Escape From Plan A

Mike joins Jong and Teen to talk about Asian American regionalism that moves beyond "should I move to LA, SF, or NYC?" We talk a good deal about these 3 places and we call each of them home. But we recognize that there are probably more similarities than differences between them, and there's a lot more to America than just these 3 places. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the...

Kyle rejoins the pod with Filip, Adam and Teen to talk about being the "Wife Guy": a guy who is ostentatiously happy about being locked down. What makes married life so great? Is it the loss of autonomy? The collapse of sexual promiscuity? Having a roommate for life? Why are these four married Asian men so smugly happy about being Wife Guys? Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out t...

Jess, Eliza, Chris, and Filip talk about beauty standards, the recent wave of articles on femcels, The Beauty Myth, body positivity, plastic surgery, and whether it's more important to look hot now than in times past. Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The second part is available as a bonus on our Patreon feed. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandi...

Jess and Chris talk about a bunch of things, from accidentally racist teachers to the devaluation of skill in the pursuit of online fame to the Missing White Women Syndrome-ification of Ukrainian female refugees. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris(@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES...

With a campfire blazing out in the Catskills, the EFPA crew of Teen, Chris, Adam, and Jong go on a freewheeling conversation starting with an article detailing a young man's dangerous and expensive mission to become 3 inches taller. From there, they discuss Brazilian butt lifts, Biden's dangerous warmongering, the importance of dentists, the double-slit experiment in quantum physics, and the gener...

Fulton Hou joins Teen to talk about the acute crisis of violence that continues unabated for Asian New Yorkers, as well as in cities all around America. They Can't Burn Us All is an organization dedicated to forming a positive and forceful community response, and hopefully this episode will inspire you to find ways of serving elderly and other more vulnerable people in our communities. Join us on...

Jess and Chris discuss The Atlantic article on teenage sadness and the impending Elon Musk takeover of Twitter. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris(@JesuInToast) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Long-time friend of Plan A Kasie Lee joins Jess and Teen to discuss the state of the San Francisco criminal justice system. Led by a progressive DA, controversy has surrounded lighter sentencing, decriminalization, and bail reform, as violent crimes against Asians skyrocket. Kasie is the Chief of Victim Services and an Assistant District Attorney with the San Francisco DA. Join us on Patreon: www....

New York State Assemblyman (and friend of the second best AAPI creator podcast according to Good Housekeeping) Ron Kim joins Adam, Shan and Teen to talk about the disastrous private takeover of elder nursing care, the remorseless exploitation of home health aides by for-profit agencies, and... giving regular people an ownership interest in their home NFL team. Ron goes on to explain the concept of...

Teen and Chris discuss the Will Smith vs. Chris Rock 2022 Oscars insanity, as well as Elaine Hsieh Chou's piece in The Cut, "What White Men Say In Our Absence." Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: What White Men Say In Our Absence by Elaine Hsieh Cho...

Teen and Chris are joined by returning guest Josh C., who has written for FAIR.org regarding American media treatment of Russia and China, to discuss the bloodthirstiness and anti-Russian xenophobia exhibited by liberals in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Josh (@JoshC0301) Te...

Liza, Filip, and Adam get together to talk about the newest Pixar movie, Turning Red, that just released on Disney+. They discuss the movie's rather unique, for popular media, theme of an adolescent girl's first period, how Liza's kids watched the movie twice in a row, and Filip rants in Toronto's honor. The gang also briefly talk about the controversial CinemaBlend review, which has subsequently...

Henry Zhang and Katrina of NYC's Dragon Combat Club joins Jong, Shan and Teen to talk about practical self-defense esp for women living in dense urban environments. We also explore the denialism and learned helplessness within the Asian American community, and how taking control of your own safety is the first and best step to respond to the stunning rise in anti-Asian violence in America. Join us...

Chris and Adam spend their Presidents Day to discuss American pettiness over Olympics ratings, Bill Maher's segment on not kowtowing to China, the lameness of Asian American media, and more. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.c...

Teen and Chris are joined by guests Chong and Shan to talk about yet another murder of an Asian American woman—Christina Yuna Lee—in New York City, and the disgusting inability of the so-called voices of Asian America to do anything more than express the usual sadness and calls for solidarity. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag....

Ever wondered what it’d be like to work for a Chinese company as an Asian American? Filip takes a deep dive with US-based TikTok employee Lucas about his journey into working at the social media darling: The material differences between Chinese and American tech companies, if white worship exists at TikTok, and how exactly are 2nd Gen Asian Americans at an advantage in Chinese corporations, especi...

Teen, Chris, and Adam talk about the American outrage over Eileen Gu's decision to represent China, especially all the obvious psychosexual drama going on over an attractive and successful American hapa woman who is deemed to be insufficiently grateful to her country. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Chris (...

Teen, Chris, and Filip talk about the r/antiwork subreddit, including the recent drama over the Fox News interview, the similarly minded Tang Ping ("Lying Flat") movement in China, the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, and the unexpected liberating joys of losing your job. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER:...

Chris and Teen talk about West Elm Caleb and modern dating app culture. Then they move on to the Vanity Fair piece on Dave Chappelle by Jamilah Lemieux and what similarities and differences there are in the black gender wars from the Asian American ones. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Niggy Stardust's tweet on sel...

Jess, Teen, Chris, Adam, and first-time guest Calvin (who attended the NYC Times Square vigil) discuss the tragic death of Michelle Go, the lack of tangible solutions offered, the hijacking of the incident by various political interest groups, and more. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS...

Returning guests Mike and Arnav join Filip and Jess to bust some common myths about entrepreneurship in general and the reality of tech startup life that the lifestyle gurus don't show you. We talk about risk management, the trap of VC culture, the (non)existence of work-life balance, money matters, and the role of public vs private sector in the fostering of "innovation." * Special shoutout to ou...

While the media asks the nation to faux mourn the January 6 'insurrection', we decided we would rather celebrate and remember that 'other' January insurrection: the GameStop short squeeze. Jess, Eliza, Adam, and Teen recall the spontaneous stock market uprising that captivated the entire globe, and what finding comradery online really feels like. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTE...

Welcome, 2022! Teen, Jess, Liza, and Chris get together to talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene's ban from Twitter and social media's power to censor public dialogue. They also delve deeper into the cringey backstory of Corinne Tan, the new Asian American "American Girl" doll. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Liza (@aesthdistance1) Jess (@c...

Liza, Teen, Adam, Jong, Chris, and Filip all gather In this Christmas get-together of an episode to talk about how they spent their holidays, Helen Rosner's tweet about turning 40 during COVID, Jesse Kelly's comments about Chinese skulls, Trump's recent home runs about vaccines and diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics, and more. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Adam (...

Jess, Adam, Teen and Jong discuss some dissenting takes on mental health. We place too much blame on our parents and childhood, and are burdened with memory into later life. Meanwhile our eagerness to assimilate into toxic social environments gives a pass to the mental burdens of daily life. The answer, my friend, is to trim your bush. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Jess (@c...