Best Hang With Wang Podcasts (2025)

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Professor Ronald Po on Qing China's 'Blue Frontier' 46:40

4M ago46:40

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The Qing, China's last imperial dynasty, ruled over one of the largest empires in Eurasia at the dawn of the 19th century. Throughout the preceding century, it expanded its reach into the northwest, southwest, Tibet, and gained hegemony over Mongolia. For a long time, traditional historiography has viewed the Qing as a land-based, agrarian power wi…

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Cultural Production during the Ming-Qing Transition: A Conversation with Professor Lynn Struve 56:10

10M ago56:10

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The Ming-Qing transition was an extremely chaotic time in Chinese history. Millions died of warfare, pestilence, or starvation, and millions more were displaced. Yet despite all these issues, this was also a period of cultural production, which has often been overlooked as people focus on the wars, famine, and climate change that pervaded this peri…

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Special: Ten Thousand Things 23:14

1+ y ago23:14

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Today, we’re sharing a special episode from "Ten Thousand Things," produced by our friends at KUOW (Seattle’s NPR station). Think of "Ten Thousand Things" as "This (Asian) American Life," with sound-rich stories exploring commonplace objects and the incredible Asian American guests who transform them into something remarkable. In this episode, host…

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Special: K-Pop Dreaming 38:40

1+ y ago38:40

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Our friends at the LAist have a cool podcast called "K-Pop Dreaming," and we think you should check it out. The eight-episode, limited-run series talks about the rise and history of K-Pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. In this episode, host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey of how …

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John Cho Won’t Call Himself Sexy, So We Will 45:23

2y ago45:23

45:23

The veteran actor says there were stereotypical bit parts — but very few substantial roles — for Asians when he was coming up. He chats about taking a stand in the jobs he accepted, what it was like to write a young adult novel, and about that one time he got arrested.

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Sameer Gadhia Could’ve Been Your Hot Doctor 37:54

2y ago37:54

37:54

Indie rock is often associated with white musicians. That’s why many fans of Young the Giant assumed the band’s lead singer was white at first. The talented Indian American talks about changing the narrative of indie rock and incorporating his South Asian culture into his music. He also dishes about dropping out of school, an encounter with respect…

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Alexander Hodge Is Our Bae 39:39

2y ago39:39

39:39

Growing up, the actor thought it was cool when people called him Jackie Chan — until he realized they meant it as a slur. Years later, when he got his breakout role on HBO’s Insecure, he didn't know how to handle people swooning over him or all the thirsty tweets and DMs. Alexander Hodge talks about getting into fights as a kid, learning to embrace…

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Atsuko Okatsuka Wants Everyone To Feel Sexy 42:21

2y ago42:21

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The comedian says she didn’t feel sexy until a few years ago when she finally found her voice. She talks about how she learned English by watching Scooby-Doo, what it means to be named Margaret Cho’s comedy heir, and how she took her mom and grandma everywhere — including to her honeymoon.

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Professor Pamela Crossley on History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology 48:18

2y ago48:18

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The Qing Empire (1636-1912) ruled over one of the largest land empires in the world. Its territories encompassed not only what is considered today to be China proper and Manchuria, but also Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia. Its subjects were composed of people belonging to different identities, of which Manchu, Han, Mongol, Tibetan, and later Uighur b…

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Jeff Yang, Phil Yu And Philip Wang Wrote The Book On Sexy Asians 31:41

2y ago31:41

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These trailblazers have been chronicling Asian America and making their own awesome content for years. They join us to talk about their New York Times bestselling book, “Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now.”

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Lisa Ling Wears Cargo Pants For A Reason 40:43

2y ago40:43

40:43

The longtime reporter and host of many celebrated docuseries opens up about when she became proud of being Asian American, what she feels insecure about, and that one time she was in an Old Navy commercial.

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Hari Kondabolu Didn’t Know Women Were Hitting On Him 37:47

2y ago37:47

37:47

Hari Kondabolu didn’t find himself sexy until age 26, when he started growing out his hair and embracing his South Asian features. The comedian shares what helped him change the way he views himself, why mocking immigrants’ accents is not funny, and why he doesn’t see himself as a political comic.

