Minimally Edited: Recent Episodes
Minimally Edited
Minimally Edited is a podcast with Chris, Eli, and Josh.
We are three friends that just wanna catch up with each other every week. We talk about things we've spent a lot of time thinking about—stuff like making friends, becoming better conversationalists, AI art, and navigating relationships. We use many words to say very little. We make inside jokes and don't explain them. We don't really know what we're doing.
https://minimallyedited.com
We reflect on our 2023 goals, one year of podcasting, and recap some of our favorite things of the year.
We talk about the recent tiktoks on Asian only friend groups with special guest Riya.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Everyone is back at school! We talk about how we're settling in, what books we want to read, and do some follow up on last episode.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Eli finally understands how Josh feels. Josh also learns how Chris feels. An episode about personality tradeoffs and being a social facilitator.
Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Where we've been and where we're going.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
In place of a regular episode, please enjoy this conversation between Eli and Manansh Shukla. Manansh is a good friend of Eli and they have a conversation that touches on user research, Farcaster, asking good questions, and more.
Note: this was originally recorded in Nov 2022
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We answer some of the questions from the NYT 36 questions that lead to love.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
In this wide-ranging episode, Eli shares a revelation he had about music, we talk about different mindsets towards pain, and we debate what it means to be "clutch."
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Inspired by a few essays, we talk about why it would fun to live close to friends, settling down, and our thoughts on friendships as adults.
Links:
You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?
Things you're allowed to do
WHAT IF FRIENDSHIP, NOT MARRIAGE, WAS AT THE CENTER OF LIFE?
Brian Ju's YouTube channel
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We talk about our thoughts on the college application process and share some advice. We also discuss how our perspectives have changed now that some of us are on the other side—deciding whether kids get into the teams/organizations we're part of.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Our first time recording in almost 2 months. We catch up on how the month of February went and discuss what it means to feel happy for your friends.
Links:
Blog post about Waterloo co-ops
Monkey Business book
Acquired episode about the NBA
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Jian Shen is a therapist who works primarily with college students in the New Haven area. We talk about therapy and mental health.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We talk about routines, mindfulness, and being bored.
Links:
curius.app
Video about being bored
Some Socially Desirable Traits Are Disputed More Than Others
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Part 2 of going through Sahil Bloom's thread.
Links:
Thread
Man in the arena
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We reflect on life in 2022, talk about goals for 2023, and Eli & Josh reveal some revelations from their cruise vacation.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We go through Sahil Bloom's end of year lessons thread and give our thoughts. Part 1 of 2.
Links:
22 lessons thread
In God We Drink
Ballmer Peak
20 Modern Heresies
An Observation on Kyrie Irving
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We talk about some thought experiments, the regret minimization framework, and broader models for making important life decisions.
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We are joined by Riya to talk about her experience growing with non-Asian friends, moving to a new school, and joining a sorority. Apologies for any audio issues in this episode.
Links:
Trojan Horse Affair podcast
Eli's daily blogging
Josh's blog post on listening to podcasts
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
A wide-ranging episode where we talk about optimal skill level matchups for different sports, how to host better dinner parties, code-switching, Eli's first Texas football game, and the social dynamics of karaoke.
Links:
The Art of Gathering book
Blog post about friendships
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
Eli and Josh are joined by two guests to talk about Simu Liu's book, why we should (or shouldn't use dating apps), and relationships.
Links:
Josh's blog
Camaraderie at scale (Eli's magnum opus)
Why is modern dating so hard?
Cron calendar
We Were Dreamers
Curiosity Chronicle
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We talk about hard work—what does it mean to work hard and how we can stay disciplined?
Links to things we discussed:
Lex Fridman & Balaji Srinivasan
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell Penn students podcast
Eric Barker book
Cortex episode about AI
GPT-3 finding paths
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com
We discuss an episode of Not Overthinking on making friends.
Link to episode discussed: https://pod.link/1456538451/episode/79a36aecf081323ac6d89d5cd283e0b8
If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited
Website: https://minimallyedited.com/