Rice & Shine
Come join in on a podcast where Asian-American teens discuss life, pop culture, and relevant issues from their perspective. Listen live on Sundays at 9 am (PST) on KMIH 88.9 The Bridge with Lauren Suzuki, Sophie Hill, and Ava Yeh. Link Tree to all content: https://linktr.ee/riceandshinepodcast
College is Blind
With college results back, Ava emcees a dating show (think The Bachelor x Love is Blind) where Lauren and Sophie speed-date their potential colleges. Listen in to hear the schools the two are leaning towards, and stay tuned to hear which school they end up committing to!
Relationships Part 3 (Happy April Fools!)
Lauren, Sophie, and Ava are back to talk about their new love stories in their lives! Make sure to listen until the end to hear all the twists and turns of this episode...
American Overconsumption and Consumerism
In this episode, we tackle the dilemmas of overconsumption and consumerism. We discuss American issues in comparison to other countries, the impacts of fast fashion, food waste, and how to mitigate these issues.
Lauren Interviews The Seattle Times' Naomi Ishisaka
Naomi Ishisaka is The Seattle Times' Social Justice Columnist and Assistant Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion. Lauren was able to interview her and ask questions about being a Japanese-American woman in journalism, how the idea of race has evolved, and how to tell stories thoughtfully and respectfully. Take a listen to hear this extended cut of the KMIH feature!
Why Do We Love Cute Characters So Much?
With Sophie out, Lauren and Ava talk about one of their favorite things: cute characters. They talk all about their love for these characters, dive into why the brain loves cute things, and unpack the marketing scheme of cute that they fall victim to every time.
Suffering from Senioritis
The Rice and Shine team has come down with a serious disease... senioritis. In this episode, we go over our struggles to stay motivated as freedom calls our names, and the stress of college decisions being released this month.
Rice and Shine in the Hunger Games
Are you into hypothetical scenarios? If so, you're in for a treat! This week, we put ourselves in the shoes of the victors and losers of the Hunger Games. Listen in to see how we hold up!
To All The Things We've Loved Before
Happy (week of) Valentine's Day! To celebrate, we chat about our favorite things growing up and to this day. Take a listen to hear us rave about Sanrio, Doraemon, pirates, dragons, Where'd All The Time Go by Dr. Dog, Beethoven, and more.
Parent Reform
In today’s episode, we revisit an old topic to start off our reform series: parenting! We explore the iPad kid phenomenon, discuss the Sephora kid epidemic, and reflect on how we were raised.
Second Semester Seniors
We're officially in the second semester of our senior year! As scatterbrained as ever, we go on tangents about our finals, study habits, and our hopes for our final semester as high schoolers.
