Escape From Plan A

Henry Zhang and Katrina of NYC's Dragon Combat Club joins Jong, Shan and Teen to talk about practical self-defense esp for women living in dense urban environments. We also explore the denialism and learned helplessness within the Asian American community, and how taking control of your own safety is the first and best step to respond to the stunning rise in anti-Asian violence in America.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Dragon Combat Club (instagram.com/dragoncombatclub)

DCC sign-up (bit.ly/dccsdsignup)

Grappling to Survive (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RPC9616)

BRAV3 (instagram.com/wearebrav3)

They Can't Burn Us All (instagram.com/TCBUA)

Soar Over Hate (instagram.com/soaroverhate)

TWITTER:

Dragon Combat Club (@DragonCombatCl1)

Jong (@CaliCoarse)

Shan (@duskyrainbow)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

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Chris and Adam spend their Presidents Day to discuss American pettiness over Olympics ratings, Bill Maher's segment on not kowtowing to China, the lameness of Asian American media, and more.

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TWITTER:

Chris (@JesuInToast)

Adam (@snbatman)

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Teen and Chris are joined by guests Chong and Shan to talk about yet another murder of an Asian American woman—Christina Yuna Lee—in New York City, and the disgusting inability of the so-called voices of Asian America to do anything more than express the usual sadness and calls for solidarity.

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TWITTER:

Chong (@tellythecairn)

Shan (@duskyrainbow)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Chris (@JesuInToast)

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Ever wondered what it’d be like to work for a Chinese company as an Asian American? Filip takes a deep dive with US-based TikTok employee Lucas about his journey into working at the social media darling: The material differences between Chinese and American tech companies, if white worship exists at TikTok, and how exactly are 2nd Gen Asian Americans at an advantage in Chinese corporations, especially if your Mandarin sucks.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES:

Lucas and friend Natalie (product manager at Tiktok) recently made a video talking about key differences between US and Chinese tech from a more career/tech angle: https://t.co/rNfFb0QwS5

If you are interested in Journey To The East, feel free to visit the website below (or email Lucas or Derrick below)

* Journey To The East: https://journeytotheeast.club

* Lucas email: [email protected]

* Derrick email: [email protected]

Lucas and Carl Zha’s video ‘Leave US, go to China!’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSPKqwoJFc

Lilian Li’s Substack on the Chinese tech ecosystem: https://lillianli.substack.com/

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Check out the Tang Ping t-shirt at the new Plan A Shop: planamag.com/shop

TWITTER:

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Lucas (@LucasOuYang)

SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]

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Teen, Chris, and Adam talk about the American outrage over Eileen Gu's decision to represent China, especially all the obvious psychosexual drama going on over an attractive and successful American hapa woman who is deemed to be insufficiently grateful to her country.

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Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/

TWITTER:

Chris (@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Adam (@snbatman)

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Teen, Chris, and Filip talk about the r/antiwork subreddit, including the recent drama over the Fox News interview, the similarly minded Tang Ping ("Lying Flat") movement in China, the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, and the unexpected liberating joys of losing your job.

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Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/

TWITTER:

Filip (@filipgwriting)

Chris (@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Fox News r/antiwork interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmNAsbwuBnY

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Chris and Teen talk about West Elm Caleb and modern dating app culture. Then they move on to the Vanity Fair piece on Dave Chappelle by Jamilah Lemieux and what similarities and differences there are in the black gender wars from the Asian American ones.

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TWITTER:

Chris (@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Niggy Stardust's tweet on self-care culture: https://twitter.com/niggy_stardust/status/1484592326236278785?s=20

Dave Chappelle and "the Black Ass Lie" That Keeps Us Down by Jamilah Lemieux | Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/dave-chappelle-and-the-black-ass-lie-that-keeps-us-down

Champagne Sharks Callin episode on woke art (jump to 1:48:00 mark for part discussed in podcast): https://www.callin.com/episode/does-woke-media-necessarily-have-to-be-bad-SqCadlsUgs

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Jess, Teen, Chris, Adam, and first-time guest Calvin (who attended the NYC Times Square vigil) discuss the tragic death of Michelle Go, the lack of tangible solutions offered, the hijacking of the incident by various political interest groups, and more.

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TWITTER:

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Chris (@JesuInToast)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Adam (@snbatman)

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Returning guests Mike and Arnav join Filip and Jess to bust some common myths about entrepreneurship in general and the reality of tech startup life that the lifestyle gurus don't show you. We talk about risk management, the trap of VC culture, the (non)existence of work-life balance, money matters, and the role of public vs private sector in the fostering of "innovation."

* Special shoutout to our patron Paul for the joke about McKinsey towards the end! Join the discord for more bangers just like it.

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TWITTER:

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Filip (@filipgwriting)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

American Gentry by Patrick Wyman | The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/trump-american-gentry-wyman-elites/620151/

Some previous pods with our guests:

Mike:

https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-268-making-sense-of-crypto-degeneracy

Arnie:

https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-266-unverified-accounts-modern-indian-cinema-and-politics

Relevant previous tech pods:

https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-255-what-does-a-ceo-do-anyway

https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-231-quitting-your-startup-to-play-cyberpunk

https://soundcloud.com/plan-a-magazine/ep-238-the-side-hustle-economy

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While the media asks the nation to faux mourn the January 6 'insurrection', we decided we would rather celebrate and remember that 'other' January insurrection: the GameStop short squeeze. Jess, Eliza, Adam, and Teen recall the spontaneous stock market uprising that captivated the entire globe, and what finding comradery online really feels like.

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TWITTER:

Jess (@cogitatotomato)

Teen (@mont_jiang)

Liza (@aesthdistance1)

Adam (@snbatman)

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

There's Something About Mary bathroom scene: https://youtu.be/vzRuKnb2uuY

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