Live & Learn: Recent Episodes
Samuel Lin
- Turning Sufferings and Detours in Life into lessons and growth.
- Sharing personal life stories in order to learn and as a way to let people know that they are not alone.
- Everyone has their own struggles, some of us just hide it better than others.
- The purpose of the podcast is to inspire others, give a differing perspective of their own beliefs, and to let people know that their story DOES NOT end just because their life does not go according to plan.
- Topics that will be discussed: Happiness, Trauma, Depression, Heartbreak, Hope, Failure is not final, Values, Decisions, and even more.
- Background: - I am an 18 year old Asian American from Atlanta, GA and I’ve been through a lot in my life, but I’ve learned that we never know what a positive or negative experience really is because what we think are negative experiences can in turn help us learn valuable lessons and improve ourselves in the long run.
Would Your Younger Self Be Proud of Who You Are Now? (0:01-2:08)
Relationship Fallacy (2:10-3:04)
Giving Yourself More Credit (3:05-4:17)
The Best Is Yet To Come (4:18-6:34)
Priorities/Mental Health (6:35-7:19)
Is Feeling Bad Better Than Feeling Nothing at All? (7:20-8:50)
Does Keeping Yourself Busy Lower Sadness Rates? (8:51-12:23)
In this episode, I am joined by my good friend CAT as we discuss:
- High School Vs College Life
- Choosing What To Do With Free Time?
- How To balance School & Social Life
- Independence
- Still Got Senioritis?
Cat also has her own PODCAST called: Thot Process, so go check that out if you'd like!
Human Reliance on Phones and FOMO = Toxic (0:01-1:04)
We are just like the 2 Ducks in the episode cover picture... (1:05-3:40)
I CHALLENGE YOU! + Are You controlling the Robot or Is the Robot controlling You?
(3:41-6:29)
In this episode I discuss:
The Social Dilemma (Netflix Doc) and how Dopamine Hits from Social Media are just like Slot Machines (0:01-2:44)
Must Listen: High School Story WOOT WOOT, How Fake Social Media Really Is... and Why is the societal beauty standard to look like an orange peel? (2:45-6:23)
Social Media is ONLY highlight reels. STOP COMPARING. How many LIKES is your life worth? Suicide Rates in teens skyrocketing almost 300% ever since the first iPhone came out in 2007. (6:24-8:31)
Are there Coincidences or Are You Overthinking? (0:01-1:19)
Perception, Understanding, Morals, & Beliefs (1:21-4:57)
HIGH SCHOOL IS A JOKE (4:58-6:48)
it’s all in your head... (6:50-8:16)
Perspective = Power + Have an Open Mind (8:18-9:54)
Is Your Identity Found in Everlasting or Fleeting Things? (9:55-12:27)
In this episode, Dr. Lindsay joins me again as we discuss:
What are Boundaries? (0:01-4:50)
Forgive vs Forget (1:48-4:50)
What is Vulnerability? (4:55-6:30)
Love Is TRUST (6:31-8:59)
Cancel Culture? (9:00-10:39)
Turn the Other Cheek (10:40-15:34)
In this episode, I discuss my take on The Greatest Female Artist of our generation.
Join me as I walk through her best songs from each album and explain some of the stories behind them.
At the end, I discuss the meaning of (Taylor’s Version) and (From The Vault)
This is in all honesty my favorite episode that I've ever recorded thus far.
In this episode, I detail how God has worked all things together in my life even in the times that I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel
The End is not truly The END.
Topics Discussed:
Miscommunication leads to Pain (0:01-2:30)
Relationships Require Freedom (2:33-3:40)
God is PRESENT in your Pain and PRESENT in your sin (3:41-4:28)
God does NOT want worship, HE WANTS RELATIONSHIP (4:30-7:04)
Person over Praise (4:30-7:04)
In this episode, Dr. Lindsay (my Psychology teacher) and I try to uncover and make sense of the answer to the tough question of "Why Do Bad Things Happen?"
If you've ever asked/pondered on this question, then this episode is just right for you
In this episode, I am joined by my friends: Owen, Sean, and Greg, as we discuss the topics of:
Our PROM Experience (0:01-1:34)
The Importance of Managing School & Social Life (1:35-3:50)
The Next Chapter: Do you stay friends w/ HS friends in College? (3:51- 5:08)
High School 10 Year Reunion (5:11-7:03)
When is it time to CUT OFF an old friend? (7:05-9:16)
Don’t Try? (Go With The Flow) (9:18-13:26)
In this episode, Longiy and I discuss the Topics of:
You CAN’T save everyone (0:01-2:20)
“It was never supposed to end like this” & The Process of Moving On (2:21-5:23)
Greed + Not Settling (5:35-6:32)
Ever Been Taken For Granted? (6:33-9:05)
Beware of who you allow to give you advice & Snakes Hiding in The Grass (9:07-11:43)
Trios don’t work (11:45-13:58)
In this episode, my classmate, Longiy, and I discuss the topics of:
Hypocrisy, Double Standards, Discipline, & Self Control (0:01-2:39)
Not giving a F about what people say about you (2:40-3:50)
“It’s just a joke,” LeBron: UNINTERRUPTED, Is Karma Real, & Energy (3:55-10:33)
Can girls and guys JUST be friends? (10:35-14:14)
In this episode, I tackle the questions of: "What scares you the most, What are you most afraid of and What hurts you the most?"
I also talk about God's Unconditional Love for all of us, and briefly touch on the stories of: The Lost Sheep, The Prodigal Son, Paul The Apostle, King David, and Peter.
The Third and Final Part of The Series: Dating In The 21st Century, Hookup Culture, & Is Love Real?
In this episode, Katerina and I discuss: The Meaning of Vulnerability, Standards + Expectations, Getting Hurt + Feeling Hurt, Not Repeating The Cycle, Not Actually Being "IN LOVE," and The Realization of Them Being IMPORTANT to YOU, but Are YOU IMPORTANT to them?
The sequel to Part 1. In this episode, Katerina and I discuss: How Rare People who UNDERSTAND Are, Red Flags, How Love Makes You Blind, The Importance of Self-Respect, Toxicity, Can People Change? and Blame.
In this episode, I am joined by special guest: Katerina Clempus as we discuss: Being Afraid of Commitment, The Talking Stage, Cheating Being So Normalized in Our Generation + Culture, and What it Means to be a Hopeless Romantic.
In this episode, I cover the topic of Control: We are responsible and in control of our own feelings, thoughts, emotions, No one is responsible for our happiness except ourselves, You control what you can control, You control how you react to events that are out of your control, How do you measure your successes? How do you measure your failures? Fault is in the Past, Responsibility is Present, and STOP waiting for others to fix it. They won't.
In this first episode, I am joined by my friend of 5 years, Isaiah Lane.
We discuss: The importance of Communication, Texting someone vs Talking to them in person, Group dynamic vs 1 on 1, how Effort is essential to any healthy relationship/friendship, and last but not least, Honesty.