sittin up in my room: Recent Episodes

Ashley & Jada

Ashley and Jada, two girls, who have been best friends since elementary school and live across the country part time, talk life, obsessions, pop culture, Hamilton, and anything you want to hear! Listen for casual conversations "sitting up in my room". Follow us on Instagram @jadamarietaylor and @ashley_abaya

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S2E1: Welcome to "Sittin Up In My Room"! In this episode, we share stories of our WILD summer, discuss Vision SZN at Vive Church, and our hopes for the future of the podcast! We also get to hear from our wonderful, talented, and wise friends Syl Cole and Arianna Cornejo! We learn all about Syl's art and creativity and Ary's most influential person in her life. follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya   song: 16 by Branches


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S1E13: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode, we talk midterms, the Lauryn Hill Peloton ride, respond to your questions and stories with our advice on relationships with parents, gossiping friends, and difficult car wrecks. In our "humans of our lives" segment, we hear from our wonderful teacher turned friend, Mrs. Shannon, on someone who has influenced her and what they've taught her. follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya  song: 16 by Branches


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S1E12: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode, we talk about Justin Bieber's new album "Justice" and discuss the train wreck of this season in our Bachelor Breakdown. We also dive into an important conversation around Asian hate crimes, where we discuss our feelings, ways you can help and Black and Asian solidarity. In our last segment, entitled "humans of our lives" we interview one of our best friends, Kalliyana, on what she is most grateful for.

Resources: 

Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/ 

68 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E11: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk Soulja Boy interviews, school stress, rough mornings, our experiences throughout COVID, and start a new segment called "humans of our lives", with our special guest/mentor/friend Ms. Rachel! 

resources: 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-asian-hate-crimes-up-150-percent-united-states-cities/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/watch-live-how-to-address-the-surge-of-anti-asian-hate-crimes 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya 

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E10: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk Jada spraining her neck to Willow Smith, Golden Globes looks that we LOVED and didn't love, another Bachelor Breakdown. We also discuss representation in movies and TV that positively affected us, why we believe it is so important, and play a fun game of would you rather!

Some videos that we feel help further explain representation:

The evolution of black representation in film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRYXZWzgiU&feature=youtu.be

Filipinos in Entertainment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9jusUSUTfm4

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E9: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk Ed Sheeran in Liberia, our high school grind vs. our college grind, we continue our Bachelor Breakdown, share commonalities we have with Bachelor contestants, invite our faves to join the podcast, and talk controversies within the Bachelor franchise. 

Pieper's interview on Bachelor Happy Hour: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLFreNiLIaF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Rachel Lindsay's interview with Chris Harrison:https://youtu.be/9hmY1gSAuRk

Rachel Lindsay's Higher Learning Podcast: https://youtu.be/ln36XeP7qaQ

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E8: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we continue "the Bachelor Breakdown", share our controversial opinions on the Vampire Diaries, tomatoes, In N Out, and why teachers deserve more pay, as well play a game of song association.

Links to song association games: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJGpQpF34k&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxEuV94PiR0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqgdk5Rqnzc&t=251s

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E7: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk more about the bullies of the bachelor, Matt James’ “charchutary” boards, our comfort movies, and freshmen year “tricky” memories! 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya 

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E6: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk about how we laugh at everything, bowling, the bullies of the Bachelor, mental health, forgiveness and grace in the times of injustice, and we find some of our celebrity soulmates! 

TW: mentions of death, racism, bombings, and anxiety- min 35:32-min 60:00 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya  

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E5: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk about some of the things God is teaching us, the inauguration, Micheal B. Jordan, Matt James, the Bachelor, kissing with his eyes open, and old school vs. new school hip hop and r&b! 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya 

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E4: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we talk where to listen to the podcast, the first episode of the Bachelor, and listen to us almost break up because of an intense best friend quiz. 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E3: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we discuss songs to get us in our feels, 20 things we learned in 2020, songs and movies that got us through this year, and advice to our future selves. 

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya 

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E2: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we discuss COVID sleepovers, "The Cheetah Girls", our favorite songs from Hamilton, getting noticed by the Hamilton cast, Santa, and Christmas traditions. We are joined by our good friend Bella to discuss our shared obsession of Hamilton. Did we mention we talk about Hamilton?

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya 

song: 16 by Branches


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S1E1: welcome to "sittin up in my room"! in this episode we discuss the origins of the podcast, working, Ashton Kutcher's webbed feet, The Grammys', meeting Justin Bieber, what we've learned this past year, and irrational fears.

follow us on Instagram: @sittinupinmyroom_ @jadamarietaylor @ashley_abaya

song: 16 by Branches


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app