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Infatu Asian PodcastEp 168 The March Madness of Chinese Cuisine 2025!The day had come on March 22nd, 2025... the day we crowned the greatest dish in Chinese Cuisine for 2025! It was a hotly contested battle, voted on by about 60 members of our audience on a beautiful night in Chinatown. Cohosted by myself and the folks from The Worst Quality Crab Podcast and the On Waverly Bookstore, it was truly a fun night!
I hope you were able to join us live, but if you weren't, here's our recording. Mark your calendars for next year, we'd love to do another round with lots of your favorites that didn't make t...2025-04-021h 05Infatu Asian PodcastEp 166 Mahjong’s Cultural Legacy: Author Nicole Wong on House Rules & TraditionI'm a little ashamed to say, I don't think I've ever played a real game of mahjong! Today's guest, Nicole Wong, wrote the perfect book for me! It's called Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora, and it has a little bit of everything for a new player like myself, or a seasoned player like you!
It's available April 8th wherever you get your books. Follow Nicole @themahjongproject on Instagram, or learn more at her website https://www.themahjongproject.com/about
Also, please come down to On Waverly on Saturday, March 22nd, at 5:30 PM (or yo...2025-03-1957 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 165 Chatting With Mr. Prasetyo Hadi the Consul General of Indonesia in San Francisco!Mr. Prasetyo Hadi is the Consul General for Indonesia in San Francisco. I met Mr. Prasetyo Hadi at a fun celebration by the Indonesian Consulate in San Francisco. I asked if we could do an episode together, and so we got together and had a fun chat at the Consulate General, which happens to be near my work. They couldn’t have been nicer, showing me some of the warmth and hospitality Indonesia is famous for. I can’t wait to visit Indonesia someday!
In the meantime, if you’d like a taste of Indonesia you can visit...2025-03-1227 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 155 End of the Year Wrapped with Katie and ZoeLast episode of the year! Katie and Zoe joined me to talk about all things InfatuAsian. We kicked around a new name for you listeners, we talked about the most popular regions where our audience downloads episodes, as well as our Top 5 Episodes of the year. I'm pretty sure our number 1 most listened to episode will surprise you!
Thanks to my co-hosts Katie and Zoe! You are both great and I hope we chat again soon! Follow Zoe @juniperseabooks and Katie @katieyowyow
As I always mention, you can write to us at: infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com, and pleas...2024-12-2647 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 152 Weike Wang Discusses Her Newest Book - Rental HouseI love that we've been doing this podcast long enough to have repeat guests! It's been two and a half years since Weike's last book came out, and we talked with her about it back then. Weike's newest novel Rental House is out December 3rd, 2024, and we're pumped that we got to speak with her last week!
This book is about an interracial couple in their mid-30's who rent a vacation home in Cape Cod, and spend a week with each of their parents/in-laws. Keru's parents are Chinese immigrants, while Nate's are anti-vaxing Trumpers. Both sets...2024-12-0429 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 149 A Creepy, Dark, Bloody K-Drama Draft!It's time for our annual K-Drama Draft show! This time we went with a belated Halloween theme. We'll be picking dramas that have good villains, are a little dark, have an unexpected death, or are filled with blood, zombies or ghosts!
Joining Jennifer and me this week is Lia from the Afternoon Delight Podcast! Afternoona Delight is a fantastic K-Drama show where 3 romance authors break down your favorite K-Dramas and tropes. Please give them a listen wherever you get podcasts and follow them over @afternoonadelight on Instagram or find their webpage of the same name.
As...2024-11-061h 27Infatu Asian PodcastEp 143 Connie Chung - The First Asian Woman to Co-Anchor the CBS Evening NewsChatting with Connie Chung was a dream come true. For several generations, Connie was the only Asian face you saw consistently on television. Starting in 1971, Connie has brought us news and interviews with class and integrity. I still can't get over how humble and warm she was. I think she is still genuinely surprised by how much she means to us as Asian Americans. She is really the GOAT and an icon.
Her new book, Connie: A Memoir, is available everywhere. I am so glad she wrote it. I learned so much more about her as a p...2024-09-191h 04Infatu Asian PodcastEp 142 E-Trike Karaoke with Alanna Malicdem!Etrike Karaoke is some of the most fun content on the internet. In it, Alanna Malicdem pedals up to people on the streets of West Hollywood and asks them if they'd like to sing karaoke on the back of her electric tricycle... sometimes it goes great, and sometimes it doesn't, but it's always a good time. Lately, she's been toting around some celebrities, including KPOP groups like Riize, BoyNextDoor, and P1 Harmony!
I wanted to hear more of Alanna's story and how she came up with this fun channel. She was a complete joy to speak with an...2024-09-0441 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 141 Flushing Food Tour with Lingjie!We took our show on the road this summer. This time we ended up in Flushing, Queens in New York City, and there's no better way to experience a town than to have a local show you around! So we called up our podcast pal Lingjie who dropped everything to guide us to cheap and good places to eat! We disappointed Lingjie by only being able to eat at 7 different spots, but we had a good time! I hope you enjoy our silly Flushing banter mixed in with yummy food and lots of street noises!
Foods we at:2024-08-281h 12Infatu Asian PodcastEp 139 Emily Kwong Host of LAist/NPR's Inheriting PodcastEmily Kwong is the host of a fantastic new podcast from LAist/NPR. Inheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations.
Sarah-Soonling and I had such a fantastic chat with Emily about her roots, how she got into radio, and how she decided to make Inheriting the show it is!
Please listen to Inheriting, wherever you get your podcasts, and read more over at https://laist.com/podcasts/inheriting You can also follow Emily @kwongsong on Instagram and listen to her ot...2024-08-071h 19Infatu Asian PodcastEp 136 K-Drama 2024 Mid-Year UpdatesCurtis, Nadira, and Jen get back together to talk about 2024 K-Dramas, coincidentally 3 years since we launched this podcast in June 2021! If we're being honest, 2024 hasn't been a great year of K-Dramas for us so far, but there have been some dramas that have made us laugh and cry... or both. We'll be talking specifically about An Atypical Family and Queen of Tears, and we'll comment on a few others that we liked or dropped.
As usual, thanks to my guests Nadira and Jennifer for chatting with me on the solstice!
You can listen to us on...2024-07-171h 15Infatu Asian PodcastEp 134 Taku - Outdoor Chef LifeThere is a type of content on YouTube called "Catch and Cook" videos, where people catch fish and then show you how to prepare them. Most people who make these kinds of videos simply take the guts out of the fish, slap them in a grill or a pan with some butter and salt and pepper and eat them like that. Taku, aka Outdoor Chef Life, has elevated the genre by producing amazing content with restaurant-worthy dishes that look as good as the taste! It was really fun sitting down and chatting with him for a little bit! He's on...2024-07-0352 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 131 Eddie Ahn - Author of the Graphic Novel AdvocateEddie Ahn has been working in environmental justice as the executive director of Brightline Defense for the past 15+ years, here in San Francisco. And you know me, whenever I get a chance to interview someone from SF I'll jump at the chance! Eddie has published his first graphic novel, Advocate, a memoir about navigating family and working on environmental justice issues here in SF and beyond. He is a self-taught artist who illustrates the ups and downs of being a child of immigrants doing non-profit work in a difficult arena like California.
Listen to our episode wherever yo...2024-06-1242 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 117 Reverend Eugene Cho - Founder of One Day's Wages and President and CEO of Bread For the WorldIt’s not every day that we have a reverend on the InfatuAsian Podcat! Reverend Eugene Cho has made it his mission to end suffering around the world. He founded One Day's Wages, a grassroots organization that uses small donations from everyday people to help people all over the world. He’s written and co-authored 3 books and speaks all over the world. He is currently the President and CEO of Bread for the World.
Eugene and I have known each other for about 40 years, and it is truly an honor to call him a friend. I admire the pers...2024-03-061h 01Infatu Asian PodcastEp 115 Our Favorite K-Drama Romances!Love is still in the air over here at the InfatuAsian Podcast... you get a 2nd Valentine's Day episode! This time Jennifer, Nadira, and I asked some of our podcasting friends to pick their favorite K-Drama romance of ALL TIME!!! I loved hearing all their answers, and I hope you agree or maybe even get a few dramas to add to your watchlist!
Special thanks to all my special guests! They all went above and beyond my expectations and came through big time. THANK YOU!!!!
Lia from Afternoona Delight Podcast (@afternoonadelightpodcast)
Judy and Lin...2024-02-211h 05Infatu Asian PodcastEp 109 More Side-Hustles and Money Tips with Chloe Choe!Friend of the podcast Chloe Choe came back to talk side hustles, real estate, and more money tips! Chloe is a software engineer by day, but she loves little and big ways to generate extra income. She got her real estate license last year and bought her first home! We had a lot of fun talking about big and small ways to get more money in your pocket.
Follow Chloe on social media @offhourhustle for more tips and tricks.
The information given about real estate or personal finance is for entertainment purposes only. Please consult with...2024-01-1058 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 108 Simji - Making Rugs On Social MediaHappy Solar New Year Everyone!
Welcome back to the InfatuAsian Podcast's first episode of 2024!! New year, new look logo! What do you think? Shout out to Justin from We Are Half The World, who designed it for me. If you want to help me advertise, fill out the form that I linked in our Instagram bio, and I’ll send you one when I get them made!
We’re starting 2024 with a really fun episode for you. We are talking to a content creator named Simji! Simji makes all kinds of different rugs, using a tufting gun...2024-01-0354 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 99 Banh Mi Media Visits California!We interviewed Linda Nguon (founder of Banh Mi Media) in 2022 on Zoom, and we could tell that we had a lot in common, even though we grew up in different countries and had different backgrounds. We both have a vision of using media to tell stories and give a voice to our Asian communities.
Since then Banh Mi Media has done a LOT to bring visibility to Asian French people in France and beyond. When I found out they were coming to California for the Viet Film Fest, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet them in...2023-10-1839 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 98 Our 3rd Annual K-Drama Draft Show!We're back at it again with our K-Drama Draft Show! Jennifer and Nadira are back, and we brought in another old friend from our C-Drama episode Jessica from Daebak K-Rambles Podcast. It was good fun picking dramas with these 3!
To keep it fresh, we created 5 new categories: A 2023 show, A drama with a 2nd lead that you liked, A drama starring a K-Pop Idol, A drama with someone from the cast of Goblin, and an underrated drama. As usual, once a drama was picked, no one else could pick that drama. (And for 3 of us, we limited ours...2023-10-111h 26Infatu Asian PodcastEp 96 Travel in Asia - With Isabel Wong and Many Past Guests!I love making these compilation episodes! For the past 6 months, I've been asking my guests questions about travel in Asia. It's been so much fun hearing their answers and chatting about their travel stories!
Coming along to help me break down the previous guests' responses is our old pal Isabel Wong, from the Proudly Asian Podcast (Isabel was a guest on our show way back in episode 36)! As fate would have it, we both happened to be in Los Angeles at the end of July so we were able to record this in person, which was fun for...2023-09-271h 27Infatu Asian PodcastEp 95 Love Between Fairy and Devil! With Nadira and Jessica From The Daebak K-Rambles PodcastThis Chinese drama started popping up all over my Instagram feed around the end of 2022, so when Nadira suggested that I watch it curiosity got the best of me. We roped in Jessica from the Daebak K-Rambles Podcast to come along too, and my journey into Xianxia C-Dramas began!
Love Between Fairy and Devil is a 2022 high fantasy drama out of China. It's available on Netflix and elsewhere. It is different than anything else I've ever watched. Listen "spoiler-free" for the first half of this episode as we dive into the world of C-dramas.
Thanks to...2023-09-191h 07Infatu Asian PodcastEp 94 Grace Lin - Children’s Book Author and IllustratorI read Grace Lin's The Ugly Vegetables to my kids when they were little, and it quickly became one of our favorites, for so many reasons. It was an honor to speak with her over Zoom last week and I'm happy to bring you this episode!
Her latest book, available September 12, 2023, is called Chinese Menu, and it is fantastic! It is a collection of about 40 American Chinese dishes. Classics like Chop Suey, General Tso's Chicken, Broccoli Beef, etc. Grace weaves the history behind the dishes, with legends, stories, and amazing art. It's NOT just for kids, I'm tho...2023-09-1152 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 92 Craxy! An in-Person Interview With the Sweetest KPOP Group!I'm so happy to bring CRAXY to you! CRAXY is a 4-member KPOP group that is on a North American Tour at the moment. They performed at K-Con LA two weeks ago, and are headed across the US on their way to perform in Puerto Rico on August 31, 2023 (If you're in Puerto Rico, it's not too late to get tickets)!
I dropped by their fan meet event at our favorite KPOP store SarangHello in San Francisco, hoping to record with the girls, and luckily (for me) their flight to Texas got delayed so they had time for a...2023-08-2921 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 87 Actor Perry Yung: Father Jun on HBO/Cinemax Series WarriorI’ve been wanting to do an episode on the Cinemax/HBO show Warrior since I started the podcast 2 years ago. Season 3 just dropped a few weeks ago on MAX. It was a complete honor to have, Oakland-born and raised, Perry Yung with us!
You might know Perry Yung as Father Jun on the HBO series Warrior. Perry was such a great guest for so many reasons. 1) He’s in a show that is very dear to my heart (more about that later) 2) He’s a fantastic storyteller and 3) He’s a real Asian American history scholar. We talked f...2023-07-261h 18Infatu Asian PodcastEp 86 Michelle K. Hanabusa Founder of Uprisers and Co-Founder of Hate Is A VirusI was pretty stoked to get to sit at the Cool-Asian-Kids table the other day with the founder of the streetwear brand Uprisers Michelle K. Hanabusa and men’s fashion content creator Jeff Yamazaki! Michelle is doing great things leading a community-minded fashion brand as well as being one of the co-founders of the AAPI community mobilizing group Hate Is A Virus. She’s a real force in our community, but also one of the nicest people to chat with!
