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Escape From Plan A is the podcast that talks about all the forbidden topics in Asian America. They're the topics that rarely make it unfiltered to NYT or Huffington Post, but constantly dominate any discussions among Asians when we're freed from supervision. We're Asian women and men who've come tog…

Escape From Plan A Podcast by Plan A Magazine


    • May 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 9m AVG DURATION
    • 456 EPISODES

    4.6 from 198 ratings Listeners of Escape From Plan A that love the show mention: asam, oxford, asian americans, asians, funny and well, woke, plan, tackle, white, race, articulate, feelings, challenging, discussed, deeper, folks, growing, discussion, perspectives, community.


    Ivy Insights

    The Escape From Plan A podcast is a refreshing and thought-provoking show that delves into the unique experience of being Asian American. Unlike other Asian American media, which often tends to be white-centric or white-adjacent, this podcast unapologetically centers the Asian American perspective. The discussions held by the Plan A Mag crew resonate on a deeper level, even for someone like myself who is South Asian American. The topics they tackle are varied and passionately debated, providing a platform for challenging conversations on racism and race relations in the United States.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to address racism issues faced by Asian Americans that are often ignored or pushed down. Listeners can have "ah ha" moments where they finally find words to articulate their underlying feelings. The podcast also offers different perspectives on current issues faced by Asian Americans, helping to broaden understanding and provide new insights.

    However, one potential drawback is that the podcast can be dense and less accessible than other shows of its kind. It explores challenging and uncomfortable topics without providing clear answers, which may not appeal to everyone. Additionally, some listeners feel that there has been an overemphasis on pop culture and literature reviews rather than focusing solely on shaping the Asian American narrative.

    Overall, Escape From Plan A provides an important platform for discussing and understanding the Asian American experience. It offers nuanced insights into contemporary issues while fearlessly taking on uncomfortable topics. While it may not be as easily digestible as other podcasts, it serves as a vital resource for those seeking a deeper exploration of race relations in America.



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    Latest episodes from Escape From Plan A

    Ep. 604: Taiwan's Rootless Cosmopolitans (ft. Angelica Oung)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 61:33


    Angelica Oung joins Teen from Taipei to talk about perfect bilingualism, wayward Taiwanese politics, and Noah Smith's weaboo fixations. Pt. 1 of 2 Bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 602: Father-Mothers (ft. Shan)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 61:38


    Shan and Teen talk about Evgenia Kovda's epic multi-day Twitter rant against stunted American adults who refuse to grow up, have children, and become 'tethered to life'. Do only parents experience the primal source of love? Can only parents be trusted to save the world? Why is the Pope an unmarried, childless bachelor? A married couple tackles these question. Pt. 1 of 2 For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 600: So How Did Moving To China Go? (ft Q Anthony Ali)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 64:50


    Q Anthony Ali joins Teen from Tianjin to talk about leaving Toronto, starting a new chapter in life in China, and the small things about adjusting to life in China. Pt 1 of 2 To access bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 597: The Dog-Eat-Dog World (ft. CS Taniguchi)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 61:33


    CS Taniguchi joins Teen to talk about trying to live your best life in an objectively bad era. Part 1 of 2 To get access to Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 595: The Asian American-ness of Jewish Movies (ft. Trevor Beaulieu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 67:40


    Trevor joins Jess and Teen to follow up on the discussion of Jewish American culture and its under-appreciated impact on American culture overall (see ep. 586). This time with a focus on the films 'Annie Hall' and 'Quiz Show' and how the Asian American experience echoes these earlier works, but in ways that don't often get expressed in Asian American culture. Pt 1 of 2 To get access to pt 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 593: L-Day Has Cometh (ft. Mike)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 34:42


    Mike joins Teen to break down last week's "Liberation Day" against the whole world, the stock market meltdown, and what kind of sense can be made of what seems to be economic seppuku by the United States. What does any of this shit mean? Part 1 of 2 To access bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 591: People Are Just Bugging Out (ft. Mike)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 55:53


