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What is the connection between GLP-1s and their potential for reducing dementia and Alzheimer’s risk? w/Dr. Jon Durrani

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Discovering Abundance and Connection in the Vietnamese Journey w/Jason “Phúc” Nguyen

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Directing Straight Adult Films as a Gaysian Comedian w/ Oliver Wong

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Redefining What Asian Masculinity Means w/Leo Xia

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Navigating The Stories of the Palestinian People w/Fady Joudah

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Aaliyah’s Legacy: 25 Years Later w/Brittany Spanos

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What Does Navigating in a White-Majority Space Look Like Through The Lens of Black and Disabled Identity? w/Dr. Akilah Cadet

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TRACE on Saigon Jazz Revival, Her Mother’s Musical Legacy, and Finding Her Own Voice

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Nayantara Roy on Sisters of a Halved Heart and Complicated Sibling Relationships

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End of Month Update & Recovery From My Five Day Hospital Stay

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Why We Tell Stories: Deepening Connection w/ Jitesh Jaggi

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Ranier from LLAG Media on Accountability in Male Podcast Culture

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How Does Grief Influence Our Relationships and Decision-Making? w/Dr. Fazlur Rahman

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Is Confessions 2 Hailed As One of Madonna's Best Works? w/Tranna Wintour

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Documenting History in Real Time: ICE Raids, Surveillance & Activism with Adriano Kalin

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Being 40 and Healing w/MILCK

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: ICE Raids Picking Up Steam in Chicago w/Francia Garcia Hernandez

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The Madonna Deep Dive: Underrated Hits & Confessions II Anticipation with Tranna Wintour

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AAPI Heritage, Pride Month, Storytelling on Grief, and Reaching 50k Streams: A Solo Reflection

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Decolonizing AAPI Health w/Dr. Jonar de Guzman

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Reclaiming Khmer Identity: Vanny Whitchelo on Storytelling & Diaspora through Khmer Voices

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Janet Jackson at 60: The Blueprint of Pop with Brittany Spanos

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Cameron McCloud from Cure for Paranoia: Tiny Desk, Mental Health, and the Art of Thriving

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Lin Sun aka Lintorious: Breaking Barriers and Taking the Mic as The Cambodian Comedy Queen

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The Evolution of Concert Culture w/ Russ from Pop Pantheon Podcast (The Chill-Out Chronicles Edition)

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51 Years Later: The Unfinished Mission After the Fall of Saigon

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Special Episode: Andrés Cepeda: 30 Years of Music, The Robust Colombian Music Scene, and His US Tour Kick-Off in Chicago

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The Legacy of Lilith Fair and Its Cultural Imprint: Can It Be Successful Today?

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Beyond the Headlines: Reimagining Immigrant-Centered Journalism w/Katrina Pham

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2000's Favorite Tunes Pt. 2: The Chill-Out Chronicles

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2000's Favorite Tunes: The Chill-Out Chronicles (Pt. 1)

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: How to Be Vigilant During ICE Raids At Airports, Protests, and More w/Kala, "Your Protest Safety Kuya"

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Grief, Trauma, & Healing: Learning Intergenerational Joy w/ J.S. Park

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Beyond the Mekong: Beyond the Representation w/Sophia Lee (IG: BeyondTheMekong)

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A Decade in the Works: Catching up with Anton Hur

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Finding Abundance In My Identities w/Poet & Professor Travis C. Lau

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Uncovering the Untold Survivor Stories w/Jenny Chan

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Impact of ICE Raids in the Southeast Asian Communities w/ Quyen Dinh

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Black Culture's Blueprint on Chicago w/Arionne Nettles

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Breaking the Silence: Accountability in Khmer Community Spaces w/Sina Sam

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Hot Girls With Balls w/Benedict Nguyen

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Revisiting Yellow Fever Culture w/Kaila Yu

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Sports Chatter, Thai Identity, Filmmaking, and Grief in a Nutshell w/Jon Hill

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Building the Legacy of Asia on Argyle w/Hac Tran & Jennifer "Nuky" Pham

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Examining the Many Facets of The Evolving Vietnamese Narrative w/ Kenneth Nguyen

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Have We Reached The End of Celebrity Stanning Culture? w/Tranna Wintour

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: How Chicago's Chinatown Is Responding to the ICE Raids and SNAP Benefits Crisis?

