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That 30s Show
by Ge and David
Join hosts Ge and David to talk about the good, the bad, and the surprising parts of life in your 30s. Let's figure out together what thriving during this decade is all about.
Episodes
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Ep 61: Uncut: Off-Season Travelling, 2025 Goals, and Update!
Happy 2025!! While not ready to return to regular scheduled programming, Ge and David pop in for a (not-so) brief chat on recent travels, 2025 goals, and an update on the podcast. Ge recaps a bucket list trip to the Sahara Desert, reflecting on the unique experiences and challenges of such an…
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Ep 60: Top 10 Most Played Episodes of Season 2 Revealed!
As we close out Season 2 of That 30s Show, we've been so grateful to provide a space for sharing the stories that define this exciting and transformative decade. To celebrate the season finale, we're counting down the top ten most-loved episodes as chosen by you, our listeners! Join us as we take…
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Ep 59: How To Support Those In Grief: A Personal Journey with Aaron Lu
When friends or family experience the loss of a loved one, we want to do everything we can to be there for them. But often it can be difficult to know the right thing to do or say. Our guest, Aaron Lu, experienced the tragic and sudden loss of his wife just days after celebrating Christmas…
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Ep 58: Uncut: Addressing your feedback to our friendship hot takes!
Ge and David are back in an unscheduled, unplanned Uncut (no edits, no filters!) to break down all the passionate feedback we heard from our last episode on friendships in your 30s. Do we really think friendships are secondary to your life goals? How do we decide to spend time with friends if…
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Ep 57: Friendship Crossroads: Changing Life Priorities in Your 30s
Navigating friendships in your 30s can be a complex journey. In this episode, Ge and David explore why maintaining close friendships can become challenging as life priorities change in our 30s. From the impact of moving to more affordable places to live, shifts in values and interests, increased...
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Ep 56: Fertility and Prenatal Health with Genetic Counselor Vicky Hsieh
Is it really too risky to give birth after 35? Is egg freezing a realistic option? What genetic tests can I do to ensure the health of my newborn? We're joined by Vicky Hsieh, Director of Genetic Services at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, to answer all these questions and more! As a...
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Ep 55: Uncut: Breaking News, Raves in Your 30s, Travelling, and MARRIAGE?!
On this uncut episode, find out what Ge and David have been getting up to this summer. While one of them is still going strong with weekend benders and raves in their 30s, the other drops the bombshell of tying the knot! Can you guess who's who? They reflect on how their travel styles have…
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Ep 54: Chasing Your Dreams with Graeme Lee
In this week’s inspiring episode, Graeme shares his journey of chasing a dream to start a YouTube channel. Reflecting back to his high school days, Graeme shares how he initially dipped his toes into the world of content creation, only to retreat after receiving a modest 36 views on his first...
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Ep 53: Caring for Aging Parents
One of the unique challenges that arise in our 30s is supporting our parents as they enter a new phase in their own lives. With old age comes new challenges with health, money, and changing social networks. While many millennials welcome the duty of taking care of their aging parents, it...
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Ep 52: Alternative Path to Home Ownership: Co-op Housing with Sarah Jensen
Is your rent or mortgage too high? Have you ever wondered if there was another way to live? It actually exists, and it’s called co-operative housing! We’re joined by Sarah Jensen, Director-at-Large on the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada's Board of Directors. In this episode, we learn...
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Ep 51: Routine Checkups, CrossFit Review, Deleting Social Media
This week, David and Ge talk about staying healthy in your 30s as Ge recovers from being sick for the 4th time in 6 months. Tune in to find out how Ge's first 5k race went and what kind of routine body checks she's doing. David gives us his initial review of CrossFit and reveals a shocking…
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Ep 50: Questioning a Lifelong Career Passion in Your 30s with Krishanu Roy Sankar
Krishanu Roy Sankar has had a lifelong passion for mathematics, which culminated in a PhD and 2-year postdoc, before shifting to working in industry. Now, he's part mathematician, part software engineer, helping to design quantum computing technology that does not currently exist. Sounds like the...