    Mike joins Teen to talk about figuring out an alternative to the career-family path, people just cracking under the pressure, and The White Lotus. Part 1 of 2. For access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 590: Is China Switching to Offense? (ft. John Pang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 86:29


    John Pang joins Teen to talk about Trump's escalating trade war with China, and why we in America may have grown complacent with China only playing defense i.e. responding in kind and proportion to American aggression. Is it possible that era of Chinese conservatism is over, and that we could see China taking the tempo of the fight and switching to offense? What could China do to us? See Teen's related article on Substack here: https://interarma.substack.com/p/scott-bessents-coming-war-against?r=6pahq To support Plan A and get access to bonus episodes and the Discord community: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 588: Privatization and the Collapse of Higher Education (ft. Chong and Prof Fred)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 64:20


    Prof Fred Lee and Chong join Teen to talk about the state of higher education, why universities are bloated with administrators but short on full time professors and instructors, and the way college and grad/professional programs have become finishing schools to sell oneself into the corporate market. Part 1 of 2 To access Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 586: 90s Media Culture and the Jewish POV (ft. Treavor Beaulieu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 67:02


    Trevor from Champagne Sharks joins after a long hiatus to talk with Jess and Teen about 90s media culture, the context-lite stochastic New York City of primetime sitcoms, the exceptionalism of 'Seinfeld', and crypto-Jews. Part 1 of 2. To access Part 2 and all bonus episodes, become a supporter at patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 584: Degen Saturday Morning Global Catchup

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 59:58


    Mike, Steve, and Teen find the Lagrange Point of LA, HK, and NYC to catch up on all things degenerate: California, stocks, economy, and the first 30 days of Trump 2. This is part 1 of 2. For access to part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 582: Stop Attacking Asian Diaspora Women FFS (ft. Lei Gong)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 75:47


    Lei Gong joins Teen to talk about the continuing attacks online against Asian diaspora women as a group, and whether the use of politics is a just a disguise to hide an underlying racialized misogyny with deep psychosexual roots (guess the answer). Part 2 bonus of this episode is a discussion about Chinese stocks and whether it's time to buy. Totally different topic! To gain access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 580: Trumpachev and the Last Days of Empire (ft. MeowMeow Mike)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 66:19


    Part 1 of 2 Mike (@Meow_Meow_2020) joins Teen to talk about Trump being a Gorbachev figure in American history. The Final Leader, the Empire's Last Man. "You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels." To get Part 2 of this episode, support us at patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 578: Tell Me About DeepSeek In the Style of 3 Asian Dudes Bullshitting (ft. Mike and Filip)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 59:24


    Part 1 of 2 Filip joins after a long dad-duty break to chat with Mike and Teen about the DeepSeek drop, their experiences and opinions of AI tools, especially whether it's something to fear as a job destroyer or a SuperFriend when we reach are old and lonely. To get access to Part 2 and other bonus pods, support us at: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 576: Trump II: The Reign of Errors (ft. Q. Anthony Ali)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 62:32


    Part 1 of 2 Q. Anthony Ali (@NobleQAli on Twitter) joins Teen to talk about Trump's second term, what the new political alignments will look like, Elon's sieg heil, and whether the fall of the Empire might truly be upon us. To support the pod and gain access to Part 2 of this episode: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 574: United States of Malaysia? (ft. John Pang) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 58:26


    Part 1 of 2 Friend of the pod John Pang joins from Hangzhou to discuss his home country of Malaysia with Teen. Why do Malaysians seem so familiar to us Asian Americans? And why does the modern history of Malaysia track that of America in surprising ways? The story of Malaysia can radically alter how Asian American diaspora understand our own place in the world. To support the pod and gain access to Part 2 of this episode: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 572: No Bullshit Discussion on China and Economics (ft. Han Feizi) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 61:46


