Good Pop | Culture Club

On this episode we discuss our thoughts on Purple, the new Netflix comedy special from Sheng Wang, a comic that some of us have been following for quite some time. How does the new special match up now that Sheng has found some mainstream success? What's Popping? - BTS, TOP, Top Chef, America's Culinary CupFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode we return to Zootopia 10 years later (but like a week in universe) for a nor-flavored sequel once again following Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who have graduated from odd couple buddies to buddy cops, as they pursue a fugitive snake and uncover a grand conspiracy about the origins of Zootopia itself!What's Popping? -Project Hail Mary, America's Culinary Cup, Top ChefFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On our March 2026 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, we take a look at some new casting news for some upcoming revivals of classic shows as well as the official green lighting of one of 2025's breakout hits!What's Popping? - Kim's Convenience, Top Chef, America's Culinary CupFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we check out Chloe Zhao's latest award winning film Hamnet, which seeks to provide a glimpse into the private life of William Shakespeare through the eyes of his wife Agnes, and follows the couple as they deal with the tragic death of their son, which also inspires Shakespeare to write one of his most well known plays, Hamlet.What's Popping? - Oscars, BTS, America's Culinary CupFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we kick off our 2026 Go Asian season with the return of Top Chef, our longtime favorite cooking competition show, with its 23rd season taking place in the Carolinas. We recap the first episode as well as take a look at this year's Asian cheftestants. But wait, there's more! Also making it's debut is a challenger for the crown of premier cooking competition show, Padma Lakshmi's new show America's Culinary Cup, which is promising even more high octane cookery with a murderer's row of cheftestants (and quite a few Asians as well)! We take a look at the premiere episode and what the show is doing to set itseld apart from Top Chef.What's Popping? - Hoppers, Boyfriend on Demand, World Baseball ClassicFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we return to alternate Regency-era London with the second half of Bridgerton Season 4 as Benedict and Sophie try to make their ill-suited match work in the face of the expectations of high society and the machinations of an evil stepmother. Does season 4 stick the landing?What's Popping? - Hilary Duff, Jeff Satur, ScrubsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On our February 2026 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup, we take a look at some newly announced Asian American led animated and live action TV projects, as well as look ahead to some upcoming releases and renewals.What's Popping? - Yoshi's Wooly World, K-Pops!, The Midnight Taxi, The TraitorsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, the crew returns to the Predator franchise with Predator: Badlands, the latest film in the long running science fiction franchise and the follow up to Prey, which revitalized the series. This time centering on Dek, the runt of his predator tribe, who is on a quest to prove himself by hunting the most dangerous prey, but may end up becoming the prey himself.What's Popping? - "Wuthering Heights", The Muppets Show, Bad Asians, The TraitorsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we check out the new buddy action comedy film The Wrecking Crew, starring Jason Mamoa and Dave Bautista as estranged brothers (one navy seal and one renegade cop) who reunite after years to investigate the mysterious death of their equally estranged private investigator father. Set in Hawaii and featuring a primarily PI cast, The Wrecking Crew tries to do a lot of things, does it add up to some good pop?What's Popping? - Winter Olympics, A Useful Ghost, Behind Frenemy Lines, The TraitorsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we reunite with our favorite family of lovers with the first half of the fourth season of Bridgerton. This season we follow the Cinderella-inspired romance of our favorite art brother Benedict, as he searches high and low for the elusive "lady in silver," whom he met and lost at his mother's masquerade ball. Little does he know, the object of his search may be closer than he thinks as he strikes up an unlikely friendship with spunky maid Sophie (played by Yerin Ha). But will this burgeoning love between classes yield some good pop?What's Popping? - The Boyfriend, No Data Center MPK, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The TraitorsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode of the Good Pop Culture Club, we check out the new Netflix thriller The Rip, starring Hollywood's favorite besties Matt Damon and Ben(ito) Affleck as maybe dirty cops who discover a large amount of money during a raid and have to defend it from their fellow maybe-dirty cops. Part cop thriller, part heist film, but does this reunion yield some good pop?What's Popping? - Primate, Send Help, Skyscraper Live, The TraitorsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, the good pop crew catches up on some of the latest (and wildest) Asian American entertainment news stories of the 2025 holiday season, including the inexplicable return of a seminal Asian Hollywood franchise, the exciting wins at the Golden Globes, and what Justin Lin is up to next.What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, Hanakimi, Culinary Class WarsFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we check out the hot new romance series Heated Rivalry, about two rival hockey players whose heated rivalry on the ice lead to a forbidden romance off of it. We're excited to share our takes for this show that everyone is talking about! Will it make the grade as good pop?What's Popping? - The Testament of Ann Lee, You and I are Polar Opposites, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter, FootballFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

Happy New Year! 2025 has finally come to an end and so once again the good pop crew takes a look back at some of their top pop from the past year as well as make some resolutions for the year to come for both themselves and the industry. Here's to another year of Good Pop!Follow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, the Good Pop Culture Club dives into Freakier Friday, the sequel to the 2003 Disney film adaptation starring Lindsay Lohan (a star on the rise at the time) and Jamie Lee Curtis (who's recent resurgence played a role in this film becoming a direct sequel. Directed by Nisha Ganatra and featuring Manny Jacinto as the romantic lead, does this classic coming of age tale of body switching with your parents hold up as good pop?What's Popping? - skaiisyourgod, Drops of God, Taiwan TravelogueFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

The Good Pop Culture Club is back at full strength this week! Hanh is back from her Asian vacation and not a moment too soon as we dive into Guillermo Del Toro's take on Mary Shelley's classic (and some may say the OG) science fiction gothic novel, Frankenstein! We were all excited when we learned that GDT, the master of beautifully unsettling visuals and sexy monsters, was taking a stab at this classic tale of man's hubris. Does it live up to the hype?What's Popping? - Korean Live Music, Physical Asia, WhiskerwoodFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

For some inexplicable reason, we have a hankering for some Mississipi Masala, so on this episode we're checking out Mira Nair's 1991 romantic drama about the interracial love story between an African American man and an Indian-Ugandan American woman in rural Mississippi, starring a young, but still so compelling, Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury.What's Popping? - Just Makeup, WhiskerwoodFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we return to check out the latest iteration of Netflix's Physical series following South Korea's search for the perfect physique, only this time with the addition of nationalism! Physical: Asia does away with the series' free for all battle royale format in favor of a team deathmatch, featuring 8 teams representing different (mostly) Asian countries. Will the injection of intercontinental beef be enough to elevate this show as good pop?What's Popping? - 2025 World Series, DIspatchFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

Special guest host Ada Tseng of the Saturday School Podcast joins us once again for our October 2025 edition of "Do We Want This?" Good Pop's monthly Asian American entertainment news roundup. On this episode we check out some exciting new projects from some of our favorite Asian American actors and directors, including an unexpected Opera adaptation of one of our favorite films of the year, but alas, spooky month also brings some bummer news as we pour one out for one of our few mainstream outlets for Asian American journalism.What's Popping? - KPop Demon Hunters, The World SeriesFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

On this episode, we discuss the new Netflix coming-of-age dramedy Boots, following a closeted gay teen in 1990 who decides to follow his best friend in enlisting for the Marines, and his journey to take charge of his narrative and overcome his self-esteem issues through the trials and tribulations of the basic training experience. All during a time when being gay in the military was forbidden. What's Popping? - Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ms. RachelFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media