Conversasians Pod

Welcome back to Conversasians! Starting with a bit of news, Ben will be focusing on other passion projects and will not be joining us every week. With that said, we are happy to introduce Sung from the DMV who will have big shoes to fill. Our journey beings around 2013, during a time where both Ryan and Sung were promoting. Sung reveals how he met Ryan and what how his first impression ended up be...

Thank you everyone for tuning in to our pod. We just wrapped season 1 and will return shortly with season 2. We will be off for a few weeks but follow our socials for updates. We appreciate all of you. We'll be back 👍🏼 Support us via Cash. App/$conversasians https://cash.app/$conversasians IG - Ben & Ryan https://www.instagram.com/btek_benchung https://www.instagram.com/ry_boogie Socials...

Ben and Ryan has different takes when it comes to the afterlife of man's best friend. Dezi, the unofficial mascot, had a tough time in his formative years which got Ryan thinking outside the box to extend Dezi's existence. Which poses the question, do dog's have souls? We wanted to again thank our sponsors, guests, everyone who came out to the event and to Boo's Philly for hosting...

Ben and Ryan do a faith check and see where they're at while agreeing that not all churches are created equal. Ryan struggles with finding the perfect church but Ben believes attendance shouldn't effect the relationship with one's faith. Support via Cash App https://cash.app/$Conversasians IG - Ben & Ryan https://www.instagram.com/btek_benchung https://www.instagram.com/ry_boogie Socials IG: h...

Ben and Ry collabs with Andy from Boo’s Philly to throw our first live event, Happy Boo Year. Andy wanted to throw an event and bring the community together with what he know’s best, cheesesteaks and beer. We had a few familiar faces and a new guest from our Conversasians pod, Andy from Boo’s, MIke Song from the Kinjaz, PK and Kevin Seo from the Good Service Podcast. We want to thank our sponsors,...

Ben and Ryan have Mike on this week. Do you compartmentalize movies? For example, classifying; in theater, at home, or on plane movies like the guys? Starting off with Godzila Minus One and what's considered a plane movie, things take a turn diving into cancel culture after discussing the different celebrities that made a comeback or are in exile. Is there room for redemption and will it be ex...

Ben & Ryan is joined by Kinja pupil and rising star Justin Park. Justin, a Korean-American singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, reveals that ABDC was a big part of why he chose to be a performer. This was pre-instagram and when Youtube was just starting to become the beast it is today. ABDC videos were on Youtube where Justin began his journey. We discover that there's old footage on Youtub...

Everyone here at Converasians will like to wish everyone a great new year. Ben and Ry get into the new year determined to break some bad habits with committing to resolutions. As our bodies betray us, Ryan explains his questionable diet timeline and personal matter that's a little TMI. Ben explains how his age doesn't reflect the true age he is inside. What are the rules for using the term...

Ben and Ryan is joined by our other co-host Mike Kim. Reflecting on how balance is needed with the work you put in, imposter syndrome creeps in from time to time. While Ben tackles it as a reminder of humility, Mike journey's into a bit of self discovery. Ryan pays compliments to Ben but Mike calls out that they sound like insults. Ben brings up something he heard, "No one is coming to sa...

Ben and Ryan bring on one of the coolest girls they know, Cammy. Cammy is set to travel back to India where she and her cousin, 'Enfield is Prayer,' provide a tour through India on motorcycles. Cammy’s been traveling back several times a year to run these tours sharing some crazy moments on her expeditions. Ben's experience of India starts similar but the day-to-day goes a completely d...

Ben and Ryan always asks viewers and listeners to leave us comments and questions. The guys decided to answer firefuture2023’s questions. Here are the questions. What’s our biggest fear? What are things can't be taught only experienced? Who do we want to interview? What do we want that we don't have yet? Who’s our day ones? Thank you @firefuture2023 for the questions. Hope everyone leaves...

Ben & Ryan have on rapper extraordinaire, one-half of Part Time Cooks, Saul Goode. Saul decides to make his first international trip to be South Korea and decided to stay. Saul and Black Moss the duo that make up Part Time Cooks go on to become top contenders of the Korean hip hop audition show Sign Here in 2019. After naming favorite Korean dishes Ben and Ryan quickly realizes that they are n...

Ben and Ryan get into holiday traditions with family and list their top Thanksgiving eats. The holidays are filled with expectations from family as we tap in to some holiday trauma. Can watching Home Alone trigger enough nostalgia to bring the family together? The guys catch up and look forward to 2024 goals. Ben’s looking at releasing a book and Ryan will be working on material for stand-up. IG -...

