Perry Yung is best known as Father Jun in the HBO series Warrior and fan-favorite Ping Wu in Steven Soderberg’s Cinemax show The Knick.
He was the founder of the Asian American performance collective SLANT Performance Group and is also a traditionally trained Japanese shakuhachi flute craftsman and musician.
221. The rise of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes amidst covid19
Anti-Asian racism has risen at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic. We are now facing a time in which our elderly community is being targeted and have even suffered death due to these attacks.
Read more220. Brett Jones on conspiracy theories and redefining strength training
Brett teaches Functional Movement Systems (FMS), and kettlebells as the Director of Education for StrongFirst. Brett is a wealth of information on all things fitness. We discuss common issues and stereotypes with strength training and fitness.
Read more216. Greg Rucka on writing, hope and accountability
Greg shares his process for writing through the mixture of emotions and upcoming projects such as: Lazarus, Black Magick and The Old Guard.
Read more209. Greg Rucka on The Old Guard, Lazarus and Batwoman
If you are a fan of The Old Guard, Lazarus, Batwoman, or comics in general, listen on! Greg answers listener questions about all these wonderful characters and comics.
Read more207. Greg Rucka on the imbalance of wealth in the world
For those that read Greg Rucka’s incredible Lazarus comic, you will notice disturbing similarities between the world he built to the one we are living in today. Greed and wealth inequality are major themes in the comic. We discuss these parallels between our society and the Lazarus world. He also shares his research and creative process for world building.
Read more205. Greg Rucka on covid19 and hope
In this episode, Greg Rucka discusses the failed response by the US to the covid19 pandemic, issues with the government, and the dire need for self-care.
Read more203. Greg Rucka on the media and the GOP
In this episode, Greg Rucka explains why the GOP is a cult. Seriously. A cult. We both try to remain hopeful after Biden and Harris winning the election, but it has been difficult.
Read more201. Greg Rucka on the 2020 election
Greg Rucka and I discuss the mayhem of the 2020 election and how excruciating it is waiting for results.
Read more198. Greg Rucka on misinformation
In this episode Greg Rucka responds to the most frequent objections to voting and reasons for abstaining. There is a lot of information out there on the world wide web. However, there is also a lot of misinformation! This conversation is highly political, so I hope you listen with an open mind. After all, listening is a great way to learn.
Read more197. Dan John on education and The Sword in the Stone!
Dan John and I are back discussing the philosophies of The Sword in the Stone and how these philosophies apply to our daily lives.
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