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Feeling Asian
By Youngmi Mayer & Brian ParkSociety & Culture
Feeling Asian episodes
- The Thing About Al*son R*man And As*an M*ms
This week on Feeling Asian we talk about our feelings surrounding Mother's Day and what it's like having immigrant mothers whose lives were way more difficult than ours. We also address the Alison Roman controversy and the complexity of passive racism in liberal America. Leave us a review on iTunes and please follow us @feelingasianpodcast!
55 min - We Can Always Control Our Reactions
Another chaotic week in quarantine filled with breakthroughs and insights! Brian talks about the fear of an unknown future and how it's making him question his non-traditional career path. Youngmi discusses how in times of stress she fixates on her mistakes in an attempt to feel like she's in control. Also please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and stay safe out there!
55 min - Hold The Hot Potato Of Accountability
Now that we're deep into quarantine, it has us feeling a certain type of way. This week on Feeling Asian we reflect on our regrettable actions and deliberate what it means to be a "good person". Thanks for listening and please rate and review us on iTunes!
53 min - Post-Quarantine Fantasies
This week on Feeling Asian we discuss post-quarantine fantasies! The difficult emotions arising during these times has us fantasizing about Korean BBQ to backpacking around the world and everything in between. We also read some of your submissions! We unpack our respective 22 year old girl and divorced dad energies through a twitter game. Please rate and review us on iTunes and stay safe out there!
46 min - Confronting Ghosts Of Past Relationships
Another week in quarantine, another win! Brian talks about the fears that come with turning thirty and the frustration of being unable to work when you haven't realized your dreams. Youngmi discusses the unresolved feelings from previous relationships that have come up for her in quarantine. We also roast each other's tweets! Please rate and review Feeling Asian on iTunes!
52 min - Wear Red, White, And Blue And Suck It Up
This week Youngmi and Brian discuss their different levels of quarantine horniness and Andrew Yang's Washington Post Op-Ed. Brian describes a realization on how to best deal with Asian parents. Conversely, Youngmi explains why it's hard being a quarantine parent and the best way to handle racist trolls online. Thanks for your continued support and please rate and review us on iTunes!
39 min - Rules Of Attraction (feat. Usama Siddiquee, Mango Bae)
Usama Siddiquee (Mango Bae Podcast) joins us this week to discuss his upbringing as a Bengali-American in Texas, getting beatings from his immigrant mom, and disappointing his entire family by dropping out of medical school to become a comedian. We also unpack his notorious dating life and his breakdown on the rules of attraction. Youngmi talks about being single during the quarantine and Brian shares his anxiety surrounding his new hobby - the stock market.
1 hr 5 min - Coping with Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented crisis and leaving many of us in a state of uncertainty. This week we discuss our coping mechanisms which range from psychotropic drugs to chaotic dating on the apps (rest assured not in person tho). Follow us on social media at: @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast!
38 min - Coronavirus Edition
This week's episode is dedicated to the Coronavirus! One of the most frightening side-effects of this pandemic is the rise in anti-Asian sentiment. We wanted to share our experiences with this and try to make sense of these crazy times.
51 min - Craving Connection (feat. Emanuel Hahn, Photographer)
Emanuel Hahn (Photographer/Filmmaker) joins Feeling Asian this week to discuss what it was like growing up with Christian missionary parents. We examine the importance of church to the Korean diaspora and the social impact it had on all of us growing up. Emanuel shares stories about being left to live alone in a foreign country at the age of thirteen, having farm animals as friends in Cambodia and the chaos of missionary kids' camp. Brian talks about how he is an emotional sub and Youngmi sends a risky text at the top of the episode, but you'll have to listen to see if she gets a response. Follow Emanuel at @hahnbo to check out his work and follow us at: @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast.
1 hr 10 min
About Feeling Asian
From the publisher's feed
Feeling Asian is a weekly podcast hosted by Youngmi Mayer and Brian Park, two Asian Americans with plenty of feelings about sex, dating, survival, self-worth, and everything in between. Meet our fun, interesting friends along the way; past guests include Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Stephanie Hsu, Bowen Yang, Yaeji, and more! Named a top podcast of 2021 by CNN and featured on Apple and Spotify’s homepages, Feeling Asian offers a healthy and compassionate space for Asians, Asian Americans, and Asians in America to be themselves without feeling as if their time is a fleeting moment. Check out Feeling Asian for a catharsis that is, well, pretty Asian! New episodes out every Wednesday!
Follow us on IG @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. For all inquiries please visit feelingasian.com!
[EDITOR'S NOTE]
“There was this space for a podcast like this and I was like, ‘Let’s just try it out, I think there's going to be other Asian Americans out there that feel like we do,’” says Brian Park, co-host and co-creator of Feeling Asian. “As long as we stay irreverent and stay authentic to ourselves and lead with empathy and vulnerability, I think that this is something that could resonate with other people.” What started as an idea between two fellow stand-up comedians, Park and Youngmi Mayer, Apple Podcasts’ Spotlight show for May 2022, Feeling Asian, has made its mark amplifying Asian American voices and illuminating all facets of the Asian American diasporic experience.
After meeting at an open mic in New York City, Park and Mayer decided that podcasting was the ideal way to go in-depth about their shared experiences, and to go beyond their comfort zones as comics to speak freely and vulnerably. It’s with that very vulnerability that they’ve been able to build a devoted community of listeners and continue to grow each week. “I remember last May during AAPI [Asian American & Pacific Islander] Heritage Month, the Stop Asian Hate movement got going and I was just inundated with hundreds of DMs from people about all the racist acts that they were living through,” says Mayer. “That's when I really realized that it’s much bigger than just a podcast. It’s like we’re giving back to this community that maybe all they really need is to hear someone that's like-minded.”
With new episodes airing Wednesday, the weekly show focuses on their feelings (as evidenced in its title), but goes beyond the surface with a sense of openness and honesty that makes you feel like you’re in same room laughing (or crying) alongside them with guests, ranging from fellow entertainers to mental health professionals, and even their family members, Youngmi’s mom and Brian’s sister. “We're not claiming ourselves to be experts, we're not claiming ourselves to be journalists,” says Park. “We're comedians by trade. We like to make people laugh and we like to inject levity. And I think it's created this nice flavor to our podcast where we can go really deep with our guests and provide a very comfortable space for them and for ourselves and for everyone listening.”
For Mayer, the loyal and diverse following that Feeling Asian has cultivated gives a glimpse of the potential for what a successful podcast can do. “I don't want to sound too grandiose, but a lot of people really use our podcast as something to help themselves process,” she says. “I just want to grow a community and make people feel less alone.”