Rice for Breakfast
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsRice for Breakfast is a podcast about Asian Americans in Pop Culture. Each week I, Ian de Borja, will have a conversation with an Asian American who helps create the unique landscape of popular culture.
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Episodes
Mini-Episode 1: Three Books About Asian American History
November 01, 2018 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBIntroducing the first mini-episode of Rice for Breakfast! Listen in as I introduce what the mini-episodes will be about and discuss the first topic, three books about the history of Asian Americans. Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget to eat Rice for Breakfast. Twitter: @RiceBreakfast Facebook: RiceForBreakfastPod Personal Twitter: @iandeborja_ Logo: https://callielogan.com
Episode 10: Naomi Ko
October 25, 2018 17:51 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week’s guest is comedian, is award-winning writer, actor, filmmaker, storyteller and cultural producer, Naomi Ko. Naomi's independent tv pilot, Nice, is an official selection for the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in the Indie Episodic Category. Naomi created, wrote, and stars in this half-hour series pilot about Teddy Park, a 20-something Korean American living in Minnesota, who must deal with the consequences of keeping her breast cancer a secret from her friends and family. In addition ...
Episode 9: Alex Song
October 18, 2018 08:10 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThis week’s guest is comedian, actress and writer Alex Song! Alex has started training and performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2012, and has since gone on to co-host/produce Asian-AF and write for TV shows like NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'. We talk about her first foray into writing via her Dragon Ball Z fansite, the influence Debate Club had on her life, battling depression in college, why Asians are still 'ok' to make jokes about, the UCB and much more. Please s...
Episode 8: Dale Talde
October 11, 2018 08:30 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week’s guest is chef and restaurateur, Dale Talde. Some of you may know Dale from his two seasons on Top Chef or from one of his 10 restaurants including the appropriately named, Talde. We talk about growing up in Chicago, the importance of preparing rice properly as a kid, the grueling life of a young chef, the politics and appropriation of Asian food, his experience on Top Chef and more. Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget t...
Episode 7: Vijay Iyer
October 04, 2018 08:24 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week’s guest is musician, Vijay Iyer. Vijay is not only a grammy nominated jazz pianist, he’s also a professor at harvard, and a MacArthur Fellow, which is also known as the ‘genius grant’ given to 20 and 30 individuals every year, working in any field, who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the United States. We talk about how the classical music community in his hom...
Episode 6: Evan Kidera & Gil Payumo
September 27, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week’s guests are Evan Kidera and Gil Payumo, founders of my favorite San Francisco food truck, Señor Sisig! We talk about growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting in yearbook class, Evan’s passion of Asian American history, the intricacies of starting a food truck, what the early SF food truck scene was like and the struggles of having to let go of some control in order to expand the business.
Episode 6: Evan Kidera & Gil Payumo
September 27, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThis week’s guests are Evan Kidera and Gil Payumo, founders of my favorite San Francisco food truck, Señor Sisig! I say this in the interview, but these two guys were actually the first on my list of people I wanted to interview when I thought of Rice for Breakfast due to my absolute love of their fries and burritos. We talk about growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting in yearbook class, Evan’s passion of Asian American history, the intricacies of starting a food truck, what the e...
Episode 5: Justin Lee
September 20, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week’s guest is actor Justin Lee also known as Anyong from one of my favorite shows of all time, Arrested Development! Justin and I talk about convincing his parents to get him acting lessons, getting cast and working on Arrested Development, the heartbreak of having to step away from competitive Mixed Martial Arts, producing and winning an award at HBOs Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition, the amazing Asian American film community in LA, his love of podcasts and his feelings...
Episode 4: Broti Gupta
September 13, 2018 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThis week's guest is comedy writer (Speechless, Friends from College, The New Yorker, The New York Times), Broti Gupta! Listen in as we talk about what it's like to tell your immigrant parents you want to be a comedian, the complexities of dealing with politics and world events as a comedian on Twitter and the MeToo movement in the comedy scene. Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget to eat Rice for Breakfast. Twitter: @RiceBreakfast...
Episode 3: Augie Max Vargas
September 06, 2018 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week's guest is Emmy Award winning Producer, Augie Max Vargas! Listen in as we talk about Filipino cinema, his brief attempt at professional wrestling, how he got into live TV production, winning his first Emmy, his upcoming documentary and more. Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget to eat Rice for Breakfast. Twitter: @RiceBreakfast Facebook: RiceForBreakfastPod Personal Twitter: @iandeborja_ Logo: https://callielogan.com
Episode 2: Connie Wang
August 30, 2018 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week's guest is Connie Wang, Senior Features Writer at Refinery29! Listen in as we talk about her family moving from China to Nebraska, her teen blog about Apollo Ohno, attending UC Berkeley, Sex and the City, Cultural Appropriation and the great Anthony Bourdain. Here are Connie's articles I reference in the episode about Anthony Bourdain, Sex and the City, Cultural Appropriation Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget to eat Ri...
Episode 1: Simon Tam
August 23, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBWelcome to the first episode of Rice for Breakfast! My first guest is Simon Tam, founder of the first all Asian-American dance-rock band 'The Slants' and winner of Supreme Court case Matal v. Tam. Please share, subscribe, review, rate and follow on social media! Thanks again and don't forget to eat Rice for Breakfast. Twitter: @RiceBreakfast Facebook: RiceForBreakfastPod Personal Twitter: @iandeborja_ Logo: https://callielogan.com
Introducing Rice for Breakfast: A Podcast about Asian Americans in Pop Culture!
August 05, 2018 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBThanks for listening! Please share and keep an eye out for the first full episode next week. In the meantime, follow me on social media: Twitter: [@RiceBreakfast][1] Facebook: [RiceForBreakfastPod][2] Personal Twitter: [@iandeborja_][3] Logo: https://callielogan.com/ Thanks again and don't forget to eat Rice for Breakfast. [1]: https://twitter.com/RiceBreakfast [2]: https://www.facebook.com/riceforbreakfastpod [3]: https://twitter.com/iandeborja_