After Hour Happy Hour

welcome to the last episode of season 4!!! can’t believe another season (and basically year) is gone, just like that 🥲 since we won't see ya'll until the new year, we used this episode to chat all things 2023: goals and themes that we had, how successful we were in achieving them, what we're prioritizing for 2024, and all the above! happy early holidays everyone!! stay safe, and thank you always for all your listens. we'll see you NEXT YEAR!! LOVE YOU ALL

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Surpriiiseeee, our first DUO episode ever!!! Ya'll have seen the three of us (of course) and solo eps of Jam, but never just two of us! In today's episode, Jam and Sharon take over the pod (Vicky had to miss this one) to just... chat. But we get oddly very specific about the fear of aging. Like physically aging. As in wrinkles and loss of collagen. Well- for Jam at least LMFAO. Tune in to our convo on whether or not we feel behind in life, in what aspects, fear of getting older, and all the things 25 year olds talk about on a casual Sunday morning :D Happy listening!

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Are you a people pleaser? To some extent, everyone is at least a little bit (unless you’re a sociopath :D!!). Whether it’d be going out to a social event because a friend asked, going the extra mile at work to help a peer out, or even doing/not doing something in consideration of someone else, we all have people-pleasing tendencies. But is that good? Is that bad? In what situations? Are we people pleasers? Tune in and find out~ Happy listening! 

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Did you lose your years to the pandemic? You’re a liar if you say no. just kidding. ish. but in today’s episode, we chat about the “pandemic skip” aka the years of 2020 - 2022 (more or less) where the concept of time genuinely feels lost, skewed, or insanely weird. No like seriously, you’re telling me that 2017 was 6 years ago and not 3??? Anywho. Whether the pandemic hit while you were a senior in college, a freshman in high school, or in your mid-twenties, I’m sure everyone can relate that Covid hit during a very interesting time in our lives. So, we talk about it. How we lost our youth to the pandemic (if we did), how we recovered, how we were impacted, etc. Happy listening!
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What would you do? In today's episode, we thought it'd be fun to come up with situational questions and see how we'd answer/act (aka life is so uneventful that we're spicing it up by asking each other false scenarios : D) jk but it's also fun to see how people think!! We talked about: scenarios that might prompt you to ask your boyfriend for permission on something, situations where your significant other and your parents don't get along, marrying someone for companionship, whether your first response to a certain situation would be anger or hurt, etc. This ep was filmed in-person so you know what that means... the energy was real good and lots of funny moments. SO tune in and happy listening!

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What are you currently listening to? Welcome back to another monthly music sesh where we share our current fav songs as well as our opinions on the others’ choices! This month’s artists are brought to you by: Tate McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, and Denise Julia (can you guess which recs are whose 👀). We also share some music industry conspiracies and tea so tune in to the discussion. Happy listening!

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Why don't we want to be career girlies anymore? Today's topic is a lil revisit/pt 2 to one of our older episodes "Passion vs Paycheck" because... well let's just say, a lot has changed LOL. In today's episode, we chat all things career updates, the struggles of the current job market (no bc why are entry level positions requiring 4-6+ years of experience and paying chump change BFFR 💀) and economy, finding fulfillment through work vs life, how we feel about "the lazy girl job," and so so so much more. Tune in for some ✨corporate girly✨ talks ☺️

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Have you ever been love-blinded? 🤔 As in.. you’re super crazy into someone and see so much potential with them and get down bad (like real bad) and then once you’re out of it you’re like… girl wtf was wrong with you, were you okay? LOL. Weeeellll, we talk about it : D In today’s episode we chat all about the love goggles, the difference between being love-blinded versus being in the honeymoon phase, why it happens, and of course some personal experiences being a down bad, dumb b*tch. We’ve all been there, don’t even lie (aka let us know yours HAHA). Happy listening!

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Have you ever had a conversation with someone (new) and later find out that they thought you were being flirty/trying to hit on them (when you really weren't at all)? Well, Jam has :D And I'm sure a lot of us have experienced same same, but different incidences. So in today's episode, we chat a bit about why meaningful conversations can sometimes insinuate flirtatious behavior. And of course we get into various aspects of the topic like: are we just conversational or do we actually seem flirty, how do we flirt when we're actually trying to, do people pick and choose when and who to have conversations with, and much more. So tune in and happy listening!

