Escape From Plan A

Mike joins Jong and Teen to talk about Asian American regionalism that moves beyond "should I move to LA, SF, or NYC?" We talk a good deal about these 3 places and we call each of them home. But we recognize that there are probably more similarities than differences between them, and there's a lot more to America than just these 3 places. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jong (@calicoarse) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Kyle rejoins the pod with Filip, Adam and Teen to talk about being the "Wife Guy": a guy who is ostentatiously happy about being locked down. What makes married life so great? Is it the loss of autonomy? The collapse of sexual promiscuity? Having a roommate for life? Why are these four married Asian men so smugly happy about being Wife Guys? Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Kyle (@beefhoagie) Filip (@filipgwriting) Adam (@snbatman) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: "The Age of the Internet Wife Guy" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/arts/internet-wife-guy-robbie-tripp.html SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Jess, Eliza, Chris, and Filip talk about beauty standards, the recent wave of articles on femcels, The Beauty Myth, body positivity, plastic surgery, and whether it's more important to look hot now than in times past. Note: This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. The second part is available as a bonus on our Patreon feed. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Eliza (@aesthdistance1) Filip (@filipgwriting) Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris(@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: How To Be Hot, According To r/HowToBeHot by Michelle Santiago Cortes | The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/how-to-be-hot-subreddit.html What Do Female Incels Really Want? by Kaitlyn Tiffany | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/femcel-meaning-female-incel-reddit/629836/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Jess and Chris talk about a bunch of things, from accidentally racist teachers to the devaluation of skill in the pursuit of online fame to the Missing White Women Syndrome-ification of Ukrainian female refugees. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris(@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Why J.K. Rowling needs to relinquish control of the 'Harry Potter' franchise by Calum Russell | Far Out Magazine: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-jk-rowling-needs-to-relinquish-harry-potter-franchise/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

With a campfire blazing out in the Catskills, the EFPA crew of Teen, Chris, Adam, and Jong go on a freewheeling conversation starting with an article detailing a young man's dangerous and expensive mission to become 3 inches taller. From there, they discuss Brazilian butt lifts, Biden's dangerous warmongering, the importance of dentists, the double-slit experiment in quantum physics, and the general lack of guidance and over-abundance of short-term thinking in today's society. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Chris(@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) Adam (@snbatman) Jong (@calicoarse) REFERENCED RESOURCES: He Was 5'7". After Surgery, He’ll Be 5'10". by Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Buzzfeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/limb-lengthening-surgery-height-stigma-short-kings How Miami Became a Hot Spot for Brazilian Butt Lift Recovery by Katie Way | Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb5qb/how-miami-became-a-hot-spot-for-brazilian-butt-lift-bbl-recovery SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Fulton Hou joins Teen to talk about the acute crisis of violence that continues unabated for Asian New Yorkers, as well as in cities all around America. They Can't Burn Us All is an organization dedicated to forming a positive and forceful community response, and hopefully this episode will inspire you to find ways of serving elderly and other more vulnerable people in our communities. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ REFERENCED RESOURCES: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tcbua/) Change.org petition to add Asian languages to Citizen App (https://www.change.org/p/call-to-action-adding-chinese-tagalog-korean-to-citizen-app?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_32939944_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1258586413&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition) TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Jess and Chris discuss The Atlantic article on teenage sadness and the impending Elon Musk takeover of Twitter. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris(@JesuInToast) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Long-time friend of Plan A Kasie Lee joins Jess and Teen to discuss the state of the San Francisco criminal justice system. Led by a progressive DA, controversy has surrounded lighter sentencing, decriminalization, and bail reform, as violent crimes against Asians skyrocket. Kasie is the Chief of Victim Services and an Assistant District Attorney with the San Francisco DA. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

New York State Assemblyman (and friend of the second best AAPI creator podcast according to Good Housekeeping) Ron Kim joins Adam, Shan and Teen to talk about the disastrous private takeover of elder nursing care, the remorseless exploitation of home health aides by for-profit agencies, and... giving regular people an ownership interest in their home NFL team. Ron goes on to explain the concept of "public capital" and how we can take back the state, and make its priority the welfare of all people, not just the oligarchs who are buying up our country sectory-by-sector. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Ron (@rontkim) Shan (@duskyrainbow) Teen (@mont_jiang) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Teen and Chris discuss the Will Smith vs. Chris Rock 2022 Oscars insanity, as well as Elaine Hsieh Chou's piece in The Cut, "What White Men Say In Our Absence." Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: What White Men Say In Our Absence by Elaine Hsieh Chou | The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2022/03/what-white-men-say-in-our-absence.html About That Natalie Tran Video On White Male/Asian Female Relationships by Teen Sheng | Plan A Mag: https://planamag.com/about-that-natalie-tran-video-on-white-male-asian-female-relationships/ A Power Letter To Asian Women by Rohan Zhou-Lee | Mochi Mag: https://www.mochimag.com/activism/letter-to-asian-women/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)