405 episodes
Escape From Plan A Escape From Plan A Podcast by Plan A Magazine
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4.5 • 197 Ratings
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Escape From Plan A Podcast
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Ep. 521: Columbia Protests and the Elite Schism (Part 1)
Part 1 of 2
John Pang joins Jess and Teen to discuss what Teen saw in person at the Columbia campus over the weekend, the seriousness of the conflict, and why we are seeing internecine warfare within elite institutions and society.
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Ep. 520: Nostalgia for Retro Tech that Soothed the Soul
Jess and Teen record a long pod about nostalgia for retro tech, only to hang up, continue the conversation, and realize the after-talk was actually the better pod. Here is the after-talk , about the virtualization of all technologies into software, the corruption of software as trojan horses into our lives, and the suspect loyalty of the technology we bring into our homes.
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Ep. 518: Disillusioned Careerism is the Best Careerism (pt. 1)
Part 1 of 2
Jess and Teen talk about how time and experience allows a more mercenary and disillusioned relationship with work and jobs, and how the cultish mythology around work and passion (esp in tech) was the cause and not the cure to the anxiety and pressure of careerism.
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Ep. 517: "Perfect Days" and Artful Aging
Jess and Teen discuss Wim Wenders' 2023 film 'Perfect Days' and what it says about aging and internal monologue.
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Ep. 516: Springtime, a Wild Jess Appears
Jess is back after a long hiatus to catch up with Teen on important life matters: the importance of spring in New York, the exquisite quality of computer manuals in the 1970s, and what the hell 'internal monologue' means.
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Ep. 514: Mad World Investing (ft. Mike and Steve) Part 1
Part 1 of 2
Mike, Steve and Teen find a timezone compromise between LA, NYC, and HK to talk about managing our money in what seems like mad world of overpriced investment assets and unprecedented risk to the US dollar system.
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Customer Reviews
Valuable AA discussion
It’s quite rare to see some respectful thoughts on AA situations.
Mostly pessimistic takes, and more recently non-Asian topics.
I was a listener since 2018 when I was desperate to find a podcast that would talk about Asian and Asian Diaspora topics without fear, boundaries, and most importantly, without echo chambers. Every entry was filled to the brim with well thought and spoken opinions, even though personally I sometimes found it difficult to fully keep up with their logic (more of a personal shortcoming than criticism on their part).
The past year (and most recently the second half of 2023) has not been good to the podcast. The pod is still uploaded weekly, but the topics are almost universally pessimistic, nihilistic, or doomer takes. Recent topics don’t even center around Asian or Asian diaspora topics, and devolve into seemingly panicked rants and raves over American society/politics. The roster of hosts has gone from four-five contributors down to one host (Teen) and a guest.
At the end of 2022 Plan A made a resolution to step towards supporting Asian/Asian diaspora creatives. I wish Plan A themselves went along with it. Doomism is totally understandable (justified even), but the amount of heavy despair the podcast talks about is not only emotionally exhausting, but simply not a good trend for any podcast to go towards.
I strongly recommend early entries into this podcast, but entries after 2021 can be skipped.
Really In-Depth Discussions about Asian America
Are you tired of the overwrought and trite views brought to you by Boba Liberals and Blue Check Twitter Asians?
Then you should listen to this podcast. Going through the catalogue, there are so many really fresh takes on the really unique experience of being Asian American.