Episode 14.2 - Doing Dental -- Horror Stories, Wisdom Teeth, Adult Braces, and Insurance Woes

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2!

You’ve probably heard of the 4 standard career paths that most Asians shoot for? It is usually along the lines of Science & Engineering, Medicine, Business, or Law.  We fit into that mold pretty well -- Candice is currently an Engineer in a tech start-up, whereas Jake is in a lab for a science startup. (Because Bay area and all their startups, am I right?)  But did we always aspire to get into these stereotypical “Asian” careers?  Did our parent’s expectations shape our career paths?  Do we even like our current career path?  Let’s find out!

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Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 2!

 Happy Lunar New Years!  We promised to delve a little deeper into our Asian American life this year, so let’s dive in!  First off, Gong Xi Fa Cai!  Did you know that celebrations for the Lunar New Year can last up to 15 days?  Today, we’ll be discussing our family traditions during this time of the year and what kind of activities each day might consist of.  We’ll touch on the other lunar holidays as well, although there’s a lot to list!  But most importantly, we also explore our roles during these times and discuss passing these traditions to future generations.  We got you covered!

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Welcome to Episode 17!  As we close off our first season of Dirty by 30, we wanted to reflect on some of past episodes and our feelings of the past year.  2020 was a tough one as everyone knows, with COVID-19, BLM protests, the division of our native country...but lets not forget the positive things that can also happen in life.  One of them was biting the bullet and starting this podcast with each other.  So guys, join us as we close off 2020, reminiscing the good and the bad, and head towards 2021!

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Candice and Jake are both Asian American millennials currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

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Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

Welcome to Episode 16! Thank you for listening to all of our episodes this year so far. The next episode will be the last of the season, where we will be reflecting upon our years worth of episodes and discussing how we’ve been dealing with 2020 in general. Stay tuned! 

We delved into Jake’s hobby in episode 7 and now comes the time to get to know a bit more about Candice and her hobby! Candice has been climbing since 2013 -- but for her, it’s been more than just a sport or means of exercise. It has helped her overcome a lot of setbacks and insecurities in life and shaped her into the person she is today. Let’s dive in!

Timeline:

00:01:33 Different types of climbing

00:05:39 When did Candice start climbing?

00:06:36 How a terrible breakup led to lots of climbing

00:10:43 Making friends, healing and finding herself again

00:16:20 Climbing friends and how they helped Candice got started in camping and backpacking

00:20:00 How Candice's knee got messed up

00:27:10 Talking about the climbing anime

00:35:07 Climbing friend helped Candice get into landscape photography

00:38:15 Climbing helped Candice get into her current job industry

00:42:08 Where would Candice be if she hadn't started climbing when she did?

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Episode 15! Happy Halloween, folks! In the spirit of Halloween,  we're going to be talking about blood... the monthly kind.

There's so much to discuss on the topic of feminine care and menstruation. For the sake of time today, we're focusing on a few points from a higher level:

• Period technology 
• Cost of periods 
• Asians and period myths 
• Q&A 

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Candice and Jake are both Asian American millennials currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free Cheetos? Leave us a review on your podcast app of choice or email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com.

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Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

A podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake.

Put that smile on because we’re on Episode 14! A big part of adulting is learning to take care of yourself -- and that includes dental work too! In this two-part episode, Episode 2 will focus on Jake's experience with traditional braces as a teen and Candice's experience with Invisalign as an adult. We discuss the pros and cons of both and also talk about how dental insurance sets you up for failure. Candice will also dive into getting a couple of different consultations in order to find the right ortho for her.

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Candice and Jake are both Asian American millennials currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free Cheetos? Leave us a review on your podcast app of choice or email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com.

Update: We are currently releasing episodes twice a month, on the 15th of the month and the last day of the month! Keep on the lookout or stay up to date by subscribing to us via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Podcast Addict!

Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

A podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake.

