News and Happenings

This week, Ku is trying new ways to stay productive, the results of which might reveal themselves in this episode. More importantly, she’s back in the world with her people – friends and strangers alike and it feels too good (although it should be noted that Ku did test positive for a mild case of COVID ten days after we recorded this episode). Meanwhile, Su continues to find great makeup and channel her inner Euphoria look.

This week, the episode barely gets off the ground when SuChin shows off her newest Nuuly shirt, wowing Kulap and Producer Claire. Once it does, Ku shares her favorite add to carts from a romantic Valentine’s weekend. Su adds to cart an item that was first introduced during our Apple Premium TikTok segment, also wowing Ku and Claire. Despite the laughs, Ku and Su also talk about how this year has brought more fear and pain for the AAPI community with continued violence and murders, most recently those of Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for – Mike Bender (a.k.a SuChin’s hubby) is here! In a recent article for Men’s Health, Mike describes how he and Su built their new house to be safe for Mike’s health issues. He shares some of his favorite add to carts that helped make that possible. Plus, we finally get the scoop on life with SuChin and his side of all the Mike Bender stories Su has shared on the pod.

This week, Kulap and SuChin are happy to be psychoanalyzing each other again. What does it mean that SuChin is slathering her narrow feet in another French pharmacy find or that Kulap is literally chasing coyotes out of her backyard with jingle bells? It sure is fun to speculate. Plus, after an unsettling incident at REI, Ku and Su talk about how much has changed for them with all the violence against AAPI people over the last two years. They talk about resources you can use as a bystander and ways to stay informed.

Kulap is back and SuChin is back shopping, but that’s not all! Beauty expert and ‘Fat Mascara’ host Jennifer Sullivan takes us through a sensory cart –– ways to make your vision pop, your scent more authentic, and your sweaters feel soft as ever. Plus, each time she tries to remove anything from her cart, Ku and Su find a way to just add something else. The universe is back in equilibrium, baby.

While SuChin is finally out of her month-long shopping freeze, guest host Dr. MD MD (Majandra Delfino) is literally freezing in the Northeast. So it’s no surprise that both brought similar items that add a little heat to your week. Plus, the things their kids inspired that now make their lives easier.

While Ku is out this week, SuChin is joined by the co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead. The two talk about how to safely sift through bins of recycled clothes during COVID, Lizz’s dream dinner party, and why it’s so important to remove from cart abortion restrictions. Plus, another voicemail giveaway and Producer Claire’s first add to cart!

This week Ku and Su both talk about how much small things matter. Su revisits some of her December purchases and revels in the joy of putting makeup on for no one but herself. Ku’s mom is still in California, and after a big truth is revealed, the two are finding a lot of peace in daily walks around the block. Plus, small gifts for two of our listeners who left voicemails!

Everyone has their own challenge to start off the new year – maybe a diet, a bout of sobriety, or a new gym membership. Here on Add to Cart, a show about shopping (amongst other things), SuChin is in fact challenging herself not to shop. Plus, Kulap invites podcast host, writer, actor, and friend Matt McConkey to start another ATC Challenge: The SolaWave Challenge.

Before they fully jump into the new year, Ku and Su are taking one more episode to reflect on 2021 and decide what they want to bring forward and what they want to leave behind.