https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/ris2ep4_2.m4a Hey Race Invaders, tonight we talk about Code Switching and how I mess it up, we talk about it in media portrayals in Kim’s Convenience and Sorry to Bother You, and we both talk about how and why we slip into accents at times. We also talk briefly about how to keep your motivation to…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/ris2ep3-2.m4a Welcome to Race Invaders, where it’s no secret that Alok and Tim are big giant nerds. In this episode we will be discussing Nerd/Geek culture. Why nerds still exist even though nerd culture is way mainstream. And how and why toxic masculinity has poisoned the nerd well. Tabletop RPGs…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/ris2ep2_2.m4a We recorded on the last day of AAPI Heritage month. We managed to be Asian the entire month and not get threatened by white guys with knives. Lucky us. In this episode, Tim wonders if the Left and the Far Left are seeing much more of a rift, and Alok tells us about the Overton Window…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/ris2ep1_2.m4a Hey Race Invaders. Big thank you for coming back to the show. Today we’re going remedial, to an 084 class. Namely? Why the phrase, “I don’t see color” is deeply problematic and unhelpful. Why now? Because we’ve seen an uptick in it’s use and we want to nip that shit in the bud. Also,…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/riep34_2.m4a I’ll be honest Race Invaders, Episode 33 with Malcolm Gin was one of my favorite while Alok is on holiday. Why? Well for starters, the technology was in place: home studio, microphone, earphones were all perfect. I mean, Mal consulted me with doing a setup before hand and technically …

We discuss what it’s like in Canada – how it’s a complete fantasy land without racism, sexism and how they treat their Indigenous People with complete respect. Wait wait. That’s not true. We talk about nerdy shit, like LARPing – a company that a shitty whitetwashed video to hawk their wares, and the loathed Barbaric Practices Act of 2015 and their …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/riep31-2.m4a Hello Race Invaders, Tim Yang here to let you know that Alok is taking some time off. So, with his blessing I’m interviewing/co-hosting the show with other interesting, funny and insightful PoC. In this episode myself and Dr. Miquel Lewis discuss what the hell is happening over in Chi…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/riep30_2.m4a Hello Race Invaders. Hey, look – we’ve been at this for a year now. How the hell did that happen? On today’s episode, Tim has three things he wants to get off his chest and tries to tie them all back to a central theme: Proportional Responses to Difficult Situations. Have we as a soci…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/riep29-2.m4a A discussion of staying in your lane, why it’s important and maybe why it’s not important. We’ll talk it out and come to some super satisfying conclusion, I’m sure. We speak about the Dunning Kruger effect. When are you talking out of your butt? Hint: if you’re being aggressive and de…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/riep28-2.m4a Hey everyone. When we spoke about this last week, we didn’t know that we were going to also have to read about a white guy running down a young Quinalt father. We didn’t know that a man with a history of white supremacy was going to stab and kill two men and injure another who were tr…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/riep27-1.m4a Heyyyyyyy Race Invaders, we’re back after taking naps. Today we, well, catch up with each other and ask each other five questions that were totally prepared and not at all spontaneous. Nope. Totally scripted. I give Alok the 411 on Luna Lee and her awesome gayageum skills, update him …

