Everything I Know About

Everything I Know About

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Everything I Know About episodes

  • Girl Talk: Female Founder Edition

    We share the stories of four female founders we admire. From construction to candy, VC-backed to self-funded, they cover a wide spectrum of ways to build a business.

    Topics covered:
    -The myth of the young founder in Silicon Valley
    -Different paths to found companies—venture capital vs angel investors vs bootstrapping
    -Alternative exit strategies—acquisition, private equity
    -How female founders lead differently
    -Lucy Guo and her companies, Scale AI and Passes
    -Kristine Locker and her startup Locker, a shoppable Pinterest
    -Tracey Young’s $875M exit for PlanGrid and her new startup TigerEye
    -Tara Bosch developing and selling SmartSweets

    37 min
  • Living Abroad "like" the Locals

    What’s the difference between an expat and a migrant? In this episode we explore the global impact of digital nomads and tourists, the community cost of airbnbs, and third-wave gentrification while unpacking our own experiences as expats.

    Topics covered:
    -Why are some groups labeled expats while others are migrants?
    -Media portrayals vs our own experience as expats
    -The rise of digital nomads
    -Displacement of local populations
    -The 3 waves of gentrification
    -The billionaire class and investment properties
    -The issue with Airbnb
    -NYC’s changing response to gentrification
    -Voluntourism and the ethics of being a tourist


    Sources & transcript available to anyone at our ⁠Patreon⁠ ❤️

    43 min
  • Girl Internet

    The girls chat girl dinner, girl math, and the girlification of womanhood. Is Lucy secretly a clean girl? And wth is a blueberry girl?

    Topics covered:
    - Does the use of “girl” infantilize women? (spoiler: we think not)
    - The changing connotations of womanhood & girlhood
    - Cultural origins of the use of “girl”
    - Girl internet & memes: girl dinner, girl math, girl hobbies, girl aesthetics
    - Coquette and girlhood nostalgia
    - Corporatization of the girl trend
    - Modern girlhood and the influence of social media
    - Sephora preteens
    - Building community and togetherness


    Sources & transcript available to anyone at our ⁠Patreon⁠ ❤️

    33 min
  • Personality Tests

    We each take personality tests and have some unexpected results. Is Jennifer actually likely to commit a crime of passion? 🔪 We dive into the history of personality tests, if there’s any science behind them, and why we’re all obsessed with categorizing ourselves.

    Topics covered:
    -The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
    -The Enneagram personality test
    -The Big Five personality test
    -The Feelings Wheel
    -How factors in our life (gender, socioeconomic status, birth order) affect our personality
    -Do our personalities change over time, and can we change them intentionally?
    -Why we like to categorize ourselves and ties to astrology and divination, tarot


    Sources & transcript available to anyone at our ⁠Patreon⁠ ❤️

    50 min
  • The Motherhood Decision

    Why does becoming a mother feel harder than ever? We reveal our inner turmoil, unpack our fears, and try to understand what’s got us so jaded.

    Topics covered:
    -Frameworks to decide if you want to become a mother
    -Portrayals of motherhood in the media
    -The lifestyle considerations of motherhood
    -Why America’s healthcare system and birthing process hurts the mother-infant bond
    -The rise of the trad wife and desire for the soft life among young women
    -What happens when a country’s population declines
    -Ways other countries have the edge when it comes to supporting mothers
    -The science behind the “geriatric pregnancy” at 35—is the cut-off accurate?


    Other episodes referenced in this one:

    Girlbossing Too Close to the Sun

    Is Gilmore Girls America dead?

    49 min
  • Love, Matchmaking, & Monogamy

    Roses are red 🌹, violets are blue 💙, is monogamy dead or is love still true? We share a bit about our romantic lives and dive into how to find your perfect match, making love last, and the evolution of marriage.

    Topics covered:
    -Biologically, what makes us feel love?
    -Marriage as an economic proposition and marriage for romance
    -How can we make love last? (research from The Gottman Institute)
    -Early predictors of divorce
    -Conflict management in couples
    -The history of human evolution in relation to monogamy and marriage
    -Dating apps and the modern love landscape
    -The New York Times 36 Questions to Fall in Love
    -Polyamory and ethical non-monogamy


    Sources & transcript available to anyone at our ⁠Patreon⁠ ❤️

    45 min
  • The Chinese & Western Zodiac

    Happy Lunar New Year! This is the year of the dragon 🐲 and not just because of Fourth Wing. Lucy shares her cultural heritage, and we explore the surprising intersections of the Chinese and Western Zodiacs, trying a bit of divination for ourselves.

    Topics covered:
    -Traditions and foods associated with Chinese New Year
    -The Chinese Zodiac and the sexagenary cycle (60 year time system that combines the 12 zodiac animals with 5 elements and also yin and yang
    -How the Chinese Zodiac and the Western Zodiac was developed
    -The math and science behind the Western Zodiac
    -Significance of entering the Age of Aquarius
    -Zodiac compatibility
    -We share our Western and Chinese Zodiac signs/charts

    42 min
  • Is Gilmore Girls America dead?

    Gilmore girlies anyone? Lucy, a huge fan of the show, and Jennifer, who has somehow escaped its gravitational pull, chat about the life portrayed in Stars Hollow, whether its the last remnant of a bygone era or if there’s still hope for us to find that close knit community and a job that takes care of us.

    Topics covered:
    -The vision of America portrayed in Gilmore Girls
    -What jobs were like for our parents’ generation
    -The plight of millennials and why we have less wealth than previous generations
    -IBM’s cradle to grave culture in the 1960s
    -Layoffs and the shift in corporate culture
    -The decline of third spaces and community post COVID
    -Differences in community within large cities like NYC and mid-size cities like Nashville

    24 min
  • The Passion Economy

    We get meta and talk about what the passion economy is, who’s participating in it (including us), and the sinister side of monetizing attention.

    Topics covered:
    -The rise of the passion economy
    -Venture investors profiting from the passion economy
    -Platforms that support creators (Patreon, Substack, Pietra)
    -How much money successful creators can make
    -The sinister side of the passion economy, MLMs
    -What it takes to make it as an influencer
    -Is being an influencer all that it’s made out to be

    32 min

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