Jenny Yang

What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang

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ENTER THE CHAT. What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is a weekly podcast hosted by comedian Jenny Yang. It's your weekly catch-up time with smart and funny friends to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. Leave a voicemail or text 323-250-3589. http://jennyyang.substack.comVISIT THE HOME OF "WHAT SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT?" ON SUBSTACK!BECOME A FR...

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Don’t Vacation w White People, My Detroit Show Fell Thru, Emmys & TV Recs, IVF & Su1cide, Forcing Immigrant Parents to Have Fun - Midwest Solosode (S2 E20) 09.07.2026 24:22

SEASON 2 EPISODE 20! It is Thursday, July 9th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! And today is a Solosode! A smidge shorter but oooohweeee we got stuff we should be talking about today. *** JULY MIDWEST GOOD EGG IMMIGRANT GROCERY STORE STANDUP COMEDY TOUR PRE-SALE TICKETS! YOU HEARD IT FIRST! WE WILL SELL OUT...

Why Do Immigrant Parents Hoard?, TICKETS: Minneapolis & Chicago, New Orleans Interviews - Union Migrante, Singleton’s Deli & Mini-Mart (S2 E19) 02.07.2026 42:45

SEASON 2 EPISODE 19! It is Monday June 29th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour takeover of What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! This is a special SHORTERSODE in-studio with Jose Ruiz aka josecleanup on IG PLUS interviews from the cool people I met in New Orleans! *** JULY MIDWEST GOOD EGG IMMIGRANT GROCERY STORE STANDUP COMEDY TOUR PRE-SALE TICKETS! YOU...

Orange Chicken & Waffles, Filipino Seafood City Late Night Parties, The Future of American Politics is Texas - Woori Juntos, Seafood City Sugarland, Agnes & Sherman (S2 E18) 26.06.2026 40:46

SEASON 2 EPISODE 18! It is Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! So today a SOLOSODE with interviews from the cool people I met in Houston! (We sold out all our GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour shows so far! LOS ANGELES, DALLAS, HOUSTON, and NEW ORLEANS! Thank you! IN JU...

Eldest Daughter Mentality, Good Egg Dallas Interviews, Lao Cuisine, How To Put On A Grocery Store Tour - Asian Texans for Justice, Luang Prabang Market (S2 E17) 18.06.2026 46:53

SEASON 2 EPISODE 17! It is Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! So today a SOLOSODE with interviews from the cool people I met in Dallas! (We sold out Dallas for my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! Tonight is HOUSTON and Saturday is NEW ORLEANS ! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.t...

Koreans Are The Karens rn, Bagel Bagussy, Sometimes Asian DOES Raisin, Being Adopted and Fertility Probs - Peter S. Kim, Eunnuri Lee (S2 E16) 11.06.2026 39:51

SEASON 2 EPISODE 16! It is Monday, June 8th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (We sold out Dallas for my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! Next week HOUSTON and NEW ORLEANS! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics...

Lying To Your Parents, Burnout, Interracial Relationships, I Thought Blowjob Was Blow Pop - Tawny Platis, Paul Elia (S2 E15) 04.06.2026 40:08

SEASON 2 EPISODE 15! It is Monday, June 1st, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (I’m kicking off my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the liste...

That Time I Confronted My Dad, Fundraising Makes Me Cry, Massages For Everyone (S2 E14) 29.05.2026 29:13

SEASON 2 EPISODE 14! It is Friday, May 29th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! A SOLOSODE at the bar of an airport lounge somewhere in New England! (FYI: Los Angeles come see my final May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour before I head out for my summer tour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly c...

Black & Third Culture, “Wasian" & East Asian Privilege, The Nature of Consciousness - Reggie Watts (S2 E13) 21.05.2026 42:57

SEASON 2 EPISODE 13! It is Monday, May 18th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (FYI: Los Angeles come see my May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? How being vocal about politics has affected your relationships in comedy and relationship to comedy...

Decolonized Tea Party x Good Egg Summer Tour - Mama Yang, Kim Chi, Curly Velasquez, Charlene Kaye, Chef Wendy Z, Shantira Jackson (S2 E12) 14.05.2026 44:29

SEASON 2 EPISODE 12! (NOTE: Please pardon the sound! We were all eating and there were so many guests! Thank you for forgiving the sound quality) It is Sunday, May 10th, 2026, this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! Mama Yang is here! Happy Mother’s Day to my Mama, Mothers Everywhere and EVEN the Mothers without children (LIKE ME) who mothered our mediocre ex-boyfriends every - single...

Immigrant Parent Hoarders, Met Gala, Is it Perimenopause or Just Life? - Laurie Kilmartin, Vanessa Gonzalez (S2 E11) 07.05.2026 40:14

SEASON 2 EPISODE 11! It is Monday, May 4th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (FYI: Los Angeles come see my May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? Latest summer tour grocery stores and cities we have already locked in PLUS some comedy industry shi...

Blasians, Hallmark Mahjong Movie, Healthy Masculinity - Aida Rodriguez, Ryan Alexander Holmes (S2 E10) 30.04.2026 36:32

SEASON 2 EPISODE 10! It is Monday, April 27th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (FYI: My Los Angeles May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? My fave kitchen and home purchases from Japan and Taiwan. What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is yo...

Is “Sellout” Even a Thing Anymore?, Gen X and Boomer Failures, Apocalypse Prep, That Hallmark Mahjong Movie - Patton Oswalt (S2 E9) 23.04.2026 1:01:23

SEASON 2 EPISODE 9! It is Monday, April 20th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (This Saturday, April 18 at 6pm and more! And then April 29th we’re bringing back the live Self Help Me show at Dynasty Typewriter! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? How we deal with life when we got a touch of the DEPRESH. Me...

Is The Class War Kicking Off?, Coachella, Bieber and Tapatio, Bring Back The Big Comedy Movie - EJ Marcus, David Gborie (S2 E8) 17.04.2026 39:02

SEASON 2 EPISODE 8! Auspicious number. It is Monday, April 13th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (Hi! If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see my work in progress standup shows in Highland Park — This Saturday, April 18 at 6pm and more! And then April 29th we’re bringing back the live Self Help Me show at Dynasty Typewriter! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv ) New Feature...

Can We Still Watch Harry Potter? Asians on The Pitt, GLP-1s, Sex And The City Feminism - Kristin Chirico, Irene Choi (S2 E7) 09.04.2026 45:58

SEASON 2 EPISODE 7! It is Monday, April 6th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (Hi! If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see my work in progress standup shows in Highland Park — This Saturday, April 11 at 6pm and more! http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This...

Gay Tech Overlords, Fighting Despair, Mamdani’s Secret Sauce - Lilan Bowden, Brendan Scannell (S2 E6) 02.04.2026 44:11

SEASON 2 EPISODE 6! It is Monday, March 30th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (Psst. If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see Jenny’s work in progress standup shows in Highland Park. Saturday shows in April at 6pm. http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 ) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This we...

Cesar Chavez is a GRapist?!, Music Reality Shows, Afroman, Gardening - Sasheer Zamata, Andrew Michaan (S2 E5) 26.03.2026 45:19

SEASON 2 EPISODE 5! It is Monday, March 23rd, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (Psst. If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see Jenny’s work in progress standup shows in Highland Park. Saturday shows in March at 6pm. http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup ti...

The Oscars, Chinamaxxing, The Pitt+Project Hail Mary as Hopecore? - Guy Branum, Juliet Liu (S2 E4) 19.03.2026 46:29

SEASON 2 EPISODE 4! It is Monday, March 16th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (ALSO. If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see Jenny’s work in progress standup shows in Highland Park. Saturday shows in March at 6pm. http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup ti...