You can find out more about Uprisers on their website weareuprisers.com or @weareuprisers on social media. Also, g...2023-07-1950 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 84 Andrea Nguyen Author of Ever-Green Vietnamese and More!Andrea Nguyen has written 7 cookbooks, including my go-to source for Vietnamese cuisine "Into the Vietnamese Kitchen." Her latest book, "Ever-Green Vietnamese," guides you towards a more plant-based Viet diet. Andrea is also a cooking teacher and podcast host herself!
Helping me co-host this episode is past guest Lan Lam! Lan is a senior editor at Cooks Illustrator and is a test cook and presenter on America's Test Kitchen! The three of us had such an easy, free-flowing conversation about Vietnamese cooking and culture, we could have easily filled four episodes!
You can buy Andrea's books wh...2023-07-051h 08Infatu Asian PodcastEp 77 Mayly Tao - Your Donut Princess And A Lot More!When "The Donut King" documentary came out in 2020 it really blew my mind and made me want to know more about the Cambodian families that ran these friendly and delicious donut shops.
Featured in the film is Mayly Tao, who was actually the first person filmmaker Alice Gu spoke with when researching Ted Ngoy, the Donut King. I came across Mayly on Instagram and couldn’t be happier that she made some time to talk with me.
Mayly is part of California donut royalty and has so many other passions, I think you’ll really enjoy...2023-05-1047 minInfatu Asian PodcastSide Dish! The Glory pt 1 & 2! With Margo from the Kdramas With Margo PodcastHey hey, a bonus episode to listen to on your Friday commute or while you do your weekend chores! Margo, from K-Dramas with Margo out of France, and I recorded this episode for her podcast way back in March! I had a lot of fun guesting on her show, and she was kind enough to share this file with me. You should remember Margo, she did an episode with me about the movie Decision to Leave! I figured it’s been a while since we’ve done a K-drama episode, so here you go!
The Glory may be my...2023-05-0557 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 75 Korean Rock Band - Rolling Quartz!*YOU CAN WATCH our interview and see them perform just for us on YouTube! https://youtu.be/dRqfxAkl7B8
Rolling Quartz is a 5-member female Korean Rock Band that is coming to the US for a 7 city tour in May! These young women are super talented and fun! They write their own songs, perform every note, and have amazing stage presence. If you don’t know them, get to know them!
I know using interpretation isn’t the best format for a podcast, but I hope you can hang with it as I think their fun pe...2023-04-2642 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 74 Kelvin Han Yee - Hollywood Actor For Over 30 Years!I heard about Kelvin from my mom growing up. Kelvin was the first and for a long time, the only Asian American that I knew who chose acting as a career. He's been in over 100 productions on stage and screen. Titles like: Nash Bridges, Law and Order, Grey's Anatomy, Entourage, West World, and more recently Partner Track and Beef! I had such a great time talking about his career and getting his insights on how the industry has changed since the 90's. He's a professional actor through and through and it's great seeing him continue to create characters on the s...2023-04-1954 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 70 Keertana Sreekumar - Screenwriter Flimmaker Artist TeacherWe’re wrapping up Women’s History Month 2023 with a special Teen Takeover episode!
Producer Madison takes control of the podcast this week and interviews fellow teen creative Keertana Sreekumar. Keertana is the youngest person to win the top screenwriting prize at the Toronto Independent Film Festival for her film “The California Child,” which is currently in production. Keertana is also producing a sitcom coming to Netflix in the near future. She is an accomplished artist, TEDx speaker, English teacher, and advocate for the support of youth arts. In the fall she’ll be wearing the baby blue and gold...2023-03-2942 minInfatu Asian PodcastAn Infatu Asian Side Dish:The Netflix Reality Show Physical 100Here's a bonus episode for your weekend! Jenny and Brandon from Pocha Playlist help me break down the entertaining Netflix reality show Physical 100. We had fun chatting about this show that was atop Netflix's most-watched list for a few weeks. Did you watch Physical 100? Let us know what you think of the show!
You can listen to this episode on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please consider giving us a rating on your app as well!
If you'd like to hear more of Brandon and Jenny (and their other co-host Andy), you c...2023-03-1058 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp67 Ranking the Greatest Asian Athletes of All-Time!We’re back with another ranking show! This time Curtis, Jen, Justin, and Ray will place some of the best Asian/Pacific Islander Athletes on tiers. This was hard because there are so many great Asian athletes from the olden days to today. We had a lot of fun discussing and sometimes disagreeing on where to place all these great athletes!
Listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc… Please consider giving us a rating and/or review over at Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
Special thanks to my guests for doing this with me! Thanks to 1st-T...2023-03-081h 40Infatu Asian PodcastEp 66 Talking with Lan Lam about Food, TV, and Science!I have been watching cooking shows on Saturday mornings on our local PBS station KQED since I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. A little over 20 years ago a new show came on called America's Test Kitchen. Their scientific and methodical way of perfecting recipes really appealed to my nerdy side.
Lan Lam joined the magazine about 12 years ago as a recipe developer and has since become a regular recipe presenter on the television show. She just launched a YouTube series from the company called Techniquely which is a really fun look into how and why...2023-02-2856 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 65: Fifteen First Dates, a Valentine’s Day Special*Listener Discretion Advised!* This episode isn’t completely “on-brand” with our usual content but I thought it would be fun to produce a Valentine’s Special by asking my guests (over these past few months) about some of their dating preferences and opinions. It was a lot of work to put all this together, but I thought it was fun and really interesting!
There are a ton of unbleeped swear words and content that is probably not appropriate for your workplace or children, so please use your discretion and maybe grab a pair of headphones.
So with th...2023-02-141h 07Infatu Asian PodcastSide Dish: Our Favorite Movie of 2022 - Park Chan Wook’s Decision To Leave!Here's a Bonus Side Dish! This movie had us in the palm of its hand. It is a dark and moody... romance! If you liked In The Mood for Love or the classic Vertigo you will adore Park Chan Wook's latest, Decision to Leave. Visually stunning, and superbly acted, this movie moved us. Go see it in a theater if you can, or you can stream it on Mubi (I took advantage of a free trial).
Coming on the show with me are Zabrina and Margo. Zabrina is an award-winning photographer and Sony Artisan, and Margo hosts a Fr...2023-01-1255 minInfatu Asian PodcastBonus Episode: With XinYi Host of Don’t Be Strangers Podcast - Fighting Adult LonelinessThis is a fun conversation I had with XinYi. She is a Digital Nomad, Creative Chimera, and the host of the Don't Be Strangers Podcast and community. She is working to fight adult loneliness and the myth that making friends as an adult is difficult. We recorded in October for her podcast, and she sent me a copy of the edited file, so I figured now would be a great time to post it since I'm way behind on recording!
