KUCI: The Do Post

In this episode of my new series Asian Americans in Sports I bring on my friend Rovee Vanderbilt Pruna to talk about our lives growing up as Asian American and how we came to discover sports. This is near and dear to my heart as someone who wants to work in sports but doesn't see a lot of Asian American representation in the industry. I'm hoping I can bring on many Asian Americans onto the pod to talk about their journeys in the sports industry. Rovee and I cap off the pod talking about Kobe Bryant and what he meant to us and the Asian American community.

My friend Ben Mullen from Sports Business Classroom and I do our catch up pod. We start with talking about Ben's football analytics job with Oakland High School in Tennessee (2:15) and the state of sports analytics in the world right now. Then, we talk about law school, undergrad, and the great teachers in our lives that stand out amongst the rest (8:57). Lastly, we talk about the passing of a great: Kobe Bryant and how he impacted our lives (23:33). Mamba Forever.

6/24/20: Adjusted Volume

It’s another segment of “Answering Sports Questions for Non-Sports Fans”. I felt it was time again for me to do the world a favor and educate another person on the world of sports. This time, I bring on my roommate Sami to discuss some of the new things that have changed in this NBA season. We mostly talk about star player movement with a LOT of follow up questions and end with a little bit about the three point revolution. Please leave a comment and subscribe to the pod!

Music: Help Myself - Jay Wile

I decided to borrow an idea from the tech industry --- unboxing videos. That's right, if new phones can be unboxed and talked about by tech reviewers, new NBA teams should be able to do the same. Matt and I do an early overview of the Lakers so far this year 4 games in. AD LBJ dynamic? Stan or not stan Dwight Howard? KCP, Avery Bradley, Caruso, Cook, Danny Green. Please subscribe to The Do Post!

What does Frank Ocean think of player movement in the NBA? What are our top 3 Frank Ocean songs? Is Endless really better than Blonde? Does Frank Ocean stare at the rim or ball when shooting? These are some of the questions that James and I tackle on this episode of The Do Post. Frank Ocean NBA questions at 40:50. Thanks to Jay Wile for providing this episode's (and possibly future episodes) intro and outro songs. Song used: "Help Myself" from Jay Wile's album Bloom Series.

The price is on the can though. Rob and I talk about one of our favorite tv shows of all time Atlanta on FX. From talking about funny scenes to going deep into the more profound scenes, we managed to talk for almost an hour about an episode only 21 minutes long. I even learned something life changing in this episode from Rob around the 37 minute mark.

And we back. I couldn't wait until the fall quarter to start recording again. After one week at Sports Business Classroom, I have a ton of things to say and I have a lot of new friends who have a ton of things to say as well. This episode contains heavy discussion on the slow decay of memes, the genius of Mark Cuban, and the cultural phenomenon Bibbity Bibbity Bop.

It's been awhile since my fellow transfer friend Jenn and I talked. I've wanted her on the show since it began this quarter and we finally found time to have her on. We mostly spend the episode catching up and talking about the highlights of our first year at UCI since transferring from the same community college and the challenges we face going forward to next year. Thanks for listening to the first "season" of The Do Post! I'm thinking about doing some solo episodes by myself while I'm in Irvine for June but we'll see. Other than that, see you in September!

After meeting Kevin at a Korean BBQ dinner this week, I decided to invite him on the show to talk about the NBA and other things as well. We go over game 1 of the NBA finals, the hot issue of one and done players, and the possibility of another Asian American making their debut in the NBA. All of this and more on The Do Post.

6/24/20: Adjusted Volume

On this episode of The Do Post, my friend Isaac and I talk about one of our favorite shows, Atlanta. Atlanta is created by Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. It is a critically acclaimed show from FX, known for its variety in storytelling. We decided to talk about the episodes "Value" and "Teddy Perkins" as we felt that they provide a stark contrast and display the true "variety" of this show.