Podcast Episodes
Back to Search453- How Real Are Vietnamese Legends? Professor Nam C. Kim and Professor John Phan.
In this episode, archaeologist Nam C. Kim and language historian John D. Phan join host Kenneth Nguyen for an exploration of how Vietnam’s ancient pa…
9 months ago
452 - How Can Dance Be a Form of Resistance And Reflection? Dam Van Huynh
Dam Van Huynh graduated from the renown Boston Conservatory at Berklee (USA) and has worked as a performer with various internationally recognized pr…
9 months ago
451 - How Far Would You Go To Tell Your Story - Film Director Duzan Duong
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Czech-Vietnamese filmmaker Duzan Duong to explore the creative and personal journey behind his debut feature …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
450 - Can The Viet Film Fest Shift Cultural Narratives? Eric Nong - 2025 Viet Film Festival Preview
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Eric Nong, the Artistic Director of the Viet Film Fest, to explore this year’s film selections and the evolvi…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
449 - Is Vietnamese Culture Being Replaced by Korean entertainment? Karen Tran Wood - IW Group
In this episode of the Vietnamese podcast, we’re joined by Karen Tran Wood, a seasoned entertainment marketing and publicity executive with over a de…
10 months ago
448- Could Chữ Nôm Be Considered the Premodern Vietnamese Hip Hop? Viet Origins with Professor John Phan
In this episode of Viet Origins, Kenneth Nguyen joins Professor John Phan of Columbia University to examine the creation and evolution of chữ Nôm, Vi…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
447 - Part 2 AMA - Did Chinese Writing "Civilize" Vietnam? Viet Origins with Professor John Phan
If you joined us last time for the episode "Did Chinese Writing "Civilize" Vietnam?" we are here to answer your questions on this AMA based on the qu…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
446 - Who Was Vietnam's First Intellectual Export? Viet History Makers - Trần Đức Thảo
In this episode of Viet History Makers, we sit with Professor Kevin Pham to explore the remarkable life and legacy of Trần Đức Thảo, who we can descr…
11 months, 1 week ago
445- Han & Holden Nguyen - The Amazing Race Contestants Season #37
We sit down with siblings Han and Holden Nguyen, finalists from The Amazing Race Season 37. They open up about their journey to the show, including t…
11 months, 1 week ago
444 - Can Vietnam Ever Beat the Korean Culture Machine? Hanh Nguyen Editor at Salon.com
Kenneth Nguyen sits down with Hanh Nguyen, Executive Editor of Salon.com, to talk about Vietnam’s cultural rivalry with Korea, the power of K-pop and…
11 months, 1 week ago