The AM Podcast - A Podcast for Asian American Men

Life Update: Why The Two Month Hiatus From Podcasting? (Moving into a new spot, job hunting, working with your hands and Chinatown's new mega jail) | Barbershop Talk

May 06, 2022 Mike Tran & Leo Chan Season 2 Episode 87
The AM Podcast - A Podcast for Asian American Men
Life Update: Why The Two Month Hiatus From Podcasting? (Moving into a new spot, job hunting, working with your hands and Chinatown's new mega jail) | Barbershop Talk
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Show Notes

In this Barbershop Talk episode, Mike and Leo talk about why there hasn't been a new podcast episode in over a month, why a notable podcast featuring two Asian-American guys is breaking up, and what's going on with the new mega jail going up in Chinatown in New York.

In this episode, we discuss:

2:00 - Intro

4:00 - Mike talks about the interview experience 

7:00 - Moving back to San Francisco, Ca

9:00 - Blue-collar workers deserve respect 

11:00 - Intro to the second topic: reflecting on a similar Asian American podcast 

19:00 - Coming up with a new podcast name 

21:00 - Intro to the third topic: construction of the mega jail in Chinatown, New York

23:00 - Leo offers his perspective on the mega jail 

25:00 - In the past, construction led to the erasure of street signs that included Chinese translations for Chinatown natives 


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