Proxy

Bernard Capulong and Sidney Lo

Proxy is a weekly conversation, hosted by Bernard Capulong and Sidney Lo, where they explore their obsession with Internet subcultures, figuring out their identities, and how they fit into the world.

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Jan 28, 2016 · 37 min
024: New Year, New Me
It's a new year, so it's time to change everything about who you are so you don't look back at yourself with regret, right? We're back with Season 3 and it's an all new Proxy for 2016…sort of.
Dec 22, 2015 · 38 min
023: First-Gen Spoiled Brats
This week we go over an episode of Masters of None about immigrant parents, reflect on our own parental relationships, and admit to being a bit spoiled. - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Dec 8, 2015 · 35 min
022: The Gift:Friendship Ratio
We share our gift-giving methods and talk about whether or not a gift is a reflection of how well you know a person. We also discover that Sidney is heartless and doesn't partake in exchanging gifts and that Bernard may have succumbed to holiday impuls...
Nov 25, 2015 · 36 min
021: TY 4 Being a Friend
We talk about our views on friendship, maintaining them, and how to navigate social interactions with acquaintances. - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Nov 19, 2015 · 29 min
020: Relatable Instead of Aspirational
We talk about advertising, social media, and the prevailing good of being honest over manufacturing your “brand.” - Former Instagram Model quits social media Harpers Bazaar's interview with Danielle Bernstein on her income from Instagram
Oct 20, 2015 · 26 min
019: Filipino Guy Fieri
We talk about the struggle of getting a consistently good haircut and share our most embarrassing hair styles from our adolescence. - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Oct 14, 2015 · 35 min
018: Career Hustle
We spend this week discussing the career hustle, promotions, and how we continue to better ourselves. - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Oct 6, 2015 · 28 min
017: 24 Hours Without Your Phone
We (try to) go 24 hours without our phones and fail spectacularly. What's the longest you've gone without your phone? - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Sep 24, 2015 · length unknown
016: Buy It Now
Sidney timidly shares his weakness with impulse shopping and Bernard brags about his super saiyan levels of self-control. What's your last impulse purchase? - Sidney's recent purchases: Acronym jacket, Sony RX100 M4,
Sep 15, 2015 · 31 min
015: Bern'd Out
We talk about how our constant need to feel productive and busy puts us at risk of burning out. - Productive on the App Store Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Sep 10, 2015 · 55 min
014: Pelin Keskin
Pelin Keskin, founder of 5food1, joins us to discuss food culture, gentrification, identity, and the controversies of creating a non-white food blog. - Follow Pelin Keskin on Twitter Follow 5food1 on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud
Sep 2, 2015 · 35 min
013: Public or Private?
We kick off Season 2 with an open discussion on Sidney's search for a new roommate and the perils of keeping your social media public or private. - Subscribe on iTunes Listen on SoundCloud Theme Music by Gila Monsta
Jul 7, 2015 · 59 min
012: Growing up Asian and American
For the season one finale of Proxy, we go over our background as Asian-Americans and how it affected our adolescence and shaped the way we are today. Ice Breaker - Do people even know our background? (2:17) -
Jun 30, 2015 · 27 min
011: I'd Like to Bag It Up
A quintessential part of living in a busy urban environment is having the right backpack or messenger bag. When you don't have a car or an office to stash away important items, what you choose to carry and what you choose to leave behind are decisions ...
Jun 23, 2015 · 25 min
010: The Waiting Game
We’re back. Sorry for the wait. Sitting idle and waiting for things to pick up can be brutal — especially when things are out of your hands. It’s that feeling of getting stuck in a rut or the anxiousness for something new that’s hard to manage.
Jun 9, 2015 · 29 min
009: The Big Move
There are moments in everyone's life where something big appears on the horizon; it could be graduating college, applying for your first job, or moving somewhere thousands of miles away from home. How do these moments shape our identities and the strug...
May 20, 2015 · 26 min
008: Documenting Your Life
With every photo, every status, every thought we share and memory we hold onto in some form or another, we document our lives. But why do we do it and who is it really for — ourselves, or for everyone else? In this episode of PROXY,
May 12, 2015 · 32 min
007: What Is Your Thing?
Have you ever stopped to think about what other people know you for, or what about yourself you want to portray to everyone else? In this episode, we investigate topics on identity that boil down to one question: What is your thing?
May 5, 2015 · 26 min
006: Get Grownt or Die Trying
One of the biggest factors in our interests, hobbies, and how we identify with ourselves is our age. The process of growing up is tricky, but unavoidable. Join us as reminisce on the past, reflect on the present,
Apr 23, 2015 · 31 min
005: Let's Make This Clear
Guys have skin too. So why is skin care for men such a nebulous industry? Join us as we demystify the confusing world of health and beauty product marketing and give you science-driven skin care advice that actually makes sense.

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