Eva Noblezada & Diane Paragas of 'Yellow Rose' | TX, NC
Release Date: 09/30/2020
Nat Myers | KY
Southern Fried Asian
Southern Fried Asian returns for a special AAPI Heritage Month episode featuring Kentucky-based blues musician, ! He and Keith discuss the events that inspired his forthcoming album, and his connection to Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa. Hard NOC Media is brought to you by Paramount+. Get lost in new seasons and new series you won't find anywhere else on Paramount+. Try it FREE! Subscribe to the Southern Fried Asian podcast on , , , , and ! Support on and . Buy merch on ! Subscribe to our channel! Also, welcome new listeners who have found this podcast because named it an...
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Suzanne Park | TN
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Southern Fried Asian returns to feature stand-up-comic-turned-young-adult-romance-author, ! She and Keith discuss growing up in the suburbs of Nashville, stumbling into stand-up comedy, writing her newest book, -- about warring food court restaurants, her mother's Korean American fried chicken, and more. Subscribe to the Southern Fried Asian podcast on , , , , and ! Support on and . Buy merch on ! Subscribe to our channel! Also, welcome new listeners who have found this podcast because named it an "essential AAPI listen!" Our official theme music is the song "Top Down" by , ,...
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Patrick Michael Strange | SC, VA
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On Southern Fried Asian, fellow NOC fam is in conversation with Keith about growing up as a military brat across the South! From South Carolina and Mississippi to joining the Navy in Viriginia, Patrick recounts coming to terms with his identity as a Filipino American and as a comic book nerd. They also discuss his own nerd empire and a memorable Comic-Con experience. Finally, Patrick reveals that tocino (and not lumpia or siopao) is actually his go-to Filipino dish. Friends of the NOC get their first month of podcast hosting for free when they sign up at and use the code FRIEND Get a FREE...
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'House of Ho' | TX
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On as special Southern Fried Asian, NOC Managing Editor sits down with the cast of HBO Max's House of Ho just in time for the reality docuseries' eventful second season following the Houston-based Vietnamese family as they pursue a life of love, laughter, and luxury. Video of this interview is available on our YouTube channel: Friends of the NOC get their first month of podcast hosting for free when they sign up at and use the code FRIEND Get a FREE one-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase of Athletic Greens by visiting Subscribe to...
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Chef Nini Nguyen | NOLA
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Southern Fried Asian returns with a conversation between Keith and Top Chef alum, ! She tells Keith about growing up in New Orleans, being cast on Top Chef, teaching people how to cook on the internet, and what it really means for cuisine to be "authentic." She also reveals why mullet roe will always remind her of her grandmother. Friends of the NOC get their first month of podcast hosting for free when they sign up at and use the code FRIEND Get a FREE one-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase of Athletic Greens by visiting Subscribe...
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Greg Pak Returns | TX
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Southern Fried Asian is back and so is one of our previous guests. Keith welcomes back -- whose moving new autobiographical project is being turned into a choral performance in Austin -- to discuss belonging and loss and share memories of his mother and childhood in Texas. For more info on Greg's appearance at Dragon's Lair Comics in Austin, go here: You can also purchase tickets for the Inversion Ensemble performance of I Belong to You / Motherland here: Friends of the NOC get their first month of podcast hosting for free when they sign up at and use the code FRIEND Get a FREE one-year...
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Tim Ma | VA, AR
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On a new episode of Southern Fried Asian, Keith talks to his -- founder and CEO of , the renowned American Chinese takeout restaurant in D.C. -- about his southern roots in Arkansas and Virginia and why it's important to honor the legacy of American Chinese cuisine. They also discuss Chef Tim's activism and how the pandemic led to the creation of . Finally, Ma shares how the internet helped him reconsider "elevating" crab rangoon! Get a FREE one-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND five FREE travel packs with your first purchase of Athletic Greens by visiting Subscribe to the...
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Samata Narra | KY
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On Southern Fried Asian, Keith welcomes , Senior Vice President, Equity and Inclusion, Content Strategy, Warner Bros. Discovery. Samata is responsible for building innovative tools and creative solutions to help facilitate the advancement of diversity in global Warner Bros. content, including the launch of , a hub that highlights curated stories of equity and inclusion across Warner's programming. She talks about the importance of this work and how it's informed by her own life story, growing up in West Virginia and Kentucky. She also shares her love for and peanut butter balls. Subscribe to...
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Vinny Chhibber | WV
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In a first for Southern Fried Asian, Keith welcomes sibling, Big Sky star, . Keith and Vinny talk about the immigrant struggle and being part of a family that accepts the creative pursuits of its children. Then they transition into a discussion about subverting stereotypes on ABC's hit drama, Big Sky, and how fellow Desi actors like helped open the door for more representation on the show. You can see a clip of this portion of the podcast on YouTube here: Finally, Vinny shares how his love of sweets always bring him back home to rural West Virginia and invites Keith over to Chhibber Family...
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Raman Sehgal | AL
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On a new episode of Southern Fried Asian, Keith talks to , co-host of the podcasts and . Keith and Raman explore his background growing up in Alabama, solving racism with his podcasts, and what politics ought to look like in the South. Raman also shares a beautiful story about his mother's chana bhatura. Subscribe to the Southern Fried Asian podcast on , , , , and ! Support on and . Buy merch on ! Subscribe to our channel! Also, welcome new listeners who have found this podcast because named it an "essential AAPI listen!" Our official theme music is the song "Top Down" by , ,...
info_outlineOn October 9, Sony Pictures' Yellow Rose makes its theatrical debut on hundreds of screens across North America. To celebrate, the film's star, Eva Noblezada, and writer/director, Diane Paragas, join Keith on a brand new Southern Fried Asian.
Diane starts off by talking about how growing up in Lubbock, TX informed parts of the film (2:30). She then talks about the process of casting both Eva (4:00) and fellow Broadway legend Lea Salonga (8:00). Eva joins the podcast at 9:35 and explains what it was about the Yellow Rose script that made her want to make it her feature film debut (10:30). Eva then talks about how much her upbringing in North Carolina did and didn't influence her performance (16:00), and Diane speaks to the film's political timeliness given that it was originally shot two years ago (20:00). The director is also adamant that her movie does not fall into the white savior trope despite some early criticisms (29:30) and goes on to explain her determination to tell a fundamentally Filipino American story (33:45). Finally, they share food memories from shooting in Austin, including Eva playing the Miss Saigon card at a Filipino bakery and Diane's revelation of a scene cut from the script involving adobo chicken fried steak (35:00).
Be sure to check out Eva's podcast, The Amarillo Project too!
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Our official theme music is the song "Top Down" by Chops, Timothy Flu, and Mic Barz. Podcast logo by Jef Castro.
Southern Fried Asian is produced by Keith Chow and Jes Vu.