"Do I deserve better?" "Am I conditioned to ask for too much or too little from my partner?" "What kinds of expectations are even helpful??" "What should I work on when I’m single, so I can attract a healthy relationship?”

Have you asked yourself these questions before? It takes a lot of work to refine, communicate, and negotiate expectations in a relationship!

We chat about:

• How it felt to work towards fulfilling each other's expectations, and watch each other work towards fulfilling expectations set by ourselves or our family...some of which we disagree with
• How it felt when our expectations (of various levels of importance) were met, or not met

Regardless of whether you're in a relationship, we hope our stories help you more intentionally: 

• Articulate what qualities are important to you, and why
• How to consider family and friends' expectations of your partner 
• Reconsider expectations that aren't supporting you or your current/future relationship

Episodes mentioned:
🎙️160. 2021 bamboo & glass Wrapped!
🎙️152. Exploring Spirituality & Storytelling
🎙️109. Capture & Cultivate Radical Self Love Via Portraits ft. David Suh
🎙️38. Sophia & Kevin: Kevin's side of the story
🎙️37. Sophia & Kevin: Sophia's side of the story

How to support bamboo & glass:  
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Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Esther, creator of @asianfounded, has responded to EVERY request for collaboration she's received from Asian-founded brands and businesses. Incredible, right?? We dive into:

• her thoughtful and creative approach to representing brands and businesses, and pricing her impactful offerings
• the surprising reason she doesn't share her name on @asianfounded
• tips for working with brands and social media agencies 
• industries that are more difficult to represent 
• how amplifying diverse brands and businesses has expanded her view on what it takes to be an entrepreneur

More about Esther:
Esther Lee grew up in Seoul, Korea until the age of 11 when her family immigrated to sunny California. Esther graduated from UCLA and worked as an on-air reporter for a few years before switching her career to become a TV producer. Last summer, she launched Asian Founded, a social media agency that works exclusively with Asian-founded brands and businesses. During her free time, she loves meeting new business owners, hiking, and trying new pastry shops with her husband.
⟡ instagram: @asianfounded
⟡ tiktok: @asianfounded
⟡ website: www.asianfounded.com
⟡ email: [email protected]
⟡ recommend a business: comment on @asianfounded posts or DM @asianfounded!

Businesses mentioned:
Covry, Baisun Candle, Mala, JIA, Emme

Episodes mentioned:
🎙️160. 2021 bamboo & glass Wrapped!

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop! DM @bambooandglass or email us at [email protected].

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Meet Abigail Hing Wen: a powerhouse woman who's worked in DC, Silicon Valley, and now Hollywood. She's out with her sequel to Loveboat, Taipei: Loveboat Reunion. Loveboat Reunion takes readers back to Taipei through the eyes of Sophie and Xavier, on an unforgettable journey of glittering revelry and self-discovery that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Mary H. K. Choi. The story merges Abigail's interests in culture, leadership and artificial intelligence through the eyes of a girl in tech.

Join us for this interview as we chat with Abigail about how her own experiences in tech informed Sophie's worldview in the novel, and the advice she gives folks who are wanting to be unconventional with how they pursue their passions and interests.

Check out Loveboat Reunion, available at your local bookstore!

More about Abigail:
After working as a rare woman-in-tech leader, Abigail Hing Wen took a surprising career pivot and transitioned to writing romance novels. Her first book, Loveboat, Taipei, charted on the New York Times Best-Sellers list and has been optioned for adaptation by ACE Entertainment (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) where Abigail will executive produce. Her anxiously anticipated sequel, Loveboat Reunion, releases on January 25, 2022.
⟡ instagram: @abigailhingwen
⟡ website: abigailhingwen.com

Episodes mentioned:
🎙️32. A Nuanced Celebration of Parasite's Victory
🎙️45. Navigating the Workplace: Identifying Red Flags

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop! DM @bambooandglass or email us at [email protected].

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

What descriptors, labels, titles have been associated with you, as an individual? In ep 118, we chatted about the collective label of being an "Asian American podcast," and now we turn to each other to learn what words have left us feeling flattened or like we won't be taken seriously. The power of words is undeniable, and we should all get a say in how  we would like to be portrayed/labeled/described!

What words are you often described as? How do you feel about them, let us know by DMing us on Instagram!