Ben & Ryan have fellow Kinja Anthony Lee of the Kinjaz Podcast and Just Kidding News Podcast. Anthony Lee & Ben co-hosted the Kinjaz Podcast and Ryan senses a bit of heat from the two of them. Ryan makes a self realization after being cut from a tribute film. Anthony and his wife makes the decision to elope during wedding planning. Then we take a deeper dive into life after marriage and di...

Ben & Ryan bring on long-time friend Justin 'Jet' Valles of The Kinjaz. Snacking on some mandoo the guys get into mental health and navigating the future. Ryan gets into depth on how he survived his early 20s when he was away from home. Ben's travels only help appreciate home. Jet focuses on producing music and how it all came together after getting his mastering chain down. Check...

Ben and Ryan have a telepathic connection with Bap Ross aka Lyricks, aka Rick Lee of YOX. The guys share their top go to MCs and which asian artist gave us a sense of pride. Realizing with age that parental expectations unexpected turn and evolve we remind ourselves that our parents are works in progress like the rest of us. Bap Ross breaks down our snacks as he gifts us the exact same tentacle ri...

Ben and Ryan invites Ryan’s other best friend to the pod where the 2 best friends of Ryan meet. Sophia's family owned the famous Hwagyo style Chinese restaurant, The Dragon which was a K-Town staple for many family gatherings. Getting exposed to food and the kitchen at an early young age, Sophia attended culinary school upon graduating high school. After being in the industry as Chef de Cusine...

Ben & Ryan have fellow Korean, SWF2 & SMF Judge, Season 1 ABDC rival, Mike Song of the Kinjaz on the pod. Ryan once again reminds us he was the one to beat back in the day on the Kollaboration stage. Back when Ben was a Jabbawockee Mike was in a rival crew, Kaba Modern on ABDC. The guys all share the moment they knew dance was going to be important in their lives. For Mike, his sister took...

Ben and Ryan’s latest guest Andrew of Boos Philly turns out to be quite the renaissance man. The journey started in Philly and kicks off at boarding school where Andrew took a year abroad in France. Now being back a culture man his sights now have more perspective & depth. Ryan envies the wild resume Andrew shares but Ben finds a colleague when Andrew mentions Blockbuster Video. Here are some...

Ben and Ryan hang with friend/side-piece, co-host, Mike Kiim Comedy. Why do we always say sorry? Why does Ben look Filipino? Someone's got an addiction to Temu and somebody fears he's not a good Korean. Ben and Ryan trusts Mike to be gentle to their ears for this week's episode. To have this all make sense check out the episode. Mike Kim Comedy’s Socials https://www.youtube.com/@mikeki...

Ben & Ryan gets a visit from fellow Kinja, Lawrence Kao. Lawerence and Ben shared the stage on ABDC (America’s Best Dance Crew) on rival teams. After hearing about the dating app’s algorithm matching Ben with the exact opposite of what he’s looking for, Lawerence and Ryan wants to do a church hop for Ben. Ben respectfully turns it down. Before Churches and Popeyes, there was Pioneer Chicken an...

Ben and Ryan invites friend, hyung and Korean trailblazer, Glen Yun, The GZA, G. Rod, G-Doobie of D9. Ben breaks down the need to be prepared for the opportunities that presents itself. Ryan found the key to surviving intimidating hardcore gangsters and Glen corroborates Ryan’s findings. Ben and Ryan remember the wild night in the penthouse at The Palms chowing down on surf & turf with strippe...

Ben and Ryan are delightfully surprised by Sierra’s unfamiliar perspective. Sierra Lynn, our latest guest ventured out to California at a young age from Upstate New York to pursue her dreams of modeling. From small town to big city, we’re all ears when Sierra shares how she met her current BF and her experience with interracial dating. The domi life quickly became a distant memory when she met her...

Ben and Ryan’s latest guest got into a fight with Thor in KTown and was shot by the president of a rival biker gang called Mayans M.C. Peter Jae ‘Pedro Peter, Peter Pedro’ joins us this week on Conversasians. Pedro grew up in NY then made his way to LA to be cast in a short series that became a feature film called KTown Cowboys. Inspiring others to pursue their dream while staying humble and true...

Ben and Ryan have a special guest - PK and Mike Kim Comedy joins us a second time. PK helped many get their first big stage opportunity which includes our very own Ben & Ryan. Before Ben and Ryan were friends they were rivals as Unique & SI Squad. PK set the stage for many Asian Americans to showcase their talents at Kollaboration. Ben was a part of this event and named Kollaboration. Ryan...