What in the Shibal Podcast

Susie has had a dramatic week with a skunk incident that was courtesy of Ms Jilly in the backyard and inside the house. Ed's had a tough week with having the flu for the second time in his life. Ed was invited by Yong Yang's twin brother - Yin Yang to join the Yong Yang Justice League to not only bring justice to the case of Yong Yang who was killed by the LAPD while having a mental health crisis, but also to be the first Asian American group in history to fight for systemic change in how mental health crises calls are handled.  Susie just got back from Phoenix for her older daughter's volleyball tournament and had a pleasant surprise with the camaraderie and support between teams. But also had to deal with 117 degree weather contrasted with 50 degree weather indoors while also dealing with a thunderstorm downpour.  Susie is pumped for the Olympics. Ed doesn't really watch the Olympics but is excited to watch Sunny Choi the first American (who happens to be Asian American who quit her Director level job at Estee Lauder to pursue her dream of dancing) to make it onto the American Breaking Team. Susie has been dying to ask Ed about his date. Ed talks about SA on his first date but somehow gets a second and third date. Ed is not sure if his date has found him on social media. But Ed is trying to get used to online dating because he's used to conventional dating and the process of feelings are different.  Susie and Ed talk about their 4th of July plans. Black Jobs vs Hispanic Jobs trend comes up expeditiously on Tik Tok after the presidential debates. Girl on Tik Tok gets her car taken by her mom and sister while she is burying her dad at his burial. A writer follows up about her story where an Asian woman is living in Spain and her daughter's preschool brings her the wrong Asian kid in regards to her friends' reaction and calling her "hypersensitive".  Susie had an issue with a mom at her older daughter's school for a comment Susie's daughter had to moderate in her class text chain amongst her whole grade classmates.

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On Season 2 Episode 11 is a pre-recorded episode, there is a Back to the Future musical.  Soogia and Ed play Life Story Interview Kit again including: How is today's society different from when you were a child? Tell me about your first car. What were your favorite childhood games or toys? Did you date as a teenager? What are your favorite memories with your children? Most memorable moments from elementary school. What kind of movies, books, and music did you enjoy as a kid?

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Season 2 Episode 10 is pre-recorded from the week prior but is packed full of AITA! But first Suk Min Choi (not Alex Kim) gets arrested for shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini from a helicopter in the desert. A woman sets up GoFundMes to help pay for her bills and living expenses and is now having to show proof of how she actually used the money.  A white woman says in the N word and went viral and was confronted with consequences expeditiously even though she tried to claim after the fact that it was allegedly to get a job with a conservative news company... she also thinks that adult nerds should be put in their place - whatever that means. AITAs include: AITA for telling my Asian colleague that Panda Express isn't Asian food? Ed wants to eat the Panda Express burrito at the Pasadena location. AITA for not allowing my wife-to-be to pay respect to me on my wedding day? AITA for telling my friend he isn't Asian? AITA for making fun of a white girl for being poor when she was being racist?

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On Season 2, Episode 9, Susie's kids have one more week of school before summer vacation starts. Ed is going on a his first date from the dating apps this Saturday... Susie wants to come along. Ed says he likes "crazy" but has a hard time verbalizing what that means to Susie.... so Ed tries to explain it this je ne sais quoi factor to Susie.... but we won't find out how it went for 2 weeks.  Susie talks about her experience dating her husband - engaged after 6 weeks of dating and was 3 months pregnant at her wedding... but it wasn't a "shotgun wedding".  Ed worries about the timeline of dating... marriage... kids. Ed is curious about matchmakers and how much better it could actually be.  The new Bachelorette is Asian American but not many Asian American men suitors.  Susie's husband has her name tattooed on him multiple times... including the first one after just 3 weeks.  Susie's second wedding was small and intimate.  Ed jokes that in 2 weeks when we finally hear about how the date went, how he might be married.  Susie has an idea to have listeners/watchers write in with their crazy love/dating stories.  Ed wants to watch a show with Susie on the podcast but asking listeners/watchers to write in about what show to watch first together.

