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BotheredOrange Juice and Eldest Daughter Rage: A Cultural Reflection | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #017Get ready to be BOTHERED by the experiences of being an eldest daughter in an immigrant family, including “parentification" and gender biases. The episode explores a significant life moment in which she understood that she had a lower priority in her family compared to a younger male sibling. Julie Kim Reflects on the eldest daughter experience as shared with friends and the online community. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. Follow Julie: Website: juliekimcomedy.com Instagram: instagram.com/juliekimcomedy TikTok: tiktok.com/@juliekimcomedy YouTube: yout...2025-06-1116 minBotheredOld Karen Tried to Mom Shame: Instant Shut Down | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #016Get ready to be BOTHERED about the story of a mother being scolded in public by an old lady. When mother reacted with probably too many profanities, the old lady and her husband quickly walked off without saying a word. Julie Kim did not want to let them off the hook. Did she go too far? Or did she teach a lesson that needed to be taught? See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. Follow Julie Kim 🎤 🌐 Website: https://juliekimcomedy.com 📸 Instagram: https://in...2025-06-0417 minBotheredParenting Weirdos: When Oversharing Meets Overstepping | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #015Get ready to be BOTHERED by this story about a mom acquaintance who overstepped boundaries big time by trying to get Julie’s child to take its first steps into her own arms. WHO DOES THAT?? Julie Kim recounts multiple other strange encounters that were all underpinned by projection of insecurities and weird competitive comparisons about breastfeeding, personal appearance, and parenting decisions. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. 2025-05-2822 minBotheredRespect, Resilience, and Unwanted Belly Touches: A Memoir | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #014Get ready to be BOTHERED with comedian Julie Kim as she vents to you about a family member who body shamed her for her entire childhood. Julie Kim explores the lame justifications and excuses made by others in favour of blind respect for elders, that touches on cultural mentalities including hierarchy, food, beauty standards, and lack of boundaries and filters. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. 2025-05-2116 minBotheredMother's Day Rage: A Grown Woman’s Tantrum | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #013Get ready to be BOTHERED about the common disappointment women feel on Mother's Day. Comedian Julie Kim shares a personal story of when she had a meltdown due to lack of appreciation a few Mother’s Days ago. Julie Kim highlights the societal pressure on women to manage mental loads and expectations, often without proper recognition. She argues that although she purposely exhibited child-like behaviour, her public expression of anger was a necessary investment in her marriage, leading to a better common understanding and harmony in her family. See blog on the podcast website for an extended st...2025-05-1320 minBotheredWhy Interracial Marriage Still Sparks Hate: An Asian Comedian's Story | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #012Get ready to be BOTHERED with comedian Julie Kim as she discusses the backlash she has received from trolls online for having a white husband. She addresses the likely purposeful sloppy use of the term “Oxford study” and other tropes projected onto her by mostly or only male accounts on social media and YouTube. Julie Kim shares various low-brow and mis-spelled comments she's received. She explores possible and comic reasons that some Asian women might stay away from SOME Asian men (but mostly their parents). Special shoutout to Shane XXX who scolded her in her DMs and assault...2025-05-0724 minBotheredSmile for AI (With or Without Your Consent) | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #011Get ready to be BOTHERED with Julie after a family member fed a photo of her (with husband and child) into an AI platform. Not the first instance of her or someone else having a family member share and overshare. Julie Kim explores the unease about the potential misuse of her child's image and the broader implications of AI using personal photos and videos without consent. Julie consults Dr. Wendy Wong, an expert on AI and emerging technologies, who unfortunately tells Julie that there’s no grounds to sue in this instance. But at least some fun is had with this...2025-05-0116 minBotheredDads, Moms, and the Mental Load of Playdates | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #010Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a situation where two parents started to coordinate a playdate, at the request of their respective children. The one parent, a father, offered up his wife’s number. Excuse me!? Julie Kim shares her frustration at this common occurrence, and scenarios like it where men will sometimes try to opt out of the organizing and socializing aspects of family life. Ties are made to the much talked about “male loneliness epidemic”, and a new stand-up joke is born. