In this week's supersized episode, Minji swaps online dating stories with fellow single professional superwoman & chairwoman of #teamextra, Jess Ju. Together, they discuss profile dealbreakers, dating app rankings, unsolicited dick pics, and so much more. Also, on this week's IMO segment, Minji and Jess share their thoughts about how to establish boundaries.

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In this episode, Minji shares a recent strange audition experience as a fledgling actor. She reflects about the challenges of being an actor who is female, Asian, and hungry to make it in Hollywood along with all its universal, sometimes depressing, but incredibly important implications. #thestruggleisreal #weshallovercome

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Former Top Chef finalist Shirley Chung joins Minji to talk about growing up in China and the Bay Area, finding love, pursuing her passion for cooking, and how to be a badass female in a male dominated industry. For this episode's IMO, Minji and Shirley discuss how to deal with fake people.

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Minji talks to her good friend and Kollaboration colleague Jeff Chen (aka DJ Kidstylez) about the relief efforts in Jeff's hometown of Houston, TX. They discuss the everyday heroes that have emerged in the wake of Huricane Harvey and how people (like you) can get involved and assist with Houston's recovery. In this week's IMO segment, Minji and Jeff talk about discussing climate change in today's political climate.

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Minji takes a moment to reflect on the recent & sudden death of a dear friend and mentor. Irene Cho was an advocate, hustler, & stalwart of the Asian American entertainment community and will be missed by everyone she touched. In this episode, Minji gets real understanding the seven stages grief, & appreciates the universal lessons that often come when dealing with death, especially the importance of time & relationships.

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Minji went home this past weekend and while she was there she recorded a podcast with her mom. Minji's mom shares her immigrant story, coming to America, raising 3 kids, and dealing with racism.

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Minji has some thoughts on the events of this past week and weekend

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Minji's invites her good friend, singer-songwriter Travis Atreo, to dive into everyone's favorite topic: relationships and heartbreak. Together they share experiences and ways to cope with losing someone you've loved (or, you know, really really liked) with a reminder that there's a light at the end of every painful tunnel. For this week's IMO segment, Minji and Travis share their tips on how to practice self-love and take care of yourself in times of great stress.

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This episode Minji brings on one of her good friends, Christine Chen, to chat about a topic that they both commiserate on regularly, "burnout." They share about how they deal with stress as creatives and as independent women. For this week's IMO, Minji and Christine takes a listener question on making friends and being social.

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On this solo episode of First of All, Minji shares about a concept that's that's been on her mind recently, "surrendering." She also performs an updated piece that she wrote back a few years ago and just performed again this past week. on IMO, Minji gives advice on when it's a good time to seriously pursue your passion project.

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