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S 2 Ep 8 starts with Susie throwing out all the kimchi she made. Ed wishes he had a kimchi fridge. Ed had a busy weekend video chatting with someone from the dating apps and had a busy weekend. Korean man starts a Tik Tok cult. Woman on Tik Tok doesn't want to return her shopping cart.  AITA include: AITA for not thinking I'm a Koreaboo. AITA for telling my Asian friend that she is fetishizing her own culture. Woman asks the internet about her soon to be born half asian "Wasian" baby. Trolls are the worst. Someone DM's Susie that she should "d*e ch*nk".

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S 2 Ep 7 begins with a reminiscing of the AAPI Joy episode and the live recording and nervous levels and having a live audience.  Susie does a segment on MSNBC with Katie Phang Live.  Ed guest podcasted with Radio Korea on their Koreatown Social Club podcast.  There is an upcoming memorial gathering for Yong Yang in front of Radio Korea on Sunday 6/1 in front of Radio Korea in LA. Ed tells Susie about the Burning Sun scandal involving some kpop idols.  Ed activated his dating profiles and Susie grills Ed about what kind of girls. Ed is overwhelmed with the dating apps and feels guilty for feeling vain. Sitting next to date vs sitting across from a date in a restaurant.  The type of pictures people post on their apps = the type of person they are.  Susie notices Ed got new glasses finally after a few weeks.  North West sings during the 30th anniversary of the Lion King and took an opportunity away from someone who really wanted and worked for it.  Nikki Haley signs warhead missiles with "Finish Them" the day after Israel attacks what is supposed to be a "safe zone" in Rafah.  AITA include: AITA for cutting the line and stealing the stall from a handicapped person? AITA for naming my daughter a "difficult" name. AITA for barring my MIL from seeing my daughter after she cut her hair without permission?

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S2 Ep 6 is our first Live Episode from the Los Angeles Central Public Library in Downtown Los Angeles recorded in front of a live audience on May 18, 2024. Joanna Fabicon of the LA Library introduces Susie and Ed.  Susie and Ed talk about who they are and why they started TikTok as well as the podcast including normalizing the Asian experience and building a community.  Both Susie and Ed grew up trying to fit in and learned to embrace their Asian culture and proud to be in their Asian Joy.  Susie nor Ed ever thought that in their lifetime they would go from fighting stereotypes and getting "ching chonged", and being gaslit with "you're so white" to seeing Susie's kids' friends wanting kimchi for school lunches.  Questions for Asian People by Non-Asian People include: Say something in Korean/why do Asian people hate being asked to say something in their culture's language? Why do Asians look so young? Why do Asian people hate being asked "where are you from"? Are your parents strict/What are they so strict? Why are Asian women such bad drivers? Why is the model minority stereotype bad? Do you all know karate? Why do so many Asian people own nail salons? Why do so many Asian people play piano? How are Asian people all so skinny? Can you tell the difference between different types of Asians? Why is Asian food so spicy? What's the Asian glow or why do you get so red when you drink? Do you have to marry someone from your own culture? And the episode ends with some questions from the audience.

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On Season 2 Ep 5, Susie forgets about recording the podcast until her daughter tells her that Ed and Ron are there.  Ed is breaking his rule of wearing Crocs out of the house because of a gout flareup. Susie finds out and shares that there are different subcategories of feet and Ed had a book dropped on his toe when he was younger.  Susie and Ed make content to help families in Gaza and the effect it has had. Lizzo and Chris Olsen all of sudden are working with Operation Olive Branch after being Blocked Out. Historically student protests have been on the right side of history.  Hailey Bailee's apology for the Met Gala while paying $17k per month in rent.  Susie had a nice Mother's Day but at the age of her kids, Mother's Day is more for the kids.  Susie and Ed are doing a LIVE RECORDING of What in the Shibal at the Los Angeles Public Library in Downtown LA for AANHPI Month and the Library's celebration of AAPI Joy on May 18th at 3pm including doing a live segment of Questions for Asian People from Non-Asian People.  AITA include: listener write-in from an Asian woman living in Spain who's daughters school has mixed up her daughter for the only other Asian student who is also a girl in the whole class multiple times. AITA for ordering pork intestine at a Chinese restaurant my girlfriend took me to? AITA for refusing to bow to my Korean fiancee's grandparents? AITA for suggesting my friend go back to therapy after how she reacted in a Chinese restaurant? AITA for leaving my adopted family and going back to Korea?

