Best Youngmi Mayer Podcasts (2024)

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That's All Folks! 46:45

1+ y ago46:45

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Cannot thank you enough for all of your support! Follow us on our socials @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer! Don't be a stranger and come see us perform at a live show.By Youngmi Mayer & Brian Park

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Major Feelings (feat. Cathy Park Hong, Poet) 1:06:30

1+ y ago1:06:30

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It’s the penultimate episode, ahh! There’s no better guest to go through all the feelings that come from it than poet, writer, and author of the widely acclaimed book Minor Feelings, Cathy Park Hong! We talk to her about life after writing the most essential book of our generation on Asian Americans, and how her writing and research have informed h…

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Looking Back 1:02:46

1+ y ago1:02:46

1:02:46

Take a trip down memory lane with us. We look back on our first episode of this podcast and reflect on how far we've come :') Follow us at @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. Thank you!By Youngmi Mayer & Brian Park

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They Want Our Money, But Not Us (Vanessa Hong, Influencer) 1:07:25

1+ y ago1:07:25

1:07:25

Haute Pod Episode! We have fashion influencer and creative director Vanessa Hong on this week to tell it like it is about the world of fashion. We unpack "influencer" and what it really means today; how the fashion industry responds to a new generation of eco-friendly, socially conscious consumers; and whether fashion has truly reached any equity f…

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An Important Announcement 49:15

1+ y ago49:15

49:15

Hi everyone, it's a solo episode because we have an important announcement. Please listen!By Youngmi Mayer & Brian Park

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Bend It Like Jeremy Lin (feat. Frank Chi, 38 at The Garden) 1:00:02

1+ y ago1:00:02

1:00:02

We know…it’s about time we did a sports episode!! This week we are honored to have director Frank Chi on the pod to discuss his latest documentary, 38 at the Garden, out now on HBO! We talk about the new film, Linsanity, and the impact of Jeremy Lin’s history-making NBA run on us and New York. We also hear about Frank’s career turn from politics to…

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Trying To Be Badasses For No Reason (feat. Kim Chi, Drag Queen) 56:04

2y ago56:04

56:04

You’ll be absolutely gagged to hear that Kim Chi is our special guest this week! You may know her from her incredible run on RuPaul’s Drag Race or her beauty line, but her story behind the performance is so intricate, relatable, and delightful. We talk to Kim Chi about her experience on the show, being able to tour as a part of her career, and the …

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Receiving As An Act Of Service 59:35

2y ago59:35

59:35

This week we discuss our shifting roles as creatives and how we're adapting our inner and outer selves to the subsequent public perception. All that to say, we're leaning in and hope you'll join us! Also we dive deep into our childhood crushes. Have fun listening to this one, and be sure to follow us at @feelingasianpodcast on Instagram and TikTok!…

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Corner Office Scam (feat. Delia Cai, Vanity Fair) 57:39

2y ago57:39

57:39

Did you know there’s such a thing as the Internet whisperer? We have her on the pod this week! Delia Cai is a senior correspondent at Vanity Fair, covering culture and celebrity with a knack for understanding Gen Z trends. We talk to her about NYFW, corporate try-hards, and her forthcoming novel Central Places. We also predict cultural trends with …

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Metaphor Alert (feat. Frankie Gaw, Food Blogger) 58:38

2y ago58:38

58:38

We hope you’re hungry for this week’s episode! Frankie Gaw is a Taiwanese American cook, writer, and designer whose debut book First Generation comes out in a month! If you don’t know his work yet, please go drool over his food photography at @littlefatboyfrankie before diving into this convo! We talk about his unconventional start in food writing …

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Asian-American Studies 201 (feat. Dr. Russell Jeung and Anuradha Vikram) 1:14:45

2y ago1:14:45

1:14:45

Feeling Asian goes back to school this week with Dr. Russell Jeung (Professor at San Francisco State University, Founder of Stop AAPI Hate) and Anuradha Vikram (Curator and Faculty at UCLA, Co-Founder of Stop DiscriminAsian)! We asked each of our guests to come into the episode with an event or timeline in Asian American history that has become mis…

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Make Scarlett Johansson Asian Again 51:55

2y ago51:55

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We're back this week Feeling Asian classique style aka just us two! We've had a string of amazing guests and felt it was time to check-in with each other. Give it a listen and leave us a review. And as always, we appreciate your support via Patreon: patreon.com/feelingasianBy Youngmi Mayer & Brian Park

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Who Gets Fed (feat. Andrew Thomas Huang, Film Director) 1:15:07

2y ago1:15:07

1:15:07

Andrew Thomas Huang is a visual artist and film director known for his music videos for FKA twigs, Björk, Atoms for Peace, and more. We loooove his video for FKA twigs’ “Cellophane,” which resurfaced last year amid the hype over Lil Nas X’s video for “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name),” much of which was seemingly heavily lifted from Huang’s work. We …

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Cities Are For Fools (feat. Bohan Phoenix, Musical Artist) 1:08:46

2y ago1:08:46

1:08:46

A guest so nice, we bring ‘em on twice! Bohan Phoenix is back on the pod with us this week in the afterglow of his debut album release! The last time we spoke was in the thick of COVID-19 (weird vibes!); this time around we talk about feeling more uncertain than ever about your career after dropping a debut album, the expectations versus reality of…

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Ducks In A Pond (feat. Kulap Vilaysack, Add to Cart Pod) 1:10:42

2y ago1:10:42

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This week we have an OG in the podcasting world! Kulay Vilaysack is a comedian, writer, director, show runner, former co-host of the Who Charted? podcast and most recently a co-host of Add To Cart podcast! We talk to her about what our consumption patterns reveal about our psyches, letting things simply happen (AKA don’t cockblock the universe), an…

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Renaissance Woman (feat. JY Choi, Sex Educator) 1:03:29

2y ago1:03:29

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(TW: SA) This week we talk to JY Choi, a sex educator and sex toy shop owner based in Korea (insert audible gasps here). In a country that is still working hard to bring sex positivity and sexual wellness into the mainstream, Choi is a pioneer in her field. We talk to her about working as a freelance educator, creating a more female-focused sex toy…

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More Than Just Pressing Play (feat. Jai Wolf, DJ) 1:13:26

2y ago1:13:26

1:13:26

This episode belongs on the summer festival main stage: we have electronic music producer and artist Sajeeb Saha aka Jai Wolf with us this week! We talk about EDM (you know, the genre that everyone has an opinion about) and all of the misconceptions and changes that it has endured over the last decade. Sajeeb also breaks down all of its different s…

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Not Just Sneakers (feat. Jeff Staple, Creative Director) 1:12:48

2y ago1:12:48

1:12:48

From sneaking into Parsons’ silk screen lab to making sneaker history: we have hometown legend Jeff Staple in the house today! You may know this creative visionary for his DIY roots and shaking up streetwear with his Nike Dunk Low SB collab “NYC Pigeon.” We talk to Jeff about his come up in streetwear, what draws people to the scene, the current st…

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I Smoked Weed One Time And It Ruined My Life 1:20:40

2y ago1:20:40

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This week I talk to Aaron Harris, (voice actor and comedian featured in Ice Age and the new YuGiOh series). Aaron had a harsh reaction to smoking weed as a teen which he describes as feeling like almost triggering psychosis. We also talk about parenting (even though Aaron doesn't have kids) and how weird some adults are who have kids. I also discus…

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We Are Nothing More Than A Grain Of Sand (feat. Kaitlin Chan, Cartoonist) 1:07:11

2y ago1:07:11

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Look out, Feeling Asian has gone international (from our bedrooms)! Our guest this week is cartoonist and cultural worker Kaitlin Chan, whose work has appeared on The New Yorker, Popular, and The Margins! We talk to her about living in Hong Kong, creating cartoons about your feelings, the idea that the U.S. is the literary/film/art capital of the w…

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Your Dad's A Narcissist, My Dad's A Narcissist, Everyone's Dad Is A Narcissist! 1:13:33

2y ago1:13:33

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This week I talk to Erin Hosier the host of Tell Me About Your Father Podcast and author of Don't Let Me Down, a book about her relationship with her narcissist father. We talk all about narcissism. We talk about how common this personality disorder is but how it's very misunderstood. We specifically touch on the experience of being the child of a …

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Cartoon Parties (feat. Elizabeth Ito, City of Ghosts) 1:13:02

2y ago1:13:02

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Elizabeth Ito is a director, writer, storyboard artist, and recent Peabody Award recipient for her show City of Ghosts! We discussed what the writers rooms look like for our favorite animated series (like Adventure Time!), having your own award-winning Netflix show (but also not having it renewed :\), and what we could all learn from children. Also…

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I Could've Been The First Lady Of Korea But My Boyfriend Died In A Fire 46:17

2y ago46:17

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This week I talk to my friend Cindy who is the owner of Azaelea's in NYC. She and I have been friends for a long time so I was totally shocked when she told me about a traumatic incident she endured in her early 20s involving the death of someone she was dating at the time. We talk about the nature of traumatic events, especially events that happen…

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We're All In Drag (feat. ALOK, Artist) 1:01:10

2y ago1:01:10

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ALOK is a comedian, poet, author, and this week’s amazing guest who many of you have asked us to have on the show! We talk to them about using comedy as an instrument for social good, embracing our sense of play as adults, and the hypocrisy of gender constructs in society. Thank you Alok for the reminder to feel radicalized in the midst of devastat…

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IDGAF I'm Getting An Abortion AND A Tattoo 23:46

2y ago23:46

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This week I talk about how I discovered that the abortion I had was illegal and why I had no idea until I discussed it on this podcast. I talk about how Korean people deal with an oppressive and conservative government and how the spirit of doing whatever they want behind "father's" back lives on in me. I also talk about being confused by people wh…

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Tired Of Waiting (feat. Yumi Nu, Model) 1:06:36

2y ago1:06:36

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Yumi Nu is a model and singer-songwriter who recently graced the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first plus-size model of Asian descent to do so!! Our hearts swell when we think about all the self-love and kindness she shows herself. We talk to Yumi about what helped her embrace her beauty, reclaiming her Asian identity l…

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Neve Campbell Isn't Coming To Save Me From My Assault 53:51

2y ago53:51

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CW: childhood assault, Bullying. This week I talk to Gus Constantellis (Comedian, Tiktok star) about how his obsession with celebrities and media from a certain time of his life relates to a trauma that he experienced during the same time. Gus discusses how during the pandemic his body had a severe reaction to an incident he experienced almost 20 y…

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Duality (feat. Luna Li, Musical Artist) 1:04:03

2y ago1:04:03

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Luna Li is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer…basically there’s nothing she can’t do!! Based in Toronto, the artist first took off at the height of the pandemic with her at-home jam sessions which led to her blissful debut album Duality. We talk to her about coming up as an outsider in the Toronto garage rock scene, our rider wis…

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Yes He Tried To R-Word Me But Also He Does A Great Kermit The Frog Impression 1:21:54

2y ago1:21:54

1:21:54

CW: Sexual Assault, Childhood Sexual Abuse. This week I talk to Lucie Pohl, the brilliant comedian behind Immigrant Jam Podcast. I talk about a really traumatizing experience I had as a teenager and Lucie talks about two incidents of her life where she experienced sexual assault and why her inital reaction was to blame herself. Also we laugh about …

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You Are What You Read (Lucy Yu, Yu and Me Books) 1:10:04

2y ago1:10:04

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We are so honored to have Lucy Yu of Yu and Me Books on the pod this week! Yu and Me Books is the first female Asian American owned bookstore in NYC and we were so eager to have the founder on after Youngmi heard her speak at an event last month. Tune in to learn about how Lucy, a lifelong career changer, began as a chemical engineer but then follo…

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Punching Up (feat. Zoe Si, Cartoonist) 1:13:37

2y ago1:13:37

1:13:37

Zoe Si is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated cartoonist, illustrator, and a firm believer that when words fail, a cartoon can succeed. Too often, her comics and autobiographical doodles make us go “wow I feel seen.” Zoe and we talk about the craziness of being named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for your cartoons, her past life as a lawyer, and the joy of bein…

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Guns Don't Kill People Cops Kill People 27:28

2y ago27:28

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CW: mass shootings. I'm back with another solo episode about my feelings about guns and cops. I'm stupid and I don't know anything so I kept it to my feelings. I touch on how if you grew up in an unfair/abusive household, this feeling of powerless and frustration is familiar as well as triggering.

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Let The Universe Take You There (feat. Sheena Melwani, Content Creator) 1:09:39

2y ago1:09:39

1:09:39

Sheena Melwani is a content creator with the most infectious laugh known to TikTok. You may know her from her wholesome videos with her family, who love to put the biggest smile on her face (goals). We talk about letting the universe guide you and following its signs, and how it is never too late to pursue your dreams. This is especially true for m…

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I'm OK With My Mom Dying But I Draw The Line At Hilary Clinton Losing 55:48

2y ago55:48

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CW: death. This week I talk to John deBary about the death of his mother from brain cancer. John had no emotional reaction to her passing only to suffer a mental breakdown two years later after Hilary Clinton lost the presidential race in 2016. We talk about how we both tend to repress strong emotions and how it's conditioning from our childhoods. …

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I Was Here The Whole Time (feat. Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once) 54:38

2y ago54:38

54:38

Ke Huy Quan is an actor who most recently played leading man Waymond in Everything Everywhere All At Once. We consider this his celebratory return to the big screen given our earliest memories at the movies are of watching him in The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom! We talked about his return to acting, why his recent role as Waymo…

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My Abortion IS Funny IT'S FUNNY 40:41

2y ago40:41

40:41

CW: Abortion, Statutory Rape, Abuse. This week I talk about my abortion in full detail by myself. It was weird recording on my own but then I ended up sharing stories I have NEVER told until this day. I talk about having sexual relationships with adults as a minor and why I think that happened and how it directly led to me having to have an abortio…

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Funny, Awesome And Weird And Sad (feat. Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once) 1:06:57

2y ago1:06:57

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Stephanie Hsu plays Joy/Jobu Tupaki in Everything Everywhere All At Once. With a breakthrough performance where she stars opposite Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Ke Huy Kuan, the actress joins us to talk about the rock scene (*sniffles*), being kind and sweet in a cutthroat industry (*whimpers*), and allowing herself to love what she does (*cries*). We…

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Now That's A REAL Woman (I'm Non-Binary) 1:12:19

2y ago1:12:19

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CW: Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Homophobia. This week I talk to Ryan Marie Burdge (who also goes by Hilary Burdge) about growing up neurodivergent and queer. Ryan Marie talks about being part of the first group of children to be diagnosed with ADHD in the 80s and the abuse they went through at the hands of the adults in their community. We discus…

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Moms (feat. Ippun Mayer and Jessica Park) 1:39:28

2y ago1:39:28

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Phew. It was only a matter of time until we did this episode, and we’re pretty sure you are excited for this one as well. To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invite Youngmi’s umma Ippun and Brian’s noona Jessica to the pod and quickly learn that we are fated to become our mothers!! We also unpack some of your submissions when we asked you, “what is a con…

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I Think I Killed My Sister 54:32

2y ago54:32

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CW: Negligent Abuse, Child Death. This week I speak to Anne Ishii Executive Director of The Asian Arts Initiative, the owner of the clothing brand MASSIVE and a manga translator. Anne discusses the shocking death of her younger sibling when she was 6 years old and the ways it shaped her life and personality. We both discuss sharing a history of neg…

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Ghost Out Of The Shell (feat. Alex Sujong Laughlin, Normal Gossip) 1:05:11

