Eat Your Crust
Two Asian-American girls navigating our way through life-in-our-twenties in the Bay Area, with a little help from our friends. Tune in during your lousy commute to laugh and chat with your hosts Crystal and Jeesoo as we ramble about tech, culture, family, and more through an Asian-American lens. If you can relate, feel free to visit us at eatyourcrust.com or reach out to us @eatyourcrustpod on insta or email us at eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com!
Episodes
304 episodes
Only Child vs The World
Today we talk about our personal theories on what differentiates only children from people with siblings - from difficulty with sharing, to relationships with parents, to…a general attitude towards life (?!) We also chat about how only child ch...
Weddings Then and Now
It’s been a couple years since we’ve done a full-fledged wedding episode, and we’re now much more experienced wedding-attenders than before! Today we chat about how our mindset of attending weddings has changed over the past few years, discuss ...
Turning 30
It’s a big year for us here at Eat Your Crust…2026 is the year we are both turning 30. Today Crystal sits Jeesoo down and tells her all about her experience being 30 so far, and all of the changes and fears that come with unlocking a new decade...
Maintaining Momentum
Today we talk about how we maintain momentum in our daily lives - from things that make it easier to build up positive momentum, to ways to break lulls in busy/unmotivated periods in our lives. We chat about the different ways we view positive ...
Work Trips
Today we chat about work trips - from local shindigs to international events! We talk about ways we keep ourselves sane and the importance of alone time on these trips. We also talk about staying out late and bringing an SO along to a trip!
Talking to Family Friends' Parents
Today we talk about the experience of relationship building with family friends in our parents' generation! We chat about our go-to conversation topics, how we work around any awkwardness or distance that we feel, and explore language barriers ...
Do We Get Jealous?
Today we sit down to talk about a spicy emotion…jealousy! We discuss how often we feel jealous and dive into specific things that can trigger it. We also talk about ways to process and handle our feelings of envy!
What is Wholesome Fun?
Today we define what it means to have wholesome fun and explore how the way we have fun has changed over the years - from outdoor competitions, to sports, to book clubs and board games! We also talk about how these types of hobbies give us a se...
What's Our Type?
Today we sit down and try to figure out what our ‘type’ is, for romantic relationships, personal friendships, and work connections! We try to describe each others’ types because sometimes…it’s easier for a third party to clock the pattern ;-) W...
We’re Back & Taking On 2026!
We’re back with season 8! Did you miss us? Today we sit down to catch up over our thoughts for this new year and speculate on how 2026, Year of the Fire Horse, will be for us two Fire Rats.
2025 Wrap Up and Reflections
Today we close out season 7 by reflecting on the past year and exploring the various ways we wind down in the holidays. We chat about takeaways from this year that we're carrying into 2026.This will be our last episode of 2025 - we'll be...
Work Extracurriculars
Today we talk about things we do at work outside of our typical job scope - including attending happy hours, helping to plan events or socials, and taking classes or optional programs to expand our expertise! We chat about ways to make work lif...
#GIRLTALK: Girls Night In & Girls Night Out
Today our friends Tiffy and Cindy join us to talk about Girls Nights! We chat about whether we prefer a cozy night in or wild night out with our girlfriends, and discuss some of our favorite activities. We also chat about expectations of meetin...
Personal Habits and Norms
Today we discuss some of our personal quirks and habits! We talk about random habits we never realized we had until someone else pointed it out, or someone else did the opposite. We chat through habits we’ve picked up or broken due to our SO.
Fantasy Sports Punishments: The 999
Today our friends Katie and Jimin join us to talk about the infamous fantasy punishment…999, aka the punishment of consuming 9 hot dogs and 9 beers in the span of 9 innings. Tune into find out what strategies they employed to do their 999 punis...
Conflict With Your SO
Today we discuss how we approach conflict in our relationships. We try to see if any of our habits trace back to what we learned from our parents, and dissect any learnings from past mistakes.
Setting the Vibes and Bringing Your A-Game
Today our friends Aileen and Harpreet join us to talk about bringing your social A game to events and hangouts! We chat about what kind of events make us feel the most comfortable socially, and dive into any tips or tricks that help to set the ...
How We Decatastrophize
Today we talk about how we decatastrophizing when we feel overwhelmed or anxious. We dive into some of our most common cycles and coping mechanisms, as well as ways we've learned to break out of our negative thought loops and combat our bad hab...
The Portrayal of Asian Women in Media (ft. Kaila Yu, Fetishized)
Today, Kaila Yu, author of the memoir Fetishized joins us to explore how Asian women are portrayed in the media. We discuss the impact of books like Memoirs of a Geisha and raunch culture from the 2000s, and talk about how much of the media we ...
Sticky Friendship Situations
Today we put our friend caps on and think about what we would do in sticky situations with our friends. We talk about how we would react if our friend confessed they were cheating, or if a good friend started hanging out with our opp, and other...
Eating at Home
Today our friend Sunny joins us to talk about food in the household! We reminisce on what eating at home looked like in our childhood and any food-related habits our parents instilled into us. We explore how our families handled snacks, fast fo...
Meeting Culture at Work
Today our friend Jimmy joins us to discuss the various ways we approach our meetings - from pre-meeting chitchat to miming reactions on camera. We talk about taking on roles in meetings, like being a note taker or the jokester.
Periods & Hormonal Health
Today we talk about our hormonal health and periods! We discuss the process of going off a long-term birth control and getting reintroduced to the hormonal cycle. We talk about how to work with the different phases of the cycle and changes we n...
Balancing Independence in Relationships
Today we talk about how we balance our personal independence with our romantic relationships! We chat about our ideal balance of solo time vs. time with our partners. We also talk about signs that alert us that we need more independence when in...
Our Dreams and Ambitions
Today we chat about our latest dreams and ambitions and explore how they have changed over the years. We chat about the various pressures around dreams, whether it's having The Dream or comparing our dreams to what we see on LinkedIn or those a...
