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Ep. 233: Stonk Market Fundamentals With Plan A
January 28, 2021 05:59 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBJess and Teen talk about Melvin Capital vs r/wallstreetbets. We talk about what is driving the stock of Gamestop up "to the moon," what the social significance of this is, and then things turn a bit grimmer as we turn to the bleak prospects within the Scam Economy. Consider supporting our Patreon so that Plan A can publish the work of writers who are shut out of the mainstream media because of their political views: www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jian...
Ep 232: Capitol Hill Riots Pt. 2 (by Patreon Request)
January 25, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 105 MBBy patron request, we are releasing Part 2 of Episode 232 as a free episode. Teen and Jess discuss the events of 1/6 and take a stab at what might be in store for the rest of 2021. Tl; dr -- get that bag, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. All bonus episodes are available for Plan A patrons at www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! CORRECTIONS: Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value-add created by production of goods and services in a country. For more information, refer to C...
Ep 232: Part 2, by Patron Request
January 25, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 105 MBBy patron request, we are releasing Part 2 of Episode 232 as a free episode. Teen and Jess discuss the events of 1/6 and take a stab at what might be in store for the rest of 2021. Tl; dr -- get that bag, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. All bonus episodes are available for Plan A patrons at www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! CORRECTIONS: Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value-add created by production of goods and services in a country. For more information, refer to C...
Ep. 232: 1/6...Where Do We Go From Here? Part 1
January 18, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBTeen and Jess discuss the events of 1/6 and take a stab at what might be in store for the rest of 2021. Tl; dr -- get that bag, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. This is Part 1 of the episode. Part 2 is available for Plan A patrons at www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
Ep. 232: 1/6...peak unrest or a glimpse into a chaotic new year? Part 1
January 18, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBTeen and Jess discuss the events of 1/6 and take a stab at what might be in store for the rest of 2021. Tl; dr -- get that bag, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. This is Part 1 of the episode. Part 2 is available for Plan A patrons at www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! CORRECTIONS: Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value-add created by production of goods and services in a country. For more information, refer to Citations Needed Ep. 108: How GDP Fetishism Drives Climate Cr...
Ep. 232: Capitol Hill Riots - A Glimpse Into A Chaotic New Year? Pt. 1
January 18, 2021 04:38 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBTeen and Jess discuss the events of 1/6 and take a stab at what might be in store for the rest of 2021. Tl; dr -- get that bag, it's gonna be a bumpy ride. This is Part 1 of the episode. Part 2 is available for Plan A patrons at www.patreon.com/planamag. Join the Patreon today! CORRECTIONS: Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value-add created by production of goods and services in a country. For more information, refer to Citations Needed Ep. 108: How GDP Fetishism Drives Climate Cr...
Ep. 231: Quitting your startup to play Cyberpunk
January 13, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 127 MBFilip gets together with Jess to talk about his decision to leave the startup he cofounded: How it compares to working in big tech, what’s wrong with venture-backed startups today, and how Asian Americans can capitalize on the leverage they have to do more meaningful work in the world. Oh, and they shoot the shit on that whole Cyberpunk fiasco, and the problems with video game and movie production. If you’re not interested in video games, skip ahead to 16:20. TWITTER: Filip (@filipgwriting)...
Ep. 231: Quitting Your Startup To Play Cyberpunk
January 13, 2021 23:59 - 1 hour - 127 MBFilip gets together with Jess to talk about his decision to leave the startup he cofounded: How it compares to working in big tech, what’s wrong with venture-backed startups today, and how Asian Americans can capitalize on the leverage they have to do more meaningful work in the world. Oh, and they shoot the shit on that whole Cyberpunk fiasco, and the problems with video game and movie production. If you’re not interested in video games, skip ahead to 16:20. TWITTER: Filip (@filipgwriting)...
EFPA Book Club ep. 1: The Curious Parallels Between Trump’s “Coup” and Bacon’s Rebellion
January 11, 2021 18:51 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBQ, Elaine, and Gavin discuss chapters 1-5 of Settlers, by J. Sakai. We break down the book’s analysis of America’s white mythos and how it is still directly applicable to current events, such as the MAGA riots at the Capitol last Wednesday. It’s increasingly clear that the settler attitude Sakai described has not changed in 400 years and that continues to prescribe how white America makes its decisions. What happened at the capitol wasn’t a coup or insurrection. It didn’t challenge the clas...
