Soooooo… Let’s Talk About it

Morgan Adams & Destinee Daugherty

A podcast where we…talk about it! We talk about all things film, tv, and popular culture specifically on Asian representation with American cinema.

Episodes

  1. 09/12/2021

    The 5-minute Recap

    In our rapid-fire recap, we go over everything we covered this season!

    5 min

  2. 07/12/2021

    The Season Finale

    WE DID IT! We made it to the season finale! In this wrap episode, we talk about all things current and upcoming in terms of projects with Asian/Asian American representation. Since it’s the Holiday season, we start by doing a quick film review of Netflix’s new Christmas film Love Hard starring Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang. Each of us then talk about some independent research we did on upcoming projects with Asian/Asian American representation. We look at Netflix’s live-action Avatar The Last Airbender, HBO’s The Sympathizer, the Crazy Rich Asians sequel, and Sesame Street introducing its first Asian American muppet, as well as a few other upcoming projects. Next, we play a game where we pitch a movie idea and who we would cast and also discuss what we personally would like to see as far as Asian/Asian American representation on screen. Lastly, in the wrap up we talk about our experience, likes, and dislikes doing this podcast as our graduate seminar project. Thank you to everyone who listened and joined us on the journey through Asian representation on the Silver Screen. Happy Holidays! Links to references and articles on upcoming projects below:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x5dpb1hTiznKbeqSAYm6gLOI0i0OSWYq7KMVw2Mcfqw/edit?usp=sharing

    1h 16m

  3. 03/12/2021

    The Director's Cut

    In tonight's episode, we discuss Asian Actors and Directors in Hollywood. First, we take a look at some Diversity and Inclusion reports by UCLA and USC Annenberg to see how those of Asian Descent are fairing throughout films and the Hollywood landscape. Next, we talk about the #OscarsSoWhite movement and how that directly applies to Asians. For our independent research of the episode, Destinee goes into Asian directors and their experiences in Hollywood while Morgan goes into Asian actors and their experiences. We end the episode by having a candid conversation about our thought on Hollywood’s casting of Asian actors and what that means as far as representation for audiences of all ethnicities. TW: Online Harassment and Verbal Abuse Link for any of the reports and articles mentioned below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xb8xeXmmqcBGtFufEA41Ys3IboTUzmAfAQtfu0VH5aU/edit?usp=sharing

    1h 33m

  4. 01/12/2021

    Is the Ghost really in the Shell?

    In this week's episode, Morgan and Destinee talk about all things yellowface, cultural appropriation, and orientalism! We take a look at popular American films that were inspired by or are direct copies of Asian films. For this week's film review, we looked at Ghost in the Shell, both the original Japanese animated version and the 2017 live-action remake, and The Star Wars along with the Akira Kurosawa films that influenced it. We also take a deep look at Destinee's research on whitewashing and color-conscious casting, as well as Morgan's research on the consumption and commodification of Asian Intellectual Property. We had a lot of fun filming this one, so ENJOY!  Link to our resources and research for this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hu4iabLiFmHosO8BnsbGbE20dsb3nMuBc7jeJqoc_yM/edit?usp=sharing

    1h 25m

  5. 21/11/2021

    This is now a Shang-Chi Stan Account!

    In episode 3 we take a look at the MCU Film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. To begin the episode, we go into some statistics of East Asian Representation within the MCU. Next, we go into a film review... talking about the things we liked, didn't like, the Assembled documentary, and our thoughts on potential tropes and stereotyping within the film. For our individual research of the week, Destinee goes into the public’s reaction and reception to the film along with the Chinese film market and mainland China’s refusal to release Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Morgan then goes into research on how Marvel and its fandom have created misrepresentations of Asians within the MCU films and comics and how the MCU has addressed these misrepresentations. In our wrap-up, we talk about what we gained from the film and tried to answer the question of why Asian Superheroes are important. Link to Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XxCGu8HBmiEUxoo4-M8UptAH6eupU1RyZAsiLaUtfbo/edit?usp=sharing

    1h 30m

  6. 19/11/2021

    So...About Long Duk Dong...

    We're Back! In this second episode, we take a deep dive into the representation of Asian Men in Hollywood films. As always, we had a deep conversation with lots of laughs about tropes and stereotypes while also looking at some examples of characters in films that we all know and love! We hope you enjoy it! Link for references below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18TCH5WkGJedDbHYkHWLBquOI4ngSRtemQXcNAf25cYA/edit?usp=sharing

    1h 5m

  7. 26/10/2021

    Dedicated to the Legacy of Anna May Wong

    Hi!  Welcome to the first episode of Soooooo......Let's Talk About It! Our first episode is part of a project for our graduate liberal studies seminar based on Asian studies. In the episode, we cover topics that surround Asian women in American media, especially films. We had a deep conversation with lots of laughs about tropes and stereotypes while also doing some film reviews.  As promised, we have links to some guides we created below. We hope you enjoy it!  Film Reference Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nRK-52WGJmKbLbCdiFkTBS2cTdPPUqtlCgl5ZiEWcmA/edit?usp=sharing References:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rhnBK7k8QDWFuZeP0XKN7I1t_xKQoLl3JiGGtS8qf5M/edit?usp=sharing Don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT, AND SUBSCRIBE! xo, Morgan & Destinee **Hi everyone, it's Morgan (1/2 of So... Let's Talk About It). I wanted to thank everyone who gave us a listen (it's our first episode, so we're getting the hang of things)! I also want to note that about halfway through the podcast we had to change locations, so the audio changed a bit. We hope you all understand!

    1h 19m
  • 7 Episodes

About

A podcast where we…talk about it! We talk about all things film, tv, and popular culture specifically on Asian representation with American cinema.

Information

  • Creator
    Morgan Adams & Destinee Daugherty
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Morgan Adams & Destinee Daugherty
  • Show Website
    Soooooo… Let’s Talk About it