YOLO, FOMO, HOCO, WOFO... What do all of these letters have in common? They're all acronyms that represent high school! In this episode, we break down each acronym and how it relates to everything: how we approach our social lives, our thoughts on being seniors, and school-sanctioned events.
Let's be honest--everyone's had an obsession with a celebrity before, right? Well, this week's episode is about that--parasocial relationships! We debate what really defines a parasocial relationship, discuss celebrity façades, and talk about our own experiences with parasocial relationships.
With the stress of senior year coming in full force, we decided to talk about crying! We discuss our crying habits, different kinds of tears, and reflect on our past emotional experiences.
It's Rice & Shine's senior year and we are back and better than ever! To ring in the new season we talk about our summers, what we're excited about/dreading for our senior year, and our goals for the final season of Rice & Shine.
On our last day of school (and end of season three), we sat down to review our junior year. We confirmed the myth of junior year being the most difficult academically, talked about our personal growth this year, and commiserated over the upcoming college applications battle. Keep up with us over the summer on our Instagram! @riceandshinepodcast
This week, we're joined by fellow KMIH podcasters Chloe and Hayley. In combining their food show, Eating Adventures, with Rice & Shine, we chatted about childhood foods, food in the PNW, McDonald's across the world, and debated the age-old question: what instant ramen is best?
In our last episode, we talked about movie sequels and spin-offs. Continuing that theme, we decided to give our opinions on the new spin-off show "XO Kitty", which has dominated social media lately. Is it worth the watch? Listen in and find out!
With Ava out, Lauren and Sophie talk about movie sequels, spin-offs, and live-action remakes. We talk about the various Disney princess remakes, rank the Star Wars movies and series, and ask the age-old question: "Can a sequel ever be better than the original?"
Throughout our 3 years hosting this show, we have talked about TikTok countless times. With the app being banned recently in Montana and a possible nationwide ban on the horizon, we return to the topic once again. In this episode, we question how likely the ban is to be upheld, talk about our TikTok usage, and wonder about privacy concerns.
After a great 3 years of Rice & Shine, Grace is stepping away from the show. For her last hurrah, we reflect on our personal and professional growth as Rice & Shine and discuss what comes next for each of us.
In this episode, we talk about social media's role in our lives as teenage girls. We get into our over-usage, which apps we each have, and different phases we've had in the world of social media.
With college decisions being finalized among our senior class, Grace decides to talk with current Mercer Island High School senior Ryan Hsi. In this episode, Grace hopes to gain insight into his high school journey, thoughts on navigating the college application process, which colleges he did or did not get into, and affirmative action.
With Grace and Ava being unavailable this week, Sophie and Lauren take this opportunity to compile all of Rice and Shine's unused topics into one mashup episode. To hear about anything from weird food combos to celebrity crushes, make sure to listen in!
In the 3rd edition of our brief series, Cultural Connections, Sophie goes over what it's like growing up as a Filipino in America. She reviews a recent family visit and what she learned after being surrounded by Filipino culture for a full week.
In this second episode of our new series, Cultural Connections, Grace and two of her friends at Washington's Korean Community Service Center discuss a pressing issue of their culture: toxic beauty standards. At 10:30, they start to dive into eating disorders and body image issues so we recommend clicking off if that's a trigger for you.
As the year heats up as juniors we have decided to launch a new series: Cultural Connections where we talk about connections we've had with our respective cultures. Lauren is up first to talk about her experience going back to Japan (specifically Hokkaido) after 5 years and what differences she found between Hokkaido and Honshu, the mainland.
You may remember "Music that Made Us" from season 1 in our freshman year, so we decided to bring it back and see how things have changed. We compare/contrast our music taste from then versus now, go over our Spotify Wrapped results, and play some of our favorite songs for each other.
It's our junior year (aka the most stressful) and so we sit down to talk about how our first round of finals as juniors went. As we talk, the conversation turns into the pressure for us to succeed. The conversation gets deep as we talk about our competitive school, being compared to our siblings, and the pressure we put on ourselves.
After a week of finals, we decide to make a short and sweet episode about the generation gap between us and our grandparents. We discuss the factors that play into our distance from them--the language gap, geographical separation, and differences in attitudes.
Being fed up with Tik-Tok "Glow-Up" challenges, today we decide to talk about what glow-ups mean to us. We reminisce about our glow-ups whether they be physical, mental, or emotional.
TW for discussions of gun violence and school violence. Our school went into lockdown this week, so we decided to talk about our experiences. We recount what was going through our heads in the moment, what the school should do better, the what-ifs of the situation, and our anger at what the lockdown was actually called for. Link to article on the lockdown: https://mihsislander.org/8813/features/false-report-of-armed-burglary-caused-mihs-lockdown/
We're back!! We've had a long hiatus caused by a corrupted audio file and winter break, but that creates some fun stories to tell. In this catch-up episode, we talk about what we did over break, the best holiday gifts, and our New Years' resolutions (or lack of them).
After a snow day, we decided to talk about some of our past snow day experiences. We chat about sledding, the myth of seeing the first snow with your true love, and how eventful (or not) our snow day was.
In the midst of thanksgiving chaos, Sophie took a step back to talk to Michelle Ritter about students' mental health. Michelle works with various organizations on Mercer Island to take care of students' mental health across the school district. Sophie and Michelle talk about the projects and campaigns she has brought to life and what inspires her to do what she does.
TW: discussions of gun violence In response to the Ingraham High School shooting, we decide to speak out on how we feel about our safety in our school. We talk about how real it became when the shooting was 20 miles away from us and what change we need to see. This is a heavy topic, so as always our DMs (@riceandshinepodcast) and email (riceandshinepod@gmail.com) are open Use your voice to speak out More information on gun violence in America: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/mas...
The ick is a topic that has taken the internet by storm, defined as "something someone does that makes you instantly hate the idea of being with them romantically". In this week's episode, we dive into icks we have, icks we've seen go viral, and discuss whether the ick is a valid basis for no longer liking someone.
With Halloween being this week we decided to talk about the problematic side of Halloween costumes: cultural appropriation. As we discuss we get into where things deemed as problematic come from, and talk about our personal guidelines when assessing if something is offensive or not.
In this episode, we discuss the internet's favorite recent topic: the Ned Fulmer cheating scandal. As the conversation shifts away from the YouTube star himself, we question why celebrities take up so much media space over more serious topics and debate whether we can separate art from artists.
After a mixup in plans, we decide to go back to one of our favorite topics--MBTI. Listen to us take the test, explain our answers, and break down our results. We reflect on how our results have changed and what exactly impacted them.
With Lauren out of town, Ava, Sophie, and Grace explore the idea of family. In the chaotic nature of life, many of us have one thing to fall back on--family. But what does that word entail? Blood-related or not, today we uncover the meaning of "family" and the roles ours have in our lives.