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What are you currently listening to? Today’s music sesh is quite interesting because Vicky apparently got into screamo and Sharon got into… TWICE?????? I guess you’re just gunna have to tune in to find out how exactly that happened 🫢 and of course, we talk all things music including— taylor swift, jvke, scoups tearing his ACL bc his badonkadonk was too big (jk), and all the things. Happy listening and send us new music!!

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Do you believe in such thing as a platonic soulmate? Where's the line between a bestie-for-the-restie and a soulmate when it comes to friendships? In today's episode, we chat all about the concept of platonic soulmates: do we have any, do we believe that certain friends come into our lives when they're supposed to, can opposite gender friends be soulmates, etc. Let us know your thoughts and happy listening!

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Can you lose your identity in a relationship? You know how (sometimes) people who get out of relationships say things like “time to find myself again?” Does that mean they lost a part of themselves in that previous relationship? 🤔 Or maybe if you find yourself dating someone who “doesn’t check the box” for a personal principle of yours, where’s the line between making healthy compromises for the relationship and compromising a part of your identity? In today’s episode, we chat all about what “identity” may mean in (and out) of a relationship. Warning: we kind of go all over the place, but those eps tend to be the best ;) 

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Would it be of concern if the person you date previously lived with an ex (during the time they dated)? No to us, but yes to our parents apparently 🤔 In today's episode, we chat about the generational difference between our immigrant Asian parents and our viewpoints on living with a significant other prior to marriage. We talk about: why we believe we SHOULD live with a long-term partner before marriage vs why our parents would literally have an aneurysm if we did, sleeping over vs living together, why it would raise concerns if you date someone who has lived with a partner, and all the things. Happy listening!

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What do girls love but won’t ask for? 🤔 It’s no secret that girls love getting flowers from their S.O. (unless you’re bougie like jam and prefer edible arrangements instead LMAO) but what else?? And why won’t they just ask for them?? In today’s episode, we spill the tea. We even go through each of the love languages and share personal favs of each. You’re welcome boys, we got you in this one :)

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What are you currently listening to!! First music sesh of the season BABY. For all you fellow music lovers out there, tune in to our monthly ep where we react to each other's recommended song of choice and chat all things music (i.e. The Eras Tour, Jackson Wang concert, are Jennie and Taehyung dating? etc.). As always, drop your music recs in the poll below or send them our way on IG @afterhrhappyhr !! Happy listening~

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You know how everyone talks about "life in your 20's is all about taking risks" or "why you SHOULD take risks?" Well... what if it doesn't work out? Is there such a thing? In today’s episode, we take a lil dive into the raw reality, the good and the ugly, of what it means to take risks. We chat:

-How do we each define risks?

-Our greatest risk(s)

-Is there a right or best time to take them?

-Internal dialogues when deciding to take a risk + factors to consider

-Does your childhood have an influence on whether you’re risk-taking or risk-adverse? 

For anyone who’s in their risk-taking era, you got it girl

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Welcome back to the first episode of SEASON 4, we missed you!!!!!! This was the longest break we've ever taken so it's good to be back, and hope everyone is just as excited for some new content (and to hear our voices again :')) Warming up the new season with a little catch up of the past 3 months and why we've been *less* social than usual. Let us know what you've been up to, how you've been, and all the good things! Cheers to new episodes coming at you every Wednesdays, and happy listening!!

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surprise!! a short episode of Jam's thoughts! work anxiety is tough and takes time to navigate through; some days are better and some days are worse but it will be fine!! szn 4 coming to you very soon!

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How drunk are we going to get? HAPPY LAST EPISODE OF SEASON 3!! 🥂 Really can't believe we've already been doing this for three whole seasons, but here we are :') For today's final episode (no, not like final final), we wanted to drink- i mean- play "Truth or Dab," a drinking game where we tldr: tell the truth/answer the questions or DRINK. A lil fun one for you all, so grab a drink and listen along! As always, thank you to everyone who watches, listens, and/or follows us on our socials, we love yall :') We'll be back with Season 4 soon so until next time... BYYEEE ❤️

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What are you currently listening to? Happy last music sesh ep of the season! Per usual, we’re bringing you each of our current fav song/artist recs of the month, sharing how we feel about them, and chatting all things music. Tune in for some new k-rnb, pop/rnb, and hip hop recs of the month!