Learn more about her events and podcast at Dontbestrangers.club or find her on social media @dontbestrangers or...2023-01-0453 minInfatu Asian PodcastWhat’s It Like Catching A 200lb Bluefin Tuna in Northern California? With Adam from Die Hard Fishing!Happy Holidays Everyone! Last episode of the year! This is a short episode, where we catch up with our pal Adam from YouTube's Die Hard Fishing channel. I couldn't resist calling him up to talk about his epic battle with this open-water beast. Around San Francisco, we're known for crab, salmon, and other colder-water sealife. A few years ago, warm water species like tuna started showing up. Adam gave it a try in earnest a few years ago, but this was the year he got the right gear and the right techniques. It's an amazing video that even if you DO...2022-12-2135 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 58 A Podcast Update And Catching Up With Cyclo-Tourist Sara Qiu in Turkey!Hey Y'All! It's been a while since we've updated you a bit on the podcast so we start today's recording with a quick update. Then we hope on the line with Sara Qiu, the Spanish cyclo-tourist who we talked with in episode 38. She's crossed over onto the continent of Asia and is riding through Turkey at the moment. It was fun to hear how she's grown as a cyclo-tourist and as a person!
You can hear and see much more of Sara's story on her YouTube channel - Journey From the Road. She posts back and fo...2022-11-3028 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 55 Las Vegas Baby! Chatting with Allen About Living in Vegas And Dealing And Playing PokerVegas Baby! Ever wonder what it's like living in Sin City? This week we talk with Allen who moved to Vegas to play poker and ended up becoming a dealer at the Aria Casino. He gives us a glimpse into what it's like playing cards for a living as well as his favorite things about living in Las Vegas.
Thanks to Allen for chatting with us! Did you learn something? That's one of our goals for this podcast. Drop us a line at infatusasianpodcast@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts. You can follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on In...2022-11-0233 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 54 Ranking Our Favorite Korean Foods!Korean culture has taken America by storm these past few years. Squid Game and BTS are now household names around the world. But before any of us had heard of Crash Landing On You or Black Pink, Korean food was making its way into our hearts and stomachs.
For today’s episode, I invited some friends to pick their favorite Korean foods and rank them on tiers. Lisa, who lived in Korea for almost 2 years, Keri who was born and raised in Seoul, and Korean American NYC native Ben came along to help me.
I hope...2022-10-261h 17Infatu Asian PodcastEp 49 Chatting with Two of the Creators and Stars of the Hulu Show Creamerie!You know we get excited about Asian representation in media here at the InfatuAsian Podcast. Anytime we see Asian Americans in Movies, books, or on television we get a little hyped. But, perhaps one of the best examples of Asian representation in media isn’t from America but comes from New Zealand. Four Kiwi Chinese Women of the production company called Flat3 have been uploading short web series episodes to YouTube for almost 10 years. , They’re mostly silly, outrageously funny skits depicting life as young Asian women living in Aukland. But, in 2021 they produced an apocalyptic dark comedy on network t...2022-09-2155 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 48 Hollywood Reporter and Host Kylie Erica Mar!What’d you do at work today? Did you talk to any A-List celebrities or get paid to watch television? Well, then you’re not as cool as Kylie Mar. On this episode of the InfatuAsian Podcast, we will be talking with someone who has been interviewing and reporting on Television and Movies for literally her entire adult life. She interviews all the top stars on behalf of the Made in Hollywood show, and reports daily on the best of last night’s television programs for Yahoo Entertainment. Today we’re taking with, on-air host, producer, and senior writer, Kylie Erica...2022-09-1456 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp47 Catching Up With Catherine Your Miss California 2022!There have been many positives to starting up this little podcast, but by far the best thing about it has been meeting new people and telling their stories. Back in April Madi and I had a great time chatting with Cat over Zoom, and it was obvious back then that she is one of the nicest most gracious people. Well, fast forward to June 2022, when Catherine was headed to Fresno to represent San Francisco County in the Miss California competition… and well, you can probably guess by now, Catherine won! So we are doing a little catch-up with our old...2022-09-0747 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 46 Who’s Got It Better - New York or San Francisco?New York and San Francisco have two of the largest populations of Asian Americans in the US, but which is better? In New York, as the song goes, if you can make it anywhere, but for many, San Francisco is where they left their heart. So where would you rather live? On today’s episode, Emily and Lingjie who were raised in New York City help us decide whether should we have a New York State of mind or is the West Coast, the best coast?
Special thanks to my guests! If you'd like to hear more from...2022-08-3159 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 45 Dropping Out of Med School to Become a Beauty Product Entrepreneur With Kate Apiratanapimonchai!Today we’re going to be speaking with Kate Apiratanapimonchai about her life as an immigrant, turned beauty influencer, turned med student, turned entrepreneur. Her company Moshika Beauty produces, cruelty-free, vegan beauty products that are safe for all types of skin. I think you’ll find her story unique and inspiring! I hope you enjoy our chat! Thanks for listening!
You can follow Kate on Instagram @katesglamour, or @kate_moshika, and her company at @moshikabeauty or on the web at moshikabeauty.com
Please give Kate's innovative adhesive eyeliner/lash system a try! Infatu Asian Podcast listeners c...2022-08-2450 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 44 Cecily Wong’s Book Kaleidoscope Takes You Places You Don’t Expect!We have our final pick for our InfatuAsian Summer Book Club, Kaleidoscope written by Cecily Wong! Emily and I enjoyed speaking with Cecily about this fantastic read. It’s so moving and deep. The relationships are so tightly intertwined and complex, with changing perspectives and undetermined outcomes. It's partly a deep dive into familial relationships and part travelogue. Loved the book and loved our chat with Cecily!
Learn more about Cecily at Cecilywong.com or follow her on Instagram @hellocecilywong or Twitter @cecilyannwong
Special thanks to Emily for helping me co-host. Read more about Emily at em...2022-08-1756 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 43 Failing High School Biology, Video Game Art, Brain Tumors and Carving at 60mph on A Electric Unicycle with Hayden Wu!Hayden is the first and probably the last guest on the pod that I gave a failing grade to in biology. Despite that, we've kept in touch over the years and it was fun chatting with him for a few hours this summer. Hayden got recruited to develop games for Rockstar games and worked on Red Dead Redemption for over 5 years. He's since been doing all kinds of other digital art for himself and others. He got into riding personal electric vehicles a few years ago and got a concussion from a hard fall, an MRI revealed that he ha...2022-08-1055 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 42 Talking Counterfeit Handbags, Toddlers, and the Model Minority Myth with Kirstin Chen Author of CounterfeitBut… but…that’s not fair! That’s what Ava Wong, a Stanford trained lawyer turned stay at home mom said, when she learned about a counterfeit handbag scheme cooked up by her ex-college roommate. Today we are discussing superfake designer handbags, fussy toddlers, and confronting the model minority myth, when we talk with Kirstin Chen author of Counterfeit!
Counterfeit was the June pick for Reese Witherspoon's book club. It shot to #5 on the New York Times bestseller list. Learn more about Kirstin at Kirstinchen.com or follow her on social media @kirstin.chen
Special thanks to...2022-07-2754 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 41 From Pageants to Nashville - Dot Coms to Tik Tok. How Kimlai Yingling Has Built a Career On and Off The Screen!Today's guest, Kimlai Yingling, is hard to nail down with a one or two-word description. She's worked in all sorts of media from the stages at county fairs to television studios and many places in between. She's an entertaining storyteller with a larger-than-life personality (and hair)! Join my sister Caryl and I as we sit back and let Kimlai tell us stories from her journey.
