made in

This is the rebirth episode. For Jas and Evy, the start of spring is bringing a lot of new changes — new jobs, new roles but also new perspectives. In this episode we look into the cultural values of work and why we’ve chosen to define it our own way; to also work on learning about ourselves outside careers. By investing more in ourselves than the companies we work for, it also gives us time to come closer to our cultural roots.

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We have a lot of thoughts about Pachinko, a new show based on the New York Times award winning novel by Min Jin Lee that chronicles the life of a Korean immigrant family in three generations, under Japanese colonialism. The series touches on generational trauma — something we both feel to this day; in anger, resentment and fear. From treasuring a bowl of rice to understanding our roots and histories more with our colonial past, this story is pushing us to explore our own histories.

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TW: heavy episode detailing violence

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On the pod today, we discuss the coverage on Ukraine, and how it’s possible to stand in solidarity with while also understanding that racial discrimination is impacting Black and Asian refugees. We also touch on some new learnings to the year, including why it’s important for people to raise each other up in the culture amid continual attacks directed at Asian American women. As always, we’ll be discussing the new shows we’re watching (Twenty Five Twenty One, and Thirty Nine on Netflix) and also why Squid Game’s SAG award moment touches our hearts!

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Starting Year of the Tiger strong, we get into our resolutions and what we’re excited about — including this continued food exchange Evy has with her new Chinese auntie neighbour.

This episode is also dedicated to our new fave Netflix K-drama, “Our Beloved Summer” and why it resonates so much with our upbringing on love and relationships. made in is also proud to support the LUNAR NEW YEAR GIVEBACK, a community collective fundraiser to provide the vulnerable and those facing homelessness with winter survival gear, through @sanctuarytoronto. New year, more empathy and more collective health! 

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To start off the new year, we're going in on talking about productivity - and how so many of our immigrant families measure it as success and career goals - it can also push you to forget about your own time and self growth. This episode we talk about the uncomfortability of taking time to relax, tips on how ew've been able to try and find time to enjoy ourselves and how working can't be our only personality. 

Also, what we're excited about for the Lunar New Year (basically a 2022 do-ver), new shows we're watching and of course snack time. This week is salted egg potato chips from Aunties Supply. 

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You already know we had to start the new year with some heat — So 2022, we’re coming at you with some #singlesinferno takes. From Ji-a being a “bootleg Jennie” (#Blinks) to Yea-Won being who deserves better, we get into Netflix Korea's new dating show. Who was your fave? What are your theories? 

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GOODBYE 2021 (and to Ariana Grande who be looking like our latest k-pop sister). We go in on the singer who went from self-tanner to skin whitening cream — and the #blackfishing and #asianfishing mess. Also in our final episode of the year, we talk about our fave moments, personal growth and realizations — from learning to be more open and willing to change perspectives. As we all fight on to make it past this pandemic, we hope you also have time for self-care and reflections.

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LIVE @ ISO Radio in November. We're talking about the importance of taking time off, the piping tea around Hometown Cha Cha Cha's lead actor Kim Seon Ho and the hard work at Korean Dispatch. Our snack of the month is Taro flavoured Lay's, courtesy of T&T Kensington. 

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From working full time as a designer at a company to abandoning all that to follow his dream, Toronto producer, DJ and artist Paul Chin (@ohyeahpaulchin) took the major leap — and landed. With a recent grant from the Canadian Art Council to fully produce his upcoming album, we talk about careers. Also with immigrant parents — for Paul, Jamaican-Chinese — the challenges in sharing that dream. Like yes, doctors and lawyers, but where does creativity fold it? 

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