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Conversasians Pod
by Conversasians Pod
A podcast hosted by a couple of friends who tackle current events, sports and politics but add the Asian American experience and viewpoint. Come shoot the sh*t with us!
Episodes
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Ep. 66 To Be Or Not To Be, Xmas Movies, That Is The Question | Conversasians Pod
A game between the Cowboys and the Commanders had the guys risk their pride by wearing the opposing team's jersey. It was an unexpected win for Ryan and Sung kept his promise. As the year wraps up, Ryan and Sung go over classics and new favorites for the holiday season. A few favorites are: Home...
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Ep. 65 Like A Virgin, Stories About The Very First Time | Conversasians Pod
We gather today to tell the tales of our first time. The trio talks about how they met the boy or girl to share their first time with. One got selected because they checked a box. One controled everything which included decorating the room, setting mood lighting, and vibing to a soundtrack…
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Ep. 64 Keeping Spirits High & Recognizing What We’re Thankful For | Conversasians Pod
The team tries to recognize what they are thankful for and what holiday dishes draw them in. Team Turkey vs. Team Ham, to some - Honey Baked Ham is just a ham and to another - not all hams are created equal. Although, we love our family, tensions can be high when too many relatives gather at the...
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Ep. 63 Back From The Motherland w/ David YUNGIN Kim | Conversasians Pod
This week we welcome back YUNGIN to catch up on his adventures in Korea. Known for his contributions to Hip Hop it was shocking to learn about his love for EDM - it provides a better environment for collaborations over hiphop. Ryan's round-a-bout way to find out if YUNGIN's lady is what he...
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Ep. 62 Halloween Is All The Rave | Conversasians Pod
The trio takes some time to reminice about each others halloween parties. Talks of costumes and treats develops into story time, turning this episode into a collection of memories where one attended verboten parties. In honor of the season we share some scary stories that leave us all a bit…
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Conversasians Pod Collaboration w/ Chris Denson from the Masters Of Craft Podcast
We have a special episode with Chris Denson from the Masters of Craft Podcast. Chris and the guys share their journey to where they are now in their career and passions. America being the epitome of a melting pot, we recognize the collaborations within cultures. While acknowledging these...
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Ep. 61 How I Met Your Hot Sister | Conversasians Pod
Ryan and Sung start off with talk about their siblings but focus quickly changes to Sung’s sister. Growing up with a younger sister isn’t the easiest especially when you have guys relentlessly asking for an introduction. Ryan found out the hard way that Sung’s sister isn’t one to let things slide...
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Ep. 60 DearBaby aka Jenita aka Jerome and Benita from Love After Divorce 4 | Conversasians Pod
We have our first couple joining us on Conversasians. We are happy to have Benita and Jerome joining us winning the hearts of every Netflix viewer in the world. After finding out how they were cast to be on ‘Love After Divorce,’ we were surprised to find out that their respective friends are the...
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Ep. 59 One's Worst Nightmare Come True, Justice For Yong w/ Yin Yang | Conversasians Pod
It's never easy losing a loved one but it's appalling to have a loved one taken from you by the people who are supposed to protect and to serve. Today we have a tragic story about happened this past May to Yin’s twin brother Yong. Diagnosed about 15 years ago with bipolar disorder, dealing with…
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Ep. 58. Life, Music And The Pursuit Of Golf with 3x Grammy Winner, David YUNGIN Kim
When asked to rap with his friends, David was more interested in the hardware that recorded the vocals and played the beats they were rapping to. The first strike of interest came in high school. Enrolling in school for a Independent Artist program David was hooked. Only after committing to…
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Ep. 57 Gold, Silver and Bronze - 2024 and on to 2028 | Conversasians Pod
With the Olympics coming to an end we're left with some mixed feelings. Funny how the world bands together to cheer on all their athletes and how everyone is quick to judge when it comes to a bit of controversy. Breaking and Boxing had their fair share of heat but one of the more interesting...
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Ep. 56 For All Masuka Kind w/ C.S. Lee | Conversasians Pod
We cut to the country side of Jeon Ju, S. Korea. We get a close up of a boy, not knowing he will grow up to play the lead forensic science investigator that’ll be working along side by side with the serial killer Dexter, we have C.S. Lee, aka Vince Masuka. C.S. shared a bit of his upbringing…
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Ep. 55 Creating Nguyen, Nguyen Situations With Ha Nguyen | Conversasians Pod
The free spirited Ha shares some healthy treats she's working on, Green Power Nutrition. As an expat from Vietnam we can see her hustle, working hard for something bigger. We support her persistent efforts to achieve her dreams. Green Power & Ha https://www.greenpowernutrition.fr/...
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Ep. 54 Hurricane Han, The Most Interesting Woman In The World w/ Alice Han | Conversasians Pod
All of us at Conversasians knew Alice separately, knowing her from different part of her life. So we brought her in to put the puzzle pieces together. Alice Han, a true renaissance woman who has been mostly behind the scenes will be joining us in front of the camera. With the Olympic Games in…
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Ep. 53 Tough As Nails, Firefighter Young Jin An | Conversasians Pod
Fire fighter and reality show stud, Young Jin An drops by Conversasians during his visit in L.A. to attend his cousins wedding. Sung’s sisters wedding brought in a full Yu family mob. As Sung and Young are cousins for a parent whos one of 12 siblings, they even have neices that are older than…
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Ep. 52 Boo's Summer Block Party | Conversasians Pod
This week we are recapping our event, Boo's Summer Block Party with Conversasians at Boo's Philly in Koreatown. We want to thank everyone who joined us on a Saturday with the summer heat. We hope everyone had a great time. A special thanks to our guests Rick Lee and Grace Yoo. Rick a.k.a. Lyricks...
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Ep. 51 Appreciation Goes A Long Way | Conversasians Pod
With Sung attending to his sister’s festivities, this week we have Jess and Ry. Jess and Ry both share some W’s after they found themselves identifying some problematic moments. Family traditions and dynamics are different for everyone. Ryan finds himself graviting towards his wife’s family...
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Ep. 50 Bezos, Author, Soldier, Guy w/ Former Navy SEAL Joe Choi | Conversasians Pod
Currently working for Amazon selling Ads, a hidden story lies within one man, Joe Choi. At a young impressionable age, his Godfather left him with a message that shaped his future. With all of his accomplishments of attending the Naval Academy and becoming a Navy SEAL he drops us with a…
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Ep. 49 It's My Birthday And I Can Ry If I Want To | Conversasians Pod
With Ryan’s birthday on the horizon the guys reflect on the year. Observing what's changed and what needs to start changing. Sung's family will soon grow with an extra member joining and Sung proudly wearing his future uncle badge. Sung is shocked that Ryan’s aunt with zero boys tried to adopt…
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Ep. 48 Professional Audition Crasher - J.D. McElroy of Hashtag Lunch Bag | Conversasians Pod
This week we have J.D. McElroy, renowned dancer known for his exceptional talent and contributions to the world of dance. With unfortunate events and possibly a blessing in disguise, J.D. is adopted at the age of two. While surviving his formative and adolescent years in Colorado, J.D. picks up...
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Ep. 47 Insane In The Mom Brain, w/ Jessica "Alazay" Stafford | Conversasians Pod
One of the co-hosts for the Messy Sexy Me Podcast and Boss Lady for JSLA Events, Jessica, graces us with her presence this week. We find out how Sung met Jessica when he first got to L.A. which is opposite of how Jessica was treated when she first got to L.A. back in high school. From artist’s…
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Ep. 46 Free Thinkers Round Table w/ Andy Ahn | Conversasians Pod
Jumping straight in, we have Andy Ahn back on the pod with us. This round table discussion is for entertainment purposes only but it does get a little weird. Andy is a bonafide ‘Free Thinker’ and he guides us through the deep conspiracy forrest. We get into some recent, some ancient and discuss...
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Ep. 45 Finding Love At 42 | Conversasians Pod
Today we dive ankles first into Sung’s love life. Sung’s passion for ankles reflected on his college essay impressed admissions welcoming him in to college. Now Ryan is trying to get Sung on the dating apps. We’ll see where this goes and we are happy take any advice for Sung. Do's and Don'ts for...
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Ep. 44 Scratching, The Lost Art of DJing w/ DJ Zomanno | Conversasians Pod
We have another guest that’s from the D.M.V. DJ Zomanno, turntablist extraordinaire. Zo has been DJing all over the world and you can catch him during the summer in Vegas. Sung asks about etiquette when approaching a DJ while they're mixing. Zo has turned to tennis after reminiscing about playing...
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Ep. 43 Cowboy Heroes vs Commander Hoagies | Conversasians Pod
This week, Brother’s Freshwich has provided us an amazing platter of sandwiches. Check out their socials and website. We find out that Sung has a passion for sandwiches and drops some knowledge on us with how the first sandwich was constructed over a game of cards. Family business showed him the...
