Reply Yeochin

Ellen and Jane talk about navigating parenting challenges when it comes to finding the balance between allowing siblings their independence while nurturing their bond.

Jane and Ellen talk about the challenges faced by PTAs (and the moms who run them) in stretching every dollar while weighing the very real impact on students. And sometimes the good intentions of many turn into drama no one needs.

Ellen shares her first colonoscopy experience and the Yeochins talk about reframing daily frustrations and looking at them instead through a lens of gratitude.

When is it a good time to let people know that you can speak their language? Are you the bad guy if you want to listen in and get the tea before revealing you're bilingual? Ellen and Jane have been there and done that, so listen in and follow their lead so Billie Eillish won’t be signing about you!

Ellen and Jane explore the implications of popular social media figures speaking out or staying silent - and in some cases full on disappearing - during global crises such as the current devastation in Gaza.

What happens when public figures are forced to reveal private matters in a swirl of PR crises and wild conspiracy theories? Ellen and Jane react to the recent revelation of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis as well as a K-drama love triangle that awkwardly unfolded on Instagram. Whether your tea of choice is English Breakfast or boricha, make yourself a cuppa and join us.

Ellen and Jane dissect Congress' latest move to ban TikTok unless ByteDance sells the platform. As creators whose friendship began on TikTok, the Yeochins delve into the parallels with historical censorship, banned books, and the implications for free speech in the digital age.

Korean Americans are not a monolith, and neither is the Korean American experience, as Jane and Ellen continually learn. And when it comes specifically to the topic of speaking Korean or teaching your kids Korean [or insert any native language here], the Yeochins say there’s no right or wrong way. Listen ahead and enter the judgment-free zone!

In this episode Ellen is giving bombastic side eye to those whose reality is a far cry from what they portray online. But why does any revelation of disparity between social media and real-life experiences still catch us off guard in 2024? Ellen and Jane try to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of social media’s impact on our lives.

Call it a rite of passage or universal experience - Ellen and Jane share their hair horror stories and pledge solemn solidarity with anyone who’s ever had a disastrous trip to the hair salon.