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Escape From Plan A Podcast

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 197 Ratings

Escape From Plan A Podcast

We also run an online magazine, Plan A. Visit us at the link below!

    Ep. 516: Springtime, a Wild Jess Appears

    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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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Ep. 514: Mad World Investing (ft. Mike and Steve) Part 1

    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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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Ep. 512: American Self-Immolation (ft. John Pang) Pt. 1

    Ep. 512: American Self-Immolation (ft. John Pang) Pt. 1

    Part 1 of 2

    John Pang joins Teen to talk about the meaning and the reality behind Aaron Bushnell's act of suicide by fire, the cultural context in which that took place, and then a wider discussion about the joys of getting older even surrounded by a culture which fears death and loathes aging.

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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Ep. 508: How Long Before the Holodeck Arrives? (ft. Mike)

    Ep. 508: How Long Before the Holodeck Arrives? (ft. Mike)

    Mike and Teen shoot the bull on generative AI, whether Sora + Vision Pro = Holodeck, and general musings about technology of no particular consequence.

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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Ep. 506: Raising Kids in a Zombie Apocalypse Movie (Pt. 1)

    Ep. 506: Raising Kids in a Zombie Apocalypse Movie (Pt. 1)

    Peter and Teen talk about Peter's newborn baby, the encroachment of the state into the private domain of the family, how zombie apocalypse films are really a pro-family fantasy genre, and home schooling as an option.

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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Ep. 505: Being Old Feels Like Being a Kid Again (ft. Shan)

    Ep. 505: Being Old Feels Like Being a Kid Again (ft. Shan)

    Shan and Teen talk about middle age, how American culture does not prepare people for getting older, and how getting older is severely underrated. It often feels like being a kid again.

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    EFPA Theme:
 "Escape From Plan A" by Ciel (Twitter: @aerialist)

    • 1 hr 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
197 Ratings

197 Ratings

TheaHe ,

Valuable AA discussion

It’s quite rare to see some respectful thoughts on AA situations.

A Test Dummy ,

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.

Gherkin Rick ,

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.

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