Ep. 230: The Simpathizer
January 04, 2021 05:41 - 2 hours - 87.1 MBAfter an extended hiatus because he ran out of things to say, Teen joins Diana to talk about Asian RadLibs vs. Tankies. Seems like everyone has something to say about the 'Tankies' these days. And it's mostly RadLibs doing the talking, on their vastly bigger platforms. But Tankies have social media esp Twitter as an outlet, where the playing field is more even. Teen and Diana do a deep dive into the psychology of RadLibs, the point that Tankies are trying to make, and trying to answer the qu...
Ep. 229: The Manufactured Crisis - Adopted Without Citizenship, Part 2
December 28, 2020 04:39 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBAdam is joined by guests Joy Alessi, Raana and Sungkwan Jang in the second installment of our series on the issue of Adoptees Without Citizenship. In this part, we review the progress that was made in advocacy for an adoptee citizenship bill this year and also the challenges that were faced. We also discuss the expectations for 2021 and give our end of year thanks to all the volunteers and organizations that worked tirelessly on this issue. TWITTER: Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: US...
Ep. 228: Beyond Stinky Lunch Stories (ft. John)
December 21, 2020 06:57 - 1 hour - 112 MBJohn, Michelle, Arnav and Diana daydrink and talk about Asian cooking, restaurants, and food racism beyond crying about our stinky lunches. American attitudes about Asian cuisines reveal more about deep-seated ideological and infrastructural issues in the US than about Asian countries or people. This is Part 1 of the 4-hour holiday episode. In Part 2, available on the Plan A Magazine Patreon, we talk about more food stuff, and John gets very, very drunk. Join the Patreon at www.patreon.com/p...
Ep. 227: Lies Detected in Western Media About China, Part 1 (ft. Josh C.)
December 14, 2020 00:54 - 1 hour - 66 MBBanner art: "Masks" by Wai Lin Writer and media critic Josh C of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR.org) talks to Diana about his work all year uncovering the lies and racist bias in western media coverage on China's COVID response. Josh also shares tips on how to critically review media for yourself, and how he stays motivated to do this important work. This is Part 1 of the episode. In Part 2, available on the Plan A Magazine Patreon, we discuss China more broadly and play the game ...
Ep. 226: Finding Yingying (ft. Jenny Shi)
December 07, 2020 20:32 - 1 hour - 124 MBDirector and producer Jenny Shi joins Dave, Kin, and Diana to talk about her feature-length documentary Finding Yingying. Finding Yingying is about the life and death of Zhang Yingying, a Chinese visiting student at University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne, who was kidnapped and murdered June 9, 2017. The film poignantly focuses on Yingying and her family, challenging traditional crime narratives, and interlaces Asian American issues such as media representation, school funding, sexual violenc...
Ep. 225: V is for Vaccine, Part 1
November 30, 2020 03:59 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBJules, Michelle, Peter and Diana take a deep dive into the latest on COVID vaccine development (as of November 19). Why are the vaccines closest to approval from US companies mRNA-based? Why isn’t the US supporting COVAX, the international vaccine accelerator? We discuss the long, continuing legacy of white nations using POC as lab rats to advance medicine, what we’re suspicious of and optimistic about vaccine prospects. This is Part 1 of the episode. To enjoy Part 2, join the Patreon at www...
Ep. 225: V for Vaccine, Part 1
November 30, 2020 03:59 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBJules, Michelle, Peter and Diana take a deep dive into the latest on COVID vaccine development (as of November 19). Why are the vaccines closest to approval from US companies mRNA-based? Why isn’t the US supporting COVAX, the international vaccine accelerator? We discuss the long, continuing legacy of white nations using POC as lab rats to advance medicine, what we’re suspicious of and optimistic about vaccine prospects. This is Part 1 of the episode. To enjoy Part 2, join the Patreon at www...
Ep. 224: Sipping Tea on TDoR (ft. Tee Fansofa)
November 23, 2020 02:46 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBNia and Tee have an expansive conversation about Transgender Day of Remembrance from an Asian diaspora perspective. Let us remember the trans and gender-diverse people who have been victims of white supremacist police violence and violent policing within communities of color. Let us fight the colonialism at the heart of violence against trans femmes, and question hegemony in all its manifold manifestations. Join the Patreon at www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Nia(@nxn_nrc) Tee (@t_uxo) RE...
