who let the dawgs out
by Shannon Lin
Chatting life with cool people doing awesome things! Thank you to all the homies for sharing your stories, y'all inspire me lots! To the world, I hope you find some words of inspiration, peace, or perspective that move you, reach out anytime about anything. Cheers!
Episodes
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Jay Mudholkar
Discussion: connecting with humans, US population & politics, INC in Denver, everyday joys How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: Connecticut References made in the episode: INC Independent National Convention Cover art: month 1 freshman year on Philly transit tour, rest of crew cropped for...
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62. Claire Hao
How we met: Troy High school Current whereabouts: Houston Discussion: breaking into journalism, how growing up in Troy & Michigan shaped her, evolution of journalism industry References: Houston Chronicle (newspaper), her X account
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61. Somto Egboga
How we met: HFL Current whereabouts: deciding Discussion: living in 3 different continents, family relationships evolving, turning 25, tuning more into what we want References: A broken people’s playlist by Chimeka Garricks (book), What A Devastating Turn of Events by Rachel Chinouriri (album),...
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60. Vineet
How we met: Troy high school Current whereabouts: incognito mode Discussion: catch up, loving STEM, creating new diverse social sphere, impact of Troy on ambition & achievement, orchestra & dance, itching to do things during surgery recovery, living alone, similarities between dating &...
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59. Maria Niculescu
How we met: Halma I&D team Current whereabouts: Bucharest, Romania Discussion: moving back to home country after about a decade out, converging & diverging with people, conflicting priorities in life, establishing a happy base wherever in the world, starting a limited series food podcast…
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58. Desmond Howard
How we met: Penn computer science Current whereabouts: Atlanta Discussion: catch up, FIRE, house hacking, reality of running short & long term rentals, investing shorter term vs 401k Cover pic: travel fun References made: FIRE (financial independence retire early), Ramsey podcast, BiggerPockets,...
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P3. Lance
How we met: Airbnb in São Tomé and Príncipe- great host! Discussion: catching up, migration patterns in São Tomé and Portugal, new year plans Cover pic: him in São Tomé References made: beautiful island of São Tomé and Príncipe off west coast of Africa
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57. Yunge Xiao
How we met: the ultimate PA ultimate crossover Current whereabouts: Boston Discussion: popping Boston running scene, PT as a promise to ourselves to take care of health, sibling relationships, process-oriented vs action-oriented, music and content creation vs publication Cover pic: irl fist bump...
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56. Danika Murray
How we met: middle school basketball at Boulan Current whereabouts: Clinton Township, Michigan Cover art: 2017 basketball senior night References made in the episode: Chicago Lions rugby team, The Good Doctor (tv show), Station 19 (tv show) Discussion: rugby, recent concussion, living on her own,...
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55. Maddy Woodburn
How we met: HFL work program Current whereabouts: UK but soon to be US! Discussion: HFL, life hypotheticals, photographic memory, shark loggers, recorded again months later and chatted about how life is diff 2nd rotation than first, gym goals, delayed gratification, movie theatres worth the price...
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P2. Carlos
How we met: he drove Nai’a and I around Iguazu Falls in both Brazil & Argentina Current whereabouts: Foz do Iguazu Discussion: we talk about cultural differences in Brazil Argentina Paraguay, special drinks in Argentina like coke & red wine and sprite & white wine, favorite & most boring types of...
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P1. Maria Joao
How we met: Portuguese class at Cardios Current whereabouts: Sao Paulo Discussion: culture differences btw Brazilians & Americans, drinking, Rio & Argentina travels, ordering hot pot in Portuguese, dry lips hahah, healthcare reimbursements Cover pic: Portuguese class in Cardios office in Sao Paulo
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54. Gad Allon
How we met: director of M&T college program Current whereabouts: Philly Discussion: journey from Israel military special forces to Columbia PhD to Wharton M&T director, management evolving (or lack of it), chatGPT in his classroom, just going out there and doing things, hobbies, References…
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53. Hanna Kim
How we met: Penn Current whereabouts: Metro LA Irvine Discussion: SoCal life, immaculate Philly happy hours, Penn experience, how relationship w her sister evolved over time, being an extrovert with introvert hobbies, dating a willing accomplice instead of an active contributor, long term…
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51. Danny Tepper
How we met: HFL work program Current whereabouts: UK Discussion: eating alone in restaurants, San Diego to UK, cultural differences UK & San Diego, cricket, potential places to live in post program, close friends, allergies, writing your own scripture in life, needing physical activity…
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50. Brian Lin
How we met: through mutual friends Serena & Inwoo Current whereabouts: San Diego Discussion: living alone, life in San Diego, beaching & Doordashing, work life as both an engineer & project leader, faith, credit cards, bidets, university, long distance relationship, chatGPT References: Bilt...
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49. Carolynne Liu
How we met: Penn Discussion: journey to NYC, girlfriend & signs, mentality of life, friendships, hobbies, pitbulls, lifeguard eye exam, References made: FIRE (financial independence retire early), Nudge (book), Wait but Why (fun blogs & now book too), Sweet Tooth (tv), Maybe you should talk to...
