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Samri and Sam discuss more communication tips we've discovered recently. In order to have a smooth communication with a partner(close relationship), you need to continually learn more about how you think and interact with others and also learn how your partner thinks and interacts with you and the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam/ri discuss: the difficulty of nurturing friendships as adults, Worf's popularity and growth as a 6 month old roommates COVID and relationships cold temperatures and camping puppy proofing the house and the importance of training your dogs Let us know what you want to hear us discuss next

Sam and Samri discuss various topics like: femininity/masculinity gurus cooking skills Christmas shopping gender roles in our relationship --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri started a retail job and learns about a gen z term about entitled boomers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss our First Lessons Raising a Puppy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We talk about the new addition to our family! Worf will be coming home in two weeks! ☺️ Let's learn about taking care of puppies together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

I and Sam went on a trip with my brother and his entourage. Samri shares her insights on the different cities visited. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss race-based affirmative action from the perspective of an Ethiopian/Jamaican American and Vietnamese American perspective. According to Wikipedia, "In the United States, affirmative action is "intended to end and correct the effects of a specific form of discrimination".[1] It includes government-mandated, government-approved, and voluntary private programs. The programs tend to focus on access to education and employment, granting special consideration to historically excluded groups, specifically racial minorities or women." ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States#:~:text=Nine%20states%20in%20the%20United,%2C%20and%20Idaho%20(2020). Article referenced: https://crosscut.com/news/2023/04/without-affirmative-action-colleges-face-tough-path-diversity --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam watched The Little Mermaid LIVE action 2023 at the cinema and discuss our memories --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

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Samri and Sam review Star Trek Picard Season 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam and Samri discuss our views on Artificial Intelligence. Is it a good thing or does it mark disaster for humanity? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri goes on an 8-day Skiing & Dog Sledding Expedition and lives to tell about it! I discuss what I experienced both mental, emotional and physical. I discuss what the conditions were like and what I was glad I brought with me. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam talk about the latest social media news amongst other topics such as: - student loan debt and financial literacy, - how to raise independent and confident and happy kids without projecting our own traumas onto them, - sex & fear & sperm wars - Cells At Work --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss our new year's resolutions for 2023 and reflect on the past year. Topics discussed include: - Nuclear Fusion - Probiotics --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Some of the places Samri and Sam visited on the island of O'ahu, HI include: - Pali lookout - Bishop Museum - Pearl Harbor - Polynesian Cultural Center Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss how Nestle got women in West Africa hooked on baby formula. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss the themes we noticed from watching Breaking Bad: - intellectual/ liberal version of toxic masculinity - EGOs of the main and supporting characters - and more ... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

SPOILERS & TRIGGER WARNING Samri and Sam discuss what we noted from watching The Woman King 2 weeks ago. Topic we discussed include: - fragility myth - slavery and west Africa: Dahomey tribe's involvement - women and agency - Hollywood's depictions of women dying on screen - white savior complex - healing from sexual trauma - and more... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

What else is there to say about America's lovely Southern state? Not a lot. And when there's things to say, it's rarely good things. Samri and Sam discuss the latest shenanigans in that state that are revealing some foundational truths about America and humanity in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam review the latest season of Cobra Kai. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss the baby formula shortage in the US and the trials and tribulations that mothers who can't produce their own breast milk go through to get formulations for sensitive infants. Sam draws a correlation between the shortage caused by food poisoning with Nestle's calculated need created in a West African country in the 1970's. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam and Samri discuss their take after watching Jordan Peele's thriller NOPE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam calls it a discussion on equality and Samri calls it the ruse of the Femininity, Luxury and Ease phases

Samri and Sam review the latest Predator series movie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam and Samri discuss the Brand name change of our podcast from Lines Between The Stars to Chopsticks & Fork, Please. We also discuss our latest foreign media obsession with RRR. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam shares his manga find titled "Ranking of The Kings" and Samri talks about a Bollywood show she enjoyed called "HER" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam and Samri discuss the books and shows we're currently enjoying. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss the value of putting effort into your looks when going outside and the positive effects it has on others' treatment of you. Episode art from Sam's webtoon: Rainbow Heart https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/rainbow-heart/list?title_no=725219 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Diversity according to Blizzard- a gaming company came up with a diversity tool as a distraction for their union busting moves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri and Sam discuss the racially motivated shooting at Buffalo, NY, USA over mid May weekend. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss the finale of Picard's Season 2 and Strange New Worlds premier. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam and Samri watched 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' at the movies yesterday - here's our review! SPOILER alert! Samri found a connection with the concept of the Mother Wound and the animated movie- Turning Red --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Samri's Bank account gets taken over by a scammer! Find out what red flags to look out for so you or your loved ones don't end up enriching scammers around us. Share with us your story of getting scammed as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss US withdrawal from Afghanistan and it's potential windfall on Afghani women.

Samri and Sam discuss the Netflix show Cobra Kai which is a trilogy of the Karate Kid movie series. SPOILER ALERT! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

"All that you touch you Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change" ~ Octavia E. Butler Sam and Samri discuss how we deal with death and life. It's good to cry it out and talk to someone you trust. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Sam tells Samri something he had been keeping to himself for 3+ years. What topics are a no-go to discuss with your partner? Sam has a webtoon he started publishing : https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/rainbow-heart/list?title_no=725219 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

As they say in the ether, 'when you fail to plan, you plan to fail'. So, what are your goals for this year? We share our views about New Years' resolutions and strategies for tackling goal setting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss how we define feminism and the 4 waves of feminism. We also talk about cancel culture. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We compare the animated original with Netflix's live action version. SPOILER alert. *Coarse language used*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Listen for details of how a racist Canadian border patrol officer almost ruined our honeymoon plans in Vancouver BC, Canada. Haters gonna hate and still I rise! Don't let hateful people ruin your day. Use your problem solving skills and transmute your rage to fuel your passions- don't let the fire burn you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss various current topics in our lives: - Animal crossing afro-centric hairstyles - head scarf incident - items to get for emergency situations - international trip planning - Star Trek: prodigy - benefits of getting a full time/full benefits job --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Halloween Anime style. SPOILERS ahead! All the characters are stuck in an endless loop of horror where they experience and perpetrate horrors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Which Sci-fi franchise do you prefer more? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss what we each got out of watching Netflix's South Korean show- Squid Game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

It's important to get secondary education as a woman as you climb up the social ladder and as you look to get married a build a legacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Twitch has a problem of people raiding people of color and other marginalized content creators with bots that would spew degeneracy in their comment section. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

Learn about what you need to know BEFORE attending a coding bootcamp so you can save money!

We discuss self defense methods and what it's like dating a nerd. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message

We discuss Intermittent Fasting and Weight Training --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cfpls/message