Ed Picks A Fight

Claire Wang is a freelance journalist and writer.  Her recent article for NBC Asian America unpacks how anti-Asian sentiment in the early 80's, led to the murder of Vincent Chin.  Now in 2020, the familiar story of political scapegoating plays out, with terms like "Kung Flu" fanning the flames of racist attacks. But there may be hope on the horizon with some Asian activists pushing for stricter prosecution of hate crimes.  Link to her full article here.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/anniversary-vincent-chin-death-relevant-era-kung-flu-covid-10-n1231888 Follow @unwashedcomedy and @epopski on IG! Follow @claire_wang95 on Twitter!

I sit down with actor Kaitlin Becker and Sesame Workshop's Director of Creative Development Kim Diaz to discuss how we talk to the next generation about racial inequality. Kaitlin and Kim both come from multi-racial backgrounds so they bring a ton of experiences and perspectives from Kentucky to Queens. They are also awesome Moms but they fear that sometimes, they aren't doing enough to educate their kids. Follow Kaitlin @kaitlinbex on IG, Twitter and Tik Tok Kim is currently developing content for Sesame on HBO Max, set to premiere in the next few years.

With the rise of phrases like "Defund the Police" and "Abolish the Police" many have turned to Camden, NJ as shining example of successful Police reform. But is there more to the narrative? Dr. Keith E. Benson, the President of the Camden Education Association and a 20 year resident of Camden breaks it down. COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE and Follow @unwashedcomedy and @epopski on IG and Twitter. Check out more from Dr. Benson on his website: www.keithebenson.com

Producer, Actor and Podcaster Sandie Cheng comes on to defend another Christmas classic, Love Actually. Will she succeed and make me love a Christmas movie or will her efforts be like Andrew Lincoln's heart; wasted? 

Galen Reeves-Darby is an attorney at BET and he considers Friday After Next a Christmas classic! Will he convince me it's so good it'll make me wanna slap my mama? Or will he get knocked the F out!?

The first time I tried to watch La La Land, I turned it off after the first musical number.  Only comedian Mark Benjamin could get me to watch it all the way through. Listen to see if he can be like RyGos and get me to love something I hate, like jazz.  

Patrice Peck, host of the the pop culture show BTW on Buzzfeed's Snapchat channel, comes on to discuss the Wayans Brother's comedy, White Chicks. Love it or hate it; there's a lot to unpack, but of course we all agree we'll walk 1000 miles for Terry Crews. 

Comedian David Nguyen of the Bad Asians Show comes on to discuss Tarantino's wrap up to the Kill Bill Series. David shares his honest opinion on this and the recent Once Upon A Time in Hollywood controversy, and I didn't even have to inject him with a truth serum. 

Eddie Murphy in yellow face and a plot to turn an orphanage into a strip club and that's just the setup. Is there anything salvageable in the 2007 movie Norbit? Isis Nicole (The InMag) and I dive in and see.  As Rasputia would say, "How yuue dewin?"

Teddy Hahn is a lead graphic designer for MSNBC.  He is also the only person, I've ever met, that loved Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.  Teddy shares his love for the movie, the hate he's received for it and his up and down fandom for Will Smith. 

In this episode, I sit down with the Production Manager of kids' podcast company Pinna and the person who got me into the podcasting game, Ashley Beecher! We debate the merits of Mother! And in honor of that I'm using exclamation points to end everything! 

Comedian Bryan Yang is one of the only people I've met that admits to still liking Garden State.  Is he crazy or am I being too cool for school? 

Are you like actress Carly Ciarrocchi and love the classic Christmas movie The Santa Clause, where Tim Allen is turned into the real Santa Claus? Or are you like me and think it is a terrifying movie, mostly depicting an all too real divorce during the holiday season? Don't know the movie at all? Well take a listen and judge for yourself.