What Should We Talk About? with Jenny Yang

Is “Sellout” Even a Thing Anymore?, Gen X and Boomer Failures, Apocalypse Prep, That Hallmark Mahjong Movie - Patton Oswalt (S2 E9)

1 h 1 min · 23. apr. 2026
episode Is “Sellout” Even a Thing Anymore?, Gen X and Boomer Failures, Apocalypse Prep, That Hallmark Mahjong Movie - Patton Oswalt (S2 E9) cover

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SEASON 2 EPISODE 9! It is Monday, April 20th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! (This Saturday, April 18 at 6pm and more! And then April 29th we’re bringing back the live Self Help Me show at Dynasty Typewriter! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv]) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? How we deal with life when we got a touch of the DEPRESH. Mental Health management strategies (and maybe some inside comedy talk - names might be named?). 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 on Apple Pods, Spotify, or wherever you pod. Become an OnlyPaid via Substack I will read your reviews and subscriber messages on the pod! Like this one from my new OnlyPaid Gwen: “I love that you bring political analysis to comedy, and from a Chinese/Asian American perspective. I used to go to your shows back in downtown LA, but now I moved to upstate NY. So glad I can still enjoy your shows through the interwebs!” My first guest is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his roles in The King of Queens, Ratatouille, and BoJack Horseman. He has won Emmy and Grammy awards, and is a renowned fan and of comics. And JUST announced, he has a new stand-up comedy special called “TEA & SCOTCH” coming to 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube on June 9th, Patton Oswalt! 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/). Check Monday’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-that-online-grape-academy-why?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode. On today’s agenda: * Jenny’s Updates * Los Angeles! Wednesday, April 29th! Self Help Me: a competitive self-care comedy show is back! One night only! Los Angeles Dynasty Typewriter on ! Get tickets at jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv] (Not in L.A.? I will SOON make our Self Help Me shows AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND FOR MY ONLY PAIDS! woohoo!) * Los Angeles Tickets for May Work-In-Progress standup comedy shows: http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143 [http://outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/happy_hour_saturdays_w_jenny/187143] Outside In Theater on York. 5pm bar opens, 6pm show starts 7:30pm show’s over. 8pm in bed. Suggested ticket 20 bucks or pay what you can. Jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv/] for tickets. I’m talking growing up a good immigrant kid, my wild miscarriage and fertility journey. * Our Food is Designed To Be Eaten While We’re Staring At A Screen Now * Apocalypse Prepping But Make It Cute * Why is Gen X Always Left Out Of The Generation Debates? * Does accusing someone of being a SELLOUT even matter anymore?: How Can We Keep Indie Media Thriving? Like comic books, music, movies, shows, video games IT CUTS OFF HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * What Can Comedians Do To Be More Punk Rock and Less Punk Ass Bitch? * How Are We Managing Our Mental Health? That Online gRape Academy was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me this week. * Action Items (place for you to make note of some things you want to try or do from today’s chat) 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]

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episode 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) artwork

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]

18. juni 202646 min
episode Koreans Are The Karens rn, Bagel Bagussy, Sometimes Asian DOES Raisin, Being Adopted and Fertility Probs - Peter S. Kim, Eunnuri Lee (S2 E16) artwork

Koreans Are The Karens rn, Bagel Bagussy, Sometimes Asian DOES Raisin, Being Adopted and Fertility Probs - Peter S. Kim, Eunnuri Lee (S2 E16)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 16! It is Monday, June 8th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! (We sold out Dallas for my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! Next week HOUSTON and 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! My first guest today is a writer, actor, stand up comedian and has a new comedy special out now on YOUTUBE called “Rice Piglet.” My friend from way back when I did the most drunken show I’ve ever done in Chicago, PETER S. KIM! (https://www.instagram.com/peterkz/ [https://www.instagram.com/peterkz/]) My next guest is an interdisciplinary artist, graduate from california institute of the arts, cultural worker, writer and content creator. Let’s welcome, EUNNURI LEE! (https://www.tiktok.com/@eunnuri_lee [https://www.tiktok.com/@eunnuri_lee]) 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/ [http://okletsbrand.com/]). Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-dallas-houston-new-orleans?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode. On today’s agenda: * Jenny’s Updates * Good Egg! My immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour and video series just kicked off! This past Friday. Intense. Fun. You want tickets to my summer shows? Join my email list on my Substack: jennyyang.substack.com [http://jennyyang.substack.com] for tour announcements. TICKETS WILL SELL OUT SO GET ON THE PRESALE LIST. Gonna be so so fun. * Tonight’s Dallas show is SOLD OUT! And then HOUSTON on THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH! NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH! General public tickets links out now at my official website: jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv] * My New Segment: Why Are You Like This? * What’s It Like to Be An Actor On A Vertical Social Media Show? FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * Not Able To Have Your Own Kids? Can We Get Custody Of Our Nephews? Strike A Deal To Use A Friend’s Unused Eggs? * Pan-Asian Unity and Intra-Asian Solidarity / Koreans vs Filipinos - Peter Can’t Stand How Free They Are. * More Yuri Kochiyamas Than Yoko Onos * Skincare: When We Realize Asian Does Raisin * Action Items (place for you to make note of some things you want to try or do from today’s chat) 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]

