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On this episode, K & V feature a very special guest, Sophia, to talk about their personal experiences growing up and living in Scarsdale. As fellow students of the same high school, we explore what it means to live in a majority white and upper middle class neighborhood. We touch upon  culture, class, race and ethnicity education, fashion, and much more! Tune in to a fun yet informative discussion with the wonderful Sophia today!

Join K+V on the longest and most ambitious discussion yet — our thoughts on marriage. From the perspective of two high schoolers, what does the life of weddings and baby-catering look like? We consider the pressures to get married and start a family, the clan unit vs. the nuclear family, gender and ethnic dynamics, and roast arguments against same sex marriage. Listen to our newest episode on spotify or soundcloud!

K+V set out on another late-night discussion about their futures and dreams. Personal anecdotes turned philosophical dialogue, join us on our musings about the essence of the self, human selfishness, and the nature of compassion.

Today K and V enjoy a long, late-night discussion about friendship. We consider friendship scenarios, discuss how to set proper boundaries, and talk about our own experiences. Join us as we tackle universal questions such as “what is a friend?”, “what obligations do we have to our friends?”, and “can two heterosexual people of the opposite gender be just friends?"

Join K+V on a chill discussion about self-care! It's a couple weeks after back to school season which means the fatigue is starting to set in. We talked about capitalism (which seems to be in every discussion), how to build good habits, and the body positivity (or neutrality) movement!

What is it like to conform to beauty through the perspective of an Asian American? In this episode, we navigate the different beauty standards that exist in Asia and in America. What is the middle ground between these differences in beauty standards, and how do they clash? We start our discussion by talking through some of our personal experiences with beauty and go on from there. P.S. K apologizes for the poor audio quality!

Join K+V on a trip through the Hallyu Wave. In this episode, they discuss newest hits including Dynamite by BTS, Ice Cream by Blackpink, and the domestic structures and international forces that form the K-pop industry. Follow us on soundcloud and spotify!

In our second episode, we discussed Asian portrayal in American media. Beginning with a more lighthearted conversation on Crazy Rich Asians (a two years later perspective) and Parasite, we then moved to the depiction and discrimination of Asian Americans during the first Coronavirus outbreak. How can all-Asian casts be problematic? What are more examples of horizontal prejudice?

This week we began the first of many conversations on Black-Asian relations. Beginning with recent events with respect to the Black Lives Matter Movement, we discussed issues of Black-on-Asian crime and Asian complicity in antiblackness. What are other examples of horizontal prejudice? And what are the causes?