We're joined by boss babe, Brenda Van - founder of Dating Apps Suck - a dating events company that brings together like-minded individuals through connection-building initiatives like mixers, speed dating & most recently, run clubs. Grab that cup of tea or shot of tea-quila and join us as we delve into the culture of modern day dating (Melb vs. Syd 👀), why we're emotionally unavailable & why dating apps do in fact suck!!

In this episode we discuss:

• Immigrant fam work ethic
• What is Dating App Sucks?
• Dating apps vs. dating events
• Dating App Sucks success stories
• Date zero
• Best & worst dating stories
• Being emotionally unavailable
• Australia's low effort dating culture
• Dating in Melb vs. Syd
• The provider mindset
• Future of DAS
• and so much more!

🎙️Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠⁠⁠ Special guests: ⁠Brenda Van Attend a Dating Apps Suck event - Dating Apps Suck ____ AFFILIATE SPONSORS: Thank you to our amazing sponsors - you can support them/us below: 🍨 ⁠⁠Scoopy Milk Bar:⁠⁠ Use code UA15 during checkout for 15% off their menu! 🍨 🥟 The Dumpling Company: Use code UADUMP for 1x pack of FREE Traditional Xiao Long Baos (30 pcs) 🥟 🧋 ⁠⁠Bubble Tea Club:⁠⁠ Use code UAPOD5 at checkout for 5% off their site! 🧋 SOCIALS:

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Much love, ♥︎ UA ✌︎ ✨Music✨ Joakim Karud - Say Goodnight Lakey Inspired - Chill Day Joakim Karud - Fresh Start

From cut fruit as a love language in Asian households to being the only POC in the Coles boardroom, this was such fruitful convo that is guaranteed to leave you feeling so good! Thanh is a produce expert, wholesale fruiterer & absolute legend in the fruit & veg media scene. We're SO excited to share with ya'll this upbeat episode!

In this episode we discuss:

• Gifting fruit in Asian culture
• Why durian is KING
• Changing the narrative of negative connotations with Asian food
• Importance of POC heroes in media
• Lunar New Year x Coles x Bok Choy??
• Being President of ASEAN
• Cut fruit as a love language
• Orange peel theory
• Growing up in a fruit shop
• and so much more!

🎙️Hosted by: ⁠⁠⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠⁠ Special guests: Thanh Truong

Support Thanh's projects (including his book - Don’t Buy Fruit & Veg Without Me!) ____

Thank you to our amazing sponsors - you can support them/us below: 🍨 ⁠⁠Scoopy Milk Bar:⁠⁠ Use code UA15 during checkout for 15% off their menu! 🍨 🥟 The Dumpling Company: Use code UADUMP for 1x pack of FREE Traditional Xiao Long Baos (30 pcs) 🥟 🧋 ⁠⁠Bubble Tea Club:⁠⁠ Use code UAPOD5 at checkout for 5% off their site! 🧋

If you'd like to continue the convo, we'd love to hear from you. Slide into our dms on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@unapologeticallyazn⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Follow us for more video content on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Find more UA: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/unapologeticallyazn⁠⁠ Much love, ♥︎ UA ✌︎ ✨Music✨ Joakim Karud - Say Goodnight Lakey Inspired - Chill Day Joakim Karud - Fresh Start