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Unverified Accounts, the place for unchecked Asian American opinions on arts and culture, with a smattering of politics! Every week, the trio of Eliza, Chris, and Filip will discuss movies (or sometimes, a book) that are connected to a pertinent cultural/political issue going on right now, usually from online cultures. Eliza is also known as Aesthetic Distance and has her own long-running blog. Chris (fka Oxford Kondo) and Filip are from Plan A Magazine and its podcast, Escape From Plan A.
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Ep. 40 - Asian American Cultural Evolution (And We're Moving To Escape From Plan A!)
As the Unverifieds announced in the previous episode, they will now be joining up with their Plan A family to release all future episodes of Unverified Accounts on the Escape From Plan A RSS feed! So this will be the last Unverified Accounts on this feed, but they will continue to release episodes (under the same name) as part of Escape From Plan A. In this episode, the trio talk about the ideas they've been able to formulate thus far about Asian American culture by doing this pod, what they want to see next, and how it's affecting some of their own creative endeavors.
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Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
Filip: @filipgwriting
EMAIL:
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Ep. 39 - Twitter High School (ft. Jess)
The Unverifieds are joined by Jess (Escape From Plan A) to talk about how unbelievably bad the Netflix movie Moxie is. The movie is the story of a teenage feminist uprising in a high school (where everybody talks like walking Twitter accounts), but it is so ham-fisted and narratively underwhelming that it does disservice to its own cause.
Please note: As we mention on this episode, after our 40th episode, Unverified Accounts will join up with our Escape From Plan A mates and launch our episodes from that feed!
Follow us on Twitter at @unver1fiedaccts!
Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Jess: @cogitatotomato
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
Filip: @filipgwriting
EMAIL:
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Ep. 38: L-I-V-I-N or Languishing?
Alright alright alright, the Unverifieds, without Filip, discuss an about COVID-related "languishing" and discuss whether this is real or just upper-class self-pity. Plus, they discuss the publishing wars over what to do with book deals for former Trump White House officials and possible ways to bring cancel culture to a peaceful end.
Follow us on Twitter at @unver1fiedaccts!
Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
REFERENCED RESOURCES:
There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling: It's Called Languishing
The Coming Conflict Between Introverts and Extroverts
'There Is a Tension There': Publishers Draw Fire for Signing Trump Officials
EMAIL:
unverifiedaccts@gmail.com
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Ep. 37 - China Face-Shames Shang Chi
The Unverifieds talk about the various little controversies surrounding Shang Chi after its teaser dropped, ranging from the Middle Kingdom thinking Simu Liu is ugly to Awkwafina's "blaccent" issues and more. Liza also gives her Oscar predictions on the day of the Academy Awards.
Follow us on Twitter at @unver1fiedaccts!
Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
Filip: @filipgwriting
EMAIL:
unverifiedaccts@gmail.com -
Ep. 36 - Death to the Ivy League Mindset
The Unverifieds discuss the new Netflix documentary Operation Varsity Blues, which is all about the infamous 2019 college admissions scandal, and how even though the documentary is enjoyable, it misses the mark of putting more blame on the true culprits: the elite colleges themselves (as opposed to bad-apple rich parents and sports coaches). They also talk about how the cultivation of the "Ivy League mindset" poisons society, especially minority communities in creating stratified intra-racial hierarchies. Lastly, Liza gets her long-held wish to talk about Risky Business on a podcast!
Follow us on Twitter at @unver1fiedaccts!
Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
Filip: @filipgwriting
EMAIL:
unverifiedaccts@gmail.com -
Ep. 35 - Warrior: Asian American Historical Revisionism Done Right (ft. Arnav)
The Unverifieds are joined by our friend Arnav to analyze what makes Warrior such a unique and compelling Asian American piece of entertainment, especially in these days of increased anti-Asian violence and Yellow Peril sentiments. WARNING: MANY MANY SPOILERS!
Follow us on Twitter at @unver1fiedaccts!
Intro Song: "Chairman Mao" by Bambu
TWITTER:
Chris: @JesuInToast
Liza: @aesthdistance1
Filip: @filipgwriting
REFERENCED RESOURCES:
Vox's review of 'Warrior'
LA Review of Books on 'Warrior'
EMAIL:
unverifiedaccts@gmail.com