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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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01:11:56

2025 Good Pop Resolutions

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2025/02/01

Well, somehow we made is to the end of a very long January, and for this episode, the Good Pop Crew gets together to share our pop culture hopes and dreams in our first annual Good Pop Resolutions for 2025, aka the year of the snake! Join us as we share what we're most looking forward to this year, as well as what we'd like to see less of.What's Popping? - Football, The Trunk, Gravity FallsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and

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59:27

Laid

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2025/01/26

On this episode, we check out the Stephanie Hsu led romantic comedy/murder thriller series Laid, where she plays Ruby, your typical millennial with a very messy dating history, who finds out that all of her exes and past partners are dying in the order of her "sex timeline." We love a wild premise, but will Laid make the grade as good pop?What's Popping? - Broadway Musicals, Severance Season 2, Sister SnakeFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -

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01:27:57

Squid Game Season 2

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2025/01/18

Good Pop is back after an extended holiday hiatus after dealing milestone life moments and climate disaster! To ring in the new year, we're checking out the show of the season, Squid Game Season 2! We were cautiously optimistic when this unplanned 2nd season was announced, will this newest iteration (ironically brought to life by capitalism) live up to its anti-capitalist roots?What's Popping? - Peglin, The Traitors S3, Sakamoto Days---If you're interested in helping out people who have been

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01:03:32

Interior Chinatown

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2024/12/21

For our last regular Good Pop episode of the year, we check out the Hulu television adaptation of Charles Yu's award winning novel, Interior Chinatown, starring Jimmy O Yang as Willis Wu, a background character in a world within a police procedural, as he rises through the ranks while investigating what happened to his older brother. But will this meta-fictional story about the Asian American experience ascend to the ranks of good pop?What's Popping? - Xmas Season, Squid Game S2, Secret LevelFollow

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01:01:55

Sweethearts

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2024/12/14

On this episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, Marvin and Jess dive into Sweethearts, the new teen not-quite rom com streaming now on Max starring Nico Hiraga and Kiernan Shipka who play BFFs who hatch a plot to break up with their respective partners together during their first Thanksgiving break back from college. We at Good Pop love a good teen movie and especially love a good teen rom com, will Sweethearts have the juice to break through as good pop?What's Popping? - Romance in the Rain, Food

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01:12:47

Wicked Part 1

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2024/12/07

On this episode, we dive into the first half of Jon M Chu's adaptation of Wicked (which is my the transitive property, now an Asian American film)! A re-imagining of the immensely popular stage musical based on the book that itself is a re-imagining of the original Wizard of Oz story from the perspective of its villain. Expectations for the film were sky high, will another Jon Chu adaptation break through as good pop once again?What's Popping? - Chef's Table, Black Doves, GBBOFollow our hosts:Marvin

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01:27:17

Do We Want This? - November 2024

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2024/11/30

Happy Thanksgiving! It's time once again for our November 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" our monthly roundup of the latest Asian American entertainment news. On this episode, we discuss the return of one of Hanh's favorite Korean series, early details from Andrew Ahn's remake of The Wedding Banquet, some Crazy Rich Asians 2 breadcrumbs, and a whole slew of fun casting announcements for upcoming projects.What's Popping? - Gladiator 2, MAMA AwardsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju -

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01:01:09

Christmas with the Singhs

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2024/11/23

Here at the Good Pop Culture Club, the holidays don't begin until we check out the year's Asian American Hallmark Xmas film (but only because its almost always relegated to the start of the season). This year's entry is Christmas with the Singhs, a story a recently engaged couple who returns to their suburban hometown for Xmas, only to deal with a variety of parental shenanigans that threaten to tear them apart. We kind of know what we're in for, but could this be the year a Hallmark Asian American

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01:11:45

Conclave

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2024/11/16

The whole crew is back together again in our first episode in the new timeline, and processing the recent US election by diving into a film about a very different election Conclave, a political mystery thriller about the administration of the election of a new pope, and the machinations of power amongst the high level cardinals seeking to win the title. Our real world election was very much not good pop, but will the one in Conclave be?What's Popping? - Sports Anime, Hadestown, The FranchiseFollow

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12:05

Checking In

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2024/11/08

Well, that happened. We're obviously still processing the events of this week, but wanted to take a little time to address everyone. And even though we're taking a week off of covering the good pop that gets us through out days, we wanted to leave a few resources for our listeners in case you were looking for some additional support or looking for ways to engage. Take care of yourselves and we'll see you next week!Self Care Resources:NAAPIMHA’s Vote for Wellness

