Episodes
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29 - Queer Webtoon Roundup
For this episode, I give a review of several queer webtoons, info is as follows: Crown of Feathers - book by Nicki Pau Preto, Webtoon created by Foxkirin (foxkirin on Twitter) Cape of Spirits by Kris Nguyen (hakuku on Twitter) Asterion by NeverDraws (same handle on Twitter) Heartstopper by Alice...
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28 - Don't Worry, I'm Still Alive
Well howdy! Been a nice long 6 months. Let's back into it! Direct aid for Palestine and Gaza: Care for Gaza (twitter, paypal) eSims for Gaza (twitter, link) Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall
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BONUS: A Short Non-Comprehensive History of Japanese American Concentration Camps
In honor of the Day of Remembrance (marked by the anniversary of the release of Executive Order 9066), please enjoy this episode that I'm releasing from behind the paywall! In this episode I detail my family's experiences during WWII in addition to other pieces of history that surround this...
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27 - Make Your Own Beef, Grow Your Own Cow (with Vesper Adelaide)
She's Barbie! Both of us are just Ken. Vesper Adelaide joins me to talk about a queer perspective on Barbie, focusing on how the movie maps onto gender and trans identities. Links below: Gayming Magazine twitter: https://twitter.com/gaymingmag Covry: https://shopcovry.com/ Vesper's twitter:...
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26 - Short, Sweet, and Savory: A Venba Review
Looking for another video game review? Well, look no further! This month, I review Venba (spoilers: it's great, buy it). Transcript can be found here, thanks for your patience!Tune in to my twitch to watch me play Ace Attorney with my friend Rebecca (on all platforms with the handle @GeneralAsian)!
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25 - Are You a Normal Person?
Back from a tiny hiatus with a brief rundown of pop culture from June and July, as well as teeny tiny musings on being a QPOC in the gaming world!Books mentioned during What's Your Nonsense: How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar Patreon can be…
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24 - Whatever's Happening Up There, Y'all Better Clean It Up
Hey everyone! Sorry this episode is late, Zelda has consumed my life! I went to go see Polite Society earlier in May and had an absolute blast, hope you enjoy this review! The transcript for this episode can be found here.
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23 - This Person is Acting and Not Behaving Normally
Happy May! Here's a review of the Shadow and Bone series, both the TV show and the books. A transcript of the episode can be found here. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom final trailer can be found here, and the NYPL reading list can be found here.
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22 - Quiet 10s! A 4 Has Spoken
Here's an honest review of the Square Enix RPG Forspoken just in time for the end of the month! Hope you all enjoy and this can help inform a game purchase. The transcript of this episode can be found here. A note: Tomi Adeyemi is a Nigerian American author, and while her series features Black...
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21 - I Don't Know If They Have Prom in the UK (with Ro Mangle)
Returning friend of the pod Ro Mangle joins Nathan for a chat on life as a queer person of color, some of the problems we face, and how ideologies can have real life consequences. A transcript for the episode can be found here. The Octopath Traveler 2 theme music can be found here. Between record...
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20 - How Do People Refer to Santa's Reindeer?
Nathan goes into a deep dive on the DC State of Asian America, and covers the good, the bad, and the ugly. A short description of what is mentioned about disability and superheroes is covered here. This is not the original essay that I came across, but it's a good starting point to understand…
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19 - Some Good Stuff and a Lot of Bad Stuff: Marvel's Super Asian America
Happy Holidays! Nathan talks about the state of Super Asian America and gives a report card on how Marvel does with representation and diversity in their storytelling. The twitter thread of Indigenous sci-fi stories can be found here. In case you don't have twitter access: Night Riders (on Hulu)…
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18 - About 80% Entertaining and 20% Unbearable
Nathan talks about the good and the bad from Billy Eichner's gay romcom Bros! Patreon can be found here, and transcript for the episode can be found here. Thanks for listening!
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17 - Making a Space for QPOC (1 Year Anniversary!)
Happy 1 year anniversary! Thanks to everyone who has listened to my podcast for its first year, and here's to continuing to make space for QPOC and the stories we have to tell! Follow me at @kahtonotkayto on all platforms (IG/Twitter/Twitch)!
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16 - Playing in the Sandbox: Fanfiction
Nathan talks about fanfiction, what it is, and how it can be a tool to help minority communities develop stories of their own. Transcript can be found here. A reminder that the show will be on break next month! See you all in October!
