The Sifu Mimi Chan Show

It’s The Mimi & Greg Show live at Rose City Comic Con ! It was great to sit next to Greg Rucka for the podcast for a change instead of being on zoom. We had a blast just rolling right into the show as we waited for the audience to trickle in. We are joined by surprise guest “Friends of Rucka” and the entire show becomes a project management panel. Fans of The Forged, Black Magik, and anything...

Stan Sakai was so sweet to sit down with me at Rose City Comic Con where we caught up on all the adventures of Usagi Yojimbo . He also shares his passion for his newest hobby: weapons training! I enjoyed my time at RCCC, but kickstarting the weekend speaking to one of my favorite creators in the industry was special. Stan Sakai is a recipient of  numerous awards  including:  National Cartoonists S...

Have you ever felt imposter syndrome ? We have! Oscar and I discuss the areas in our career and life where it hits us most. We also dive into the nuances of communication and what might be missing from our day-to-day interactions with our fellow humans. I’ve been nursing some minor injuries and just fighting age, so we also record while doing some rehabilitation exercises and self-care. Join us on...

Oscar and I have just returned from Machu Picchu and share some highlights of the trip. Plus, more of Oscar asks me anything where we delve into the philosophy of excellence versus consistency, the Barbie movie , and more! I always love these conversations with Oscar and for those that tune into YouTube we have now decided to stretch and work on mobility while conversing in case you are interested...

Spencer Ackerman is back on the show discussing his comic book debut: Waller vs Wildstorm . As a fan of comics, it was fun to see how Spencer brings his journalism expertise to the comics medium. Spencer shares his thoughts on the comics creative process and collaboration. It was also fascinating to hear his take on writing his first comic book as a musician. We discuss the pacing of the pages in...

Ronald Sambrano shares his incredible story of surviving the Lahaina fire . On August 8, 2023, a series of deadly wildfires broke out on the island of Maui . The wind-driven fires caused widespread damage, killing at least 115 people and leaving 388 others missing in the town of Lāhainā. The fires were concurrent with the arrival of Hurricane Dora , which brought high winds that fanned the flames....

Happy 50th birthday to Hip Hop! As a hip hop fan, I am excited to welcome Oscar and Jason Chu on the show to discuss hip hop culture . We dive into all the reasons hip hop is meaningful to us and relive some of the 80s, 90s and early 2000’s nostalgia. Does music change or do we? Honored to share in this conversation with Jason and Oscar as we dedicate this episode to the love of hip hop. ‌Chinese...

Michael Jamorski on his journey as a Hollywood stuntman Michael Jamorski is known for his work on Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Jurassic World, Into the Badlands and several other Hollywood films. He is a Wah Lum kung fu student that trained under Sifu George Kee , my cousin who they modeled Captain Shang Li from in Mulan. Michael shares some of the changes in the industry since CGI , AI and t...

Oscar Asks Sifu Mimi Chan Anything! In this episode, I take over as host of the Mimi Chan Podcast and ask Mimi all of MY burning questions. Hear her advice on relationships, why she’s unreasonable, the secret history of her super skill, and more. Maybe too much more? If you enjoy The Sifu Mimi Chan Show , please rate her podcast on your platform of choice and share it with others! If you wou...

It’s another episode of The Mimi and Greg Show! It’s been a while since we’ve had a true Rucka-Rant…well, prepare yourself, Greg Rucka goes all in during this episode. We start off nice and light with the WGA and SAG AFTRA strike , corporate greed and jump into whataboutism culture and the problem with performative social media posts. Despite our serious tone, it’s always a fun time speaking with...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse recently hit theaters and has made quite a splash. Spoiler alert! If you have not seen the movie yet, please skip this episode. I loved this film so much, I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to doing a deep dive into the movie. I’ve invited none other than my favorite cohost Oscar to join THE Spiderman aficionado, Pete Kreitchet. Pete owns Paper Asylum comic...

Dr. Mark Cheng is a Chinese medicine practitioner, a lifelong martial artist, and an expert in strength and conditioning. What is guasha ? Cupping ? How are they beneficial for us and are these methods of medicine safe? Love talking to Dr. Mark Cheng about traditional Chinese medicine and the importance of context in a lot of these theories that I grew up hearing about but didn’t understand....

