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To end this season of amazing guests with a bang, we have compiled all the lessons and advice our wonderful guest podcasters have shared with us. Listen to this super quick episode to hear tips, tricks, and touching encouragement. Thank you to everyone who has supported our last season and a big appreciation to the hosts from for(4)teens, Thanks It's Thrifted, Chefs w/o Restaurants, Don't You Want Me, Bakers With T, and A Love Letter for giving us your time and energy.

Our friend from high school started "A Love Letter", a podcast all about everything from self-esteem, love, and more. Since releasing five episodes, we talk about how she made a vision almost overnight, fears after publishing her first episode, grappling with the concept of opening up to people "you know but don't know". Tune in for the best episode yet!

We've all dealt with expectations and comparisons for where we are in life. Join us in our discussion about how it's 100% okay to be at a different point in life than your peers, despite what other people say!

Settle in as we discuss our three, under-the-radar news stories for today's Headline News: (1) Biden is restricted from expelling migrant families to countries that would persecute them (NYT); (2) MLB players fundraise for staff during the lockout (NPR); and (3) music artists continue to get hit with crediting & copyright lawsuits (Rolling Stones, Entertainment Weekly).

Come for cupcakes and conversation with Tanaya Hopkins, the host of Bakers With T! A college senior at North Dakota State with entreprenuership on her mind, she started a podcast interviewing bakers around the world. Not only do we talk about how her bad Home Economics class experience fueled her baking interest and what she learned from creating Instagram content but also what she envisioned the podcast in the future. Tune in for this super fun-filled episode with ALL the laughs.

Kick back and relax as we talk about schools going back to in-person after this fiasco of a lockdown! We cover the situation, risks and benefits, and possible solutions we'd like to see in the foreseeable future.

Hello, hello! Dive into our three stories about how three SF Education board members are voted out (NYT, SFNAACP, SF Examiner), how an Olympic drug scandal now calls for a minimum age for competing ice skaters (NPR), and how the USA is not flagging Tencent and Alibaba for their counterfeit products (Al Jazeera). Thanks again for listening!

We scourged the internet for some GOOD unpopular opinions, and we found a few on a subreddit called "For your Opinions that are Unpopular". From breakfast in bed to why you aren't pulling people you like, join us for this fun short episode. We will be back soon with our guests, so tune in for that!

Ever thought about how safe you were on the Internet when you were younger? Your days on Discord, Omegle, and even Myspace? As we dig and figure out which generation is which social media era, we also dive into a GenZ gap, in which some parts of our generation has strict parental control and other part was wildin'. Our immigrant parent background, our unique timing on being born, and everything else that defined our very weird relationship with the world wide web.

Happy Sunday, wonderful listeners! As always, tune into our three, under-the-radar news stories about how two men in Miami stole $3-million-worth in medical ventilators (NBC Florida), how six juveniles were determined as persons of interest in threats to historically Black colleges (Star Tribune), and how over 500 acres of California redwoods are returned to Indigenous care (One Earth). Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Hello, hello! Earlier this week, we invited you all to send in some rants you guys had in mind, and for today's Letter to the Podcaster, we look at your submissions and talk through them.

Plug in your headphones and relax as we talk about how doing the bare minimum is okay sometimes! We discuss how this notion is especially true for those days you haven't been feeling great on, and it certainly applies to the fact that we've been living in a freakin panorama for almost 2 years.

Happy Sunday you gentlefolks! As always, we have three, very interesting, under-the-radar news stories to share with you all. The first is a run-down on why gas just KEEPS getting pricier (Al Jazeera), the Monkey Queen of Japan in trouble of losing power (NYTimes), and CIA dispels foreign conspiracy of “Havana Syndrome '' (NBC, Washington Post). Hope you enjoy the episode!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! In light of the nearing end of college application season, we are joined by a friend of ours, Madeleine, who is a current senior in high school. We talk about what we thought helped us through the process and also what harmed us. From topics such as when to start essays, what to do when you hit the "submit" button, and how getting feedback has its pros and cons.

Why does our new year's resolutions always become desolations? Is it because we lack motivation? Is it because we aren't strong willed enough? Or is it because we don't actually want to try? Yeah, you made a plan, you set short term goals, and everything else, but what's the point of all that if you don't even believe that you will achieve it. Join Claire and Ceci discussing three points from a mentor's blog post (link here), our personal successes and failures, and how we think you can *actually* make it.

Happy Holidays, everyone! As always, we have three, very interesting, under-the-radar news stories to share with you all. The first is about the Philadelphia fire that resulted in 12 casualties (6ABC, ABC); the second is about a really weird fish that washed ashore near San Diego (Los Angeles Times); and last but not least, the third is a story is about Canada's success in banning conversion therapy (NPR).

Join us and Dina and Shannon of the Thanks, It's Thrifted podcast. From our base in the West to theirs in the Midwest, we talk all about how they bonded through grapes at work and why they started one of the first thrifting podcasts out there. From their first thrifts to their first episodes, tune in to hear two best friends talk to two best friends about podcasting!

COP26, a global climate change convention, ended on November 12 with lots of goals and agreements. In today's Page Six, we analyze those goals and agreements and try to see whether COP26 was as productive and successful as we had hoped it to be.

