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Dedicated
by Lulu
This is Dedicated, a show where people share about what they’re dedicated to. It could be a career, or a hobby. They will tell you why they’re so into it, or how they become so good at it. I’m your host Lulu, and making these conversations happen is what I’m dedicated to. You can tell me what you’re dedicated to.To stay up to date, subscribe to "Dedicated" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you’re listening right now; and follow us on all the socials!Twitter/Instagram: @dedicatedfmEmail: [email protected]
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EP22 Through the Tides of Youth: A Career in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Becoming a parent has been the wildest crash course of my life. There’s the sleepless nights, the tiny socks, and the big thoughts—What am I shaping here? How much of our kids is nature, and how much is nurture? I don’t have all the answers—actually, I have way more questions than answers. So I...
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EP21 They Preserve Your Story Better Than You Do, with Documentarian Balin Schneider
When the power pop band "Material Issue" soared to stardom, Balin Schneider was just born. Yet it's as if he was right there in the crowd at their concerts, experiencing every beat and melody firsthand, after he spent several years making a documentary about the band’s ascent and downfall. What...
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EP 20 The Ultimate Guide to Fresh Cut Christmas Trees, with Skyline Ranch🎄Farm
In this holiday season, we visited the Skyline Ranch Christmas Trees Farm in La Honda, California, where we we met its wonderful owner Donna. From a fruit orchard to a tree wonderland, this place has been a nature-lovers’ paradise since the 1970s. Besides bringing a festive spirit, their trees…
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EP19 Absolutely Gourd-geous: A Chat with the Owner of Arata's Pumpkin Farm
Hey there, pumpkin lovers! It's that wonderful time of the year when pumpkins become the unofficial dress code at grocery stores. But if you're up for real pumpkin parties, check out the pumpkin patches in Half Moon Bay if you're visiting the Bay Area. These farmers have been growing pumpkins for...
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EP18 The Essence of Chongqing Hot pot, All in a Jar, with Hotpot Queen
For ethnic cuisines, navigating the balance between authenticity and adaptation can be tricky. While there’s a strong urge to stay true to the original recipe, compromises have to be made to appeal to the local palate. But Jia, the founder of a Chinese sauce brand called Hotpot Queen, doesn’t…
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EP17 The Spice That Throws A Party in Your Mouth, with Yao Zhao
We never get tired of foods that give us a funny feeling. Like mustard that sends a shockwave through our skull. Like carbonated drinks with a playful fizz in every sip. It’s not necessarily the flavor that sets us on fire; it’s the sensation that does the magic. For those in the food industry,...
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EP16 Not Your Average Asian Americans, with the Filmmakers of Unconditional
When the thirteen-year-old Zao first saw Margaret Cho’s standup comedy on TV, he was intrigued by her loud and unapologetic persona and wished to see more not-your-average Asians on stage and screen. Later, Zao became a filmmaker himself and met Joyce, a producer who also aspires to debunk the...
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EP15 Besides ChatGPT, Who Else Could Boost Your Writing, with Zachary Johnson
Next time you proofread your writing, watch out for timidity — anything that sounds vague, indirect or hesitant unless you truly mean it. It's not just the grammar that matters, but the tone. As much of our communications have gone digital across text, emails and shared docs, it’s even more…
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EP14 Could A Cooler Office Win Remote Workers Back, with Cherish Rosas
One of those cool perks at tech companies is their joyful office space. Open floor plans, game rooms, and even a rooftop garden to relax in. It’s not just for fun; it’s about branding, attracting top talents and increasing productivity. Even though the pandemic has receded, these stylish spaces…
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EP13 A 100th Birthday Gift for the Man Behind Snoopy, with Benjamin Clark
When Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts comic strips, first learned a museum would be built for him, he wasn’t really up for it. Thankfully, he was later convinced it would be a huge treat for his fans to see his original drawings up close (and it truly is!) At Charles M. Schulz Museum and...
