Escape From Plan A

Jess, Filip and Teen continue their conversation on race and class. Does class ascension require letting go of our ethnic identity? Why does not being seen as Asian, but rather just a person, seem neither fully right, nor fully wrong? Intro/Outro Song: Smoke Weed Everyday Intro Voice Track: The Joy Luck Club Twitter: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@whatsupjess)

Filip, Jess and Teen get together to discuss Jordan Peterson. Love him, hate him, or don't know him, the rising influence of Peterson, who occupies some role between public intellectual and national father figure, is something that cannot be ignored. Is this a positive move away from the nihilism and chaos of both the left and right, or is his conspicuous refusal to talk about race something to worry about? Intro/Outro Song: "Picture" by Kid Rock Intro Voice Track: Ronald Reagan, January 1989 Twitter: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@whatsupjess)

What is triggering the alt-right outbreak? Is it racism, sexism, or both? Oxford, Teen, and Jess use Angela Nagle’s book "Kill All Normies" and Kristen Roupenian’s short story "Cat Person" as launchpads for discussing this social development that has much relevance for Asian Americans as well. Intro/Outro Song: "99 Problems (Instrumental)" by Jay-Z Intro Voice Track: Vice Interview with Jordan Peterson by Jay Caspian Kang TWITTER Teen(@mont_jiang) Jess (@whatsupjess) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) REFERENCED RESOURCES The Alt-Right's Asian Fetish by Audrea Lim: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/alt-right-asian-fetish.html "Kill All Normies" by Angela Nagle: https://www.amazon.com/Kill-All-Normies-Culture-Alt-Right/dp/1785355430/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523509373&sr=8-1&keywords=kill+all+normies "Cat Person" by Kristen Roupenian: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

David Chang is omnipresent: ramen joints, fine dining, fried chicken, magazines, and so forth. Now, he has his own Netflix show, “Ugly Delicious,” that is obsessed with the meaning and value of authenticity. Teen, Filip and Eliza discuss what sets it apart from your typical foodie TV series and why David Chang might be the most original Asian American celebrity out there today. Intro/Outro Song: "Saffron" by MF Doom Intro Voice Track: Eat Drink Man Woman Twitter: Teen (@mont_jiang) Eliza (@aestheticdistance1)

Eliza and Teen theorize about the 2018 Academy Awards, whether the frontrunners Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, and Dunkirk are the only viable winners, or whether revised voting procedures give Get Out and others an outside chance. Twitter: Eliza (@aestheticdistance1) Teen (@mont_jiang)

Jen Kim joins the podcast to compare the Asian adoptee experience versus growing up as the second-generation of an Asian immigrant family. Jen is the vice president of AKA (Also Known As), an association of international adoptees. Intro/Outro Music: "Clean" by Incubus Intro Voice Track: "The Chinese Woman" from Seinfeld

Asian guys often pride ourselves on standing by Asian women, but is that more out of choice or necessity? And if it’s by choice, do we do enough to make them feel that they’re our first choice? In this second entry of the Asian male sub-series, Oxford, Filip, and Mark explore their past, present, and future to reflect on the state of relationships between Asian men and women, and where it needs to go. Intro/Outro Song: "gold" by OFFONOFF ft. Dean Intro Voice Track: David Choe interview from Koreatown episode of "Parts Unknown" Twitter: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Mark (@snbatman)

As Asian Americans become a larger portion of the American population, our political influence has an opportunity to grow. Can Asian Americans overcome ethnic divisions, unfavorable population distributions, and neglect from the Democratic Party? Teen and Mark chat with guest podcaster Varun Nikore, President of the AAPI Victory Fund. Intro/Outro Song: Theme from Chrono Trigger Intro/Outro Voice Track: Trump's Oprah Interview in 1988

These times have seen an unprecedented social upheaval in gender relations, and Asian women's voices must be heard. In the first entry of the Asian women's sub-series, Eliza, Jess, and Christina offer fresh takes on feminism's treatment of female sexuality, the unbearable whiteness of the Women's March and #MeToo, and where Asian feminism needs to go. Intro/Outro Song: "Spiral" by Nujabes Intro/Outro Voice Track: Yuri Kochiyama on Japanese Internment (Interview on June 16, 2003 by Karen Ishizuka and Akira Boch) Twitter: Eliza (@aestheticdistance1) Jess (@whatsupjess)

Teen and Oxford out themselves as male fans of HBO’s Girls. They also talk about how differently Asian men and women seem to be portrayed in not only this show, but other young women-led shows and movies like Ingrid Goes West, Insecure, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Intro/Outro Song: "Girl" by FLiP TWITTER Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES Does Lena Dunham Have Yellow Fever?: https://planamag.com/does-lena-dunham-have-yellow-fever-8b6a8f8dd4fd