    Pt. 1 of 2 The elusive Han Feizi (aka @DoggyDog1208 on X) joins Teen to discuss how to think about Chinese economics, as well as national security ideas, without the usual Western media ideological bullshit distortion field. You can read his wry, informative columns at Asia Times: https://asiatimes.com/author/han-feizi/ To join our Patreon and get access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 570: Calling A Wrap on Asian American Liberalism Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 64:56


    Part 1 of 2 Jess joins Teen to talk about how 2024 appears to be the decisive end point of the multi-decade liberal era. With that comes the necessary end of the Asian American liberal identity and its beliefs about culture, race, assimilation, and what the good life means in America. Also, ~~Happy New Year Escape From Plan A listeners!!!~~ To get access to bonus episodes inc. Part 2 of this podcasts: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 568: Taiwanese Identity Dualism (ft. Xiangyu) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 64:15


    Part 1 of 2 Taiwanese political commentator and rapper Xiangyu joins Teen from Taipei to talk Taiwanese politics and cultural identity, pro-China/pro-Communist diaspora viewpoints, and why people seem to lack soul these days. Xiangyu's podcast 'Strait Talk': https://straittalk.xiangyu.tw/ To get access to Part 2 and the Escape From Plan A Discord: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 566: Midlife Morass: Money or Metaphysics? (ft. Mike and Steve) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 62:49


    Part 1 of 2 Mike (LA) and Steve (HK) join Teen (NYC) to talk about mid-life morass of having all your material needs met, your major life goals satisfied, but then having no idea wtf to do. Is it an issue of money or metaphysics? To get access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 564: Virtue Hoarders (ft. Prof. Fred)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 78:01


    Pt. 1 of 2 Professor Fred joins Teen to talk about the Catherine Liu's polemical assessment of the professional managerial class (PMC) in her book "Virtue Hoarders" and what this group of people -- a great many who are Asian -- really face in terms of politics of both the materialist and idealist realm. To get access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 562: Post-Trump Asset Pump (ft. Mike)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 65:17


    Pt. 1 of 2 Mike and Teen talk about the sudden risk-on asset pump after Trump, and the dumping of safe haven assets like Treasuries and gold. Are there actual changes that need adjusting to, or is this just temporary euphoria to get a tiresome, chaotic election behind us? To get access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 561: Election Eve Mega-Discussion (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 61:01


    The “most important election of our lifetimes” is happening tomorrow, if you live in America. John Pang, Carl Zha and I hosted a two hour space on the eve of the US election to talk about everything that's not being said about it in the media. In part 2, @ineedsheet joins to talk about the Asian diaspora experience with liberalism, and why many of us may prefer to ‘obscene' culture of MAGA chuds over that of the liberal elites we have so long strived to join.

    Ep. 560: Election Eve Mega-Discussion (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 57:45


    The “most important election of our lifetimes” is happening tomorrow, if you live in America. John Pang, Carl Zha and I hosted a two hour space on the eve of the US election to talk about everything that's not being said about it in the media. In part 2, @ineedsheet joins to talk about the Asian diaspora experience with liberalism, and why many of us may prefer to ‘obscene' culture of MAGA chuds over that of the liberal elites we have so long strived to join.

    Ep. 557: Why Do Kids Seem So Much Younger Than Before? (ft. Jess)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 68:31


    Jess and Teen talk about why kids growing up now seem so much younger than we were in our day at the same age. Is it a cognitive bias -- we were the same, actually -- or is there an actual change in the development path? And are parents smothering their kids these days or what? This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 is available on the Patreon feed for subscribers. To join: https://patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 555: An Imminent War That Never Comes (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 69:25


    Mike (from Jersey) talks with Teen about whether the various discrete wars raging will merge into something like a world war. Is something actually going to Happen? This is Part 1 of 2, the second is on the Patreon. To support Plan A and get access to bonus eps and the Discord: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 553: One Year Into Reverse-Immigrating to Asia w/ Kids (ft. Steve)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 60:53


