MOONFACE

By Overtones Media

A fiction show about a Korean American son (Joel Kim Booster) who wants to come out to his mom (Esther Moon), but can't because they don't speak the same language.

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How many episodes does MOONFACE have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

MOONFACE episodes:

June 18, 2025 Trailer
A coming-of-age story set in Downey, CA.

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2min
September 18, 2023 Introducing: Magnificent Jerk with Maya Sugarman
Maya Sugarman joins James Kim to talk about their new podcast, Magnificent Jerk, from Apple TV+ and Pineapple Street Studios.

The documentary series follows Maya on a journey to discover who her uncle really was. Starting with a box of his forgotten screenplays, the series sees her discovering that he was a member of a Chinese gang who went to jail before turning his life story into the Crazy Six screenplay (albeit with a few twists).

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26min
June 28, 2023 Introducing: You Feeling This?
You Feeling This? is a new fiction anthology show about love. It's 10 intimate stories about people trying to connect with each other in Los Angeles. The entire show is out now.
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18min
September 29, 2020 Introducing: Appearances
A new fiction show about family connection, love and inner strength. Appearances is written, directed and sound designed by Sharon Mashihi. It's brought to you by Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia.

Listen to more episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appearances/id1531380479
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40min
October 09, 2019 Ending
This is where the story ends.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers includes Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The end credits song is “Nililiya” by Joyce Kwon.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE
James Bak......PAUL'S DAD
Chris Yejin......GINA'S MOM

Other actors in this episode include Joe Kim, Tricia Tongco, and Oscar Cha.

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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23min
October 09, 2019 Breathing
Paul takes a deep breath.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen.
The end credits song is “Paul” by Big Thief.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Kristina Gerber......SERVER
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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22min
October 09, 2019 Dancing
Paul goes dancing.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The song "Gou Talk" by Peggy Gou is featured in the club scene.
The end credits song is “BAGS” by Clairo.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
Jeanne Heo......MS KIM
Brian Lee......KEVIN
Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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25min
October 09, 2019 Eating
Paul goes to a dinner.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The end credits song is “HEART IN YOUR HEARTBREAK” by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
Naomi Ko......ZO
Casey O'Brien......WARREN
Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
James Bak......PAUL'S DAD
Brooke Iskra......STUDENT
Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield......JACKIE

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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27min
October 09, 2019 Running
Paul goes to the river bed.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen.
The end credits song is "I DON'T CARE" by 박혜진 Park Hye Jin.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE

Other actors in this episode include Becca Murray, Finnegan Forsyeth, Mary Knauf, and Ava Reas.

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
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22min
October 09, 2019 Moaning
The story begins with a moan.

MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers team includes Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids.
The end credits song is “Haenim” by Kim Jung Mi.

CAST:
Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
Esther Moon......GINA
Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
Remy Ortiz......DANNY
Todd Masterson......RYAN
Ify Nwadiwe......TROY
Taeho K plays......PAUL
James Bak......PAUL'S DAD

Other actors in this episode include Frank Stoltze, Yamid Aramoni, Raphael Gatchalian, Lisa Brenner, Blake Zimmerman, Tony D’Amato, Anthony Patiu, Chris Mclean, Julian Park, and Aaron Mendelson.

Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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32min

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How many episodes does MOONFACE have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

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