Everybody's Basic

Everybody's Basic

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Everybody's Basic episodes

  • 'Hamilton' and Ariel Quits Her Job
    Yes, we were in the Room Where It (as in, that little thing called 'Hamilton') Happens! Ariel and Wei discuss if Aaron Burr is in fact Asian-American. Also: Resting Friendly Face, Taylor Swift's 'September' and what it's like to quit a job.
    51 min
  • Real Men Wear Purple
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    Ariel and Wei sit down with Houston-based playwright and performer, Josh Inocéncio, to discuss his love life, unpacking machismo as a queer Latin American and his upcoming production "Little Edelweiss".

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    59 min
  • Don Jon's Expectations of Love
    Let's talk expectation -- what do we need, desire and expect from ourselves and our partners, and when are those wants manufactured by fantasy? Ariel and Wei talk dating expectations through the lens of the 2013 film, "Don Jon," in which a porn-obsessed bro meets a romcom-obsessed "perfect girl."
    55 min
  • Pettyracial Dating
    We have intro music! Shoutout to TheRokmore for lending his musical talents for the podcast. A post-date street incident gives Ariel and Wei an opportunity to talk about interracial dating: How do we react to different kinds of interracial couples? Why do we choose to date who we date?
    48 min
  • RoboBae/Fats Cats and Jailbirds
    Ariel and Wei try dating robots and come away with vastly different conclusions. Wei hangs out with Houston's richest men while Ariel visits her friend in jail, and they both end up with thoughts about Harvey Weinstein.
    56 min

About Everybody's Basic

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Wei-Huan Chen, a culture writer for the Houston Chronicle, and Ariel Jones, an arts maven and public relations professional, meet at the intersection of dating, race and entertainment. Join us as we…