Hears the Thing

Hears the Thing

By Ashley ChanComedy
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Hears the Thing episodes

  • 41- First Time Writing with Cara Nixon

    Join us and our guest Cara Nixon, author of Trust me?, Runaway Esme, and Good Souls Under the Oak Tree which has been viewed on Wattpad over 20,000 times, on a writing journey! We ask the expert about the inspiration for her WattPad books she wrote as an 11 year old, and feel out what we would want our own short story to look like. She then walks us through her writing process, gives advice to any aspiring authors, and is incredibly helpful. THEN Ashley and Emily co write their own Wattpad style short story about a beach town summer love where the girl falls for the bad boy for themselves. They learned a lot about themselves on the way. You can read the short story on our blog if you wish! And please leave us a review on iTunes to check in.


    The link to read the story: https://hearsthething161297019.wordpress.com/2021/02/07/lessons-in-love/

    The link to see what was going on in the authors heads: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IgW97jMV_7Vc1oCQZ-L664fx9pIAxIH80lAMQ9A-fzs/edit?usp=sharing

    The link for a playlist inspired by Lessons in Love: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6MX2oyy6orV6obVpgT03Li?si=3INwAbtjThqyx6YlSErTFg

    57 min
  • 40 - First Time Having a Season Finale on our (Almost) Anniversary ft. our friends!

    Hey friends! Can you believe that one year ago today we posted our first episode! The thought of Hears the Thing has been around for much longer, but it's been so sweet to have a product, a real, existing thing- FOR A WHOLE ROTATION AROUND THE SUN- and I know that time is a construct and yada yada, but it really is just so sweet! Thank you for listening to us, supporting us, and encouraging us for so long. We love you and hope that this episode brings a smile to your face. Remember to reach out, say hello, and that we are only a phone call away. Again, thank you to all of our friends and family to contributed their time and voices to make this season happen, and for giving us voices! 

    We hope to see you soon, send us any fun ideas on @hearsthethingpod on instagram or at [email protected], keep in touch with your loved ones, leave a review on podcasts, and thanks for listening!

    Ever grateful, 

    Ashley and Emily 


    39 min
  • 39 - First Time Talking Romance and Emotional Maturity with Emily Patt

    This week, we have a special guest and co-host Emily Jo Henry Patt, reporting for her duty of serving up some real discomfort. We talk about emotional stunting at 14, commitment (a classic), and Kit's hypothesis of how getting into romance too late in the game has made us the ultimate late bloomers. We also talk about how her personality and preferences have really made this season that we call qUarAntiNe, a very enjoyable one and on the topic of if her friends jumped off a bridge, how she would (and did) too. 

    Thanks for listening and tune in next week for our season finale! 

    43 min
  • 38- First Time Talking Entanglements with Ashley Chan

    This whole season we have been learning about what makes our friends uncomfortable and now we hear what makes SUPER host Ashley uncomfortable. This includes confrontation, naming all the boys she’s been entangled with before, and her decision making/commitment complex . Emily keeps her exclamations about the new T Swift album to a mere two minutes, but please send her a text if you have thoughts on Folklore, it is all she is thinking about right now so she would love. 

    36 min
  • 37 - First Time Talking White Privilege and First Dates with Kit Van Roekel

    Hi friends, hope you are doing well! This week on the podcast, we had on friend, roommate, and cousin of Emily, Kit Van Roekel. This week, Kit talks about trashy TV, regretable quarantine texting exes, the Department of Human Services, white privilege and so much more! Leave a review on how we can get Emily and Kit to become sisters in a legal and non-disgusting way. Thanks for listening friends, stay safe, and we'll talk to you soon!

    57 min
  • 36 - First Time Talking Manipulation and Being Set Up with Duece Phaly

    This week, we have the OG,  Coach Phaly, on the pod. Duece gave us the original idea of doing this season of the podcast to interact and stay in touch with our loved ones and their lives during this wild and unpredictable season of life. We talk about life, work, and love. It's the classic trifecta. Listen to hear more about family, raising siblings, getting set up on dates, and more!

