KollabCast

We are officially into August, and not any August, this is ASIAN AUGUST! We bring in CAPE's Jess Ju to go over all the movies featuring Asian American actors, directors, and writers coming out this month including The Darkest Minds, Dog Days, The Meg, Crazy Rich Asians, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and Searching! This month, we'll see you at the movies!

This week’s intro & outro music is “Set Free” from Singer Songwriter & Kollab Alum Travis Atreo

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Jess Ju @JessJuTweetsCAPE

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

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On this episode, we chat with the 2019 HBO APAVisionaries Short Film Competition ambassador, Sujata Day! Best known for her role as Sarah on HBO's Insecure (and its predecessor Awkward Black Girl), Sujata shares her thoughts on filmmaking and her experiences making her own short film projects. We also chat with Sujata about her childhood in Pennsylvania, how she sneakily changed careers from consulting to acting, and how she found her way onto one of HBO's hottest shows!

This week’s intro & outro music is “Bedford Stop” from singer-songwriter Big Phony

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Sujata Day @sujataday

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A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Photo by Sthanlee B. Mirador

Here's a bonus KollabCast to wrap up our coverage of the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con. 

This Episode’s Segments:

Interview with DNEG's Peter Chiang Peter Chiang is the visual effects supervisor of Pacific Rim: Uprising and co-founder of special effects company DNEG. What does a special effects supervisor do, and how does somebody become one? We ask Peter these questions and more!

Pop Culture Wrap-Up @ SDCCWe catch up with journalists Laura Sirikul and Hanh Nguyen to talk about the second half of Comic-Con and what everyone is excited about. We also chat about the art of covering a Comic-Con as press and stuff that caught our eye on the floor.

• Laura Sirikul, Nerds of Color (@lsirikul)
• Hanh Nguyen, IndieWire (@hanhonymous)

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This week’s intro & outro music is “Bedford Stop” from singer-songwriter Big Phony

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

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

We're back at Comic-Con! This episode is part 1 of our coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2018 from an Asian American perspective!

This Episode’s Segments:

Comic-Con News Update w/ Laura Sirikul We chat with geek writer Laura Sirikul about the first few days of SDCC including the Titans trailer, Iron Fist Shenanigans, and The new Dr. Who.

Asian American Authors @ SDCCWe sit down with a panel of awesome Asian American authors to talk about their experiences at Comic-Con, and being a part of the amazing community of Asian American writers

• Sarah Kuhn, author of the Heroine Complex Series (@sarahkuhn)
• CB Lee, author of the Sidekick Squad Series (@author_cblee)
• RF Kuang, author of The Poppy War (@kuangrf)

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This week’s intro & outro music is “Bedford Stop” from singer-songwriter Big Phony

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss)

Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

This week, we return to chat about the recent Emmy nominations! We gush about Sandra Oh's history making best actress nomination and also give due to the other Asian actors, producers, and writers who have shows with noms. Marvin chats about the new Dwane Johnson movie Skyscraper and Minji shares her 2018 pick for summer jam.

This week’s intro & outro music is “Bedford Stop” from singer-songwriter Big Phony

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss)

Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

On this episode, we catch up with singer-songwriter Matt Almodiel. A showcase alum of both Kollaboration DC and LA, Matt shares his experiences of becoming a musician, from his brief stint at a music conservatory to almost being signed to a major label He also chats about growing up in DC, how he came out of the closet, and discovering the early days of queer social media.

The single featured on this episode is "Dumb" by our guest Matt Almodiel.

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It's throwback week on the KollabCast as we reach back into our vault to bring you a segment that we recorded 2 years ago for the now defunct "Kollaboration Presents" podcast series. This interview features Tim Ma, Chef/Restraunteur in DC and Owner of Tim Ma Restaurant Group. 2 years ago, Tim was (and still is today) a rising star in the DC culinary scene. In this interview, he shares about his background, how he switched from being an engineer to a chef, and the early struggles of starting his restaurant business.

This interview is an example of the type of content that we may do more of on this podcast so if you enjoyed it, please let us know at [email protected]! 

This week’s intro & outro music is “Dumb” from Kollab LA and DC Alum Matt Almodiel

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Singer-songwriter and one of our favorite people Priska returns to the KollabCast! In this episode, we chat with Priska about how she overcame her fears in the process of making her debut album (available now!), as well as her past and origins with music.

Music featured on this episode are from Priska's debut EP "State Change"

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Priscilla Liang @priskamusik

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Let's try something new, this episode of the KollabCast is a pop culture roundtable focusing on one show, the hit BBC America thriller Killing Eve starring the one and only Sandra Oh. To discuss the stellar first season, Marvin enlists the help of seasoned pop culture journalists, Hanh Nguyen of IndieWire, Linda Sirikul of Nerd Reactor, and freelance writer Linda Ge. Don't worry the first half is spoiler free (spoiler discussions start at 32:00). 

Have feedback or thoughts about Killing Eve? Tweet at us or send us your listener emails at [email protected]

This week’s intro & outro music is “Dumb" by Singer-Songwriter and Kollab LA/DC alum Matt Almodiel

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Featured guests in this episode:

Hanh Nguyen @Hanhonymous

Laura Sirikul @lsirikulManaging Editor, Nerd Reactor

Linda Ge @lindazge Freelance Writer

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Thumbnail Photo Credit: SOPHIE MUTEVELIAN/BBC AMERICA

It's a new month as we transition from APA Heritage Month to Pride Month! Minji returns to the KollabCast to chat with Marvin about the top pop culture and entertainment stories of the past month. Topics include TV pilots and renewals, the arrival of Shogun World to HBO's Westworld, and more!

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This week’s intro & outro music is “Dumb” from Kollab DC & LA  Alum Matthew Almodiel

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss)

Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh

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

A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective