Losing Your Husband, Brother, and Son to 🧊, Running a Minneapolis Restaurant During 🧊's Operation Metro Surge, GOOD EGG ticket links! - Minneapolis Part 1: Yoom Nguyen, Tania (S2 E21)

Losing Your Husband, Brother, and Son to 🧊, Running a Minneapolis Restaurant During 🧊's Operation Metro Surge, GOOD EGG ticket links! - Minneapolis Part 1: Yoom Nguyen, Tania (S2 E21)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 21! It is Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang. This week you will hear from my dear friend Yoom Nguyen, a long-time Vietnamese restaurant owner in Minneapolis who explains how the I.C.E. operations in Minneapolis affected his family, his workers and what the city did to fight back. Then you’ll hear a very A for Effort attempt at a bilingual Spanish and English interview with Tania, a Lotus Restaurant worker who JUST welcomed back his son from I.C.E. detention. Listen to their stories and you will be moved, angered and inspired. Please let me know what you think and if these interviews have at all been enlightening. Thank you! Next week, you can expect a part two of my interviews in Minneapolis. Consider becoming an OnlyPaid to help support stories like these. *** PRE-SALE TICKET DROPS! JULY 16TH CHICAGO SHOW IS SOLD OUT! 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Sign up here jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com] to get first dibs on pre-sale tickets. Ticket links always up at jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv] *** What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the personal and political. Catch shorter preview episodes wherever you pod. But if you want FULL episodes UNCUT and bonus episodes, become a Paid Subscriber at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/]. So if this episode cuts out mid convo – don’t get mad - get subscribing. Hit follow and give us a rating and review wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack, I will read your reviews and messages on the pod! Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-men-arent-needed-minneapolis?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode and whatnots that caught my eye. On today’s agenda: * Interview with Yoom Nguyen of Lotus Restaurants in Minneapolis. FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * Interview with Tania, Lotus Restaurant worker whose husband, son and brother were all kidnapped by I.C.E. Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. This is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] If you are as obsessed with the intersection of pop culture, politics, and personal growth as I am, please consider becoming a paid member of my Substack for $8 a month or $80 a year ($6.67 a month). You will get: * Weekly newsletters of the podcast with access to the EXTENDED CUT OF EACH EPISODE (only available on Substack). * Complete access to all chats and comments, exclusively for my Substack subscribers. * Access to all breaking news analysis and personal essays. jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] Hit that subscribe button if: * you care about building a better world filled with joy, love, comedy and cool sh*t. * you are tired of doomscrolling on social media and want a way to get a run-down of the week in news and culture without triggering your fight or flight response! * you want to get what you need as someone who cares about the world and then go touch grass. * you are as obsessed with food, self-care, building community, TV, film, pop culture, AND politics as I am AND you think it should all be in the same conversation. * you are freaking out because you hear about the wild news of the day, look around and everyone is just living their life like business-as-usual, so you’re tearing your hair out and think, “WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?” Follow Jenny Yang on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! * IG: @jennyyangtv [https://www.instagram.com/jennyyangtv/] * TT: @jennyyangtv [https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyyangtv] * YT: JennyYangTV [https://youtube.com/@jennyyangtv?feature=shared] Email: contact@jennyyang.tv Jenny Yang is a standup comedian, actor, and tv writer who was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and has been featured at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the San Francisco Sketch Festival, and Netflix is a Joke Festival. Jenny is a former labor organizer who was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles, and stars opposite Michelle Yeoh as an assassin in the Netflix action comedy-drama series, The Brothers Sun. Follow her weekly podcast “What Should We Talk About?” on Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [https://jennyyang.