Good Pop | Culture Club

On this episode, we check out The Season, a new thriller series featuring an ensemble cast of some of our favorite Asian actors (and some HK heavy hitters). The Season follows a young woman (with a secret agenda) who enters the opulent world of Hong Kong's summer boating season and infiltrates the messy lives of Hong Kong's elite. What's Popping? - Hilary Duff Lucky Me Tour, General Hospital, Worl...

On this episode, we're check out The Sheep Detectives, the new cozy murder mystery film following a flock of sheep investigating the murder of their Shepard in the English countryside. Featuring a star studded cast of actors (and sheep voice actors), will we find some Good Pop hidden among the red herrings? What's Popping? - World Cup, The Other Bennet Sister, Daemons of the Shadow Realm Follow ou...

On our June 2026 edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup "Do We Want This?", we check out some exciting casting news, as well as ask ourselves if we really need more adaptations of things that already exist. What's Popping? - World Cup, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhon...

On this episode we return to the mythical land of Philadelphia to check out the second season of the Hulu crime-comedy series Deli Boys! Picking up where season 1 left off with our favorite Pakistani-American failsons managing their late-father's criminal along with their hypercompetant auntie. This season introduces us to new characters and revisits old grudges, but does this second time around a...

On this episode, the Good Pop Crew checks out Hoppers, the newest Pixar film from We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong, following a young (and angry Asian American) girl named Mabel Tanaka, who uses an experimental technology to transfer her mind into a mechanical beaver in order to infiltrate beaver society and save the glade behind her grandmother's house. What's Popping? - Teach You a Lesson, NBA...

We return from our APAHM hiatus with our May 2026 edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup "Do We Want This?", we celebrate the end of Heritage Month by checking out some new upcoming projects, Park Chan-Wook's next big thing, White Lotus casting news, and badass commencement speeches. What's Popping? - Paddington the Musical, Top Chef Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh -...

The Good Pop Culture Club is taking a quick mid-APAHM break so this week, we're dropping in the latest episode from fellow Potluck Pod Books & Boba (Marvin's other podcast) for those of you interested in the latest Asian Ameican book & publishing news. Good Pop episodes will resume in June! -- For our mid-month book news check in for May 2026, we catch up on the latest Asian American publi...

This week, the Good Pop crew checks out the new Park Chan-wook film No Other Choice, which recently started streaming on Hulu. Director Park's latest film is a dark comedy thriller about a veteran paper engineer played by a refreshingly (darkly) comedic Lee Byung-hun, who suddenly loses his job which puts the lifestyle that he build for himself and his family at risk. Desperate to find new job at...

On this episode, we check out season 2 of Beef, creator's Lee Sung Jin's Dramedy series exploring the folly of anger, the consequences of grudges, as well as the decline of the American Dream. Featuring a star studded cast, season 2 takes a different approach than season one by focusing on the beef between 2 couples. Does it make the grade as good pop? What's Popping? - Flower Drum Song, The Devil...

On our April 2026 edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup "Do We Want This?", we commemorate the beginning of Heritage Month by diving into the conversation surrounding that inexplicable Hallmark mahjong movie, as well as take a look at some exciting stories about upcoming movies from Lana Condor, The X-Men, and Bong Joon Ho! What's Popping? - Undercover Miss Hong,...

On this episode we check out Bao Nguyen's new Netflix documentary following BTS as the globally renowned K-Pop group prepares for their long awaited comeback now that all of their members have completed their military service. There's no doubt about BTS' pop culture bonafides, but does this doc properly capture their powers of Good Pop? What's Popping? - Coachella, This is a Gardening Show, Top Ch...

On this episode, we check out Bait, a new genre-blending British limited series (streaming now on Amazon Prime Video) starring Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling British Pakistani actor under immense amounts of pressure as he chases the opportunity of a lifetime to become the next James Bond. What's Popping? - The Greatest Night in Pop, Top Chef, America's Culinary Cup Follow our hosts: Marvin...

