Ep. 58: How Austin artists are reacting to 'Crazy Rich Asians'

Austin was one of the film's strongest premiering cities for the hit film "Crazy Rich Asians," thanks to an effort from local leaders, including Christine Hoang of Color Arc Productions, to fill local theaters. Hoang, who is hosting an Asian Pacific American artist meet-up at the Vortex on Sept. 29, and Austin comedians Yola Lu and Santino Fernandez came in to talk about how the movie has rallied Austin’s Asian community. Lu and Fernandez also talked about their comedy troupes, Y’all, We Asian and Hot Pot Comedy, which host regular improv and sketch shows, including a Sept. 20 event at the Fallout Theater called "This Asian American Life." ALSO: This month’s Statesman Selects is Scott Von Doviak’s new book, “Charlesgate Confidential," and in this week's podcast, Austin360 writer Joe Gross interviews the Austin writer whose work appears in the Onion A/V Club about his fiction debut, a noir set in three time periods in Boston. In this week’s Webb Report, Eric Webb explains Matthew McConaughey’s usual recipe for making a margarita. In "A Toast," we recommend TopGolf, the popular, multi-story driving range that's also a bar and restaurant, a 2015 article in Jacobin Magazine called "Why the Rich Love Burning Man," and "Wild Nights with Emily," a movie about a love affair between Emily Dickinson, portrayed by Molly Shannon, with another woman. More info: austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices