We Are Z

We Are Z

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We Are Z episodes

  • Recap - Looking Back at 2020 (so far)

    2020 has been a roller coaster ride for everyone. Fire, flood, impeachment, several (almost) wars, virus, protests… Everything seems to be from a script for an action movie. Paul and Jimmy recap all the events that shocked everyone in the first half of 2020. Listen and subscribe.

    33 min
  • Food Culture - with Chopped Judge Chef Chauhan

    Gen Zers love to eat, and they have very unique preferences. In this episode, Paul and Jimmy talk to Chef Chauhan, a restauranteur and a judge from the Food Network show Chopped. Today’s discussion focuses on the food culture evolution, her stories with cooking, and the path of becoming a world-renowned chef. Listen and subscribe for more!

    26 min
  • Sports and Social Media - "People are always watching"

    Sports is an indispensable part of most Gen Z’s life… and so is social media. In today’s episode, Paul and Jimmy interview Dr. Katie McKee, an expert in sports psychology. She would decipher how Gen Z’s sports culture is unique while providing advice on how we all could best maneuver through the difficult process of not just sports, but life in general.

    28 min
  • Sneakers - The Market and Culture of Wearable Art

    The sneaker industry has grown at a 10% rate for the past decade while sitting at the 70 billion benchmark today. There has been little evidence of the downturn of the shoe market despite the hit from the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, Paul and Jimmy interview the owner of @diverge.shop, Kiev Graham, about why the industry is at where it is today and the culture behind it. Tune it at all major podcast platforms!

    29 min
  • Sidebar - Trace and His Oats

    The First Ever Sidebar is here! Paul and Jimmy’s interview features Trace Alexander: an avid cross country runner and oat meal chef. Listen, comment and share. Check out @Tracesoats on instagram to become part of the Oatmeal Crew. 

    16 min
  • A “Fresh” Review on Movie Culture - Collab with Talk This Way
    Movies are inherent parts of many people’s lives, especially now where we are granted the opportunity to binge watching as many movies as we would like during quarantine. In this episode, Paul and Jimmy bring on Andrew Littrell, the host of a movie commentary podcast Talk This Way, to talk about how movies have changed and how gen z has a different take on them. Stay tuned.
    36 min
  • Coronavirus II - Fighting the Fear
    The pandemic is real, and so is the fear. With warnings such as “shelter-in-place” and “social-distance” appearing all over the media, it is not surprising that the level of anxiety has risen significantly. In this episode, Paul and Jimmy interview Dr. Kathy HoganBruen, a D.C. based clinical psychologist and professor to find out how we should get through this strange time.
    29 min
  • News - The Age of (Mis)information

    In the Digital Age, we are surrounded with all kinds of information. However, the clear contrast between the abundance of information and the insufficiency of truth is unnerving. It has become much harder to hear “the truth and the whole truth”. In today’s episode, Paul and Jimmy interview some other Gen Zers to find out how we access information and discuss their thoughts on what we could do to pull ourselves from this blackhole of mistruth.

    23 min
  • Coronavirus - The Fight of Fact vs. Fiction
    COVID-19 is here, and the Internet is flooded with contradicting information: wear a face-mask vs. it does not do anything, coronavirus is just flu vs. it will kill us all, it doesn’t spread unless they cough into your face vs. the virus is airborne... In today’s episode, Paul and Jimmy unpack the mystery of this new coronavirus and discuss their own experience and opinions of this novel virus.
    29 min

About We Are Z

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Two nationalities, two cultures, two societies, same generation. High schoolers Paul Lohmann and Jimmy Shi are seeking to unpack the often misunderstood generation: Gen Z. From snapchat streaks to…