    Steve joins Teen from Hong Kong to recount life 1 year into his reverse-immigrating (emigrating?) to Hong Kong, what parts of it lived up to expectations and what parts did not, and the class and cultural complexity that such a move presents for his daughters. This is Part 1 of 2, the second is on the Patreon (and Mike joins as well). To support Plan A and get access to bonus eps and the Discord: https://patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 549: Asset-Lite Life Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 65:01


    Mike and Teen talk on a Wednesday night (happy Mid Autumn Festival) about owning property, getting tired of your city, and whether the thing to do is sell all your shit and move to Southeast Asia. Part 2 is available to Patreon supporters: www.patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 547: Saturday Morning Degen Catchup (ft. Mike and Steve) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 70:29


    Mike, Steve and Teen find time on Saturday morning of Labor Day Weekend to catch up on the markets and the economy, a few current events, what's going on in each of LA, HK, and NYC, and try to avoid the doomerism of the news cycle. Easy listening podcast for hard times. To support and get access to premium episodes, go to: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 546: Also Known As (ft. Adam Goodman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 55:27


    Adam is back! One of the regulars when Plan A got started, Adam is back to talk with Teen about his work with the transnational adoptee organization Also Known As, the importance of volunteerism, and some just some shooting of the shit. To support: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 544: American Default Culture (ft. John Pang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 59:04


    Part 1 of 2 John Pang joins Teen to talk about the phenomenon of a global return to traditional cultural norms, and where that leaves American liberal culture as it passes beyond its apex. To support: patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 543: A Short Rant About the Paris Opening Ceremony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 6:27


    This isn't a full episode, but just a short rant about the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and what a missed opportunity it was to give the world a message of unity and hope. Instead, it was a display of narcissism and European insularity.

    Ep. 541: Post-Assassination Attempt Politics (ft. Carl Zha and John Pang)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 82:39


    This is the recorded audio of a Twitter Space held by the America Watchers (Carl Zha, John Pang, and Teen) on July 19 to talk about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the selection of JD Vance, and the return of traditional "honor politics" in America. This includes the discussion between Carl, John, and Teen. There was a lot of discussion with listeners in the Space which is available on the Patreon feed. To support: https://patreon.com/planamag

    Ep. 539: Burnout Society (ft. Prof. Fred Lee)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 86:53


    Fred Lee is a professor with a joint appointment in political science and Asian American Studies. He joins Teen to talk about his observations about mass burnout, the symptoms, causes, and likely effects. Byung-Chul Han's "Burnout Society" is discussed as well as Nietzsche's notions of sovereignty and will. Part 1 of 2 -- the related bonus episode can be found on the Patreon feed. To join the Plan A Patreon go to www.patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 537: Married Single Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 63:16


    Jess and Teen talk about the phenomenon of married women with kids suddenly finding out in early middle age that their husband is fully checked out of family life. Teen relates personal experience as to what may be at play that causes this desire for solitude. Part 1 of 2 -- second part can be found on the Patreon feed. To join the Plan A Patreon go to www.patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 535: WW3 Is No Longer Purely Hypothetical (ft. Mike) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 77:41


    Part 1 of 2 Mike joins Teen to discuss the rise of white supremacist anti-Semitism, the non-distinction between liberal interventionists and neocons, and the foreign policy reasons to consider a vote for Trump over Biden. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 533: Suburban Hellscapes (ft. Mike and Chong) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 65:44


    Part 1 of 2 Chong and Mike join Teen on the eve of Juneteenth to talk about being alienated from suburban landscapes, lifestyle, and ultimately suburban people. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 532: How to Be a Proper Asshole (ft. Shan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 66:59


    The second installment of a series whereby Teen gets into a public verbal confrontation, Shan records it, and then the couple reviews it like it's Inside the NBA. What was done well, what could be done better, and whether all of this nonsense could have been avoided. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 530: Real Assets (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 67:01


