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What in the Shibal PodcastA$$ in AstronautOn S3 E8, Susie is exhausted from traveling to and from Salt Lake City two weekends in a row for her daughters' volleyball tournaments. Susie's older daughter gets a concussion during the tournament. Susie goes to a soda shop in Salt Lake City. Ed steps on Archie. Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and Gayle King go to space in the Blue Origin and set women back. Amanda Nguyen was deserving of going to space on the Blue Origin. Gayle King wants to send trash to space. We also have 2 write-ins from listeners including: AITA for telling off a blind patron...2025-04-1759 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastWhat in the A$$h*leOn S3 E7, Ed was anxious about hosting the K Town Social Club podcast. 7.7 Earthquake in Thailand and Myanmar and a Korean man jumps skyscrapers to get to his family. Ed is actually finally ready to return to making content. Susie is getting ready for her daughters' tournaments out of town as well as being responsible for activities planning during the trip for the teams. Susie and Ed watched Adolescence on Netflix. A woman posts a video of her laughing as her children are screaming at the top of their lungs and shames a mother in the background with...2025-04-0355 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastAITA Vol. 15On S3 E6, Ed speaks at a panel for the 4th anniversary of the Atlanta Shootings and also got lunch with a North Korean defector while discovering slushie shik-hye. Susie's youngest daughter is shopping around schools for herself. Hoemgirl aka Sarah Kim is the topic of gossip fodder because of her unemployed husband and the podcast that they both started together. AITA include: AITA for telling an Asian man that his area is probably not big enough for me to enjoy anyways because he told me I am not a beauty standard. AITA for moving my cat’s head aw...2025-03-201h 14What in the Shibal PodcastBad MomsS3 E5 Ed and Susie love Hostile Government Takeover. Ed watched Devil in the Family about Ruby Franke on Hulu. Casey Anthony the alleged baby killer is making money on social media. Ash Trevino sleeps with her daughter's crush. Why do people follow these bad people? Susie's FIL who has Alzheimer's was just in town. Ed is terrified of heart attacks and has set up a potential solution on his phone. Gene Hackman and his wife... and dog suspiciously pass away but "no foul play was involved". Ed has not been on Tik Tok for a month and deals...2025-03-061h 06What in the Shibal PodcastEd's Blind DateS3 E4 is a nighttime show for no reason other than scheduling. Susie gets SNATCHED. Ed has been trying to healthy. Susie swears by her sandwich method when trying to eat healthy. Susie has been working a lot and doing parent things while also enjoying having her parents a mile away and running all of their errands for them. Ed had his Blind Date episode drop the day before Valentine's Day. Ed also didn't even realize it was Valentine's Day. Susie puts Valentine's Day on hold so her youngest daughter can host a Galentine's Day with her friends. Susie...2025-02-2155 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastSingles Inferno 1S3 E3 starts off with a recap of Ed's Blind Date which lasted 8 hours with 4 different activities/dates with the same person. The video has not been released yet so we will watch that together with you all when that is released. Susie visits the site of her parents' and her childhood home to see any damages from the wildfires. Susie's parents are still living in the rental property closeby but her parents are not sure what they are going to do with the house.Susie and Ed watched the first 8 episodes of Singles Inferno Season 4, as planned last ep...2025-02-061h 07What in the Shibal PodcastWildfires and TikTok BanS3 E2 starts with an update on Ed's blind date. Ed is still living out of suitcases since the wildfires started and is scared for all the ash on the ground his dogs keep sniffing. Susie has had a busy couple of weeks. Susie finds out her parents' neighborhood is a part of the wildfires and they are displaced from their home. Susie has been helping her parents and mourning the loss of her childhood while helping those in need as much as possible. Susie didn't even have time to process the TikTok ban because of the wildfires. The com...2025-01-231h 14What in the Shibal PodcastChad Dad Too BadOn S3 E1 brings a new year and a new season. Susie had a chill Christmas and New Years. Ed's Christmas was cancelled and he had to eat a whole cake. Ed's mom has returned to Korea. Susie's dad has been losing his hearing and has been using the Apple AirPods. Ed forgot to bring Susie's Christmas Kimchi. Susie and Ed hate to bake. Susie is losing her voice. Chad Dad the "Passport Bro" married a 20something woman from the Philippines but isn't holding up his part of the transactional part of their relationship. Ed has a blind date...2025-01-091h 00What in the Shibal PodcastBillionaires Shouldn't ExistOn S2 E32 Susie and Ed return with bi-weekly episodes for the time being. Susie has had a busy two weeks with her daughters winning athletic AND academic awards; Christmas shopping and decorating; and all the parental things pre-holidays. Susie's youngest has still been asking about the elf on the shelf a week into December because she still believes in the magic of Christmas, including Santa - which she believes in still BECAUSE OF Susie... comparatively to her more cynical older daughter who stopped believing on her own. Ed has been working on his internal dialogue when it comes to...2024-12-191h 07What in the Shibal PodcastTell Me You're Asian Without Telling MeOn E31 of S2, Susie and Ed are back after a 2 week hiatus from a hectic schedule. Susie and Ed talk about their Thanksgivings including Ed's Peking Duck Thanksgiving. Susie made candied cranberries - Susie and Ed try them. Ed's mom is visiting from Korea for the holidays and Ed is having some trauma and PTSD reactions with his mom. Ed realizes that he is scared his mom is getting older and that fear is coming out as frustration and anger. Susie and Ed talk about watching Wicked as someone who loves the musical and as someone who knows not...2024-12-051h 08What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 14On E30 of S2, Archie is wearing a Carhartt jacket and it's the only thing getting Susie through right now. Susie was invited to showcase her products at a trade show and she went with her Go-To-Jang sauce... and Susie has some promising leads for distribution. Ed ate the viral onion boil but also sauteed it to see if it would be better than the baked version and then made it into a grilled cheese. Elections came and went - and it was upsetting all around both national and local elections. Nick Fuentes loves to say "your body, my choi...2024-11-1459 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastMommy Club NightE29 of S2 is the Halloween episode, where Ed wears the Mean Girls Christmas Dress while Susie "phones it in" with a tiara because she was sent the wrong costume. Susie goes out with 60 other moms to go dancing at a club and have fun with just the moms at a rented out club... Susie is still recovering days later. Ed is served a cease and desist by Chris Bissonnette - a parent of one of the kids who assaulted one of the Korean