Amped Asia
Kevin Tang
AMPED ASIA is Asian America UNCENSORED! Where we get interviews with "outside of the box" Asian Americans.
Asian content has always been tame & boring.
There are so many podcasts, websites, and magazines that continuously release the most PC and unoriginal content.
It’s as if Asians have decided unanimously that we want to fit that “model minority” mold and not take a risk, even when it comes to creating media.
Amped Asia was created to break from that mold. We created the world’s first Asian American podcast that will delve deep into the topics that few outlets dare to discuss.
Asian content has always been tame & boring.
There are so many podcasts, websites, and magazines that continuously release the most PC and unoriginal content.
It’s as if Asians have decided unanimously that we want to fit that “model minority” mold and not take a risk, even when it comes to creating media.
Amped Asia was created to break from that mold. We created the world’s first Asian American podcast that will delve deep into the topics that few outlets dare to discuss.
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Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 30min
Kong Pham: Going viral & dating tips (we got DEEP!) with YouTuber (Simple Pickup) turned YC founder
Kong Pham is one of the Asian guys on this planet who’s truly living an outside of the box existence. He started Simple Pickup, one of the funniest YouTube channels in existence (now defunct) where he would pick up girls using funny pickup lines and crazy costumes. Not to mention, he used that channel to pickup and date hundreds of women.Since then, he’s taken his passion for viral video and made several 7 and 8 figure products, namely Project Go, Jumpcut, BluYam, and his latest product SweetPainting.Did Simple Pickup Help or Hurt Kong’s Dating Life?What getting recognized and having fame is like?Was Kong getting tons of ladies in his heyday?Kong on how to make a successful YouTube channelHow they made a viral videoNumbers inside Kong’s companyThe most interesting thing Kong learned about women
Feb 2, 2021 • 52min
Kevin Kreider (Bling Empire) talks Asian male representation, dating advancements,
Today’s episode is with Kevin Kreider, who is in a new reality show called Bling Empire.
In this interview with Kevin Kreider, we discuss Asian masculinity in depth. How is representation changing for Asian males in the west? How can we keep that progress going? How is dating changing for Asian men and for Kevin himself? We’ll also get into Kevin’s history. All in all it was a great discussion.
Is being seen as rich such a bad thing for Asians?
Addressing the haters -- is Bling Empire really positive representation for Asians / Asian men?
How Kevin feels Asian men are quickly advancing in representation, and general thoughts on how we can improve Asian male representation in the west (and our dating lives).
What I thought about him getting rejected by Kelly on the show
Whether he and Kim Lee are dating as of now
How has dating life changed for him from High School all the way to now after Bling Empire fame
His craziest DMs
