahm
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$6.99 Live episode #02! This week we talk about Indian matchmaking, Trump’s Tik Tok & Wechat ban, why you need to fill out the Census, how to talk about money and get financially naked with your partner, saving small businesses during COVID-19, and the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing.
Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast!
News round-up:
03:48 Indian Matchmaking has been a popular show on Netflix. There has been a mixed bag of reviews and to better equip our listeners, Jojo shares a guide created by a Indian American academic to use when watching Indian Matchmaker through a critical lens. https://tinyurl.com/y6sh87zs
12:53 The Trump administration threatens to ban Tik Tok and Wechat through executive order. Jaeki points out when Big Tech reaches a certain level they don’t really has allegiance to one nation state. https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-effectively-bans-tiktok-wechat-with-executive-orders/
17:57 The Census is closing their outreach counting on Sept. 30th. There is great concern over the strong possibility of an undercount with everything happening with COVID-19. https://2020census.gov/en.html
Host Lead Segments:
24:09 For Jojo's Glow up Report, she talks about how transparency about money is important and recommends ways to get financially naked with your partner. The team talks about their personal experience negotiating money in their relationships and dating life from buying big ticket items to splitting the check on a dinner date. Learn more about this from the book: Broke Millennial https://bit.ly/3is0paZ
44:20 For Jaeki's Pocket Watch Report, he talks about the small businesses in New York City shuttering due to COVID-19. As restaurants in K-town or Chinatown are suffering the cultural identity of these spaces are in jeopardy.
01:03:57 For Who the F is Michael, he talks about his family's history with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago and why it should be remembered in the world that nuclear threats are still alive and well. https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/05/asia/japan-hiroshima-nuclear-lessons/index.html
01:18:21 Shouts of the Week
Jojo: Slant’d Community Cookbook https://slantd.com/
Michael: Kanlungan https://www.kanlungan.org.uk/
Jaeki: Turkish Delights snacks
Follow our Twitch Channel at https://www.twitch.tv/699perpoundlive
Visit our website: www.699perpound.com
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Twitter (@699perpound): https://twitter.com/699PerPound
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You can now support us monetarily https://ko-fi.com/699perpound
Hosts Jaeki Cho, Joann Park, Michael Stewart
Produced by Michael Stewart & Wynton Wong
Audio Editing/Mixing by Marcus Hahm
Email address (business inquiries only): info[@]699perpound.com
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/699-per-pound/message
1 hr 38 min