Best Cha Club Podcasts (2024)

In classic SLL fashion, I welcome you to another accidental two-part discussion. This time, we’re joined by Dr. Kai Chen to discuss Malinda Lo’s award-winning novel, Last Night at the Telegraph Club. This episode, we keep things spoiler free by first giving some context for the book and then our overall impressions. (Plus, we get a bonus visit from…

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Episode 534: Strange Interlude 1:19:58

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Let's Just Keep The Lights Off This Time

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What assumptions or beliefs would the ResearchOps profession benefit from letting go of? 48:08

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In this final episode, Jenna Lombardo from Workday, Kasey Canlas from Genesys, and Stephanie Kingston from Cisco tackle this great ResearchOps question: "What assumptions or beliefs would the ResearchOps profession benefit from letting go of?" Around halfway in, Ned Dwyer, the co-founder and CEO of Great Question, shares his point of view on the to…

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Episode 533: The Haunted Ballroom 1:19:58

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She Twirled Three Times And Went Up In Smoke

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Episode 532: Night Train 1:19:58

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On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

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Episode 531: The Morning Of The Carnival 1:19:57

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Jump Jive & Wail!

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What are the pros (and cons) of ResearchOps reporting into research versus other ops, like ProductOps or DesignOps? 55:43

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In this episode, Stephanie Marsh from Springer Nature Group, Ed Lyon from Wise, and Shane Olbourne from MongoDB tackle this great ResearchOps question: "What are the pros (and cons) of ResearchOps reporting into research versus other ops, like ProductOps or DesignOps?" Around halfway in, Ned Dwyer, the co-founder and CEO of Great Question, shares h…

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Episode 530: The Moon Was Yellow 1:19:58

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The Moon Was Yellow, And The Night Was Young

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E48 Lost You Forever Season 2 (Episode 2 of 2): "He is a messy b**** who loves drama." 52:57

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Welcome to our second episode on the Chinese Drama Lost You Forever, part 2! We jump right into Tushan Jing and Xiao Yao’s relationship as the ostensible OTP of the show. From there, we consider just how sad our snake demon man Xiang Liu made us in his determination to push Xiao Yao away, as well as A’Nian’s surprisingly poignant maturation arc. Li…

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Episode 529: Jungle Drums 1:19:57

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I heard it on the coca-nut wireless

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E47 Lost You Forever Season 2 (Episode 1 of 2): "A lot of sad weddings in this one..." 50:39

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Your girls had a lot of feelings and a lot to say about the most recent installment of the Chinese drama Lost You Forever. So welcome to part one of our deep dive that starts with our overall reactions to the show. Then, we go into Cang Xuan and Xiao Yao’s complicated relationship, and especially how some of the changes in adaptation from the novel…

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Episode 528: From The Land Of Sky-Blue Waters 1:19:58

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We'll Get There

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How can I build a compelling business case to convince leadership to establish the first ResearchOps position in the company? 51:20

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In this episode, Emily Wever from Appfire, Shannon Lu from IKEA, and Bryna Tsai from Verily tackle this great ResearchOps question: "How can I build a compelling business case to convince leadership to establish the first ResearchOps position in the company?" Around halfway in, Ned Dwyer, the co-founder and CEO of Great Question, shares his point o…

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What steps should ResearchOps take to transform its relationship with research into a strategic partnership rather than an administrative service? 51:06

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In this episode, Pedro Vargas from Banco do Brasil, Caitlin Faughnan from GitLab Inc., Carina Cook from theScore, and Carolyn Morgan from Cisco tackle this great ResearchOps question: "What steps could ResearchOps take to transform its relationship with research into a strategic partnership rather than an administrative service?" Around halfway in,…

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E46 Summertime Sparking Joy: A Pop Culture Roundup (CDrama Brain Rot Edition): "I don't know how you live like this..." 1:05:41

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Due to circumstances entirely within our control, we interrupt your regularly scheduled SLL programming for a special summer edition of our What’s Sparking Joy: Pop Culture Round Up. In addition to checking in about what we’ve been watching, reading, and listening to so far this year, we each share three pieces of media that continue to live rent f…

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In a democratised research environment, how can ResearchOps support the needs of a centralized UXR team while catering to an "army" of People Who Do Research? 53:06

