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We're back for the first 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup! On this episode, we discuss Oscar noms, Dev Patel's upcoming action film, and (checks notes)... Minecraft? What's Popping? - Mean Girls: The Musical, True Detective, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen -...

On this edition of Good Pop, we check out the film Amercian Fiction, which recently picked up 5 Academy Award nominations, and found that we related hard to the dramedy's themes of the politics of representation, how diversity is commodified in media, and the trials and tribulations of taking care of elder family members. What's Popping? - Unpacking, Fermat’s Cuisine, Sundance Follow our hosts: Ma...

On this episode we dip back into the MCU (Spotlight) to discuss Echo, featuring the character of Maya Lopez, who we last saw as an antagonist for the Hawkeye mini-series, as she returns to her hometown in Oklahoma to lie low after killing her adopted uncle, The Kingpin, and has to reconcile reconnecting with her roots with her personal ambitions in taking over The Kingpin's criminal enterprise. Wh...

For our first Good Pop of the new year, we check out the new Asian American action dramedy The Brothers Sun, starring MIchelle Yeoh as the matriarch of a Taiwanese triad living in hiding in the SGV with her younger son who has no idea he's in a crime family. Their lives are thrown into chaos when her eldest son arrives in town to protect the family from rival gangs. It feels like we've been waitin...

Happy holidays everyone! On this last Good Pop episode of 2023, we take a look back and highlight some of our favorite pieces of pop culture from the year. What's Popping? - Dave the Diver, Moving, Top Chef on Netflix Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part of the Potluck Podcast Collecti...

On this episode we check out the new Xmas action film Silent Night, which is celebrated director John Woo's first American film in 20 years! Will this action film with no spoken dialogue about a dad avenging his dead son live up to our wildest John Woo dreams? What's Popping? - Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, May December, Frieren: Beyong Journey's End Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh J...

We're back for another edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup! On this episode, we discuss the latest trailer drops, casting news, and begin our descent into awards season. What's Popping? - Trilogy Tour, The Boy and the Heron, Succession Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the sho...

On this episode of Good Pop, we check out Netflix's new adult animation series Blue Eye Samurai, following a mixed-race swordswoman on a quest for revenge to hunt down four White men hiding illegally in Edo period Japan, one of whom might just be her father. Featuring a star studded cast of Asian American voices, will that be enough to propel Blue Eye Samurai to good pop status? What's Popping? -...

Good Pop is back! After a lengthy hiatus we are refreshed and ready dive back into the world of good (and not so good) pop culture! On this episode, we check out the new comedy film Quiz Lady starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina now streaming on Hulu about two sisters who have to win a quiz show to save their elderly dog from debt collectors. With a star studded cast, is this film with an unhinged pre...

Ok, we know we promised to be back this week, but a massive SNAFU at Pearson Airport in Toronto caused Marvin to get home a lot later than expected, so we weren't able to record a new episode, which means NEXT WEEK will be the triumphant return of new Good Pop episodes, in the meantime, we're going to share another episode from Fresh Creatives, where Marvin, Jess, and their friend Tony, dream up t...

We're finally at our final week of our hiatus, next week, Jess, Hanh, and Marvin finally reunite to bring you a new episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, and just in time since Sandra Oh's new movie QUIZ LADY just dropped on Hulu. As a special treat to hold you over, we're digging way into Marvin's podcast vault to bring you an episode of one of his first podcasts, FRESH CREATIVES, about creating...

We're down to our last few weeks of Good Pop's hiatus. As we wait for all of our hosts to recover, we're dropping in another episode of our fellow Potluck Podcast Collective show, Books & Boba. This time it's their October 2023 book news episode, going over the latest Asian American book and publishing news. If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe and check out their other episodes a...

Good Pop's October break continues so once again, we're sharing a great episode from one of our felloe Potluck Podcasts! This time we're tagging in the guys at They Call Us Bruce, hosted by Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man) and Jeff Yang, this episode features a conversation with So Yun Um, the director of the documentary Liqour Store Dreams . If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe and check ou...

