The OG YOLK Podcast
Hosted by Actor/Writer/former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994 by Tommy Tam, Amy Tu Stevenson and Tin Yen. The OG YOLK mission is through our programming - the podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond.
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Alongside his acting work GABRIEL PREVOST-TAKAHASHI is a filmmaker whose work explores complex characters and underrepresented histories. As a writer, Gabriel's limited series Go For Broke, centered on the experiences of Asian American soldiers during World War II, earned third place in the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Bell Media Series Development Program. Gabriel serves as co-founder and executive producer of Van-Asia Produc...
PART 2 OF 2 - Writer, director, and producer HIKARI (also known as Mitsuyo Miyazaki, no relation to the other famous Miyazaki)) has received widespread critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout her career, spanning her short films, the TV series Beef, and the feature film Rental Family!
Co-written by Stephen Blahut and released on Disney & released on Hulu. Rental Family starring cast Brendan Fraser, Mari Yamamoto, Takehi...
Crime thriller directed by BRIAN L. TAN; produced by Adaptif Films, in association with Aufklärung Pictures / Viking Sunset Studios / Naga Film Starring Wafta Saifan, Roy Sungkono, T. Rifnu Wikana, Claresta Taufa, Kiki Narendra, A. Rani Someng, Bukie B. Mansyur, Abdurrahman Arif, Ben Sumadiwiria, and Joseph J.U. Taylor Desperate for cash to pay for his pregnant wife Maya's (Claresta Taufan) medical bills, Gatra (Wafta Saifan Lubis)...
BRED HOT CHICKEN, Costa Mesa, CA. BRED HOT SCOTT & LAURA KEARSE, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Bred Hot Chicken. Located in Costa Mesa, CA at the Anti-Mall Lab, easy parking on weekdays.
The podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond.
OG YOLK is Guest hosted by Caylee So, filmmaker and Director, f...
PART 1 OF 2 - Writer, director, and producer HIKARI (also known as Mitsuyo Miyazaki, no relation to the other famous Miyazaki)) has received widespread critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout her career, spanning her short films, the TV series Beef, and the feature film Rental Family! Co-written by Stephen Blahut and released on Disney & released on Hulu. Rental Family starring cast Brendan Fraser, Mari Yamamoto, Takehi...
To skip to him talking @ 1:13 or 1:53 time stamp! I have to do a short intro of IAN!
OG YOLK interviews IAN EDWARDS the funny and brilliant comedian and comic writer, producer and actor. This time at a restaurant that we love - RAMEN KENJO at theUSC Village. So happy to be able to share this meal with a veteran comic who not only makes ppl laugh in comedy clubs like the www.theupstairsla.com but also on television! See him on YouTu...
A new play based on the true story of Qian Xuesen, the brilliant aerospace engineer from China who helped launch America’s space age—until Cold War paranoia forever changed the course of his life...and ours. tickets at https://www.skylighttheatre.org/ascent Starring Newsroom & Altered Carbon's TRIEU TRAN, IRIS LIU, RUSSEL EDGE, & JORGE-LUIS PALLO. Qian Xuesen, a promising young engineer from China, travels to Am...
Plain Wood Productions Presents the World Premiere of ASCENT by HENRY ONG, directed by DIANA WYENN, Featuring TRIEU TRAN, IRIS LIU RUSSELL EDGE, and JORGE-LUIS PALLO, produced by STELLA ONG.
Hosted by Skylight Theatre Company through the STAR (Skylight Theatre Artist Residency) Program May 9 - June 14, 2026 Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 3 pm
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A new play based on the true story of Qian Xues...
Had to show a picture of us in our boiler outfits!! Part 2 of IRVING RUAN giving us the experience of being in a major streaming service's TV show with major Stars! He is part of the writing staff of Twisted Metal starring Anthony Mackie & Will Arnett and also the new The Audacity show with Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg and Zach Galifianakis. Irving is humbled and grateful for his luck (knock on wood) and continues to s...
Ever wonder what stresses out a hairstylist in Beverly Hills, CA with high end clients? What they sacrifice for their customers and what their priorities? J.Scissorhandz gives us a viewpoint.
The podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond.
OG YOLK Podcast guest hosted by Scientist & Activist Keoni Aricayos and Produce...
Part 1 0f 2 episode!
IRVING RUAN - is an acclaimed humorist and TV/film writer. He’s developed TV projects with Warner Brothers and Disney, and was a writer on the hit half-hour comedy series Twisted Metal (Sony/Peacock) starring Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, and Will Arnett. Recently, he wrote for The Audacity (AMC), an hour-long comedic drama set in the world of Silicon Valley and starring Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldbe...
Part 1 - We have a civilian J.SCISSORHANDZ to tell us how it feels to grow up with cultural expectations, but still fight her way to style, grace, success and motherhood. A Salon owner & consultant, Nail Technician, Hair Colorist, Aesthetician, Platform Artist, and beauty professional extraordinaire stay tuned for part 2.
The podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness ...
FRANCOIS CHAU is a Cambodian/Vietnamese actor based in the United States, best known for roles like Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost, Walter in The Tick, and Jules-Pierre Mao in The Expanse. His credits also include 21 & Over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as "Shredder", K.C. Undercover, and Birds of Prey. He has voiced characters in Ghost of Tsushima and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and appeared in series like 24, St...
SHANNON TINDLE - Bringing animation to the forefront making people feel like the story is real where your emotions run wild for the characters. Christopher Shannon Tindle is an American animator, character designer, writer, and director. He earned an Annie Award nomination in 2005 for his work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and won an Emmy in 2006 for the episode “Go Goo Go.” He has contributed to films like The...
Come out for the play if you can at the Aratani Theater showcased by East West Players.
OG YOLK Podcast Producer/Casting Director Sommer Van Uyen Nguyen attends preview night of Flower Drum Song musical Playwright/Book Writer DAVID HENRY HWANG and Director/Artistic Director/Actor LILY TUNG CRYSTAL.
Thank you to Peter Goldman of team Davidson & Choy Publicity. The podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices th...
SHANNON TINDLE - Bringing animation to the forefront making people feel like the story is real where your emotions run wild for the characters. Christopher Shannon Tindle is an American animator, character designer, writer, and director. He earned an Annie Award nomination in 2005 for his work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and won an Emmy in 2006 for the episode “Go Goo Go.” He has contributed to films like The...
Martial Arts History Museum is honoring ERIC LEE to the Hall of Fame! Please check it out on April 18, 2026, at 4pm, 201 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA basement level (go down elevator). www.martialartsmuseum.com for more info!
ERIC LEE - born in Zhongshan, China, Eric Lee began training in martial arts with his father in Choy Li Fut. After moving to Oakland, California, he studied Hung Gar and Wing Chun, and in 1968 trained under Al ...
Michael Matsuda is founder and president of the Martial Arts History Museum, the first of its kind, which is located in Burbank, California. Designed by the artists of #Disney, #Dreamworks and The Simpsons, it is filled with culture, history, tradition and more. They hold events, seminars, tour visits and movie screenings. Let’s find out more about it by checking in with Michael himself! www.martialartsmuseum.com
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Photo credit Mallory Umino. Episode part TWO
DANIEL LEE POSTAER is an American artist whose photographs reside in permanent museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the High Museum of Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Pier 24 Photography. Postaer’s wide scale prints examine his relationship and experience with time, t...
Photo credit Mallory Umino. Episode part 1
DANIEL LEE POSTAER is an American artist whose photographs reside in permanent museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the High Museum of Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Pier 24 Photography. Postaer’s wide scale prints examine his relationship and experience with time, the...
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