kids at Larchmont Charter School... who created a Barbara Streisand effect by bringing attention to h...2024-10-311h 04What in the Shibal PodcastColonizing PhoOn S2 E28, it is finally starting to feel like fall but Ed doesn't know what the PC term of Second Summer. Archie is finally getting some clothes now that the weather is getting cold and hopefully he is at his full and final adult size because he grew out of his puppy clothes so quickly. Archie also got a Halloween costume for next week. Susie is going to be the mom from Mean Girls. Susie has been getting ready for Halloween for her daughters. Her daughter lost a volleyball game to a much taller team and the girls are b...2024-10-241h 12What in the Shibal PodcastBoba not BobbaOn S2 E27, it is Archie's 1st Birthday and Susie birthday buddies with Archie. Ed made a cake of Archie's face or at least tried to. Susie's birthday is the day before Archie's but 300+ dog years before Archie. Susie didn't do anything for her birthday but did send her mother flowers. Ed had a great first time in Hawaii eating all the foods and drinking gallons of coconut water while there to try to avoid getting gout. Ed didn't get to watch the film festival. Ed gives Susie a gift from Hawaii. Susie's ex-husband's mother used to have itineraries plan...2024-10-1755 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastKorean Festival and SubmechaniphobiaOn S2 E26, Christmas decorations are already being sold. Susie's youngest daughter still believes in Santa but Elf on the Shelf is over. Real vs Fake Xmas Trees. Christmas is always stressful for Susie. Susie's niece is the star of trick-or-treating. Susie's daughters have sensory issues in different ways. Susie's younger sister is OCD. Ed's washing machine is gross. Ed's super powers like hearing electricity is just him being a standard neurodivergent person. Taking a break next week because Ed will be out in Hawaii for the Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu. What Ed should eat in Hawaii. Susie has...2024-10-0348 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastReacting to Kpop: Korean RapOn S2 E 25, Susie can't stop buying stuff on Tik Tok Shop. People think just because Susie endorses a product, that she is the company who makes/sells the products asking Susie to make exchanges and give refunds, etc. Boars Head is recalled because of a listeria outbreak, but people are spreading false news claiming ramen is recalled. Ed's gout flareup is slowly getting better but even 6-7 yrs in, Ed is still figuring out what foods affect his gout. Ed went to watch the movie he in and helped edit (Pancake Man) at the iconic Mann Chinese Theater in...2024-09-261h 05What in the Shibal PodcastAparentlyyyyOn S2 E24, Ed reminisces about the "Aparentlyyyy" kid. Ed still has gout pretty bad and can't eat anything basically and it's starting to affect his mental health. Susie is now officially the mother of a teenager and her niece is moving into college this week. Susie's daughter has a whole birthday month because of a delayed birthday party and delayed birthday gift. Susie's niece wants to be a chemical engineer like her father who is a scientist. Update write-in about the 14 year old's first boyfriend who may be a tad r*cist. A second write-in regarding AITA for eating...2024-09-1954 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastThe Greatest Social ExperimentOn S2 E23, Ed deals with issues online but also has a movie premiere at a film festival and is going to go watch himself on the big screen in the movie Pancake Man at the Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA. RIP James Early Jones. Susie started working out earlier in the morning and has been adjusting to waking up earlier. Susie's daughter is starting to having "teenager problems" before become a teenager and has a friend who isn't the best influence for Susie's daughter. Susie and Ed discuss their teenager rebellions. Nickocado Avocado thinks he is an "...2024-09-121h 05What in the Shibal PodcastAITA for Defending Myself?On S2 Ep22, Ed has a blur of a week because of his gout and watching Fear the Walking Dead during recovery with the feeling of emptiness you get after finshing binging a show till the end. Susie feels the same about weddings. Susie has a great week - her daughter got into an exclusive clinic for volleyball for top performing kids. For Labor Day, Susie and her sister drank the day before and had to listen to algebra. Susie eats Fatty Mart again. The last week also was filled with a lot for Susie with the TheKoreanMama Drama but...2024-09-051h 08What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 13On Ep 20 of S2, Susie's daughters are gearing up to start school this week while Susie's niece is coming to SoCal to go to college. Ed has another case of the gout, pretty decently this time. Susie and Ed went to dinner with Michel and Ed was hobbling at a 90 degree angle. Does anyone have one of those injured leg medical scooters? Ed's mom turns 80 without Ed, which has been hard to not help her celebrate such a large milestone of a birthday. Susie could care less about celebrating her 50th birthday next year. Susie is excited for the...2024-08-2948 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastVery Mindful Very DemureS2 Ep 19 starts off with Ed's busy week with his aunt's birthday, Susie's husband's 50th birthday party, which Ed was late to and then got really uncomfortable at. Susie was super busy for the party but barely got to eat and is still recovering days later. Ed also went to the premiere of the movie that he helped with and acted in - Pancake Man. Ashley's dog Nimbus passes away after being attacked by a coyote. Susie had a childhood dog that was killed by a coyote. Susie randomly brings up cleaning the top of all canned foods and beve...2024-08-2255 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastLower Your ExpectationsEp 18 of Season 2 finds Susie feeling sick but is trucking through to help plan her husband's 50th birthday party who is being a typical diva Leo. Susie wonders what it would be like to be 17 momentarily with the knowledge she possesses now. Susie is an "older mom" aka a "senior mom". Brooke Schofield of the Cancelled Podcast who dated Clinton Kane finds herself getting cancelled herself for some past racist tweets. Another tweet of Brooke's states that "pretending to be liberal helped her grades" and how that tweet affects her apology. The Paris Olympics has come to an end wit...2024-08-151h 12What in the Shibal PodcastIt's a Mouse!On Ep 17, Ed had a tiring but good birthday week/weekend eating amazing fried chicken with Susie and her husband at Chimac Star in Koreatown, Los Angeles... where an unsuspecting person was playing on loop on their TVs. Susie and Ed love the snow honey butter fried chicken and fries with the honey butter seasoning, as well as all the mala dishes they ate along with their complimentary soju. Then Ed ate some delicious Thai food at the Silverlake House all the while taking a mental health break. Susie has had a busy week going back to school shopping wit...2024-08-0954 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastSusie gets Attacked by a PitbullOn Season 2 Ep 16, Colt is back and is eating a bull pen15. Ed had a super busy week including producer, Ron getting engaged and helping with that, making a mural video, making