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15 - Big Monkey Made Me Snard On My Chick-Fil-A (with Josh Mangle)
Friend of the podcast Josh Mangle (@steam_hunk on Twitter, @knightlybun on Twitch) returns to talk with Nathan about Fire Island, the movie created by Joel Kim Booster and directed by Andrew Ahn available for streaming on Hulu! The transcript for this episode can be found here. The book series…
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14 - This Here Only For Now
Nathan gets into the building blocks of Everything Everywhere All At Once, and how the movie gets its message across. Transcript for this episode can be found here.
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13 - Cruising at 45 In a Residential: Encanto and Fandom (with Brynmor Ruiz)
Friend of the pod Brynmor Ruiz returns to talk with Nathan about their encounters with the Encanto fandom. Bryn's audiobook can be found here! Also, I forgot to mention during the recording that I wrote an essay on sexual racism in the queer community and that can be found here. The transcript…
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12 - Encanto Made me Cry at the Monkey Park (with Mallory Cruz)
Nathan is joined by Mallory Cruz to talk about Encanto, what the movie means to us, and how to better connect with stories outside our own cultures. The transcript for this episode can be found here.
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11 - Building an Avatar: Cultural Touchpoints
Nathan talks (for quite frankly, too long) about the cultural building blocks of the universe of Avatar the Last Airbender. The transcript for this episode can be found here.
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10 - The Yin-Yang Master: Dreams of Queerness (with Vesper Adelaide)
For the final (for now) episode in the Boys Love series, Nathan is joined by Vesper to talk about the Netflix movie, The Yin-Yang Master: Dreams of Eternity. The transcript for this episode can be found here. The ending song audio and lyrics (with translation) can be found here.
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9 - The Grandmaster of Squinting With Your Gay Eye
For this episode, Nathan dives into one of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's other works--Modao Zushi (The Untamed on Netflix)--and compares it against Heaven's Official Blessing. Transcript for the episode can be found here!
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8 - Heaven's Official Mess (with Josh Mangle)
For the second episode in our series on Boys Love, Josh joins Nathan to talk about Heaven's Official Blessing and their experience with the Boys Love genre. For more on the Norse stories that Josh mentioned, you can look up the Gudmundr saga. Freyr is the Viking god of fertility that was…
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7 - Boys Boys Boys! A History of BL (Boys Love)
Switching gears, we're diving into another topic proposed by the patrons: BL or Boys Love! I talk about the history of BL and how we interact with it. Transcript of the ep can be found here!
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6 - Shang-Chi and the Two Asian American Experiences
Nathan talks about the Asian American experience and how Shang-Chi builds two different narratives for these experiences through Katy and Shaun. Next up: an exposition on BL or boys' love! The transcript of this episode can be found here. .
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5 - Avatar (If I Were Blue I Would Die)
Episode 5 is now out! I talk fight choreo and how Shang-Chi builds on some major pieces of Asian and Asian-American media. I think I've got one more solo episode left for Shang-Chi and then we'll be moving on to other media! Transcript can be found here.
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4 - Blank Slate Loverboy
Nathan talks about romance in Shang-Chi, the absence of it, the precedence established in the MCU, and where he wants to see things go. Transcript for the episode can be found here.
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3 - Gentle Strength, A New Version of Masculinity
Episode 3 is out! It's just me this time, talking about Shang-Chi and its portrayal of Asian American masculinity. As a note, Shang-Chi's portrayal of masculinity does NOT align with the thoughts espoused by the MRAsian movement (which are rooted in white supremacy and misogyny). Asian American...
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2 - Who the Hell Are You? (with Brynmor Ruiz)
Bryn (@SoldiersShields) joins Nathan (@kahtonotkayto) for a discussion about diversity, origin stories, and a critical look at Marvel's performance handling both through Shang-Chi in this episode. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Asian American comedians/creators to check out:...
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1 - Shang-Chi and History
For the inaugural episode of Nonsense and Noise, Nathan gets into the history of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Transcript of the episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocr93dGO_UF1nYkFf8hLEtCHykg3dGcEikvyf-1gKqA/edit
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Host Nathan Kato (insta/twit: @kahtonotkayto) talks about pop culture and how it relates to the queer and POC experience.
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