Escape From Plan A

Mar 09 2025 439 ep. 69 mins 2.5k

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

Mar 09 2025 64 mins

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)

Mar 01 2025 67 mins

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

Feb 22 2025 59 mins

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)

Feb 19 2025 75 mins

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 acce

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

Feb 09 2025 66 mins

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

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

Feb 01 2025 59 mins

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)

Jan 22 2025 62 mins

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

Jan 13 2025 58 mins

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

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

Jan 04 2025 61 mins

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.c

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

Dec 29 2024 64 mins

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. P