content, and being part of a rally for Yong Yang. Ed is not a little person inside of a TV waiting to be activated. Susie has mouse poop in the garage. Susie is planning her husband's 50th birthday party and is getting work done on the house for it and might order a Kogi truck. Roy Choi revolutionalized the food truck industry. Ed's birthday is coming up. S...2024-08-0159 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastAlison ChaoOn Ep 15 of Season 2 both Susie and Ed are tired but Colt has joined the episode. Susie had a good week and went to the Wayne Brady event the night before, where there were lots of influencers like Portia Noir and White Woman Whisperer. Ed was supposed to be at that event but couldn't make it because just mere minutes before he was about to leave his house, he started to have someone lurking outside of his home most likely trying to be served papers that would suppress him from releasing information regarding the disappearance of Annie Chao. 15 year o...2024-07-2555 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastMurdered by LAPDEp 14 of the 2nd Season starts with Susie's busy week with her niece visiting and her husband's friend also visiting at the same time with their 2 sons. Susie believes she is a girl mom for a reason because boys are wild and always moving. Susie's youngest daughter is in volleyball camp and was the only one in her age group to be brought up to the older age group. Ed has had a busy week with a rally for Yong Yang - who was murdered by the LAPD for having a mental health crisis even though his father did not...2024-07-1857 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 12On Episode 13 of Season 2, Ed goes on a 4th date with the same woman but Ed feels guilty because his one close female friend is getting a lot of f-boys that she is matching with. Ed takes his date to the DS Night Market in Chinatown Los Angeles. Did Ed's date listen to the podcast? Date also isn't really into food which is nerve wracking because food is Ed's whole personality. Ed's friends put on 15lbs called the "Ed 15". Susie gives Ed date ideas. Archie is probably half chi-weenie unlike his Maltipoo mom and siblings. Susie has been busy wit...2024-07-111h 09What in the Shibal PodcastDates and DramaSusie has had a dramatic week with a skunk incident that was courtesy of Ms Jilly in the backyard and inside the house. Ed's had a tough week with having the flu for the second time in his life. Ed was invited by Yong Yang's twin brother - Yin Yang to join the Yong Yang Justice League to not only bring justice to the case of Yong Yang who was killed by the LAPD while having a mental health crisis, but also to be the first Asian American group in history to fight for systemic change in how mental...2024-07-041h 13What in the Shibal PodcastWho are Susie and Ed Vol 3On Season 2 Episode 11 is a pre-recorded episode, there is a Back to the Future musical. Soogia and Ed play Life Story Interview Kit again including: How is today's society different from when you were a child? Tell me about your first car. What were your favorite childhood games or toys? Did you date as a teenager? What are your favorite memories with your children? Most memorable moments from elementary school. What kind of movies, books, and music did you enjoy as a kid?UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in y...2024-06-2740 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 11Season 2 Episode 10 is pre-recorded from the week prior but is packed full of AITA! But first Suk Min Choi (not Alex Kim) gets arrested for shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini from a helicopter in the desert. A woman sets up GoFundMes to help pay for her bills and living expenses and is now having to show proof of how she actually used the money. A white woman says in the N word and went viral and was confronted with consequences expeditiously even though she tried to claim after the fact that it was allegedly to get a job with a...2024-06-2041 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastI Like a Little CrazyOn Season 2, Episode 9, Susie's kids have one more week of school before summer vacation starts. Ed is going on a his first date from the dating apps this Saturday... Susie wants to come along. Ed says he likes "crazy" but has a hard time verbalizing what that means to Susie.... so Ed tries to explain it this je ne sais quoi factor to Susie.... but we won't find out how it went for 2 weeks. Susie talks about her experience dating her husband - engaged after 6 weeks of dating and was 3 months pregnant at her wedding... but it wasn't a "s...2024-06-1347 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 10S 2 Ep 8 starts with Susie throwing out all the kimchi she made. Ed wishes he had a kimchi fridge. Ed had a busy weekend video chatting with someone from the dating apps and had a busy weekend. Korean man starts a Tik Tok cult. Woman on Tik Tok doesn't want to return her shopping cart. AITA include: AITA for not thinking I'm a Koreaboo. AITA for telling my Asian friend that she is fetishizing her own culture. Woman asks the internet about her soon to be born half asian "Wasian" baby. Trolls are the worst. Someone DM's Susie that s...2024-06-061h 15What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 9.5S 2 Ep 7 begins with a reminiscing of the AAPI Joy episode and the live recording and nervous levels and having a live audience. Susie does a segment on MSNBC with Katie Phang Live. Ed guest podcasted with Radio Korea on their Koreatown Social Club podcast. There is an upcoming memorial gathering for Yong Yang in front of Radio Korea on Sunday 6/1 in front of Radio Korea in LA. Ed tells Susie about the Burning Sun scandal involving some kpop idols. Ed activated his dating profiles and Susie grills Ed about what kind of girls. Ed is overwhelmed with the dati...2024-05-301h 01What in the Shibal PodcastAAPI Joy - Live Recording from the LA Public LibraryS2 Ep 6 is our first Live Episode from the Los Angeles Central Public Library in Downtown Los Angeles recorded in front of a live audience on May 18, 2024. Joanna Fabicon of the LA Library introduces Susie and Ed. Susie and Ed talk about who they are and why they started TikTok as well as the podcast including normalizing the Asian experience and building a community. Both Susie and Ed grew up trying to fit in and learned to embrace their Asian culture and proud to be in their Asian Joy. Susie nor Ed ever thought that in their lifetime they wou...2024-05-231h 06What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 9On Season 2 Ep 5, Susie forgets about recording the podcast until her daughter tells her that Ed and Ron are there. Ed is breaking his rule of wearing Crocs out of the house because of a gout flareup. Susie finds out and shares that there are different subcategories of feet and Ed had a book dropped on his toe when he was younger. Susie and Ed make content to help families in Gaza and the effect it has had. Lizzo and Chris Olsen all of sudden are working with Operation Olive Branch after being Blocked Out. Historically student protests have be...2024-05-161h 13What in the Shibal PodcastWould You Rather Vol 2On Ep 4 of S2 we missed a week for Mental Health for Susie. May is AANHPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Susie has been feeling so much pressure with being asked to do