Kevin Kreider Show

Jonnie Park — the rapper known as Dumbfounded joins the Kevin Kreider Show to talk about his new memoir Spit: A Life in Battles. We get into growing up in LA's Korea Town, his complicated relationship with his absent, alcoholic father, and the empathy he found for him later in life. Jonnie opens up about addiction, getting sober, relapse, and what it actually changed. We also talk masculinity, dating at 40, the "Korea Town superpower," and how a high school dropout ended up in the writers' room for Beef. Grab Spit on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore.

Hot Water with Sara Jane Ho
Join Netflix star and internationally renowned etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho as she unpacks the Chinese traditions, wellness rituals, and unspoken rules shaping modern life. From traditional Chinese medicine and feng shui to dating, destiny, and luck, Sara bridges Eastern wisdom and Western culture with expert guests, celebrities, and a sharp sense of humor. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Kevin Woo was one of K-pop's most recognized faces but before the stages, the fans, and the international tours, he was a 15-year-old kid being told his jawline wasn't quite right enough. In this episode, Kevin Woo pulls back the curtain on what K-pop training actually looks like: the isolation, the plastic surgery pressure, adjusting to Korean standards in appearance, and what it costs a young man to build an identity inside a machine designed to manufacture one for him.

We go deep on what it's like to grow up Korean-American, too American for Korea, too Korean for America and how that duality shapes the way you see yourself, your face, and your masculinity. Kevin talks about the moment Broadway closed around him and what it felt like to lose the thing you built your whole identity on. He calls it an ego death. I think most men know that feeling and have never had a word for it.

This conversation is about identity, image, and what real masculinity actually looks like when the spotlight goes off.
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