Description

In this seasonal wrap-up, Delia goes over some of the biggest questions on the podcast this past season! Topics include, the future of the podcast, Koreaboos, the Writer’s Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and more! What shows or films would you like to hear covered in a retrospective on the pod?

Things discussed in this episode:

• Questions:

• Learning about the cultural connections

• Are you Blasian?

• What ARE you?

• What has my language journey been like?

• How am I beating the Koreaboo allegations?

• Why is Black representation important in non-Western media?

• Is what I do, “activism?”

• Is this a political podcast?

• Do I ever disagree with guests?

• How do I reconcile the harm done to Black people with my fandom?

• Strikes’ international effect and how to engage as a responsible fan

• What has the reception REALLY been like?

• What has been the most surprising thing about this season?

• Is this the end of Culture by Culture?

• What’s next for Culture by Culture

• Anime Relatable livestream

• Strike and international entertainment labor resources:

• Washington Post: Asian filmmakers watch Hollywood strikes with hope and frustration

• LA Times: South Korean actors in Netflix originals want better pay. The company refuses to meet with their union

• New York Times: Anime Is Booming. So Why Are Animators Living in Poverty?

• Anime News Network: Veteran Producer Explains the Problems of Unionizing In the Anime Industry

• Anime Corner (re: voice actors) : Mob Beams in His Very Own Mob Psycho 100 Character Trailer

• Disney Be A Hero livestream

• Episodes mentioned:

• Dad

• Sarah Phillips

• 1OAK

• Black Girl Seoul

• Jason

• Rohan

• Mars

• Mochi Mag (episode 1 and episode 2)

• joonsmelanindrop episode

Find us online:

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Support us:

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Credits:

Host, Executive Producer, Editor, Engineer: Delia

Personal Site | Personal Instagram | Personal Threads | Personal Twitter

About Culture by Culture:

Culture by Culture is a multidimensional podcast exploration into Black and Asian pop-cultural ties. Part sociology, history, and pop-culture podcast, it covers everything from deep-dives into our favorite gateway media, interviews with experts to help guide us through our historical and current cultural connections, and conversations with fellow nerds digging into our cultural identities and our pop-cultural interests.

Our mission is to understand and foster the unity that has historically existed between our cultures through our shared interests in each other’s pop-culture.