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48. Howard Li
How we met: middle school locker buddies Current whereabouts: Baltimore Discussion: med school, faith, health & pain, hobbies, languages References: Avalon (board game), A Little Life (book), Beef (tv show), Black Mirror (tv show), Attack on Titan (anime) Cover pic: 2017 orchestra banquet in Troy...
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47. Ayotomiwa Akinyele
How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: SF Discussion: transition from college to work life, journey from Nigeria to South Africa to Penn to SF, tech/AI and its impact on people, how writing helps you think, chatGPT, tech in Africa, podcast reflections References made: Lagos Nigeria (his...
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46. Emily Lowry
How we met: Conversa startup Current whereabouts: Pacific Northwest Discussion: life as a new parent & finding new job, successful teams, sussing out culture through smart questions, Stanford to Nickelodeon, languages, curious creators, YouTube rabbit holes References: Libby (app connected to her...
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45. Chelsea Cao
Discussion: moving to NYC, balancing work & life, frisbee, some St Lucia reminiscing How we met: Penn through M&T program Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Venus ultimate frisbee at Penn, M&T (dual degree engineering & business program), St Lucia (country in the Caribbean...
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44. Ben Zhao
How we met: PennQuest (PQ) Current whereabouts: NYC Cover pic: PQ References made in the episode: God’s Love we Deliver (volunteer group), Story of Your Life (book), Arrival (movie), The Devil Wears Prada (movie), modal fabric underwear, Severance (tv show), How to Blow Up a Pipeline (movie),...
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43. Will Castner
How we met: PennQuest Current whereabouts: NYC Discussion: new chapter in life post Penn, live planning Sao Paulo trip, investment banks, chatGPT, journey from Nebraska to Penn to NYC, working with ex-felonies back in high school spraying weeds, rent stabilized rent, lifting & casually walking 20...
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42. Javion Joyner
How we met: through mutual friend Mariana Current whereabouts: NYC Discussion: catching up on life a little, living his long-term dream of living in NYC, consulting, potential abroad lifestyle, journey from Washington the state to Penn to NYC, cooking, hot girl summer, first dates, brewing...
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41. Rami Ibrahim
How we met: during my first rotation at Halma on the innovation & digital (I&D) team Current whereabouts: Rhode Island Discussion: his story from Canada to Rhode Island, successful teams, what he wants out of his next role, education, spending dividends instead of capital, international living...
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40. Michelle Shen
Intro: living in NYC, year abroad in Korea, traveling when you don’t know the language, Mich references me as bananas sometimes in the convo, don’t get confused. How we met: childhood friends through church, though church isn’t really part of our lives today Current whereabouts: NYC References…
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39. Jessica Yen
How we met: childhood friends through Friday night Taiwanese school Current whereabouts: Ann Arbor, Michigan Cover art: Applebee’s lmao References made in the episode: Nerd gummy clusters, Beef (tv show), Discussion: planning UMich econ graduation through her job that she enjoys but doesn’t find...
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38. Marco Placidi
How we met: one of my first HFL rotation boss 🙂 Current whereabouts: Singapore Cover pic: team gathering, we both happened to have fun hats References made in the episode: Blink 182 (band), Perugia Italy (where he was born), Umbria (region that Perugia is in), M&A (mergers & acquisitions)…
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37. Sophia Yee
How we met: childhood family friends Current whereabouts: Phoenix Cover art: French Polynesia waterfall, guess who the real ballerina is References made in the episode: Angela (her oldest sis) & Drew (Angela’s boyfriend), Sweet Tooth, 168 (Asian mart near our childhood home in Michigan), color...
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36. Angela Lin
How we met: 2016 summer in Taiwan through AID teaching English in Taiwan Current whereabouts: LA at time of recording but has since moved back to home in NJ (life surprises!) Cover art: 2016 summer References made in the episode: her TikTok @angexlaa, YouTube @urmomashley, Marvel series…
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35. Rushabh Bohra
How we met: HFL Current whereabouts: Charlotte, North Carolina Discussion: growing up in Hong Kong, moving a lot, now learning Mandarin, potentially living in Asia in the future if work-life balance is possible, privilege, friendship, Jainism, family, America´s public services, Beef (tv show)...
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34. Stephanie Biernbaum
How we met: Penn (ultimate frisbee) Current whereabouts: San Jose, CA References made in the episode: Luke (her husband), Grace Covenant Church (GCC in Philly), Bang Bang Betty 2 (movie Stephanie is in), Jubilee’s who lost their virginity first (YouTube clip that Stephanie is in) Cover art:...
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33. Alyssa Furukawa
How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: Connecticut References made in the episode: Airpods Max, LASIK & SMILE (eye surgery), Chasing Coral (documentary), Coral Gardeners (Mo’orea coral savers), BetterHelp (online therapy), Chasing Ice (documentary) Discussion: home, LA, relationship with her...
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32. Angela Li
How we met: Troy high school Current whereabouts: DC but soon to be Boston References made in the episode: Troy Michigan, Buffalo New York, Harvard Law, Babel (book) Discussion: visiting California for the first time, Cornell to 2 years working in DC to starting Harvard law school soon, moving...