Episodes mentioned:
🎙️160. 2021 bamboo & glass Wrapped!
🎙️118. “Asian American podcast”: Duties & Possibilities
🎙️45. Navigating the Workplace: Identifying Red Flags

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop! DM @bambooandglass or email us at [email protected].

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Which goals have felt most meaningful to pursue, and what do those goals have in common? Which goals do you wish you had deprioritized, and what do those goals have in common?

Da Eun's answers delve into self-trust, defying others' expectations, mundane adulting tasks, prestige, and seeing yourself in a new light.

Episodes mentioned:
🎙️162. What Makes a Goal Worth Pursuing? Sophia's Goals
🎙️19. Jubilee Fellowship: a Storyteller's Dream Community

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop! DM @bambooandglass or email us at [email protected].

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Love her or hate her, it's hard to deny Jia's (@dear.zia) mysterious, captivating, and even hypnotic charm that pulled 3 guys into trying to win her heart on Netflix's new dating show, Single's Inferno. We break down 🔟 things she does - not to endorse her actions, but to analyze how her actions work in the context of a (highly edited) reality TV show.

Rant & Rave:

• Snack: Binch (chocolate biscuit, get it at HMart)
• Books by Axie Oh: Rebel Seoul, XOXO, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (preorder now! and receive an art card, sticker, and pin!)

Episodes referenced:
⟡ Your Next Date series: teaser, and listen to dates with guests in episodes 69-79.

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop!

Which goals have felt most meaningful to pursue? Which goals do you wish you had deprioritzed?

A conversation with childhood friends who are navigating life transitions turns into a 2-part exploration of:

• What can you learn from the goals that you retroactively believe to be most meaningful?
• "SMART" goals are popular...but in what ways is quantifying your goal helpful vs unhelpful? ("SMART" stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound")
• What kind of qualities have you developed in the pursuit of your goals?
• What are ways to experience progress for goals that are harder to quantify?

Tune in next week for Da Eun's reflections!

How to support bamboo & glass:  
🌿Share thoughts and ideas with us via Instagram @bambooandglass 
🌿Share our Instagram posts & episodes with loved ones - we're on every podcast platform
🌿Treat us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
🌿Invite us to your company/org/school to lead a workshop!

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Welcome to season 4!

Let's start the new year refreshed and rejuvenated. Our dear friend Vanuyen Pham leads a 10 minute meditation for us, and we delve into some journaling prompts that we'd love to do with you all!

We recommend you bookmark this episode for a time when you feel settled and ready to reflect intentionally.

We hope you're excited for 2022 and our content this upcoming year!
Would you like to help us by:
🌿 DMing us with topic/guest recommendations
🌿sharing our IG posts & episodes with loved ones
🌿treating us to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee
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See you in the next episode!

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

Happy holidays! We hope you all have felt cozy and warm for the holidays, as well as safe during the current surge.

We always get especially reflective in the new year, so here is our 2021 wrapped! We start off recapping our personal 2021 with prompts, and then we go into celebrating some firsts on the podcasts as well as highlighting a multitude of episodes we've released in the last year!

52 episodes, 45 guests, and an infinite amount of love.

If you're a new listener, we hope this can serve as a small guide of episodes for you to check out. We ask each other for recs of:

• an episode that left us feeling creatively inspired
• an episode to share with our 21 year old self
• an episode that embodied "soft leadership"  
• an episode that was just dang fun to record
• & many more!

If you're a longtime listener, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us! We hope that this can be a walk down memory lane as we recap some of the most salient episodes. We're gearing up for season 4, and so if you feel called to, please consider treating us to a coffee through our Buy Me a Coffee page.

Happy New Year!

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun

What systems and beliefs motivate people to do "good"?
In what ways has fear been a helpful motivator in your life?
How do shoddy belief systems and their leaders accumulate such insurmountable power?
What are the unintended consequences of projecting morality onto supernatural events?

In just 24 hours, Hellbound became #1 show on Netflix - a feat that took Squid Game 8 days to accomplish. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho (who also directed Train to Busan), this 6-episode Korean drama sparks our meaty discussion about fear, justice, power, and religion. 

Time stamps:
⟡ 08:35 synopsis begins 
⟡ 21:19 discussion begins 

Episodes referenced:
⟡ 152. Exploring Spirituality & Storytelling

Shows referenced:
⟡ Circle: Two Worlds Connected
⟡ Attack on Titan
⟡ The Good Place

Follow bamboo & glass on:
⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass
⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass
⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com
⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm
⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun