America from an Asian guy

Problem with Your Brain

Steve goes people-watching at an outlet mall in Georgia and finds himself staring at moms pushing strollers through a sea of zombies glued to their phones. From the Strait of Hormuz opening and closing within 24 hours to a dying shoe company rebranding as an AI startup and watching its stock explode, nothing is what it says it is. But a quiet moment in a Walmart aisle — a father and daughter sitting on the floor playing a sample video game — stops everything. An episode about time, attention, and what you're walking past every single day.

Naked in the Sauna

In this episode, Steve revisits the Korean jjimjilbang — a traditional sauna where everyone goes fully naked — with the conservative Korean father who hasn't seen his tattoos in over a decade. What starts as a story about a father and son in a steam room becomes something bigger: a meditation on what gets revealed when there's nowhere left to hide. From the Iran war and China's warships circling Taiwan to Ken Leung's journey from Rush Hour henchman to leading man on Industry, and Adin Ross's Brand Risk boxing event pulling 300K viewers on Kick — everything connects back to one question. What are you actually built with?

Choices are Killing You

I fell off. Quit my job. Watched a war start that I saw coming 15 years ago. And I couldn't write a single episode because the news cycle broke me. Then a surgeon friend turned 35 and reminded me that even the guy who has it all is drowning. This one's about too many choices, cortisol, and why aiming at one thing might save your life. Checkout my projects & sponsors of this episode: iwantbuyrobot.com [iwantbuyrobot.com] - purchase your next robot discounted ⁠vrtable.com⁠ [vrtable.com] - next-gen casino hardware for the future dollarfood.app [dollarfood.app] - beautify your food pictures for google search dollarss.app [dollarss.app] - free coupon games for small businesses

Come Back Story

This episode i talk about how angry America is becoming perhaps we are all feeling squeezed by the latest development here at home and across the world. I talk about the comeback story of Anthony Kim, the Chinese New Years Gala, Jordan Peterson's books and more. Anthony Kim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MufZC1VymI&t=2653s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MufZC1VymI&t=2653s] Chinese Robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmlv814aJo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmlv814aJo]

Lack of Meaning

2026 hit different. The ladder you climbed, whether its school, job, grind, stability, all feels like it's missing something. Headlines scream division, uncertainty, and worse. The old question "What's in it for me?" used to have clear answers. Now? It's harder to even hear it over the noise. We will talk about how to navigate through all this noise in 2026 so far.