i am thinking about you.

Jessie Lau

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Have you ever wanted to be on a podcast but you know you're never going to be invited to one and none of your friends are fun enough to start one with you? I am thinking about you and this is the podcast where you could be a guest. Created and hosted by Jessie Lau, follow along as she catches up with her IRL and online friends to talk about their friendships, lives, and maybe... other podcasts.

2025-07-16

Concert Photography in Toronto w/ Riley Taylor (from 2022)

Three years ago on a nice summer day in July 2022, I asked photographer friend Riley Taylor to take some photos of me, and after the photoshoot we sat at a picnic table for a chat! Riley and I met taking photos at concerts in Toronto sometime in 2009, and we talked about what that was like and how things have changed since then. We also talked about technical challenges and the artistic process. Some form of art-making could be such a solitary process, but it doesn't have to be. This conversation reminds me that there is truly no one way that says how you must do things, you just have to find what works for you. Photos that Riley took of me are up on http://iamthinkingaboutyou.com Find Riley! Instagram: http://instagram.com/larvalungs Print Shop: https://larvalungs.bigcartel.com/ Website: https://rileytaylorphoto.com/ Credits Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies

56 min
2025-04-03

Growing up in Hong Kong listening to Linkin Park w/ Philbert (from 2022)

To welcome Q2 2025 in this hellscape and a new world order, I opened the time capsule and bring you this conversation with my friend Philbert from 2022. When I started this little project of mine, I knew I wanted to talk to someone extensively about growing up in Hong Kong and moving to Canada as a young adult, and Philbert was the perfect guest to dig deep into these feelings with. We also spent a good chunk talking about our mutual love for music and Linkin Park. That brings us to our first content warning: we never actually said it outright, but there are mentions of depression and suicide. On the lighter side of things, we share our experiences in language learning and Philbert brought us otter facts! Don't forget to check the website https://iamthinkingaboutyou.com/ for photos, including the ones I took of Linkin Park when I was 18 (?!!?!!???????) Links 5 REALLY Hard Languages for English Speakers Cantonese lesson: more numbers 100, 1000, 10000 How to say "HOW MANY" in Cantonese A sea otter reel for your algorithm Credits Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 30m
2024-02-18

University years and making films w/ Betty Xie (from 2022)

Annnd we are back(ish). Taking you all back to March 2022 when I recorded this episode with longtime friend Betty Xie. Betty is a career coach for creatives, a fundraising consultant and a filmmaker. Throughout the years, I've often benefited from Betty's advice and counsel and I'm glad she has professionalized it! In this conversation, we take you back to 2012 when we first met and talked through the various film projects we worked on (and how I inspired a character in one of her projects). For the ~full experience~ you could check out the films in the links below and the photos ON THE WEBSITE (which I forgot to plug at the end of the episode). Guest Links - Betty Xie Website: https://www.xiebetty.com/ Instagram: @bettyxcoach Everyday Talent Podcast: https://www.xiebetty.com/podcast Listen to me interviewing Betty on her podcast here Watch Uprooted: The Plantemic on CBC Gem (Canada only) Watch The Home Promised (2015) Watch the Stand Up Man (2017) trailer Credits Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

1h 40m
2022-12-31

Being overly sincere w/ Gavin Sutton (aka Tennyson Wolf)

This was an episode recorded in the earlier days of the conception of this podcast in March 2022... In the episode, I caught up with singer-songwriter Gavin Sutton aka Tennyson Wolf, who introduced me to podcasts and without whom this podcast might not exist (sounds dramatic but true). We talked about how our lives intersected, the photos I've taken of him, friendships, making music as an independent musician and what we've been watching & listening. We covered quite a bit!!! There's also a special follow-up with first guest Ammar at the end. All the photos we talked about are on the website. Guest Links - Gavin Gavin's Music: The Heights, Tennyson Wolf Listen to Gavin on producer Adam Newcomb podcast The Recording Story where they talk about the songs Lonely Walks and Yesterday's Me Mentions Jack's Mannequin - I'm Ready Monet Van Gogh (@professional_artist_official) Lee Pace talking about Pushing Daisies on Vulture Podcast: You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes, Reply All, Aunty Donna, Dead Eyes, Mystery Show (Ep 4 Source Code), S-Town, Serial TV Shows: Pushing Daisies (starring Lee Pace and created by Bryan Fuller, who made Hannibal after!!!!), Halt and Catch Fire (AMC), Sex & the City And Just Like That (HBO), Veronica Mars, Schitt's Creek, Ted Lasso (HBO), Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon, created by Jason Schwartzman & Roman Coppola whose name I completely forgot), Sherlock (BBC), What We Do In the Shadows (FX), Pieces of Her (Netflix, 2022) Movies: Scream (2022), The Power of the Dog (Netflix, 2022), CODA (Apple, 2022 - An Academy Best Picture!) Credits Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies & Tennyson Wolf "This Side of Midnight" Special Thanks: Ammar Keshodia Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

1h 17m
2022-07-04

Turning 43 and being a parent w/ Aram Collier | 30th Birthday Special 3/3

In a special three-part series to commemorate my 30th birthday, I asked 3 friends to share their experiences of being in their 30s. In the last episode of the mini-series, I talked to friend, mentor, filmmaker and festival programmer Aram Collier about his 30s from the perspective of a 40-something and a parent. The topic of potential parenthood and relationships with our parents came up in the first two episodes so I was really excited to hear what Aram had to say and the advice he gave. If you haven't yet, please be sure to check out the first two episodes of the mini-series with MilenPS & Eunice Bae. The podcast also has a new website iamthinkingaboutyou.com Guest Links - Aram Collier Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival Stand Up Man Common Factor Media The Backstory Podcast Oakland Warriors Podcast Credit Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

