The Ganru Show
The Ganru Show is just like hanging out and catching up with your two best girlfriends. Golda and Wanru ("Ganru") are BFFs who balance their day jobs in Science and Corporate America with their improv and writing careers in Los Angeles. They hilariously celebrate the importance of female friendship while keeping it real and not holding back. Join The Ganru Show as Golda and Wanru tackle science, entertainment, career, health and wellness, pop culture, life and love hacks, and issues of interest to women (and men)! New episodes released every Tuesday. Send your letters and love to: theganru@gmail.com.
Episodes
July 27, 2018 • 61 mins
Join Golda and Wanru as they give you heartfelt, unsolicited advice about dating, all within the context of their (sometimes painful, albeit hilarious) personal experiences. Also in this episode: The Best Thing We Heard This Week (Tammie Joe Shults & AlterEgo), Dream Sponsors (We Actually Use These Products - Rothy's and the Aura App), and Girl, You Got To (Life and Love Hacks - Eczema Cream, Face Yoga and Jade Roller).
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July 27, 2018 • 61 mins
EVERYONE is a Creative! Do you want to cultivate your creative potential? Have you ever found yourself in need of inspiration and creativity? Have you ever felt stuck in a rut and felt like life is just drifting by? Join Ganru as they give you their take on what it takes to unleash your inner creativity!
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Episode 3 is a SPECIAL EPISODE and Creativity Call To Action called "The Ganru-Ko Show" in honor of the show's very first special guest KEIKO AGENA! KEIKO is an actress (now AUTHOR!) best known for the TV show, Gilmore Girls, where she played Lane Kim for seven seasons and reprised the role in 2016. As a guest star she has appeared on such shows as NCIS LA, Shameless, Scandal, House, ER and 13 Reasons Why. Keiko joins...
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August 13, 2018 • 1 min
Ganru has a special message to their supporters! Take a listen. And, THANK YOU for all the love.
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August 14, 2018 • 49 mins
If you could go back in time, is there anything you would have done differently? Buy that Apple and Amazon stock at $15/share maybe? Ganru shares the advice they'd give their younger selves beyond just moisturizing and mineral sunscreen. Do you find that looking back on the past is an effective way to learn and grow from your experience? Ganru hopes that in sharing the advice they'd give their younger selves, perhaps in s...
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August 21, 2018 • 66 mins
Unless you live under a rock (or in solitary confinement on some desolate island somewhere - no judgement and how did you get internet access BTW??), we all will encounter difficult or unreasonable people in our lives. Don't let them these Negative Nancys and Poo-Poo Pauls ruin your day/week/lives/flow! In this episode, Ganru shares the keys to empowering yourself when facing these difficult people. Also in this episode, Gan...
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August 28, 2018 • 72 mins
Life is Short - And the World is Wide! There is a great, big, beautiful world out there that's ready to be explored and experienced. Join the Ganru as they share their thoughts on the importance of TRAVEL and fill you in on their tried and true travel hacks. Also in this episode: The Time Ratio Theory, Treat Yo Self, Safe Sun Habits, Uniglo, Keen, Superfeet and MORE!
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You know those people. The ones that have that indescribable X-factor superpower of being a thrilling, memorable, invigorating conversationalist - and that's just the start of their sparkle! They seem to have the gift to gab with anyone about anything. In Episode 7, the Ganru drops some knowledge and gives examples of memorable conversation starters to keep in your communication toolbox. Also in this episode: Eczema Cream U...
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Do you want to learn more about the people in your life? Ask them to name their favorite movies. You'll get some interesting insight! What is it about our favorite movies that have us watching them time and time again? Is it the characters, the genre, the time period? Do we see something of ourselves in the characters? Is it how the movies made us feel? Is it because we watched them with someone we loved? oes it remind us of ...
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In Part 2 of 2, we learn more about what your favorite movies say about you! What is it about our favorite movies that make them so memorable? For Golda and Wanru, they see something of themselves in the characters and situations. Tune in and listen to Golda and Wanru improvise scenes from movies you may recognize! Also in this episode: The Joy Luck Club, When Harry Met Sally, Tamlyn Tomita, Team James Spader vs. Team Andrew McC...
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What does it mean to "concierge your life"? "Concierge" brings to mind an anything-goes access to the cream of the crop, best of the best information/resources/life hacks/experiences. For Golda and Wanru, special guest Liz Pan is their go-to person for the latest and greatest in everything! Listen in as they take a deep dive into the topic of Concierge Your Life: How to Bring More Fun to the Every Day. Also in th...
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In episode 11 of The Ganru Show, Golda and Wanru introduce a brand new offering to the show called "StoryStory". The "StoryStory" format is influenced by Golda's Filipino family tradition of storytelling. To celebrate the back-to-school season, Golda & Wanru share some of their most impactful childhood back-to-school stories. Also in this episode: Meet Golda's mom and fish monger ancestor Aurora; Get ...
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The Ganru have spent the last 500 years trying every beauty and wellness trick in the book! In part 1 of 2, Episode 12, Golda and Wanru share, in painstaking granular detail, their top tried-and-true beauty (and wellness) hacks! Also in this episode: Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, Salamander Super Powers, Coconut Oil, Foot Cheese and MORE!
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Get ready for the ultimate in beauty wellness tips! Episode 13 is a continuation of the Ganru's Beauty Wellness tips which you absolutely, positively, beyond a shadow of a doubt, NEED TO KNOW! Also in this episode: Hair Loss, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bone Broth, Gentle Exfoliants, Instyler Hair Tool (*Check out our VIDEO REVIEW on YouTube), ZippFizz, LIVE Vitamins and MORE!
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In this StoryStory! episode of The Ganru Show, Golda and Wanru improvise scenes about China's last emperor, Puyi, and his habit of prank calling once a telephone was installed in the palace. They imagine what it might have been like in the Forbidden City and in the inner sanctum of the palace during his rule. Listen as Golda and Wanru play multiple improvised roles such as: Emperor Puyi, Eunuch Nick, Eunuch Lang, Famous Beijing...
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How is it that some people always seem to know what they are going to do with their life and exactly how they're going to do it? Meet acclaimed music producer/engineer Glenn Suravech, who thought he was headed in one direction with his career but life threw him an unexpected curve. Tune in and find out his advice on how to carve out an authentic path for yourself and what he's learned from some of the greatest musicians in...
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How well do you really know yourself? The road to self-awareness can be a lifelong pursuit down a slippery and confusing slope. In this episode of The Ganru Show, Golda and Wanru share practical tools to get to know yourself, and others, better. Also in this episode: introverts/extroverts, The Five Love Languages, a discussion about bestselling book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan ...
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November 13, 2018 • 93 mins
In this episode, Golda and Wanru debate the the art of living a minimalist lifestyle and decluttering. Does getting rid of material possessions necessarily equate to more happiness? Was that a trick question? Listen and find out! Also in this episode: Marie Kondo, John de Graaf, Adam Grant, non-conformists, llamas, volunteering, and MORE!
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Countless studies have shown the benefits of practicing gratitude, but is it really true? In anticipation of Thanksgiving, the Ganru share the unexpected results of their social experiment to express more gratitude in their daily lives. Also in this episode: Myers-Briggs Test, Must-Have Christmas Decorations, To-Die-For Brownies, Frugal Manipulation Technique, Keto Cake and MORE!
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November 22, 2018 • 8 mins
Ganru celebrates Thanksgiving with shout outs and improvised singing in honor of the Ganru community all over the world! Take a listen and you may hear your name, handle, commentary, country or city in this special Gratitude episode BONUS!
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