Yin & Young Podcast

Happy Inauguration Day! On this special day, we’re releasing an episode we recorded back on November 3rd, election night 2020. It marked the 4 year anniversary of Yin & Young the Podcast. We’re joined by special guests Darren Kwan and Valerie Soe and the four of us commiserate over the anxieties about the election and frustrations with the Trump administration. It’s an interesting listen given how...

Happy Holidays Everyone! In this episode, our guest is screenwriter and Terrace House fan, Nicole McLendon. Nicole was a fellow intern with James at a development house. The topic of this episode revolves around Terrace House, an unscripted Japanese reality TV show on Netflix and Yin & Young’s go-to program during the pandemic. We will be covering Boys & Girls in the City which was the first seaso...

Recorded during the nationwide George Floyd protests, we chatted with Shannon Tetteh–a graduate of Fisk University (a historically black university), a certified massage therapist, and a current doctorate student in traditional Chinese Medicine. HIGHLIGHTS: * 00:00 Different methods of making Dit Da Jow (folk remedy for external injuries). Recently made a tincture to prevent hair loss and strength...

Hi All! We recorded this podcast at the start of the lockdown with actor Paul Yen! Paul is a politically aware actor who can be seen on Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” in the role of Scott. Paul was nominated in 2018 (not 2019 as said in the podcast) for LA Drama Critics Circle’s Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of Quang in East West Players’ “Vietgone.” HIGHLIGHTS: 00:51 Dan met Paul through a...

Hope everyone has been safe and healthy. We recorded this at the start of 2020 before the pandemic with filmmaker/Asian American studies professor Valerie Soe! We talk about her feature documentary, Love Boat: Taiwan, anti-orientalism, deaths in the K-pop community, and the pressures of being in the spotlight. HIGHLIGHTS: * Valerie: writer/director of Love Boat: Taiwan - https://www.loveboat-taiwa...

In this episode, recorded live March 15, 2020, Dan, James and returning guest Darren discuss life indoors as Los Angeles begins to tighten its quarantine/stay at home regulations. We also discuss some of the anti-asian sentiment that has come grown alongside the virus cases. To reiterate, we're not medical professionals and the views expressed in this video are our own and should not be taken as p...

Back with a podcast with Eric Chen, a speech and debate coach and supporter of former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. He has helped organize events and social media promotion in support of Yang before Yang dropped out of the race last month. We recorded in December 2019; please excuse some of the dated info discussed. However, with the recent measures taken to combat the spread of coronavirus,...

Yin & Young…are back! Thank you for your patience (I’ve learned to say that instead of “sorry for the delay”, which I am). For this highly anticipated podcast episode we’re speaking with writer, director Henry B. Chen! Henry was James’s mentor for the Taiwanese American Film Festival Pitch Competition 2019 (https://www.taff.la/). HENRY HIGHLIGHTS: Henry writes for BET’s Boomerang (https://www.bet....

Hi All! Yin & Young are back with an episode sharing the lessons they’ve learned training martial arts and how they’ve applied them to their own lives. HIGHLIGHTS: - Dan enrolled his kids to a kung fu school. - Picking a martial arts school for a kid: cost and convenience are major factors. - Delineation between hard and soft styles: Bruce Lee thought this separation between hard and soft was an i...

Welcome back! It’s been 3 months, but this podcast is still alive! If you’d like to help us out to be more consistent, consider being a patron on our Patreon or offering your skills as an audio editor. Email us at yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com. In Yin & Young episode 41, we chat with Jeff Man about filmmaking, mental health, and being more accepting. HIGHLIGHTS: - Dating and loneliness. - Dan consu...

Links! Back the Kickstarter for the film here! More info on the short film “Ahma & Alan” go here: http://www.jamesyshih.com/ Richard Sue’s website (photography, cinematography): http://richardsjsue.com Gregory Yuan’s website (acting): https://www.gregoryyuan.com/ — Listen to Yin & Young: Website | iTunes | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher

Highlights * Darren Kwan - originally from the Bay Area, worked at a tech company in Silicon Valley before deciding on a career change to filmmaking. * James and Darren met at the De Anza College film department. Reconnected with James when he recognized Darren on the street in downtown LA. * Darren’s latest film is about the cuddling industry. * Tangent into Robert Kraft getting busted going to a...

Aka the Kitasenju Crew episode. Note: the podcast starts in Japanese but then switches to English for most of the show. Warning: explicit sexual content discussed. Apologies for the delay! I (James aka Young) took a trip to Tokyo not too long ago and made friends with artist Taku (left) and radio host/rapper Takuya (center) who asked me to be on his show. We discussed: - The short film James was d...

