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getting older & uglier (sucks)

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getting older & uglier (sucks)

soju with sarah

2024/06/21
soju with sarah

soju with sarah

2024/06/21
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*birthday special* an episode about aging and getting older, embracing changes in your aesthetics, my experience with plastic surgery, and all the superficial and non-superficial! today's specialty drink on the menu: strawberry yakult soju chapters...

Highlights

In this reflective and heartfelt birthday special, the host explores what it means to grow older—not as a process of decline, but as one of quiet evolution, self-discovery, and redefined beauty.
00:00
They regret considering botox and were deeply affected by a Reddit thread
00:29
Sarah changes the episode from 'Seven Lessons I Learned in 27 Years' to a fun 'getting older and uglier' theme
03:10
They plan to stay in, order takeout, and get baked goods.
04:27
She started noticing aging signs like wrinkles and sagging in her early 20s, which scared her
07:50
The speaker felt an unhealthy obsession with self-image due to editing videos and consuming social media beauty information
15:38
Plastic surgery is no longer an abstract concept at this age
17:59
It was once taboo, but now there's more open discussion, likely due to TikTok and short-form content
25:18
One should do what makes them happy—even if it includes plastic surgery later in life
29:07
James composed the intro song for the new segment 'So True with Sarah'
33:39
The speaker complains about not having the items on their rider provided
37:12
The first recorded plastic surgery was performed in 600 BC by Sushruta in India
42:54
Consistent exercise improved skin, body, and energy
46:54
Wrinkles and gray hairs are natural and should be embraced
49:28
The host expresses a lighthearted mood, thanks the audience, and indicates the end of the episode.

Chapters

preview
00:00
intro & podcast topic!
00:24
my birthday this year :)
03:10
childhood & physical changes as you grow older
04:22
starting social media & self-image
07:45
my first influencer event & influencer culture
09:50
plastic surgery in your 20s
17:53
my experience with botox
19:41
intermission *birthday cake*
26:16
new segment idea!
31:10
so true with sarah
34:15
how to age gracefully
42:49
the reddit thread that made me cry
46:48
bloopers
49:27

Transcript

sarah pan: i just felt the need to conform to this standard of beauty, I started comparing myself so much to other people. I think the times I felt the most insecure was actually. And so when we were in korea, I was like, why don't I look into master botox...