Xennial Dilemmas - XD Podcast

R&R reflect on the 20th anniversary planning together and their friendship. Then they examine the term “medium friend,” discuss the ambition vs self-awareness gap and Rocky shares her dilemma about group friendship dynamics at the end. Patreon will get to listen to their reaction to Complex’s Top 50 R&B Albums of the 90s.

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Video Podcast [Ep. 27]

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HAPPY FAHM! Recap from their SOLD OUT show at The Ford for Bambu’s BASS Building caravanning from the Bay to LA. Later, the ladies find out that they grew up in the best areas for mobile DJ crews that DJed every cotillion on the West Coast. Plus the impact of “The Debut” and Jocelyn Enriquez for Filipino American History Month.

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For the episode, they discuss the premiere of first Filipino animated movie Forgotten Island and share their favorite moments from MTV from the past. Can you guess which one of us auditioned for Real World in college?

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Video Podcast [Ep. 25]

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We Be Clubbing! Well, not like we used to. R&R reminisce about the early 00’s clubbing days in the Bay Area and what we miss about going on a mission (rock?) with zero evidence afterward. Just a hangover and blisters from the business casual stilettos! Then Rocky gives her XD on 20 Years of Hyphy.

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Video Podcast [Ep. 24]

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R&R ask themselves the burning question: “Is Hello Kitty a scab?” Afterwards, they discuss a disappearing girlhood and answer reader magazine questions from the previous episode.

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Video Podcast [Ep. 23]

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Magazines: What we miss, remember and fell in love with back in the 90s. Rocky shares who inspired her to become a magazine journalist as they go over how celebrity news actually spread before the internet.

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R&R discuss iconic millennial branding this episode and Rocky shares what costly mistake she almost made when shopping for tech gear. Our XD: why isn’t this incoming class of college freshmen as self-sufficient as we were? And how do we actually prepare to send them off this day and age?

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What makes a love song cringe? Is it the lyrics? Or the tone? Rock & Roz discuss the long-awaited Joe Tiny Desk for Black Music Appreciation month and finally get to your listener questions before they sign off for summer break. Promise not to be gone for too long!!!

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Roza and Rocky discuss the verdict and reaction to the murder of Cyrus Carmack-Belton and how Asians in hip hop can use their privilege to speak up. Then they analyze one of Rocky’s throwback photos and discuss the Euphoria finale!

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Roza and Rocky daydream about vocational skills while pondering the toxicity of the mostly male podcast world of hip hop. Warning: May hurt an incel’s feelings.

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Rocky & Roza discuss the new Drake albums and a listener asks what the difference is between “homage” and “ripping off” local talent. The conversation continues into Part 2, where they talk about the impact of the internet on artists.

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On this week’s episode, R&R talk hip-hop gatekeepers, their Do Not Playlist and what xennial movies we’ve rewatched thru the decades.

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Back with a short N sweet episode about Rocky’s solo trip to Hawaii, How to Pop a Squat and our thoughts on a new season of Euphoria.

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What a week it’s been! Roza and Rocky talk podcast couch goals and problematic celebs. Stick around for listener questions at the end.

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R&R “spring” into the new astrological year with their unsolicited xennial advice for LaRussell regarding his latest controversy. And Rocky drops hard news on Roza about the latest allegations on Cesar Chavez. We stand with you, Dolores- Si se puede!

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Rocky & Roza recap their back-to-back shows and try a new flavor of KBBQ chips from the new Tokyo Express in Emeryville. And Rocky shares that one time she almost rapped with Tyra Banks for her makeup line.

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R&R give their thoughts on the Bay hosting the Super Bowl and talk about what makes a show appealing to all gens. And listener questions!

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