so much that she hasn't been able to do anything because she feels she is letting people down and couldn't get out of bed. Archie gets neutered and in is in a cone for a couple more days. Susie has a friend with a pregnant Cane Corso and is sort of considering it but they are so large and they already have two big dogs...2024-05-0959 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastReacting to Kpop: Boy BandsOn Ep 3 of Season 2, Archie pees all over Ed's bed and Ed's dryer breaks down the same day so he has to get creative in drying his sheets. Susie also has a funny dog story involving a possum and crows. Ed also has a story involving a possum. Susie's older daughter is running an experiment for the science fair answering if you can raise your spice tolerance, while her younger daughter is doing a wax museum project. Ed's mom redid some of his projects while he slept overnight. Susie and Ed discuss why women prefer to be isolated with a...2024-04-251h 16What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 8Ep 2 of Season 2 starts with Susie being exhausted but different reason than other more normal times... Susie woke up sitting straight up at 90 degrees. Ed had a non-eventful week but also has a neighbor whose rabbits keep getting out of their house and yard and got a new designer dog that they named Soju. Ed watched She-Devil and can't believe some of the actors in the movie. Ed and Susie are mesmerized by people who they didn't know had accents. JoJo Siwa rebrands herself but in the most tone deaf way possible. AITAs include: AITA for yelling at a 14 ye...2024-04-181h 10What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 7Back from a short unannounced 2 week break with Season 2 of What in the Shibal! Starting with Susie's daughters coming back from a huge volleyball tournament in Las Vegas followed up by Spring Break with the family in Chicago. Ed gets his mouth numb eating Mala Tteokbokki. Ed gets hit by a car. And Ed tries and loves raw marinated crabs. Susie on the other hand runs into one of her best friends in Chicago and had a wild ride with a Korean ajumma for a driver who unloaded on Susie... and her family in the car about her good...2024-04-111h 16What in the Shibal PodcastWho are Susie and Ed? Vol 3Susie and Ed play a game to get to know each other better on Ep 54. But first, Archie loses a tooth on the podcast. Susie reminisces about one of her daughters losing their tooth and Susie having to replace the tooth. This episode was recorded a week in advance due to scheduling so Susie and Ed try to predict the future. Susie and Ed play Life Stories and answer the following questions: What was your childhood home like? Who did you spend the most time with as a kid? What are some of your earliest memories? Were you given any...2024-03-2150 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastI'm Influenced More Than I Am An InfluencerOn Ep 53, Ed took Archie to the park for the first time but never to a dog park... and accidentally traumatized Archie with a hoodie. While, Susie hasn't stopped making her Go-To-Jang sauce and has been shifting production to a co-packer. Susie has a fan that offered to redesign her sauce labels... and should be available on Tik Tok Shop and online soon. Speaking of which, Tik Tok Shop, as annoying as it can be for some viewers, has been exponentially helpful gain traction for a lot of small businesses. Susie is more influenced than she is an influencer. D...2024-03-1449 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastQuestions For Asian People From Non-Asian People Vol 2Ep 52 begins with Archie getting traumatized right before filming began. And Ed covered more missing kids the past week and played video games to take his mind off it. Ed eats pork gukbap for the first time and barley rice bibimbap type dish from Borit Gogae in Koreatown Los Angeles and spills the tea on if their pork ribs are better than Ham Ji Park. Benny Blanco reviews Jollibee and is very disrespectful on social media. Susie and Ed talk about weed and microdosing. Susie has a very traumatic event as a mother with her youngest daughter and then...2024-03-071h 11What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 6Ep 51 happened a week later because Susie had the Rona and even though she was not feeling well at all, Susie at least didn't lose her appetite but needed more food for her body to fight it off... while watching Who TF Did I Marry? While Ed watched "One Day". And he made a video about a missing girl who was then found because of the power of social media. Ed also helped friend film the second half of his slasher movie and had to do a little acting. A woman named Denise in West LA gets racist out...2024-02-291h 12What in the Shibal Podcast50th Episode & New Year FeastThis is our 50th Episode!!! and coincidentally Lunar New Year/Seollal/Spring Festival/Chūnjié/Tết so we decided to eat a FEAST of some of the Asian cuisines of those that celebrate the New Year holiday. But first, Ed took a couple of days off this week but watched the Super Bowl until he fell asleep. Susie and Ed talk about the Halftime show with Usher, Luda, Lil Jon, and Alicia Keys.... which then led to a tangent about Usher and Diddy and how the latter is a c*ck. Travis Kelce flips out on Andy Reid. And...2024-02-151h 13What in the Shibal PodcastNarwhals are Real?Ed learns about Narwhals on Ep 49. And the Pineapple Express brings a lot of rain to the LA area the past week and Susie sets the record straight on how rain affects Los Angeles. But seriously, LA is not designed for extreme rain. Don't get Susie started on when LA transplants parody people who live in LA. The dogs don't like to go out in the rain and Ed reminisces a time when he was the old man yelling at his dogs in the neighborhood. Susie is considering selling her family business that has been a big part of h...2024-02-081h 09What in the Shibal PodcastQuestions for Asian People from Non-Asian PeopleEp 48 has a new segment called "Questions for Asian People from Non-Asian People"... but first Susie helps some skateboarding teens in front of her house who got injured. And Susie's daughter has a close encounter with a stranger at the mall. Ed ate at the Dragon Korean Restaurant in Koreatown Los Angeles before they closed after 40 years in business and being a core memory place for many Korean-Americans who grew up in LA. Questions for Asian People from Non-Asian People include: Do all white people look alike? Do you all know Kung-Fu? Why do you walk with your hands be...2024-02-011h 18What in the Shibal PodcastSmells Like InnocenceEp 47 starts with Susie's kids' sports schedules that has become more complex as her husband is now a coach for their younger daughter's basketball team. Susie is very particular about her alarm clock times. Susie's dad thought being told that Susie was a "busy body" during parent-teacher conferences was a compliment. Ed got a mild case of gout from not being able to stop eating Korean fried chicken - in addition to making dakdoritang (Korean spicy stewed chicken). Susie gives her opinion on Stanley cups and talks about her new Owala water bottle. Ed understands cuteness-aggression because of Archie and...2024-01-251h 02What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 5Ep 46 is another great episode of Am I The AHole (AITA). But first, Susie is a volleyball mom now and her