Escape From Plan A

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)

Teen and Chris are joined by returning guest Josh C., who has written for FAIR.org regarding American media treatment of Russia and China, to discuss the bloodthirstiness and anti-Russian xenophobia exhibited by liberals in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Josh (@JoshC0301) Teen (@mont_jiang) Chris (@JesuInToast) REFERENCED RESOURCES: What The Russian Invasion Teaches Us About The Right by David French | The Atlantic: https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/the-third-rail/6234aa276c90860020516e75/republican-conspiracy-russia-ukraine/ Why Can't The West Admit That Ukraine Is Winning? by Eliot A. Cohen | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/ukraine-is-winning-war-russia/627121/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Liza, Filip, and Adam get together to talk about the newest Pixar movie, Turning Red, that just released on Disney+. They discuss the movie's rather unique, for popular media, theme of an adolescent girl's first period, how Liza's kids watched the movie twice in a row, and Filip rants in Toronto's honor. The gang also briefly talk about the controversial CinemaBlend review, which has subsequently been taken down, and how it unwittingly supports the idea of "media representation matters". Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Liza(@aesthdistance1) Filip (@filipgwriting) Adam (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Summary article on Bounding Into Comics about the CinemaBlend Review Controversy: https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/03/11/cinemablend-pulls-review-of-turning-red-after-social-media-accuses-author-of-sexism-and-racism-over-opinion-that-he-was-not-the-films-target-audience/ Archived version of the CinemaBlend Review: https://web.archive.org/web/20220307192648/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/disneys-turning-red-review-in-pixars-latest-comedy-girls-just-wanna-have-fur SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com UA Theme: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu

Henry Zhang and Katrina of NYC's Dragon Combat Club joins Jong, Shan and Teen to talk about practical self-defense esp for women living in dense urban environments. We also explore the denialism and learned helplessness within the Asian American community, and how taking control of your own safety is the first and best step to respond to the stunning rise in anti-Asian violence in America. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ REFERENCED RESOURCES: Dragon Combat Club (instagram.com/dragoncombatclub) DCC sign-up (bit.ly/dccsdsignup) Grappling to Survive (www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RPC9616) BRAV3 (instagram.com/wearebrav3) They Can't Burn Us All (instagram.com/TCBUA) Soar Over Hate (instagram.com/soaroverhate) TWITTER: Dragon Combat Club (@DragonCombatCl1) Jong (@CaliCoarse) Shan (@duskyrainbow) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)

Chris and Adam spend their Presidents Day to discuss American pettiness over Olympics ratings, Bill Maher's segment on not kowtowing to China, the lameness of Asian American media, and more. Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/planamag Check out the new Plan A merchandise shop: https://planamag.com/shop/ TWITTER: Chris (@JesuInToast) Adam (@snbatman) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Theme: "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (@aerialist)