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Chip on My Shoulder
by Farangis and Kiyana
Chip on My Shoulder is a podcast where our two hosts talk about the resentments, big and small, that populate modern life and how they're living and enjoying life anyways. A cozy conversation with your friends, join us!
Episodes
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17: Is Wellness Expensive? We Dig into Wellness Gadgets & Devices
When it comes to wellness and trying to get all the latest things into your routine/regimen, it's easy to get swept up in everybody's marketing campaigns. More lasers! More whole body scans! More tests, diagnostics, assessments and supplements! We look at a few of these items, their typical costs...
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16: Are Brand Collabs Totally Evil?! We Investigate
At this point, collaborations in the format of Lululemon x McDonalds (not real yet) or El Chapo x Samsonite (again, not real, that we know of) have become very familiar to us all. But what's really behind every collab and once again, we find ourselves asking, is this really necessary? Good stuff...
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15: Americans Unite to Hate Meghan Markle's New Netflix Show
We promised not to do too much celebrity content, but when Meghan Markle's Netflix trailer came out a few weeks ago, she nearly broke the Youtube comments section (64k comments and counting!) and the overwhelming majority of them were negative, and people's frustration with the Meghan and Harry...
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14: Fun & Light in a Dark, Dark World
Hey guys! Don't feel like reading executive orders today? Doom and gloom (or unrestrained glee) about a new world order? What, you thought we would be exploring the impacts of 25% tariffs on your daily life? Maybe another time, today let's talk about trends that have gone viral over the years and...
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13: It's the Economy, Stupid (Or Something Like That)
Happy 2025 y'all! And we're STILL here, talking about our favorite subject, which is how much money you're making. In the last episode (part 1 of this topic), we showed the data that Americans on average have decent purchasing power. And some costs have leveled off in recent years (healthcare)…
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12: We Can't Afford This House. Everything Feels Expensive rn
If you've ever looked at lower cost of living areas on Redfin to see what is the most house you can afford in say, Tulsa, OK, and then remembered pressing reasons why you can't just move to the most affordable place, this episode is for you. We talk about why everything feels expensive and…
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11: We wanted diversity, we got milquetoast DEI
We're back baby! Welcome to Season 2, the massive chips on my shoulder have evolved into wider malaise about the state of certain lofty goals we have for ourselves and as a nation. Let's talk about it! First up is life in the workplace and academia in pursuit of diversity, and how the path…
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That's a Wrap on Season 1: Next Up, Super Duped?
Thank YOU for listening. Your hosts wrap up the first season and say goodbye to these chips on their shoulders, while welcoming in the next set for Season Two. Everyone deserves peace, safety, and dignity. You can donate to World Food Program USA to help the most vulnerable in the Occupied...
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10: Short Story Friday: Everyone Has an Accent (Including Me)
Short Story Fridays, where I explore the depths of my insecurities, hope you guys enjoy! That short "Iranian accent" clip is from comedian Amir K, check him out, he's hilarious: Amir K - Traffic Court Amir K - Instagram Also mentioned, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, English Have a...
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09: Conversation Starters and Questions We Don't Need to Ask
We talk about the well-meaning but awkward questions we sometimes ask each other. Here's a funny video that gets to the heart of "Where are you from?" Also mentioned, Dr. Derald Wing Sue, who has a whole interesting body of work around microaggressions. Have a question, like what you hear or want...
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08: Short Story Friday: Getting Real about Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Get the bestselling and tearjerking (for most people) children's book classic, Love You Forever by Robert Munsch Don't take my word for it, read the CDC stats on birth and fertility in the US We use Bookshop affiliate links, which support local bookstores with every purchase. Have a question…
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07: Celebrity Fixation and the Ubiquity of Celebrity Content
If you're in the US, you can donate to UNRWA You might enjoy the occasional celebrity content but you've probably had your fill of the endless celebrity gossip, Reese Witherspoon x Snoop Dogg collabs (idk if that's a thing but probably at this point), and total celebrity oversaturation in every...
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06: Short Story Friday - The Smooth Baritone of the Verbal Advantage Guy (in memory of Charles Harrington Elster)
This week's Short Story Friday features inimitable transition music from the late 90s vocabulary building program, Verbal Advantage. The program almost veered into Stephen Covey/Dale Carnegie territory, but it was way cooler because it only cared about one thing: giving you a really kick-butt...
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05: Are all CEOs Narcissists or Do They Just Present as Such?
You've probably had at least one boss or CEO you've come across who is insufferably self-important, but is that the narcissism or is it just a requirement of the role? We consider the CEO, why they're a glass ball waiting to shatter, and why it's not so easy to replicate their success as they…
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04: Short Story Friday - Ode to the Salmon-Colored Tract Home
Another Short Story Friday: where we dive into the nostalgia of growing up in the boomtown age of mid-1990s Southern California and its sea of red-tiled, salmon-colored tract homes. Have a question, like what you hear or want to send us a story idea? Email us! [email protected]
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03: Hotel Side Hustles and Privilege, continued
Chip on My Shoulder is a podcast of two people discussing ideas, the resentments they sometimes have, and how they're living and embracing life anyways. In today's episode, we continue the privilege chat and dig into private collections (what is that really?), hotels as a side hobby, attitudes...
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02: Short Story Friday - The Gym Bag Birkin
We dissect ideas we've been holding on to around status in 5 minutes or less, beginning with the woman I would obsess over at the gym and her Hermès Birkin handbag. Have a question, like what you hear or want to send us a story idea? Email us! [email protected]
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01: We Chat About Privilege
Chip on My Shoulder is a podcast of two people discussing ideas, the resentments they sometimes have, and how they're living and embracing life anyways. Join us on our very first episode, it can only get better from here! Show Notes: Who Picks the Next Kings of Tech? Have a question, like what…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chip on My Shoulder is a podcast where our two hosts talk about the resentments, big and small, that populate modern life and how they're living and enjoying life anyways. A cozy conversation with your friends, join us!
HOSTED BY
Farangis and Kiyana
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Chip on My Shoulder is a podcast where our two hosts talk about the resentments, big and small, that populate modern life and how they're living and enjoying life anyways. A cozy conversation with your friends, join us!
How often does Chip on My Shoulder release new episodes?
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Chip on My Shoulder is created and hosted by Farangis and Kiyana.
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