Twenty-Woes
By Cristian and Yaw
Your hosts, Cristian and Yaw, dive into the questions we are often too scared to ask ourselves, and show you that it'll all be a-okay (with the help of a few Guest Woes).
Twenty-WoesApr 20, 2019
Episode 3: We're Phone-y People
In this episode, we along with two new guest woes, Andrew and Joon, discuss long distance friendships. What does it mean to keep in touch with people you love? Are memes expressions of love? Why in the world are we in Houston?
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Works Discussed
Is Unlimited Vacation a Trap? It Just Might Be. by INSIDER
Phone Calls, Texts Or Email? Here's How Millennials Prefer To Communicate by Forbes
Episode 2: We Don't Want No Scrubs
In today's episode, we're joined by guests Angela and Obinna as we discuss how 4 science majors wound up on such different paths and we get spicy as we discuss finding love in today's context.
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Works Discussed
On Shunning Becoming Doctors and Finding Our Passions (0:00-26:39)
"US colleges are warming up to China’s toughest exam" by Quartz
On Being the Children of Immigrants (26:39-50:05)
"Income Mobility Charts for Girls, Asian-Americans and Other Groups" by New York Times
"Home" by Warsan Shire (not explicitly mentioned)
"Economic inequality increases risk taking" by Payne et al.
On Tinder, Love, and Soulmates (50:05-end)
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” on Netflix
Episode 1: One is the Loneliest Number?
In today's episode, we introduce ourselves, our series, and explore the question: Why are we all so gosh darn lonely?
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Works Discussed