44 min
2022-06-27

Turning 35 and taking a break w/ Eunice Bae | 30th Birthday Special 2/3

In a special three-part series to commemorate my 30th birthday, I asked 3 friends to share their experiences being in their 30s. This is Part 2 of the series with Eunice Bae, who turns 35 in a couple months and also the podcast's first official female guest!!! In this episode, Eunice reflects on her early 30s and we talk about how she's navigating life & career at the moment. We also talk about solo travelling and other observations. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, please do! There's one more episode in this mini series so subscribe and check back soon. The podcast also has a new website iamthinkingaboutyou.com Guest Links - Eunice Instagram @eunibae Newsletter: https://letters.byeunice.com/ Mentions Girls' Night In Eunice's newsletter "on my relationship to friendship" Worakls Orchestra live at Château La Coste in France for Cercle What is People Ops? Related Best Friend Therapy (s01e05): Special Occasions Credit Host: Jessie Lau Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

51 min
2022-06-20

Turning 30 in a pandemic w/ MilenPS | 30th Birthday Special 1/3

In a special three-part series to commemorate my 30th birthday, I asked three friends to share their experiences being in their 30s. My first guest is Milen Petzelt-Sorace, who turned 30 during the pandemic! We talked about how his first year of being 30 went, how we feel about parenthood and our relationships with our parents! Do you also have big/small feelings about turning 30? Let me know!!! There are TWO more episodes in the series so keep a set up those push notifications so you don't miss an episode! BTW the podcast has a new website iamthinkingaboutyou.com Guest Links - Milen Website: https://www.milenps.com/ Tiktok: @milenps Milen's music: MilenPS, The Frame Defect Mentions Olivia Rodrigo & Avril Lavigne - Complicated (in Toronto not Ottawa like I said) Billie Eilish & Hayley Williams - Misery Business (Acoustic) at Coachella James Bond music on Wikipedia Credit Host: Jessie Lau Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Special Thanks: Ammar Keshodia and the mysterious office we used that will remain unnamed for now Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

44 min
2022-05-18

Started my career w/ Adam Elmakias

I talked to music photographer Adam Elmakias about how our paths crossed all those years ago, what it was like working together and what's been going on in our lives. Adam quizzed me on some popular stat problems and showed me some Magic cards! And maybe the only thing we wish you take away from this conversation is USE A PASSWORD MANAGER!!! Guest Links - Adam Elmakias Website: http://adamelmakias.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/elmakias Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elmakias/ Don't Sh*t On the Bus Podcast: https://dontshitonthebus.com/ Creative Agency: https://first3.agency/ Adam on the Punk Rock MBA Podcast with Finn McKenty (Jan 2020) Adam interviewed by producer Connor on Don't Sh*t On the Bus (September 2021) Mentions 1Password https://1password.com/ Lens Bracelet https://www.instagram.com/lensbracelet/ Photo things: Flickr (https://flickr.com), Strobist (https://strobist.blogspot.com), SmugMug https://www.smugmug.com Adam's Blog https://www.adamelmakias.com/blog/ (no pics but stories remain) Marielle Heller (Director & Actress): Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (2019), The Queen's Gambit (2020) Adam's Favourite Podcasts: Lords of Limited (https://www.lordsoflimited.com/) and Limited Resources (https://lrcast.com/) Draftsim https://draftsim.com/ Draft Screenshot https://iamthinkingaboutyou.com/img/card.png Republic Of Pie https://www.republicofpie.com/ Open-source Password Managers https://www.opensourcealternative.to/?category=Password Managers Shout out @kellymason @colinkent @connortherealgaskey Jessie's DSOTB Picks Ep 34 Partners in Art ft. Yungblud and Tom Pallant Ep. 39 What Does a Music Publicist Do? ft. Katy Cooper Ep. 51 What Does a Tour Promoter Do? ft. Brittanie Delava Ep. 54 What Does a Booking Agent Do? ft Dave Shapiro Credit Host: Jessie Lau Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Tech Help: Adam Elmakias Special Thanks: Ammar Keshodia Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

1h 9m
2022-02-23

Pilot w/ Ammar

In the pilot episode of I Am Thinking About You, I talk to my friend Ammar about what I want to do with the podcast, how it came to be, and receive some podcasting advice. I basically asked Ammar to be on the show as a proof of concept for the podcast and I think it works! Guest Links Find Ammar on Twitter @akeshodia Ammar's podcast Three Course Cinema Club: https://threecoursecinemaclub.com/ Mentions Halt & Catch Fire (AMC, 2014-2017) Station Eleven (HBO Max, 2020) Middleditch and Schwartz, Episode 3 - Dream Job (Netflix, 2020) Roderick on the Line Chris Gethard (His podcast Beautiful/Anonymous is my FAVOURITE!) Credit Host: Jessie Lau Music: Mayday by Jar of Flies Tech & Editing Help: Ammar Keshodia Recorded using Zencastr and edited with Descript

51 min

9 Episodes

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Have you ever wanted to be on a podcast but you know you're never going to be invited to one and none of your friends are fun enough to start one with you? I am thinking about you and this is the podcast where you could be a guest. Created and hosted by Jessie Lau, follow along as she catches up with her IRL and online friends to talk about their friendships, lives, and maybe... other podcasts.

Creator

Jessie Lau
Years Active

2022 - 2025
Episodes

9
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Jessie Lau
Show Website

i am thinking about you.