Today is a treat for Auntie Su as the gals invite one of her BFFs of all time on the show. Learn from a true gift master, world traveler and from the woman who pioneered curation at Opening Ceremony: Carol Lim. She’ll show us how to level up a picnic, elevate your hair routine and of course gift like a pro.

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• Carol’s magnificent list:
  • This elegant pill box instead of linty pockets.
  • Comfortable and chic forever shoes.
  • The most lady like, dreamy nightgown.
  • Always travel with a squeeze of lemon juice straight from Sicily. 
  • Finally get your hair pulled together with this tool.
  • The perfect bowl of rice custom milled with this stunning cooker.
  • A long list of uses for these sardine forks.
  • Pair the above with the most elegant picnic snack. 
  • Stop wearing old lady make up and refresh with eyegloss.
  • Join us at summer camp in Korea.

Episode with Traci Thomas and her “disappear gift rule”.

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In these uncertain times, we here at Add To Cart will remain steadfast and true every May as we uplift, celebrate and in this episode…create history for our AAPI brothers and sisters. These old Aunties get into the Blackpink fray, deconstruct identity and uplift unsung heroes.  Happy AAPI month today, every day, forever and beyond.

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This week we bring you an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, The Longest Shortest Time, which features bold, poignant, funny stories about parenthood and reproductive health. Kulap was a guest in 2018! You can find her episode here.

CJ Rivers had always dreamed of being a dad. But as a single person with a uterus who also dates people with uteruses, the path to parenthood was logistically tricky. In this episode, we follow CJ's road to dadhood — including sperm mishaps, blatant discrimination, and an underground group of queer midwives in Athens. Buckle up, because this ride is a wild one!

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It’s our first Auntie Book Club of the year with the incredible memoir Boat Baby by Vicky Nguyen. But we start with why Su is feeling wolverine-level insane and a book pick that is making her feel less insane. Plus Ku and her friends go hard (yet again) on game night, complete with costume change. Author Vicky Nguyen talks about going from boat refugee to national TV and why the R is for refuse in her household.

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• Ward off Mercury in Retrograde Vibes all year long with these Mood Chews.
• Take your game night to the next level: Traitors Game, Hooded Robes
• Your next binge session is here.
• Vicky’s water bottle of choice from Very Asian Foundation.

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Prolific podcaster (Nobody’s Listening Right & Nobody’s News), world champion Tetris contender & mahjong killer, Elizabeth Laime finally joins the pod.  We talk about her game changers, mahjong as a source of income and naturally, why breast milk really jumped the shark.  

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• Bring in that money smell with Liz’s candle.
• God level Tetris if you dare.
• Enter your lavender era with this planner.
• The perfect lip tint.
• The perfect mocktail.

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Prompted by a DM from a listener who asked for alternative brands for the home, Auntie Ku & Su come to the rescue with a list of brands that may curb your Amazon and Target addiction.  Su focuses on the home and Ku has major fun recreational shopping with Eme and together, they are trying to find joy through “protest shopping”...which may or may not be a thing, but here on the pod, it’s our preferred form of resistance. 

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• Su’s Amazon/Target Alt Home finds:
  • Great resource Su trusts: My Chemical Free House
  • Cleaning products and tools Su loves from Full Circle (these scrubbers both scratch free & hard working) Branch Basics 
  • Literally perfect storage boxes Su loves from Really Useful Products
  • Russet side tables & desk
  • East Fork Pottery
  • Fable 
  • Block Blue Light bulbs & ear plugs
  • Virginia Sin coat rack, vertical rack & hooks

• Ku’s Recreational Shopping That Isn’t Amazon/Target list:
  • The Real Real is always good
  • Etsy finds like name bracelets, vintage jewelry & custom dog necklaces
  • Thrifting day in La: It’s A Wrap, lunch here, & Playclothes Vintage

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We are joined by real life bffs and on screen teenage lovers, Majandra Delfino and Brendan Fehr from The Ex-Files podcast. The two co-stars reminisce about their first kiss on the iconic TV series–Roswell and how Majandra’s teenage diary has come to haunt them today.  They’ve brought a very special Early Aughts cart to the show for a nostalgic walk down memory lane which includes first kisses, flammable flight jackets, Drakkar Noir and Doc Martens. 