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe [https://jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Don’t Vacation w White People, My Detroit Show Fell Thru, Emmys & TV Recs, IVF & Su1cide, Forcing Immigrant Parents to Have Fun - Midwest Solosode (S2 E20)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 20! It is Thursday, July 9th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! And today is a Solosode! A smidge shorter but oooohweeee we got stuff we should be talking about today. *** JULY MIDWEST GOOD EGG [http://jennyyang.tv] IMMIGRANT GROCERY STORE STANDUP COMEDY TOUR PRE-SALE TICKETS! YOU HEARD IT FIRST! WE WILL SELL OUT! JULY 11TH MINNEAPOLIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT! GET JULY 16TH CHICAGO GOOD EGG TICKETS HERE [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy]: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy] WE ARE IN JULY WE ARE ALL OVER THE MIDWEST so sign up here jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com] to get first dibs on pre-sale tickets.) *** What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the personal and political. Catch shorter preview episodes wherever you pod. But if you want FULL episodes UNCUT and bonus episodes, become a Paid Subscriber at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/]. So if this episode cuts out mid convo – don’t get mad - get subscribing. Hit follow and give us a rating and review wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack, I will read your reviews and messages on the pod! Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-men-arent-needed-minneapolis?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode and whatnots that caught my eye. On today’s agenda: * Good Egg Updates! - Lorenzo Araujo: PBS NewsHour [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DalZv0MDxh2/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==]. Donate to Lorenzo’s family: GoFundMe. [https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-lorenzo-salgado-araujo-52-years-old] * Summer Vacationing with White People - Nolan Wells News Media Literacy Part 1 [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dagj-jrvsBx/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] and Part 2 [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dak2z6-uwQi/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] * Emmy Nominations are Out and My Recs for What To Watch * They push AI on us like Drugs. * Why I Don’t Ask for Consent From My Mom When It Comes To Fun: Caring for Aging Parents FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * IVF and Perimenopausal Hormone Chaos and Joking about Slew-uh-side For My Good Egg Show * That Video of Those Two Consultants [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dai2vUOhQWd/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] Who “Found” Graham Platner as A Candidate for Senator of Maine. * Action Items. Get on my email list and podcast home at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] and get tickets at jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv/] Forward this to two friends who love pop culture AND politics AND love joy and comedy. Have them sign up to jennyyang.substack.com Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. This is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] If you are as obsessed with the intersection of pop culture, politics, and personal growth as I am, please consider becoming a paid member of my Substack for $8 a month or $80 a year ($6.67 a month). You will get: * Weekly newsletters of the podcast with access to the EXTENDED CUT OF EACH EPISODE (only available on Substack). * Complete access to all chats and comments, exclusively for my Substack subscribers. * Access to all breaking news analysis and personal essays. jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] Hit that subscribe button if: * you care about building a better world filled with joy, love, comedy and cool sh*t. * you are tired of doomscrolling on social media and want a way to get a run-down of the week in news and culture without triggering your fight or flight response! * you want to get what you need as someone who cares about the world and then go touch grass. * you are as obsessed with food, self-care, building community, TV, film, pop culture, AND politics as I am AND you think it should all be in the same conversation. * you are freaking out because you hear about the wild news of the day, look around and everyone is just living their life like business-as-usual, so you’re tearing your hair out and think, “WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?” Follow Jenny Yang on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! * IG: @jennyyangtv [https://www.instagram.com/jennyyangtv/] * TT: @jennyyangtv [https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyyangtv] * YT: JennyYangTV [https://youtube.com/@jennyyangtv?feature=shared] Email: contact@jennyyang.tv Jenny Yang is a standup comedian, actor, and tv writer who was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and has been featured at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the San Francisco Sketch Festival, and Netflix is a Joke Festival. Jenny is a former labor organizer who was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles, and stars opposite Michelle Yeoh as an assassin in the Netflix action comedy-drama series, The Brothers Sun. Follow her weekly podcast “What Should We Talk About?” on Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [https://jennyyang.