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Ep 49: Uncut: Birthdays in Your 30s, Reality Shows, and Conspiracy Theories
Our first Uncut in 5 months?! Don't miss this week's completely unhinged episode full of hot takes and honest reflections. Join us as we catch up on what's been going on as we head into spring! What did David think of Ge's birthday party? How much did David spend on 10 drumsticks? Which reality...
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Ep 48: Balancing Empathy and Self Care in Social Support Work with Erin Lee
We chat with Erin Lee who has a professional background in social support work, particularly helping people with mental illness in a non-clinical space. Highlights from our conversation include: How she manages the emotional burnout common to work in this field The changes to what she wants and...
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Ep 47: Career Struggles In Your 30s
Have you ever sat at your job daydreaming about starting a whole new career path? This week, we explore the common reasons why job dissatisfaction might arise in our 30s, from challenging co-workers and bosses to our aspirations for doing something more meaningful. Join us as we discuss questions...
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Ep 46: Lessons On: Limitless Thinking
Have you ever wanted to read faster or forget something as soon as your hear it? In this week’s BONUS episode, we explore the limitless possibilities of your mind and learn how to break down the barriers you've set for yourself. We discuss Jim Kwik’s book Limitless, where he encourages readers to...
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Ep 45: Lessons On: Psychology of Money
Money is a hot topic no matter your age, but in your 30s, it can often be a turning point as you budget for kids, mortgages, and perhaps for the first time, retirement. Understanding money is essential to living a good life, but it's not just about knowing how to invest or budget. In The…
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Ep 44: The Art of Starting Over: From Engaged to Empowered with Alexi Adriano
This week, Ge is flying solo without David, but fear not, as she's joined by Alexi for an insightful girl chat about the unexpected twists that come with the passage of time. From a seven and a half-year relationship to getting engaged, breaking up, and finding herself again, Alexi shares…
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Ep 43: What We Learned From 1 Year of Podcasting
Happy 1 year pod-aversary! This week, That 30s Show officially turns 1 and to celebrate this milestone, David and Ge go through a self-indulgent journey of reflection, exploring the good, the bad, and the surprising parts of starting a podcast. Have our expectations for this podcast been met in...
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Ep 42: Untying the Knot: Redefining Life After Divorce with Jonathan Hooi
This week we are joined by Jonathan Hooi, a father of two who took a more unconventional and circuitous route to parenthood: marriage, divorce, kids, and then marriage again. We discuss: Work-life balance as a father and lawyer in Hong Kong Seeing challenges in parenthood as 'fun' no matter what...
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Ep 41: Evolution of Dating: Twenties vs. Thirties
Get ready for a deep dive into the fascinating realm of dating in your 30s! This week, Ge and David explore the myriad of differences between dating in your 20s vs. 30s and the ever changing landscape of dating in the modern world. From awkward pickup lines to crafting the perfect bio, we explore...
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Ep 40: Motherhood in Your Thirties with Joy Evangelista Chan
This week, Ge and David interviewed Joy, a mother in her early thirties who shared her honest journey through a pandemic pregnancy, parenting, and the unique challenges of being the first in the friend group to embrace motherhood. Joy gets candid about the hurdles of sustaining friendships and...
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Ep 39: It's 2024! Reflections, Resolutions, and a Rough Start (again?!)
Happy New Year! After a brief holiday break, Ge and David are back to share about their holidays, new year, and outlook for 2024. Who still has their Christmas tree up, and did anyone stay up to midnight for a countdown? How many books did we read last year? What major deja vu did Ge experience…
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Ep 38: Lessons On: David! Birthday Q&A
It's a special week for That 30s Show as David turns 34 today! As a slight twist to our "Lessons On" series, this week we are going to have Lessons On David, as Ge does a Q&A by putting David in the hot seat. If David could go back ten years, what would he do differently? Who inspires David the...
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Ep 37: Balancing Acts: The Art of Side Hustling with Kim Van
Ah, the side hustle. That thing many of us want to do in our 30s after we're done our 9-5s, our groceries, cooking, laundry, workouts, kids... nah, who has the time?! And even if we do, how do we cultivate the fortitude to face the inevitable failures that come with pursuing our dreams? This…
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Ep 36: Millennial Musings: A Journey Back to the 90s and 2000s
If you're in your 30s, you have a special place in your heart for the 90s and 2000s. Olivia joins Ge and David this week for a full-blown nostalgic trip down memory lane. Which Sailor Moon character did we like the most? What was our MSN usernames? Who managed to convince their parents to order...