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Domee Shi Hid Her Sexy Manga 39:28

2y ago39:28

39:28

Oscar-winning director and animator Domee Shi kept her fictional boy crushes hidden away from her parents. The creator of Pixar’s Oscar-nominated “Turning Red” talks about finding that balance between embracing your true self and honoring your parents.

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Joel Kim Booster Knows He's Hot 42:22

2y ago42:22

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Comedian and actor Joel Kim Booster told audiences he was hot before he believed it himself. The “Fire Island” star talks about owning his confidence, dealing with “rice queens,” and embracing his identity as a Korean adoptee.

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Trailer: Shoes Off 1:15

2y ago1:15

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A podcast celebrating badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture and entertainment. Coming soon!

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The Maritime Kingdom of the Zheng Family: An Interview with Professor Xing Hang 54:26

2y ago54:26

54:26

The fall of Beijing in 1644 did not immediately put an end to the Ming Dynasty. For almost half a century, Ming pretenders and loyalists in the south warred with the Manchus. One of the most prominent Ming loyalist factions was the Zheng family regime based in Fujian and Taiwan. Founded by the pirate-merchant Zheng Zhilong, the enterprise reached n…

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Professor Maura Dykstra on Her New Book ”Uncertainty in the Empire of Routine: The Administrative Revolution of the Eighteenth-Century Qing State” (Governing China, Part 2) 37:38

2+ y ago37:38

37:38

Professor Maura Dykstra of Caltech joins us today to talk about her new book titled Uncertainty in the Empire of Routine: The Administrative Revolution of the Eighteenth-Century Qing State. According to the publisher, the book "investigates the administrative revolution of China’s eighteenth-century Qing state. It begins in the mid-seventeenth cent…

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The Ming Bureaucracy and its Practices: A Conversation with Professor Chelsea Wang (Governing China, Part 1) 48:29

2+ y ago48:29

48:29

China has a long bureaucratic history and tradition, and the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was no exception. The Ming was one of the largest empires in the world at the time and it established a large and complex bureaucracy to govern it. In this episode, Professor. Chelsea Wang talks to us about some of the bureaucratic practices, which might seem stra…

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The Ming in the Southwest: Conquest, Rule, and Legacy 39:23

2+ y ago39:23

39:23

In 1381, Ming armies marched into Yunnan and Guizhou and within a year had deposed the Mongol Yuan's Prince of Liang, who had been enfeoffed there by the Yuan court. The Hongwu's emperor's decision to annex Yunnan and Guizhou and establish Ming administration there was unusual, for before the Mongols conquered it in the mid-1250s, the area had neve…

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#5 Mandela Effect, The Yin & Wang Show with Clint Esposito and Bethany Olsen 56:09

2+ y ago56:09

56:09

We find a list of 40 Mandela effects and go over it. There are a bunch that blew our minds. (Sorry there is a sound issue, The audio get weird periodically) Please Like, Subscribe and Share We are on IG Clint Esposito @ClintEsposito Bethany Olsen @Bethany.Rose88By Clint Esposito, Bethany Olsen

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#4 Good looking Serial Killers, Florida, Yin & Wang with Clint Esposito and Bethany Olsen 1:05:00

2+ y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

We talk about our trip to Florida, some of the memorabilia we have around the Studio. Was there ever a truly good looking Serial killer or just ones that are attractive for cereal killers? Please Like, Subscribe and Share We are on IG Clint Esposito @ClintEsposito Bethany Olsen @Bethany.Rose88By Clint Esposito, Bethany Olsen

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#3 Stuck in the Bathroom, Yin & Wang With Clint and Bethany 1:02:02

2+ y ago1:02:02

1:02:02

We talk about our day in Savannah Georgia, getting stuck in the bathroom, Manatees, R Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell Please Follow Like and Share IG https://www.instagram.com/clintesposito/ https://www.instagram.com/bethany.rose88/By Clint Esposito, Bethany Olsen

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Professor Joanna Waley-Cohen on New Qing History 38:28

2+ y ago38:28

38:28

Since the 1990s, the New Qing History school has loomed large in the study of the Qing dynasty. It has greatly informed not only the study of the Qing but study of other dynasties as well. Yet what exactly is New Qing History? What is "new" about it? How did it come into being? How was it received in China and the West? To answer these questions, w…

