Eat Your Crust
Society & Culture
About
Two Asian-American girls navigating our way through life-in-our-twenties in the Bay Area, with a little help from our friends. Tune in during your lousy commute to laugh and chat with your hosts Crystal and Jeesoo as we ramble about tech, culture, family, and more through an Asian-American lens. If you can relate, feel free to visit us at eatyourcrust.com or reach out to us @eatyourcrustpod on insta or email us at eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com!
Episodes
- Turning 30
Crystal discusses her experiences and fears related to turning 30 and entering a new decade with Jeesoo on the Eat Your Crust podcast.
- Maintaining Momentum
The Eat Your Crust podcast episode on Maintaining Momentum discusses practical ways to build positive momentum in daily life and overcome periods of low motivation. The conversation covers differing perspectives on positive energy and the…
- Work Trips
This episode of Eat Your Crust covers strategies for navigating work trips, emphasizing the need for personal time and sanity. The discussion includes managing social events and the possibility of including a significant other.
- Talking to Family Friends' Parents
Eat Your Crust explores relationship building with family friends from the parents' generation. The discussion covers conversation topics, navigating awkwardness and distance, and overcoming language barriers.
- Do We Get Jealous?
The Eat Your Crust podcast episode explores the emotion of jealousy, discussing its frequency, common triggers, and strategies for managing feelings of envy.
- What is Wholesome Fun?
Today we define what it means to have wholesome fun and explore how the way we have fun has changed over the years - from outdoor competitions, to sports, to book clubs and board games! We also talk about how these types of hobbies give us…
- What's Our Type?
Today we sit down and try to figure out what our ‘type’ is, for romantic relationships, personal friendships, and work connections! We try to describe each others’ types because sometimes…it’s easier for a third party to clock the pattern…
- We’re Back & Taking On 2026!
We’re back with season 8! Did you miss us? Today we sit down to catch up over our thoughts for this new year and speculate on how 2026, Year of the Fire Horse, will be for us two Fire Rats. Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyo…
- 2025 Wrap Up and Reflections
Today we close out season 7 by reflecting on the past year and exploring the various ways we wind down in the holidays. We chat about takeaways from this year that we're carrying into 2026. This will be our last episode of 2025 - we'll be…
- Work Extracurriculars
Today we talk about things we do at work outside of our typical job scope - including attending happy hours, helping to plan events or socials, and taking classes or optional programs to expand our expertise! We chat about ways to make wor…
- #GIRLTALK: Girls Night In & Girls Night Out
Today our friends Tiffy and Cindy join us to talk about Girls Nights! We chat about whether we prefer a cozy night in or wild night out with our girlfriends, and discuss some of our favorite activities. We also chat about expectations of m…
- Personal Habits and Norms
Today we discuss some of our personal quirks and habits! We talk about random habits we never realized we had until someone else pointed it out, or someone else did the opposite. We chat through habits we’ve picked up or broken due to our…
- Fantasy Sports Punishments: The 999
Today our friends Katie and Jimin join us to talk about the infamous fantasy punishment…999, aka the punishment of consuming 9 hot dogs and 9 beers in the span of 9 innings. Tune into find out what strategies they employed to do their 999…
- Conflict With Your SO
Today we discuss how we approach conflict in our relationships. We try to see if any of our habits trace back to what we learned from our parents, and dissect any learnings from past mistakes. Support the show Follow us on social media @ea…
- Setting the Vibes and Bringing Your A-Game
Today our friends Aileen and Harpreet join us to talk about bringing your social A game to events and hangouts! We chat about what kind of events make us feel the most comfortable socially, and dive into any tips or tricks that help to set…
- How We Decatastrophize
Today we talk about how we decatastrophizing when we feel overwhelmed or anxious. We dive into some of our most common cycles and coping mechanisms, as well as ways we've learned to break out of our negative thought loops and combat our ba…
- The Portrayal of Asian Women in Media (ft. Kaila Yu, Fetishized)
Today, Kaila Yu, author of the memoir Fetishized joins us to explore how Asian women are portrayed in the media. We discuss the impact of books like Memoirs of a Geisha and raunch culture from the 2000s, and talk about how much of the medi…
- Sticky Friendship Situations
Today we put our friend caps on and think about what we would do in sticky situations with our friends. We talk about how we would react if our friend confessed they were cheating, or if a good friend started hanging out with our opp, and…
- Eating at Home
Today our friend Sunny joins us to talk about food in the household! We reminisce on what eating at home looked like in our childhood and any food-related habits our parents instilled into us. We explore how our families handled snacks, fa…
- Meeting Culture at Work
Today our friend Jimmy joins us to discuss the various ways we approach our meetings - from pre-meeting chitchat to miming reactions on camera. We talk about taking on roles in meetings, like being a note taker or the jokester. Support the…
- Periods & Hormonal Health
Today we talk about our hormonal health and periods! We discuss the process of going off a long-term birth control and getting reintroduced to the hormonal cycle. We talk about how to work with the different phases of the cycle and changes…
- Balancing Independence in Relationships
Today we talk about how we balance our personal independence with our romantic relationships! We chat about our ideal balance of solo time vs. time with our partners. We also talk about signs that alert us that we need more independence wh…
- Our Dreams and Ambitions
Today we chat about our latest dreams and ambitions and explore how they have changed over the years. We chat about the various pressures around dreams, whether it's having The Dream or comparing our dreams to what we see on LinkedIn or th…
- Karaoke Etiquette
Today our friend Jessica joins us to talk about one of our favorite pastimes…karaoke! We discuss the optimal karaoke set-up and dissect what draws us in. We dive into hidden etiquette and tips and tricks we’ve learned over the years to cur…
- Big Fears
