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Yu Up? with Rachel Yu

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by Rachel Yu

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Hosted by Rachel Yu, Yu Up? is a late-night sleepover podcast where nothing’s off-limits. Each episode kicks off with, “What’s keeping you up tonight?” and unravels into unfiltered chats about dating, sex, girlhood, and all the messy, hilarious stuff you’d whisper to your best friend in the dark. Hosted literally under the covers in Rachel's 90’s teen-girl-inspired NYC bedroom — which, fun fact, is a converted living room because she doesn’t even own a couch. So grab your blanket, get cozy… Yu Up?

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9/30/2025

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Episode thumbnail for 28 - Modern Men Are Gold Diggers

April 21, 2026

28 - Modern Men Are Gold Diggers

<p>Obi joins Rachel with a bold thesis: <strong>modern men are gold diggers — they’ve just rebranded it as “emotional stability.”</strong> They break down the coded language men use when dating (“good family,” “great circle,” “grounded”) and why many men aren’t looking for low-maintenance women — they want high-maintenance women whose lifestyle they don’t have to fund. From finance bros quietly “marrying up” to dating someone for their network, family wealth, or social status, the conversation flips the traditional gold digger narrative completely. </p><p><br></p><p>They then introduce Obi’s “risk management framework” for avoiding these men: beware of hobbies, dreams (aka “potential”), and men who call themselves foodies. It spirals into confidence vs. competence, why mediocre men feel like CEOs, how women accidentally overcompensate to prove they’re not gold diggers, and why true value shows up as stability, problem-solving, and consistency. From prenups and power dynamics to why melting cheese on crackers is actually a relationship test — this episode is part dating guide, part economic analysis, and fully unhinged in the best way.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the host Rachel Yu on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therachelyu/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelyu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow Obi O&#39;Brien on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sayhiobi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></p><p>Follow the show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yuupwithrachelyu/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu/podcasts">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yuupwithrachelyu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠</a></p>

Episode thumbnail for 27 - Everyone Is a Little Bisexual

April 14, 2026

27 - Everyone Is a Little Bisexual

<p>Dominic joins Rachel to shut down one of the internet’s favorite accusations: there are <strong>no fake bisexuals</strong>. They unpack why coming out as bi — especially as a man — makes zero sense if it’s “for attention,” why society assumes everyone is straight by default, and how bisexuality gets gatekept differently for men vs. women. From frat houses being “accidentally gay” to the death of the term “metrosexual,” the conversation spirals into identity, labels, and why everyone might be a little bisexual deep down. </p><p><br></p><p>Then it completely derails (in the best way) into strip club chaos, making out with strippers, hooking up with lesbians, and the undeniable truth that men are just… easier. They debate bisexual dating dynamics, horny math, and why New York might guarantee you a hookup if you try hard enough. Along the way: gay lion conspiracy theories, celebrity smash rankings (Zendaya, obviously), and the ultimate bisexual fantasy of wanting both people in a couple. Unhinged, hilarious, and deeply educational — depending on how you define “education.”</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the host Rachel Yu on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therachelyu/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelyu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow Dominic Fell on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dominic_fell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></p><p>Follow the show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yuupwithrachelyu/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu/podcasts">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yuupwithrachelyu">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠</a></p>

Episode thumbnail for 26 - Dump His Ass

April 10, 2026

26 - Dump His Ass

<p>Britt joins Rachel with one very clear message: <strong>dump his ass</strong>. They unpack why women stay too long in toxic relationships — from lying, cheating, and yelling to emotional manipulation and “if he wanted to, he would” situationships. Britt shares her experience of staying in a deeply unhealthy marriage and how sunk cost fallacy, denial, and lack of examples kept her stuck longer than she should’ve been. The takeaway is simple: if he’s making your life worse, you don’t need to fix it — you need to leave. </p><p><br></p><p>The conversation expands into what healthy love actually looks like: no screaming fights, just calm disagreements, mutual respect, and aligned values. They talk about red flags like misogyny, political incompatibility, and men who don’t even like women — and why dating within the queer community often feels safer and more emotionally aware. It ends on the real love story: your friends. Because when men disappoint, your girls will always be there — and honestly, they might be your real soulmates anyway.</p><p><br></p><p>*I apologize for the scratchy audio in the second half of the episode. Didn&#39;t realize the recorder ran out of battery until after the recording. </p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the host Rachel Yu on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therachelyu/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@therachelyu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow Britt Migs on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brittymigs/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></p><p>Follow the show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yuupwithrachelyu/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@therachelyuu/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@yuupwithrachelyu" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠</a></p>

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What is Yu Up? with Rachel Yu?

Hosted by Rachel Yu, Yu Up? is a late-night sleepover podcast where nothing’s off-limits. Each episode kicks off with, “What’s keeping you up tonight?” and unravels into unfiltered chats about dating, sex, girlhood, and all the messy, hilarious stuff you’d whisper to your best friend in the dark. Hosted literally under the covers in Rachel's 90’s teen-girl-inspired NYC bedroom — which, fun fact, is a converted living room because she doesn’t even own a couch.

So grab your blanket, get cozy… Yu Up?

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This podcast updates daily.

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