Nathan goes into a deep dive on the DC State of Asian America, and covers the good, the bad, and the ugly.

A short description of what is mentioned about disability and superheroes is covered here. This is not the original essay that I came across, but it's a good starting point to understand what I"m talking about with superpowers and disability.

Transcript can be found here.

Happy Holidays! Nathan talks about the state of Super Asian America and gives a report card on how Marvel does with representation and diversity in their storytelling.

The twitter thread of Indigenous sci-fi stories can be found here. In case you don't have twitter access:

• Night Riders (on Hulu) by Cree-Métis filmmaker Danis Goulet and executive produced by Taika Waititi

• Rhymes for Young Ghouls (on Tubi) by writer/director Mi'kmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, starring Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs from Reservation Dogs

• Prey (on Hulu) by Comanche producer Jhane Myers

• Blood Quantum (on Amazon Prime) by Jeff Barnaby

• The Rocket Boy (on Vimeo) by Diné filmmaker Donavan Seschillie

• The 6th World (on Vimeo) by Diné filmmaker Nanobah Becker

• The Path Without End (on Vimeo) by Irish-Anishinaabe-Métis filmmaker Elizabeth Aileen LaPensée with music by Cree cellist Cris Derksen

And then there is a list of Indigenous futurist books here!

Nathan talks about the good and the bad from Billy Eichner's gay romcom Bros!

Patreon can be found here, and transcript for the episode can be found here. Thanks for listening!

Happy 1 year anniversary! Thanks to everyone who has listened to my podcast for its first year, and here's to continuing to make space for QPOC and the stories we have to tell!

Follow me at @kahtonotkayto on all platforms (IG/Twitter/Twitch)!

Nathan talks about fanfiction, what it is, and how it can be a tool to help minority communities develop stories of their own.

Transcript can be found here.

A reminder that the show will be on break next month! See you all in October!

Friend of the podcast Josh Mangle (@steam_hunk on Twitter, @knightlybun on Twitch) returns to talk with Nathan about Fire Island, the movie created by Joel Kim Booster and directed by Andrew Ahn available for streaming on Hulu!

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

The book series that Josh mentioned (Cat Star Chronicles) can be found here.

Nathan gets into the building blocks of Everything Everywhere All At Once, and how the movie gets its message across.

Transcript for this episode can be found here.

Friend of the pod Brynmor Ruiz returns to talk with Nathan about their encounters with the Encanto fandom.

Bryn's audiobook can be found here! Also, I forgot to mention during the recording that I wrote an essay on sexual racism in the queer community and that can be found here.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Nathan is joined by Mallory Cruz to talk about Encanto, what the movie means to us, and how to better connect with stories outside our own cultures.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Nathan talks (for quite frankly, too long) about the cultural building blocks of the universe of Avatar the Last Airbender.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.