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How do you know you’re in love? 🤔 Let’s just say… it’s been so long that we don’t even remember who each other’s “first loves” are L O L. In today’s episode, we thought we’d dive a little deeper into the specifics of ~looooveee~. How do we each define love? When was our first love, and were they really our first “loves?” Is there a difference between loving someone vs being IN LOVE with someone? True or False: “you’ll never love someone the way you loved your first true love?” Strap in, girlies, we getting deep

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Are friendships different during early vs mid 20's? Now that Jamila has officially turned MID 20s 💀💀 (happy belated bday jam!! 😚), we can talk about friendships then versus now!!!1!!1! In today's episode, we chat all about: making friends during different stages of life, what has changed, do we have more or less, love languages in a friendship, different friend groups, and more. Give us a couple more years and we can cover late 20's friendships too!! : DD DDDDD Happy listening~

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What are you currently listening to? In today’s episode, the trio share their current fav songs/artists (we got a lil mix of edm, pop, and chinese music today : D). They also chat all things music per usual, so tune in for the latest two cents that no one asked for!!

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Yes or no? In today's episode, we decided to get YOUR majority votes on some debatable topics like: do you believe in soulmates? does the guy have to like the girl more? will cheaters always be cheaters? is your partner your "other half" or "an addition to myself?" Here's how the episode went: we polled these questions on our Instagram story (@afterhrhappyhr), we guessed how the majority of you would've answered, shared our own opinions, then revealed the poll's results. This filming sesh ended up being 2.5 hours originally so let's just say we had a lot to say :) Tune in to see how you all answered and hear us share our thoughts. PS- follow us on IG for more topics like these!!

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Guy friends or girl friends? 🤔 In today’s episode, we start off by chatting all things guy versus girl friends: which do we have more of, is there a preference, are there certain situations where a guy’s opinion is more valuable (or vice versa), etc. But then we kind of veer off track.. LOL. You know, things like “has a guy friend ever developed feelings for you,” “would you get jealous if your significant other has more friends of the opposite gender?” Guess you have to tune in for the rest. Happy listening!

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What are commitment issues? Girl… apparently there’s layers upon layers of what “commitment issues” can actually mean, but hey!! good thing you have us to help explain them all!!! :D (questionable on the “help” and “explain” parts but ya know) What starts as a genuinely curious question about “commitment” spirals into eight different tangents, but that’s to be expected 🤷🏻‍♀️. In today’s ep, we chat all about different versions of commitment issues, whether we’ve experienced it (having it versus dating someone with it), how to work through it, and all the good things. Highly recommend this one because yep, you guessed it— it’s unintentionally and unexpectedly a funny one for no reason. Happy listening!

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What are your thoughts on Single's Inferno Season 2? It's the most wonderful time of the year!! aka Netflix is back with S2 of Korea's hottest dating show where contestants are "stranded" on a deserted island where no ages or occupations can be revealed UNLESS you successfully escape to "paradise" as a couple. In today's spicy episode, the trio chat all about:

🏝 cast favorites and first impressions

🏝 steamy, pot-stirring moments

🔥 paradise dates and couples (team jinyoung or team jongwoo??)

🔥 inferno vs paradise, season 1 vs season 2

Tune in for the tea of the century~ happy listening! 

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How was your 2022? HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR RINGING IN ANOTHER NEW YEAR WITH US!!! Hope everyone celebrated a very happy holiday season and is looking forward to this new year ❤️. In today’s episode, the trio have a little “out with the old, in with the new” conversation about how 2022 went and how they think 2023 will go. They chat: 2022 in three words, highs versus down-bad moments of last year, goals for 2023, overall theme for 2023, and all the good things. Something tells me 2023 will be a good year for a lot of us so cheers to manifesting that into existence!

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Are you single, dating, or in a relationship? For the first time in…. ever (???), the trio covers all three stages of the relationship statuses— aka they’re no longer the three single musketeers!!! (That’s progress if you’ve ever seen one 😌). In today’s episode, Jam, Sharon, and Vicky share their current statuses and how it’s been in their respective lanes (it was highkey just getting real-time updates on the *dating* girlie ;) Plus, they answer some questions that were sent in by you all via IG stories. Grab a drink and happy listening!

