Afleveringen
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After four years, our show has come to an end. Thank you so much for listening to us--whether this be your first episode or your 119th, we hope we've been able to provide insight, encouragement, and laughter. For our final episode we reflect on our four years of hosting the show, go over our ups and downs, get emotional, and give thanks.
All our best,
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In our penultimate episode, we sit down and reflect on how our cultural identities have changed over the years. We discuss how the role of culture has shifted in our lives and how we’ve matured since our second episode (The Reality of Cultural Identity and Being Mixed).
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In this episode, we chat about growing up and how our middle school days have shaped us. With the prospect of college looming, we ponder what life may have in store for us.
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As second semester seniors, the school year is winding down, but our brains aren't. In this episode we talk about toxic productivity and the culture of workaholism Mercer Island has created for us and how it will impact our futures.
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Inspired by the clickbait videos we used to watch when we were younger, we decided to make a less-clickbait version of the "How I Got Into College" video. We talk about our GPAs, standardized testing, do an essay reading, and give advice for both prospective college students and their supporters.
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After months of stress, we have finally all committed to college and are proud to announce that Ava will be attending Stanford University, Sophie will be attending UC Santa Barbara, and Lauren will be attending New York University. Listen in to hear how we made our decisions and how we're feeling on the cusp of a new chapter in our lives.
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Past the stress of college decisions, we sat down to play the game We're Not Really Strangers again with our new mindsets. The game prompted us to talk about how we really felt, our favorite childhood shows, unpopular opinions, and our anxieties around this upcoming chapter of our lives.
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With college results back, Ava emcees a dating show (think The Bachelor x Love is Blind) where Lauren and Sophie speed-date their potential colleges. Listen in to hear the schools the two are leaning towards, and stay tuned to hear which school they end up committing to!
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Lauren, Sophie, and Ava are back to talk about their new love stories in their lives! Make sure to listen until the end to hear all the twists and turns of this episode...
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In this episode, we tackle the dilemmas of overconsumption and consumerism. We discuss American issues in comparison to other countries, the impacts of fast fashion, food waste, and how to mitigate these issues.
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Naomi Ishisaka is The Seattle Times' Social Justice Columnist and Assistant Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion. Lauren was able to interview her and ask questions about being a Japanese-American woman in journalism, how the idea of race has evolved, and how to tell stories thoughtfully and respectfully. Take a listen to hear this extended cut of the KMIH feature!
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With Sophie out, Lauren and Ava talk about one of their favorite things: cute characters. They talk all about their love for these characters, dive into why the brain loves cute things, and unpack the marketing scheme of cute that they fall victim to every time.
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The Rice and Shine team has come down with a serious disease... senioritis. In this episode, we go over our struggles to stay motivated as freedom calls our names, and the stress of college decisions being released this month.
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Are you into hypothetical scenarios? If so, you're in for a treat! This week, we put ourselves in the shoes of the victors and losers of the Hunger Games. Listen in to see how we hold up!
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Happy (week of) Valentine's Day! To celebrate, we chat about our favorite things growing up and to this day. Take a listen to hear us rave about Sanrio, Doraemon, pirates, dragons, Where'd All The Time Go by Dr. Dog, Beethoven, and more.
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In today’s episode, we revisit an old topic to start off our reform series: parenting! We explore the iPad kid phenomenon, discuss the Sephora kid epidemic, and reflect on how we were raised.
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We're officially in the second semester of our senior year! As scatterbrained as ever, we go on tangents about our finals, study habits, and our hopes for our final semester as high schoolers.
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Kids are weird... But I can guarantee we were weirder! Tune in to hear all about our irrational fears and silly tendencies.
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We're back! After a long winter break, our team is reunited at last. From college acceptances to island getaways, we've got some recapping to do. Listen in to hear about our recent adventures.
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3rd year anniversary of being on podcast platforms, the 100th episode, the holidays, oh my! This episode is a special one--with our 100th episode and anniversary, we reflect back on our growth as people and on the show, react to our old episodes, and toast to our accomplishments.
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