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In this episode, Lauren Galanter from Elsevier, Emily DiLeo from The Current, and Daniel Gottlieb from Microsoft’s Developer Division tackle this great ResearchOps question: "In a democratised research environment, how can ResearchOps support the needs of a centralised UXR team while catering to an "army" of researchers?" Around halfway in, Ned Dwy…

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What are the challenges and opportunities of AI for ResearchOps? 46:50

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In this episode, Jess Lewes from Kaluza, Jared Forney from Okta, and Tim Toy from Adobe tackle this great ResearchOps question: "What are the challenges and opportunities of AI for ResearchOps?" Around halfway in, Ned Dwyer, the co-founder and CEO of Great Question, shares his point of view on the topic. Hosted by Kate Towsey, Chief Cha Cha and aut…

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E45 Bridgerton, Season 3: "I do hope he washed his hands..." (Episode 2 of 2) 57:15

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Welcome to our second episode on Bridgerton, season three! Picking up where we left off, we jump right into close reading Polin’s main sex scenes. From there, we think about what made us adore the side plots through discussion of Benedict, Francesca, and Violet’s storylines this season. Note: there are Bridgerton book spoilers from (37:36 - 38:14) …

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E44 Bridgerton, Season 3: "I need some f*replay, okay?!" (Episode 1 of 2) 47:42

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Members of the ton rejoice! Both halves of Bridgerton, season three have finally dropped. We had so many thoughts about this latest installment of the regency romance series that–just like Netflix–we split our conversation in two. In this first episode, we consider the season as a whole, break down Pen and Colin’s long awaited transition from frien…

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E43 Queen of Tears (Korean Drama) (Divorce Comedy Mini-Series, Part 3) 1:09:46

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Time for the third installment of our divorce comedy mini-series! While we didn’t initially plan to include this show, we’re talking about the recently concluded Korean drama Queen of Tears. We consider whether or not the show is actually a divorce comedy at all, how it deploysdivorce in the development of the main relationship, and what about this…

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E42 Dr. Cha (Korean Drama) (Divorce Comedy Mini-Series, Part 2) 48:14

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Welcome to the second installment of our divorce comedy mini-series! This episode, we’re talking about the 2023 Korean Drama Doctor Cha. We get into her messy, maddening marriage, why her husband belongs in the trash, and the rewards of watching our leading lady find herself again. Content warning: brief mention of s*icidal ideation @ 32:03 Show No…

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E41 Divorce Comedies: An Introduction (Mini-Series, Part 1) 41:33

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Welcome to our mini-series on Divorce Comedies! Over the next 4-ish episodes, we’re exploring this genre that caught us off guard with how much its makes us laugh, cry, and yell divorce! In this introductory episode, rather than focus on any one show, we get into the defining features of divorce comedies, why we wanted to talk about them, and wheth…

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EP40 Hadestown 1:37:44

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"See, on the road to Hell there was a railroad line..." It's time for a deep dive into the Broadway musical, Hadestown. We get into how the musical adapts the Grek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice & Hades and Persephone for a modern setting; the love stories–and tragedy–of the two core relationships; and the productive ambiguity of seeing it all happe…

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E39 Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2024) with Dr. and Mr. Cooper 1:09:42

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Corinne wasn’t feeling well this week, so Ayanni called in the cavalry. This episode, she's joined by her spouse (and friend of the show) Andrew Cooper to talk about the new action-dramedy series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They give their general impressions, think about the series’ adaptation choices, and muse about the show’s depiction of married life.…

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E38 Sparking Joy in 2024: A Pop-Culture Roundup 1:26:24

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Happy New Year, y'all! We continue our annual tradition of checking in about what pop-culture is "sparking joy” in January, our favorites of 2023, and what we’re looking forward to in 2024. (CW: discussion of parental and sibling death.) Oh, and did we mention we have a tumblr now? www.tumblr.com/sexlovelitpodcast Show Notes: Check out Charcooll--t…

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E37 Lost You Forever Season 1 (Mini-Series Part 3, Spoiler Filled) 1:16:22