You can follow Kimlai @Kimlaiyingling on most social media platforms (@iamkimlai) on TikTok. And visit her website EatinAsian.com
Thanks to my sister Caryl for introducing me to Kimlai! If you...2022-07-2045 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 40 Making the All-Time Greatest Asian Casts with The Reel Asian PodcastWhich Asian actors would you choose to make up the all-time greatest Asian cast? Curtis and Lauren along with 2 of the hosts from the Reel Asian Podcast, Ray and Alan, set out to make a list of their favorite Asian actors. We did it in a “fantasy football” style draft, taking turns picking our favorite actors over 6 rounds. Once an actor is picked they are unavailable to the rest of us. We compared lists at the end, as well as discussed who didn't make our lists but probably could. How will our lists compare with yours?
Thanks...2022-07-131h 14Infatu Asian PodcastEp 39 Chatting with Gene Luen Yang Author and Illustrator of American Born Chinese and Much More!It’s not every day that you get to chat with a trailblazing genius! Gene Luen Yang is the author of American Born Chinese, a graphic novel that broke barriers in so many ways. He’s won numerous awards for his comics and novels. In 2016 he was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, aka the “Genius Grant.” He illustrates and writes for both Marvel and DC, as well as the Avatar The Last Airbender graphic novel series. Even with all the accolades, Gene remains remarkably humble and appreciative. He was completely generous with his time, as Curtis forgot to hit the record butto...2022-07-0653 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 37 Composing and Performing Music with ElizabethTsung!Many of us were forced into music lessons as a kid. Elizabeth Tsung was no different, but those frustrating and torturous hours of violin practice blossomed into a music degree and a career performing and composing music. Elizabeth, Emily, and Curtis discuss her latest EP, “Illusions.”
You can purchase Elizabeth’s music over at elizabethtsung.bandcamp.com or you can find her work on Spotify. You can also follow Elizabeth over at her Instagram @elizabeth.tsung
Thanks for listening! If you would, please give us a rating over at Spotify or a rating and review over at Appl...2022-06-2252 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 36 Talking Journalism, Podcasting, and Egg Tarts with Hong Kong Journalist Isabel Wong!Isabel Wong is a tale of two cities, Nottingham and Hong Kong. She worked as a financial journalist on Hong Kong television for several years and is now working as a content strategist. Earlier this year Isabel started her podcast, Proudly Asian, where she interviews Asians from around the world about what it means to be Asian and the biases that go along with that.
You can listen to Isabel’s pod Proudly Asian pretty much anywhere you get your podcasts and follow her on Instagram @proudly.asian or on her website: https://proudly-asian.com/
Pl...2022-06-1559 minInfatu Asian PodcastMy Podcast Instagram Got Hacked! Don’t click on anything from ”me.” Sorry!They changed the username, phone number, added two-factor authorization, etc... (You should add 2FA right now!!!) So don't believe anything coming from an infatuasian podcast Instagram until you hear otherwise from me! Sorry about this! 2022-06-0500 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 31 French Podcaster Linda Nguon of the Banh Mi Podcast!This week we Zoom over to France to have a wonderful chat with Linda Nguon, a french language podcaster out of Paris. Linda started the Banh Mi Podcast because there really wasn’t anything like it in France. On the podcast, Linda talks with all kinds of guests about their love and connection to Asian culture. She adds subtitles to some of her Instagram reels and has started adding subtitles to some of her YouTube videos, so please go check them out! If you understand French, you will enjoy listening to her entire catalog!
You can find Linda...2022-05-1152 minInfatu Asian PodcastTalking about Pachinko (Listen Spoiler Free for the 1st Half)!Julia shares some of her family’s history of living through the Japanese colonization of Korea from 1910-1945, as we discuss the Apple TV+ adaptation of Pachinko. Pachinko is a best selling novel written by Korean American author Min Jin Lee in 2017. Hear Curtis and Julia talk about the importance of this show as well as a few complaints, but overall we really liked it and highly recommend it!
Thanks Julia for joining me last minute! Please give her show a listen! Asian Soup Podcast can be found wherever you get your podcasts, and also on Instagram, Tik T...2022-05-061h 01Infatu Asian PodcastEp 30 Chatting with Miss San Francisco 2022 - Catherine Liang!Madison and Curtis had such a blast chatting with Miss San Francisco 2022 Catherine Liang! She has the charm and poise of a real-life princess! Hear her journey from an awkward 13-year-old to a contestant in the Miss California Pageant 2022, representing our hometown of San Francisco!
See what Catherine is up to @misssanfranciscoco or follow her personal account @catherine_y_liang on Instagram, and wish her luck on June 25th, 2022 at the Miss California Pageant!
You can write to Madison and Curtis at infatuasianpodcast@gmail dot com or follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook for t...2022-05-0350 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 29 Writing, Performing, and Releasing Your Own Music with Brian from All Arms AroundBrian Lum from All Arms Around walks us through the process of writing and performing his own music while being a full-time pharmacist and family man. Hear Brian break down some of his songs and give us behind-the-scenes secrets about producing his richly layered original music.
You can listen to All Arms Around on Spotify, or purchase his album at Bandcamp.com (all proceeds go to the Oakland Unified School District). Follow Brian @allarmsaround on Instagram
All Arms Around songs we played in this episode:
Intro: Bridal Procession
Punnett Square
R...2022-04-2753 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 28 Talking Personal Finance, Side Hustles, and Credit Cards with Blogger Chloe Choe!This week Bellina and Curtis talk to personal finance and side hustle blogger Chloe Choe! We chat with Chloe about how she got started blogging and some of her favorite ways to invest and generate alternate streams of income through side hustles. She also talks about how she maximizes her 27 (and counting) credit cards!
Disclaimer: our discussion was purely for educational and entertainment purposes. We are not giving financial advice. Please consider consulting a certified financial advisor.
Thanks to Chloe and Bellina for coming on, I wish I was as financially savvy as they are when...2022-04-201h 04Infatu Asian PodcastPixar’s Turning Red Through the Eyes of Our Favorite Bully, Tristan Allerick Chen!It was a teen take-over episode when Madison and Curtis got to chat with actor Tristan Allerick Chen who voiced the middle school bully Tyler in Disney Pixar’s Turning Red! Tristan is young, but he’s already got some Hollywood experiences under his belt. He was such a complete pleasure to talk with as he gave us insights into how he got the role, how he voiced such a convincing bully, as well as how much he did or didn’t know about the movie before it came out!
If you’d like to follow Tristan on Instagram...2022-04-1346 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 27 A Chat with Phùc Tran - Author of Sigh GonePhuc Tran’s first book, “Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In”, is a wonderful read. It details what life was like as a Vietnamese kid thrown into rural America in the ’70s. Bellina and I had a great chat with Phuc about his youth and what he’s up to now. Highly recommend this book to anyone who has family who immigrated to this country, or who has ever felt like an outsider.. basically I recommend this book to everyone!
Thanks to Bellina who joined me for her first ep...2022-04-0655 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 26 Modern Asian Baking at Home with Author Kat Lieu of Subtle Asian Baking!Asian desserts/baked goods have long been overlooked by the culinary world, but not anymore! Caroline and I had a great time chatting with Kat Lieu, founder of Subtle Asian Baking, about her upcoming book: Modern Asian Baking at Home! Hear about Kat’s experience founding the viral Facebook group and Instagram account, as well as how she picked the recipes that went into her book. We also talked about the different charity fundraisers Kat is fueling. Grab a slice of Japanese matcha milk bread and enjoy!
Thanks to Kat for coming on our show. PLEASE pre-order her...2022-03-301h 04Infatu Asian PodcastE25 Asian True Crime with Teddy Teo of A Brief Case Podcast*Trigger Warning* This episode contains strong language and some gory details. One of the most popular podcasts are those showcasing true crime! Today Jen and I will be chatting with Teddy, the mysterious and entertaining host of A Brief Case Podcast an Asian true crime show based in Singapore. We will discuss our theories about why true crime is so popular and go over a few cases that Teddy has featured on her show.
Thanks to Teddy for waking up early to collaborate with us! And thanks to 5-time host Jen who has been part of our pod...2022-03-2340 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 24 Fashion Designer Colleen Quen will Pump You Up!Colleen Quen is a fashion legend right in our hometown! We had a blast spending some time chatting with Colleen about her journey as a fashion designer, and so much more. Joining us again from Australia is our friend and fashion entrepreneur Roxane of the Asian Soup Podcast. Super Producer Madison is with us again enjoying the wise advice from her new fairy godmother, Colleen! I guarantee you’ll learn something and be uplifted by our amazing guests.
To follow Colleen Quen, you can see many more of Colleen’s beautiful dresses and pointings on her on Instagr...2022-03-1658 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 23 Turning a Hobby Into a Multimillion Dollar Start UpOn today’s episode, we are talking with my former student Kevin, who started out selling freshwater aquarium shrimp out of his garage, and turned it into a multimillion-dollar company by the time he was 24! In a more informal style chat, Kevin and I talk about building a small business from scratch. Hear how Kevin parlayed that experience into becoming the Director of Product Launch for the number one crowdsourcing agency, Launch Boom.
Thanks to Kevin for dropping by and sharing your story. To reach Kevin, you can follow him @ideasbykevin on Instagram or DM him at LinkedI...2022-03-0957 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 22: Fishing Tales with Adam from YouTube’s Die Hard Fishing!Producer Madison and I had a great time chatting with Adam from YouTube’s Die Hard Fishing! Adam’s channel really gained traction during shelter in place as many people were looking for things to do during quarantine. Fishing has deep Asian roots here in California and elsewhere. Listen to hear about Adam’s journey from a corporate job in Silicon Valley to hitting the waves in a kayak. Even Madison, who has never been fishing before, started to see how satisfying it could be to pull food from the ocean! And peep the picture of Curtis and his 8-year-old...2022-03-0258 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp21 Science! This Episode Will Make You Smarter!This week we're talking about our favorite subject, science! Research scientist Rosanna and 2nd year Ph.D. student Angeline talk with me about their journeys into their chosen fields. We also talk about some scientists old and new who have made a difference to our understanding of the natural world. As well as give a shout-out to some Asian scientists who have made an impact on our lives!
Thanks to my guests! And thanks to all the scientists and doctors who have labored around the clock to keep us safe!
#science #yayscience #asianscience #asianpodcast #sanfranciscostateuniversity #UCS...2022-02-2355 minInfatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #10: Opening a Crossfit Gym in Xi’an, China!If you've ever done Crossfit in Xi'an China, there's a good chance your coach is descended from Coach Matt! In 2015 Matt and his wife Tina opened Flying Tigers Crossfit, the first gym of its type in the Chinese city of Xi'an. Hear what it took to bring that vision to fruition as well as other random side topics we digressed into. Recorded in January 2022.
Thanks to Coach Matt Allen for chatting with me, and also thanks to Super-Intern Madison for editing this episode!
#crossfit #Xian #flyingtigerscrossfit #galileohighschool #fitness #asianpodcast #asianpodcasters #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast
2022-02-1736 minInfatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #11 All of Us Are Dead *Spoiler-Free first half*What goes better with Valentine's Day than some zombie mayhem!?! Jennifer, Nadira, and I discuss Netflix's hit drama All of Us Are Dead, which takes place at a dysfunctional Korean high school. The 3 of us pick zombie survival teams from the show's characters... whose team would you run with?
As always you can write to us at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and please follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast over at Instagram or Facebook. Please consider giving us a review at Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Thanks!
Music:
"Zombie" by Day6 (JYP entertainment)
#allofusaredead #netflix #kdrama #kor...2022-02-141h 00Infatu Asian PodcastEp 20.2 How competing on Top Chef changed Shirley Chung’s life and more celebrity chef stories from Caryl Chinn!Part Two of our chat with Top Chef star Chef Shirley Chung and food industry expert Caryl Chinn! This week we dig deeper into what it’s like to work with and be a celebrity chef. Caryl tells the story about the first time she met Chef Gordon Ramsay and Shirley gives us a glimpse into what it’s like to compete with other amazing chefs on Bravo’s Top Chef, where she finished in the top 3 twice and was runner up in Season 14. We also talk a little about the future of the food industry. Intern Producer Madison got hom...2022-02-091h 14Infatu Asian PodcastEpisode 20 Foodie Talk with My Sister Caryl and Chef Shirley Chung!Foodie Talk with Two Food Insiders Caryl Chinn and Top Chef Shirley Chung! Hear the origin story of my sister Caryl, who has worked with pretty much all the celebrity chefs we know and love. She was Bon Appetit magazine’s first food event planner in the 90’s when the food media industry blew up. Coming along with us is the amazingly effervescent Chef Shirley Chung! Shirley had us rolling on the floor laughing with her stories of growing up in a family of doctors and engineers. In the 2000s Shirley cooked for some of the biggest names in Califo...2022-02-021h 05Infatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #9 A Modern Chinese Love Story: Us and ThemA Special Lunar New Year Side Dish! Xin Nian Kaui Le Everyone! We hope you have a very prosperous new year! This is a movie I’ve loved since the moment I saw it. And it zooms in on a love story marked by the Lunar New Year. Some love stories center on couples who are so right and yet so wrong for each other. That’s the case for these two strangers, who become friends, who become lovers, who become strangers again. It’s on Netflix and might be an interesting way to spend your Lunar New Year, and it might...2022-01-311h 00Infatu Asian PodcastE19 The Cleaning Lady with Creator/Executive Producer Miranda Kwok!Episode 19 Creator and Executive Producer Miranda Kwok talks with us about The Cleaning Lady! Fox’s #1-Rated drama features a Cambodian/Filipina lead character whose strength, intelligence, and sheer determination are a force to be reckoned with. Hear Miranda talk about some of the subtle but very deliberate choices she made to maintain as much authenticity as possible. Everything from the soundtrack, the language, to the Jollibee fried chicken work to create a world we haven’t seen on network television before. It has an engaging story that will suck you in from the first episode. The Cleaning Lady airs on...2022-01-2644 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 18: Staring Into the Eyes of Tony Leung with Photographer Zabrina Deng!Episode 18! This week we have a double treat, first, we talk to award-winning photographer Zabrina Deng about the art of her photography, and second, we chat about one of our favorite actors, Tony Leung! The photos we are discussing in the episode can be found on our Instagram or Facebook pages. We then talk about the masterful of acting by Tony Leung, who many people know only from Shang Chi, but whose career goes back 4 decades and over 200 acting credits. Also coming along on this week's conversation is our intern/producer Madison!
