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$6.99 Per Pound is a bi-weekly podcast featuring interviews with leaders and professionals from a wide variety of fields. Paying homage to Korean-owned hot food delis in New York City, Joann Par
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Society & Culture
The Final Episode of $6.99 Per Pound
Welcome to the final episode of the $6.99 Per Pound ...
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Dec 29 2020 1h 19m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Life Updates from Jojo, Jaeki, MichaelChapter 2 16 mins
What is going on with $6.99, why did we disband?Chapter 3 8 mins
The teams favorite episodesChapter 4 21 mins
What Jojo, Jaeki, and Michael took away from working on $6.99 and what do we want listeners to take away from the episodesChapter 5 8 mins
The team recommends other podcasts you should listen tooChapter 6 15 mins
What is next for Jojo, Jaeki, and Michael?
$6.99 Live #06 w/Tricia Kim | Rachel Dolezal 2.0, Unemployment, Goodbye Michael 😭
$6.99 Live episode #06! This week we talk about the ...
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Sep 16 2020 1h 55m
$6.99 Live #05 w/Donnie Kwak | RIP Chadwick, NBA Strike and Boys State
$6.99 Live episode #05! This week we talk about the ...
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Sep 5 2020 1h 53m
$6.99 Live #04 | Jacob Blake, Uber out of Cali, and Ichiro 4eva
$6.99 Live episode #04! This week we talk about ... ...
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Sep 1 2020 1h 33m
Chapter 1 5 mins
California Firefighters raging with Inmate Firefighters fighting the blaze only getting paid $2 $5 an hourChapter 2 14 mins
Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and the role of police in AmericaChapter 3 4 mins
Flint residents reach $600 million settlement with State of MichiganChapter 4 2 mins
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee buys ads on Asian cable TV channel to target Vietnamese American voters in CaliforniaChapter 5 7 mins
Happy Birthday Kobe and Rest and PeaceChapter 6 22 mins
Jaeki’s Pocketwatch Jaeki and Michael discuss the stand off between Uber / Lyft and the State of California about complying with AB5 (passed last year) reclassifying gig economy workers from independent contractors to full-time employees.  Chapter 7 18 mins
Who the F is Michael? Michael talks about how Ichiro made a big impact in this life as a Japanese American in Seattle who played baseball. Also, get into the legendary high school baseball tournament in Japan called KoshienChapter 8 12 mins
Shouts of the Week
$6.99 Live #03 | Escape from New York, Kamala, and Weird Al?
$6.99 Live episode #03! This week we talk about the ...
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Aug 20 2020 1h 54m
Chapter 1 7 mins
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 nowChapter 2 8 mins
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 discussionChapter 3 10 mins
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-in voting. This has lead to increased pressure from public officials and everyday people for the federal government to provide the needed funding ASAPChapter 4 21 mins
Jojo's Glow up Report Intermittent Reinforcement during dating is when a guy or girl you are texting seems HOT then cold. This seems to draw people in more and more. Why do we go for people who are so unpredictable?Chapter 5 22 mins
Jaeki's Pocket Watch Report What is Alibaba? One of the world’s largest online retail platforms in the world is more than you think it is. They are a multinational conglomerate that only started in 1999 with funding from Goldman Sachs and Softbank. This company transcends national boundariesChapter 6 17 mins
Who the F is Michael Reminiscing about listening to Weird Al. Growing up Michael’s dad listened to Weird Al CD’s on their drives around town. This led him to know the parodies before hearing the original hits. The team also talks about their first CDsChapter 7 23 mins
Shouts of the Week
$6.99 Live #02 | TikTok Ban, Census Undercount, and Getting Financially Naked?
$6.99 Live episode #02! This week we talk about Indi...
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Aug 12 2020 1h 38m
Chapter 1 9 mins
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 lensChapter 2 5 mins
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 stateChapter 3 6 mins
The Census is closing their outreach counting on Sept. 30th. There is great concern over the strong possibility of an undercount with everything happening with COVID-19Chapter 4 20 mins
For Jojo's Glow up Report, she talks about how transparency about money is important and recommends ways to get financially naked with your partner. The team talks about their personal experience negotiating money in their relationships and dating life from buying big ticket items to splitting the check on a dinner date. Learn more about this from the book: Broke MillennialChapter 5 19 mins
For Jaeki's Pocket Watch Report, he talks about the small businesses in New York City shuttering due to COVID-19. As restaurants in K-town or Chinatown are suffering the cultural identity of these spaces are in jeopardy. Chapter 6 14 mins
For Who the F is Michael, he talks about his family's history with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 75 years ago and why it should be remembered in the world that nuclear threats are still alive and well.  Chapter 7 19 mins
Shouts of the Week
$6.99 Live #01 | China Mac, Tik Tok, Meditation, and Asian Pride
Welcome to our first episode of $6.99 Live! This wee...
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Aug 7 2020 1h 35m
Why $6.99 Per Pound is going live on Twitch!
Hi $6.99 Per Pound listeners - we are going to be go...
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Jul 15 2020 18m
Asian American's Place in Hip-Hop with Jeff Chang, Award-Winning Author and Journalist
This week Jaeki and Jojo sit down with Author and cu...
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Jul 8 2020 1h 24m
Designing AR Branded Experiences at Google - Seth Cheeks, Sr. Visual Designer
This week, we sat down with Seth Cheeks, Sr. Visual ...
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Jul 1 2020 1h 29m
Fighting for your Neighbor with Ron Kim, NY Assemblymember of District 40
This week, we sat down with Ron Kim, NY Assemblymemb...
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Jun 17 2020 59m
We Get Real with Licensed Therapist Jessica Kim Gruber, LMFT
Our last episode of our Last Call: Special Series De...
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Jun 11 2020 58m
Ace Your Next Interview with Jeff H Sipe, International Career Coach
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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May 26 2020 1h 4m
Printing 3D Facemasks for Frontline workers with Madison Bondoc, e-NABLE D.C. Chapter Lead
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May 7 2020 52m
Mental Health in the Face of Hate with Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW
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May 4 2020 56m
Stay Active from a Distance with Fitness Guru Ryan Chow, PT & DPT
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May 1 2020 56m
Keeping It All The Way 100 with Social Scientist Dr. Sam Han, PhD
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Apr 29 2020 1h 17m
Power to the People with John C. Yang and Marita Etcubañez of Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Apr 24 2020 1h 8m
Being an International Student During the Virus with Zeyi Yang, Columbia University Masters of Journalism Candidate
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Apr 22 2020 59m
Call Your Representatives With Steven Raga, Chief of Staff for District 30 of the NY State Assembly
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Apr 18 2020 1h 2m
Beijing Under Lockdown With Rachel Zheng & Nan Liu
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Apr 15 2020 1h 35m
Keep Your Bar & Restaurant Alive with Fat Buddha’s Owner Cliff Cho
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Apr 1 2020 49m
Wuhan Beyond The Virus with Ivy Yang, Founder of the Wuhan Reboot Project
Last Call: Special Series Dedicated to the Covid-19 ...
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Mar 25 2020 54m
Being a Women of Color in the Workplace with Girls We Know The Podcast
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This week, we teamed up with the fabulous...
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Mar 18 2020 1h 9m
Fighting Fires with Lt. Sarinya Srisakul, First Asian Woman Firefighter at FDNY
Career: FDNY Firefighter
Sarinya’s Personal Mantra: ...
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Mar 4 2020 1h 17m