life revolves around her kids' volleyball schedules - and had another tournament over the weekend. Ed had his nephew's 9th birthday and he packaged the present to look like something else - a video game to look like a stuffed bunny. Beef took home 7 Emmys this year as well as historic wins for Black women. Next we have some listener write-ins including microagressive questions that annoys a 30 year old Korea-Italian-American listener. Susie taught her friends a korean song that...2024-01-181h 00What in the Shibal PodcastKung Pao Chicken DivorceEp 45 is the first episode of 2024 and Susie is happy to get back to routine... esp after the Holiday Travel Disaster of 2023 - Susie goes to the Midwest with her daughters and sister's family to visit her older sister and her family... but Susie accidentally brings with her the Norovirus then has a flight delayed on the way home due to the antics of one passenger... only to realize that they also might have had a lice scare at the same time... only to return home and have to get work done on her car. Ed was forced to g...2024-01-111h 11What in the Shibal PodcastKung Pao Chicken DivorceEp 45 is the first episode of 2024 and Susie is happy to get back to routine... esp after the Holiday Travel Disaster of 2023 - Susie goes to the Midwest with her daughters and sister's family to visit her older sister and her family... but Susie accidentally brings with her the Norovirus then has a flight delayed on the way home due to the antics of one passenger... only to realize that they also might have had a lice scare at the same time... only to return home and have to get work done on her car. Ed was forced to g...2024-01-1100 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastYou’re So Slay Right NowEp 44 is a What in the Shibal New Years! First we have Archie on the Boba Squishmallow again and it is very distracting! Huey however has hurt his leg and has panic attacks on top of it. Susie and Ed then talk about vet spending and getting 2nd and 3rd opinions. Ed "twists" his foot in his sleep 3x before finding out he has gout from the 4th doctor. Susie hasn't stayed up for New Years in forever and couldn't even finish Die Hard with her sister in one night. 2024 is the year of the dragon in Asian Zodiacs...2023-12-2855 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastKorean Fried Chicken XmasEp 43 is a Holiday episode that ends in a lot of sweat. But first Ed's time has been completely commandeered by 9 week old Archie who was accidentally yeeted off the bed in the middle of the night but is completely fine... and Ed is having to adjust to having a smaller tiny dog. Susie's daughters are out of school for the next 3 weeks and has already been super busy getting ready for the holidays. Susie's dog, Huey is going to need another ACL surgery. And unfortunately pet insurance is not helpful. Then a quick break as everyone films Archie b...2023-12-2159 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastFriendship BreakupsOn the 42nd Ep, Ed adopts a new puppy - Archie who is joining us for the podcast. Ed explains Archie's adoption story. Susie ends a 40+ years old friendship - the what and the why including "you would care if they were Korean". Susie and Ed discuss genocide in Gaza and examine the people who are trying to accuse people who are Pro-Palestine of antisemitism, and the complexities of when the oppressed are also the oppressor. #freepalestineUPCOMING FOOD WRITE-IN: We want to hear from you about your cultural food stories! Tell us any stories you have...2023-12-141h 03What in the Shibal PodcastShibal Advice Hotline Vol 1Ep 41 is What in the Shibal's first ever Shibal Advice Hotline (get it? bc of what "shibal" means?) with Soogia and Ed. But first, Ed bought plants but his house is still in disarray from the rat. Ed updates on the search of his siblings and was on a live TV Show to talk about it this week on Daily Blast Live. Susie is tired but her daughter had her 2nd volleyball tournament this past weekend with tons of driving, undertaking a lot as a sport parent. Susie's daughter observes teams and areas with different demographics. Ed makes a "...2023-12-071h 05What in the Shibal PodcastLiving in a Bubble (and AITA)Ep 40 ends with a few AITA (including an update from a previous entry). But first, Ed had a good Thanksgiving as his cousin's house to see 8 week old puppies but had to cook the turkey and the stuffing. Ed hasn't been on Tik Tok in a week for a mental health break and instead got a PS5. Ed recorded his first true crime podcast episode (Patterns of Behavior). Susie had a good family dinner on Wednesday instead of Thursday, to not celebrate a colonist holiday. Susie cooked everything but the turkey but didn't get as complimented because the turkey wa...2023-11-301h 13What in the Shibal PodcastDon’t Borrow Trouble with White Woman Whisperer and Portia NoirEp 39 of What in the Shibal brings us two guests - Rebecca (@white_woman_whisperer) and Portia (@portia.noir). But first, Ed has a hard week looking for his siblings after reaching out to his sister and is not hopeful about how it's going. And a California woman who works with special needs children in Alhambra named Nancy Ng is missing under mysterious circumstances while she is on a yoga retreat in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Susie is experiencing a bout of depression of feeling numb and going through the motions on autopilot. Susie talks about her first daughter's volleyball...2023-11-161h 26What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 4This week on Ep 38 of What in the Shibal, Susie's younger daughter has her last volleyball game that ends in a lot of tears for her daughter. Susie tells her dad she used to cry all the time at her games. Susie wonders why different cultures have different crying styles. Ed replaced his cutting boards with new wooden boards and has been conditioning them all week long. Ed wonders what to do about his grandmother's necklace. Ed wants to find his siblings and was thinking of using the Susi Pesto trend to tell the story of his family, and...2023-11-091h 11What in the Shibal PodcastWould You Rather - Vol 1This week on Ep 37 of What in the Shibal, Ed and Susie remember the impact of Matthew Perry on their lives. Ed goes to Susie's daughter's volleyball game which ended up being their first loss but was also the funnest and best game yet. Susie then takes the girls trick or treating. Susie then shows Ed how to eat Kit Kat and Snickers her way. Susie and Ed read some listener write-ins from a teenager struggling with their identity as a biracial Filipino American; a pregnant lady with an Indian coworker who can't stomach the smell of food; and a l...2023-11-021h 09What in the Shibal PodcastMouse Cat Bear and GudetamaEpisode 36 is a Halloween Special with Susie as Mouse Cat Bear and Ed as Gudetama... and Jilly is well Jilly. But first Susie is mad that she went "all out" for her costume vs Ed even though Ed built his costume for this episode and Susie stole her daughter's costume. Do you eat Kit Kats like a crazy person? Susie and Ed discuss their favorite candies and realize their tastes are the exact opposite for the most part. Susie goes all out for her daughters' costumes. Ed hunts for his costume. Susie's husband dresses up as a wolf but rea...2023-10-2659 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastStop