YAM Not Potatoes Jing, Abby, and Mirae
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- Sociedad y cultura
A bi-weekly podcast about life as we currently know it, hosted by three starch friends, YAM. We share our experiences living in this strange world as twenty-some-year-old Asian diasporic women and the variety of interests we have to make this journey more enjoyable.
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Episode 10: Surprise Questions
It’s the last episode of Season 1! We wanted to close it off with impromptu questions we’ve been curious about each other. Put on the spot, we talk about motivations, life decisions, and future hopes. Also, will there be a season 2? Listen to find out.
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds -
Episode 9: What Are You Into Lately?
We’re kicking off our quarterly check-in on things we’re currently into — in other words, things we’re doing besides work and school to keep ourselves entertained. We’ve got calming instrumentals and newtro jams, podcasts and newsletter subscriptions, apple pies and an IKEA chair. If you're looking for new activities to accompany your days, tune in for starch friends' shenanigans.
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JING’s Recommendations
Music
• LEEPLAY playlists
• Cateen かてぃん
Shows
• My Name
• Sex Education
Podcast
• No Stupid Questions
Other
• POÄNG
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MIRAE’s Recommendations
Music
• Park Moonchi's [ParkRuRa]
• TLC - “Waterfalls”
• SWV - “I’m So Into You”
• Salt-N-Pepa - “Shoop”
• CL’s [ALPHA] album performance
SUPERBAND 2
• Leenzy’s Team - “Don’t Look Back”
• KiTak’s Team - “Boomerang”
• Hwang Leen’s Team - “Piano Man”
• Willy K’s Team - “Oops!... I Did It Again”
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ABBY’s Recommendations
Music
• Hige Dandism - “Cry Baby” (Tokyo Revengers)
• Omoinotake - “EVERBLUE” (The Blue Period)
• INTERSECTION - “One Step Closer” (Fruits Basket)
Newsletters
• Wandy Cheng’s Newsletter
• Bonesthrown’s Newsletter
• Hannah Sung’s At the End of the Day
• Amy Lin's At the Bottom of Everything
• Teh People Studio’s Flush & Brew
Shows
• Liar Game
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds -
Episode 8: This or That
Super attractive or super rich? Not remember anyone or have no one remember me? Stay in Squid Game or go back to reality?
For this episode, we played a fun game of “This or That”. From life dreams to philosophical ponderings, we tested how well we know each other. Play the game with us!
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds -
Episode 7: Confidence
For this episode, we reflect on our confidence level and how it evolved over the years. We bring it into the context of job hunting and interviews — areas that require a degree of assertiveness and self-promotion. As “podcast hosts”, we also discuss thoughts around sharing our conversations on the internet. How do we sound to you?
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds -
Episode 6: Vacation Desires
We do not dream of labour. We dream of vacation…
These past two years have been a big itch to get out and go for a vacation. From Japan to Iceland, we search our memories to imagine travelling again. In this episode, we discuss our vacation ideals, favourite places, (could-have-been-disastrous) funny travel stories, solo traveling vs. traveling with friends, and our pet peeves. Take a listen to recall your favourite travel memories with us!
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds -
Episode 5: The YAM ASMR Challenge
We’ve dived into the world of ASMR, specifically cooking ASMR featuring yam (not potatoes) but with a twist. We each took on the challenge to cook a dish made of yam and listened to each other’s sounds to guess what we were cooking up. We also talk kitchen struggles and proudest moments, while figuring out what yam really is.
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Song Credit: Artificial.Music - Sunlight Cascading Through the Clouds