Special thanks to Z...2022-01-191h 13Infatu Asian PodcastEp 17 Part Two: Asian Uni Life, Work, Love and Travel in AustraliaPart 2 of Episode 17! Our special collaboration with The Asian Soup Podcast continues as we touch on many topics about life in Australia as an Asian. Our SOUPER friends, Roxane and Julia, join us again from Sydney and we dive deeper into the similarities and differences growing up halfway around the world. Curtis, Mandy, and Madison also share their Asian American experiences and make plans for a hypothetical but hopefully real meet-up in the future! Also, you can tell from this picture that we were on opposite sides of the world because we have half the group wearing blankets and s...2022-01-121h 25Infatu Asian PodcastEp 17 Growing Up As An Asian Down Under!Episode 17 Part One! Does growing up Asian halfway around the world, on a different continent, in a different hemisphere lead to a different experience? Today we have a SOUPER fun collaboration with two Asian Aussies, Roxane and Julia, the hosts of The Asian Soup Podcast! Listen to my co-host Mandy, Intern Madison, and me chat with our friends down under about a wide variety of topics about growing up in places where we were not the dominant culture. Does the Asian diaspora have more in common than we think?
Give our friends Jules and Rox a...2022-01-051h 14Infatu Asian PodcastSide Dish#7: A K-Drama 2021 Year-in-Review!***warning possible SPOILERS, especially The Silent Sea, skip minutes ~36-40 to avoid our Silent Sea commentary!***
Happy New Year! An impromptu look back at the 2021 K-Drama highs and lows! Super last-minute replacement Amy comes in off the bench to chat about a year's worth of K-Dramas. There were definitely some stinkers, but plenty to be happy about too! Hope you found some K-Drama joy in 2021, and here's to looking forward to more great shows in 2022! Feel better Jennifer!
Thank you all for listening and writing in! Let us know your favorite dramas in 2021, as well as wh...2021-12-3159 minInfatu Asian PodcastAn InfatuAsian Side Dish: The Hong Konger Anthology with Sophia HotungAn end-of-the-year surprise episode! In this Side Dish episode, we will discuss The Hong Konger Anthology by Sophia Hotung. Author and Illustrator Sophia Zoomed in from Hong Kong to chat with me about her life's journey, her art, and her 1st book! What started as a joke/parody of The New Yorker magazine covers, grew and evolved as a way for Sophia to express her experiences and observations of a place her family has called home for over 150 years. I think you'll really enjoy hearing her stories living both as an insider and an outsider in Hong Kong.
...2021-12-291h 20Infatu Asian PodcastEp 16: Cowboy Bebop! Cancelled After One Season?This week Curtis talks about the Netflix live-action remake of the legendary 90's anime Cowboy Bebop! To help break it down, Lingjie from The Worst Asian Podcast, a self-proclaimed weeb, lends his anime and manga knowledge. Find out if we agree with whether or not the show starring John Cho deserved to be canceled after only one season!
Do you agree with us? Send us your thoughts via email to Infatuasianpodcast @gmail dot com or please follow and message us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook. We love hearing from listeners!
We'll be taking a 2-week bre...2021-12-151h 11Infatu Asian PodcastEp 15.2 Asian Sitcoms in 2021!Episode 15 Part 2 More Asian Sitcoms! Actor Feodor Chin sits in with Curtis and our friend Melanie and we talk about Asians on television in 2021 and beyond. Are Netflix and Disney the key to representation? We discuss Netflix's Never Have I Ever and Disney's Doogie Kamealoha. We also talk about Feo's voice-over work on Asian dramas like the South Korean hit Sweet Home.
Special thanks to my guests this week. If you'd like to follow Feodor, you can find him on Twitter and Instagram @Feochin
Please write to us at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com, and let us know w...2021-12-0859 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp15.1 Fresh Off the Boat and Other Asian SitcomsEpisode 15.1 Asian Sitcoms! My friend Melanie and I are joined by our high school friend, Hollywood actor, Feodor Chin to talk about Asians in TV sitcoms. Feo has more than 80 acting credits on IMDB, including The Mindy Project, The Affair, Jane the Virgin, and just this month Marvel's Hit Monkey on Hulu. He is perhaps most famous for being the voice of Zenyatta on the Blizzard Entertainment videogame Overwatch. Join us this week as we talk about Asians in sitcoms going all the way back to Arnold on Happy Days to Margaret Cho's All American Girl, Fresh Off the Boat...2021-12-0152 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 14 Love Hard: 1st Asian Male Lead in an American Rom-ComEpisode 14 Love Hard: A quick episode breaking down of this Holiday rom-com from Netflix. Meg joins us from O'ahu to give us her thoughts on this ground-breaking(?) romantic comedy, starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. Is this the first American rom-com with an Asian male lead? Hear our thoughts on the movie as well as its attempt at Asian representation. Also Fact Check: Oops, how could we not mention that Vanessa Hudgens is a Filipina lead in all of her Netflix movies!?!
Give us your thoughts on LoveHard by emailing us Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com Follow us @t...2021-11-2452 minInfatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #4: Asians in BaseballPlay Ball! The brightest star in American Baseball right now is Japanese pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani, but he is far from the first star to play America's pastime. My friend Justin and I geek out over stats and reminisce about some of our favorite Asian and Asian American baseball players from the past and present. See if you can answer our trivia questions and I bet you will not know who our honorary Asian is during our Asians Being Awesome segment.
Write in and tell us your favorite Asian baseball player, at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com or message us...2021-11-101h 19Infatu Asian PodcastEp 13.1 Preview of Marvel Studio‘s ”The Eternals” *No Spoilers*Episode 13 Part 1 Our Pre-Eternals No-Spoiler Episode! We have our favorite comic book fans Brian and Lauren back in our virtual studios to talk about the upcoming Marvel film "The Eternals." We’ll break down the origins of “The Eternals”, and discuss Chinese American director Chloe Zhao’s vision for the film. We also talk about some of the characters, of course spending a little more time on the three heroes played by Asian actors. We’ll see the movie next week and break it down for you in Episode 13.2. Don’t miss it! *Fact Check* During this episode, I misspoke a few t...2021-11-031h 05Infatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #3 Netflix Drama: My NameStill more bonus content! We are really busy over here at the InfatuAsian Studios! Netflix does it again with another dark, gritty, K-Drama. This drama stars Han So Hee as a young woman out to kill her father’s murderer, and she’ll stop at nothing to do it. Curtis is once again joined by his K-Drama pal Nadira to break down this rough but extremely well-done revenge series.
