They Call Us Jimothy
Jeff and Phil welcome Kiana Hall, the Seattle resident who spotted and named the viral phenomenon "Jimothy," the unusually-shaped raccoon wh...
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They Call Us Bruce
Hosts Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present They Call Us Bruce, an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.
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They Call Us The Great Star Theater
Jeff and Phil welcome Alice Chu, President of the legendary Great Star Theater in San Francisco's Chinatown -- the oldest Chinese theater in...
They Call Us Leonardo Nam
Jeff and Phil welcome their old friend Leonardo Nam , who stars in Disney's Descendants: Wicked Wonderland . He talks about his journey as a...
They Call Us Wong Kim Ark's Descendants
Jeff and Phil welcome Annie Lee, Managing Director of Policy for Chinese for Affirmative Action , and Sandra Wong, great-granddaughter of Wo...
They Call Us The Furious
Jeff and Phil welcome actor, martial artist, and stuntman Brian Le of MartialClub , whose credits include Everything Everywhere All at Once...
They Call Us Asian American Voters
Jeff and Phil check in with Christine Chen, Executive Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), and Karthick Ramakrishnan...
They Call Us Noma's Kevin Jeung
Jeff and Phil welcome Kevin Jeung , Chef of Research and Production at the legendary restaurant Noma -- named the World's Best Restaurant --...
They Call Us Jenny Yang's Good Egg Immigrant Grocery Store Standup Comedy Tour
Jeff and Phil welcome back comedian, writer, podcaster, and sister in rice Jenny Yang to catch up, kick off the summer, and spread the word...
They Call Us Third Act
Jeff and Phil welcome filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura to talk about Third Act , his deeply personal documentary about his father, pioneering film...
They Call Us Flower Drum Song
Jeff and Phil welcome back acclaimed legendary playwright David Henry Hwang , who talks about his new take on the classic Rodgers and Hammer...
They Call Us BTS: The Return
Jeff and Phil welcome back friend and filmmaker Bao Nguyen , director of the Netflix documentary BTS: The Return , which follows global pop...
They Call Us American Peril
Jeff and Phil welcome their old friend, writer and educator Scott Kurashige , author of American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Ra...
They Call Us Dumbfoundead
Jeff and Phil welcome rapper/actor/writer Jonnie Park, aka Dumbfoundead , author of the new memoir SPIT: A Life in Battles . He talks about...
They Call Us Bait, Bridgerton, Hamlet, The Pitt, and More
Jeff and Phil welcome back their best pals in podcasting, cultural critic/journalist/educator Rebecca Sun and Dino-Ray Ramos of DIASPORA, to...
They Call Us Slanted
Jeff and Phil welcome writer/director Amy Wang and actress Shirley Chen to talk about their new film Slanted , a horror/comedy described as...
They Call Us Hoppers
Jeff and Phil welcome back Daniel Chong, director of the Disney/Pixar animated feature Hoppers . They discuss the silly, unlikely pitch for...
They Call Us The Year of the Horse
Jeff and Phil ring in the Lunar New Year and welcome journalist Kimmy Yam to talk about trial runs, fresh starts, and the Year of the Horse....
They Call Us Minnesota Nice... But Not For ICE
Jeff and Phil welcome poet/author/activist Bao Phi and Minnesota Star Tribune columnist Laura Yuen to talk about the ongoing and escalating...
They Call Us Culinary Monster
Jeff and Phil welcome chef Hasung Lee , aka "Culinary Monster," one of the breakout contestants from season two of Netflix's hit Korean cook...
They Call Us In Your Dreams
Phil and Jeff welcome animator and filmmaker Alex Woo , co-director of the Netflix animated feature In Your Dreams . He talks about the foun...