Depends on who you ask. From cultural upbringing to Asian men in media, we dissect why Asian men are portrayed as unattractive or unsexy and why representation matters   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]  

Got a notification? DON'T CHECK IT! In this episode we talk about not ONE but TWO of Will's FAVOURITE topics: how distracting the internet can be and how digital detoxes may help those wanting to reclaim their head space. Okay, time to put away your phones… but not til AFTER you listen to this podcast ;) If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]

Whether you got dumped or you're doing the dumping, breakups are never easy. In this episode, we discuss some of the healthy ways to cope, versus other exhilarating but super unhealthy ways to deal with the influx of emotions. Just feel feels man. Article for reference: https://www.rd.com/list/get-over-a-breakup/   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]  

If you're over 25 and not working your dream job, then you've failed life! Just kidding, that's probably all of us. Finding work you're passionate about while gaining parental approval and making decent income is a puzzle harder than a job itself. In this episode, we discuss how we've stumbled upon our career paths as well as the unknown journey ahead. Book mentioned: Deep Work by Cal Newport   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]  

You're too fat! You're too skinny! Relatives love to comment on our physical appearances. In this episode, we talk about the different Asian beauty standards from skin whitening products to "dressing like a hoe".   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts   Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast     Email: [email protected]  

Middle school, Highschool--best years of your life? Definitely not for us! In this episode, we reflect on how our teenage years brought about some of the best growth and cringe we hope to never recreate again ;) Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts   Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast     Email: [email protected]  

The first rule of Asian Fight Club is: we don't talk about our emotions because it makes us uncomfortable and we'd rather cut fruit. This week we dissect gendered differences in conflict resolution and how culture shapes how we deal with or evade conflict.   Nature Journal article on neurosexism: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00677-x   "The Gendered Brain" by Dr. Gina Rippon: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1114075/the-gendered-brain/9781784706814.html    If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/ review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]   Article on mental health service utilization in Asian American Youth: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705719/  

In this episode of Banana Lab, we try to make sense of our new COVID-19 reality. With recent news on anti-Asian sentiment, we discuss why calling COVID-19 the "Chinese disease" causes harm, our own experiences as Asians growing up in North America, and making sense of how to keep each other safe against xenophobia. **corrections: an endemic is when a disease is constant in a geographic area (e.g. malaria), and isn't characterized by the spread of geographic area alone. Also, Africa is a continent, not a country :)   OECD resource on US Health Care Spending: https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm   Pandemic vs endemic vs epidemic definitions: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pandemic-versus-endemic-versus-outbreak-terms-to-know/   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/ review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]  

In this episode of Banana Lab, we share fun and cringe memories of our first dates. From Twilight to nipples, we discuss date planning, courtesy and first impressions. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/ review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast   Email: [email protected]  

In this episode of Banana Lab, we discuss aging from the perspective of millennials inching towards 30. Do you plan for the next few years or just go with the flow? Join us as we explore cultural implications, peer pressure, and egg freezing as it relates to a quarter-life crisis - Recorded on March 7, 2020.   Maternal health risks: https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/having-a-baby-at-40   If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe to the Banana Lab podcast to be notified of our latest episode.   Please take a moment to rate/ review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. Your feedback will help us create better content and help others find out about our show. We greatly appreciate your support :)    Support the Podcast     Listen & Subscribe: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Soundcloud | Google Podcasts   Tell your Friends & Share Online IG: @bananalabpodcast     Email: [email protected]