Dental Pengus: Recent Episodes
Dental Pengus
Join two Asian-American best friends navigating life and get to know who we are beyond your friendly neighborhood dentist!
Episode 21 is three Media of the Week that we put together.
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Timestamps:
0:46 UPLOAD (Amazon Prime)
5:35 HUNGER (Netflix Thai Film)
11:27 Fire of Love
In episode 20, we discuss nuances of long distance relationships, foundations of "good altruism," and how to raise a successful charity campaign from personal experience.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:30 LDR intro thoughts
1:09 LDR: what worked & what didn't (ERIC)
2:40 LDR: what worked & what didn't (MICHAEL)
7:42 tips for LDR (MICHAEL)
9:07 how to instigate more communication
12:28 charity campaign intro thoughts
13:34 3 concepts of "correct altruism"
13:40 Veil of Ignorance
16:59 Effective Altruism
20:39 Counter points of Effective Altruism
26:49 donating now vs later
29:36 joining the "head" and the "heart" of altruism
31:12 Michael's question and response
35:36 how to charity "correctly"
In Episode 19 we explore starting fatherhood, Assyrian culture, marriage, and so on with our special guest Dr. Broneil Ishaya!
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TIMESTAMPS
1:48 Childhood/growing up/father
5:28 Unsolicited retirement request
8:31 The 3 question icebreaker
16:08 What has changed after [Broneil's] son was born?
20:10 Child goals vs career goals
20:38 Broneil's best parenting advice
22:32 Power of "I'm gonna call your dad"
24:23 Do kids get away with more these days?
29:24 How would Eric raise his hypothetical children/how to sell
39:22 Assyrian talks
41:30 How to define Assyrian
46:45 cons of a tight-knit community
49:40 gen Z Assyrian views
51:30 Dating within boundaries
52:00 when will the son get to play with tech?
55:22 "safe indoctrination" I'd want to instill in the kid
In Episode 18, we talk about recent news concerning a mom in Utah, our stories and thoughts about good gift giving principles, and losing teeth.
Time stamps:
00:30 utah mom and trust issues
5:43 favorite gift we received
12:37 gift we're most proud of giving
15:38 best gift we've given ourselves
24:33 gifts we didn't like (and why)
27:21 guidelines on gift giving
32:03 thoughts on gift giving
37:35 meditations on my dad's surgery (from the heart)
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Episode 17 features our take and analysis on the popular Netflix Series Beef. Warning! There are many spoilers, so we highly recommend you to watch this exciting and thought provoking series (especially about the Asian American experience) before coming back to our podcast episode.
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Timestamps
0:00 intro (no spoiler)
1:58 spoiler starts.
2:40 genre: "millenial rage"
6:39 Danny and Amy: simply flawed or worse?
14:06 food: Asian People's Love Language
17:38 hierarchy of suffering
24:11 David Choe controversy: are we too quick to tear people down?
30:16 AMWF
33:37 "peninsula mentality" and how Asian Americans fit into culture war
37:28 AZN mentality
39:25 Lee Seung Jin podcast appearance
Episode 16: Have you ever felt skeptical of an "upselling" dentist? Or confused about why your dentist took forever for your procedure when your friend swore the same amazing dentist delivered the same care in 10 min? Join us as we (dentists) and our colleagues (Dr. Husaini, Dr. Leo) explore why we sometimes frustrate our patients with contradictions and different expectations. Spoiler alert: it's not what it looks like...
