We All Look Alike is a real, unfiltered conversation about life as Asian American small business owners, blending humor, hustle, heartbreak, and hope into one unforgettable story.
In the Season 2 finale, Joyce and Han reflect on parenting, generational change, and the realities of building small businesses in Portland.
They talk honestly about debt, downtown challenges, growth, and the emotional complexity of closing one chapter while preparing for another. Han shares news about the return of Kim Jong Smokehouse, and Joyce opens up about Goodies’ second location and the likely final summer in NW.
An honest conversation about pressure, resilience, and what comes next.
20 Mar 2026
Spring, Sick Days, and Snack Drawer Discoveries
Joyce and Han talk through the final drag of winter as small business owners, from getting sick at the worst possible time to pushing through slow months, staffing stress, and the fragile realities of running lean operations. They reflect on how spring changes everything, especially for Goodies as cherry blossom season brings the waterfront back to life. The conversation also moves into kitchen culture, chef ego, abuse in fine dining, and the mental toll of staying relevant in high-pressure industries. They close with a lighter snack segment featuring premium sesame oil, pizza chili crisp, matcha peanut butter, and a very unhinged product idea involving flavored communion wafers.Chapter Markers00:00 Recovering from being sick
02:00 Small business during late winter
03:40 Being sick while owning a business with a baby
06:00 Staffing fragility and scheduling stress
08:00 Counting the days until spring
09:20 Taxes, paperwork, and training for a fight
13:20 Cherry blossoms and Goodies’ spring reset
17:30 Chef culture, abuse, and industry power
24:00 Longevity, pressure, and surviving in food
29:00 Portland business archetypes
32:00 Seasonal confidence and self-doubt
35:30 Weather closures, power outages, and survival stories
40:40 Retail chaos and neighborhood unpredictability
41:40 Snack drawer: sesame oil, chili crisp, matcha peanut butter
53:30 Flavored communion wafers as a product idea
56:20 Outro
6 Mar 2026
Lunar New Year, Olympics, Small Business Lessons
Spring is starting to show up in Portland, and Joyce and Han are feeling it. In this episode, they catch up on what’s been happening around the city, from early cherry blossoms and busy restaurant pop-ups to the realities of running a small business.
Han shares stories from cooking at the Timbers season opener and reflects on how supporting other entrepreneurs builds stronger communities. Joyce talks about celebrating Lunar New Year with friends, raising baby Tycho, and the constantly evolving routine of running Goodies while balancing family life.
The conversation moves through Olympic highlights, Asian American representation in sports, the idea of “legacy businesses” in Portland, and why showing up for your community matters more than any award.
And of course, the episode ends with another snack test of one of the strangest drinks the show has tried so far.
If you enjoy honest conversations about food, business, culture, and life in Portland, this one’s for you.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
16 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
22 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100
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