Mutually Unintelligible

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Mutually Unintelligible

The idiom 雞同鴨講, literally meaning a chicken talking to a duck, represents the mutually unintelligible facets of life. Prepare to be enlightened by our grievances, rants, debates, and gaslighting through our conversations. Hosted by Yao-Yu, Mark, and friends. Thoughts and views expressed on the show are our own. 

  1. 45

    Year of the Snake

    45. Mark and Yao Yu recaps 2024, discusses travel stories, and welcome the new Lunar New Year.

  2. 44

    PHYSICAL: 100 Season 2

    44. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the Reddit IPO, reviews Physical: 100 as it airs on Netflix, and ongoing shows. 

  3. 43

    We Went Back to Asia

    43. Mark and Yao Yu recap their Asia adventures. Round 2: Taiwan and Japan. 

  4. 42

    Year of the Dragon

    42. Or is it the Year of Palworld? Mark and Yao Yu welcome in the Lunar New Year by discussing the hottest game of the year. 

  5. 41

    VLOOKUPs are Dead

    41. Mark and Yao Yu recaps people waiting in line for In-N-Out in Idaho, the youngest person in CA to pass the bar, and the Excel World Championships in Las Vegas. 

  6. 40

    Greed and Theft

    40. Mark and Yao Yu talk about how Black Friday doesn't exist, Costco, and theft.

  7. 39

    Linked into the Tea

    39. Mark, Yao Yu, and Kris debate how to set up their bubble tea shop, LinkedIn shitposting, and workplace amenities.

  8. 38

    Cantonese

    38. Kris recaps her Asia trip with Mark and Yao Yu, and discussed the cantonese language and the food. 

  9. 37

    We Went to Korea

    37. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the experiences, challenges, and lessons learned from traveling to Korea. Part 2/2

  10. 36

    We Went to Japan

    36. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the experiences, challenges, and lessons learned from traveling to Japan. Part 1/2

  11. 35

    All Asian Friend Groups

    35. Mark and Yao Yu debate whether all Asian friend groups are toxic.

  12. 34

    Gerontocracy

    34. Mark and Yao Yu reflect on the Reddit boycott, X, and our gerontocracy. 

  13. 33

    Monopoly Money

    33. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard merger, video game pricing, and Apple's vision for VR. 

  14. 32

    The World is Memeing

    32. Mark and Yao Yu recap the submarine incident, the Russian Civil War, and the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action.

  15. 31

    A Minority's Opinion

    31. Mark, Yao Yu, and Mike discuss the latest Asian food trends and prepping for their Japan and Korea trip. 

  16. 30

    BEEF

    30. Mark and Yao Yu review Netflix's Beef. Spoilers included!

  17. 29

    How to Thrive in Your First 9-5

    29. Mark and Yao Yu give tips on how to succeed in your first real corporate job out of college without the toxic positivity. 

  18. 28

    AAPI Heritage Month

    28. Mark and Yao Yu rant about AAPI Heritage Month, fast food, and fried chicken.

  19. 27

    Consequences

    27. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the recent David Choe (Netflix's Beef) controversy, the Tucker Carlson firing, and DeSantis's fight with Disney.

  20. 26

    Pet Peeves

    26. Mark and Yao Yu asks ChatGPT to list top pet peeves that annoy us. 

  21. 25

    Dirty Money

    25. Mark and Yao Yu talk about the fall of TSM, the issues of North American esports, and the indictment of a former president.

  22. 24

    The TikTok Hearing and Gaming Nostalgia

    24. Mark and Yao Yu comments on the TikTok hearing, discuss upcoming gaming developments, and revisits the nostalgia of classic games. 

  23. 23

    The Oscars

    23. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the Academy Award winners, Silicon Valley Bank, and rants about daylight savings time and the metric system.

  24. 22

    The Future is Now

    22. Mark and Yao Yu follows up on the latest Physical: 100 controversy, discuss TikTok's new AI filters, and data privacy.

  25. 21

    PHYSICAL: 100

    21. Mark and Yao Yu recap the first season of Physical: 100. Contains spoilers. 

  26. 20

    A Social Pathology

    20. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the recent gun violence occurring on Lunar New Year and Jackie Chan Adventures.

  27. 19

    Year of the Rabbit

    19. Mark and Yao Yu scratches the surface of the Chinese zodiac as they talk about Lunar New Year, the year of the water rabbit. 

  28. 18

    "Where Are You From?"

    18. Mark and Yao Yu brainstorm answers when strangers ask about their ethnicity and discuss picky eating in the context of Asian upbringing. 

  29. 17

    My Asian Version of This

    17. Mark and Yao Yu discuss racism from the recent chancellor from Purdue University to behaviors from COVID, and discuss the "5000 years of Chinese history" phrase.  

  30. 16

    Childhood Heroes

    16. Mark and Yao Yu talk about their childhood heroes, the future of social systems, and rant about cars. 

  31. 15

    Bing Chilling

    15. Mark and Yao Yu rant about the bastardization of food and restaurant experiences and discuss the bing chilling meme. 

  32. 14

    Facts and Freedom

    14. Mark and Yao Yu discuss the recent Twitter drama and vent about various hypocrisies. 

  33. 13

    The Achievement Paradox

    13. Mark and Yao Yu recap their dentist visits and opined on affirmative action. 

  34. 12

    Fitness

    12. Mark and Yao Yu discuss fitness mentality (or lack of), Kendo club, and lion dancing. 

  35. 11

    Childhood Discipline

    11. Mark and Yao Yu relives the childhood discipline they received, LAN parties at Thanksgiving, and growing up celebrating American holidays.

  36. 10

    Water Polo

    10. Mike educates Mark and Yao Yu on the sport of water polo. 

  37. 9

    Bird's Nest Soup

    9. Mark and Yao Yu talk about bird's nest soup and other Asian biases and superstitions. 

  38. 8

    San Diego and LA

    8. Mark and Yao Yu recap their adventures in San Diego and LA. 

  39. 7

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    7. Mark and Yao Yu discuss Everything Everywhere All at Once and the parallels of our upbringings. 

  40. 6

    Fitting In

    6. Mark and Yao Yu talk about fitting into the culture while growing up and early social media drama.

  41. 5

    A White Man in the Far East

    5. Mark, Yao Yu, and Mike reflect on their travel experience together to East Asia. 

  42. 4

    Family Feud

    4. Mark and Yao Yu talk about the Asian parental influence on career goals and expressing feelings in the family.

  43. 3

    Let Me Spell My Name for You

    3. Mark and Yao Yu discuss workplace diversity & inclusion efforts and living with Chinese names. 

  44. 2

    College is a Bait

    2. Mark and Yao Yu talk about learning Chinese in college as Chinese guys, the before and afters of college, and millennial boomer talk. 

  45. 1

    Moving from the Midwest to the West Coast

    1. Mark and Yao Yu discuss Yao Yu's move to San Diego, food, and lifestyle changes. 

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The idiom 雞同鴨講, literally meaning a chicken talking to a duck, represents the mutually unintelligible facets of life. Prepare to be enlightened by our grievances, rants, debates, and gaslighting through our conversations. Hosted by Yao-Yu, Mark, and friends. Thoughts and views expressed on the show are our own.

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