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe [https://jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Why Do Immigrant Parents Hoard?, TICKETS: Minneapolis & Chicago, New Orleans Interviews - Union Migrante, Singleton’s Deli & Mini-Mart (S2 E19)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 19! It is Monday June 29th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour takeover of What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! This is a special SHORTERSODE in-studio with Jose Ruiz aka josecleanup on IG [https://www.instagram.com/josecleanup/] PLUS interviews from the cool people I met in New Orleans! *** JULY MIDWEST GOOD EGG [http://jennyyang.tv] IMMIGRANT GROCERY STORE STANDUP COMEDY TOUR PRE-SALE TICKETS! YOU HEARD IT FIRST! WE WILL SELL OUT! GET JULY 11TH MINNEAPOLIS GOOD EGG TICKETS HERE [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/naGw3Q?vid=1r6vzu]: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/naGw3Q?vid=1r6vzu [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/naGw3Q?vid=1r6vzu] GET JULY 16TH CHICAGO GOOD EGG TICKETS HERE [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy]: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy [https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/oTtA2Q?vid=1r6wuy] WE ARE IN JULY WE ARE ALL OVER THE MIDWEST so sign up here jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com] to get first dibs on pre-sale tickets.) *** What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the personal and political. Catch shorter preview episodes wherever you pod. But if you want FULL episodes UNCUT and bonus episodes, become a Paid Subscriber at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/]. So if this episode cuts out mid convo – don’t get mad - get subscribing. My guest today is a creator and storyteller documenting the journey of decluttering his immigrant parents’ overcrowded apartment. His videos begin with cleaning and home transformation and often explore deeper themes such as family dynamics, generational trauma, shame, and the complicated emotions many children of immigrants experience growing up. He’s Mexican and a DACA recipient who grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles. After spending three years in New York City, he recently moved back to Los Angeles following a layoff from my work in refugee resettlement, where he worked primarily with unaccompanied immigrant children. Let’s welcome JOSE RUIZ! And on the final mic, heard but not seen, co-founder of the marketing and branding company “Let’s Brand!”, my sweetie and co-producer of life, Corey Higgs http://okletsbrand.com/. Hit follow and give us a rating and review wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack, I will read your reviews and messages on the pod! Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-leaving-iphone-ai-overlords?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode and whatnots that caught my eye. On today’s agenda: * Good Egg Updates (jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv]) * Why Are You Like This? * Reflections on New Orleans: New Orleans Interviews with Uncle Bau, co-owner and co-chef of Singleton’s Deli and Mini-Mart, some of his son-in-law Minh Nguyen, Eduardo and Devora of Union Migrante, and then MORE of Uncle Bau * Working on Refugee Resettlement as a DACA Immigrant * Clutter is rarely just clutter in immigrant households. * When The Hoarding Includes Nice Things from Famous People * Using Hypnosis for Healing FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! and now the interviews from the NEW ORLEANS GOOD EGG SHOW!Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. This is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] If you are as obsessed with the intersection of pop culture, politics, and personal growth as I am, please consider becoming a paid member of my Substack for $8 a month or $80 a year ($6.67 a month). You will get: * Weekly newsletters of the podcast with access to the EXTENDED CUT OF EACH EPISODE (only available on Substack). * Complete access to all chats and comments, exclusively for my Substack subscribers. * Access to all breaking news analysis and personal essays. jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] Hit that subscribe button if: * you care about building a better world filled with joy, love, comedy and cool sh*t. * you are tired of doomscrolling on social media and want a way to get a run-down of the week in news and culture without triggering your fight or flight response! * you want to get what you need as someone who cares about the world and then go touch grass. * you are as obsessed with food, self-care, building community, TV, film, pop culture, AND politics as I am AND you think it should all be in the same conversation. * you are freaking out because you hear about the wild news of the day, look around and everyone is just living their life like business-as-usual, so you’re tearing your hair out and think, “WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?” Follow Jenny Yang on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! * IG: @jennyyangtv [https://www.instagram.com/jennyyangtv/] * TT: @jennyyangtv [https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyyangtv] * YT: JennyYangTV [https://youtube.com/@jennyyangtv?feature=shared] Email: contact@jennyyang.tv Jenny Yang is a standup comedian, actor, and tv writer who was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and has been featured at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the San Francisco Sketch Festival, and Netflix is a Joke Festival. Jenny is a former labor organizer who was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles, and stars opposite Michelle Yeoh as an assassin in the Netflix action comedy-drama series, The Brothers Sun. Follow her weekly podcast “What Should We Talk About?” on Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [https://jennyyang.