Welcome back and happy holidays soon! Join us for our discussion about three, under-the-radar news stories. Today, we talk about how the Wikileaks founder could now be taken by the US for leaks of military documents (Al Jazeera, Fortune), how Redditors troll Kellog's job applications in solidarity with strikers (NPR, The Hill), and how billionaires Bezos and Brandon officially received their astronaut wings (Flying Magazine, NYTimes)

What would it be like if Ceci and Claire never met until now? For today's Letter to the Podcaster, we ask each other questions like it's our first time seeing each other.

Join us in our culture chat of November 14, 2021 as we discuss the “normalization” of everyday life. Today, we talk about what normalization means and which situations normalization is acceptable in.

Join us for our discussion about three, under-the-radar news stories! Today, we talk about how the USA and China reach a joint agreement about climate change (The Washington Post), how a black Ohio police officer breaks silence about a KKK note from his white chief (CBS News), and California's plan to “de-mathematize math” (Newsweek).

Meet Chris Spear, a personal chef but on this podcast more importantly, the host of Chefs Without Restaurants (@chefswithoutrestaurants). Originally aimed at sharing tips from a Facebook group, Chefs Without Restaurants has become a community that helps chefs build their business and skills in a nontraditional setting. Tune in as we hear about how he is building his podcast as an income stream, the insanely cool people he has interviewed, the stories of feedback and origin, and last but not least, advice for people in podcasting and entrepreneurship. Check out his podcast and Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/chefswithoutrestaurants/

Take a look at Season 3, Episode 5's Page Six edition where we discuss media's effect on consumption! We defined what consumption and overconsumption are, described our own experiences with buying too much, and discussed media's overall effect on our brains and the way we consume.

Welcome back and Happy Halloween! Join us in our Headline News analysis for October 31st, 2021, as we talk about what has gone under the radar in Biden's bill (NPR), Kellogg's gets sued over their Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts (ABC News, The Week), and the Vietnam government charged and jailed five journalists for Facebook posts (Al Jazeera)

Join us as we go through several unpopular opinions that you all sent us. From the classic dogs vs. cat preference to an extremely bad regard for pizza and even a story about the D'amelio show, hear it all here!

Listen to a spiced up page six with our good friend, Miggs, a big music enthusiast. We talked about our music preferences, the debate of separating the art from the artist in terms of Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, breaking down “sad lyrics happy beats” songs like Hey Ya by Outkast, and the influence of the massive producing influence of the Neptunes. TW: mentions of rape and pedophilia

Welcome back! Join us in our Headline News analysis for October 17, 2021, as we talk about how New York City ends its gifted and talented program (NBC), former FBI official Andrew McCabe wins retirement benefits and pay after legal settlement (NPR), and election workers in Georgia are fired after destroying voter registration forms (CBS).

Skipping across the pond to the UK, we interviewed Cat & Rich of the Don't You Want Me? podcast, which takes "a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing & dysfunctional relationships in film" (from their Instagram @dywmpodcast). From how the two hosts met (virtually) to how they set themselves apart from other movie podcasts, the episode details their opinions and perspectives on the industry and on themselves!

Hello, beautiful people! Join us today in our very knowledgeable conversation today about how media relates to environmentalism and climate change. We talk about three main points: media's history with environmentalism, news and politics, and the new age of social media. We also talk about how the Biden Administration can create a bigger impact with legislation throughout the world's uphill battle against climate change.

Good morning, good morning! As usual, for our Headline News edition of October 3rd, 2021, we have three, under-the-radar news stories for you guys: Lithuania angers China after recent report on Chinese-made cell phones (Euronews, VOA News), The Kashmiri diaspora threatened with social media censorship (Al Jazeera, Pakistan Observer), and Italy and Croatia battle it out over patented name of wine (NYT, Wanted in Rome). Take care of yourselves and have an amazing rest of your Sundays!

Hip hip hooray for our first guest edition on our new season. Meet Haley, Gloria, Isabella, and Lauren, the four co-hosts of for(4)teens, a podcast aiming to help teens out through advice and stories. Listen in as they share relatable stories on friendship disagreements, their perspectives of podcasts beforehand, and how they got through everything. 

Go take a walk as you listen in on our thoughts about the infamous videos of side hustles and (not so passive) passive incomes. We talk about what that has to do with the traditional view of a career and how to balance out both extremes for the life you want to live.

Good morning, good morning! As usual, for our Headline News edition of September 24, 2021, we have three, under-the-radar news stories for you guys: China's recent crackdown on cryptocurrencies (CNBC, Reuters), how the U.S. is bumping against the debt ceiling yet again (NPR), and Hong Kong's recent election (The Guardian). Take care of yourselves and have an amazing rest of your Sundays!

As an introduction to our new theme of media this season, we put out some thoughts surrounding mainstream news and social media on Instagram. Listen in on the results and more!