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Ep. 42 Deciphering Blenders And Donut Lickers w/ Sung | Conversasians Pod
Welcome back to Conversasians! Starting with a bit of news, Ben will be focusing on other passion projects and will not be joining us every week. With that said, we are happy to introduce Sung from the DMV who will have big shoes to fill. Our journey beings around 2013, during a time where both...
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Conversasians Pod Season 1 Completed. Season 2 Coming Soon
Thank you everyone for tuning in to our pod. We just wrapped season 1 and will return shortly with season 2. We will be off for a few weeks but follow our socials for updates. We appreciate all of you. We'll be back 👍🏼 Support us via Cash.App/$conversasians https://cash.app/$conversasians IG -...
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Ep. 41 Why Don't Dogs Go To Heaven? | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan has different takes when it comes to the afterlife of man's best friend. Dezi, the unofficial mascot, had a tough time in his formative years which got Ryan thinking outside the box to extend Dezi's existence. Which poses the question, do dog's have souls? We wanted to again thank…
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Ep. 40 Faith, How Many Of Us Have It? | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan do a faith check and see where they're at while agreeing that not all churches are created equal. Ryan struggles with finding the perfect church but Ben believes attendance shouldn't effect the relationship with one's faith. Support via Cash App https://cash.app/$Conversasians IG…
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Ep. 39 Happy Boo Year Event with Boo's Philly & Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ry collabs with Andy from Boo’s Philly to throw our first live event, Happy Boo Year. Andy wanted to throw an event and bring the community together with what he know’s best, cheesesteaks and beer. We had a few familiar faces and a new guest from our Conversasians pod, Andy from Boo’s…
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Ep. 38 Marvel So Woke w/ Mike Kim | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan have Mike on this week. Do you compartmentalize movies? For example, classifying; in theater, at home, or on plane movies like the guys? Starting off with Godzila Minus One and what's considered a plane movie, things take a turn diving into cancel culture after discussing the…
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Ep. 37 Being The Young Old Guy w/ Independent Artist Justin Park | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan is joined by Kinja pupil and rising star Justin Park. Justin, a Korean-American singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, reveals that ABDC was a big part of why he chose to be a performer. This was pre-instagram and when Youtube was just starting to become the beast it is today. ABDC videos...
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Ep. 36 Happy New Year | Conversasians Pod
Everyone here at Converasians will like to wish everyone a great new year. Ben and Ry get into the new year determined to break some bad habits with committing to resolutions. As our bodies betray us, Ryan explains his questionable diet timeline and personal matter that's a little TMI. Ben…
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Ep. 35 Creating Content About The Woes of Creating Content w/ Mike Kim | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan is joined by our other co-host Mike Kim. Reflecting on how balance is needed with the work you put in, imposter syndrome creeps in from time to time. While Ben tackles it as a reminder of humility, Mike journey's into a bit of self discovery. Ryan pays compliments to Ben but Mike…
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Ep. 34 Eat, Ride, Love In India w/ Cammy | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan bring on one of the coolest girls they know, Cammy. Cammy is set to travel back to India where she and her cousin, 'Enfield is Prayer,' provide a tour through India on motorcycles. Cammy’s been traveling back several times a year to run these tours sharing some crazy moments on her...
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Ep. 33 Fan Appreciation | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan always asks viewers and listeners to leave us comments and questions. The guys decided to answer firefuture2023’s questions. Here are the questions. What’s our biggest fear? What are things can't be taught only experienced? Who do we want to interview? What do we want that we don't...
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Ep. 32 It's All Good w/ Saul Goode of Part Time Cooks | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan have on rapper extraordinaire, one-half of Part Time Cooks, Saul Goode. Saul decides to make his first international trip to be South Korea and decided to stay. Saul and Black Moss the duo that make up Part Time Cooks go on to become top contenders of the Korean hip hop audition show...