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What is pretty privilege? [noun]: a person who has more opportunities, and becomes more successful in life because of how attractive they are. In today's episode, the trio chat all about the concept of pretty privilege: whether or not they think it exists, pretty privilege in social situations versus professional settings, if they've ever personally experienced it, and all the tea in between. Tune in to another funny-for-no-reason episodes, and happy listening!

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What are you currently listening to? Starting December off with the last music sesh of 2022!! Tis the best season of the year aka Spotify Wrapped BABY! In today’s ep, the trio share their favorite songs of the month per usual, PLUS they guess and share each other’s Spotify Wrapped (see if you can guess too 😉), and of course chat about all things music updates.

P.S. thank you thank you thank you thank you to each and every one of you for following along on our journey for however long you have ❤️ fun fact: we were the top podcast for 593 of you, top 5 podcast for 2,441 of you, and top 10 podcast for 3,485 of you (LIKE HELLO THAT’S CRAZY). we’ll never get over the fact that we started this podcast for fun, but somehow along the way, we met all of you. thank you always for your support and your listens, we love youuuuu :’) -Jam, Sharon, Vicky

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Is it tough love or a toxic household? How do you know that it’s one and not the other? In today’s episode, the trio chat a lil bit of it all when it comes to family— asian parenting, mom dynamic versus dad dynamic, tough love and toxic behavior, generational trauma, and all the things :) [Disclaimer: as Vicky so beautifully said… we’re just 3 friends having a lil therapy sesh, yes we love and are grateful for our parents, and no we’re not being toxic so if you think otherwise, gtfo ✨respectfully✨ :D) Happy listening!

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What are you currently listening to? Welcome to the first music sesh of season 3 BABYYYYY. This month's recs from the trio include Chloe, ZAYN, 27Delly (wow no kpop for once?????) Plus, Jam, Sharon, and Vicky talk all things music: Taylor Swift's new album, BTS leaving for the military : ((, Jin's "The Astronaut" music video theory gone wrong, and more. Happy Wednesday and happy listening! 

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Hot take but... does social media suck? It kinda do be a love/hate relationship sometimes, no? In today's episode, the trio chat about how they feel about social media and how it has changed over the past couple years. What are the good aspects? The bad? Does one app in particular make them love/hate social media even more? What is social media to you? News? Down time? Destroyed-your-attention-span (m00d)? A means to connect? A second job? Drop a comment over on YouTube, and happy listening! 

PPS- make sure to follow us on IG @afterhrhappyhr if you don't already, subscribe to our YouTube channel (and individual YouTube channels!!), and hit that 5 star rating on Spotify!

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WELCOME TO THE FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 3 WOOHOOO we missed ya'll and it's so good to be back!! :') hope everyone had a nice lil break and is ready for us to be back in your ears~ starting off the season wiiittttthhh:

what are your non-negotiables when it comes to dating? think "deal breakers," but characteristics or things that the person NEEDS to have. for example: "he needs to be at least 5'8", "he needs to be older than me," "he needs to have similar music taste as me," etc. if you know anything about us, you should probably already know that we're gunna have some ✨interesting✨ non-negotiables (*ahem vicky*). grab a drink cuz this one's a goodie! PPS- make sure to follow us on IG @afterhrhappyhr if you don't already, subscribe to our YouTube channel (and individual YouTube channels!!), and hit that 5 star rating on Spotify!  

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WELCOME TO THE FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON 2!!! First off, thank you to each and every one of you who found us three days ago, three months ago, or have been here from the start; we love you 5ever as always :') Today's wrap of up the season will feature a Q&A from yall about: whether or not trios work, conflicts we've had, things we don't like about each other, and more. PLUS, we share some life updates like... one of us moved?? (sigh will we ever not be LDR at this point : ( one of us quit our jobs??? Tune in for all the tea and see you in Season 3!!!

Are you an S or N in the Myers Briggs personality type? 🤔 Are you someone who relies on your five senses, is more practical, and bases things off of facts or experience (S)? Or are you someone who reads between the lines, is more imaginative, and looks for deeper meaning (N)? In today's episode, the trio chat about all the two types while going through different quizzes (linked below!) that ranks them accordingly. Can you guess who's an N vs S?  