Making Stupid People FamousEp 35 brings a brand new home for the pod and a brand new look for those who watch the video version. Along with dogs featuring Jilly and Huey. Ed goes to the Korean festival to eat all the Korean foods. And Susie celebrated her birthday that Ed and Ron forgot about. Susie eats 3 birthday dinners. Susie and Ed are happy and relaxed in the new location. Netherlands enacts a new law that bans breeding of dogs with short snouts. Ed's cousin's new dog was pregnant and just had new puppies. Susie's husband now wants a new dog. Ed encounters a...2023-10-191h 03What in the Shibal PodcastWho are Susie and Ed Vol 2Episode 34 is another round of the game Let's Get Deep to get to know Susie and Ed better from a more lighthearted standpoint. But first, Ed's been dealing with termites and having bed bug PTSD. Susie is healing with her parents via her daughters' volleyball games which made Ed realize he has been trying to heal those same type of moments with his mom as well. Susie and Ed lightly address what is happening with Israel and Palestine in Gaza, as well as the Armenian genocide and that they are both not knowledgable enough to talk about it. Which bri...2023-10-121h 00What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 3Episode 33 is another Am I The Asshole episode. But first Ed doesn't leave his house for 5 days and is going to start dating again. Susie's daughter made it onto one of the top club volleyball teams but is going to be really really really expensive... and Susie may have to sell her half century eggs. The first write-in AITA is about wanting their son to have more Asian friends. Another story revolves around a mother telling another mother to stop packing cultural food for their child's lunches. The next situation involves a boyfriend who tells his transracial adoptee girlfriend t...2023-10-051h 10What in the Shibal PodcastUnlearning FatphobiaEp 32 starts off with Susie's daughter's team winning their first volleyball game... until a mother ruined the celebratory moment right at the end of the game with criticism towards her daughter about not being "too cocky"... reminiscent from the scene from the Barbie movie with America Ferrera's monologue about what it is to be a women... "be confident but don't be cocky". Ed had a rollercoaster of a week with the first anniversary of Dexter's passing followed up by Colt's 4th birthday the day after. Colt got a KBBQ 4th Birthday celebration. "Your dog is a piece of your w...2023-09-281h 07What in the Shibal PodcastConstantly Evolving with Lauren YSEp 31 features a special guest - an extremely talented artist/muralist/activist - Lauren YS aka Squidlicker. But first, Susie and Ed discuss Susie's oldest daughter's birthday karaoke extravaganza in Koreatown. Ed ate a lot including getting Rice Box one last time. Ed also thinks he found the best fried chicken sandwich in all of Los Angeles. Susie and her family inhaled all of Ed's kimchi. Susie and Ed talk about doing a fried chicken sandwich tour of LA. Lauren YS is a non-binary queer half-Chinese artist who advocates for and represents their communities (and marginalized communities) in their artwo...2023-09-211h 17What in the Shibal PodcastAre You Going to Teach Him English?Ep 30 focuses on the Transracial Adoptee experience. But first Ed's AC broke down on the hottest day of a heat wave. Susie's garage door breaks; her oldest daughter's last pre-teen birthday is coming up and she doesn't want to have a party anymore. Everyone is scared of Gen Alpha. Filipinos are so good at singing and can out-sing Celine Dion and Taylor Swift? Susie and Ed love karaoke. Our guest this week is our producer - Ron who is a Korean American tranracial adoptee. "Transracial adoptee" is defined. Ron talks about his background being adopted by white parents as...2023-09-141h 07What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 2Ep 29 is another AITA (Am I The Asshole) Episode along with some listener write-ins as well. But first... Susie hit 2M followers on TikTok and Ed gives her a jar of celebratory kimchi. And Susie feels a sense of responsibility to her followers. Ed's mom left after visiting for the month of August for their birthdays and Ed feels hopeful about the progress he believes they made while she visiting. First up, a listener writes in about her name So Young and how she introduces herself to people. Then an emotional write-in addressed to Ed regarding a listener who re...2023-09-0759 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastReacting to Kpop: Girl GroupsEp 28 is about Kpop (and the Fence Lady drama tbh) - especially since Susie has never really listened to Kpop. But first Susie talks about her hectic week including spilling carrot juice and getting overwhelmed to feeling the whole day is ruined... then Ed realizes that potentially on the same day he accidentally poured jja jang myun noodles down the drain. Susie was sick. Ed and Susie are similar but different. Susie's siter doesn't listen to the podcast so she doesn't intrude on Susie's privacy. Ed had his mother's birthday dinner and has been cooking for his mom including ma...2023-08-311h 06What in the Shibal PodcastI Need You to Say You’re SorryEp 27 of What in the Shibal delves a lot into parent-children relationships - what it is to become a parent trying to overcompensate our own childhood traumas passed onto us from our own parents onto our kids... to healing and fixing and growing with our own parents to move past from those traumas. The conversation starts off with Susie and Ed talking about Hurricane Hilary passing through LA and the preparations they went through to the unexpected simultaneous 5.5 earthquake. Susie also talks about starting to coach volleyball for her girls' teams and watching the team grow up as well as...2023-08-241h 17What in the Shibal PodcastFoods: Korean Snacks Vol 1Before the food, Susie and Ed in Ep 26 of What in the Shibal, discuss what is happening in Hawaii and how you can help our brothers and sisters in Hawaii recover from the devastating wildfires magnified by the hurricane. Please see below for Hawaiians and how you can help the people of Maui. Susie and Ed continue on to eat a bunch of Korean snacks for you this week! A fun ASMR tasting of (mostly) Korean snacks from childhood staples like Shrimp Crackers and Banana Kick; to trying snacks and flavors that they have never had before like ube...2023-08-171h 24What in the Shibal PodcastAlabama Slamma Boat KablamaEp 25 involves discussions over the 3 main events that have/are still happening this week including the Riverboat Brawl (also dubbed "Alabama Slamma Boat Kablama"); the fires and hurricanes in Hawaii; and the controversy surrounding Lizzo. But first Susie talks about her week traveling on a family vacation whilst being sick, and Ed talks about dropping his mom off at the airport as she goes to visit friends in North Carolina. The Riverboat Brawl brings about a cathartic feeling of justice as a group of entitled white people who physically assaulted the co-captain of a ferry, a black man who wa...2023-08-1054 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastWIBTA: Would I Be The Asshole Vol 1Episode 24 of What in the Shibal with Soogia and Ed Choi starts off with the two of them pretending to be NPCs (non-playable characters) from social media and Ed learns the origins of