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A Daughter's Quest: Unearthing Cambodian Identity & History w/ Dorothy Chow

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Bonus Episode: My Reflections on ICE, Chicago, and the Impact of Living in Asia

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Stop Shrinking Yourself: The Work of Liberation Post-Divorce w/Nisha Mody

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: How the Chicago Vietnamese Community is Responding to ICE Raids and the SNAP Crisis

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The Work is Werk: Women of Color, Toxicity, and the Fight to Survive w/Joi Louviere

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Protested: A Queen Wants No King

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Redefining My Asian American Adoptee Experience and Place in the Podcasting World w/Patrick Armstrong

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Reporting on the Front Line of the ICE Raids in Chicago w/Francia Garcia Hernandez

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The First Steps to Community Organizing (Even If You're a Beginner) w/Aaron Yin

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: How Chicago Is Responding to ICE Raids w/Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez

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Content, Community, and Algorithms w/ Johnathan Gibbs

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EMERGENCY MINISODE: Protecting Yourself From Tear Gas & Other Chemical Weapons

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: What Chicago Immigrant Attorneys Are Facing Right Now

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The Expat Life: Living in Oman, Co-Founding 'I Luv 2 Globe Trot,' & Finding Home Abroad w/ Nicole Brewer

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: ICE Raids and Protest Safety in Chicago

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Bora Chung on Fiction as a Foreshadow On Her Latest Book, "The Midnight Timetable"

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Living In Our Bonus Years w/Jung Han (Bonus Episode)

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(EP 120) Courage to Speak Out w/Michelle Kim

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(EP 116) Is There Hope for DEI? w/Tony DelaRosa

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Understanding the US Political Chaos w/ Ed Do (EP 117)

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Celebrating Vietnamese Culture w/the Creator behind Pho Da Culture

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F--K the Broken Tongue, I'm Learning: Journey to Learning Vietnamese

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Return of The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast

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Closing Time w/Kenneth Nguyen

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Archiving Our Stories w/Tola Livesey

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Art as a Disrupter w/Anida Yoeu Ali

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A Man of Two Faces w/Viet Thanh Nguyen

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What the Possibilities Can Bring w/Alec Phan

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Music as a Journey - Dolly Ave

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Queerness and Ma w/Putsata Reang

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The Layers of DEI w/Rahimeh Ramezany

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Drag is Beautiful w/ Kahmora Hall

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An Introspective Take As a 40+ Yr Chicago News Anchor w/ Linda Yu

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VietFive w/Tuan Huynh

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Art to Serve Justice w/Ginger Leopoldo

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Poetic Takes on Heroes and Villains w/guest host Dr. Joshua Nguyen and guest Susan Nguyen

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Diving In w/ host Tony Ho Tran and guest Lan Samantha Chang

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Recovery in Progress w/Ko Chandetka

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Dust Child w/Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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The Veil Between Two Worlds w/ host Amy M Le & guest Christina Vo

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Foreign Bodies w/guest Fiza Pirani & host Nisha Mody

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Punk and Recovery w/ Darro

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Dear White Women w/Misasha Suzuki Graham & Sara Blanchard

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Somewhere Sisters by Erika Hayasaki

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Reclaiming Your Courage w/Leslie Lew

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Dating, Nonprofits, and Oxford Commas w/Vu Le

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Season 8 Premiere

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Bonus Episode: Podcast Roundtable w/ Kenneth Nguyen from The Vietnamese Podcast & Tracey Nguyen Mang w/Vietnamese Boat People Podcast

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Season 7 Closing Remarks

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Uniquely American w/ Nidhi Shastri

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Making People Matter: A Talk on Black and Asian Solidarity

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Creating My Abundance w/ Marpheen Chann

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Replenishing Ourselves w/ Soultree