POP CULTURE / Sifu Mimi Chan

330. Cliff Chiang on comics, drawing and collaboration

Cliff Chiang is an Eisner award winning artist who has been working in the comic book industry for over 20 years. Cliff has worked on Paper Girls, Wonder Woman, Batman, and he most recently wrote, drew, colored and lettered Catwoman: Lonely City.

327. Dan John on rote memory, education and our tolerance for violence

Coach Dan John joins the show for the 12th time to discuss T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone philosophies on education. We also touch on Chat GPT, rote memory and our tolerance for violence.

326. Gene Ha on Wonder Woman Historia, AI and the spirit of art

Gene Ha is an award winning artist who worked on Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick. I am grateful Gene agreed to return to the show to discuss his collaboration with my friend KellySue and share his expertise on all things art

324. Selena Tan on Singapore food, culture and film

Selena Tan is an award-winning actress, producer, director, writer, and performer. She can be seen in Crazy Rich Asians as well as the new Amazon Prime film, Shotgun Wedding with Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel.

323. Phil Jimenez on the political landscape, tribalism and social media

Phil Jimenez is an Eisner, Inkpot, Diamond and Wizard-award-winning writer and artist who has worked for DC Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, and a host of other comic book companies for nearly 30 years.

322. Favorite books and why reading is essential

I love reading or rather listening to audiobooks these days. It has truly become one of my favorite past times and allows me to multitask while being entertained.

321. My birthday, AAPI history bill and advocacy

My birthday, AAPI history bill and advocacy

Happy birthday to me! In time for Lunar New Year, HB 287 and SB 294 were filed in Florida on January 19, 2023. I’ve been working on this bill for almost 2 years now. It’s been a process.

320. Michael Jamorski on his journey as a Hollywood stuntman

Michael Jamorski is known for his work on Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Jurassic World, Into the Badlands and several other Hollywood films. He is a Wah Lum kung fu student that trained under Sifu George Kee, my cousin who they modeled Captain Shang Li from in Mulan.

319. Sifu Mimi Chan is back for 2023

Happy New Year! It’s already mid January. WOW.

I planned on recording a podcast in December and then I came down with a horrible sinus allergy attack that put me out for over three weeks. Listen on for the saga that is my health for the past 2 months.

317. Best of: Hoon Lee on science, acting and social media

I learned so much speaking with award-winning stage and screen actor Hoon Lee. Hoon is best known for his portrayal of Job on the critically acclaimed tv show Banshee. He also voiced Master Splinter on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and plays Wang Chao on HBOMax’s Warrior.

We discuss everything from science to comics! I really enjoyed hearing about Hoon’s upbringing in Wayland, MA, and his background in graphic design and tech. He also shares his deep love and respect for the stunt community.

316. Best of: Kelly Sue DeConnick on Wonder Woman Historia, Greek tragedy and tae kwan do

My idea of a lovely afternoon involves talking with Kelly Sue DeConnick! She is the acclaimed comic book writer with works that include: BITCH PLANET, PRETTY DEADLY, AQUAMAN, CAPTAIN MARVEL & the her newest release Wonder Woman Historia.

315. Best of: Jason Tobin on acting, Warrior and Fast and the Furious

In this episode, I have a fun conversation with the charismatic Jason Tobin. Jason started his acting career at a young age and shot to stardom in Justin Lin’s breakout film Better Luck Tomorrow.