POP CULTURE / Sifu Mimi Chan

294. Jo Koy and Lydia Gaston on Easter Sunday Movie

I had the pleasure of speaking with stars Jo Koy and Lydia Gaston about their new film Easter Sunday opening on August 5th.

Jo stars as a struggling actor, comedian, and single father who returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, laughing, and loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.

293. Greg Rucka on The Old Guard 2, current events and entertainment

Greg Rucka has been busy on the set of The Old Guard 2. I can’t believe it’s been 4 months since our last podcast. It was great to catch up with Greg and hear about the ins and outs of the film production process. It wouldn’t be a typical episode without a Rucka rant on current events: Roe V Wade, voter suppression, gun control and the problematic Supreme Court.

292. Langley Kirkwood on South African history, education and empathy

Langley Kirkwood discusses his new film Collision on Netflix, Warrior Season 3 and the upcoming Netflix One Piece live action film. It is eye opening to hear about the very real issues highlighted in the film Collision: xenophobia, racism and corruption. Langley educates me about the history and current socio-political situation in South Africa.

290. Gene Luen Yang on writing Shang Chi, American Born Chinese and Monkey Prince

Gene Luen Yang is an award wining author and comic creator of American Born Chinese which is soon to be a television show on Disney+. He also shares updates on DC’s The Monkey Prince and Marvel’s Shang Chi. Gene is creating a new graphic novel called Lunar New Year Love Story with LeUyen Pham and an adaptation of video games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.

289. Sacha Coward on Pride Month, LGBTQ+ history and mermaids

Sacha Coward is a LGBTQ+ historian, tour guide and escape room designer from London. I could’ve conversed with Sacha for hours about LGBTQ+ history, mermaids and vampires. In the US we are honoring Pride Month, and I am grateful to Sacha for teaching me about the history of Pride and how the LGBTQ+ culture has evolved over the years.

288. Brian K. Vaughan on comics, writing and life

I’m trying very hard to contain my excitement in this episode. Brian K. Vaughan is one of my favorite comic writers and I was thrilled he agreed to come on the show. He was so gracious to spend over an hour talking comics, writing, and
collaboration.

I am so grateful to share these thoughtful conversations with humans that I admire so greatly. Brian was kind enough to entertain all of my questions about his childhood, the inspiration behind his stories, and his favorite books and shows.

278. Phil Jimenez on Wonder Woman, mentors and gratitude

Phil Jimenez is an 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.

He is best known for his work on Tempest, The Invisibles, New-X-Men, Wonder Woman, Infinite Crisis, Amazing Spider-Man, and now Wonder Woman: Historia, the Black Label graphic novel written by Kelly Sue DeConnick who I had on the show a few weeks ago.

277. Greg Rucka on Batman: Caped Crusader, social issues and cyber attacks

It’s another episode of The Mimi and Greg Show! In this episode, we go a little dark as the world around us is entrenched in so much controversy.

Greg expresses his thoughts on Russia and Ukraine, climate change, cyber-attacks, and the difficulties the LGBTQ+ community is facing right now. (especially in Florida)

275. Brett Jones on education, quotes and writing

I love welcoming back awesome recurring guests like SFG Chief Brett Jones. As usual, our conversation covers a lot of different topics. We discuss everything from AI to writer’s block.

Brett is currently in the process of writing a book and shares where he finds inspiration and motivation. It wouldn’t be a podcast episode without discussing tv shows and in this episode, we dissect one of our favorites, Battlestar Galactica.

274. Johnny Yang shares how he became a stunt performer

Hi everyone! In this episode, Johnny Yang shares his experiences as a Hollywood stunt performer and coordinator. Johnny is another member of the wonderful Warrior HBOMAX tv series family. We had a great time talking about

his work with friend and stunt coordinator Brett Chan and being a part of the Hitz International team.

273. May Lee on broadcast journalism, activism and #stopasianhate

May Lee is an award-winning broadcast journalist, host of “The May Lee Show,” adjunct professor at USC, and founder of Lotus Media House who has been both a US-based and international anchor, host, correspondent, and producer.

It was a pleasure to speak to May as a fellow podcaster and AAPI activist. May has been very outspoken about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic and spotlighted many of the victims of these horrible events.

272. 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 & her newest release Wonder Woman Historia.

I enjoyed getting to know Kelly Sue in our first episode where we discussed her writing origins and her work on Captain Marvel.