39 - Reading, Libraries & Bibliotactics

41 - Terror, Dissidents, and Disillusion

For this April 30th, Kevin and Yen discuss some hidden mysteries of the anticommunist Vietnamese diaspora, notably the ideas of journalist and activist Doan Van Toai.

40 - Stalinism in Vietnam

Kevin and Yen break down different communist ideologies and discuss how Stalinism and its nuances has especially prevailed in Vietnam.

39 - Reading, Libraries & Bibliotactics

Inspired by the recent publication of Cindy Nguyen's Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam (UC Press, 2026), Kevin and Yen talk contemporary reading culture, the social significance of libraries and how they shaped modern Vietnam.

38 - A landbridge to Cambodia

Kevin and Yen explore the contentious history of Cambodia through its ties with Vietnam and Y-Dang Troeung's harrowing memoir, Landbridge (Duke UP, 2023).

37 - The "other" side of the Vietnamese diaspora

Kevin and Yen demystify the Vietnamese diaspora by exploring the case of Vietnamese community in former countries of the Socialist Bloc, notably Eastern Europe and Germany.