[Unlocked] Ep. 175: Psychedelics and Psilocybin (ft. Seibo Shen)
November 19, 2020 20:24 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBSeibo Shen joins Teen to talk about psilocybin and the experience of shrooms. Seibo is the founder and CEO of the cannabis company Hanu Labs (https://hanulabs.com/) and has deep experience with psilocybin (aka magic mushrooms). Teen tries to describe to Seibo his first experience with the psychedelic, what it was really like, whether it was a worthwhile, and whether or not people should be encouraged to try it. SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out ...
Ep. 223: Borat as a Product of Liberal Racism (ft. Katya Kazbek)
November 16, 2020 06:08 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBKatya Kazbek joins Teen to discuss the recent film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. This isn't a film review, but a critical discussion of Borat as a form of xenophobia and racism that is endemic to liberal politics. In particular, the way liberalism is built on a foundation of superiority, which requires internalizing the idea of the foreign Other as inferior (though not necessarily unliked). This was a really fun discussion, and if you loved Borat we're not trying to impugn you for it, promise! ...
Ep. 222: Go East Young Man! (ft. Carl Zha and Xiangyu)
November 09, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBCarl Zha and Xiangyu join Teen to talk about their decision to pack their bags and leave America for Asia. Carl was supposed to go to China to see the water festival in Yunnan in 2019, but just never came back. He currently lives in Bali. Xiangyu packed his bags a few years ago to get closer to his roots in Taiwan. He's back -- temporarily -- but has his mind set on going to mainland China. Is this a good time for Asian Americans to think about leaving America for a brighter future in Asia? ...
Ep. 221: Dealing With Woke White Liberals (ft. Adam Hudson)
November 02, 2020 07:01 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBAdam Hudson of the podcast Real Sankara Hours joins Teen to talk about the probable Biden victory and what the the new era of woke white liberalism will be like. This is Part 1 of 2 -- Part 2 will be Patreon-only episode for the overflow discussion, where we talk about Pan-Africanism and whether there is an analogous political identity among Asian Americans. Join the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/planamag Twitter: Adam Hudson (@adamhudson5) Real Sankara Hours Podcast (@sankarahours) Te...
Ep. 220: How Doctors Do Harm (ft. Xiaoyun and Sarah)
October 26, 2020 23:33 - 1 hour - 104 MBAsian Americans experience a COVID fatality rate at least 3 times the national average in cities where we make up more than 5% of the population. Xiaoyun and Sarah, who both work in healthcare, join You Peng and Diana to discuss the often unreported healthcare disparities of COVID impact on Asian American communities. We share how we've personally experienced the multifaceted ways in which racism and sinophobia in science and medicine erase and kill Asian Americans--and give lots of practical...
Ep. 219: Uber Drivers Unite (ft. Hailing Chen)
October 21, 2020 01:45 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBHailing Chen is running for New York City Council representing the mostly Asian and Latinx immigrant community of Flushing, NY. Jess, Diana and Teen talk to Hailing -- an Uber driver -- talk about the ways COVID threatens to break the back of the immigrant working class, and how it is now do-or-die to stand up politically. We hear a lot from the elite class on what's best for immigrant communities, but we rarely hear from members of these communities directly. Support us on Patreon! www.patr...
Ep. 218 (Preview): The Snack Review
October 16, 2020 03:41 - 10 minutes - 11 MBWe're serving up lighter fare for this bonus. You Peng and Diana deliver on the promise of an episode where EFPA reviews snacks. Here's what we've been eating and cooking during the last half year quarantine, with a bit of political discussion sprinkled like furikake on rice. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
Ep. 217: Is Affirmative Action Legitimate Activism?
October 13, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 92 MBWith Prop. 16 on the ballot for Nov. 3 -- which will decide whether California will reinstate affirmative action -- the eternal issue of whether Asian Americans are "for or against affirmative action" is again causing a rift among activists. It seems to be a deadlock where one is either "selling out" other AsAms if they support affirmative action, or "being complicit with white supremacy" if they oppose it. Jess, Diana and Teen discuss this deadlock, and whether there is a different perspect...