Thanks for listening! Write to us at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast over at Instagram or Facebook Listen to us at Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts, iHeart Ra...2021-11-011h 08Infatu Asian PodcastEp 12.2 K-Drama Draft Our Final Picks!Curtis, Nadira and Jennifer are back for more fun during our collaboration with @kdramamyeyesout podcast host Judy! We finish picking our dream line-ups of K-Dramas. Which ones will we pick to round out our lists? Listen to find out. Later this week you get to vote on our Instagram Poll to determine the "winner!" Also more K-Drama Trivia and a game called 6-Degrees of Park Bo Gum!
Write us to tell us whose lineup you liked the best at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and please follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to us at Spoti...2021-10-2749 minInfatu Asian PodcastSide Dish #2 Star Wars Visions!Here’s some more bonus content. Disney/Lucas Films dropped 9 Star Wars-inspired Animes produced by top anime studios in Japan. These are all on Disney+. They are all different styles visually and thematically, but they’re great fun and definitely worth a watch. Listen to my friend David and me give you a little background then recommend our favorite episodes (we’ll warn you before the spoilers are dropped).
Thanks for listening! Write us at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast over at Instagram or Facebook
Soundbites from YouTube:
“Star Wars Visions Original Trailer”...2021-10-2553 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 12.1 K-Drama Fantasy Draft!Ep 12 Our dream collaboration with the K-Drama My Eyes Out Podcast! This week’s special guest Judy (host of @kdramamyeyesout) joins Nadira, Jennifer, and me as we take turns picking dramas in a fantasy draft format. Listen in to hear what dramas we pick and vote for who you think makes the best choices on our Instagram polls (after next week).
Do you agree with our picks? Write to tell us at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and follow us and message us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram or Facebook.
Please listen/subscribe/follow us at Spotif...2021-10-201h 09Infatu Asian PodcastEp10.2 K-Pop! You Can‘t Stop K-Pop!Ep 10.2 More K-Pop we love! Floris, Nathan, and Curtis recommend a wide variety of K-Pop songs and groups! We also have another edition of Asians Being Awesome and a K-Pop Quiz! If you're interested we made a Spotify playlist for you too! Linked here: Spotify Playlist! (Might have to go to our website for link to work www.infatuasian.podbean.com)
Please write to us and let us know your favorite K-Pop groups and songs Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com Follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram for behind-the-scenes looks, polls, and our latest information. Please subscribe/follow us at Spotify, Apple...2021-09-281h 07Infatu Asian PodcastEp 9.2 Shang-Chi an Asian Superhero! *Warning Spoilers*Episode 9.2! Brian, Lauren, and Curtis rented out a theater for an InfatuAsian Podcast private viewing party! This movie is best viewed in a theater with friends and family! In this week's episode, we break down things in Shang-Chi the movie that we loved, and some things we weren't wild about. As you can tell by the episode length, we had a LOT to say! Included in this episode are some sound bites from the audience right after the movie ended. Please go see the movie before you listen to this, lots of spoilers included. You might see us, as all 3...2021-09-151h 30Infatu Asian PodcastEp 7.2 More Asian Food on the Tube!!!Episode 7.2! Mandy, Kelly, and I are back in the Infatuasian Studio talking about some great Asian cooking and eating. We talk about creators old and young from all over the world. Come listen to find a channel to inspire your next culinary creation!
Please follow us on Instagram @theinfatuasianpodcast And send us an email at Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com, we'd love to hear from you!
YouTube Channels Mentioned in this Episode:
Emmy Made "How to Make Homemade Boba - DIY Brown Sugar Boba Recipe"
KQED, "How to make Egg Rol...2021-08-1844 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 6.1 Asian YouTube Favorites!This week I am joined by Avery and Haley! We'll be talking about our favorite YouTube creators that also happen to be Asian! In this episode, we'll be talking about some YouTube legends, folks that have been creating since the early days of YouTube and have amassed millions of subscribers. Listen to see if we mention your favorite!
Please email us at: Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Facebook and Instagram.
Channels mentioned in this episode:
Wong Fu Productions, "Strangers Again."
Fung Bros
Dia...2021-07-2842 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 5.2 The Olympics 2021-2022Track and field coach Andy, swimmer Cailen, and figure skater Erika are back to talk about some Asian and Asian American athletes to keep an eye on during the 2021 Summer and 2022 Winter Games. We are expecting big things from these athletes who are at the top of their disciplines. Listen in to get the names of a few of our favorites to keep an eye on during these upcoming games!
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Look for new...2021-07-2142 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 5.1 The Olympic Games!The Olympic Games! We are excited to have 3 athletes as part of our team this week as we discuss the international sporting event coming soon! This week Andy, Cailen, and Erika reminisce with me a bit about Olympic athletes that have inspired us over the years with their clutch and historic moments. Next week we will preview some Asian athletes to keep an eye on during the 2021-2022 games!
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Look for new episo...2021-07-1432 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 4.2 InfatuAsian Playlist pt 2Tani and Christie are back to talk more music by Asian artists. In this episode, we may mention an artist you haven't heard before, but we hope you give them a listen! We also talk about some Asian artists that are responding to recent prejudice and violence towards Asians, thanks to all those artists who are giving us a voice and a presence!
Please email us at: Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com and follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Facebook and Instagram.
Artists mentioned in this podcast:
"I Am Not a Virus" (I Am Not a Virus...2021-07-0736 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 4 InfatuAsian Playlist pt 1Episode 4 part1! This week I get to chat with my friends Christi and Tani about music produced by Asian artists past and present. We have a few 90's and 00's flashbacks as well as Asian artists we love right now!
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Songs Mentioned/Audio Credits:
"Do You Miss Me?" (Jocelyn) - Jocelyn Enriquez...2021-06-3035 minInfatu Asian PodcastEp 3 InfatuAsian: Crying In H-MartThis week Jackie, Kelly, and Curtis discuss Michell Zauner's memoir, Crying In H-Mart. We'll talk about living life in-between American and Asian culture, dealing with Asian parents, and of course H-Mart. Will we cry? Tune in to find out!
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2021-06-231h 07Infatu Asian PodcastEp 2 InfatuAsian: Food!This week's infatuasian is food! Do you eat to live, or live to eat? Curtis and his guests Lisa and Erin definitely live to eat! We talk about our favorite Asian comfort foods as well as Asian foods we would rather not eat. We also make some observations about food trends that we can't get enough of. Give us a listen, then go out and grab a bowl of noodles or a plate of dumplings! Follow Lisa on Instagram @ieatsleepplay And Erin @eringgg or Erinng.com
Chopsticks video that made us cry!
Email us at: Infat...2021-06-161h 05Infatu Asian PodcastEp 1 InfatuAsian: K-Dramas!This week's infatuasian is the global sensation known as K-dramas. Do you watch them? Curtis, Nadira, and Jennifer make recommendations for three different types of viewers: those looking for an emotional rollercoaster, those seeking action, and those new to K-dramas. Listen to see if you agree or disagree, perhaps you'll discover a new drama to binge!
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Shows Mentioned in InfatuAsian Episode 1: (based on US and Australian availability)
Goblin aka: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Viki)
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