    Thanks for listening! You can find us on instagram @hearsthethingpod- and we would love it if you left a review wherever you listen (except Spotify, because I guess they don't do that). Stay safe and thanks for tuning in friends!

    56 min
  • 35- First Time Talking Hypersexualization and Commitment with Luke Mitchell-Nelson

    So. We live in a society. This week with Luke Mitchell-Nelson, Ashley's first friend in college, we talk about the construct of marriage, our 1 year and five month old niece and nephews, and the way Luke has been navigating gender roles and expectations over his life. Kind of funny listening to some 21/22 year olds discuss marriage, but we do it anyways. Can you make yourself love someone? Do arranged marriages work? At what point is commitment worth it? sigh. Thank you Luke for being on with us and talking through it with us. We hope everyone is well and, as always, thanks for listening!

    50 min
  • 34- First Time Talking Cancers and Capricorns with Cara Nixon

    We talk about all of our favorite things with Cara this week- Timothee Chalamet, school bus memories, and astrology, plus more, all on the day after she turned 20! In a very typical turn of events, Cara starts by saying that not much makes her uncomfortable, and then ends realizing that most things make her uncomfortable. We loved chatting with a non-stem friend this week, and it was great to hear about her job being a journalist for the Corvallis Advocate during the pAnDeMiC. This show truly had lots of laughs, and we hope it brings a smile to your face! Leave a review if you knew what Ashleys astrological sign was before she revealed it, and **** happy Cancer szn everyone ****

    1 hr 5 min
  • 33 - First Time Talking Anxiety and being NOT Racist with Sara Kim

    Hey friends! Happy official summer for all of our trimester friends! Would you believe that you can listen to two people with degrees talking at you this week?? (We didn't have them at the time of recording so don't expect us to sound smarter yet or anything). Special guest and friend, Sara Kim, joins us this week to talk about dealing with anxiety a family that stigmatizes mental health, the struggle of not being on neutral ground, and being overwhelmed by media. 

    We recognize and detest the injustice that we see on the basis of skin color. As a podcast and as humans, we stand with our peers and BIPOC communities in these days when human rights continue to be violated daily.

     Sara Kim has compiled a list of resources for BIPOC and those who may benefit from it, as well as insider tips on how to be an effective ally. We love and hope that you are safe.

    This is a link to Oregon BIPOC Organizations.

    Campaign Zero is an organization that is working to end police violence in 10 different areas. While Oregon and the US have worked to pass a few laws on this issue, it's still not enough.

    The People of Color Caucus is currently working on a few police accountability measures to pass in Oregon.

    Here are a few effective ways you can communicate with your legislator, council member, or local government official - 

    1. As tempting as it is, I would encourage against using an automatically filled email from a website - many people use auto-filled emails to send to their legislators and while it's a good way to show how many people care, it's not effective in communicating why you care about that topic. If you send an auto-email, you will probably get a copied and pasted response. Take some time and write a thoughtful email to your legislator and explain why these issues are important to you.
    2. Include your name and your address or at least the town you're in - legislators typically only look at emails from their constituents unless they are holding higher positions of power in committees. They want to hear from their constituents because that is who they are representing in their district, you may even get the chance to testify! Use this tool to find out what district you're in and who your legislators are. 
    3. Know your legislator and where they stand on certain issues - do some research and find out what your legislators value and what kinds of positions they hold. From there, you can leverage your experiences to be catered to what they're familiar with. Most legislators typically have a personal website that you can find by Google, or you can their Oregon Legislator profiles here for the Senators and the House members. Most legislators also have a newsletter that you can sign up for which you can use to learn about what's going on in the Capitol and where they stand on certain issues. 
    4. Vote and stay informed - it's crucial that you vote and show your legislators and your community members that you care. It's so crucial that we all use our voices to stand up for what we believe in and tell the legislators what they should care about. Be sure to also follow the news to learn about any developments on certain policies that you really care about! 
      5. 1 hr

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