They Call Us Bruce

Jeff Yang & Phil Yu
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Feb 16, 2019 • 42min

Episode 58: We Call Us Lunar New Year

Jeff and Phil ring in the Lunar New Year by welcoming a new member to the They Call Us Bruce team, Nick Song. Testing out a new format, they discuss The Good, The Bad and WTF of the week in Asian America.
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Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 19min

Episode 57: They Call Us Tze Chun

Jeff and Phil welcome writer/filmmaker Tze Chun, who talks about his journey from directing independent film to writing for network television, to his latest venture, co-creating the new comic book publisher TKO Studios.
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Jan 3, 2019 • 1h 3min

Episode 56: They Call Us 2018

Jeff and Phil welcome Traci Lee of NBC Asian America to discuss the "13 moments in Asian America that moved us in 2018" and take one last look back at The Good, The Bad and The WTF of the year that was.
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Nov 28, 2018 • 1h 16min

Episode 55: They Call Us Cartoon Creators

Recorded live at Asian American Culture Con @ Pacific Media Expo! Jeff and Phil welcome animation storytellers Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears), Victor Cook (Stretch Armstrong), Dan Santat (The Replacements) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Ralph Breaks the Internet).
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Nov 26, 2018 • 56min

Episode 54: They Call Us Primetime Asians

Recorded live at Asian American Culture Con @ Pacific Media Expo! Jeff and Phil welcome actors Keiko Agena (The First), Jake Choi (Single Parents) and Ryan Potter (Titans) to talk about The Good, The Bad and the WTF of being Asians on TV.
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Nov 8, 2018 • 60min

Episode 53: They Call Us Not Quite Not White

Recorded live at the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance Summit, Jeff -- flying solo without Phil -- talks to Sharmila Sen, author of the book Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America.
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Oct 24, 2018 • 1h 40min

Episode 52: They Call Us Vietgone

Jeff and Phil welcome playwright Qui Nguyen, who talks about the true life origins of his acclaimed play VIETGONE, the small town video store pop culture that defined him, and the super secret material he's been working on for Marvel.
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Oct 5, 2018 • 35min

Episode 51: They Call Us All The Asians on TV

Jeff and Phil discuss "All The Asians on TV." With the new television season underway, here's a rundown of actors of Asian descent who are series regulars on new scripted prime time network, cable and streaming shows premiering this fall.
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Oct 3, 2018 • 54min

Episode 50: They Call Us 50

Jeff and Phil take a moment to acknowledge and reflect on making it to 50 episodes of They Call Us Bruce. They look back at the Good, the Bad and the WTF of the first fifty shows, consider the future, and make A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Sep 19, 2018 • 1h 5min

Episode 49: They Call Us Jose Antonio Vargas

Jeff and Phil welcome journalist, activist and author Jose Antonio Vargas, "the most famous undocumented immigrant in America." They talk about his new book DEAR AMERICA, intersectional identity, and the Good, Bad and WTF of being "American."

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