Ep. 188 Crazy Rich Asians (The Movie) with Alonso Duralde & Andrew Ti

Published: Aug. 24, 2018, 7:32 p.m.

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We did the book, now we\'re doing the movie!\\xa0Goddess Guy Branum\\xa0and dyke-about-town Karen Tongson are joined by fellow MaxFun host\\xa0Alonso Duralde\\xa0of the movie podcast\\xa0Who Shot Ya?\\xa0and returning favorite Andrew Ti, host of the podcast\\xa0Yo, Is This Racist?\\xa0to talk\\xa0Crazy Rich Asians.

Listen in to find out who the gang thought had the breakout performances? Did the food porn in the book match up with the food porn on screen? Who would be the leading man in the sequel? Was the movie "Asian enough"? In lieu of our regular segment\\xa0That\'s My Jam, Andrew shares one of his favorite Chinese language covers of a Western hit and how he really felt about all the Asian language covers in the movie. Also, the gang offers up some real talk about the movie\'s celebration of #AsianJoy, the uncomfortable ways that class played out in the film, and colorism among Asian ethnicities.

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Andrew is all about Season 3 of the Syfy TV series\\xa0The Expanse. Alonso is all about the new comedy\\xa0Support the Girls\\xa0starring Regina Hall. Karen is all about the social media eruption over the prominent queer-identified theorist Avital Ronell and her\\xa0alleged sexual harassment of a male graduate student. Guy is all about the other Asian American centered movie you should be paying attention to Netflix\'s\\xa0To All The Boys I\'ve Loved Before.

With\\xa0Guy Branum,\\xa0Karen Tongson,\\xa0Andrew Ti, and\\xa0Alonso Duralde.

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Produced by\\xa0Laura Swisher\\xa0for\\xa0MaximumFun.org. Edited by\\xa0Shana Daloria.

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