Eat Your Crust
Two Asian-American girls navigating our way through life-in-our-twenties in the Bay Area, with a little help from our friends. Tune in during your lousy commute to laugh and chat with your hosts Crystal and Jeesoo as we ramble about tech, culture, family, and more through an Asian-American lens. If you can relate, feel free to visit us at eatyourcrust.com or reach out to us @eatyourcrustpod on insta or email us at eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com!
Episodes
Today, Kaila Yu, author of the memoir Fetishized joins us to explore how Asian women are portrayed in the media. We discuss the impact of books like Memoirs of a Geisha and raunch culture from the 2000s, and talk about how much of the media we consume is internalized as women. We chat about how to ground ourselves in self-love instead of seeking validation externally.
Find Kaila on Instagram @kailayu or on her website kailayu.com. H...
Today we put our friend caps on and think about what we would do in sticky situations with our friends. We talk about how we would react if our friend confessed they were cheating, or if a good friend started hanging out with our opp, and other tough situations!
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Today our friend Sunny joins us to talk about food in the household! We reminisce on what eating at home looked like in our childhood and any food-related habits our parents instilled into us. We explore how our families handled snacks, fast food, and sharing, as well as any phases our households went through in our eating habits.
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Today our friend Jimmy joins us to discuss the various ways we approach our meetings - from pre-meeting chitchat to miming reactions on camera. We talk about taking on roles in meetings, like being a note taker or the jokester.
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Today we talk about our hormonal health and periods! We discuss the process of going off a long-term birth control and getting reintroduced to the hormonal cycle. We talk about how to work with the different phases of the cycle and changes we notice in our body and mood. We also share what we personally like to do during our periods.
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Today we talk about how we balance our personal independence with our romantic relationships! We chat about our ideal balance of solo time vs. time with our partners. We also talk about signs that alert us that we need more independence when in a relationship.
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Today we chat about our latest dreams and ambitions and explore how they have changed over the years. We chat about the various pressures around dreams, whether it's having The Dream or comparing our dreams to what we see on LinkedIn or those around us. We discuss ways to keep the D&A (dreams & ambitions) alive in the day to day!
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Today our friend Jessica joins us to talk about one of our favorite pastimes…karaoke! We discuss the optimal karaoke set-up and dissect what draws us in. We dive into hidden etiquette and tips and tricks we’ve learned over the years to curate a *perfect* karaoke session. We also confess our personal karaoke sins!
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Today we sit down and talk about big fears that we have - from heights, to natural disasters, airplane turbulence, and more! We chat through things make our fears better or worse. We also discuss a couple of conspiracy theories *puts on tinfoil hat* and get a little silly with it!
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Today our friends Brian & Jonathan join us to talk about the gray area of our social network - people we kind of know, kind of don’t! We dive into the nuances of interacting with people in this category and how we handle the potential awkward situations that can arise. We also explore experiences of converting mutual friends/semi strangers into friends!
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Today we discuss one of our favorite activities ever - rotting (aka, a very deep relaxing session)! We talk about qualities a proper rot session must have for us personally, and explore whether we are able to fully ‘rot’ with other people. We describe how many rot sessions we need a month to feel fully rested.
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Today Angela Lin from Real You Mandarin joins us to explore our relationship with our mother tongue and dissect how language can play a role in expressing our personal identities. We also talk about how language abilities can impact family dynamics and learnings we've had in recent years to bridge that gap in our relationship with our parents.
Find Angela on Instagram @RealYouMandarin, Tiktok @RealYouMandarin, and her podcast B...
Today we discuss the unspoken rules around PTO and what our personal PTO policies are! We chat about how frequent is too frequent, how many days is too many, and other personal restrictions we try to guide our vacations by. We also explore best practices we’ve picked up to ensure that our PTO goes as smoothly as possible.
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Today Lindsay Kami from You Found Her Pod joins us to discuss how to convert the energy behind negative self-talk into positive momentum for our dreams and ambitions. We talk about the journey we have taken to unlearn negative self-talk and embrace more self-love in our late twenties. We talk about ways to be more positive in our daily life.
Find Lindsay on Instagram @lindsaykami, Tiktok @lindsaykami, and her podcast You Found Her P...
We’re back!!! We kick off Season 7 today by sharing our new year’s musings & resolutions for the 2025. We also announce a new update to our schedule - we will be changing our upload schedule from weekly episodes to bi-weekly episodes (every other week) due to personal & professional obligations. Excited to be back for a brand new season and thank you for continuing to tune in to Eat Your Crust ❤︎
Today we talk about going to our 10 Year High School Reunions! We talk about what it was like to plan and throw the reunion, and describe the vibes of the reunion as observed by the host and by a plus one! We discuss the thoughts and anxieties we had before attending, and chat about our parents’ experiences going to their reunions.
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Today our friend Balmeet joins us to chat about what unplugging looks like for us! We discuss how chronically online we are and try to dissect when our digital habits began. We explore the various ways we over-consume media/technology and identify signs that we need to take a step back. We chat about things that incentivize us to unplug and the benefits that follow!
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Today we dive into recent moments in our life that made us think…damn, we really are adults! More often than not, these are small habits or small incidents that help us take a step back and look at the progress we’ve made in our adulthood.
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Today we explore the various tips & tricks we’ve picked up from former bosses - from technical skills, to work philosophies, and most importantly, soft skills that we carry with us through this day! We also talk about the different ways you can learn from a boss, whether it’s through direct guidance, or lack thereof.
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Today our friend Yane joins us to chat about our personal thoughts on Asian American Identity. We wonder about what compels us to microcategorize ourselves within the community (ex. Raver Asians, Valorant Asians, etc.). We chat about how cultural context can change the way we view things like cultural representation.
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