The Good Pop Culture Club is still on hiatus so this week, we're excited to introduce you to the newest podcast to join the Potluck Podcast Collective, Golden Hour with Charlene Kaye, a podcast featuring Asian creatives in music! If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe and check out their other episodes at podcastpotluck.com/goldenhour --- Char and Dave are back with Season 3 of Golden H...

Good Pop is on hiatus for a few weeks as all of our hosts are overseas to attend Jess' wedding in Itlay! In the meantime, we'll be using our usual release day to plug some of our fellow Asian American hosted podcasts from the Potluck Podcast Collective. This week we're featuring the latest book news episode from Books & Boba, so you can check out what's popping in the world of Asian American b...

It's (almost) our last "Do We Want This?" for the 2023 strike era so join us one mroe time for a loose edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup! On this episode, we discuss the new WGA deal, preview the upcoming season of Bake Off, and speculate how they'll pull off Tony Tony Chopper for the recently announced 2nd season of One Piece. What's Popping? - Say Yes to the...

On this episode, we discuss the new Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka, following the story of Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker's former padawan and picking up the unresolved story and character threads of the animated series Rebels. Modern Star Wars has been a mixed bag, where will Ahsoka fall on the scales of good pop? What's Popping? - This is Not a True Story, A Haunting in Venice, Escape Rooms Foll...

On this episode of Good Pop, we embark on a swashbuckling adventure with the new Netflix live action adaptation of One Piece, following the adventure of the stretchy and always optimistic Monkey D. Luffy and his band of Straw Hat Pirates. But does this adaptation of the (very) long running and beloved manga/anime have what it takes to break the live action slump and be good pop? What's Popping? -...

On this episode, the Good Pop crew checks out the new high school comedy Bottoms, a film about two horny lesbian teens and their scheme to start a girls fight club to hook up with their crushes. It's a wild premise for an equally unhinged film (that works quite well within the trappings of a horny high school film), but does it rise to the challenge as good pop? What's Popping? - ROTJ Live in Conc...

It's a lighter news month for our August edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, "Do We Want This?", but that doesn't mean you're not getting a full length pod! On this month's roundup, we take a look at some international labor news, upcoming projects starring our favorite beefy dudes, some local Asian American news, and more! What's Popping? - Beyonce Renaissance...

On this episode, we check out the new Netflix animated adventure film The Monkey King, following the origin story of one of the most famous figures in Chinese folklore, and featuring a star studded cast including Jimmy O. Yang and Bowen Yang. Will this adaptation of a beloved (and often overlooked in the west) classic make the grade as good pop? What's Popping? - What We Do in the Shadows S3, Behi...

Our regular episode of Good Pop will be dropping a little later this week, but in the meantime we're excited to share with you the first episode of a new thrilling podcast from our partners at Tenderfoot TV, Dear Alana, Dear Alana, is a show exploring the life of Alana Chen, a 24-year-old woman who disappeared from Boulder, Colorado in 2019. Alana left behind two dozen journals chronicling a deep...

On this episode we check out the Paramount+ original film Love in Taipei, based on the novel Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, a breezy summer coming of age romantic comedy that takes place at the infamous "Loveboat," a summer cultural study program in Taiwan for overseas Taiwanese where very little studying actually happens. What's Popping? - Futurama, Strays, Kaguya-Sama: Love is War: The Fi...

On this episode of Good Pop we check out the new animated reboot of a beloved franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. We dive into what makes this iteration different from the ones that came before it, including the fact that this version is an actual coming of age starring teens. What's Popping? - Taylor Swift, Something More, Reign of the Seven Spellblades Follow our hosts: Marvi...

On this episode, we check out the South Korean sports comedy Dream, about a professional soccer player who, after a PR disaster, is sent to rehabilitate his image by coaching a team of homeless players to represent South Korea in the Homeless World Cup. The premise has some weird vibes, but is this underdog sports story good pop? What's Popping? - Theater Camp, Heartstopper S2, Gundam: The Witch f...