Welcome back, everyone! With the introduction of Season 3, we debut our new theme: media! Throughout this season, we will discuss media-related topics and for Episode 1, we talk about media's role in the great political divide. We hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Welcome back to our podcast! It has been two weeks since our hiatus, and we can't wait to share with you the stories headlining this episode. Tune in to hear about these three news: Lebanon's version of Jeff Bezos is now their Prime Minister (BBC, NYT), the Supreme Court of Brazil soon to rule on indigenous land (The Global Herald, Al Jazeera, Reuters), and a Silicon Valley startup stirs trouble in the other Californian valleys (NPR, North Bay Business Journal). Have a good Sunday!

Hello to everyone listening today! We are back with a chat about the anxiety of leaving home. Tune in to hear our past experiences with leaving our close family for extended periods of time along with tips for everyone to manage this type of stress.

Good morning, everyone! Take a pause and listen to our Headline News edition on August 22, 2021, where we discuss three, under-the-radar news stories: President Biden attempts to increase vaccination rates amongst nursing home staff and stops governors from blocking mask mandates in schools (USA Today), EPA bans a pesticide linked to health problems in children (AP News), and Hong Kong police arrest four students for “advocating terrorism” (Al Jazeera). Once again, thank you so much for listening and we hope you learned something from this episode. Have an amazing rest of your Sunday!

Join us and our guest, Crystal Widado, an inspiring teen who started making stickers during quarantine. She shares her unexpected jump from a lack of debate funds to honing her "unnatural artistic talent" on the iPad, and how anyone can do what she did as well. Listen in on her complaints about the Cricut machine, the development of her custom "Wilbur", her advice on running a sticker shop, her takes on ethical consumption within the so-called studygram along, and definitely, last but not least, how she turned her hobby to help personal social issues such as anti-asian racism.

Hello to everyone listening! Today, we continue our Olympics theme from our Headline News from this series (go check it out if you haven't yet!) and discuss Simone Biles' decision to withdraw from the Olympics.

Hello hello, wonderful listeners! In the spirit of the Olympics, for our Headline News of our 30th series, we have three interesting, under-the-radar themed stories for you today: Rapinoe's endorsement of CBD and Richardson's ban from the Olympics causes confusion (NPR, Essentially Sports), The Judo world shakes as France's longtime famous “Big Ted” takes a loss at bronze (France 24, AP News), Tokyo Games are thriving, and so are Tokyo COVID cases (NPR). As always, we hope you learned something from this episode, and have a good rest of your Sunday!

Join us and our guest, Marlin, as we talk about how he got interested in growing a bonsai, his takes on the sentimentality of a tree, and tips for those interested. Listen in on stories of his first bonsai (who actually has a name), his creative goals in a hypothetical situation, and more!

So today's chat is about what diet culture and hair care have in common. What do those two have with each other? Well, you would just have to listen to the episode, which includes our haircare and skincare growth, the Dunning-Kruger effect, half-truths, and Ceci's random tip on why hyaluronic acid isn't as great.

Hello hello, wonderful listeners! For our Headline News of our 29th series, we have three interesting, under-the-radar stories for you today: Texas abortion law allows its citizens to enforce the law (New York Magazine, Spectrum News), a factory fire in Bangladesh kills at least 52 people (CNN), and, on a lighter note, China says giant pandas are no longer extinct (NPR)! As always, we hope you learned something from this episode, and have a good rest of your Sunday!

Join us for our third installment of unpopular opinions in which we share with you poll results from our Instagram regarding your views on certain supposedly unpopular opinions. From raisins to race-bending, the topics are super spirited and fun to listen to!

We constantly have people's expectations weighing down on us, whether that be from our family, colleagues, bosses, friends, etc. Join us as we discuss how to deal with these expectations if they become too burdensome or if you don't even want to conform to those expectations.

Happy Sunday to everyone listening in! For our Headline News edition of June 20, 2021, we have three, under-the-radar news stories, as usual: Recap of Olympic Swimming Trials & Biggest Story (SwimSwam), Mexico's Walmart chain cuts of elderly volunteer baggers (Washington Post, Al Jazeera), and San Francisco permanently implements free museum admission for low income residents (CBS SF Bay Area). Thank you so much for listening, and have an amazing rest of your Sunday! Happy Father's Day too!

Join us and Asia Fee, a chemist, founder of Alchemist Asia, social media & content creator lead, and former Colorguard performer and instructor. With her considerable and varying background, Asia shares her story from starting Colorguard in middle school to being a small business owner. We first talk about the lessons she learned on the field and her favorite routine. She recounted her introduction to chemistry in high school and how that brought her to conferences around the country talking with experts and renowned researchers. In the midst of that, Asia found her love for making her own makeup, and how she is making her own path in the beauty industry.

We've all heard of the infamous “customer service voice.” Join us as we discover our own customer service voices, how different they are, and the situations in which they arise. We also dive into the origins of our high-pitched voices and why they come up in certain conversations.

Happy Sunday to everyone listening in! For our Headline News edition of June 12, 2021, we have three, under-the-radar news stories, as usual: lawmakers propose antitrust reforms (CNBC), China begins censoring Hong Kong's film industry (The Guardian), and 178 hospital workers are suspended for not getting the COVID vaccine (NPR). Thank you so much for listening, and have an amazing rest of your Sunday!