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Good Pop | Culture Club

Potluck Podcast Collective

Welcome to the Good Pop Culture Club. Join our professional Asian American hosts Marvin, Jess, and Hanh as they discuss the good pop that gets us through our days, including TV, movies, books, and more!

tv & film

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57:18

Do We Want This? - May 2022

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/06/02

It's time again for Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" On our May 2022 update, we discuss news from the world of Crazy Rich Asians, James Hong's Hollywood star, the renewal of our favorite Kiwi show about dystopias, and more!What's Popping? - Top Gun: Maverick, Sonic the Hedgehog, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Top Chef: HoustonFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at

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56:34

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/05/27

Sometimes, some crime, go slipping through the cracks, and so its time for Chip and Dale to don their fedora and Hawaiian shirt in this revival of the Disney Afternoon classic! Listen in to our thoughts about this irreverent and hilarious love letter to the cartoons of our childhoods and internet nostalgia. What's Popping? - Fire Island, Martha Stewart Tag Sale, Rat in the Kitchen, Top ChefFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and

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59:09

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/05/20

On this episode, we dive into the second film this year to deal with multiverses with the new MCU phase 4 film Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and we have thoughts. Join us as we dive into our feelings on Dr. Strange as a character, how the film handled its central "monster," and the Raimi-ness of it all. Does this latest Marvel film make the grade as good pop? (A firm warning that our discussion is full of spoilers so if you don't want to be spoiled on the plot or surprises in the film to

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53:10

Bend it Like Beckham

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/05/12

In honor of APAHM, we take a look at 2002's Bend it Like Beckham, one of the formative films about the Asian diaspora and a film that not everyone on the Good Pop crew has seen before this week. How does the sports romantic comedy about girls playing soccer hold up in 2022? What's Popping? - New Orleans Jazz Fest, Heartstopper, Dr. Strange, Top ChefFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the

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01:04:43

Do We Want This? April 2022

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/05/06

We're back for another edition of Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" for April 2022. On this episode, we discuss some recent trailer drops, drama on the set of Fast X, hot ghosts, and the fall of Tudum!What's Popping? - Men, Bad Axe, Met Gala, Top Chef: HoustonFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced

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54:45

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/04/29

On this episode of Good Pop, we follow up our discussion of the most Michael Bay movie of all time by diving into the most Nic Cage movie of all time! The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a film with a wild premise (Nic Cage playing a fictional version of himself who spends a weekend with a superfan who may or may not be a crimelord) that sounds like it shouldn't work, but somehow actually works out great.What's Popping? - Gentleman Jack S2, Big Fat Quiz, Taste for Love, Top ChefFollow our

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56:23

Ambulance

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/04/22

On this episode of good pop, we check out the latest Michael Bay film Ambulance, a film that is probably the best of and the most of Michael Bay film in recent memory. We discuss the highs, lows, and excess of this film of a heist gone wrong in an LA ambulance. What's Popping? - The Great Pottery Throwdown, White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, Anatomy of a Scandal, Yo Boi Konming, Spy x FamilyFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -

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01:13:50

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/04/15

We celebrate the 100th episode of Good Pop by discussing a film of epic importance! This week we dive into the many parallel universes of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the new film starring Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, and directed by The Daniels. A high octane film about family, taxes, mama trauma, and the immigrant experience... also hot dogs, raccoons, and nice suits (warning, there will be spoilers, please watch the film before listening to us talk about it).What's Popping? - Minx, Julia,

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01:11:28

Bridgerton Season 2

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/04/08

Bridgerton is back for a second season on Netflix, now hornier than ever! We chat about the almost touching, feral sniffing, and the sizzling enemies to lovers story of Kate and Anthony, as well as what we think is in store for future seasons!What's Popping? - Charli XCX, Killing Eve, 61st Street, Benjamin Franklin, Light from Uncommon Stars, Top ChefFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of

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01:12:24

Do We Want This? - March 2022

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/04/01

It's time again to review the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" For our March 2022 edition, we check out some recent adaptation and casting news, as well as discuss our awe (and horror) at Netflix doubling down on its dating show programming!What's Popping? - The Lost City, Atlanta Season 4, Pachinko, Top Chef: HoustonFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow

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52:43

Umma

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/03/25

We continue with Momma Trauma March by checking out the second film this month starring Sandra Oh as a mom caught in the middle of generational immigrant trauma. In Iris K. Shim's horror film Umma, Sandra Oh's Amanda lives on an isolated farm with her daughter as beekeepers, but when she receives the ashes of her estranged mother and is asked to perform her final rites, spooky things start happening and Amanda finds herself haunted by her mother's vengeful ghost. What's Popping? - Is it Cake?,

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01:15:51

Turning Red

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/03/18

On this episode we chat about the new Disney/Pixar film Turning Red, directed by Domee Shi, about a Chinese-Canadian teen who discovers that a family curse causes her to turn into a giant red panda whenever she gets emotional. We chat about the film's themes of puberty (and periods), the culturally-specific nuances of Chinese diaspora culture, and tackle some of the backlash that the film has been getting.What's Popping? - QI, The Courtship, Top Chef: HoustonFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh -

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58:02

Drive My Car

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/03/11

On this episode, we check out the Japanese film, Drive My Car, which has been getting a lot of Oscar buzz after winning awards at Cannes and the Golden Globes. Based on a Murakami short story, Drive My Car is a contemplative film about a widower who travels to Hiroshima to mount a multi-lingual production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, while dealing with the grief of losing his wife 2 years prior through bonding with his assigned driver. What's Popping? - Top Chef: HoustonFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh -

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01:00:31

Do We Want This? - February 2022

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/03/04

It's time again to review some of the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment. For our February 2022 edition, we check out some recent Asian American casting news, discuss the nuance of late 90's AZN culture, and discuss the age old topic of pat disparities in the entertainment industry!What's Popping? - Turning Red, Love is Blind - Japan, Loveboat ReunionFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -

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57:46

The Book of Boba Fett

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/02/25

Disney+'s The Book of Boba Fett asks a simple question, what if Boba Fett wanted to be a good guy and a crime boss at the same time? Join us as we get a little spicy this week with our hot takes on the first Star Wars property to star a Pacific Islander and a Chinese American! Does The Book of Boba Fett live up to his own hype? What's Popping? - The Winter Olympics, The Man who Fell to Earth, The Gilded AgeFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -

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48:04

Ali Wong: Don Wong

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/02/18

Ali Wong is back on Netflix with her third comedy special, Ali Wong: Don Wong! Join the Good Pop Crew as they go review some of their favorite bits from the special, reflect on the cultural powerhouse Ali has become, and experience some temporal dissonance as they each realize that they might've seen this material before during Ali Wong's last comedy tour before the pandemic.What's Popping? - Murderville, Julia, Rat in the Kitchen, My Dress-Up DarlingFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess

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01:02:51

Belle

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/02/11

On this episode, we check out the Japanese animated feature film Belle, a gorgeous musical science fiction coming of age story about about the good and bad of internet culture, and is also an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. If that sounds like a lot, its because it is! Join us as we dive into all the themes that the film tries to squeeze into it's 2 hour runtime!What's Popping? - Marry Me, Like a Dragon, Winter Olympics 2022 Follow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh

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47:48

Do We Want This? - January 2022

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/02/04

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first edition of "Do We Want This?" for the year 2022 & The Year of the Tiger! Join us as we review some of the latest Asian American entertainment news on Good Pop's monthly entertainment news roundup segment! What's Popping? - When We Were Young, All of us Are Dead, The Royal Treatment, She Who Became the SunFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck

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52:55

Creamerie

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/01/28

On this episode, we check out Creamerie, the latest scrited black comedy from the hilarious minds of Flat3 (starring JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue, and directed by Roseanne Liang). Set in a post-apocalyptic near future where a pandemic has wiped out all of the world's males, the series follows 3 women living on a dairy farm in rural New Zealand who might've just accidentally run over the last surviving man in the world. We dive into this tightly paced pandemic thriller, full of suspense, twists,

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56:56

Encanto

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2022/01/21

On this episode, we chat about the new Disney animated film Encanto, about the magical Madrigals of Colombia featuring music by Lin Manuel Miranda. We dive into the very relatable themes that the film touches on, including familial expectations and generational trauma, discuss which Madrigal we most identify with, and ask ourselves if abuela really was that bad (she wasn't). What's Popping? - Finding your Roots, Love is Blind, The Expanse series finaleFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess

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