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Welcome to the final episode of the $6.99 Per Pound Podcast. Jojo, Jaeki and Michael get together one more time to reminisce around the last two years working together and where they are all headed next. It was a wild ride with over 50 episodes published but all good things must come to an end. We want to thank all the listeners that showed up to support us in so many different ways. Your words of encouragement really keep us going over the years. Please go back and listen to the episodes that inspired you or gave you insight into a profession or lifestyle foreign to you. We can all stand to learn more from each other. Please also, continue to support other BIPOC podcast out there that are telling our stories for ourselves. Time Stamps: 02:30 - Life Updates from Jojo, Jaeki, Michael 09:40 - What is going on with $6.99, why did we disband? 15: 40 - Jojo, Jaeki, Michael’s favorite moments while working on $6.99 Per Pound. 25:45 - The teams favorite episodes. 34:30 - What Jojo, Jaeki, and Michael took away from

$6.99 Live episode #06! This week we talk about the Jessica Krug scandal, The Whitney canceling an exhibit after Black Artist called out their underhanded dealings, the future of unemployment, what is next after you take down a racist statue, and Michael says goodbye one last time. Don’t forget to subscribe if you like this episode. News round-up: Jessica Krug, self-proclaimed unrepentant and unreformed child of the hood, gets exposed as a white woman from Kansas aka Rachel Dolezal 2.0? Whitney Cancels Exhibition after Black artists calls out the museum for underhanded dealings in acquiring art from featured artists. Host Segments: Jaeki’s Pocket Watch - Jaeki leads the team in a discussion about the changing nature of work and the struggles employees in service jobs face as technology is introduced in the workplace at an accelerated rate. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/business/economy/service-economy-workers.html Guest Segment: Monuments & Public Spaces - Our guest Tricia Kim discusses the national

$6.99 Live episode #05! This week we talk about the passing of Chadwick Boseman and his legacy, DNC vs. RNC, NBA players on strike, decline of GAP and casual wear, importance of Community College, and the documentary, Boys State. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast News round-up: Chadwick Boseman and John Thompson passing away, RIP Kings https://twitter.com/chadwickboseman/status/1299530165463199747/photo/1 DNC vs RNC, which was more entertaining and effective? NBA on strike, Did the players make the right decision to come back to play out the playoffs? https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/28/nba-to-turn-arenas-into-polling-places-404457 Host Segments: Jaeki’s Pocket Watch - GAP INC. sales drop 18% while its E-commerce sales doubled during the second quarter. The team discusses the accelerated change in the “casual” wear clothing retail segment. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/gap-gps-reports-q2-2020-loss-per-share-sales-drop-18percent.html Who the F is Michael - Michael shares his journey going to a

$6.99 Live episode #04! This week we talk about ... the shooting of Jacob Blake, the inmates fighting the wildfires in California, Flint residents reaching a $600 million settlement with the state of Michigan, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, battle between Uber and Lyft and California about independent contractors, and the legacy of Ichiro in the MLB. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast! News round-up: 06:00 - California Firefighters raging with Inmate Firefighters fighting the blaze only getting paid $2 - $5 an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LpBFEN9J0 11:50 - Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and the role of police in America. https://bit.ly/3b4XwKV 25:56 - Flint residents reach $600 million settlement with State of Michigan https://bit.ly/3gDjwh9 30:26 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee buys ads on Asian cable TV channel to target Vietnamese American voters in California. https://bit.ly/2YuMA3Z 33:06 - Happy Birthday Kobe and Rest and Peace Host Segments: 40:16 - Jaeki’s Pocketwatch - Jaeki

$6.99 Live episode #03! This week we talk about the record number of people leaving from New York, Kamala Harris’s VP Nomination, saving the Post Office, Intermittent Reinforcement and dating, the Alibaba empire, and growing up listening to Weird Al. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast! News round-up: 04:06 - Escape for New York. The pandemic has resulted in many people leaving NYC. Right now there are 13,000 empty apartments in Manhattan and are offering an average of 1.7 months rent-free now. https://secretnyc.co/manhattan-apartment-vacancies/ 11:23 - Is Kamala Harris Black and Asian Enough? After Kamala Harris was named the VP nominee for the Biden campaign, questions about her Indo-Jamaican American identity has been a topic of great discussion. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Kamala-Harris-was-shaped-by-Berkeley-and-a-mother-15485359.php 20:16 Post Office services delayed. Trump came out and said part of the reason he is not interested in funding the post office is that it allows Mail-

