Friend of the pod, Huy Pham, joins us this week! Huy works for a nonprofit in historic preservation by day. By night, he spends his time clamming, cooking, and immersing himself in a self-guided tour of contemporary Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) authors. Tune in as we discuss AAPI literary voices, representation, cooking, and much more. Need inspiration for your next read? Huy’s got you covered.

This week, we follow-up on our chemistry discussion, dive into the complications of leaving, and get an intro to Big Friendship.

This week, we discuss families and growing pains through Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, Encanto, and Big Mouth.

This week, we discuss our latest reads by BIPOC authors, including Saving Ruby King, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, and Black Buck.

This week we discuss Unprotected: A Memoir, That’s Messed Up: an SVU Podcast, and catfishing.

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate Indigenous authors and creators through discussing written and spoken Indigenous works. In the episode, we discuss There There, The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Telling our Twisted Histories, and much more.

This week, we discuss the topics of happiness, money, and relationships throughYou’re Not That Great (but Neither is Anyone Else), Money Diaries, and The Algebra of Happiness.