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Majandra’s list:

Doc Marten of choice

Vintage glasses

Liquid Eyeshadow

BlackBerry Bold

Brendan’s list:

Starter Jacket

Shreddies

Cologne of choice

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This week, Auntie Su defies brain fog with some sharp takes on a hot movie and brings big game changers to the pod.  Auntie Ku takes parenting to an organized art form and hopes for the best as Eme’s first snow day approaches. Plus a very surprising and disturbing discovery Auntie Su makes about her husband, leads to some of the best investigative journalism of her career.

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Ku takes her family to Mountain High for Yeti’s Snow Play

Ku’s snow trip stay at Grand Pines Cabin

Eme’s snow outfit: boots, gloves, & snowsuit 

Su’s game changing curler

Su’s game changing activism for introverts

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We all know that the Aunties love to nerd out on books, but this week, we bring an extra horniness to the pages with book expert Traci Thomas.  Traci gives us her absolute favorite reads of last year and why #fairysmut is taking over the shelves. Plus we get into some controversial takes on some of the biggest books on your list and Traci blows our minds with some big game changers.

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• Horny book list: A Court Of Thorns and Roses, Onyx Storm
• Traci’s best of list: James by Percival Everett, Challenger by Adam Higginbotham, Colored Television by Danzy Senna
• Su’s pick: Butter by Asako Yuzuki
• Ku’s pick: After by Bruce Greyson
• Don’t let your smartphone win with Brick. (Use Traci’s code: Stacks10 for 10% off!)

Add to Cart is executive produced by Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak. Sales and distribution by Lemonada Media.

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We can hardly believe it ourselves, but 200 episodes later, the Aunties are still here dispensing vital and unwanted advice. To celebrate Ku and Su traveled down memory lane to cherry pick some moments from the pod that have brought them joy, laughter and yes…confusion. 

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• Our very first episode: Salvaging Christmas with Poise (Pads), A Kegel Goose & a Majestic Water Buffalo.
• Our 100th episode: Have a Chaos Flavored Cake!
• The aunties “meet” face to face for the first time: ATC Controversy with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. Tompkins
• Our one and only  live show: Live in Hollywood with Jessica Gao & Jason Mantzoukas
• Zouk’s Cube launches on ATC: Zouk’s Cube (Episode Zero) The Juice of Life with Jason Mantzoukas.
• Zouk’s Cube returns: Zouk’s Cubes Cubed: International Travel
• More chaotic travel advice on this episode: Traveling with Kids (with Dylan Thuras)
• One of the funniest episodes Su has ever recorded: Chill Your Dill with Rob Huebel
• The episode when we all realized the same thing: Sasheer Zamata Has a Lot of Chairs
• Auntie book club launches and Ku’s boo is a grateful author: Special Thanks to Kulap with Scott Aukerman
• Su’s husband betrays her with “Cutting Board Rules”: The Return of SuChin’s Ho-sband Mike Bender

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Carters, we are so excited to share with you an episode from Model Minority Moms, co-hosted by a beloved previous guest Susan Lieu (The Manicurist's Daughter), Jeanette Park and Kate Wang, three millenial Asian American moms. In this episode, Kulap talks about making of her documentary Origin Story. Talking about your life story with three other women who just understand you so well because they are fellow parents, fellow women, fellow immigrants... it just lets you get to another level of your story, real quick. Model Minority Moms started as a lengthy text-chain between a couple of working moms who were having babies during the pandemic and it morphed into a podcast that gets into the honest and deep conversations about parenthood, careers, relationships, growing up as an immigrant and everything in between. After you listen to Kulap's interview, check out more episodes of Model Minority Moms on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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