KollabCast

We're a few days late this week because of the July 4th holiday, but here we are! This week we're joined by one of the original friends of the 'Cast Richie Menchavez, aka DJ TRAKTIVIST! We catch up with Richie about the state of Asian American music as well as our hopes for the future. We also chat about the exit of Daniel Dae Kim & Grace Park from Hawaii 5-0, NPR's July 4 tweets, and Danielle Kang's awesome celebration at the LPGA open.

This week’s intro & outro music is “Nothing Ever Lasts” from Kollab alum Alfa off her new album Spark & Fury

As always, send us your listener questions 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

It's just our hosts for this end of June episode. Marvin and Minji catch up and vents about the good and bad things happening in the world over the past few weeks. We chat about a wide range of topics from Ken dolls with man buns to the Supreme Court victory of The Slants, all the way to the violence in our communities that's becoming all too common. 

This week’s intro & outro music is “Fuel America” from St. Lenox

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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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

This week we're joined by two of our favorite returning guests, improv artist Will Choi, who founded and hosts the Asian AF, the popular Asian American comedy variety show on the UCB Sunset mainstage, and actor Keiko Agena, who is the new co-host for Asian AF! We chat about the recent success of the show, including seven consecutive sold out productions, not including a sold-out show in New York next week! Other topics include Korean Dramas, The Good Place, badass political tweeters, and civil servant rockstars.

This week’s intro & outro music is “Fuel America” from St. Lenox

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

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Keiko Agena @KeikoAgena

Will  Choi @WillsChoi

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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

This week we're joined by Atlanta based rapper Uzuhan (formerly J.Han), the winner of last week's Kollaboration Atlanta showcase. He and Minji reminisce about the Atlanta show and chat about Uzuhan's journey as  an artist from his beginnings in Maryland to his new home in Georgia. We also chat about political awakenings, representation, and artistic authenticity.

This week’s intro & outro music is “Fuel America” from St. Lenox

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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Uzuhan @uzuhanmusic

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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

Comedian Kevin Yee joins us for this week's KollabCast to chat about his life and career in showbiz, from acting in musicals like The King & I and Wicked, to being in a 90's boy band, all the way to becoming a musical comedian and#AsianAF regular. We also chat about the wonderful Wonder Woman, the joyous new Joy Luck Club, and the probable doom of Death Note.

This week’s intro & outro music is “Fuel America” from St. Lenox

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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Kevin Yee @kevinyeedotcom

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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

It's just our two hosts Marvin and Minji on this week's episode as we wrap up Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2017. Following the Memorial Day weekend, we reflect on family, culture, intellectualism, and the latent potential of millennials as we debrief on an especially stressful few weeks in the world. 

This week’s intro & outro music is “North Cack” from G Yamazawa’s new full length album, “Shouts to Durham”

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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 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 are very excited to welcome our friend Tamlyn Tomita to the KollabCast. You might know her from her acting boafides in Teen Wolf, The Joy Luck Club, and of course The Karate Kid: Part 2! Tamyln joins us to chat about all sorts of topics including her acting origin story, the importance of having a supportive community, and millennial love. We also chat about some recent pop culture including Tamlyn's call out of the Ni'Ihau script, Master of None, and that latest Atlantic cover story.

This week’s intro & outro music is “North Cack” from G Yamazawa’s new full length album, “Shouts to Durham”

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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In ADDITION, you can now subscribe and listen to the KollabCast on Spotify! Don’t forget to check out the Spotify APAHM  hub.

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Tamlyn Tomita @thetamlyntomita

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 talk to the filmmakers behind the documentary Bad Rap, documenting the lives, struggles, and dreams of four Asian American rappers. Director Salima Koroma and producer Jaeki Cho join us to talk about their film which is being released on iTunes next week (click here to pre-order). In addition we chat about the #BowWowChallenge, the latest whitewashing controversy, and more!

This week’s intro & outro music is “North Cack” from G Yamazawa’s new full length album, “Shouts to Durham”

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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

In ADDITION, you can now subscribe and listen to the KollabCast on Spotify! Don’t forget to check out the Spotify APAHM  hub.

Follow our guests at:

Salima Koroma @limacake

Jaeki Cho @jaekicho

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

The team is back together as Minji returns to the KollabCast fresh from her brother's college graduation in Michagan. Just in time too as we head into one of the busiest (and first) weeks of Asian Pacific American Heritage month. This episode we bring you recording from the field at two major APA events, the closing night of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the Identity LA music festival! In addition we also discuss graduation, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, and the debace known as the Fyre Festival. Happy #APAHM!

This week’s intro & outro music is “North Cack” from G Yamazawa’s new full length album, “Shouts to Durham”

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

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

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

In ADDITION, you can now subscribe and listen to the KollabCast on Spotify! Don't forget to check out the Spotify APAHM  hub.

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

Congratulations, you've won a special bonus episode of the KollabCast! This episode is a compilation of Kollaboration's coverage of the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival organized by our friends at Visual Communications. We're excited to bring you additional coverage of Asian American events in the future that we can't fit into a single KollabCast episode and hope you enjoy listening to our interviews with the amazing filmmakers from the festival!

This Episode's Segments Opening Night Red Carpet interviews w/ the cast of Better Luck Tomorrow Interview with Ashley Duong, director of the documentary, A Time to Swim Interview with Randall Okita, writer/director of the feature film, The Lockpicker Highlights from the HBO APA Visionaries screening event Interview with Angie Wang, writer/director of the feature film, Cardinal X Interview with Doris Yeung, writer/director of the feature film, Taxi Stories

Learn more about the films from the festival at festival.vconline.org Interested in HBO APA Visionaries? learn more at hbovisionaries.com

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This week’s intro & outro music is “All Bets are Off” from Big Phony’s album, “Long Live the Lie”

Let us know what you think about this bonus episode at [email protected]

Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here

Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, 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