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe [https://jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Orange Chicken & Waffles, Filipino Seafood City Late Night Parties, The Future of American Politics is Texas - Woori Juntos, Seafood City Sugarland, Agnes & Sherman (S2 E18)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 18! It is Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! So today a SOLOSODE with interviews from the cool people I met in Houston! (We sold out all our GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour shows so far! LOS ANGELES, DALLAS, HOUSTON, and NEW ORLEANS! Thank you! IN JULY WE ARE ALL OVER THE MIDWEST so sign up here jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com] to get first dibs on pre-sale tickets.) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the personal and political. Catch shorter preview episodes wherever you pod. But if you want FULL episodes UNCUT and bonus episodes, become a Paid Subscriber at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/]. So if this episode cuts out mid convo – don’t get mad - get subscribing. Hit follow and give us a rating and review wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack, I will read your reviews and messages on the pod! Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-zohran-and-dsa-wins-big-houston?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode and whatnots that caught my eye. On today’s agenda: * Good Egg Updates (jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv]) * Houston is Officially My Favorite Texas City * World Cup Fever but Just the Partying and Food Cultural Exchange * Action Items * DONATE to WOORI JUNTOS [https://app.betterunite.com/woori-juntos-alwayson]! * Visit AGNES AND SHERMAN [https://www.instagram.com/agnesandsherman/] in Houston! * Go check out your local SEAFOOD CITY [https://stores.seafoodcity.com/map]. * Interviews from the HOUSTON GOOD EGG SHOW. Good folks from Woori Juntos [https://app.betterunite.com/woori-juntos-alwayson]… FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! …then Anthony Guevara [https://www.instagram.com/anthonyguevarahtx/] my local producer with Seafood City aka the “Filipino Mayor” of Houston, and my good friend Lisa Lee - former tech baddie and current co-owner of Houston’s yum restaurant Agnes and Sherman [https://www.instagram.com/agnesandsherman/]. Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. This is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] If you are as obsessed with the intersection of pop culture, politics, and personal growth as I am, please consider becoming a paid member of my Substack for $8 a month or $80 a year ($6.67 a month). You will get: * Weekly newsletters of the podcast with access to the EXTENDED CUT OF EACH EPISODE (only available on Substack). * Complete access to all chats and comments, exclusively for my Substack subscribers. * Access to all breaking news analysis and personal essays. jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] Hit that subscribe button if: * you care about building a better world filled with joy, love, comedy and cool sh*t. * you are tired of doomscrolling on social media and want a way to get a run-down of the week in news and culture without triggering your fight or flight response! * you want to get what you need as someone who cares about the world and then go touch grass. * you are as obsessed with food, self-care, building community, TV, film, pop culture, AND politics as I am AND you think it should all be in the same conversation. * you are freaking out because you hear about the wild news of the day, look around and everyone is just living their life like business-as-usual, so you’re tearing your hair out and think, “WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?” Follow Jenny Yang on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! * IG: @jennyyangtv [https://www.instagram.com/jennyyangtv/] * TT: @jennyyangtv [https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyyangtv] * YT: JennyYangTV [https://youtube.com/@jennyyangtv?feature=shared] Email: contact@jennyyang.tv Jenny Yang is a standup comedian, actor, and tv writer who was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and has been featured at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the San Francisco Sketch Festival, and Netflix is a Joke Festival. Jenny is a former labor organizer who was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles, and stars opposite Michelle Yeoh as an assassin in the Netflix action comedy-drama series, The Brothers Sun. Follow her weekly podcast “What Should We Talk About?” on Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [https://jennyyang.