Podcasts by You Had Me at YLW Podcast

Episode 1 - Representation of Asian-Americans in the Media from 2022-04-21T10:54:53.038229

Welcome to the first episode of You Had me at YLW! In this episode I, Lauren Espejo, am joined by my very good friend, Damar Bobb. We talk about the representation of Asian-Ams in the media, our...

Episode 3 - Adoptee Identity: Part 1 from 2022-04-21T10:54:53.033486

November is National Adoption Awareness Month and we're kicking it off with a three-part series called "Adoptee Identity." I was able to interview three awesome adoptees: Julayne Lee, ...

Episode 10 - Descended from Immigrants from 2022-04-21T10:54:52.971003

Welcome to episode 10! I have a conversation with Jenn Ho, founder of Lawrence and Argyle, an apparel brand that focuses on highlighting the immigrant and refugee experience. We talk about her bran...

Episode 13 - Mixed Asians from 2022-04-21T10:54:52.957122

Episode 13 is here! This episode features Sophie Kanno of the IG page, @MixedPresent. We discuss what it's like to be mixed Asians and representation in the media. I share a self-care tip on limiti...

Episode 16 - Chasing Color Project from 2022-04-21T10:54:52.947631

In episode 15 I chat with Gerrie Lim, the creator of the Chasing Color Project, a photojournalism series sharing the stories of BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) folks. We chat abou...

Episode 15 - Use Gender Pronouns from 2020-07-13T16:00

Xorr Xiong reached out to me regarding how I was using gender pronouns that weren't inclusive in the early days of this podcast. I truly appreciated being held accountable because I owe it to my...

Episode 14 - asienne magazine from 2020-05-25T22:00

Episode 12 - Queens the Series from 2019-04-24T22:54:12

I got to chat with Cindy Chu, writer and actress of the series, Queens! We discuss her journey into acting and why it was important for her show to have diversity. I close out with self-care tips o...

Episode 11 - Microaggressions from 2019-04-12T23:48:45

In Episode 11 of You Had Me At YLW, I chat with writer Tiffany Soga on microaggressions: which ones we've experienced, how to deal with them, and how to educate others on how to avoid using them. W...

Episode 9 - Asian Men Are Sexy from 2019-03-27T02:56:53

This episode features my first Asian male guests, Lee Shorten and Rob Chen. They both happen to be actors as well. Lee and I talked about his Australian upbringing, representation of Asians in the ...

Episode 8 - Mental Health from 2019-03-11T15:22:29

In this episode, I sit with Thanh Bui and talk candidly about mental health. We cover everything from anxiety to depression and therapy to medication. Thanh and I talk about our own experiences wit...

Episode 7 - Accepting Ourselves from 2019-01-18T00:48

Episode 7, first of the new year! This episode features Erin Turingan, creator of blog Coffee Meets Polished. We chat about our paths to our careers, accepting ourselves and what it's like to be...

Episode 6 - Social Justice from 2018-12-14T16:45

This episode is all about social justice and what we can do to activate the Asian-American community. I'm joined by my illustrious guest, Kirin Macapugay, a social justice warrior in her own right....

Episode 5 - Adoptee Identity: Part 3 from 2018-11-30T17:00

This is Part 3 of the Adoptee Identity series, featuring my guest Gia Sergovich. A fellow artist, it was cool to vibe with her and learn more about her journey as a transracial adoptee. Def catch u...

Episode 4 - Adoptee Identity: Part 2 from 2018-11-16T15:31

This is Part 2 of the Adoptee Identity series, featuring my guest Zoë Ryan. She was so open to talking about her adoption story and exploring her Asian-American identity. Make sure to catch up a...

Episode 2 - Welcome to 'You Had Me At YLW'! from 2018-10-17T14:56

In Episode 2, Lauren Espejo backtracks and gives you the scoop on who she is and what this podcast will be all about. Here is the in-depth interview with her intern at YLWRNGR, Emily Gao. The tw...