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CW: Discussion of s*xual assault, and brief mentions of drugging and s*icide, from 1:00:27 – 1:04:15 You’ve made it to the third and final installment of our semi-accidental mini-series on the Chinese Drama, Lost You Forever. (You either really like us, or you really like Lost You Forever, and we appreciate you either way.) We know you’ve been wait…

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E36 Lost You Forever Season 1 (Mini-Series Part 2, Spoiler Filled) 53:05

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We’re continuing our three-part mini-series on Lost You Forever by diving right into a truck load of spoilers! In honor of the reverse harem-ness at all, we organized our discussion around leading lady, Xiaoyao, and her four suitors. This episode, we start with Xiaoyao herself–and her many abandonment issues. Then, we get into our complicated feeli…

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E35 Lost You Forever Season 1 (Mini-Series Part 1, Spoiler Free) 1:01:46

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CW: Brief mention of s*icide @ 30:00. Welcome to the first installment in our three part mini-series on the Chinese drama, Lost You Forever (Season 1). If you haven’t seen this drama, don’t worry–the first part of our mini-series is spoiler free! We give some context about the show set up, share some spoiler-free reactions, and wrap up with a game …

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E34 Trope Spotlight: Demon Lovers with Dr. Sam Langsdale 1:29:19

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Happy Halloween, SLL Listeners! This episode is a special spooky season treat: a Trope Spotlight episode on ~Demon Lovers~ 😈. We’re joined by comic-scholar, friend of the show, and fellow monster aficionado Dr. Sam Langsdale to tackle the deliciously demonic topic. Together, we parse through what makes a demon a demon-as well as what we want from a…

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E33 Rinko-San Wants to Try (Rinko-san wa shitemitai) 1:15:05

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This episode, on the recommendation of an SLL listener, we’re excited to do a deep dive into the Japanese Drama, Rinko-San Wants to Try. We get into how the show complicates conceptions of virginity, plays with the friends with benefits trope, and maybe get in our feelings a lil bit about a second female lead who really got under Ayanni’s skin. As …

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E32 The Female Gaze (Part 2): Complication and Expansion 55:55

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This is the second episode of our two part discussion on the Female Gaze. Since we laid some groundwork and gave some context in part one, this time around, we dive right in. In thinking through “the female gaze,” we ask questions of whom we presume is looking and who is being looked at. We also think about how the gaze becomes more complicated in …

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E31 The Female Gaze (Part 1): The Origins of the Gaze 49:48

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We’re tackling a big topic in our two part discussion on “the female gaze.” What is the female gaze and why does it matter? In this first episode, we establish some context for the term by getting into the history of the “gaze” as a concept, the psychoanalytic origins of the Male Gaze as theorized by Laura Mulvey, and how the oppositional gaze, as …

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LP 09 (Re)Introducing Ourselves: Dr. Ayanni and Dr. Corinne 52:08

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Content warning: This episode contains a very brief discussion of sexual assault from 27:14 - 27:21. Happy 3rd Birthday to Sex. Love. Literature! 🎂 Since we started the show as English PhD candidates, the two of us have been through a lot. And now, over the last year, we’ve defended dissertations, donned our wizard robes, and officially both become…

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E30 Netflix's Sex Education (Part 2) feat Dr. Michele Meek 51:18

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Content warning: This episode contains discussion of bullying in the narrative from (13:05 - 19:00) and sexual assault from (37:21 - 48:50). This is the second of our two-parter on Netflix’s Sex Education with filmmaker, writer, and scholar Michele Meek! We dive right into the sex with this one, starting with depictions of sex in the show, how we f…

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E29 Netflix’s Sex Education (Part 1) feat Dr. Michele Meek 58:29

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Content warning: While we don’t discuss sexual assault in detail, we do mention it a few times, since it often comes up in conversations about consent.We've got a treat for you all this episode! Along with your usual fabulous co-hosts, we’re joined by filmmaker, writer, and scholar Michele Meek to discuss the Netflix show Sex Education.In the first…

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E28 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story 1:23:12

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We’re doing a deep dive into the Shondaland Netflix show, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story! This episode, we talk about the steamy, but bittersweet romance of George and Charlotte, the evolution of the inimitable Lady Danbury, and how this new Bridgerton tale makes space for the complex desires of mature women. Like most Bridgerton series, this …

