Getting Pacific

227: Season Finale. Happy Lunar New Year! What's next?

Joey and Michelle chat about their favorite episodes in season 2 and what they've learned from it. Invited to the show are some coworkers and friends who were caught for surprise interviews while wandering past them in the hall to talk about their lunar new year experience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn [https://www.soundon.fm/]

226: The disease that's killing more people than any other in the world

Joey and Michelle chat about just how many lives cardiovascular diseases take each year, what are the socio-economic impacts of this, and how can we prevent this health risk and educate ourselves (or our parents)? Invited to the show is a journalist who covered the topic of health and cardiovascular diseases extensively. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn [https://www.soundon.fm/]

225: Is your job literally killing you? here's what psychiatrists have to say.

Joey and Michelle chat about just how pressure at work can manifest in physiological symptoms that are akin to depression and anxiety. Invited to the show is a psychiatric doctor to walk us through how to identify work stress and take steps to decompress from it. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn [https://www.soundon.fm/]

224: How to take down a country without taking out any weapon?

Joey and Michelle chat about media's influence on any country's cognitive wellness and gray zone tactics employed by those with nefarious intent. Invited to the show is a "cross-functional information-warfare" strategist from the U.S.. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn [https://www.soundon.fm/]

223: Who does bubble tea (boba) belong to? How might someone appropriate it?

Joey and Michelle chat about the cultural appropriation controversy over Simu Liu's guest appearance on the Canadian edition of Dragon's Den. Invited to the show is a journalist from Canada's leading online publication, The Tyee, to unravel the cultural significance of bubble tea. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2021/03/02/My-Cup-Bubble-Tea/ [https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2021/03/02/My-Cup-Bubble-Tea/] -- Hosting provided by SoundOn [https://www.soundon.fm/]