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01:13:08

Do We Want This? - October 2024

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2024/11/02

Welcome to our October 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" our monthly roundup of the latest Asian American entertainment news. Join us as we discuss the latest casting announcements, adaptation news, and the return of The Princess Diaries (with an Asian American twist)! We also talk a little about next week's elections and share Jess' descent into become a baseball girl!What's Popping? - 2024 Election, The World SeriesFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -

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01:00:14

Agatha All Along

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2024/10/25

In honor of spooky month, we're checking out the new MCU Disney+ series Agatha All Along, the follow up to the original MCU series WandaVision, which follows the return of Kathryn Hanh's Agatha Harkness as she leads a team of outcast witches down a series of trials on "The Witches Road" in order to get her powers back. We've been hot and mostly cold on the MCU recently, will this audacious entry be enough to make the grade as good pop?What's Popping? - G Dragon, Metaphor: RefantazioFollow our

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01:10:50

Ali Wong: Single Lady

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2024/10/18

On this episode, the Good Pop crew checks in on comedian Ali Wong's life with her newest Netflix comedy special "Single Lady," as she reflects on her experiences as a recently divorced single mom, getting back into the dating game, and how men just need to try harder. What's Popping? - The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, Nobody Wants This, Culinary Class WarsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of

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01:04:33

The Wild Robot

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2024/10/11

On this episode, we check out the new Dreamworks animated feature The Wild Robot, about a robot who finds herself stranded in an uninhabited island and learns to survive be learning to live with the local wildlife and becoming a mom to an orphaned baby goose, and really dive into whether it was necessary for a robot to be so mom-coded. Will this charming science fiction kids film make the grade as good pop?What's Popping? - Lessons in Chemistry, Transformers One, Culinary Class WarsFollow our

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01:01:20

Do We Want This? - September 2024

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2024/10/04

On our September 2024 edition of "Do We Want This?" The crew reviews some of most exciting recent Asian American entertainment news including the Bridgerton updates we deserve, upcoming projects from our favorite directors, and even some K-content announcements!What's Popping? - K-drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry Into Why We Love Korean Television, Culinary Class Wars, Great British Bake OffFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show

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01:13:47

The Killer

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2024/09/27

On this episode we check out the latest film from John Woo, The Killer, the 2024 remake of his 1989 classic action film, moving the action from Hong Kong to Paris with Nathalie Emmanuel taking the Chow Yun Fat role of a hitman with a heart of gold. Does the film do enough to justify a remake? And does a John Woo film automatically equal good pop in today's pop culture landscape?What's Popping? - Vietnam, Culinary Class Wars, FootballFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju -

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51:04

Smoking Tigers

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2024/09/20

On this episode, the summer of Asian American coming-of-age films taking place in 2008 continue as Marvin and Hanh discuss So Young Shelly Yo's debut feature film SMOKING TIGERS, which premiered at Tribeca last year and just dropped onto MAX a few weeks ago for streaming. Listen in as we take in the vibes of this story about a girl from a working class Korean-American family as she tries to fit in with the rich friends she meets at her cram school while trying to hide her family problems and

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29:21

From Potluck Pod: Saturday School - Season 9, Ep. 2:...

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2024/09/13

Good Pop is taking a break this week as our hosts are out on official Professional Asian American business, so we're dropping in the latest episode from our fellow Potluck Podcast Saturday School, a podcast about Asian American film history hosted by journalist Ada Tseng (from our Bachelorette recaps), and film professor Brian Hu.If you like what you hear, make sure to follow and check out their other episodes athttps://podcastpotluck.com/saturday-school---Episode 2 of our "Stars of Asian American

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01:00:56

Didi

Good Pop | Culture Club ·

2024/09/07

On this episode of Good Pop, we check out this year's Asian American Sundance indie darling DIDI, a coming of age story written and directed by Sean Wang about a kid from Fremont in the summer of 2008 as he struggles with changes in his life, family, and friends during his last summer before entering high school. We dive into all the cringe of 13 year old boys, reminisce about 2008 technology, and share our thoughts on this new Asian American classic.What's Popping? - Short N Sweet, Alligator Bites

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01:37:19

Go Asian! - The Bachelorette 2024 Finale

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2024/09/05

We've finally made it to the end of our Go Asian coverage of The Bachelorette season 21, and are left with one burning question, was it worth it? Join our full Go Asian crew as we recap a very dramatic and stressful finale for our first ever Asian American Bachelorette and find out who gets our final red flag!Follow our hosts:Marvin Yueh -@marvinyuehJess Ju -@jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen -@hanhonymousTeresa Tran -@teresatran__Ada Tseng -@adatsengFollow the show and engage with us at@goodpopclubPart of

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