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Ep. 100: Corporate Wokeness (ft. Yasmin Nair)
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Our podcast has hit 100 episodes and we couldn't be prouder to have the esteemed Yasmin Nair (writer, activist, and academic) as our guest to commemorate the milestone! With Teen and Oxford, the crew discusses the corporatization of woke politics, from Disney's casting choices (e.g. "The Little Mermaid") to how the identities of political candidates like Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris are packaged to serve status quo agendas. Yasmin's website: https://www.yasminnair.net/ Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Yasmin (@nairyasmin) Teen (@mont_jiang) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Believe in Something by Yasmin Nair: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/believe-in-something-nair American Gay: Pete Buttigieg and the Politics of Forgetting by Yasmin Nair: https://www.yasminnair.net/content/american-gay-pete-buttigieg-and-politics-forgetting SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
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Our podcast has hit 100 episodes and we couldn't be prouder to have the esteemed Yasmin Nair (writer, activist, and academic) as our guest to commemorate the milestone! With Teen and Oxford, the crew discusses the corporatization of woke politics, from Disney's casting choices (e.g. "The Little Mermaid") to how the identities of political candidates like Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris are packaged to serve status quo agendas. Yasmin's website: https://www.yasminnair.net/ Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Yasmin (@nairyasmin) Teen (@mont_jiang) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Believe in Something by Yasmin Nair: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/believe-in-something-nair American Gay: Pete Buttigieg and the Politics of Forgetting by Yasmin Nair: https://www.yasminnair.net/content/american-gay-pete-buttigieg-and-politics-forgetting SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
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John Pang joins Teen to discuss the contrast between America's dark vision of tech leading us into a dystopain near-future, while Asia dreams of a tech utopia. And theories on why China is building data centers in space. Part 1 of 2. To get access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 604: Taiwan's Rootless Cosmopolitans (ft. Angelica Oung) 1:01:33
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Angelica Oung joins Teen from Taipei to talk about perfect bilingualism, wayward Taiwanese politics, and Noah Smith's weaboo fixations. Pt. 1 of 2 Bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag
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Shan and Teen talk about Evgenia Kovda's epic multi-day Twitter rant against stunted American adults who refuse to grow up, have children, and become 'tethered to life'. Do only parents experience the primal source of love? Can only parents be trusted to save the world? Why is the Pope an unmarried, childless bachelor? A married couple tackles these question. Pt. 1 of 2 For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 600: So How Did Moving To China Go? (ft Q Anthony Ali) 1:04:50
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Q Anthony Ali joins Teen from Tianjin to talk about leaving Toronto, starting a new chapter in life in China, and the small things about adjusting to life in China. Pt 1 of 2 To access bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 597: The Dog-Eat-Dog World (ft. CS Taniguchi) 1:01:33
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CS Taniguchi joins Teen to talk about trying to live your best life in an objectively bad era. Part 1 of 2 To get access to Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 595: The Asian American-ness of Jewish Movies (ft. Trevor Beaulieu) 1:07:40
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Trevor joins Jess and Teen to follow up on the discussion of Jewish American culture and its under-appreciated impact on American culture overall (see ep. 586). This time with a focus on the films 'Annie Hall' and 'Quiz Show' and how the Asian American experience echoes these earlier works, but in ways that don't often get expressed in Asian American culture. Pt 1 of 2 To get access to pt 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag…
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Mike joins Teen to break down last week's "Liberation Day" against the whole world, the stock market meltdown, and what kind of sense can be made of what seems to be economic seppuku by the United States. What does any of this shit mean? Part 1 of 2 To access bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 591: People Are Just Bugging Out (ft. Mike) 55:53
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Mike joins Teen to talk about figuring out an alternative to the career-family path, people just cracking under the pressure, and The White Lotus. Part 1 of 2. For access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 590: Is China Switching to Offense? (ft. John Pang) 1:26:29
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John Pang joins Teen to talk about Trump's escalating trade war with China, and why we in America may have grown complacent with China only playing defense i.e. responding in kind and proportion to American aggression. Is it possible that era of Chinese conservatism is over, and that we could see China taking the tempo of the fight and switching to offense? What could China do to us? See Teen's related article on Substack here: https://interarma.substack.com/p/scott-bessents-coming-war-against?r=6pahq To support Plan A and get access to bonus episodes and the Discord community: patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 588: Privatization and the Collapse of Higher Education (ft. Chong and Prof Fred) 1:04:20
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Prof Fred Lee and Chong join Teen to talk about the state of higher education, why universities are bloated with administrators but short on full time professors and instructors, and the way college and grad/professional programs have become finishing schools to sell oneself into the corporate market. Part 1 of 2 To access Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 586: 90s Media Culture and the Jewish POV (ft. Treavor Beaulieu) 1:07:02
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Trevor from Champagne Sharks joins after a long hiatus to talk with Jess and Teen about 90s media culture, the context-lite stochastic New York City of primetime sitcoms, the exceptionalism of 'Seinfeld', and crypto-Jews. Part 1 of 2. To access Part 2 and all bonus episodes, become a supporter at patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 584: Degen Saturday Morning Global Catchup 59:58
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Mike, Steve, and Teen find the Lagrange Point of LA, HK, and NYC to catch up on all things degenerate: California, stocks, economy, and the first 30 days of Trump 2. This is part 1 of 2. For access to part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag
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1 Ep. 582: Stop Attacking Asian Diaspora Women FFS (ft. Lei Gong) 1:15:47
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Lei Gong joins Teen to talk about the continuing attacks online against Asian diaspora women as a group, and whether the use of politics is a just a disguise to hide an underlying racialized misogyny with deep psychosexual roots (guess the answer). Part 2 bonus of this episode is a discussion about Chinese stocks and whether it's time to buy. Totally different topic! To gain access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 580: Trumpachev and the Last Days of Empire (ft. MeowMeow Mike) 1:06:19
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Part 1 of 2 Mike (@Meow_Meow_2020) joins Teen to talk about Trump being a Gorbachev figure in American history. The Final Leader, the Empire's Last Man. "You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels." To get Part 2 of this episode, support us at patreon.com/planamag…
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1 Ep. 578: Tell Me About DeepSeek In the Style of 3 Asian Dudes Bullshitting (ft. Mike and Filip) 59:24
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Part 1 of 2 Filip joins after a long dad-duty break to chat with Mike and Teen about the DeepSeek drop, their experiences and opinions of AI tools, especially whether it's something to fear as a job destroyer or a SuperFriend when we reach are old and lonely. To get access to Part 2 and other bonus pods, support us at: patreon.com/planamag…
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