Best Buds

In this week's episode, we revisit our thoughts on a completely remote semester, angst about missing out on the college experience, and rant about the illustrious zoom university! As usual go give our insta a follow and feel free to let us know whether you're dying (or thriving!) in the online environment! Love y'all! 

Happy Election Day everyone! If you haven't already (and it's not too late) don't forget to go out and vote. In this episode, we talk about our thoughts on the 2020 election: how we've been feeling, our thoughts on the candidates, the problems with our democratic system, and more. As a disclaimer, we recorded this a week before Election Day so there may have been updates since then. Also, we recognize that our opinions are limited in range. Feel free to reach out if you want to angst about your election anxiety with us, and as always follow our instagram @pod.bestbuds for updates. 

In this second segment of our discussion on all things relationships, we talk about a good variety of cute topics (how to ask people out, cute "how we met" stories), weird topics (first kiss stories??!), and deeper topics (expectations and pressures, red flags, ~breaking up~, and lessons we learn). Let us know your thoughts on any of these! Thanks for listening, and as always, follow our Instagram @pod.bestbuds <3 

We brought on a ~special guest~ (hi Sarah Yang!) for this extra juicy two-part discussion. Listen in as we spill allll the tea on boys, relationships, insecurities, the pros and cons of singledom, and most importantly, knowing yourself and your values. We had a lot to say, so we decided to split this into two episodes-- tune back in next week to hear more! 

In this week's episode, we wanted to honor the life and work of former SCJ Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a champion for gender equality by discussing our thoughts on gender dynamics. Tune in for intersectional feminism, gender roles in the workplace, cultural expectations, and maybe us high-key roasting our guy friends (LOL sorry boys). 

**Disclaimer: We are limited in our experiences with gender since we all identify as cisgender females and our experiences shouldn’t be generalized to all females! 

ANDDDD our instagram. Follow us @pod.bestbuds (if we get to 100,000,000,000 followers Callie *might* quit Tik Tok).

We initially wanted to make an episode about AAPI media representation and thought that the live action Mulan would be a good starting point. However, after watching the movie, this episode turned into a series of passionate rants about Mulan 2020. Listen to hear about our thoughts on Mulan 2020's portrayal of culture, gender, and the male lead's forehead. As always, don't forget to follow our instagram @pod.bestbuds for updates! 

Hi guys, and welcome back to another episode! This one is a little bit... different... and quite chaotic. We tried to take Buzzfeed quizzes on behalf of each other, and Buzzfeed really helped us reveal some deep truths that we honestly didn't even know about ourselves, like which Disney character Clarissa would be best friends with, whether Isha is more like Dixie or Charli D'Amelio, and how many people are secretly in love with Callie. We tried our best to narrate the quizzes as we went along, but this entire episode is pure chaos-- and a much needed stress-reliever for us, as Isha and Clarissa stress over their orgo exam this week :) 

In the wise words of Mac Miller: “self care, I'm treatin' me right, yeah.” This week’s episode is all about taking care of your physical and mental health to alleviate stress and stay motivated! We discuss self care vs. self destruction, productivity, and our own self care routines (honestly do we really even have one?). And of course, the obligatory instagram plug: follow our instagram @pod.bestbuds for more spicy content. Enjoy!

In this episode, we're joined by Clarissa's best friend, Sydney Sun, to talk about the ~magic of friendship~! Listen to this episode to learn about what we value in our friends, how our friendships have changed over time, and most importantly, to hear Clarissa and Sydney flex their friendship. Be sure to follow our instagram @pod.bestbuds to admire Callie's amazing graphic design skills! 

(also, listen to the end for a special surprise)

We bring on a long-awaited special guest in this episode (!!!) and talk about our experiences growing up as second-gen Asian Americans. We talk about our relationship with our parents, pressure to succeed, our thoughts about Chinese school, our perception of identity, and Clarissa's dad's cucumber counter. These are our personal stories, as the second-generation Asian American immigrant experience varies widely, but we want to hear yours, too! Check out our Instagram @pod.bestbuds. Thanks for listening!