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E27 Trope Spotlight: Friends to Lovers 1:24:39

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This episode, we’re talking about the in’s and out’s of the Friends to Lovers trope. We cover what we think makes for a great friends to lovers story, what really really doesn’t, and throw in a ton of examples. (Only half of which are Kdramas.) What's Sparking Joy ran a little long this episode, so it won't hurt our feelings if you want to skip to …

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E26 Hit the Spot aka Fanta G Spot (Part 2) 49:49

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This episode continues our deep dive into the sexy and sex-filled Korean web-drama Hit the Spot, aka Fanta G Spot. We get into the ways that the drama centers female pleasure, how it balances education with fantasy, and ask if consent can really be sexy. (Spoiler: yes.) If you haven't listened to part one, check it out for our take on the show’s se…

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E25 Hit the Spot aka Fanta G Spot (Part 1) 56:43

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We’re diving into the spicy Korean web-drama Hit the Spot, aka Fanta G Spot. There was so much ground to cover (and once again, so much sex) that we’re splitting our discussion into two parts. In part one–which you’re reading about right now–we give some context for the show’s setup, introduce the cast of characters, and share our reactions to the …

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Many Precious Things – Hometown Cha Cha Cha Episode 16 3:26:57

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Beep, CC, and special guest Heide dive deep into the series finale of Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho. “People belong with other people.” The finale of Hometown Cha Cha Cha begins with a community mourning together and ends with the celebration of a wedding. Throughout these highs and lows, the …

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LP 08 Sparking Joy in 2023: A Pop-Culture Roundup 57:36

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It's time for our yearly celebration of pop-culture: "What's Sparking Joy 2023!" We start off with a round of “What’s Sparking Joy” for us in January, move on to thinking about our favorite pop culture of 2022, what we’re looking forward to in 2023, and a round of pop-culture predictions.We also take a moment remembering KPOP! Broadway and our expe…

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Six Conversations – Hometown Cha Cha Cha Episode 15 (Part Two) 2:50:05

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Beep, CC, and special guest Erin Brown dive deep in the second of a two part discussion about episode fifteen of Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho. The dramatic climax of Hometown Cha Cha Cha consists of a series of startlingly honest and direct conversations in which characters reckon with the pa…

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E24 Love Between Fairy and Devil (Part 2, Spoiler Filled) 1:06:43

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This is our spoiler-filled deep dive into the Chinese Drama, Love Between Fairy and Devil. (If you'd like to hear our take on the drama sans-spoilers, check out "E23: Love Between Fairy and Devil (Part 1, Spoiler Free)".) In this episode, we cover the show’s multifaceted depictions of love, the scenes that made us cry, and a spicy take about the sh…

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E23 Love Between Fairy and Devil (Part 1, Spoiler Free) 38:33

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Happy New Year, SLL Listeners 🎉🎉 For our first episode of 2023, we’re diving into our first Chinese Drama discussion with the high fantasy romance Love Between Fairy and Devil. If you haven’t seen this drama, don’t worry! The first part of our conversation--AKA this episode right here--is spoiler free! We give some context about the fantastic story…

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You Can Cry With Me – Hometown Cha Cha Cha Episode 15 (Part One) 2:56:15

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Beep, CC, and special guest Erin Brown dive deep in this first of a two part discussion about episode fifteen of Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho. Hometown Cha Cha Cha is a show about the puzzle of people with the mystery of Hong Du-sik, aka Chief Hong, at the center. As the story finally unveils…

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Bravely Dig It Out – Hometown Cha Cha Cha Episode 14 3:27:36

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Beep, CC, and special guest Toni Maggio dive deep into episode fourteen of Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho. “Wisdom teeth stay hidden for a long time without showing any symptoms…. I recommend that you bravely dig it out rather than keep your pain hidden.” This wisdom applies to many characters …

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The Heart Is A Garden – Hometown Cha Cha Cha Episode 13 4:05:32

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Beep, CC, and special guest Heide dive deep into episode thirteen of Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho. In episode thirteen, a typhoon is not the only storm to hit the residents of Gongjin. Through the lens of five relationships, writer Shin Ha-eun and director Yu Je-won explore the idea that the …

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