ODD ONE IN Kristin Leong

ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here.
Odd One In debuts with host Kristin Leong sharing her own misfit journey through single motherhood, a Korean American musician’s bargain with God during a night in jail, and a rap battle tale of poetic justice triumphing over racism from Seattle’s original hip hop professor.
Odd One In is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. This episode was written, produced, and narrated by Kristin Leong. Sound design was by Matt Martin. Editorial support was provided by Yowei Shaw and Diana Opong.
The music featured in this episode is by Old Chingu and producer Tyler Parker. Their debut album is Anxious Kids. Tracks by Fresh Kid Ice, Yung Kartz, and Rocky Marsiano were also included. Our guest scholar was Dr. Daudi Abe. His book is Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle.
This debut episode of Odd One In was made possible through generous support from The Slants Foundation and 4Culture.
You can find the full transcript of this episode here.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here, and then join us on Wednesday, August 24 for our podcast launch party in Seattle!
For this final Odd One In teaser before our first episode drops(!), host and producer Kristin Leong joins her wife, ROCK PAPER RADIO mascot Keri Zierler, in the back of a hot Jetta to record a sneak peak into what’s happening at our podcast release party this Wednesday, Aug 24 at Nectar Lounge in Seattle.
The song you heard in this teaser is Made It by Yung Kartz.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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Second generation Korean American Phillip Lee thought he only had two options in life: work for his family’s food truck, or keep using drugs until he died. At 24-years-old, he found out there was a third option: music.
In Odd One In’s debut podcast episode, follow Lee’s unexpected reinvention into Old Chingu as his life is saved through hip hop and faith. In this episode you’ll also meet author and professor Dr. Daudi Abe, Seattle first hip hop scholar, who will flip your understanding of what hip hop is and who it’s for.
Craving more Odd One In teasers? Listen on Spotify here.
Our pilot episode of Odd One In is dropping this August 2022. Subscribe to our newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when our launch is live and about upcoming special events.
Odd One In is hosted, written, and produced by Kristin Leong. The song you heard in this podcast trailer is Memories by Old Chingu and Tyler Parker. This trailer was produced and sound designed by Matt Martin. Odd One In’s pilot episode was made possible with generous support from The Slants Foundation.
The Slants Foundation works at the intersection of arts and activism to amplify underrepresented voices, especially those within our Asian American communities.
Odd One In is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted, written, and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. Odd One In is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can subscribe to Odd One In on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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For many of us in Asian families, food—and the question have you eaten yet in particular—is our love language. That was true for second generation Korean American musician Philip Lee, better known by his stage name Old Chingu.
In this Odd One In teaser, Lee shares what it was like growing up feeling like a misfit living in a different world from his parents, whose affection he craved even if they always made sure he was well fed.
This is a teaser of Old Chingu’s story, as well as one of the first listens into ROCK PAPER RADIO’s new Odd One In podcast. If you missed the first part of Old Chingu’s story, listen here: Faith and hip hop saved his life.
Our pilot episode of Odd One In sharing Old Chingu’s journey as an misfit musician and second generation son is coming soon. Subscribe to our newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
The song you heard in this podcast teaser is Brighter Days by Old Chingu, featuring artist Kudasaibeats.
ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can find our ODD ONE IN podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here.
Today Kristin Leong is ODD ONE IN’s host and producer, but not too long ago she was in a much different place.
In this teaser, hear how becoming a single mom when she still a nightclub bartender with a Sarah Lawrence degree and no clue what was next helped pave the way for her to grow into the misfit multimedia producer she is now.
Also, learn more about the our big nerdy dreams for the show and for turning our ROCK PAPER RADIO world into a community for misfits and unlikely optimists.
The song you heard in this podcast teaser is Numb by Yung Kartz.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here.
Dr. Daudi Abe is the northwest’s coolest scholar. He’s the author of Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle.
Dr. Abe will be opening ODD ONE IN’s pilot episode featuring Old Chingu’s story of finding his way as a Korean American MC and first generation son.
In this teaser, hear host Kristin Leong talk with Daudi about how the seminal 1983 film Wild Style shaped hip hop culture and set the scene for a culture of misfits and resistance.
The music you heard in this ODD ONE IN podcast teaser is Numb by Yung Kartz.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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