Ep. 216 (Preview): Reading Discussion, Ho Chi Minh and Huey P. Newton (ft. Mike Nguyen)
October 10, 2020 23:04 - 12 minutes - 13 MBMike joins Q this week to discuss two short readings: Hồ Chí Minh’s Letter to Old People regarding the role of elder people in revolutionary movements, and the second, Huey P. Newton's "In Defense of Self Defense," concerning the role of violence in liberation. These two seemingly disparate works provide important advice for those of trying to agitate and organize during these tumultuous times. Valuing new voices and being welcoming of the young into the new world we are trying to build also ...
Ep. 215: Black Zebra Speaks (ft. Kajah and Jeoffrey)
October 05, 2020 02:57 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBKajah and Jeoffrey of Black Zebra Productions joins Nia and Diana for a rare interview. The husband-and-wife team shares stories of documenting the protests in Sacramento, Portland, Kenosha, and Paris. As Asian American artists, they also share their experiences with breaking out of the scarcity mentality, personal decolonization, and finding connection and community within the greater struggle against fascism happening all over the world. Please consider donating to Black Zebra Productions'...
Ep. 215: Black Zebra Speaks (ft. Kajah and Geoffrey)
October 05, 2020 02:57 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBKajah and Geoffrey of Black Zebra Productions joins Nghia and Diana for a rare interview. The husband-and-wife team shares stories of documenting the protests in Sacramento, Portland, Kenosha, and Paris. As Asian American artists, they also share their experiences with breaking out of the scarcity mentality, personal decolonization, and finding connection and community within the greater struggle against fascism happening all over the world. Please consider donating to Black Zebra Production...
Ep. 214: Chinese Scientists, American Fascism, American Decline (Extended Preview)
October 01, 2020 04:06 - 32 minutes - 36.1 MBThis is a free extended preview. The full conversation (runtime ~1h39m) is available to Patreon supporters. Support us at www.patreon.com/planamag and get access to a private discord chat and all of the bonus episodes of Escape From Plan A. ***** On August 20, 2020, Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Asian Law Caucus, along with dozens of Asian American and Civil Rights organizations, filed an amicus brief opposing the US government's increasing attacks on Chinese American scientists. Teen ...
Ep. 214 [UNLOCKED BONUS]: Chinese Scientists, American Fascism, American Decline
October 01, 2020 04:06 - 1 hour - 109 MBOn August 20, 2020, Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Asian Law Caucus, along with dozens of Asian American and Civil Rights organizations, filed an amicus brief opposing the US government's increasing attacks on Chinese American scientists. In this special unlocked bonus episode, Teen and Diana discuss "The China Initiative," how and why something like this gets enacted, who it hurts and who it benefits. Ethnic cleansing and fascism don't require violent mobs. Jealous colleagues, ambitiou...
Ep. 213: Failing Your Way To Freedom
September 28, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBDiamond Yao joins Teen and Diana to discuss her article "Navigating Capitalist Mandates for Happiness and Collectivist Fears of Shame." What do "failure" and "success" mean in a culture of excess consumerism that dehumanizes and commodifies us? How does shame and fear regarding failure reinforce capitalist colonization and the model minority mindset? How do we really Get Out and what does The Good Life actually look like? TWITTER: Diamond (@graceofyul) Teen (@Mont_Jiang) Diana (@discoveryduc...
Ep. 213: Failing Your Way To Freedom (ft. Diamond Yao)
September 28, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBDiamond Yao joins Teen and Diana to discuss her article "Navigating Capitalist Mandates for Happiness and Collectivist Fears of Shame." What do "failure" and "success" mean in a culture of excess consumerism that dehumanizes and commodifies us? How do we get out of the white hand-me-down world? TWITTER: Diamond (@graceofyul) Teen (@Mont_Jiang) Diana (@discoveryduck) REFERENCED RESOURCES: "Navigating Capitalist Mandates for Happiness and Collectivist Fears of Shame" https://planamag.com/navi...
Ep. 212 [UNLOCKED BONUS]: The Fight For WeChat Is A Fight For American Civil Rights
September 24, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBOn September 19, 2020, Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump Administration's executive order that would remove WeChat and its software support from U.S. app stores, effectively banning the Chinese "superapp." ****** In this special unlocked bonus, Jess, Diana, Chris, and Teen dive into the details of the executive orders against WeChat and TikTok, and contextualize the upcoming trial to keep WeChat in American cyberspace. Like US vs Wong K...
