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They Call Us Hoppers

They Call Us Bruce by Jeff Yang & Phil Yu

Mar 6, 202630:26Society & Culture

Jeff and Phil welcome back Daniel Chong, director of the Disney/Pixar animated feature Hoppers . They discuss the silly, unlikely pitch for "Penguin Avatar" that actually got the green light; centering an angry Asian you...

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