Greg Rucka is back on track. We literally roll right into this podcast today… and don’t have a formal start, so take this intro as my hello-hello! Welcome to a very typical Mimi and Greg Show! Our show opens with Greg’s fascination with “The Deep Sea” by Neal Agarwal . Go ahead and click on the link and see how addictive it is. This quickly brings us to the Titan submarine that went missing and ou...

The Comrades Marathon is an annual ultramarathon in South Africa of approximately 89 kilometers/55 miles. Langley Kirkwood , known for his role as Buckley on Warrior , just completed this insane feat and I was happy to be able to congratulate him on this accomplishment. Langley discusses the history of the marathon, training and we even talk shoes. I absolutely love shoes! In all seriousness, I am...

It’s the Mimi and Greg Show! I’ve really missed my dear friend and amazing writer. Due to my intense legislative session and its aftermath, my schedule has been unpredictable. Throw in time zone challenges and it equals a way overdue chat with Greg. As a member of the Writer’s Guild of America , Greg shares his opinions and insight on the strike. We also dive into politics and discuss the national...

Perry Yung is the real deal. He plays Father Jun on the hit show Warrior , but he is also a Warrior in real life. I’m inspired by his activism in the community and I want to be just like Perry when I grow up. I’m grateful to have Perry back on the show to discuss his new film The Harvest and season 3 of Warrior. Don’t worry fans, there are no spoiler alerts in this episode. He also shares his love...

Senator Shevrin Jones is one of my favorite legislators. He serves the Miami Dade district in Florida and has been a key supporter of the AAPI history bill that recently passed in Florida. We have a brief, but important conversation on some of the nuance of government and what it takes to get legislation passed in Florida. I appreciate the candid conversation about compartmentalization and the cha...

Michi Trota is a Filipina American writer, editor, speaker, and fire performer who is a five-time Hugo Award winner, British Fantasy Award winner, Ignite Award finalist, and member of the FYLPRO 2022 Immersion Program cohort. The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) is a network of high-performing, next-generation leaders who advance the Philippines and the Filipino people through their advocac...

AAPI History is now required in Florida education, here’s how I did it. A conversation with Oscar. Recorded 5/11/23 On May 9, MUVFL legislation to include AAPI history in our K-12 curriculum was signed into law. This has been a community effort over the past 2 years. This is a unifying bill that has brought diverse communities together. We had 75 bi-partisan co sponsors from Florida, across...

Hoon Lee returns to discuss his experience making the jump from actor to writer on season 3 of the hit HBOMAX show Warrior . He shares his take on the Writer’s Guild of America strike and thoughts on AI in the creative space. I could listen to Hoon speaks all day. He philosophizes without trying. I enjoyed our conversation on the exercise of acting, writing, singing, and dancing. We also touch upo...

Greg Rucka on comics, film production, and space exploration. The Mimi and Greg Show is back! What can I say except it’s good to chat with my dear friend and writer of amazing things. Per our usual style, we discuss a potpourri of topics from politics to film production. I really missed Greg and am excited that we will be back on a semi-regular schedule now that my legislation is over and his proj...

Gene Ha is becoming a regular on the show! For AAPI Heritage Month , I wanted to share conversations with Asian Americans about their experience growing up in the US. Gene was kind of enough to share his childhood memories growing up in South Bend, Indiana. We also have some big news to share regarding appearing at a comic convention together this year.  Keep listening to find out more! Gene Ha is...

Nicola Scott is the incredible artist who works on Iconic characters such as Superman , Batman and Wonder Woman . She also worked with Kelly Sue DeConnick on Vol.3 of the Eisner Awarding winning series Wonder Woman HISTORIA . In addition she collaborates with my dear friend Greg Rucka on Black Magick.  You’ve heard of that guy right? If not there are about 55 episodes to check out! It was fascinat...

Cliff Chiang is an Eisner award winning artist who has been working in the comic book industry for over 20 years.  Cliff has worked on Paper Girls, Wonder Woman , Batman , and he most recently wrote, drew, colored and lettered Catwoman: Lonely City . In 2016, the United States Postal Service celebrated Wonder Woman’s 75th Anniversary with a set of Forever stamps, including Cliff’s iconic image fro...

Thank you all for your patience. I know I missed 2 weeks of new episodes, but my hope is that you were able to check out some of the previous ones you may have missed. I mean there are over 300, and I am sure you haven’t heard ALL of them… have you? In any case, just wanted to say thanks for hanging in there as my schedule has been challenging. Today I am sharing my life update and where we are in...