$6.99 Live episode #02! This week we talk about Indian matchmaking, Trump’s Tik Tok & Wechat ban, why you need to fill out the Census, how to talk about money and get financially naked with your partner, saving small businesses during COVID-19, and the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast! News round-up: 03:48 Indian Matchmaking has been a popular show on Netflix. There has been a mixed bag of reviews and to better equip our listeners, Jojo shares a guide created by a Indian American academic to use when watching Indian Matchmaker through a critical lens. https://tinyurl.com/y6sh87zs 12:53 The Trump administration threatens to ban Tik Tok and Wechat through executive order. Jaeki points out when Big Tech reaches a certain level they don’t really has allegiance to one nation state. https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-effectively-bans-tiktok-wechat-with-executive-orders/ 17:57 The Census is closing their outreach counting on Sept. 30th. There is great concern over the

Welcome to our first episode of $6.99 Live! This week, talk about the Uncle Rogers Rice cooking reaction video, controversy around China Mac organizing a protest in Brooklyn, What is next for Tik Tok, and finding knowledge of Self through meditation and humility. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast! News round-up:  How to make rice with Uncle Rogers and Hersha Patel  https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/food-drink/features/07/28/20/nothing-wrong-with-how-that-lady-cooked-ricebut-all-sorts-of-wrong-with-how-the-internet-reacted 89-year old women attacked in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York  https://abc7ny.com/woman-set-on-fire-elderly-attack-89-year-old-attacked-bensonhurst-crime/6333749/ https://nextshark.com/china-mac-rally-89-year-old-asian-woman-nyc/ Host Segments: Jojo's Glow up Report - Making Meditation Work for You https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/02/09/7-ways-meditation-can-actually-change-the-brain/#2aa11ff81465 Jaeki's Pocket Watch Report - Tik Tok, ByteDance, & Mic

Hi $6.99 Per Pound listeners - we are going to be going live on Twitch officially on August 3rd! Don't worry the podcast stream is not going anywhere. Twitch live streaming is growing steady and we are excited about joining the next wave. In this mini episode, we explain why we decided to make the move to Twitch and what you can expect from us. Tell us what you think and make sure to fill out our listener survey to shape our live show! Link to Listener survey - https://bit.ly/32mO6s2 Join us for our next Twitch streams : Jaeki on the Hot Seat Solo Stream - July 16th at 7:30pm EST Preview Episode 2 - July 20th at 7:00pm EST Make sure to go to twitch.tv/699perpoundlive and follow us.  _______ Thank you to all the fans that continue to support! If you enjoyed this episode leave a review and tell us why you vibe with our pod. Follow the podcast @699PERPOUND on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter. You can now support us monetarily by buying Jaeki and Jojo a $3 coffee @ko-fi.com/699perpound  or setting up

This week Jaeki and Jojo sit down with Author and cultural critic, Jeff Chang, to talk about his journey as a Hip-Hop author and journalist and the current state of the Asian America.  He has been recently featured in the PBS Documentary Asian Americans and he is most known for his award-winning book, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation.  Jeff has also written books called Who We Be and We Gon' Be Alright and has been published in the Guardian, Slate, NY Times, and VIBE. As someone that lived through the LA riots of 1992 and Co-founder of Bay Area Hip-Hop collective SoleSides, aka Quannum Projects, Jeff has a unique take on Asian's place in hip-hop and what it means to truly have an exchange of cultures without exploitation. Learn about how he got his start writing for Hip-Hop magazines and what it takes to write and publish a book. We get into anything and everything. Tune in now! Learn more about Jeff Chang at https://jeffchang.net/ Make sure to purchase his book Can't Stop

