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 discuss the unfortunate and untimely shutdown of NBC Asian America -- and the loss of representation, trust, and cultural power; the incredible depth of reporting and coverage of the Asian American community that Kimmy was able accomplish during her tenure at NBC; and what the future looks like now for authentic and sustained news coverage of marginalized communities. Also: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of the new year. This episode is sponsored by Chinese Republican s , a new play from Roundabout Theatre Company.

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They Call Us The Year of the Horse is an episode from They Call Us Bruce by Jeff Yang & Phil Yu.

This episode is 56:01 long.

This episode was published on Feb 17, 2026.

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