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#2 Kayaking, Abercrombie&Fitch, Yin & Wang 1:25:49

2+ y ago1:25:49

1:25:49

This Episode we talk about going Kayaking. Abercrombie & Fitch was an hunting catalog and the worst movie remakes ever as determined by SweatLittlePea Please Follow Like and Share IG https://www.instagram.com/clintesposito/ https://www.instagram.com/bethany.rose88/By Clint Esposito, Bethany Olsen

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#1 is Red Meat Healthy? Nutrition Conspiracy Theorists 31:38

2+ y ago31:38

31:38

Clint and Bethany discuss wether or not red meat is healthy for you. Conventional wisdom says no but we do not agree. We site studies that point to it being healthy. In this podcast feed you will get Yin & Wang plus Nutrition Conspiracy Theorists IG @ClintEsposito @Bethany.Rose88By Clint Esposito, Bethany Olsen

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#1 Intro and lion king song stolen? Yin & Wang show with Clint Esposito and Bethany Olsen 55:05

2+ y ago55:05

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Clint and Bethany co-star in this light-hearted podcast with no agenda. Come hang out with us while we drink, share funny stories, and talk about various topics with a male and female point of view. Here is the first episode of The Yin & Wang Show. We discuss coming up with the name. Go down a worst cover song rabbit hole and discuss wether or not …

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Wang Yangming and the School of Mind: An Interview with Professor George L. Israel 55:58

2+ y ago55:58

55:58

Wang Yangming 王陽明 (born Wang Shouren 王守仁, 1472-1529) is one of the most famous pre-modern Chinese intellectuals and the founder of the School of Mind (心學) of Neo-Confucianism, which was hugely influential in the later half of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to being philosopher, he was also an accomplished statesman, military leader, and calligrapher…

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Diplomacy, War, and Interstate Order in the Late 13th century East Asia: A Reconsideration of the Mongol Invasions of Japan 34:47

3y ago34:47

34:47

The two Mongol-Yuan invasions of Japan (1274 and 1281) were important events in Japanese history. The two typhoons that destroyed the Mongol fleet, known as "divine wind," (shinpū 神風, better known today as kamikaze) would forever be etched into Japanese historical memory, directly influencing the so-called kamikaze suicide bombers of World War II. …

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Rediscovering and Reconnecting: The Intellectual Exchange of Hui Muslims in the 19th and 20th Centuries 56:41

3y ago56:41

56:41

In the study of 19th and 20th century Chinese history, there is often focus on the intense Christian missionary activities happening in China. Yet at the same time, members of China's Hui (or Sino-Muslim) community were also beginning to reconnect with their co-religionists overseas. Armed with knowledge of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu and trained in …

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Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Encounters from the 1st to the 9th Century 45:30

3y ago45:30

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In this prequel to our first interview, UCLA Ph.D. student Greg Sattler talks about the diplomatic/tribute embassies that peoples and polities from the Japanese Archipelago dispatched to China from the 1st to the 9th centuries. While Japanese tribute embassies to China mainly evoke the missions that Japan dispatched to Tang China in the 8th and 9th…

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New Narratives on the Late Ming Military: An Interview with Professor Kenneth Swope 50:46

3y ago50:46

50:46

For a long time, Ray Huang's influential book 1587: A Year of No Significance has colored our imagination of the Late Ming, painting the Ming as a state that was stagnant and in decline. Traditional historiography usually focuses on the poor finances of the Ming state, its inability to pay troops, its poor military performance against the peasant r…

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Feeding and Supplying the World’s Largest City: The Environmental Impact of Northern Song Kaifeng 41:58

3y ago41:58

41:58

The Northern Song (960-1127) capital city of Kaifeng (also known as Bianjing or Dongjing) was the largest city in the medieval world. Its population surpassed the previous capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang and dwarfed contemporary world cities such as Baghdad and Constantinople. At its peak, Kaifeng boasted a population of well over a million people…

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The Mongol-Yuan Conquest of the Southern Song 34:27

