It’s a Parent Podcast

Joon Chung
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This is a parenting podcast ABOUT the parent. New dad and comedian Joon Chung asks guests how they were raised, how that’s made them who they are for better or worse, and how they want to parent their own kids. It’s an exploration of how much nurturing can impact our lives. Click the follow button, subscribe, and leave a review to help the podcast grow!

Episodes

  1. 09/04/2025

    E10 - Kathleen Kim

    Kathleen Kim talks about her mom's hyper criticism of her (but came around after Kathleen beat cancer), how her dad's sense of humor and bluntness inspired her to create a Dad in a Bear Suit character, and how much she loves seeing her daughter being a good friend. Kathleen helped create and puppeteers Jiyoung and Elena on Sesame Street. She's an actor, voiceover artist, and see her perform as Dad in a Bear Suit in NYC!

    57 min

  2. 08/28/2025

    E9 - Saying I Love You Isn't Natural

    In this episode, I talk about how I've had a hard time saying, "I love you," to my baby. It's a work in progress. Subscribe, review, and listen.

    7 min

  3. 07/29/2025

    E8 - Venessa Diaz - Doing Art for My Ancestors

    Venessa Diaz is a writer, performer, and activist for the disability community. We talk about Venessa’s rocky relationship with her mother, her father’s social anxiety, what advocating an artistic community does her for children, two of whom are twins with Down syndrome. Venessa also talks about how writing and performing opened up her understanding of the trauma the women in her family faced.

    45 min

  4. 07/15/2025

    E7 - Ritch Duncan - You Can Do It

    Ritch Duncan grew up in suburban Massachusetts as the middle child to his father who was a teacher and his mother who was a Unitarian Universalist minister. So it's no wonder he became a standup comedian -- communicating to the masses. Ritch talks with Joon about his father's dry sense of humor, how his mother was punk rock for being in a leadership role in the church, his relationship to finances, and his proudest achievement in seeing how independent his daughter's become.

    54 min

  5. 07/10/2025

    E6 - Thank You Penny

    When I was on paternity leave, I recorded a few thank you's to my daughter. This episode, I listen back to that recording and offer my gratitude to Penny.

    10 min

  6. 07/01/2025

    E5 - Angel Yau - Scared to Say the Wrong Thing

    Angel Yau is a NY-based comedian, ABC, and mama to a son. We talk about how her mom's anxiety shows up in conversations and gift-giving, how her dad's sarcastic sense of humor comes out, how their language barrier isolated them from others, and how her parents loveeeee complaining on vacation. Subscribe and leave us a review!

    52 min

  7. 06/25/2025

    E4 - Nature vs Nurture

    Nature vs nurture...which is it?! It turns out, it's both! I explore how my nature as an observant person steered towards comedy and writing.

    8 min
  8. E3 - Mic Nguyen - Kindness is a Strength

    06/17/2025

    E3 - Mic Nguyen - Kindness is a Strength

    Mic Nguyen and I met doing standup comedy together. He's gone onto opening for Ronny Chieng, hosting his very popular podcast Asian Not Asian, and being a father of two. We talk about how he had his fair share of overt racism living in Texas, his relationship with money and success, how his grandfather influenced his love for fashion, and how he feels like the richest man in the world. Follow Mic on social: Mic on IG Mic on Tiktok at @nicepantsbro on IG or nicepantstiktok (on TikTok

    48 min

  9. 06/10/2025

    E2 - Defining Fatherhood

    I explore what fatherhood means to me and how I see it shifting.  Episodes release every Tuesday.

    9 min

  10. 06/03/2025

    E1 - Darnell Lamont Walker - Travel, Create, Hustle

    Darnell talks about his big family, how he found his passion for writing, where he got his passion for traveling, the search for a sense of home, and living life despite fears. He's so thankful his son is a filmmaker, not a doctor. https://darnellwalker.com/ Rate and review us! Follow Joon @thejooniverse and www.instagram.com/itsaparentpodcast

    57 min

  11. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Introduction - What's the show about?

    "It's a Parent" is a show all about the parent hosted by me, Joon Chung. I'm a writer, comedian, and new dad. I'm fascinated by how much our parents have had an effect on us and what that does to our own approach to raising our kids. I ask other parents how they were raised, who they are now because of it, and what they'll do with their own kids.

    2 min

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This is a parenting podcast ABOUT the parent. New dad and comedian Joon Chung asks guests how they were raised, how that’s made them who they are for better or worse, and how they want to parent their own kids. It’s an exploration of how much nurturing can impact our lives. Click the follow button, subscribe, and leave a review to help the podcast grow!

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  • Creator
    Joon Chung
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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