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)

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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]

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. 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! Like this one from mamabirdie06: "You're genuine and funny and POLITICAL----we need more of it. Thank you for giving us your work." Thank you! And here’s one more short one from meruz who said: "i wanted to listen to the podcast ep." Delightful. Send me your messages and reviews! My guest today is one of my comedy inspirations, a comedian and musician from the town of Great Falls, Montana. He’s half French, half American born in Germany. You’ve seen him lead a late night talk show band, you’ve heard him on numerous fun song collabs, you’ve seen him on Comedy Bang Bang! You’ve read his memoir Great Falls, MT, Reggie Watts! 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. FULL EPISODE FOR MY ONLYPAIDS! * Language and Accents and What It Does To Your Sense of Self * Sweet Little Treat for OnlyPaids: How being vocal about politics has affected your relationships in comedy and relationship to comedy? * 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]

21. maj 202642 min

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)

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