This week, we sat down with Seth Cheeks, Sr. Visual Designer at Google, about how he creates AR Branded Experiences and his journey of becoming an Senior-level designer at Google. As a High School dropout, skater, and 2-year Technical School graduate, Seth is not the archetype for a designer at Google. The key to his success was putting in the time to learn technical design skills and facing his anxiety head on through TM meditative practices. Seth also provides us with valuable insight into what his day-to-day is like at Google and how designers should negotiate compensation with large tech companies. Tune in, we guarantee you will be inspired by Seth! Check out Seth's work at sethcheeks.com Dribble @sethcheeks |  IG @seth.cheeks  |  Twitter @alldayandday Also, Support Seth's work: P O R T R A I T  clothing brand at https://o-portrait-o.com/ The Drive - online shop of emerging designers at https://thedrivenewyork.com/ ________________ Thank you to all the fans that continue to support! If

This week, we sat down with Ron Kim, NY Assemblymember of District 40, to talk about what it is like to be a politician at the New York State Level. His journey in politics started when we barged into the office of then Council-member John Liu and demanded improvements leading Mr. Liu to offer him a summer internship. Since then, Ron has put in the blood, sweat, and tears working for various state departments and gubernatorial offices to eventually be elected to the Assembly in 2012 representing the 40th district. Growing up in Flushing, NY, Ron is passionate about fighting for families and small businesses in Flushing & Murray Hill who are faced with a rise in cost of living due to the large influx of money coming in from outside of the 40th District.   We also, talk about the 2020-2021 NY State Budget and the continual cutting to education, hospitals, and other social services. Even though there is alot of disappear,  Ron is excited about the new class of Asian American civic leaders that are

Our last episode of our Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jaeki and Jojo sit down with Jessica Kim Gruber, Licensed LMFT Therapist in the state of New York, and open up about their personal, business and career struggles during  the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaeki shares his thoughts on having to furlough employees, the stresses of trying to save a business, and being resilient in the face of everything. Jojo gets honest about her struggles trusting herself outside of set boundaries, finding clarity in her work, and gaining a balance in all the things she wants in her life. We get real with y'all for this one. Tune in! **Disclaimer** - Our conversation with Jessica is a EXAMPLE consultation with a therapist. We did this in the hopes of demystifying the process of seeking a therapist. Listen to our episode with Joy Lieberthal Rho as a supplement to this episode. Each therapy relationship looks and feels different depending on the people involved and where you are in your journey. You or

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jojo and Jaeki talk with Jeff H Sipe, International Career Coach, to provide actionable steps for anyone looking for a job right now. He has over 10 years of experience recruiting talent for Fortune 500 technology companies like the infamous Google. Jeff shares invaluable tips on how to network and build meaningful connections by leveraging Linkedin with his 'Give First Model'. He also explains how remote interviewing can become a advantage, if you take steps to turn the situation in your favor. Step 1 - sit next to the router. Tune in for the rest. As a bonus, get insider tips on negotiating with tech companies and how to be seen as a Asian American leader. You can learn more about Jeff H Sipe at his website https://www.jeffhsipe.com/ and on his Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffhsipe/ Also tune into his weekly Youtube videos about how you can become a better candidate https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-7SAP1mhEQF1NlubjSzqQ Check out the rest

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jaeki spoke with Madison Bondoc, leader of a volunteer 3D printing chapter in Washington DC called e-NABLE DC, about the 3D printed face shields they are supplying to frontline healthcare workers to hospitals like Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY. When many hospitals are faced with a shortage of PPE, 3D printing communities, including e-NABLE, turned on their 3D printers to fill a urgent need. Using a NIH approved open source face shields file, e-NABLE has been producing face shields around the clock. As of the release of this episode they have delivered over 2000 shields to 59 healthcare facilities across 10 states. Tune in to learn more about the potential of 3D printing to change the way we live! 3D Printing ain't free - Support e-NABLE print more face shields by donating to there Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/enable-dc-039s-coronavirus?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR1Vqkrdt

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jaeki and Jojo speak with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Therapist Joy Lieberthal Rho about how Asian Americans can take care of their mental health with the rise of hate crimes. Joy breaks down how therapists can help validate these real anxieties and fears and work with clients to find new ways forward. She gives us tips on what you can do when you feel nervous about going outside like Facetiming a friend so they are watching over you. As a therapist that works with adoptees, she also provides guidance on how a Asian person can talk to their non-Asian parents, partner(s), and friends about the fear they are feeling. For all that are interested in therapy, Joy demystifies the steps to finding a therapist. Tune in now! Learn more about Joy Lieberthal Rho: on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joy.lieberthalrho And follow her Adoption work: Adoptee international network https://iamadoptee.org/ Culture Camp for Korean adoptees https://www.sejon