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video.2025-04-2318 minBotheredManspreading On A Plane | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #009Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a woman who sat on a plane beside a tall man who fully encroached on her leg space. She responded: a leg for a leg. She shared the story online and was very surprised and disappointed to find that many males were defending the man's right to comfort and pointing out that he had testicles and a penis. Join comedian Julie Kim as she reflects on the situation and comments, and provides commentary. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video...2025-04-1616 minBotheredC-Section and Cutting Comments | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #008Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a working woman who got judged by a nosey and weird old lady out loud in the middle of a business meeting for planning to have a C-section. Her name was Sue and she was and probably still is a giant dingbat. There are related stories of patronizing projection of nastiness related to her C-section and status as a working mother. Join comedian Julie Kim as she shares stories of so many people being bothered about her C-section. See blog on the podcast website for an exten...2025-04-0912 minBotheredKids Camp: Beware of Momfluencer | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #007Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a mother who sent her daughter to her first overnight camp, only to discover that a parent volunteer was posting real-time photos of the campers and their locations on a public Instagram account. Despite being asked to remove the content, the parent only took down the photos specifically naming the campsite. Alarmingly, there were likely no official policies in place, and it became clear that relying on people's decency and common sense was not enough to ensure the safety of other children. Join comedian Julie Kim as she d...2025-04-0216 minBotheredThis Child Has Two Parents | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #006Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a mother who was called by her kid's school about an absence, even though she was not listed as the primary point of contact. The school cited that they normlaly contact mothers for absences, even in cases where the mother is not listed as the primary point of contact. WTF indeed! Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes this story which still pisses her off every time she thinks about it. She's tried to curb the expletives, but it was hard. See blog on the podcast web...2025-03-2617 minBotheredThe Mover Brought his Own Baggage | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #005Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a moving guy who asked way too many personal questions, scolded his female client, and made inappropriate comments about her shoes. It was a dilemma for the woman for sure, and she even initially left a tip because he was watching as she made payment. Awkward, rude, icky, and so weird. Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes this most weirdest move ever and describes all of the things she wishes she did differently. (which is almost everything) See blog on the podcast website for...2025-03-1922 minBotheredShut Up B!tch | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #004Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of when an old man interrupted a woman speaking with a pharmacy employee, and when called out called her a horrible name (in front of her small child). Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes her inner conflict about how to respond and deconstructs the interaction in which she cannot get over the fact that this rude old man looked exactly like the venerable Mahatma Gandhi. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. Comment or rate below! If you have a story to share that...2025-03-1220 minBotheredHe Messed with the Wong Person | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #003Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of when a man at a bar used some casual racism to start a conversation with Julie. She confronts him and gets a small dose of revenge. Join comedian Julie Kim as she deconstructs the interaction and questions his stupid moustache and backwards hat. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. Comment or rate below! If you have a story to share that could be related to a future episode or this one, email us at bothered@juliekimcomedy.com. 2025-03-0521 minBotheredMiss Handled | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #002Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a nail salon that revealed itself to be giving second-class treatment to a young graduate student. She discovers this one day after seeing the red carpet rolled out for a wealthy looking older couple. Join comedian Julie Kim as she tells this short story and shares her reflections and thoughts about this incident. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video. Comment or rate below! If you have a story to share that could be related to a fut...2025-02-2615 minBotheredSssshhhhhhhh | Julie Kim | Bothered Podcast #001Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of an old man in a hotel lounge who reported a woman for talking on the phone (with her Air Pods in!). Do we need some clear guidelines around having taking calls in public? Perhaps. What is for sure is that some of us need fewer micro-aggressions in our lives. Join comedian Julie Kim as she tells this short story and shares her reflections and thoughts about this incident that the old man probably regrets. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures an...2025-02-1916 min