Put that smile on because we’re on Episode 14! A big part of adulting is learning to take care of yourself -- and that includes dental work too! In this two part episode, Episode 1 will focus on horror stories from the dentist, such as Candice running away from her dentist as a young child, Jake being awake during wisdom teeth extraction, dealing with IV needles when doctors can't find your veins, and a brief overview of HMO vs PPO plans.

Stay tuned for part two, where we talk about braces (and adult orthodontia), compare traditional braces vs Invisalign, discuss how insurance sets you up for failure, and Candice tries to talk without a lisp.

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Timeline:

00:02:35 Candice runs away from her dentist

00:05:26 Jake hates dental tools

00:09:10 Going to dentist as an adult

00:10:50 Student insurance maximums are peanuts and Covid lockdown

00:12:20 Do we trust our dentist's recommendations?

00:14:36 How do we choose our dentists now?

00:15:42 Work insurance and HMO vs PPO

00:20:30 Jake's teeth are all awesome now and Candice did ghetto braces

00:22:37 Jake and his wisdom teeth post college - awake during extraction

00:25:25 Candice's wisdom teeth surgery in her late 20s- They couldn't find Candice's vein to start an IV for sedation

00:28:30 Jake was told to think about pretty girls to be put under sedation

00:29:10 Waking up from sedation -- did we do anything funny?

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Candice and Jake are both Asian American Millenials currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free Cheetos? Leave us a review on your podcast app of choice or email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com.

Update: We are currently releasing episodes twice a month, on the 15th of the month and the last day of the month! Keep on the lookout or stay up to date by subscribing to us via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Podcast Addict!

Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

A podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake.

Welcome to Episode 13! It’s been over half a year in this COVID-19 world. Restaurants, bars, theatres, and yes, gyms, are closed for safety reasons. Although some gyms have reopened, we are unsure if it is a good idea to visit the sweat-filled gyms at this time! So, how have we been staying active at home? What kind of new workout routines have we implemented? Or... have we just let ourselves go? Let’s talk about what we’ve been up to fitness-wise!

Today we cover:

00:01:50 Exercising during early 20s VS late 20s
00:06:09 How career has affected our motivation and time available to workout?
00:10:50 Climbing is trendy
00:11:43 Candice's climbing routine, hitting specific goals, and finger injuries
00:15:20 Jake's goals, routine, and swimming
00:17:53 Candice's diet - no carbs, no sugar
00:21:08 Jake - Levels of unhealthy fat
00:25:00 Have we ever witnessed anything funny/weird happen at the gym?
00:28:06 Mansplaining at the climbing gym
00:35:17 COVID closed all the gyms -- what do we do now?
00:41:45 California fire season -- can't go outdoors!
00:42:58 The Dark Day

Candice and Jake are young working professionals currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free Cheetos? Leave us a review on your podcast app of choice or email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com.

Update: We are currently releasing episodes twice a month, on the 15th of the month and the last day of the month! Keep on the lookout or stay up to date by subscribing to us via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Podcast Addict!

Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

A podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake.

We’re going to get to know our past roommates a little better for Episode 12.  It’s sort of like an elongated sleepover when we were kids, except this time we deal with a lot more.  Whether we're talking about the ones we met from Episode 9 in Japan or the ones we lived with during our college career, roommates come in all types and personalities. Is a roommate not doing the dishes? Or is the trash not being taken out when it’s clearly their turn? Roommate late on rent?  Well, we have the stories for you!

Candice and Jake are young working professionals currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free cheetos? Email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com

Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen

A podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake.

So we’ve been thinking -- we’ve been “adults” for some years now, but do we actually feel like adults?  What does it mean to be an adult?  Today we’re going to go over some essential skills we think every young adult should learn while on their way to the dirty 30s.  Regardless of what part in life you’re in, we hope you can learn something from us.  Or even better, perhaps we’ll learn even more about ourselves from this conversation or from your questions/comments!  Without further ado, let’s brainstorm together!z

Candice and Jake are young working professionals currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, and Jake works for a biopharmaceutical company.

Questions? Comments? Ideas for a topic for us to cover? Free cheetos? Email us at dirtyby30s@gmail.com

Music: dreamin of u by  Barradeen