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S2E2: The Secret Art of Self-Defense w/ Emma Choi (NPR's "Everyone & Their Mom")

Asian Not Asian

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Comedy Is Cool Now.

I blame Pete Davidson for a lot of the problems that this world faces, including comedy being cool. I think it's just like comedy specials are so much more accessible. And then now everyone's like, well, I can do that. Asian comedy is cooler now, too, because like, Ali Wong and Randall Park, like, they made it cool. We can do it. It doesn't have to be like, my family doesn't think I'm honorable anymore. Yeah. Exactly. You can't have both. Do you know what I'm saying? I feel I went into this because I'm not cool. I'm a weirdo and I need to go where weirdos can

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