Stop Creepin’ On Alyssa Liu, Gen Z Bad At Work?, AI Boyfriends - Franchesca Ramsey, Jackie Kashian (S2 E3) 12.03.2026 47:20

SEASON 2 EPISODE 3! It is Monday, March 9th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! (Psst. If you’re in Los Angeles, get tickets to see Jenny’s work in progress standup shows in Highland Park. Saturday shows in March at 6pm. http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 ) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup tim...

Waymos Driven by Filipinos, Betting We War, Apocalypse Families - Karen Tongson (S2 E2) 05.03.2026 54:11

SEASON 2 EPISODE 2! We’re doin’ it! It is Monday, March 2nd, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the person...

Stop Visiting Japan, Tofu Theory for Dating, Being Murrrdered On Traitors, Epstein PDFiles - Atsuko Okatsuka, Ron Funches(S2 E1) 18.02.2026 32:29

SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 KICKS OF MEOW! It is Saturday, February 14th, 2026 , Valentine’s Day, the weekend before Chinese New Year AND the premiere of Season 2 of What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! We are recording in my backyard with drinks and snackies - in front of a LIVE patio audience. You got sponsored food and snackies. This is podcast premium over here. (except Atsuko’s microphone had...

Getting fired for speaking out against Cheeto-in-Chief, Gen Z hates cringe - Amber Ruffin (S1 E21) 17.09.2025 33:41

Getting fired for speaking out against Cheeto-in-Chief, Gen Z hates cringe - Amber Ruffin (S1 E21) Amber is learning to relax, and Jenny cries YET AGAIN but this time for Stevie Wonder. SEASON 1 and EPISODE 21! (a very special episode recorded back in August that is our final episode of Season 1! Bonus episodes will pop up between now and when Season 2 starts in January though!) It is Wednesday, A...

Terrible service means great food, how we resist 🧊, that wild Netflix catfishing doc - Memo Torres, Cindy Trinh (S1E20) 10.09.2025 46:38

Terrible service means great food, how we resist 🧊, that wild Netflix catfishing doc - Memo Torres, Cindy Trinh (S1E20) Memo judges ketchup on egg eaters, Cindy thinks we all need side hustles, and Jenny is obsessed with Japanese Italian food. It is Friday, September 5th, 2025, and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! ( jennyyang.substack.com ) This is your weekly catchup time wit...

Rewatching KPop Demon Hunters, Turning 40, más Bi guys? - Jonnie Park, Nik Dodani (S1E19) 31.08.2025 41:41

Rewatching KPop Demon Hunters, Turning 40, más Bi guys? - Jonnie Park, Nik Dodani (S1E19) Jonnie and Corey bro out over being Aquarius, Nik loves driverless cars for bad drivers, and Jenny finally decided that Huda is too tóxica. SEASON 1, EPISODE 19! (only three? more episodes to go this season!) It is Friday, August 29th, 2025, and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! ( jennyyang...

Gen Z audacity, Matcha shortage, Mixed Asian pride, Bad Bunny’s new album, James Dobson - Tatyana Guchi, Elise Joshi (S1E18) 25.08.2025 46:26

Gen Z audacity, Matcha shortage, Mixed Asian pride, Bad Bunny’s new album, James Dobson - Tatyana Guchi, Elise Joshi (S1E18) Guchi is sick of hot honey, Elise talks too much sh*t about LA for Jenny’s taste, and Jenny misses her high school Japanese exchange program. SEASON 1, EPISODE 18! It is Friday, August 22nd, 2025, and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! ( jennyyang.substack....

Kink & Conservatives: Netflix's The Hunting Wives, Who’s on your apocalypse team? - Sam Sanders, Nathan Ramos Park (S1E17) 18.08.2025 42:46

Kink & Conservatives: Netflix's The Hunting Wives, Who’s on your apocalypse team? - Sam Sanders, Nathan Ramos Park (S1E17) Get Sam a lesbian with a clipboard, Nathan needs Kpop to deal with their anti-Blackness, and Jenny’s late dad finally visited her in a dream. It is Friday, August 15th, 2025, and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang ! ( jennyyang.substack.com ) This is your weekl...