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Ep. 31 Why Ryan Is The New Grinch | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan get into holiday traditions with family and list their top Thanksgiving eats. The holidays are filled with expectations from family as we tap in to some holiday trauma. Can watching Home Alone trigger enough nostalgia to bring the family together? The guys catch up and look forward…
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Ep. 30 Eloping From Tradition w/ Anthony Lee of The Kinjaz | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan have fellow Kinja Anthony Lee of the Kinjaz Podcast and Just Kidding News Podcast. Anthony Lee & Ben co-hosted the Kinjaz Podcast and Ryan senses a bit of heat from the two of them. Ryan makes a self realization after being cut from a tribute film. Anthony and his wife makes the…
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Ep. 29 Passing the Physical & Mental Vibecheck-in w/ Jet of The Kinjaz | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan bring on long-time friend Justin 'Jet' Valles of The Kinjaz. Snacking on some mandoo the guys get into mental health and navigating the future. Ryan gets into depth on how he survived his early 20s when he was away from home. Ben's travels only help appreciate home. Jet focuses on...
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Ep. 28 Stacking the Flavors of Life w/ Bap Ross aka LyRicks aka Rick Lee | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan have a telepathic connection with Bap Ross aka Lyricks, aka Rick Lee of YOX. The guys share their top go to MCs and which asian artist gave us a sense of pride. Realizing with age that parental expectations unexpected turn and evolve we remind ourselves that our parents are works in...
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Ep. 27 Fake Haunted Halloween w/ Sophia Wang Choe of Queen Cali Hot Sauce | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan invites Ryan’s other best friend to the pod where the 2 best friends of Ryan meet. Sophia's family owned the famous Hwagyo style Chinese restaurant, The Dragon which was a K-Town staple for many family gatherings. Getting exposed to food and the kitchen at an early young age, Sophia...
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Ep. 26 Grappling with Life After Dance w/ Mike Song of The Kinjaz | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan have fellow Korean, SWF2 & SMF Judge, Season 1 ABDC rival, Mike Song of the Kinjaz on the pod. Ryan once again reminds us he was the one to beat back in the day on the Kollaboration stage. Back when Ben was a Jabbawockee Mike was in a rival crew, Kaba Modern on ABDC. The guys all share...
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Ep. 25 The Wiz Kid From Philly w/ Andrew Ahn of Boos Philly Cheesesteaks | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan’s latest guest Andrew of Boos Philly turns out to be quite the renaissance man. The journey started in Philly and kicks off at boarding school where Andrew took a year abroad in France. Now being back a culture man his sights now have more perspective & depth. Ryan envies the wild...
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Ep. 24 The Manual Labor Skin Type w/ Mike Kim Comedy | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan hang with friend/side-piece, co-host, Mike Kiim Comedy. Why do we always say sorry? Why does Ben look Filipino? Someone's got an addiction to Temu and somebody fears he's not a good Korean. Ben and Ryan trusts Mike to be gentle to their ears for this week's episode. To have this all...
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Ep. 23 Mom I'm Not A Doctor But I Can Play One On TV w/ Lawerence Kao | Conversasians Pod
Ben & Ryan gets a visit from fellow Kinja, Lawrence Kao. Lawerence and Ben shared the stage on ABDC (America’s Best Dance Crew) on rival teams. After hearing about the dating app’s algorithm matching Ben with the exact opposite of what he’s looking for, Lawerence and Ryan wants to do a church hop...
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Ep. 22 Success Smells Like Surf & Turf At The Penthouse w/ Glen Yun of D9 | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan invites friend, hyung and Korean trailblazer, Glen Yun, The GZA, G. Rod, G-Doobie of D9. Ben breaks down the need to be prepared for the opportunities that presents itself. Ryan found the key to surviving intimidating hardcore gangsters and Glen corroborates Ryan’s findings. Ben and...
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Ep. 21 From Domi to Wifey w/ Sierra Lynn | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan are delightfully surprised by Sierra’s unfamiliar perspective. Sierra Lynn, our latest guest ventured out to California at a young age from Upstate New York to pursue her dreams of modeling. From small town to big city, we’re all ears when Sierra shares how she met her current BF and...
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Ep. 20 Vote 4 Pedro w/ Pedro Peter, Peter Pedro | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan’s latest guest got into a fight with Thor in KTown and was shot by the president of a rival biker gang called Mayans M.C. Peter Jae ‘Pedro Peter, Peter Pedro’ joins us this week on Conversasians. Pedro grew up in NY then made his way to LA to be cast in a short series that became a...
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Ep. 19 Being a PK with Dry Hump Dreams w/ Paul PK Kim | Conversasians Pod
Ben and Ryan have a special guest - PK and Mike Kim Comedy joins us a second time. PK helped many get their first big stage opportunity which includes our very own Ben & Ryan. Before Ben and Ryan were friends they were rivals as Unique & SI Squad. PK set the stage for many Asian Americans to...
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