Welcome listeners to "A General Good Time" and we hope you have one as well. Come join me as we dive into mental health, pop culture, personal and lifestyle topics, and anything and everything in between! It's honestly going to be a wild ride, but a journey I am excited to embark on together.
Hosted by Lena Truong
Podcast Logo: Designed by Isabelle Truong
Bonus Segment Art: Designed by Sophia Qin (@sophiayqin)
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Ep. 21: Astrology: A Mini Exploration into Zodiac Signs
Before anyone rolls their eyes and dismisses this, I just want to note that I’m about to piss some people off… so if you’re a Cancer or Aquarius specifically… sorry in advance! This is the episode about all things astrology (only on the surface though since we would be here forever if I got into all the details…) with some of my and YOUR spiciest takes!!! Disclaimer: None of this is actually supposed to be taken literally… (I mean if the shoe fits!!!) and it’s all for good fun! I will do a fair amount of roasting of the signs, but bias is impossible to remove so enjoy my skewed opinions with a sprinkle of honesty of course (with love too, from one chaotic Virgo)!
Background Music: OneEightFour via Anchor by Spotify
Sources:
“12 Zodiac Signs: All You Need to Know” via Astrology.com https://www.astrology.com/zodiac-signs (https://www.astrology.com/zodiac-signs)
“What is Astrology?” via Co-Star + Cafe Astrology
https://www.costarastrology.com/ (https://www.costarastrology.com/) + https://cafeastrology.com/ (https://cafeastrology.com/)
1 Jan 2023
lena’s lo-fi life lessons #1: the best convos happen at 4 a.m.
Happy New Year, my lovely listeners! I am so excited to officially announce and launch my new bonus segment aptly titled “lena’s lo-fi life lessons” where I offer my unsolicited advice and thoughts on a wide range of different topics, from unpopular opinions, my hot takes on pop culture news, and a little more introspection from me to you… Let’s take a look back at 2022 and learn why I think the best conversations take place at 4 a.m. Thank you for staying with me on this ride for me as we embark on another leg of our journey together!
Background Music: Introduction Snippet: “Prague Jazz End” by ERH via https://freesound.org/people/ERH/sounds/40110/# (https://freesound.org/people/ERH/sounds/40110/#)
Episode Music: “Coffee Shop” by Audio Library PH via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-0buJ-NH2Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-0buJ-NH2Y)
Bonus Segment Cover Art: Designed by Sophia Qin (@sophiayqin)
Following the trend of uplifting and showcasing my talented community, special thanks to Sophia Qin for designing and animating the art for this bonus segment. She is OPEN for commissions, see below for more information.
Sophia is an artist and UX/UI designer based in San Francisco. Her work explores loneliness and the quiet sublime of living in the wide world. Through analog and digital processes she translates her experiences into delicate animations and multimedia artworks.
She was recently named “Giphy’s Artist to Watch in 2023.” In the past, she has collaboratively exhibited work in the SFMOMA Gallery and FutureLab in Shanghai. She double majored in Art and Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University in 2020 with university & college honors.
For all inquiries and commissions, feel free to DM her directly on Instagram (@sophiayqin) or via email at sophiaqin123@gmail.com (mailto:sophiaqin123@gmail.com) for more formal requests. She does work in animation, illustration, and music videos, as well as creative UX design work such as interactive infographics and website design. Check out her art website (https://www.sophiaqin.art/ (https://www.sophiaqin.art/)) and design website (https://sophiayqin.com/ (https://sophiayqin.com/)) to see more of her brilliant work!
28 Nov 2022
Ep. 20: Aphantasia: Navigating Reality without Visualizing
Shoutout to the YouTuber, JAMIErightmeow, whose video on Aphantasia gave me the inspiration to cover today's topic! Now, you may be like me who didn't know until relatively recently that I had been dealing with this my whole life... Aphantasia is defined as the "the inability to form mental images of objects that are not present." Hence, the best way I can describe it is counting sheep... Growing up, I assumed that sheep were a metaphor and that everyone didn't actually visualize sheep in their mind, but I may have been one of the few that couldn't form an image in my mind... This episode is something that I have been meaning to explore as I have struggled my entire life with feeling creative while feeling like an 'imposter' due to my mind's lack of visual imagery. Join me as I navigate reality without visuals and how you can continue to live your best life with or without your mind's eye.
Background Music: OneEightFour via Anchor by Spotify
Sources:
“I have APHANTASIA (and you may too...without realizing it!)” (2018) by JAMIErightmeow via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewsGmhAjjjI
“What Is Aphantasia? When You Can't See Images in Your Mind” (2022) by Kendra Cherry; Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN via Very Well Mind
https://www.verywellmind.com/aphantasia-overview-4178710
Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire via Aphantasia Network
https://aphantasia.com/vviq/
“The Art of Aphantasia: How ‘mind blind’ artists create without being able to visualize” (2021) by Matthew MacKisack via Aphantasia Network
https://aphantasia.com/the-art-of-aphantasia/
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