Merry Christmas Yin & Young listeners! Today, we're sharing a very special episode, particularly for those men looking for that special someone this holiday season and into the new year. James (aka Young) interviews Jeremy Jong, an experienced relationship and dating coach with a focus on helping Asian American men attract the women of their dreams. Highlights: - Jeremy shares his strict Christian...

Yin & Young are back with a new podcast, the two of them revisit important topics and Young shares new stories: Catching up on what we've been doing. Yin got his Certified Scrum Master Talking about taxes and specialization Discussion turns toward natural talent and effort We go over Young's dating life: the Pharmacist and the Waitress What age difference is too great? Talk about interracial relat...

Part 2: Race, Politics and Filmmaking - Canada doesn't have the institutionalized racism as the US. Asian American filmmakers require good execution and the confidence to tell their own personal stories. - Insight into “For Izzy” (starts 30:18): the inspiration, the writing and production process, working with actors. - Demographically, Asians are late to the entertainment game. - Asian Americans...

Welcome back to Yin & Young the podcast! In this episode we spoke with Alex Chu, the writer and director of “For Izzy” (links below), an amazing film on the film circuit that delves into mental disorder, drug abuse, and the parent-child relationship in Asian American families. We delve into Alex's upbringing, thoughts on Asian representation, and his journey into filmmaking. Tiger Sheu returns as...

For Part 1 go here: https://youtu.be/QVh-ec7wf6A EP34 continued - * Von and James both got into DVDASA podcast. * Von majored in Asian American Studies because the subject spoke to him. * Discussed the personal responses of Anthony Bourdain’s suicide and his impact on bridging cultures. * Lil Peep had a profound effect on Von. * James is doing Zen meditation to deal with life’s challenges. * Apply...

For part 2 go here: https://youtu.be/eHm7QO0C2To Joint podcast with Von Aizen, host of the Voncast Show!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0dhy8DaPbSqYFaVqLJuUKA Yin & Young are back with a two part interview with Rapper, Podcaster, Asian American Studies graduate Von Aizen! * Intro to Yin and Young’s background * Von – son of Filipino immigrants, moved around California from a young age. * Von –...

Yin & Young Episode 33 is here with Actor, Martial Artist Tiger Sheu! Tiger and James (Dan was unable to join this time) chop it up in our longest podcast to date! Highlights: * Tiger’s journey from Dallas to LA * LA culture shock and the daily existential crisis * Racism faced growing up. * Finding a connection with Chinese martial arts. * Family dynamics, being a latchkey kid * Discussion of...

Yin & Young discuss film and Young returns to Taiwan for a funeral and revisits a potential love. New intro/outro song! *Cinema Corner/Film Talk:* INFINITY WAR 00:00-14:10 * Dan liked that every hero's scene wasn't shortchanged. * James was fairly positive about the film, you can listen to his movie debate on The Movie Standoff: https://soundcloud.com/user-416414507/the-movie-standoff-showdown...

Yin & Young and returning guest Laura Cox meet with writer and Young’s fellow Milpitas home girl Vicky Luu! * Vicky and James went to the same high school, but didn’t connect until recently in LA through a mutual high school friend, Anson, Vicky’s first boyfriend. * Vicky dated Anson out of social pressure. * Vicky is into true crime stories. * Vicky writes for Superstore. * She likes to watch a l...

After a month-long hiatus, Yin & Young are back with an interview with actor George Q. Nguyen discussing his path from SF to LA and balancing a day job with an acting career. - Young met George in the Bay Area for a screening of "The Grandmaster." - George's parents used to teach language for the Defense Institute in Monterey. Was born in El Paso, but grew up in San Francisco. Started as a film ma...

In this episode Y&Y review: The Last Jedi, Blade Runner 2049, and Lady Bird. James shares his adventures in Seoul, South Korea and Taiwan, and has a personal revelation. CINEMA CORNER (Warning: Spoilers Below!) The Last Jedi:  * James had 3 issues with the movie: Luke, the jokes, and the romance between Finn and Rose. * Dan agrees with a friend that the opening joke wasn't great. Dan does...

Yin & Young Episode 28: Actor, Writer Teo Yoo (유태오) Yin & Young meet with actor, writer Teo Yoo in Seoul and delve deep into his journey as an actor from Germany, to America, to the U.K. and eventually settling in Korea. Teo's path gives insight into the parent-child relationship, the artistic process, and finding one's place in the world. * James met Teo at Sundance in 2015.  * Te...