On this episode we discuss our thoughts on Purple, the new Netflix comedy special from Sheng Wang, a comic that some of us have been following for quite some time. How does the new special match up now that Sheng has found some mainstream success? What's Popping? - BTS, TOP, Top Chef, America's Culinary Cup Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonym...

On this episode we return to Zootopia 10 years later (but like a week in universe) for a nor-flavored sequel once again following Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who have graduated from odd couple buddies to buddy cops, as they pursue a fugitive snake and uncover a grand conspiracy about the origins of Zootopia itself! What's Popping? -Project Hail Mary, America's Culinary Cup, Top Chef Follow our host...

On our March 2026 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, we take a look at some new casting news for some upcoming revivals of classic shows as well as the official green lighting of one of 2025's breakout hits! What's Popping? - Kim's Convenience, Top Chef, America's Culinary Cup Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutwee...

On this episode, we check out Chloe Zhao's latest award winning film Hamnet, which seeks to provide a glimpse into the private life of William Shakespeare through the eyes of his wife Agnes, and follows the couple as they deal with the tragic death of their son, which also inspires Shakespeare to write one of his most well known plays, Hamlet. What's Popping? - Oscars, BTS, America's Culinary Cup...

On this episode, we kick off our 2026 Go Asian season with the return of Top Chef, our longtime favorite cooking competition show, with its 23rd season taking place in the Carolinas. We recap the first episode as well as take a look at this year's Asian cheftestants. But wait, there's more! Also making it's debut is a challenger for the crown of premier cooking competition show, Padma Lakshmi's ne...

On this episode, we return to alternate Regency-era London with the second half of Bridgerton Season 4 as Benedict and Sophie try to make their ill-suited match work in the face of the expectations of high society and the machinations of an evil stepmother. Does season 4 stick the landing? What's Popping? - Hilary Duff, Jeff Satur, Scrubs Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jess...

On our February 2026 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, we take a look at some newly announced Asian American led animated and live action TV projects, as well as look ahead to some upcoming releases and renewals. What's Popping? - Yoshi's Wooly World, K-Pops!, The Midnight Taxi, The Traitors Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess...

On this episode, the crew returns to the Predator franchise with Predator: Badlands, the latest film in the long running science fiction franchise and the follow up to Prey, which revitalized the series. This time centering on Dek, the runt of his predator tribe, who is on a quest to prove himself by hunting the most dangerous prey, but may end up becoming the prey himself. What's Popping? - "Wuth...

On this episode, we check out the new buddy action comedy film The Wrecking Crew, starring Jason Mamoa and Dave Bautista as estranged brothers (one navy seal and one renegade cop) who reunite after years to investigate the mysterious death of their equally estranged private investigator father. Set in Hawaii and featuring a primarily PI cast, The Wrecking Crew tries to do a lot of things, does it...

On this episode, we reunite with our favorite family of lovers with the first half of the fourth season of Bridgerton. This season we follow the Cinderella-inspired romance of our favorite art brother Benedict, as he searches high and low for the elusive "lady in silver," whom he met and lost at his mother's masquerade ball. Little does he know, the object of his search may be closer than he think...

On this episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, we check out the new Netflix thriller The Rip, starring Hollywood's favorite besties Matt Damon and Ben(ito) Affleck as maybe dirty cops who discover a large amount of money during a raid and have to defend it from their fellow maybe-dirty cops. Part cop thriller, part heist film, but does this reunion yield some good pop? What's Popping? - Primate, Se...

On this episode, the good pop crew catches up on some of the latest (and wildest) Asian American entertainment news stories of the 2025 holiday season, including the inexplicable return of a seminal Asian Hollywood franchise, the exciting wins at the Golden Globes, and what Justin Lin is up to next. What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, Hanakimi, Culinary Class Wars Follow our hosts: Marvin...

On this episode, we check out the hot new romance series Heated Rivalry, about two rival hockey players whose heated rivalry on the ice lead to a forbidden romance off of it. We're excited to share our takes for this show that everyone is talking about! Will it make the grade as good pop? What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, You and I are Polar Opposites, The Other World's Books Depend on t...