KollabCast

Director Andrew Ahn and writer/actor/art historian Naomi Ko join us the podcast. This week we finally hear about Minji's trip to Korea (her first in 11 years) as well as Andrew's own recent Korea trip (his first after 22 years) to show his film Spa Night at the Jeonju International Film Festival. The crew also talks K-Pop culture, how to make art history cool, and reflections on the history of the Kollabcast.

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Travis Atreo, check out his new single “Excited” available now on iTunes and Amazon Music!

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Naomi Ko @konaomie konaomi.com

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We are 2 weeks into APA Heritage Month and a lot has happened. This week the esteemed Jenny Yang, one of the newly anointed White House Champions of Change, returns to the KollabCast to share her experiences at the White House along with Minji, who was also there. In addition to recounting their DC adventures, we also chat Ali Wong's new comedy special, APAHM #memes, and our Asian American identity awakenings.

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Travis Atreo, check out his new single "Excited" available now on iTunes and Amazon Music!

As always, send us your listener questions at [email protected]

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Jenny Yang @jennyyangtv jennyyang.tv disorientedcomedy.com

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Minji's out hanging out with the Obamas in DC so Marvin invited some friends from the community to chat. Our guests this week are friend of the show Sean Miura and his friend Audrey Kuo, Executive Director of API-Equality LA and a one of the organizers of Protect Koreatown. Our topics this week include Beyonce's Lemonade, Bread, the Fashion of the Future, and an extended conversation about gentrification in LA's KTown and Little Tokyo communities. 

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Travis Atreo, check out his new single "Excited" available now on iTunes and Amazon Music!

As always, send us your listener questions at [email protected]

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Sean Miura @seanmiura www.downlikejtown.com

Audrey Kuo @printeralia apiequalityla.org

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This week we take a break from covering the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to chat with the stars of the new feature film Comfort, Chris Dinh and Julie Zhan. We chat cheating on tests, film festivals, being critical, and how the impressionist movement was pretty much the digital media of the 19th century. Hang tight, this episode goes places!

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration SF Alum Jayne Rio, check out her new EP #Undone on SoundCloud!

As always, send us your listener questions at [email protected]

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Chris Dinh @chrisdinh

Julie Zhan @dancejujudance juliezhan.com

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It's another max-power episode this week as we welcome the always wonderful Megan Lee and the fresh from Korea Bobby Choy to the KollabCast! We chat about airplane horror stories, luggage mishaps, and the latest in Hollywood whitewashing crimes. Bobby and Megan also share their expert travel advice for Minji's upcoming trip to Seoul. Take notes!

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration SF Alum Jayne Rio, check out her new EP #Undone on SoundCloud!

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Bobby Choy (Big Phony) @bigphony bigphonymusic.com

Megan Lee @hellomeganlee www.hellomeganlee.com

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This week the KollabCast welcomes fellow podcasters Keiko Agena and Will Choi from the Drunk Monk Podcast! Together, this podcasting dream team discuss TV tattoo competitions, racist flirting, and Conan in Korea. We also talk improv with our guests, who are longtime improv partners in the LA comedy scene, and try to coax juicy Gilmore Girls details from Keiko.

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration SF Alum Jayne Rio, check out her new EP #Undone on SoundCloud!

As always, send us your listener questions at [email protected]

Check out more from Kollaboration at www.kollaboration.org

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Keiko Agena @KeikoAgena mskeikoagena.com

Will  Choi @WillsChoi Drunk Monk Podcast@DrunkMonkPC

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Watch out everyone, Mercury is in retrograde, but don't worry, the KollabCast is here to get you through it. This week we're joined by Anto Chan, Toronto-based comedian, poet, past Kollaboration host and master of the pun. This week's topics include performing stand-up in Asia, horoscopes, Asian American figure skaters, middle child problems, and tattoo regrets.

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration SF Alum Jayne Rio, check out her new EP #Undone on SoundCloud!

As always, send us your listener questions at [email protected]

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Anto Chan @PunFuMaster www.antochan.com

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This week, the KollabCast is joined by an artist that has inspired multiple generations of Asian Americans over the past decades. Whether you know him as Rufio of the Lost Boys, or Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, Dante Basco is an Asian American Icon who's made a career being a badass on screen. Join us as we chat with Dante about superheroes, A Tribe Called Quest, his origins as a breakdancer, and of course, his iconic roles.

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Blazing Rays of the Sun, check out their new albumYoung Love available now!

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Dante Basco @dantebasco dantebasco.com

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The KollabCast is a show about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective.

Our post-SXSW coverage continues as filmmaker and actor Samantha Futerman joins us this week to gush about virtual reality. Minji shares her thoughts on comic book movies and Chris Nolan, and Marvin ponders if animated Asian characters given the whitewashing treatment mean the same as live action ones. 

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Blazing Rays of the Sun, check out their new albumYoung Love available now!

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Samantha Futerman @samfuterman Twinsters Movie Kindred Foundation for Adoption

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The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective.

Festivals festivals everywhere! This week we invite So Yun Um, a filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer for the upcoming Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, to talk film, festivals,and family. Minji also checks in from her adventures at South by Southwest in Austin, and Marvin reports in from his weekend at CAAMFest in San Francisco. 

This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Blazing Rays of the Sun, check out their new albumYoung Love available now!

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So Yun Um @ssoyunum www.sosreelthoughts.com LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh