Recommended episode: 79 – She: Richard Nixon + Helen Gaghan Douglas (The Blacklist Episode #9) — Helen Gaghan Douglas is one of the coolest women you’ve never heard about. She was an opera star turned congresswoman who went head-to-head in a campaign against Richard Nixon. How’s that for girl power?

The Mash-Up Americans

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The Mash-Up Americans represents a picture of modern America. Hosts Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer are self-proclaimed “hyphen-Americans.” Choi is a Korean-American (married to a Colombian-Mexican-American), and Lehrer is a Salvadoran-Jewish-American. Together, through their podcast, they explore everything from holidays to wellness to parenting. (Choi refers to her “Korombexican-American” kids as “The Future of America.”)

Choi and Lehrer usually have guests on the show, typically other “Mash-Ups,” like Project Runway’s Nina Garcia and Eddie Huang, author of Fresh Off the Boat.

The two bright women hosting The Mash-Up Americans are what really sell it, though. Whether you’re “hyphen-American” yourself or you just love food, culture and female friendship, this podcast is definitely worth a listen.

Recommended episode: 51 – What’s for San Giving? — A more recent episode, this endeavor by Choi and Lehrer, plus their guests, describes what a “Mash-up” Thanksgiving feels like. Hearing different cultural interpretations of Thanksgiving dinner is intriguing, and all the talk about food might leave your mouth watering.

Still Buffering

We went ALL in on Internet challenges this week and why people do dumb (and sometimes horrible) things for views. Please RT! https://t.co/Akvvl9q8gi

— Still Buffering (@Stillbuff) January 23, 2018

This one is especially great if you have a sister. Sydnee McElroy, Teylor Smirl and Rileigh Smirl are actual sisters who, on Still Buffering, talk about what it’s like to be a teenager. McElroy and Teylor are both in their thirties while Rileigh is a teen herself.