Dirty By 30
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Welcome to Dirty by Thirty, by Candice and Jake -- a podcast about life up to 30, and everything that comes after that. We are two Bay Area natives sharing our stories and experiences as Asian Americans millenials living and working in San Francisco Bay Area. You’ll hear us rant about work, relationships, dirty laundry, passion projects, and cheetos. So if you’re an avid consumer of cheetos, please listen. On a serious note, if you’re just like us (navigating your 20s and dreading the upcoming 30s) give us a listen.
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Episodes
Asian Families and Career Expectations
March 16, 2021 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBWelcome 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 expectati...
Season 2 Episode 2: Asian Families and Career Expectations
March 16, 2021 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBWelcome 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 expectati...
Season 2 EP1 - Lunar New Year and Other Lunar Holidays!
February 15, 2021 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBWelcome 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 importan...
Episode 17 - The Ending and A Reflection
December 08, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWelcome 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 towa...
Episode 16 - How Candice Climbed Her Way Out
November 15, 2020 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome 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 exercis...
Episode 15 - Period Shits, Women's Health, and Period Technology
October 31, 2020 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. 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 Click here for Feedback Survey - Let us know what ...
Episode 14.2 - Doing Dental -- Horror Stories, Wisdom Teeth, Adult Braces, and Insurance Woes
October 23, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBA 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 failur...
Episode 14 - Doing Dental -- Horror Stories, Wisdom Teeth, Adult Braces, and Insurance Woes
October 15, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBA 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, ...
Episode 14.1 - Doing Dental -- Horror Stories, Wisdom Teeth, Adult Braces, and Insurance Woes
October 15, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBA 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, ...
Episode 13 - Late 20s, Exercise and Staying Fit
September 30, 2020 19:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBA 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? L...
Episode 12 - Roommates
September 15, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBA 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...
Episode 11 - Helpful Adult Skills!
August 31, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBA 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 ab...
Episode 10 - Summer Trips!
August 15, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. *Disclaimer -- this was recorded in February. Due to the covid situation, we had decided to delay the release of the episode. Welcome to Episode 10! Happy Summer! It’s summer time, which means Summer Vacation! What are some of your go-to summer vacations or trips? Today we walk about some of our most memorable summers, where we like to vacation during the sweltering months, and what it’s like NOT...
Episode 9 - We Went Abroad!
July 31, 2020 19:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 9, where we reminisce about our time studying abroad in Kyoto, Japan! Studying abroad is a great opportunity for students to meet different people and experience new cultures! We are both extremely biased towards choosing to study abroad and strongly encourage our college-aged listeners to do so if you have the chance! What were some of our thoughts going through our minds bef...
Episode 8 - It's Game Time!
July 15, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 8! Today is a bit of a throwback to our younger days and our favorite past time -- Video Games. We don’t have as much time to play now, but that won’t stop us from debating which console was the best! Were we Nintendo or Playstation fans growing up? When did we start PC gaming? As full time working adults, what games do we have time for now? Sit back and find out! Questions? Co...
Episode 7 - Jake's Biggest Purchase and the Bay Area Car Scene
June 30, 2020 19:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 7. Today we're doing something a bit different from our usual back and forth discussion -- we'll be going into detail about one of Jake’s biggest regret purchases (as mentioned briefly in Episode 5) -- his car! We’ll also touch upon his time in the car scene! Jake isn’t one of those “ricers”...or is he? How did Jake get into this expensive hobby, and how much of it did he regre...
Episode 6 - Managers -- The Good, The Bad, And The Terrible
June 15, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 6! Today we delve into our experiences and stories about past managers. What differentiates a good manager from a terrible manager? What can managers do to help keep their employees happy? We’re here to talk about it all. Get comfy guys, this might get personal. Candice and Jake are young working professionals currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech company, an...
Episode 5 - Bills, Bills, Bills!
May 31, 2020 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 5! Are your dollars bills disappearing due to monthly bills? Today we discuss our financial habits and how we stay organized and build our credit, as well as spilling some of our biggest purchases in life. 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. Question...
Special Ep 2: Covid-19 Update
May 11, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. COVID-19 has definitely changed everyone’s lives! Welcome to the 2nd special episode, 1 month after we first spoke about COVID-19. USA has been leading in terms of number of cases and deaths, far surpassing the COVID-19 country of origin. What is the situation like now for us? Have we gotten used to working from home, dealing with staying in all the time, and strategically planning our next groce...
Episode 4 - Spring Cleaning: Do I Need This?
April 27, 2020 20:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBWelcome to Episode 4! Spring has arrived! Are you in the middle of spring cleaning? How was tax season? Maybe you’re wondering how we did? Well, grab a bag of cheetos and take a listen, as we talk about our cleaning style and habits! Candice and Jake 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....
Special Ep 1: Covid-19
April 06, 2020 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. With the ongoing mayhem and shelter-at-home orders caused by COVID-19, we decided to record this special episode just for you listeners. We want to chat about our current feelings, thoughts, and how we and our loved ones are dealing with the current situation. As you know, many larger metropolitan areas in the US has issued a shelter-at-home mandate for the past few weeks. How has this affected ...
Episode 3 - Let's Get Cookin'!
March 30, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 29.6 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 3! Let’s get cookin’! A big part of adulting is learning to feed yourself -- whether it's ordering out or making your own food. Today we talk about what sort of crazy meals we made in college, foods we splurged on, our current cooking skills, and our signature dishes. Candice and Jake are young working professionals currently based in the Bay Area. Candice works for a tech compa...
Episode 2 - At Home, Or On Your Own
February 24, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 2! In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of our current living situations -- one of us lives out on our own, and the other, lives at home. As freeing as it is to be on your own (especially after moving out for college) the rising Bay Area rent causes many of us to reconsider making that decision. Bonus content: roommate and neighbor stories (you know we all have them!) ...
Episode 1 - Intro and the 9-5
January 27, 2020 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBA podcast about the confusing life up to 30, and beyond. We are your hosts, Candice and Jake. Welcome to Episode 1! Join us as we delve a bit into who we are and how we met, why we’re podcasting, and our thoughts and woes of where we are in our life professionally, and how we got there. 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 fo...