that current trend in sex work. Ed and Susie discuss Century Eggs and Ladbaby and the video where he and his wife overreact to Century Eggs. Ed hates cooked carrots, jello, and wooden spoons on tongues while Susie talks about her spine chilling aversion to fork on teeth. Ben Bankas the racist comedian of Canada is unfortunately brought up to bring up the stark difference in th...2023-08-031h 04What in the Shibal PodcastKung Fu FuckingEpisode 23 brings us stories of the Most Messed Up Ways a Non-Asian hit on an Asian person. But first, both Susie and Ed's week comprises of family visiting from out of town - Susie has her older sister and her children visiting for the next 10 days and Ed has his mother visiting to celebrate his upcoming birthday. The stories include stereotypes of small Asian women; referencing Kama Sutra in pickup lines; racial petnames; playing the "what Asian are you" game; Me Love You Long Time; Curry Cooking Clothes; Kung Fu Fucking; and many other horror stories. Susie watches a...2023-07-271h 03What in the Shibal PodcastI’m Not Asian, So I Won’t RelateOn this, the 22nd episode of What in the Shibal, Susie and Ed's week consisted of falling into the rabbit hole (figuratively and almost literally) of other people's dramas - Susie talks about her week which involved the racist and grooming behaviors of Colleen Ballinger. Ed's week consisted of the b*tthole seen around the world - Kevin Leonardo and his internalized racism-based ignorant rhetoric. These cautionary tales of becoming a one trick pony chasing views leads to conversation around the effects of damaging things being said so casually, and the difficulties that comes with dating white people as P...2023-07-131h 02What in the Shibal PodcastAsians Don’t Like RaunchyOn the 21st Episode, Susie and Ed display their genuine desire for a theme/intro song, then they get into their first heated debate about branding... and Hermes bags? Ed works with artist Mr Brainwash to set up sculptures on Rodeo Dr in Beverly Hills, Susie and Ed go to the Joy Ride Screening and discuss the movie (no spoilers) and their reactions, Susie and Ed also talk about going to the 626 Night Market of majority Asian food vendors in Arcadia to eat delicious foods as well as visit their friend Michel as he opens his first booth...2023-07-061h 04What in the Shibal PodcastAsian Accents in ComedyIn Episode 20 brings us such stories as Ed getting hired for a video by artist Mr Brainwash and seeing a text sent to Dr Dre showing him the video of the NWA mural, Susie throwing a hotel party for her daughter where she and her friends enjoyed the Korean feast that was requested by the friends, not being able to go to the Joy Ride premiere but going to the screening of Joy Ride later that evening after recording this episode, evolution of the racist stereotype "all Asians are Chinese" to "Asians are Korean", excitement for the portrayal of...2023-06-291h 01What in the Shibal PodcastThat Time Ed Ran a Record Label for the Largest Green Ponzi Scheme in US HistoryEp 19 starts off with Susie congratulating Ed on the completion of the NWA Mural video that he finished, but that conversation quickly turns to a general conversation about pursuing your dreams at any age. Ed talks about how he taught himself photography and videography for marketing his own company and how he had to start an art gallery and clothing brand to realize that he truly has a passion for content creation. And how his experience which includes Ed's first job out of college running a record label for a parent company that ended up being the largest green p...2023-06-221h 11What in the Shibal PodcastIt’s Weird You’re Asian... Your English is SO Good!The 18th episode of What in the Shibal includes Ed helping make an independent slasher movie Pancake Man, Hereditary, pizza party etiquette, food shaming, patterns of behavior, professionalism, unprofessional CEOs asking for free sponsorship work, customer service professional standards of different cultures, Ukrainian groceries, ajummas at Korean groceries, "you have to buy something to be a customer", being brutally honest, telling your girlfriend "that doesn't look grrrreeeatttt", Susie hating her ex-husband's long hair, why Ed was not allowed to watch the shop and gallery, "you don't look like an 'Ed'", Susie's dad interrupts the podcast, should customers be held t...2023-06-151h 14What in the Shibal PodcastMy Mom Cut the TV CordMovies and TV Shows form pop culture and subsequently help shape a part of our identity through who we are and how we act, etc. A remake of a childhood favorite, The Little Mermaid starts a whole conversation with how media was a part of Susie and Ed's childhood... from the movies and tv shows that they watched to the inappropriate content they accidentally watched through the innocence of immigrant parents. Join the conversation around their childhoods on Episode 17 of What in the Shibal.UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or...2023-06-081h 10What in the Shibal PodcastAITA: Asian Edition Vol 1Ep 16 is an AITA episode where Susie and Ed read Asian entries in Reddit's Am I The AHole series. Stories range from "AITA for pretending like I didn't know my son was Asian?" to "AITA for getting upset over my best friend introducing me her 'Asian friend'?" to "AITA for 'lying' about being Asian?" Listen to the first in an upcoming series of reading AITA stories around the Asian experience and decide for yourself if they are 1-YTA (You're the AH); 2-NTA (Not the AH); or 3-ESH (Everywhere Sucks Here)... and listen to Susie and Ed's opinions on each st...2023-06-011h 13What in the Shibal PodcastI Got My Knees DoneAs Susie talks about her injectables appointment later on that same day, a discussion ensues around beauty standards and its link to plastic surgery. Including the effects on women when told to "age gracefully" and the effects of others' judgment vs wanting to do it for yourself. What if people do it strictly for vanity reasons? Is the prevalence of plastic surgery in today's society any different than any other part of the beauty industry? Can plastic surgery be offensive or hurt others? These facets and more are explored in Episode 15 of What in the Shibal.UPCOMING...2023-05-251h 06What in the Shibal PodcastI Still Need a MotherMother's Day is different for every person; for many it is a great day of joy and celebration of motherhood, while for many other it is a day of sadness and pain. Episode 14 explores both sides of Mother's Day - celebrating motherhood by actually celebrating mothers for their enjoyment to a vastly different experience of being triggered by Mother's Day because of shaky relationships like with Ed and his mother of recent. There are some tears in this episode. And please be warned of some conversation surrounding some potentially triggering subjects around suicidal ideation. If you or someone you...2023-05-181h 30What in the Shibal PodcastEradicating Racism with The Korean Vegan, Joanne MolinaroEpisode 13 of What in the Shibal brings a very special guest - The Korean Vegan, Joanne Molinaro - the very accomplished lawyer, James Beard winner, New York Times Bestselling Author, and content creator. Joanne gives insight into why she started to make content and her drive to help eradicate racism through her work. Listen as Joanne reminisces about taking the bar exam to how she started