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What Just Happened?
What Just Happened? is a podcast about recent history. In each episode, host David Chang tackles current and often controversial topics head on, making sense of a nonsensical world.
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Eras Part 2 (Ep. 155)
Prior to our hiatus, David and Eugene started a two part series talking about our "eras." Are you the same person you were decades ago? What’s differe...
Networking (from skratch) (Ep. 154)
After a looooong hiatus, we are so back! In this episode, David and Eugene discuss two recent networking events they separately attended. We've discus...
Eras (Ep. 153)
While Taylor Swift’s Eras tour may be over, David and Eugene embark on an “eras” journey of our own, as we talk about how our perspectives on life has...
Career Journey - The Final Chapter (for now!) (Ep. 152)
This is the last in our recent series about career planning and Eugene’s process of looking for a job. Happily, shortly after recording this episode,...
Chicago (Ep. 151)
After a solo trip to the Windy City, David and Eugene discuss how they would structure solo travel, why David doesn’t feel alone on such trips, and ho...
The Grind of Unemployment, and How to Conquer It (Ep. 150)
Finding a job is not easy. Like learning to drive while driving, there’s a learning curve to how to find employment, which you need to climb while app...
Arachnophobia (Spoilers!) (Ep. 149)
Did you know that 30-40 million Americans have arachnophobia? And among them is one of the two of us? In this episode, David and Eugene review the som...
Teacher Eugene? (Ep. 148)
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A.D.D. / A.D.H.D. (Ep. 146)
Today’s episode was meant to be the second half of our discussion of the book Who Moved My Cheese? But as sometimes (often?) happens on this podcast,...
Who Moved My Cheese? (Ep. 145)
David and Eugene have been on a 90’s kick recently, and are sticking with the trend with a review of the business self-help best seller “Who Moved My...
How I lost weight in 2024 (and why I wouldn’t recommend it!) (Ep. 144)
It’s been a while since David and Eugene have talked about their fitness journeys. In this episode, we discuss how Eugene smoked David in our most rec...
Queen of Tears Part 2 (Ep. 143)
In the second half of our discussion of "Queen of Tears," David and Eugene talk about how the show ends, the richness of the characters in this family...
Queen of Tears (Ep. 142)
In David’s ongoing effort to get Eugene hooked on K-dramas, we review the recent Netflix hit “Queen of Tears.” David and Eugene discuss what made this...
Lights out and away we go! (Ep. 141)
Something happened earlier this year in Formula 1 that David has literally never seen in sports. Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton announced he would...
Formula 1 (Ep. 140)
I (David) have always found Formula One to be an intimidating sport. Vaguely European, with weirdly shaped cars racing at break neck speeds around biz...
M.F.E.O. (Ep. 139)
In this second half of our discussion about the movie Sleepless in Seattle, David and Eugene discuss Anne stalking Sam, poor Walter and Victoria’s fat...
Sleepless in Seattle (Spoilers!) (Ep. 138)
In 1993, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks starred in the hit romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle. With its quirky characters, clever writing, and stellar sound...
Drinking the Kool-Aid (Ep. 137)
As Eugene notes in this episode, it’s not a surprise that David has “authority issues.” In this second half of the discussion of Jocko Willink’s book,...
Extreme Ownership (Ep. 136)
My daughter thinks the phrase “you can’t swing a dead cat in this town” is absolutely ridiculous, and to be fair, she’s not wrong! That said, you can’...
The Hard Year (Ep. 134)
We’re back! David and Eugene reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2024. Eugene talks about why 2023 was such a challenging year, while David dis...
Where are you from? (Ep. 131)
I (David) have always had a hard time answering this question. In part because I'm from a family of immigrants but also because we lived in so many pl...
Home (Ep. 130)
Home is where the story begins. Home is not a place but a feeling. David and Eugene have lived in several homes over time, in different parts of the U...
To sleep, perchance to dream (Ep. 129)
Everyone I know, to a person, says they need more sleep. Yet the modern age is not conducive to getting a full eight hours. After a brief discussion a...
"Her" but in real life (Ep. 128)
You can't pick up your smartphone these days without seeing the latest crazy headlines about artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and how they will take...
4000 Weeks (Ep. 127)
The average person lives about 4000 weeks. To author Oliver Burkeman, that sounded absurdly brief. So in response to this “radical finitude,” Burkeman...
The Importance of Hobbies (Ep. 126)
The word “hobby” has connotations of something trivial or inconsequential. (The word’s roots refer to “an activity that doesn’t go anywhere.”) But I’m...
Turning the Tables, Part 2 (Ep. 125)
As it turns out, when you put four middle age men in front of a microphone, they have a lot to say. It’s a good thing none of our wives prefer the “st...
Turning the Tables (Ep. 124)
We hope everyone’s 2023 is off to a good start! This week we bring back long time friends of the podcast and Ironman triathletes Sam Chung and Rob Koh...
The Karate Kid Part II (Part 2) (Ep. 123)
In the second half of our discussion on the Karate Kid sequel, David and Eugene discuss Daniel-san, Miyagi, Sato, Kumiko, the romances, plot twists, f...
The Karate Kid Part II (Spoilers!) (Ep. 122)
Last year around this time, David and Eugene reviewed one of David’s all time favorite movies, “An Ode to My Father.” Because we had so much fun with...
Why I Stopped Drinking Alcohol (Ep. 120)
David and Eugene talk about how our drinking habits have changed, and for David why he's nearly stopped drinking alcohol all together. The topic of al...
Race Day (Ep. 119)
The second of our two part series on the SF Marathon. David and Eugene discuss the highs and lows of the race, our biggest takeaways, Eugene's surpris...
"Suffer Fest" (Ep. 118)
What possesses anyone to run one mile, let alone 26.2? David and Eugene talk about our attempt to complete the San Francisco Marathon this past summer...
Top Gun: Maverick (Spoilers!!) (Ep. 115)
David and Eugene are joined by friend of the show and former naval officer Rob Koh to discuss Top Gun: Maverick. We talk about whether the movie lives...
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Spoilers!!) (Ep. 114)
After a brief spring hiatus, David and Eugene are back to take a deep dive into Marvel’s latest, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (with spo...
Our Money Story (Ep. 113)
What does money mean to you? What was your relationship with money like growing up? I was honestly surprised that we've never yet tackled the topic of...
The Kids Will Be All Right (...Right?) (Ep. 112)
If you ever feel like raising a parent's anxiety and stress levels -- actually there are many ways to raise a parent's stress level! -- but one way is...
My Role Model (Ep. 111)
Many of these podcast episodes have been brooding in my head for years. This is definitely one of them. In this episode, I explain why the fictitious...
My Peers are More Successful than I Am (Ep. 109)
Happy Lunar New Year, Year of the Tiger, and Black History Month! In this somewhat belated episode, David and Eugene reflect on the year that was and...
My Favorite Movie ... of All Time? (Ep. 108)
It's hard to say what your single "favorite" movie is. While it has its flaws, David makes the case for why the 2014 Korean film "Ode to My Father" ma...