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Ep 35: Uncut: Our Dream Homes, Jobs, and Friends!
This week, Ge and David are back with a rollercoaster of topics, ranging from dream homes to dream jobs, and everything in between. Find out who wants the cozy little house by the beach and who wants the mansion with a library channeling Beauty and The Beast. Who wants to be the travel vlogger or...
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Ep 34: What I Wish I Knew In My Thirties With Peter Liu
This week we invited Peter Liu, a newly 40-year-old to share his experience and insights on his 30s. Join us as Peter gets candid, reflecting on the highs, lows, and unexpected turns that shaped the past decade of his life. From feeling uncertain about commitment, to crafting a sustainable...
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Ep 33: Lessons On: Buying Happiness and Creating Passion
Class is back in session this week for another Lessons On episode! This time, David wants to discuss new findings on the correlation between money and happiness, while Ge has new perspectives on the classic tug of war between work that pays the bills vs work that feeds our passions. And if you…
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Ep 32: Mindful News Consumption: Balancing Awareness and Wellbeing
This week, Ge and David are back with another thought-provoking episode on the topic of current events. From global conflicts to local happenings, the topics we turn our attention to are seemingly becoming an ethical dilemma. How can individuals navigate the terrain of current events, and the…
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Ep 31: Living with Joy and Love: Beyond the Disability with Callan Parker
On That 30s Show, we love exploring the ups and downs of life in our 30s, and to give an authentic voice to a diversity of lived experiences. While Ge is away this week, David sits down for a one-on-one conversation with his cousin, Callan Parker, who recently turned 30! While many of us have...
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Ep 30: Reimagining Adulthood: The Joy and Benefits of Play with Samson Li
Life in our 30s can often feel like an impossible juggling act between work, family, and--dare we dream--even play. But when push comes to shove, play is often the first on the list that gets cut. This week, we are joined by Samson Li, host of "Grow Up Level Up", a podcast dedicated to…
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Ep 29: Uncut: Do Our Listeners Agree With Our Takes?
This week, David and Ge catch up on life in another Uncut episode. Ge shares her wins and fails at adulting in the past few weeks. From cooking a thanksgiving feast to wrongfully diagnosing a chirping noise in her apartment, life’s little joys and hiccups are what keeps it interesting. David and…
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Ep 28: Lessons On: Focus & Longevity
This week, we are introducing a new recurring show format, Lessons On! In these episodes, we will share insights we’ve learned from books, podcasts, and articles. Ge shares lessons from Powerful Focus: A 7-Day Plan to Develop Mental Clarity and Build Strong Focus by Thibaut Meurisse. From social...
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Ep 27: Living Light: Five Concepts for a Carefree, Positive Life
Whenever our co-host Ge asks her friends to describe her in one word, the word that often comes to mind is 'positive'. This week, on her first solo episode, Ge spills the beans on how she chooses to live an optimistic and carefree life using simple concepts in everyday situations. She hopes this...
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Ep 26: Connecting Passion and Hard Work with Michael Guo
Our 30s can be a time when we start to wonder if the job we're doing is sustainable for the long-term. Is there a better way to live, or at least, a life that isn't so darn hard and tiring? This week, we're joined by Michael Guo, one of the hardest-working people we know. As a surgeon in his…
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Ep 25: Two Friends, One Planet: A Climate Anxiety Check-In
It's been another surreal summer of natural disasters and record-breaking weather events. Climate anxiety is real, and it's come to That 30s Show. This week, Ge and David reflect on the wildfires that ravaged Canada and what it means for our futures. Do we feel optimistic about the world our...
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Ep 24 Uncut: We're Back! 2023 Summer Recap
WELCOME BACK TO THAT 30S SHOW! David and Ge are back and kicking off a new season with an Uncut episode all about the summer of ‘23. While David recounts his experience sleeping in a barn and his discovery of a life-changing productivity app, Ge reminisces on a summer filled with nostalgia and...