Have you read Verity? If you haven't, (1) you really should, (2) like actually, you're genuinely missing out, (3) it's Colleen Hoover bro.. (ok but no really, go read the book and then come back to this ep). Synopsis: Lowen is a struggling writer who is offered the job of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, hires Lowen to complete Verity's remaining series as she is injured and unable to finish. The trio chat all about the spicy (like it be kinda smutty ;), thriller/romance novel: the characters and their problems, team manuscript vs team letter, theories, and more. Let them know your own thoughts on the book!!

What are your favorites of the month? Wrapping up the last episode of the month with a good ole music sesh/august favs (ft chase atlantic, devita, and youha). This one's exciting cuz the trio also share all things Seventeen concert, Head in the Clouds festival (where they had their first fight??), Camo/JMIN tour, Lauv press conference they were invited to??? and more! (Tune in to the end where we simp for yall :') Happy listening!

Dating friends or dating strangers? In today’s episode, the trio chat all about the concept of dating a friend (starting off as friends and eventually developing feelings) versus dating a stranger (i.e. meeting someone new through Hinge). Both work but also may not work. Both have pros but also have cons. Why? Like what? Is there one that Jam, Sharon, or Vicky prefer? Have they all experienced both? What are their thoughts? Tune in to find out~ Happy listening!

How do we feel about dating apps? Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel (did we miss any??) we’ve tried them all (not really but sure). The trio have chatted about dating before, but never really about the specifics of dating someone via app versus dating via not. Does it work? Is it sustainable? Preferred? What makes you swipe right/left? All the above. Tune in to all things dating apps, and happy listening!

Why are we (actually) single? If you've been a loyal listener for a while, you know it's no secret that the trio is, and has been, single for who knows how long now lolololol (or are they hmmm... 🤔). BUT, Jam, Sharon, and Vicky have yet to share the truth behind why they (for the most part) CHOOSE ish to be single... ish (you'll get it LOL). They reveal red flags about themselves when dating, struggles with hyper-independency, truth behind why "we hate men," and all the other good stuff. Hope you enjoy this ep and happy listening!

Is your 20s your defining decade? Well... that's what this podcast's bio says... but how much of that does the trio actually believe? In today's episode, Jam, Sharon, and Vicky chat about the truth behind their 20s: early 20s vs mid 20s vs what they think late 20s will be like, best/worst things about this decade, which stage they prefer, and more. Happy listening! Love, your older (or younger) sisters you've never had :)

Are we jealous people? In today’s episode, the trio chat all things jealousy: have we ever been jealous of each other? In friendships? What about relationships? When is jealousy triggered? Is being jealous worse than being envious? If you like attention, does that mean you’re easily jealous? Lots of questions amirite?? Tune in to hear all things spicy (or not)— there’s only one way to find out. Happy listening!

Does bro code apply the same for girls? “Bros before ho*s” “curls before girls” you know the saying.. but do those same “bro” codes translate to “girl” codes? In today’s ep, the trio go through a list of bro codes (link below) and answer from a girl’s perspective (you’ll get it). Let Jam, Sharon, Vicky know if you agree w their logic. Happy listening!

Cute or creepy? You know how there’s certain things that guys might do that us girls can see as either cute or creepy? Liiike persistent texting, staring (or admiring) at you, PDA, etc. In today’s ep, the trio chat all things cute or creepy aka once again, jam and sharon are in the presence of Vicky’s psychoanalysis and utter disgust for men LMAO jk but not really.. happy listening!

What are your favorites of the month? Another wednesday, another music sesh 😌 (if you’ve been here a while, you can 10000% match the trio to their artist recs of the week: Sabrina Claudio, pH-1, Suga). Plus, Jam, Sharon, and Vicky share random other favs of the month *ahem Stranger Things S4 Volume 1

What are your irrational fears? (Bonus points if you can correctly match these three fears to us: solitary confinement, balloons, and cruises/open water) In today's ep, the trio chat all about their irrational fears which pretty much just turned in to them sharing all types of fears. Let Jam, Sharon, Vicky know if they missed anything you might be scared of! P.S. this ep was one of those funny-for-no-reason episodes :D