her podcast, Are You Ready with Joanne Molinaro.UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I T...2023-05-111h 43What in the Shibal PodcastDo You Fancy ”A Chinese”?As May is AANHPI Heritage Month, Episode 12 goes over all the anti-Asian events that happened over social media the week before AANHPI Heritage Month started. Including the incident with the 3 Italian girls laughing at the Chinese mother and son on the train in Italy after mocking them saying "ni hao" multiple times. Or the Asian woman in the UK (itsgnochgnoch) who ranted about a ride-share driver who told her that "All Asians Look the Same". Ed and Susie also debate the responsibility of content creators who expose ignorant behavior and to the extent their content affects other people outside o...2023-05-041h 18What in the Shibal PodcastWho are Susie & Ed?Episode 11 is all about taking it easy... and about Susie and Ed. Get to know the hosts on a more personal level about who they are on this episode. Susie and Ed take turns asking each other questions. Find out about what food they like the most to what defines success for them. Susie and Ed end by asking each other questions from a couple's question game. UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I The A-hole) or WIBTA (Would I Be The...2023-04-271h 18What in the Shibal PodcastLuke Bear ChuehThis is our 10th episode! And we have a special guest - world renowned Chinese-American pop-artist Luke Chueh who is known for his iconic cute but macabre bear character. Luke has been a professional artist for 20 years and has even painted the cover of Fall Out Boy's 2008 album Folie à Deux. Join us for a conversation about his life growing up in Fresno, CA to his journey with addiction, and his experience as a Chinese-American artist. UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I...2023-04-201h 31What in the Shibal PodcastI Don’t Feel Like You’re AsianEpisode 9 of What in the Shibal with Soogia and Ed is a listener write in episode all about dating. Including a story about an Asian woman being asked if she has a sideways private parts. This episode includes cringey stories like getting too drunk and calling their date racial slurs. Susie and Ed also share some of their horrible experiences and what it is like to be fetishized or emasculated. This episode does include conversation around SA, so please be advised.UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in...2023-04-1353 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastGuy Tang BlingEp 8 of What in the Shibal podcast with Soogia and Ed Choi brings our first guest, hairstylist and singer, Guy Tang of Netflix's Bling Empire fame. Guy talks to us about his life, especially growing up Asian American in Oklahoma and his journey to find and accept himself - both as An Asian American and also as a gay man. Listen to the experiences and stories of the one and only Guy Tang and what shaped his identity, including almost losing his life for being Asian American.UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, o...2023-04-061h 32What in the Shibal PodcastI Should Have Been AbortedEpisode 7 of What in the Shibal with Soogia and Ed Choi dives into language and how your immigrant parents approach language in the home affects the children's identity. A conversation of language naturally includes a conversation around communication and the importance of communicate between parent and child to help the child develop into a well rounded person and the challenges that are faced when the immigrant parent and naturalized child aren't able to communicate on the levels needed to have deep and meaningful conversations. And this conversation also comes with unpacking some trauma surrounding the effect the lack of...2023-03-301h 37What in the Shibal PodcastThere isn’t any Dog in this, is there?Episode 6 dives into Workplace Discrimination on the second call-in Episode (name still pending) where listeners write into the podcast for Soogia and Ed to share. In addition, Soogia recounts some of her employees' experiences... and Ed talks about his own experiences with corporate workplace discrimination. Thank you to all the people who wrote in!UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I The A-hole) or WIBTA (Would I Be The A-hole) where you either did something where you're not sure if you...2023-03-231h 14What in the Shibal PodcastGo Gurt GirlEpisode 5 of What in the Shibal with Soogia and Ed Choi dives into the 95th Academy Awards and the wins of Everything Everywhere All At Once and how every step forward comes with attempts by people to pull you backwards. Case in point - Jennifer Murphy who wants to live by 1920s standards of yellowfaced entertainment in the year 2023 where Asian stereotypes are the butt of her jokes.UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I The A-hole) or WIBTA (Would I B...2023-03-1655 minWhat in the Shibal PodcastListening In: Food, Vol 1Ep 4 of What in the Shibal with Soogia and Ed Choi is a fun segment called Listening In (name pending) where Soogia and Ed ask the audience to join in the conversation by writing in and sharing their stories. This week on Listening In, focuses on experiences with cultural foods. We went through a lot of emails and chose some of our top favorites to share with you, in story... and by eating the dishes in the stories! This episode is fun... and delicious! UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or ple...2023-03-091h 18What in the Shibal PodcastRepresentation MattersOn the 3rd episode, Soogia and Ed talk about representation, or the lack thereof and how that affected them as Asian American children of immigrant parents growing up. The conversation also includes Everything Everywhere All At Once and their award wins... as well as a conversation around Mark Wahlberg presenting to the whole cast of EEAAO (including the honoring of legendary James Hong) at the SAG Awards. Also introducing an interactive addition to the podcast for the listeners to directly be a part of the conversation (details within). UPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, ad...2023-03-021h 10What in the Shibal PodcastListen Up, KathiIn their new and permanent podcast space, in Episode 2: Listen Up, Kathi... Soogia and Ed discuss the incident at Roy High School involving the AAPI kids who were barked at in relation to a commenter who said that the racist kids deserved "grace"... and they reflect on their personal experiences with receiving bullying growing up. And the effect it has on the psyche of a impressionable child in figuring out their identity. All while juggling, managing, and processing generational trauma on their own as kid. #whatintheshibalUPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or s...2023-02-231h 05What in the Shibal PodcastMaiden EpisodeThe first episode of What in the Shibal focuses on getting to know the two hosts - Soogia and Ed Choi who dive into what led to the creation of this podcast; the goal of the podcast, and just overall getting to know Soogia and Ed. What in the Shibal aims to focus on normalizing the Asian American experience in the pursuit to squash the "Perpetual Foreigner" trope. #asianrepresentationUPCOMING LISTENER WRITE-IN: Please write in with any questions, advice, or stories. Or please send in your stories/questions of AITA (Am I The A-hole) or WIBTA (Would...2023-02-1635 min