Follow us on @penguspective on Instagram for highlight videos, Post PodClarity, and more fun posts!TIME STAMPS2:16 My cleanings done already?6:58 New dentist says I need 5 fillings. My old dentist says I don't need any. Who's right?10:47 Recap11:19 How do we know when you need a filling?24:22 So what can our patients do?26:55 I have the same dental issue as my friend who's been there. Why was I recommended a different treatment plan?30:50 Why warranties are NOT a thing in dentistry35:54 Dentistry is not expensive. Neglect is.39:19 What are other forces at play that affect dentistry on a systematic level40:56 Epilogue: how we became friends
In this episode we catch up with our good friend Chung Kang, a software engineer. We explore topics about how to make people feel heard, breakups, maintaining friendships, online dating, and working in Tech
Time stamps:
00:44 Ice breaker questions
02:00 Making people feel heard
05:30 Ergonomic Chair and pull up bar
07:50 Most embarrassing moments on a date
10:18 Most Simp thing
14:52 Navigating online dating apps
18:30 Tech job life style
20:25 Breakups and how to listen to people
33:49 Tech Industry and Layoffs
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In this episode we catch up with our good friend Chung Kang, a software engineer. We explore topics about how to make people feel heard, breakups, maintaining friendships, online dating, and working in Tech
Time stamps:
00:44 Ice breaker questions
02:00 Making people feel heard
05:30 Ergonomic Chair and pull up bar
07:50 Most embarrassing moments on a date
10:18 Most Simp thing
14:52 Navigating online dating apps
18:30 Tech job life style
20:25 Breakups and how to listen to people
33:49 Tech Industry and Layoffs
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Episode 14 explores the anime Chainsaw man, what it takes to feel life fulfillment, and whether free will Truly exists.
0:42 media of the week: chainsaw man season 1
10:16 living life in a community vs as a single player
23:35 power of "I feel" statements
26:00 free will is an illusion. And that's ok
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Episode 13 is the second part of ep 12. This episode explores how we could possibly help our loved ones with depression or show our support, the role of technology and medication on depression, and so on.
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Timestamp:
3:20 Nita's Hx w/ Depression
9:38 Can an Outsider Truly Help?
23:10 What do empathetic people still NOT understand about depression?
26:45 Is it morally permissable to leave someone who is depressed?
31:16 Technology: help depression or swindle vulnerable people
34:49 Nita's thoughts on drugs/psychedelics
37:17 Any tv shows/movies that represent depression very well
Episode 12 features special guest Nita Chen, a movement disorder neurologist. In this episode we discuss how Dr. Chen creates art and turned her hobbies into a sucessful business. We also discuss the mindset of wealthy people!
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Epispode 11 explores Deep Friendship Questions (Lying to yourself, being in love, assumptions, Qualifications for Best Friend Status, etc. ) and Social Conformity (Inspired by the book Nudge).
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Time stamps:
8:02 Being in love
10:20 What we wish people would not assume about us
15: 38 How we describe each other to strangers
26:53 Social Conformity
Episode 1 explores the changes in philosophy that we've gone through so far in our lives, including changes in values, perspectives, and priorities.
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Episode 10 explores dental CE on Controlled Substances, our bathroom habits, everything about Stardew Valley, Finding your passion, BOTW
4:57 - Bathroom Habits
11:10 - Stardew Valley
19:16 - Passion Searching
34:30 - BOTW
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Episode 9 explores Maryland Bridges (Ribbond), Pet Peeve (lack of preparation before asking for help), Single Inferno Finale, Music and Fan relationship, Megan, Favorite TV/movies
Time Stamps:
Dental Case of the week
Pet Peeves: 8:35
Singles Inferno Finale: 17:17
Thoughts on "Kpop saved me": 27:50
Megan: 33:58
Favorite TV/Movies: 38:09
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Episode 8 explores fun stores and fortune telling for the 2023 New Year (Black Rabbit Year) and our thoughts/review on Singles Inferno Season 2.
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Note: Episode 7 is a secret archived episode
Episode 6 features our very first guest and explores Broadway Shows, Friends and Money, Money and Grad School, Travel Styles, Food Waste, Hearing Aids
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Episode 5 explorers Kendrick Lamar's recent concert, AIChatGPT, and disruptive technology in our lifetime.
0:33 kendrick lamar
07:08 AI and disruptive tech
26:50 AI and dentistry
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Episode 4 explores our most memorable/impactaful moments in life, including the happy and the traumatic.
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Episode 3 explores the Wolrd Cup, BeReal, ad targetted shopping habbits, and our personal hobbies!
Time stamps:
0:27 world cup/South korea
3:12 BeReal is not Real
8:30 algorithm driven shopping
19:06 hobbies video prod. & fashion
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Episode 1 explores the changes in philosophy that we've gone through so far in our lives, including changes in values, perspectives, and priorities.