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Ryan Chow, PT & DPT returns to the pod and explains to Jaeki and Jojo how to improve their fitness and stay fit during this time of social distancing. Extended time inside and closed gyms have disrupted our workout routines but Ryan tells us that this is a opprotunity to rework our fitness programs. Learn the step by step process of creating an effective program starting with measuring your baseline fitness level, which is often overlooked. As Ryan says, "You can't manage what you don't measure." Tune in and get a master class in fitness during the time of the virus.   Learn more about Ryan's Health and Performance business: Website: http://reloadpt.com/ Instagram @reload.pt & Facebook @Reload Health and Performance Ryan also trains out of Performix House https://performixdriven.com/pages/trainers In the coming weeks, $6.99 Per Pound is going to provide you perspectives and personal stories on how Asians have been impacted by COVID-19. M

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Sam Han rejoins the podcast from his residence in Western Australia to make sense of what the world is going through from the lens of a sociologist. Sam breaks down various governmental responses in South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and the USA and explores how that affects the mindset of citizens in that country. As always, Sam brings a curious and entertaining conversation that will provide you a 1000 foot view about our feelings toward government, Asian people's place in America, and the imagined communities we are all a part of. Tune in for an intellectual and worldly conversation now! Learn more about Sam Han: website http://sam-han.org/ Twitter @Sam_han Buy his latest book - (Inter)Facing Death: Life in Global Uncertainty: https://www.routledge.com/InterFacing-Death-Life-in-Global-Uncertainty-1st-Edition/Han/p/book/9781138214101 In the coming weeks, $6.99 Per Pound is going to provide you perspectives and personal stories on how Asians have bee

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jaeki and Jojo spoke with John C. Yang (President) and Marita Etcubañez (Director of Strategic Initiatives) of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) about how Asian Americans can support each other during this time and how we can become more civically engaged. John C. Yang breaks down how AAJC operates behind the scenes to make sure Asian American's political voice are heard and challenges us to get involved in local PTSA groups and community boards to make a direct impact. Marita Etcubañez takes us through AAJC's hate crime reporting site and the Bystander Training program they created with Hollaback! to empower people to support victims of hate crimes in the moment. Tune in for this healthy discussion!  Report a Hate Crime at: Stand Against Hate https://www.standagainsthatred.org/ Stop AAPI Hate https://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/ New Yorker can email civil.rights@ag.ny.gov or the calling the hotline 1-80

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis Jaeki and Jojo talk with Zeyi Yang, Wuhan native and international student at Columbia University, about his experience adjusting to online classes and not being with his family in Wuhan during lockdown. With graduation and career expo canceled, Zeyi reflects on his last semester as a Master’s candidate in Journalism and International Affairs at Columbia University. We also get into the confusing US Work Visa system that international students have to navigate as they look for a job that will support their Visa application. As a contributor of South China Morning Post, Zeyi also shares with us his thoughts on Chinese media and the future of the press in China as whistleblowers like Li Wenliang’s death lead to a large outcry for freedom of press in China. Tune in now! Find Zeyi on this website https://www.yangzeyi.com/ and on Twitter @zeyiyang Read some of his work: Coronavirus: Wuhan natives in US unite to support their city during crisis - South Chin

Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 Crisis This episode, Jaeki and Jojo spoke with Steven Raga, the Chief of Staff for District 30 of the NY State Assembly, which covers Queens, NY from Long Island City to Middle Village. As Chief of Staff, Steven is tasked with making sure every aspect of the office is running smoothly from prepping Assemblyman Brain Barnwell to hiring all the office's staff. Learn how Steven and his young diverse staff didn't mess around and put in place measures that would allow them to be effective during the time of COVID-19. Jaeki and Steven also get down to the business of talking about what makes Queens 'The Mecca' and how the borough has been one of the hardest hit areas in American in terms of this virus. Remember to call your representatives!  We hope everyone is safe and continues to do their part. Our heart goes out to all the frontline workers in Queens, who continue to work everyday. You are the backbone of this great city and we thank you for your service.