Ep. 211: The Manufactured Crisis - Adopted Without Citizenship
September 22, 2020 01:43 - 29 minutes - 23.1 MBThis episode of Escape From Plan A is sponsored by NCRC. Content creation, research, and podcast guest scheduling was done in partnership with the Adoptee Rights Campaign. ***** Adam is joined by three guests, Leah, Sara and Mike. All three are international adoptees without citizenship in America. In their own voices, each of them share the legal, practical, and emotional implications and impact that their status has had, and continues to have on the lives of themselves and their families. ...
Ep. 210 (Preview): Racism Isn't a Ladder. Racism Is a Stool.
September 16, 2020 20:56 - 10 minutes - 11.2 MBAdam and Diana discuss three readings: "Ghost Dance Prophecy," Chapter 10 of "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States," by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz; "Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy," by Andrea Smith; and "The Racist Origins of U.S. Policing: Demilitarization Will Require Decolonization," by Julian Go. The core of the United States' identity is white supremacy. Its growth as a nation has always depended on genocide, enslavement, and colonization, beginnin...
Ep. 209: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Chinese in America (ft. Emily Dong)
September 13, 2020 21:13 - 2 hours - 157 MBEmily Dong returns to continue the discourse with Diana and Teen. What is Sinophobia and how does it differ from and interact with anti-Asian racism? How do we process such antagonism as Chinese Americans? How do we relate to Black Radicalism and police violence? There are no easy answers, only another sprawling conversation. SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
Ep. 208 (preview): Inventing Reality: The Politics of New Media
September 10, 2020 02:12 - 11 minutes - 12.4 MBMike and Q discuss Inventing Reality: The Politics of New Media, by Michael Parenti. The book pulls no punches in explaining exactly how the people who own the news media creates what is (and isn't) news. What is news invariably serves elites, their investments, and right-wing corporate interests. What gets twisted or isn't shown at all is usually the information necessary for the people to collectivize and organize in our own interests. This is the story of how social and political justice ...
Ep. 208 (Preview): Inventing Reality: The Politics of New Media
September 10, 2020 02:12 - 11 minutes - 12.4 MBMike and Q discuss Inventing Reality: The Politics of New Media, by Michael Parenti. The book pulls no punches in explaining exactly how the people who own the news media creates what is (and isn't) news. What is news invariably serves elites, their investments, and right-wing corporate interests. What gets twisted or isn't shown at all is usually the information necessary for the people to collectivize and organize in our own interests. This is the story of how social and political justice ...
Ep. 207: Mixed-White/Asian Perspectives on Mental Health (ft. Dr. Joshua Blum)
September 07, 2020 15:25 - 2 hours - 157 MBPsychiatrist Joshua Blum joins CS and Teen for an expansive discussion that begins and ends with Asian American mental health and covers pretty much everything that Plan A has been pondering for the last three years. TWITTER: CS Taniguchi (@c_taniguchi) Teen (@Mont_Jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)
Ep. 206: Racist Invaders From The Porn Dimension (Extended Preview)
September 03, 2020 05:14 - 45 minutes - 36.4 MBThis is a free extended preview. The full conversation (runtime ~2h51m) is available to Patreon supporters. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/planamag and get access to a private discord chat and all of the bonus episodes of Escape From Plan A. ***** It's estimated that porn constitutes ~30% of all internet traffic. One company dominates much of that traffic -- MindGeek -- but is not a household name. There are very few discussions about porn, yet porn is being consumed in huge amounts. I...
Ep. 205: Race Realism and the Pet Arguments of Right Wing Chuds (ft. Kang)
August 31, 2020 13:38 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB*TECHNICAL NOTE* if you've had problem accessing episodes in the past couple of weeks, it's because we messed up a setting on our end and the URL's stopped working. We have it fixed now -- if you're still having trouble in your podcast app, (1) refresh the feed, and (2) clear out any 'downloading' Plan A episodes that are still trying to download, and try again. Friend of the pod Kang joins Teen all the way from Sydney to dissect the way right wing people talk "frankly" or "realistically" ab...
Ep. 205: Race Realism and the Pet Arguments of Right Wing Chuds (ft. Kang)
August 31, 2020 03:14 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBFriend of the pod Kang joins Teen all the way from Sydney to dissect the way right wing people talk "frankly" or "realistically" about race and gender. From the way "obvious" differences in race are supposedly ignored, to the way gender "clearly" is a binary matter, the right wing accuses 'social justice warriors' of adopting 'cultural marxism' to erode foundational pillars of the 'Western society.' It's all too common, but what to make of race realism, and how to see through it? Support us...