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe [https://jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Eldest Daughter Mentality, Good Egg Dallas Interviews, Lao Cuisine, How To Put On A Grocery Store Tour - Asian Texans for Justice, Luang Prabang Market (S2 E17)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 17! It is Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 and this is GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour take over What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! So today a SOLOSODE with interviews from the cool people I met in Dallas! (We sold out Dallas for my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! Tonight is HOUSTON and Saturday is NEW ORLEANS! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv]) What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang is your weekly catchup time with smart and funny people to find joy in an unjust world. We discuss topics submitted by our guests and you, the listener. Any topic! Current, old! Big, small! Nerdy, petty! From pop culture to the personal and political. Catch shorter preview episodes wherever you pod. But if you want FULL episodes UNCUT and bonus episodes, become a Paid Subscriber at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/]. So if this episode cuts out mid convo – don’t get mad - get subscribing. Hit follow and give us a rating and review wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack, I will read your reviews and messages on the pod! Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-welcome-to-substack-koreans?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode and whatnots that caught my eye. On today’s agenda: * Good Egg Updates * How Are You Finding These Immigrant Grocery Stores? What Does It Take To Make This Grocery Store Tour Happen? * Dallas Food and Reflections On the Corner of the Dallas Fort Worth Metro Area I Experienced. * Action Items. * Field Interviews from the DALLAS GOOD EGG SHOW. I speak with the eldest daughters who run Asian Texans for Justice [https://www.asiantexansforjustice.org/] (Donate to them here! [https://asiantexansforjustice.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate]) the beneficiary of the good egg Dallas show at Luang Prabang market: Nabila Mansoor [https://www.instagram.com/nabila_mansoor123?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==], Alishba Javaid [https://www.instagram.com/alishbakikahani?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==], Janelle Mendoza…. FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * …continued…Interviews with the owners of the market (Kevin and Phet) and even some regulars talking about who they are and why they love their food. Because you don’t want to feel like you are losing your mind and because we long for a better world filled with fun, love, joy, and cool shit. This is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang at jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] If you are as obsessed with the intersection of pop culture, politics, and personal growth as I am, please consider becoming a paid member of my Substack for $8 a month or $80 a year ($6.67 a month). You will get: * Weekly newsletters of the podcast with access to the EXTENDED CUT OF EACH EPISODE (only available on Substack). * Complete access to all chats and comments, exclusively for my Substack subscribers. * Access to all breaking news analysis and personal essays. jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com/] Hit that subscribe button if: * you care about building a better world filled with joy, love, comedy and cool sh*t. * you are tired of doomscrolling on social media and want a way to get a run-down of the week in news and culture without triggering your fight or flight response! * you want to get what you need as someone who cares about the world and then go touch grass. * you are as obsessed with food, self-care, building community, TV, film, pop culture, AND politics as I am AND you think it should all be in the same conversation. * you are freaking out because you hear about the wild news of the day, look around and everyone is just living their life like business-as-usual, so you’re tearing your hair out and think, “WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS?” Follow Jenny Yang on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! * IG: @jennyyangtv [https://www.instagram.com/jennyyangtv/] * TT: @jennyyangtv [https://www.tiktok.com/@jennyyangtv] * YT: JennyYangTV [https://youtube.com/@jennyyangtv?feature=shared] Email: contact@jennyyang.tv Jenny Yang is a standup comedian, actor, and tv writer who was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Comics to Watch and has been featured at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the San Francisco Sketch Festival, and Netflix is a Joke Festival. Jenny is a former labor organizer who was born in Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles, and stars opposite Michelle Yeoh as an assassin in the Netflix action comedy-drama series, The Brothers Sun. Follow her weekly podcast “What Should We Talk About?” on Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [https://jennyyang.substack.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe [https://jennyyang.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]