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31. Nai'a
How we met: GE healthcare summer internship 2018 in Milwaukee Current whereabouts: Minnesota Cover art: collage of Big Island & Mo’orea pics bc we couldn’t choose Discussion: purpose, meaning in life, struggle, covid years
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30. Maggie Zhang
How we met: Penn (electrical major) Current whereabouts: Seattle suburbs (Bellevue) Cover art: Philly summer of 2018 as RTA (residential & teaching assistant) for MTSI References made in the episode: Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee (book), Grace Covenant Church (GCC in Philly),...
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29. Loizos Konstantinou
How we met: Penn Current whereabouts: Denver Cover art: fall break 2022 in St Louis References made in the episode: South Park (tv series), chatGPT, Weird History Discussion: transition from student life to work, transitions during our work rotations, cliches, hobbies, growing up in Cyprus,...
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28. Jennifer Zhang
How we met: Troy High School Current whereabouts: Boston References made in the episode: PCOS Cover art: 2017 some event at Troy High…? Discussion: catch up, stories of getting robbed, trapped in doors, and being chased by dogs, PCOS diagnoses, liking her job, and life beyond
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27. Duo: Elena & Edison Sungs
How we met: cousins Current whereabouts: Poughkeepsie, NY Cover art: the last time all my dad side cousins were together References made in the episode: a bit of family tree here- my dad and Elena’s mom are siblings and they have an older sister. Their older sister has 2 kids Jacqueline (aka…
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26. Hiyori Yoshida
How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: DC Cover art: 1 hour reunion in DC Oct 2022 References made in the episode: Buy Nothing FaceBook pages (get free stuff from folks), Sam & Melissa (Hiyori’s American parents), Huberman Lab (podcast), Asher (her boyfriend), Epic Pass (ski/snowboard slope...
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25. Miyu Ono
How we met: Penn M&T Current whereabouts: suburbs of SF References made in the episode: Fairlife chocolate milk, Huberman Lab (podcast), Dissect (podcast) Cover art: Philly Discussion: living suburb life in the 20s, 4.5 year long relationship throughout college, covid, post grad transition,...
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24. Wesley Chiu
How we met: learning Chinese Friday nights with other Taiwanese families Current whereabouts: Seattle References made in the episode: Pine Knob (ski/snowboard slope near where we grew up in Troy, MI), financial things like Roth IRA/401K/IRA, How to win friends and influence people. (book) Cover...
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23b. Michael Lin (pt 2)
How we met: our mom birthed us Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Fleabag (tv show), so many techno recommendations that you have to know him to know, Survivor (tv show), American Ninja Warrior (reality), America’s Got Talent (reality), America’s Funniest Home Videos...
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23a. Michael Lin (pt 1)
How we met: our mom birthed us Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Fleabag (tv show), so many techno recommendations that you have to know him to know, Survivor (tv show), American Ninja Warrior (reality), America’s Got Talent (reality), America’s Funniest Home Videos...
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Shan to you [4/19/23]
Thank you! Dropping more age & experience diversity in the upcoming weeks, including former awesome work teammates/mentors, high school seniors like my cousins, and my brother & me too. Would love to get some pairs going on this episode, reach out if you're interested! Thanks again for all your...
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22. Olivia O' Dwyer
How we met: Penn (ultimate frisbee & computer science) Current whereabouts: Boston References made in the episode: Haley Nahman (Brooklyn writer), The Last of Us (tv show) Cover art: TA (teaching assistant) together in CIS 160 Discussion: living alone, hobbies in Boston like running & writing,...
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21. Ingrid Fan
How we met: Friday night Chinese school at Niles in Troy, though we became much closer in high school Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Daniel Caesar’s most recent album, Ted Lasso (tv) Cover art: Taiwan AID summer camp 2016 Discussion: living abroad, hard work & evolution...
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20. Afriti Chinoy
How we met: Troy High School (Afriti was class of 2018, me 2017) Current whereabouts: Ann Arbor for dental school References made in the episode: NY Times The Morning newsletter, Lagaan (movie), more movies that she mentioned that I should text her about, Mary Kom (Bollywood movie that Priyanka…
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19. Dhruv Medarametla
How we met: Troy high school (orchestra) Current whereabouts: NYC References made in the episode: Vanderpump Rules (reality show), Bloomington Illinois (Medaramatla fam lived there for a bit before Troy Michigan), Somerset apartments (where Dhruv lived in Troy for a while), Panidem (village in...
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18. Alyssa Gillen
How we met: Milwaukee GE healthcare summer internship 2018 Current whereabouts: Austin, TX References made in the episode: By way (band), Alyssa Gillen music Cover art: Milwaukee summers (underrated) Discussion: settling down in new city knowing no one, family & values, hobbies & creative...
About this show
Chatting life with cool people doing awesome things! Thank you to all the homies for sharing your stories, y'all inspire me lots! To the world, I hope you find some words of inspiration, peace, or perspective that move you, reach out anytime about anything. Cheers!
Hosted by
Shannon Lin