LIVE SHOW QUESTIONS: For the upcoming live recording that we will be doing on Saturday, May 18th at 3pm in Downtown Los Angeles at the LA Central Public Library in Downtown LA... we will be ending that episode with questions from our audience and we want to include all of you! So please, email us with any questions you have for us and that can range from questions for Susie and/or Ed about them, or asking for advice or for our opinions.  Please include your name or if you don't want your name disclosed.

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On Ep 4 of S2 we missed a week for Mental Health for Susie.  May is AANHPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month.  Susie has been feeling so much pressure with being asked to do so much that she hasn't been able to do anything because she feels she is letting people down and couldn't get out of bed.  Archie gets neutered and in is in a cone for a couple more days.  Susie has a friend with a pregnant Cane Corso and is sort of considering it but they are so large and they already have two big dogs. Susie is feeling better now and is looking to possible get a adult diagnosis of ADHD.  Susie and Ed believe they both have adult ADHD because they have a lot of the symptoms of ADHD but need to be diagnosed.  Ed apologizes for the last episode after watching the episode. Ed sends Susie a box of desserts to cheer her up.  Ed gets his car back finally.  Would You Rather/This or That questions: Run from 1 Mountain Lion or Run from 1,000 Bees? Night in or go out? Disney or Pixar? In N Out or Shake Shack? Kbbq or hot pot? Phone photo album revealed or internet search revealed? Find your parents' sex tape or parents find your sex tape? Pork ribs or Beef ribs? Window or aisle? Get $1M but someone random dies or you die but your family gets $50M? Have BO that makes people pass out or have breath that makes people throw up? Have knives for fingers or slinky eyes? 15 days of being constipated or 15 days of explosive diarrhea? Sausage or bacon? Hot dogs with ketchup of mustard? (Can only pick one). Fried or steamed dumplings? Pork or beef bulgogi? Fresh or fermented kimchi? Egg roll or spring roll? Tacos or burritos? Charcuterie board - olives or grapes? Tater tots or curly fries?  Susie and Ed are doing a live podcast of What in the Shibal at the AAPI Joy event at the LA Central Public Library in downtown LA on May 18th from 3-4pm... and are feeling imposter syndrome about it.

LIVE SHOW QUESTIONS: For the upcoming live recording that we will be doing on Saturday, May 18th at 3pm in Downtown Los Angeles at the LA Central Public Library in Downtown LA... we will be ending that episode with questions from our audience and we want to include all of you! So please, email us with any questions you have for us and that can range from questions for Susie and/or Ed about them, or asking for advice or for our opinions.  Please include your name or if you don't want your name disclosed.

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On Ep 3 of Season 2, Archie pees all over Ed's bed and Ed's dryer breaks down the same day so he has to get creative in drying his sheets. Susie also has a funny dog story involving a possum and crows.  Ed also has a story involving a possum. Susie's older daughter is running an experiment for the science fair answering if you can raise your spice tolerance, while her younger daughter is doing a wax museum project. Ed's mom redid some of his projects while he slept overnight. Susie and Ed discuss why women prefer to be isolated with a bear over a strange man. Tik Tok is about to get banned and Ed doesn't know if he wants to talk about it online but Susie would like to advocate for Tik Tok. Instagram has made people meaner. Susie and Ed are going to be doing a live recording of the What in the Shibal Podcast in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday May 18th at 3pm at a soon to be disclosed location during the AANHPI Month and would like everyone to write in questions for that episode.  Susie and Ed listen and react to Kpop songs from Boy Bands including... NCT - Hands Up... Susie and Ed debate about if it's gritty and hip hip-y; Seventeen - World... Susie and Ed debate about if the song is ballad-y; Stray Kids - LALALA; Ateez - Halazia.

LIVE SHOW QUESTIONS: For the upcoming live recording that we will be doing on Saturday, May 18th at 3pm in Downtown Los Angeles at a location we will be announcing soon... we will be ending that episode with questions from our audience and we want to include all of you! So please, email us with any questions you have for us and that can range from questions for Susie and/or Ed about them, or asking for advice or for our opinions.  Please include your name or if you don't want your name disclosed.

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