3y ago34:27

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We hope everyone had a good Christmas! In this episode, Yiming Ha will give an introduction to the forty-four year war between the Mongol-Yuan and the Southern Song. This was one of the longest wars the Mongols had to fight against an adversary and the Southern Song was among the states that put up the longest resistance against the Mongols. This t…

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The Tributary System and Chosŏn-Ming Relations: A Conversation with Professor Sixiang Wang 46:43

3y ago46:43

46:43

In our previous episodes, the term "tributary system" has come up a few times, yet we've never had the opportunity to explain what exactly it is. To better shed light on this topic, and as part of our exploration of Chinese diplomacy, we interviewed Professor Sixiang Wang, an Assistant Professor of Korean history at UCLA who specializes in the dipl…

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King Kwong Wong on Koryŏ Korea Under Mongol-Yuan Domination 36:46

3y ago36:46

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In 1231, Mongol forces invaded the Korean Peninsula, beginning almost three decades of warfare against the Koryŏ Kingdom. In 1258, the Koryŏ court finally surrendered and the kingdom became a part of the Mongol Empire. King Kwong Wong, an independent scholar who specializes in the relationship between the Mongol-Yuan and Koryŏ, joins us to give a b…

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New Perspectives on the Zheng He Voyages: A Conversation with Sean Cronan 36:16

3y ago36:16

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In this episode, Sean talks about some of the new scholarships and perspectives on the famous Zheng He voyages. Zheng He is widely known to history as the eunuch admiral who led several large-scale voyages to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. For many Chinese, the story of Zheng He and his travels to the Indian Ocean (鄭和下西洋) is often seen as a s…

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The Rise of Merchants: Maritime Sea Trade in East Asia in the 10th to 12th centuries 29:04

3y ago29:04

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In our very first episode, Greg talks about some aspects of his research on the growing role of Chinese merchants in the East Asian sea trade between the 10th to 12th centuries. Diplomacy from the 7th to 9th centuries was dominated by official embassies that neighboring states dispatched to the Sui-Tang courts, but after the fall of the Tang dynast…

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HANG WITH WANG STAND UP COMEDIAN & PRODUCER TONY HOLGUIN 43:38

4+ y ago43:38

43:38

FInally first podcast back since the pandemic has hit, During my time in quarantine a lot of people had been telling me to join tik tok, I was opposed the idea cause I couldnt sing or dance or "pew pew pew its a chopper" . FInally one day I started to upload my old stand up videos on there, didnt think anything of it and one of my clips went viral.…

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EPISODE 160: COMEDIAN, ACTRESS, DOMINATRIX CISSY LY AND ALEX HUANG COUPLES EDITION 1:27:35

5y ago1:27:35

1:27:35

On this episode I catch up with my good friend actress, comedian and former dominatrix Cissy Ly & her boy friend Alex Huang. Today we celebrate her 27 birthday and We talk about the idea of finding true love in todays society and what its like being in a poly amourous relationship. For those who dont know that that means it basically means being in…

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EPISODE 159 SKATEBOARDER, COMEDIAN, SATANIST: RYAN DEMAREST 1:23:28

5y ago1:23:28

1:23:28

In this episode I sit down with a good buddy who I share a lot of common ground with Ryan Demarest, we both happened to be skateboarders who found our way into stand up comedy. Ryan Runs his own shows at the Ice House in Pasadena and a few bar shows that are local to the scene that give comedians a place to work on their Material. I recently perfor…

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EPISODE 158: KILL TONY LEGEND COMEDIAN STEVE LEE 59:58

5y ago59:58

59:58

My good buddy @steveleecomedy returns to the podcast to catch up on life. Recently Steve Lee won a comedy contest on the popular comedy store show Kill Tony where he earned a spot and got flown out to perform in New York on the skankfest festival. Tonight we are both performing on a show to help raise money for people infected with the corona virus…

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EPISODE 157 ACTOR JAY D HENDERSON 57:50

5y ago57:50

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Asides from looking like Billy Bob Thornton , Jay D is a actor on met on the set of a national commercial we booked last year. We both scored lead roles for one of the biggest companies in the world. It was almost like winning the golden ticket in WIlly Wonka and the chocolate factory. We bonded on set over the best craft services we ever had in ou…