    Part 1 of 2 Mike, Steve, and Teen have a discussion about buying real assets in a world dominated by financialized investment products. Primarily fun, but also maybe to hedge against future financial crises. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 528: The Department of American Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 80:03


    John Pang joins Jess and Teen from Hangzhou, China to talk about the need to study America as it really is, what life is really like here, and get beyond the outmoded tropes about this place so that the world can better understand us. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 526: Forget About Justice: The Ong Brothers Attack (ft. Dr. Z)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 61:40


    Hen Zee (aka Dr. Z) joins Teen to talk about the recent sentencing and imprisonment of John Ong following a 2020 racist attack at his family's home in Manhattan Chinatown. Why we need to let go of our naive belief in (legal) justice, why and how to get prepared for hostility and danger, and to let go of our childish investments in liberalist ideas. Full video of attack: http://bit.ly/attackonongs Dr. Z IG: http://instagram.com/arsenal_nyc DCC: Instagram.com/dragoncombatclub DCC Class sign-up: http://bit.ly/dccgantry24 Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 523: Boeing and the Origins of the Fake Economy (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 65:33


    Part 1 of 2 Mike H. joins Teen to talk about Boeing's shocking failures, financialization, and how the economy became fake. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 521: Columbia Protests and the Elite Schism (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 66:00


    Part 1 of 2 John Pang joins Jess and Teen to discuss what Teen saw in person at the Columbia campus over the weekend, the seriousness of the conflict, and why we are seeing internecine warfare within elite institutions and society. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 520: Nostalgia for Retro Tech that Soothed the Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 58:28


    Jess and Teen record a long pod about nostalgia for retro tech, only to hang up, continue the conversation, and realize the after-talk was actually the better pod. Here is the after-talk , about the virtualization of all technologies into software, the corruption of software as trojan horses into our lives, and the suspect loyalty of the technology we bring into our homes. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 518: Disillusioned Careerism is the Best Careerism (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 62:04


    Part 1 of 2 Jess and Teen talk about how time and experience allows a more mercenary and disillusioned relationship with work and jobs, and how the cultish mythology around work and passion (esp in tech) was the cause and not the cure to the anxiety and pressure of careerism. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 517: "Perfect Days" and Artful Aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 96:34


    Jess and Teen discuss Wim Wenders' 2023 film 'Perfect Days' and what it says about aging and internal monologue. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 516: Springtime, a Wild Jess Appears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 99:12


    Jess is back after a long hiatus to catch up with Teen on important life matters: the importance of spring in New York, the exquisite quality of computer manuals in the 1970s, and what the hell 'internal monologue' means. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 514: Mad World Investing (ft. Mike and Steve) Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 63:17


    Part 1 of 2 Mike, Steve and Teen find a timezone compromise between LA, NYC, and HK to talk about managing our money in what seems like mad world of overpriced investment assets and unprecedented risk to the US dollar system. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 512: American Self-Immolation (ft. John Pang) Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 65:33


    Part 1 of 2 John Pang joins Teen to talk about the meaning and the reality behind Aaron Bushnell's act of suicide by fire, the cultural context in which that took place, and then a wider discussion about the joys of getting older even surrounded by a culture which fears death and loathes aging. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 508: How Long Before the Holodeck Arrives? (ft. Mike)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 66:26


    Mike and Teen shoot the bull on generative AI, whether Sora + Vision Pro = Holodeck, and general musings about technology of no particular consequence. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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    Ep. 506: Raising Kids in a Zombie Apocalypse Movie (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 65:39


    Peter and Teen talk about Peter's newborn baby, the encroachment of the state into the private domain of the family, how zombie apocalypse films are really a pro-family fantasy genre, and home schooling as an option. Get access to bonus pods and Discord chat by joining our patreon: patreon.com/planamag EFPA Theme:
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