Today we sit down and talk about big fears that we have - from heights, to natural disasters, airplane turbulence, and more! We chat through things make our fears better or worse. We also discuss a couple of conspiracy theories *puts on ti…
- People You Kinda Know, Kinda Don't
Today our friends Brian & Jonathan join us to talk about the gray area of our social network - people we kind of know, kind of don’t! We dive into the nuances of interacting with people in this category and how we handle the potential awkw…
- Our Personal Rot Sessions
Today we discuss one of our favorite activities ever - rotting (aka, a very deep relaxing session)! We talk about qualities a proper rot session must have for us personally, and explore whether we are able to fully ‘rot’ with other people.…
- Identity Within a Second Language (ft. Angela Lin, RealYouMandarin)
Today Angela Lin from Real You Mandarin joins us to explore our relationship with our mother tongue and dissect how language can play a role in expressing our personal identities. We also talk about how language abilities can impact family…
- Personal PTO Policies
Today we discuss the unspoken rules around PTO and what our personal PTO policies are! We chat about how frequent is too frequent, how many days is too many, and other personal restrictions we try to guide our vacations by. We also explore…
- Balancing Self-Love and Ambition (ft. Lindsay Kami)
Today Lindsay Kami from You Found Her Pod joins us to discuss how to convert the energy behind negative self-talk into positive momentum for our dreams and ambitions. We talk about the journey we have taken to unlearn negative self-talk an…
- Looking Forward to 2025
We’re back!!! We kick off Season 7 today by sharing our new year’s musings & resolutions for the 2025. We also announce a new update to our schedule - we will be changing our upload schedule from weekly episodes to bi-weekly episodes (ever…
- 10 Year Reunions
Today we talk about going to our 10 Year High School Reunions! We talk about what it was like to plan and throw the reunion, and describe the vibes of the reunion as observed by the host and by a plus one! We discuss the thoughts and anxie…
- Finding the Balance with Unplugging
Today our friend Balmeet joins us to chat about what unplugging looks like for us! We discuss how chronically online we are and try to dissect when our digital habits began. We explore the various ways we over-consume media/technology and…
- Feeling Like an Adult
Today we dive into recent moments in our life that made us think…damn, we really are adults! More often than not, these are small habits or small incidents that help us take a step back and look at the progress we’ve made in our adulthood.…
- Tips We've Learned From Former Bosses
Today we explore the various tips & tricks we’ve picked up from former bosses - from technical skills, to work philosophies, and most importantly, soft skills that we carry with us through this day! We also talk about the different ways yo…
- Thoughts on the Asian American Identity
Today our friend Yane joins us to chat about our personal thoughts on Asian American Identity. We wonder about what compels us to microcategorize ourselves within the community (ex. Raver Asians, Valorant Asians, etc.). We chat about how c…
- Meeting the Parents & More
Today we chat about parents and how they factor into relationships! We talk about any tips or tricks we have for meeting your SO’s parents. We chat about our personal viewpoints on parent involvement in relationships and navigating through…
- Being a Teacher in the Modern Day
Today our friend Hannah joins us to chat about her experience of being a teacher! We discuss the expectations and challenges of being a teacher and how things like age and social media factor into the experience. We dive into the various m…
- The Values of Good Friendship
Today our friend Helen joins to talk about the values of friendship! We chat about what makes a good friend and a bad friend, and explore any friendship lessons we’ve learned over the years. We explore what it looks like to set boundaries…
- Neighbors
Today we talk about neighbors - from the challenge of befriending neighbors, asking neighbors for favors, and iconic neighbors that we remember from our childhood homes. We explore the difference between different housing types and the nei…
- Big Age Gap Siblings
Today our friend Destin joins us to chat about big age gaps between siblings! We explore how age can make a big impact on the sibling dynamic. We also discuss in what ways the generation gap can manifest. Support the show Follow us on soci…
- Sports and Fantasy
Today our friends Jimin & James join us to chat about sports! We talk about Fantasy Football and the highs and lows that come with it. We dive into what kind of sports fans we are and what types of athletes we root for. We do some analysis…
- Our Latest Crises: Big Decisions & Roblox
Today we catch each other up on our latest crises! We contemplate about making big decisions in life that affect other people. We discuss the struggles of socializing at work as a newcomer. We chat about playing Dress to Impress on Roblox.…
- Life in our Late Twenties
Today our friend Jimmy joins us to chat about life in our late twenties. We chat ways our current lifestyle looks different from our early twenties. We discuss key conscious decisions we made as we evolved in age. We dive into how we curre…
- Finding Local Community
Today our friend Michelle joins us to chat about building up a sense of community! We discuss what kind of factors help us feel more connected in our communities and our past successes and failures. We chat about hosting and attending comm…
- Dealing with Dislike
Sometimes we're just in our hater era...Today we discuss how we deal with feelings of dislike! We chat about what dislike looks/feels like for us and whether we are good at hiding it. We talk about overturning first impressions & feeling o…
- K-Reality Shows
Today our friend Anne joins us to chat about Korean reality TV shows! We gush about our favorite shows and what factors make them juicy. We dive into the types of characters we tend to root for, and what types of characters we would be. We…
- Relationship Sticky Situations
Today our friend Eugene joins us to chat about sticky situations! We discuss the awkwardness of bumping into your ex & how we would personally approach it. We chat about jealousy in relationships and our personal boundaries. We talk about…
- Job Limbo
Today we discuss the concept of job limbo, and its causes & symptoms! We chat about signs of burnout. We also dive into ways to convert job limbo into positive momentum for our work or career. Support the show Follow us on social media @ea…
- What Do We Fangirl Over?
Today our friend Tanaya joins us to chat about our obsessions! We explore our peak fangirl eras and analyze what draws us to certain celebrities or characters. We chat about the world of fan fiction & sharing our obsessions with the people…