2y ago1:05:11

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Alex Sujong Laughlin is a writer and audio producer who has created podcasts for the New York Times, Buzzfeed, and The Washington Post. You might know her recent work on Normal Gossip (a must-listen for nosy lovers of banal gossip)! We talk about biases in newsrooms, knowing your worth, and ghostwriting. Oh, and ghosts. Listen to Alex’s amazing wor…

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I Can't Stop Thinking About My Baby Dying 1:19:29

2y ago1:19:29

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CW: Death and illness in children. This week I talk to Alex Pemoulie about her baby going through open-heart surgery (he is fine). Alex and I met when her first child and my son were babies and got along because we were utterly traumatized by motherhood. We had a short-lived feminist mom podcast (one of approximately one trillion feminist mom podca…

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Blossoming (feat. THE BLSSM, Artist) 1:23:41

2y ago1:23:41

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Lily Lizotte (she/they) aka THE BLSSM is an artist who hails from Sydney, Australia. Lily is our inaugural Aussie guest and they had some choice words about what it was like growing up there. Lily also gives us an honest, inside look into the ups and downs of being an artist on the rise in the music industry. Go stream THE BLSSM right now!!! Be sur…

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My Uncle Got Murdered And My Mom Never Noticed I Was Allergic To Milk 55:52

2y ago55:52

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CW: Violence, ED, Negligent Abuse. This week is part two of the conversation with Chansophalla Nop and Oak Laokwansathitaya. Chan talks about her family's traumatic history of living in wartime Cambodia and Oak discusses recently finding out he might suffer from narcoplepsy. Oak also talks about his discovery of being lactose intolerant after a chi…

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Uncle Roger's Intentions (feat. Nigel Ng, Comedian) 1:17:08

2y ago1:17:08

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Nigel Ng is a London-based comedian who made a splash on the Internet with his “Uncle Roger” persona on TikTok and YouTube. We dive right in with Nigel about the image he’s created to provide commentary on Asian stereotypes, lampoon popular food critics and restaurateurs for their fascination with Asian dishes, and reflect on – you know – the “acce…

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You're laughing? I'm getting SAed and you're laughing? 56:55

2y ago56:55

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CW: Childhood SA, A, Asian hate crimes, Violence. This week on Hairy butthole Chansophalla Nop and Oak Laokwansathitaya discuss childhood trauma and how the recent spike in Asian hate crimes encited trauma responses from both of them. They discuss how their response to violence and harrassment might seem confusing or inappropriate to people who hav…

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Post-Korea Blues (feat. Yaeji, Artist) 1:13:07

2+ y ago1:13:07

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Yaeji is an artist, singer, producer and mastermind behind your favorite club bangers. She joins us to discuss her artistic evolution and how to treat music as documentation. Yaeji also shares what it was like to develop her forthcoming album in Korea. It gets fiery too – we talk about confronting repressed emotions! Listen to Yaeji wherever you ge…

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I'm A Coward. But I'm Going To Live. 48:22

2+ y ago48:22

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This week Lana Siebel joins Youngmi to discuss her life as a Ukranian Jewish refugee in America. She talks about Ukraine in a realistic way that feels authentic and different compared to recent discourse. Her family considered themselves "second class citizens" as Jews in their own homeland and thus their relationship to Ukraine is complicated. She…

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Find Your North Star (feat. Eric Kim, New York Times) 1:09:52

2+ y ago1:09:52

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We’re excited to bring back friend of the pod - Eric Kim! Eric is a cooking columnist at the New York Times and author of the memoir/cookbook Korean American! Bring the tissues because this is a heartfelt one. We dive into relationships and the validation of obtaining your dreams. Grab Eric’s book at your nearest bookstore and impress all your frie…

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Stupid Ass Bitch Who Doesn't Know Where TF She's Going 46:03

2+ y ago46:03

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This week I'm joined by the hilarious comedian Dylan Adler. Dylan talks about not being able to cry about the death of his grandma. Then I discuss being called a 'stupid ass btich who doesn't know where tf she's going' by a receptionist and then feeling the need to apologize to her. We then discuss the urge to apologize to people who treat us poorl…

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