In this episode, we invite our dear friend and podcast guru Suzie to reminisce about our favorite childhood celebrity crushes. From Super Junior's impeccable Lee Donghae, Japanese singer-songwriter legend Gackt, to the Queen of K-pop BOA, we each bring up three things to brag about these talented artists who filled our childhood with sweet melodies and memories. Give them a listen and you won't regret it!

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The ongoing protests against racial injustice in the United States have also triggered a heated debate on the Chinese internet. For this episode, we called up Isabelle Niu, an award-winning journalist who has covered China and its interactions with the world extensively, to talk about her experiences and observations about the racism and Black Lives Matter dialogues that have been taking place on the Chinese internet. In an eye-opening conversation, Isabelle discusses communicating with her family back in China about the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement. She shares her reporting experiences in China and Africa as well as the various resources we can tap into to challenge our biases and educate ourselves on the roots and history of racism.

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'How can you amass millions of followers?' That's the question we will be asking our guest, Vivien, for this episode. She has over one million followers across two of the most popular Chinese social media platforms (Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok and Weibo)! In this episode, Vivien talks with us about the oftentimes empowering and sometimes overwhelming experience of being an influencer in China. With her unique perspective as a full-time university professor and part-time influencer, Vivien answers our questions from "how did you become famous" to addressing the social pressures faced by women influencers as well as explaining the intersection between China's influencer culture and online economy. 

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In this episode, we reminisce about the happy memories we shared in some of our favorite restaurants in New York City and their signature dishes that had us salivating in the middle of recording. First, a warning against listening to this episode at night unless you are in the mood for an evening snack. Other than that, get ready for some seriously indulgent food memories that will hopefully give you the warm and fuzzy feelings as they do for us. Please also head to our Instagram page @Loud.Slurp for a glimpse of all the mouthwatering food we mentioned in the podcast!

This episode focuses on a topic that hits close to home with us: what it's like to live thousands of miles away from your family during the global coronavirus pandemic. We talk about our concerns for our families back in China months before the virus hit the United States, and how that took a turn when the outbreak became severe across the Pacific ocean. We also reflect on how the pandemic has changed us and share some self-care tips we rely on to stay sane during these days. But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom here, starting episode two, we are introducing a new segment where we ask each other the best dish we've eaten or cooked over the past week, hit "play" to find out our best dishes of the week!

In this episode, we talk about one of the hottest Korean dramas right now - Itaewon Class, which both of us binged in a matter of few days. We explore the various elements, including delicious Korean food, that make the show so addictive.