Look at all these United Airlines seats that I’ll never sit in. https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/riep26-2.m4a Hello Race Invaders, thanks for dropping by for Episode 26, which I cleverly named The Tao of Dao, in which of course we talk about the brutal conflation between corporate policy and state violence. Unless you’ve been liv…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/accep81.m4a Hey Race Invaders, this week we team up with our friends over at All Comics Considered to trash talk, er, review Iron Fist. What does this show mean to comic book fans? What does it mean for Asian-Americans in Western Media (hint: nothing good). If you enjoyed this podcast, share it wi…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/accep24-2.m4a Hey hey, what’s new Race Invaders? So we’re two Asian-American dudes with microphones, so we thought it was super important to let you know what we think about things. Today’s thing? The so-called Echo Chamber, what we think about it, why it’s important why it’s not important and whe…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/riep23-getout-21.m4a Welcome back Race Invaders. Like a bunch of you, we saw Get Out recently – currently enjoying having crossed the 100 million dollar mark at the box office. And like you, we really enjoyed it. In addition to analyzing the film we get around to talking about the significance of …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/riep22.m4a Welcome back to Race Invaders! With Tim away on vacation, Alok is pleased to have Max Sparber as a guest host. An essayist and playwright, Max runs the blog Dress British Think Yiddish, where he talks about his journey in relearning the Yiddish language, his reactions to the resurgence …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/riep21a.m4a Hey Race Invaders, this is Alok. I’m all alone in the pod, because no one told me it was fucking vacation month, damn. Anyway, this is just a short note to tell you about some things we’ve got coming up, some media for you to check out in the meantime (including some terrible nepotisti…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/riep21.m4a Welcome to another episode of Race Invaders, where we are desperately trying not to just talk about Trump all the goddamn time. Today we’re discussing calling people out versus calling people in; when should you put someone on blast, and when should you have a quiet word aside? We also …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/riep20.m4a Welcome to Race Invaders, sponsored by nazipunch.haha. For our monumental 20th episode, we examine the ethics and morals of Nazi-punching (spoiler: punch that Nazi today) and other dilemmas. Also, What The Shit makes a triumphant return, as Alok yells ineffectually at some fucking idiot…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/riep19.m4a Hey Race Invaders. Look, we’ll be the first ones to admit that we aren’t perfect. I think we’ve made that pretty clear over the length and breadth of this podcast. We’re going to get things wrong, and when we do, we’ll course correct. That being said? Sometimes being wrong feels so righ…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/riep19-2.m4a Hello Race Invaders! Today’s episode is a little different, we had a chat with one of Alok’s friends from the his early years, Kelly Schenkman, who is a veteran of the United States Army. We wanted to have a discussion with her regarding what it was like being a woman in the military,…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/riep18-2.m4a Today dear listeners I’m calling this episode, “The Coverup”, and in it we talk about the Male Gaze, makeup and how I, Tim, fucked up in this regard. I apologize. We also talk about the kerfuffle between Margaret Cho and Tilda Swinton and explore how it could happen that two people co…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/riep16.m4a I’m calling this one “You Wrote the Show!”, because in this episode we take on a bunch of your questions and do our best to rapid-fire reply to them. We aren’t that rapid because the show is still 57 minutes long. Shout out to everyone that asked questions, we really appreciate you! You…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/riep15.m4a Hello Race Invaders – today’s episode is titled “The Economics of Racism”, and we’re talking about the historical and current economic realities that contribute to racism. What does trading bits of green paper have to do with racism? It turns out: a lot. Show notes: A shout out to Juan …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/riep14.m4a Hi Race Invaders, After a little post-election break we’re back to talk to you through what happened on 11/9. We’re thinking about changing the format of the end of the show from “What the Shit” to “What the Shit Do We Do Now?” We also answer listener question, “What do we do about prob…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/riep13.m4a Hey there, Race Invaders. We’ve got a special one for you today: an interview with Steven Barnes, Hugo-nominated author and screenwriter, martial artist, and all-around cool dude. Also, Alok has a special thanks for all of you listeners, and then he has a special joke for you in the for…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/riep12.m4a Sup Race Invaders, how’ve you been? We ate up Luke Cage in 3 days after it appeared on Netflix and we’re gonna talk about it. So if you haven’t watched it yet what’s wrong with you?, maybe hold off on this week’s episode until you take it all in. Thanks for listening to Race Invaders! I…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/riep11.m4a Howdy Race Invaders, today we’ll be talking about mental health and how it intersects with both the Asian community and how it’s impacted our own lives. Hey, we care about you – so if you feel like you’re in crisis please reach out to someone, a trusted friend or family. If nothing else…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep10.m4a Hey Race Invaders, it’s episode 10 and we’re doing something a little differently – I reached out to you for your burning questions, and we spent the entire 42 minutes answering said questions. So hey, thanks for asking! Shout out to Hannah, Esarhaddon, Jamie, Steven, and Rayah. For tho…

If you costume like this, we can’t be friends. No, really. https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep9.m4a Hey Race Invaders, this episode we’re talking about Cultural Appropriation – what it looks like, who it impacts, and appropriation versus exchange. We also make fun of that White Pho Chef dude, and no – we aren’t sorry for it in …

Why am I shirtless? Because Alok promised this if we got over 50 subscribers, so thanks listeners! https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep8.m4a Welcome back to Race Invaders, the show with 100% more Korean beefcake thanks to your generous support. Today, we’re talking about media representation, why it matters, and how it can hurt …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep7.m4a Hi Invaders, This episode, we’re going a little more personal than usual. Today Tim Yang is going to talk about his family. What it was like for his mom to immigrate to the United States, and how is dad migrated from North Dakota to Seattle and how they met. Its a deeply personal story f…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/riep6.m4a We’re all the way up to episode six! Today we talk about our heroes, why we have ’em and the good and bad about it. Also, we want to give a gigantic love filled shout out to “Uncle” Bob Santos. Links? Links! Uncle Bob: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/uncle-bob-santos-…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep5.m4a Welcome to another episode of Race Invaders, the show that really needs to get over its irrational fear of mayonnaise. In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about white privilege, white fragility, intersections of class and gender, and how small injustices lead to big ones. Also, Tim h…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep4.m4a Welcome to Race Invaders, the Podcast that’s 5 star hot. Today we’ll be talking about The Model Minority Myth – where it came from, why it’s horseshit, and what if anything, we can do with it to make things better. Tim talked briefly about Yuri Kochiyama, and promised a link to the piece…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep3.m4a Thanks for tuning in to this, our third episode of Race Invaders! Today we’re going to jaw about interracial dating, what it looks like from the PoC perspective, and how to manage doing it without fetishizing folks. Here’s the link for the OKCupid article that Tim spoke about. If you lik…

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep2-1.m4a trigger warning: non-graphic descriptions of violence against women and male rage Thanks for tuning in to our second episode of Race Invaders! This time around, we’re talking about toxic masculinity, growing up in a patriarchy that doesn’t accept you but still benefits you, the causes …

https://raceinvadersorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/riep1_1.m4a Thanks for listening to our inaugural podcast! You want show notes? We have some show notes for you. Tim: I know how to pronounce “inaugural”, I promise. I was just having a difficult time. This episode we talk about -What do people mean when they talk about “identity politics?” -Are d…