Podcast Episodes

Wake us up when Trump goes to jail, with Vinson Cunningham

Hello from three far-flung cities! 

This week, we’re joined by our pal Vinson Cunningham, staff writer and theatre critic for The New Yorker. 

After br…

2 years, 4 months ago

Notes from Martha’s Vineyard, North Korea, and K-reality TV

Hello from a Cessna! 

This week, it’s just us, on a grab-bag anthropological journey. [2:55] First, Jay unpacks his recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard a…

2 years, 4 months ago

The Maui fires were inevitable, with Kaniela Ing

Hello again from the ongoing climate crisis! 

Kaniela Ing is a Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) organizer and former state legislator who now works as t…

2 years, 4 months ago

’90s nostalgia, Ninja Turtles, and a red-baiting revival

Hello from an East Bay movie theatre! 

This week, it’s just us, trying to dodge yet another COVID surge. (A note from our producer, Mai: Lots of peopl…

2 years, 5 months ago

Embracing U.F.O.s and rejecting Zionism, with Arielle Angel

Hello from a freezer full of “non-human biologics”! 

This week, we speak with Arielle Angel, editor-in-chief of Jewish Currents and known alien stan. …

2 years, 5 months ago

Listener Qs: Barbenheimer, hot labor summer, & white-Asian relationships in film

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Hello from Jay’s final week in paradise! 

In this bonus episode, we …

2 years, 5 months ago

Modi’s India, with Anjali Kamat

Hello from the diasporic battleground! 

This week, we’re joined by investigative journalist and filmmaker Anjali Kamat to discuss Prime Minister Naren…

2 years, 5 months ago

Fukushima’s toxic tail and Ramaswamy’s media blitz

Hello from Honolulu! 

It’s just us this week, trading places: Tammy is home in humid Brooklyn, and Jay is on the road, visiting family in Hawaii! (6:0…

2 years, 6 months ago

K-content spectacular, with Jenny Wang Medina

Hello from the South Korean Ministry of Culture’s Brooklyn satellite office! 

This week, Tammy welcomes back Jenny Wang Medina, our resident scholar o…

2 years, 6 months ago

Seeking clarity in Cali’s homelessness crisis, with Darrell Owens

Hello from the East Bay! 

It’s just Jay this week, chatting with friend of the pod Darrell Owens, a Berkeley-based housing expert. We discuss a new st…

2 years, 6 months ago