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WOMAN CRUSH WANGSDAY KIKI FUNNY MAMA CRAZY WOKE ASIANS 51:34

5y ago51:34

51:34

IN TODAYS EPISODE I SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING MOMS IN THE INDUSTRY. KIKI FUNNY MAMA IS A STAND UP COMEDIAN FROM SEATTLE WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF AND PRODUCER OF CRAZY WOKE ASIANS. IN THE 2 YEARS SHE HAS BUILT THIS PLATFORM SHE HAS SOLD OUT OF ALMOST EVERY SHOW AND GIVES VETERAN AND UP & COMING STAND UP COMEDIAN SUCH AS MYSELF A PLATFORM…

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WOMAN CRUSH WANGSDAY PODCAST ; COMEDIAN NANCY RAVEN 1:18:56

5y ago1:18:56

1:18:56

UP AND COMING STAND UP COMEDIAN NANCY RAVEN JOINS ME ON THE FIRST PODCAST OF THE YEAR TO DISCUSS STAND UP COMEDY, EDM, GOING VEGAN AND HER UPBRINGINGS IN THE COMEDY WORLD. WE RECENTLY MET ON A SHOW WE DID TOGETHER LAST FRIDAY AND SHE WAS SO FUNNY I INVITED HER ON AS GUEST. YOU CAN FIND HER ON INSTAGRAM AT NANCY_RAVEN AND NANCY RAVEN ON Y0UTUBE.…

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NYE 2020 WANG GANG REUNION 1:23:35

5y ago1:23:35

1:23:35

WANG GANG REUNION EPISODE: MY 2 BEST FRIENDS IN THE COMEDY GAME JOIN ME FOR A COUNTDOWN INTO THE NEW YEARS. KILL TONY LEGEND STEVE LEE COMEDY COMES STRAIGHT FROM HONG KONG TO MAKE IT IN TIME TO COUNTDOWN INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH ME AND COMEDIAN ZAC ELK, TOGETHER WE REFLECT ON 2019 AND TALK ABOUT THE BEST AND WORST 3 THINGS OF THE YEAR. HAPPY NEW YEAR…

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Happy Kwanza Edition featuring Comedian Tron Jones 1:19:08

5y ago1:19:08

1:19:08

Comedian Tron Jones Joins me on hang with Wang on growing up in one of the most roughest neighborhoods in America, East Baltimore getting a D ride scholarship to play college ball with aspiring dreams of making it into the NBA, becoming a night club owner and ending up in a career in stand up comedy @tron1707…

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SCOTT TAKAI- SKATEBOARDER, FILMER, DIRECTOR, VIDEOGRAPHER 1:22:09

5y ago1:22:09

1:22:09

Today I sit down with my buddy Scott to talk about following your path, working on a set and getting paid to produce your own Content. Over the summer me and Scott got hired to create content for a few start up companies and we put out a series of comedy productions over the summer . He recently raised over 100k for a fundraising campaign video and…

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THE GODFATHER OF KOREA TOWN COMEDY PAUL PK KIM 1:37:52

5y ago1:37:52

1:37:52

Pk was the original host of the world famous laugh factory in Hollywood. He was the original founder of the Asian American talent show called Kollaboration which birthed a lot of the most well known Asian Americans in the entertainment industry today. Akwafina, Jo Koy, Jimmy Ouayang, dumbfounded, David so and more. His laugh factory videos have gar…

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CURRENT EVENTS WITH COMEDIAN & SPORTS PODCAST HOST @SOITSZACELK 59:52

5y ago59:52

59:52

In Today’s episode I catch up with one of my best friends in Comedy Zac Elk he hosts a podcast called up in the rafters and you can catch him nightly almost anywhere in southern California that has comedy. Today we dive into current event topics the nick cannon versus EMINEM beef, trumps impeachment, Lexington steel following me on Instagram, porn,…

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LIN SUN: EX SEX WORKER TURNED STAND UP COMEDIAN 1:29:24

5y ago1:29:24

1:29:24

We all have at one point made a joke about happy endings or automatically associate that with a Asian massage parlor. My guest Lin is living proof of that. Since her debut on the laugh factory her bit about on "massage girls" has gone viral. Tonight we got to sit down and talk about her 200 $ an hour hand jobs and her origins in comedy. She is one …

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