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EP12 From Foodie to Phoode: My Delicious Career, with Marta Fowlie
If there’s one thing that all human beings love, it's probably food. It nourishes our body, mind, and soul. For some, food is about desire, pleasure or taste. For others, it’s a creative outlet, and they even translate this passion into a career. Not necessarily a cook; there are many other…
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EP11 Scientists Help Us Learn, Who Helps Scientist Learn, with Serene Yu
This is the stereotype we have of pharmaceutical scientists: smart, isolated workaholic who spend most of their day in a laboratory. They have a clear roadmap for drug discovery. They are close to offering the world a new promising cure. In fact, scientists are also employees like you and me.…
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EP10 Career Counseling: Who Doesn’t Want a Hogwarts Sorting Hat, with Jason Tran
Ever since the Hogwarts Sorting Hat wisely placed Harry Porter into Gryffindor, we’ve all dreamed of a magic hat that can point us to the right career. The popular MBTI personality test sounds like one close thing, but if you’d like something more interactive - meet a career counselor! Not only...
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EP09 YouTube Is My Other Classroom, with Katrina Stacie
Katrina is a first-year teacher and she teaches ethnic studies, which is a new high school requirement in California. In fact, she started teaching a long time ago - not in a traditional classroom, but on social media platforms like YouTube, where she creates videos on how to live sustainably,...
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EP08 My Lifelong Love Affair with Chinatown, with Bryan Wang
When you think of Chinatown, what comes to your mind? Most people are fascinated with its hole-in-the-wall restaurants, its pagoda style building or its mystique as an urban enclave, while for many Chinese immigrants it is real life and home sweet home. Bryan was born and raised in San…
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EP07 Gazing into the Crystal Ball: A Futurist’s View on Emerging Tech, with James Canton
Whether you are fresh out of college or going through a mid-career crisis, you might feel the urge to stay on top of emerging trends and join a startup in one of those fields. What the company hopes to achieve can be risky, but what if “the only risk is not taking risk at all”? Dr. James Canton...
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EP06 The Two Arrows in a Creator’s Quiver, with Pek Nan Tan
For any artist who desires a wider audience, he needs at least two arrows in his quiver, a creative one and a business one. Pek Nan always knew he was born for some creative career. He has won numerous national and international photography competitions ever since his high school teacher lended…
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EP05 The Rock & Roll “Bridesmaid”, with David
In the last episode, David shared his best memories from the military. When his time of service was finished, he thought if he’d like to join a band, he’d better do it in his twenties. So he got on the road and started full time music. In the 1960s, rock & roll took America by storm. There was...
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EP04 Flyboys: The Class of 1963, with David
People usually have a good memory of what they were doing during a historic event. David clearly remembers where he was in the winter of 1963: America and the world was stunned by the assassination of President John F Kennedy, and he joined the United State Air Force one month later. In the…
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EP03 The Secret Sauce in My Music, with Mark Applebaum
If a professor titles his course with “Rock, Sex & Rebellion”, the top three things on each college student’s (or everybody’s) mind, it’s likely he himself is a rebellious rocker. This is true of Mark Applebaum, who’s been offering this popular course at Stanford University for 10+ years, and…
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EP02 Find Me Underwater, with Jonathan "Panda" Dekhtiar
He doesn’t quite remember how many dives he’s done; he’s lost count ever since diving turned into his weekly routine. He dived casually while growing up in South France, then became an enthusiast after moving to Coastal California. And guess where he dives now and where he’s headed! If you feel...
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EP01 Always Craving the Next Bite, with Vesta Partovi
She has worked with major media brands like NPR, Vox and LA Times. She has produced videos for former Secretary of State and leader for the American feminist movement. Speaking of passion project, she’s more into filming foods from around the world, and it all started with growing up in…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is Dedicated, a show where people share about what they’re dedicated to. It could be a career, or a hobby. They will tell you why they’re so into it, or how they become so good at it. I’m your host Lulu, and making these conversations happen is what I’m dedicated to. You can tell me what you’re dedicated to.To stay up to date, subscribe to "Dedicated" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you’re listening right now; and follow us on all the socials!Twitter/Instagram: @dedicatedfmEmail: [email protected]
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This is Dedicated, a show where people share about what they’re dedicated to. It could be a career, or a hobby. They will tell you why they’re so into it, or how they become so good at it. I’m your host Lulu, and making these conversations happen is what I’m dedicated to. You can tell me what...
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