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Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71  Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71 Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023

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Yin & Young Episode 22 - Dates, Death, and Talent

October 11, 2017 in Martial Arts, Asian American, Relationships, Society & Culture, Fitness, Health

Dan and James discuss past/future dates, car troubles, inevitable death and the nature of talent and effort. Also...

Busy periods for Chinese Restaurants - Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's, Mother's Day.

James recaps his second date with the white girl with Yellow Fever. The girl turns out to be very particular and wants to have the guy pay for everything. 

James has a better date later with an Eastern European girl; there's hope for a second date.

There are places in Koreatown where you can rent a room to watch movies.

Applying Tai-Chi push hands principles in social interactions and all facets of life.

GHOST TEXTS Segment: Assessing James' texting skill.

Dating single moms.

James' last car was trying to kill him with the smell of burned oil from the engine.

Yin and Young debate pure effort versus being gifted with natural talent to get to the 99th percentile in any given activity. They reference scientific research and anime as evidence.

LANGUAGE CORNER

Young - Taiwanese - 歹勢 - pai sei - sorry, excuse me

Yin - Japanese - すまん - suman - sorry/excuse me (more slang Japanese)

RELATED LINKS/TOPICS:

Aziz Ansari's "Modern Romance"

Josh Waitzkin's "The Art of Learning"

Tim Ferriss's Blog

Rarámuri people (Mexican tribe of ultra runners)

Tags: yin young podcast, podcast, cars, japanese, taiwanese, dating, asian american, yellow fever, Chinese Restaurants, relationships, texting, talent, effort, language, performance, Tai Chi, martial arts, naruto, goku, rock lee, anime, Josh Waitzkin, Aziz Ansari, Tim Ferriss, Raramuri
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