The Side Dish

If you (a) like music, (b) think School of Rock is one the greatest films ever made, (c) have strong opinions about the Garden State soundtrack, (d) remember the days of Sean Kingston and Neo, (e) hate John Mayer’s face, (f) owned an iRiver MP3, (g) can name three Dashboard Confessional songs that aren’t “Hands Down”, (h) know who Engelbert Humperdinck is, then you won’t want to miss this episode! Seline Jung rejoins the crew with special guest Lauren Kim to talk about our music preferences, favorite albums, and that one time Aaron blew (off) Paul McCartney.

01/26/23

Our friend Julian Gari recently learned that he’s a quarter Asian—which explains a lot! Tune in to hear his story about playing competitive chess in Florida, studying statistics at Harvard, starting a successful gaming company, and his transition moving from L.A. to South Korea. Listen carefully, kids. You might learn something! 

01/19/23

We were supposed to interview our friend Pauly, but he decided to do laundry instead. Whoops! Anyways, here’s the story of how Aaron proposed to his fiancé. Guest host James Chung assists with the recap (and GoPro footage, and photographs--thanks James!).  Enjoy <3

01/30/23

The podcast hosts L.A.-based filmmaker Katie Kim for an interview about art, love, and family—and she can’t remember a single question. Nevertheless, we manage to fumble our way through a conversation on part-time restaurant jobs, the origins of Katie's creativity, her thoughts on the Korean-American Hollywood scene, and "dating" emotionally unavailable, horned up bros. Get ready for deep, uncomfortable questions with Katie Kim: the only filmmaker in L.A. who doesn’t have a car. 

01/17/23

Ever had a neighbor that annoyed the shit out of you? How about a psychotic madman wanted by the police? If you answered “yes” to either, then this is your episode! Join us for a terrifying discussion about the best and worst neighborhoods we’ve lived in (Korea, CA, NYC), the meaning of communities both chosen and inherited, and a very special announcement from co-host Seline Jung! 


01/12/23

Dating is hard, even for L.A. native Sam Sun. Join us for a lovely conversation about Sam’s dating life (both domestic and abroad), red flag love languages, Asian Baby Girls, the lack of dick pics on Sue’s phone, and how to tell if a guy really (REALLY, really) likes you. Thanks for coming on, Sam! Best of luck out there, bud. 

01/09/23

Jaehyun Paik joins us for the first episode of 2023! She dishes about her holiday break and shares a film-worthy tale of her date with an “insanely hot” white dude—much to Aaron’s chagrin. Other topics include: Jay’s weight (it’s a secret), Aaron accomplishing his New Year’s Resolution to start smoking again, and how much we love our brother-in-laws. Thanks for coming on, Jaehyun! The first of many girlfriend episodes to come. 

01/08/23

To close out year, we pick random photos from our phones and tell the stories behind them. Turns out that 2022 was filled with aquatic creatures, themed birthday parties, drunk weddings, forgotten dance sessions, and lots of photos of Seline’s cat.  Thank you guys so much for listening this year, and we'll see you in 2023! 



12/21/22

What is the true meaning of Christmas? Charity? Good will among men (and women)? Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Friends of the podcast James Chung and Sue Hahn join us to (badly) sing our favorite Christmas carols, go Grinch-mode on the worst Christmas traditions, and get properly drunk on mulled wine and tequila. It’s the holidays, you filthy animals! Enjoy! 

12/14/22

Jay, Aaron, and Sue chat about the World Cup, do some bad improv, and eventually get around to interviewing their special guest, Daniel Kim, about working at fine dining restaurants in Oakland, LA, and Seoul. They discuss mental health in the food industry, talk shit about food influencers, and come to the conclusion that Guy Fieri’s a really good dude. 

12/06/22