Ep. 204: Everyone Was Falling (ft. JS Lee)
August 24, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAuthor JS Lee joins Diana and Adam to premiere her soon-to-be-released novel, Everyone Was Falling. The book is a suspenseful thriller and jumping-off point for discussions of transracial adoption, trauma and recovery, and staying true to your artistic vision by any means necessary. TWITTER: JS Lee (@jessicasunlee) Diana (@discoveryduck) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHA...
Ep. 203 (preview): Dealing in Desire
August 20, 2020 18:49 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBSen, Filip, Diana, and Jess discuss "Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work" by Kimberly Kay Hoang. Asians in the diaspora are often highly critical of the exploitation of white "sexpats" in Asia. While the criticism is completely justified, it is also an incomplete and western-centric perspective. Dr. Hoang's exploration illuminates Vietnam's sex work industry as dynamic, multifaceted, and directly tied to capital flow and nation-bu...
Ep. 203 (Preview): Dealing in Desire
August 20, 2020 18:49 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBSen, Filip, Diana, and Jess discuss "Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work" by Kimberly Kay Hoang. Asians in the diaspora are often highly critical of the exploitation of white "sexpats" in Asia. While the criticism is completely justified, it is also an incomplete and western-centric perspective. Dr. Hoang's exploration illuminates Vietnam's sex work industry as dynamic, multifaceted, and directly tied to capital flow and nation-bu...
Ep. 202: Looking Back on 200 Episodes
August 17, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB(Almost) the whole team piles into this podcast to look back on 200 episodes of Escape From Plan A, dating back to September 2017. Jess, Chris, Diana, Filip, Teen, Adam, Q (and our friend Nia who just dropped by) talk about sticking it out for 3 years, what we think we accomplished, and what we see for the future. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Filip (@filipgwriting) Chris (@JesuInToast) Diana (@discoveryduck) Adam (@snbatman) Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotoma...
Ep. 201 [UNLOCKED]: A Critique of Ultra-Leftism, Dogmatism and Sectarianism
August 13, 2020 15:47 - 1 hour - 47 MBNOTE: We have unlocked this bonus episode to inaugurate EPFA's Book Club Bonuses. BCB episodes will critically analyze the existing scholarship on the topics that Plan A keeps coming back to over and over, and contextualize key points to our present circumstances. This session, Mike Nguyen joins Q to discuss "A Critique of Ultra-Leftism, Dogmatism and Sectarianism" by Movement for a Revolutionary Left, edited by Paul Saba. What are the perennial problems of the left? What is holding back rev...
Ep. 199 [UNLOCKED]: Ditching the Profit Motive and Independent Non-White Media (ft. David Nole)
August 13, 2020 15:32 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBDiana and Teen join friend (and patron) David Nole, founder of AN Publishing, for a wide-ranging discussion about the urgency around creating independent non-white media. In particular, how ditching the profit-motive can open a huge array of possibilities. NOTE: We have unlocked this bonus episode to celebrate 200 episodes of EFPA. Many thanks to all our guests, listeners, and patrons. TWITTER: Diana (@discoveryduck) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] EFP...
Ep. 200: Letting Go Of Immigrant Guilt
August 10, 2020 04:29 - 2 hours - 106 MBThe second generation Asian American is often burdened with the guilt from the 'sacrifices' of the first generation. We mythologize the great difficult in 'crossing an entire ocean' to come to a new land where they 'had nothing.' Some of this is true, but much of it myth-making. Jess and Teen try and poke a hole through these stories and see if there's a different reality to consider. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Jess (@cogitatotomato) SUBMISS...
Ep. 198: Rooftop Koreans Are Not Your Daddy (ft. Pix)
August 03, 2020 03:57 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBPix joins Diana and Jess to contextualize the LA Riots and their relationship to today's protests against police brutality. In 1992, the media co-opted images of one immigrant community enacting destruction on another immigrant community to foment a Black-Asian conflict narrative. Today, liberals and conservatives both are using the image of K-town storeowners, "Rooftop Koreans," as symbols to push false, divisive narratives, and deflect from the real issues. We take a deep dive into why the ...