11. juni 202639 min
episode Lying To Your Parents, Burnout, Interracial Relationships, I Thought Blowjob Was Blow Pop - Tawny Platis, Paul Elia (S2 E15) artwork

Lying To Your Parents, Burnout, Interracial Relationships, I Thought Blowjob Was Blow Pop - Tawny Platis, Paul Elia (S2 E15)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 15! It is Monday, June 1st, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! (I’m kicking off my GOOD EGG immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour! 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! My first guest today is someone that I’ve admired from afar for her incredible voice acting and super informative videos about the art of voice acting. She’s a fantastic maker of stuff on the internet and I recently was a guest on her podcast STRING AND TELL, Tawny Platis! My next guest is recurring character on the animated sitcom #1 Happy Family U.S.A, AND on this upcoming season of Diarra from Detroit, on BET+. He’s got a new special out NOW called “Good Son” on YouTube and Watermelon+, let’s welcome Paul Elia! 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/). Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-nihilism-and-grief-anti-blackness?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode. On today’s agenda: * Jenny’s Updates * Good Egg! My immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour and video series is HAPPENING! MY KICK OFF GROCERY STORE SHOW WILL BE IN LOS ANGELES ON JUNE 5TH! LIMITED TICKETS! You want tickets to my summer shows? Join my email list at jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv/] for tour announcements and OnlyPaids behind the paywall will hear it FIRST first. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT. Gonna be so so fun. * Lying to Your Immigrant Parents About Who You Are FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * Have you seen the video of the sable who plays dead when he gets lightly scolded? He doesn’t make any sound but it looks like he goes “BLAAAGGGHHHH!!!!” when he dramatically throws his head back * Cooking is Sooooo Important * Finally Hanging Out With Rich People And Realizing They Suuuuuck * Interracial Relationships * I’m Burnt Out As Hell * Action Items (place for you to make note of some things you want to try or do from today’s chat) 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]

4. juni 202640 min
episode That Time I Confronted My Dad, Fundraising Makes Me Cry, Massages For Everyone (S2 E14) artwork

That Time I Confronted My Dad, Fundraising Makes Me Cry, Massages For Everyone (S2 E14)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 14! It is Friday, May 29th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! A SOLOSODE at the bar of an airport lounge somewhere in New England! (FYI: Los Angeles come see my final May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour before I head out for my summer tour! 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-i-reviewed-that-hallmark-mahjong?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web] On today’s agenda: * Jenny’s Updates * Every Person Deserves A Weekly Massage and Free Heating Pad * Why Does Asking For Money Make Me Feel Weird? * Decentering Men Is Making Them Freak Out: That Time I Confronted My Dad * Good Egg Tour and Video Series Update! sign up for my email list jennyyang.tv for first dibs on your tickets! (OnlyPaids also get first dibs) 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]

29. maj 202629 min
episode Black & Third Culture, “Wasian" & East Asian Privilege, The Nature of Consciousness - Reggie Watts (S2 E13) artwork

Black & Third Culture, “Wasian" & East Asian Privilege, The Nature of Consciousness - Reggie Watts (S2 E13)

SEASON 2 EPISODE 13! It is Monday, May 18th, 2026 and this is What Should We Talk About? With Jenny Yang! (FYI: Los Angeles come see my May Work-In-Progress Standup Comedy Shows At A Reasonable Hour! GET TICKETS: jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv]) New Feature for OnlyPaids! The OnlyPaids Sweet Little Treat. This week? How being vocal about politics has affected your relationships in comedy and relationship to comedy. 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. 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Delight yourself and watch this improvised music set: 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/ [http://okletsbrand.com/]). Check this week’s ”LINKS we should talk about [https://open.substack.com/pub/jennyyang/p/links-donating-to-the-islamic-center?r=1ngis&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]” for some of the sources behind today’s episode. On today’s agenda: * Jenny’s Updates * Good Egg! My immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour and video series is HAPPENING! MY KICK OFF GROCERY STORE SHOW WILL BE IN LOS ANGELES ON JUNE 5TH! LIMITED TICKETS! You want tickets to my summer shows? Join my email list at jennyyang.tv [http://jennyyang.tv/] for tour announcements and OnlyPaids behind the paywall will hear it FIRST first. AND THEY WILL SELL OUT. Gonna be so so fun. * Our Favorite Non-Sugar Sweetener ALSO Our Favorite Sweet Things and What Do They Sound Like? One of the rare times I bought a ticket for standup comedy was just for Reggie’s May 20212 Fonda Theater shows in Los Angeles. I was just after I started doing standup comedy. Found this obscure grainy Youtube video of the end of that live show! * The Future of Technology * College graduates are booing AI at their graduation ceremonies and it’s soooo satisfying to watch. * How Did You Realize You Cared About “The World”? * Self-Love * The Nature of Consciousness FREE PREVIEW ENDS HERE. 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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]

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