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Ep 23 Uncut: What's In Store For Our Show?
The end of That 30s Show?! Jk. Sort of. Wait.. let’s rewind. We love summer as much as Olaf, but it can get overwhelming sometimes. Schedules are overloaded and prioritizing becomes a must. While David is trying to juggle it all this summer, Ge shares her secret to keeping her cool: taking the…
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Ep 22: Coming Out & Coming Home: Navigating Faith and Identity with Jono Lee
Happy (belated) Pride Month! Coming out as an LGBTQ+ individual can be a lot of things: challenging, life-changing, terrifying, liberating, or often all of the above. Then, imagine the added complexity with deeply religious parents in the mix, as our guest Jono Lee knows all too well. Join us…
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Ep 21 Uncut: Ge and David Put on the Spot Part 2!
On this week's Uncut, we're taking unpredictable to another level! Ge and David are putting each other on the spot as they celebrate 20 episodes of That 30s Show with 20 piercing, personal questions. Get to know your hosts a bit more as they take a gander down memory lane in this retrospective,...
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Ep 20: Just Married! Wedding Woes and Wows with Olivia Chan
It's wedding season! Newlywed Olivia Chan is back to spill the tea on her recent wedding experience. Ever wondered what time hair and makeup starts on wedding day? Or how much it costs to cater 40 servings of poutine? Join us for a behind the scenes look at Olivia's wedding planning journey! What...
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Ep 19 Uncut: Beyond the Beach: Crafting the Ultimate Summer Bucket List
We're back with another Uncut! We're live, we're unedited, and we're full of stuttering and awkward pauses: the #authentic 30s Show experience. Summer is right around the corner which means it's time to start curating the perfect summer calendar. Join us this week as we share our favourite summer...
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Ep 18: Lessons From a New Dad with Henry Ho
They say being a parent is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs a person will ever have. This week, Henry Ho joins us as a new dad in his early 30s to spill the tea on all things fatherhood. He shares insights on his changing identity, marriage, and friendships over the past two years.…
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Ep 17: Stereotype Showdown: Challenging Assumptions About Your 30s
There are certain common expectations for what life looks like in your 30s. Do Ge and David live up to them, or are they just pretenders? Join us this week as we unpack hilarious stereotypes and eye-roll-worthy moments that define this decade. From grey hairs to changing metabolisms, we hold...
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Ep 16: Uncut: The Reality Behind our Resolutions, and How to Stay Motivated
Ge and David are debuting a new level of unfiltered chaos with Uncut, a reoccurring series of live, unedited banter. In our Uncut episodes, we will peel back the layers in our attempts to keep on adulting, and invite you into a world of raw conversation. This week, we give you the honest truth on...
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Ep 15: Finding Love, Friendship, and Self in Modern Relationships with Udhay Sokhi
Relationships. The topic that make some want to run for the hills. This week, Udhay (our first male guest!) joins Ge and David to break the barrier of vulnerability as we uncover insights, share personal stories, and explore the essential ingredients of strong and resilient connections. Discover...
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Ep 14: Ge's Travel Diaries: Bali Swings and Jellyfish Stings!
Ge is back! This week, Ge returns from her vacation with a fresh tan, severe jetlag, and a trip recap. Find out what’s really going on behind the scenes of a picturesque Bali swing photo and how Ge and her friends managed to get stung by dozens of jellyfish. Also, what the heck is canyoneering?!...
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Ep 13: Changing Careers and Cities: A Radical Pursuit of Joy with Preet Mondair
Changing your job or moving to a new city can be scary. Sometimes we struggle to find the courage to make the changes we know we need, but as we get older, it can feel like it's now or never to take such risks. This week, while Ge recovers from her wild vacation, David chats with Preet Mondair....
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Ep 12: The Mindset Makeover: My Personal Journey to Wellness
Five years ago, David found himself at the lowest point of his adult life as he struggled with persistent concussion symptoms. Emotionally, mentally, and physically, he was reduced to a shell of himself. Yet, looking back now, it was the beginning of his transformative personal journey towards...
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Join hosts Ge and David to talk about the good, the bad, and the surprising parts of life in your 30s. Let's figure out together what thriving during this decade is all about.
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