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Ep. 690: The Lou Pai Appreciation Society Meeting #2 (ft. the Lou Pai Appreciation Society)
Jun 20, 2026
1h 06m 05s
Ep. 689: Trump's "MOU"
Jun 15, 2026
38m 30s
Ep. 686: China and Iran Update (ft. Dalian Mike)
Jun 12, 2026
54m 57s
Ep. 384: Look at What the Raccoon Dragged In (ft. Mike and RVC)
May 30, 2026
1h 03m 49s
Ep. 382: The Chinamaxxing World (ft. John Pang)
May 21, 2026
55m 37s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/26 | Ep. 690: The Lou Pai Appreciation Society Meeting #2 (ft. the Lou Pai Appreciation Society) | Mike, RVC, and Teen talk about the filthy cost of college, FAANG employee competence, and the pain of trying to sell a house right now.Part 1 of 2For Pt 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 06m 05s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | Ep. 689: Trump's "MOU" | Teen and Shan talk about Trump's peace deal, why "MOU's" are worthless, and why Trump won't confirm what's even in it.For bonus episodes: patreon.com/p[anamag | 38m 30s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Ep. 686: China and Iran Update (ft. Dalian Mike)✨ | ChinaIran+4 | Mike | — | ChinaIran+2 | ChinaIran+5 | — | 54m 57s | |
| 5/30/26 | Ep. 384: Look at What the Raccoon Dragged In (ft. Mike and RVC)✨ | AIIran War+3 | MikeRVC | AIJP Morgan+1 | — | AIIran War+5 | — | 1h 03m 49s | |
| 5/21/26 | Ep. 382: The Chinamaxxing World (ft. John Pang)✨ | geopoliticsTrump+3 | John Pang | American Exceptionalism | ChinaIran+1 | geopoliticsTrump+4 | — | 55m 37s | |
| 5/13/26 | Ep. 380: Stories of our Lives (ft. Jess)✨ | storytellinginfluencers+3 | Jess | — | — | storiesinfluencers+3 | — | 56m 30s | |
| 5/4/26 | Ep. 378: Biography of a Business From Start to PE Exit (ft. Mike)✨ | businessentrepreneurship+3 | Mike | — | — | business biography8-digit revenues+3 | — | 59m 31s | |
| 4/23/26 | Ep. 376: Maybe the End of Corporate Careerism is Good (ft. Jess)✨ | corporate careerismself-directed work+4 | Jess | — | — | corporate careerismself-directed work+4 | — | 59m 00s | |
| 4/14/26 | Ep. 374: The Vibecoding Life (ft. Steve) Pt. 1✨ | careerismvibecoding+3 | Steve | HK | — | vibecodingcareerism+3 | — | 1h 01m 23s | |
| 4/3/26 | Ep. 672: Is 'Slanted' a Great Asian American Film (ft. Chris Jesu Lee)✨ | Asian American cinemaracial insecurity+4 | Chris Jesu LeeTeen | 'Slanted''Get Out' | — | SlantedAsian American film+5 | — | 43m 53s | |
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| 3/25/26 | Ep. 670: Is America a Low Desire Society? (ft. Jess)✨ | low desire societyfertility rate+4 | Jess | Louis Zhao's video | — | low desire societyfertility rate+3 | — | 1h 05m 29s | |
| 3/16/26 | Ep. 669: The Alysa Liu Moment (ft. Chong and Chris) (unlocked)✨ | Alysa LiuEileen Gu+3 | ChongChris | — | — | Alysa LiuEileen Gu+4 | — | 1h 35m 27s | |
| 3/3/26 | Ep. 667: How To Thrive In Dystopia (ft, Fred Lee) | Fred joins Teen to discuss how to maintain adherence to a contemporary lifestyle (careerism, consumerism) when the foundational narrative upon which that lifestyle rests has been undermined by 'narrative rupture': real artificial intelligence, real global virus outbreak, real illimunati, and (post-recording) real war.Part 1 of 2For access to part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 02m 01s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | Ep. 665: The Era of American Conspiracy (ft. the Degens) | Mike and Steve join Teen from LA and HK (respectively) to talk about America in the era of conspiracy, Epstein as the Merovingian, and what the future reboot of the American Matrix will be like in comparison to current release version.Part 1 of 2For access to Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 56m 48s | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | Ep. 663: Epstein and the Fall of America (ft. Angelica Oung) | Angelica joins Teen from Taipei to discuss America's image from abroad, what the Epstein Files have done to American legitimacy in the eyes of our Asian 'allies', and whether China is an alternative or a replacement for what America once was.Part 1 of 2For access to Part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamagAngelica's Taipology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaipologyAngelicaAngelica's Taipology Substack: https://taipology.substack.com/ | 58m 44s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Ep. 661: AI Singularity, Bubble Pop, or Both? (ft. Mike) | Right in the middle of a work day, Mike joins Teen to talk about Claude Code, tech and finance jobs, and whether we need to start positioning for a market bubble pop.Part 1 of 2For access to Pt 2 and all Bonus Episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 48m 41s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Ep. 659: Old Parents Are Not Fine Wines (ft. Jess) | Jess and Teen discuss the dilemma of caring for older parents and what old people portend for what's coming for the middle-aged.Part 1 of 2For Pt. 2 and Bonus Episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 01m 43s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Ep. 657: Asian American Perspective on the Killing of Renee Good (ft. Chris Jesu Lee) | Chris joins Teen to discuss whether the intra-racial gender and class tensions among Asian Americans as a group - much discussed on this podcast in the past - might shed light on the raging hostility and violence over the killing of Renee Good at the hands of federal agents.Part 1 of 2For access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 01m 39s | ||||||
| 1/4/26 | Ep. 655: China Is 1980s America Redux (ft. Dalian Mike) | Mike (@meow_meow_2020) joins Teen from Dalian to talk about moving to Northeastern China, whether China is liberalizing, is Xi Jinping the Chinese Ronald Reagan, and why China should be compared to the US as it exists today, but back at its Cold War peak in the mid-1980s.Part 1 of 2For access to pt. 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 02m 05s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | Ep. 651: Canned For Christmas (ft. Jess) | Teen talks to Jess about getting canned from a job for the last and final time. Why economic dependency is not the full story about our dependency on careerism. Why status and identity are so intertwined.Pt. 1 of 2For access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag | 55m 59s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | Ep. 647: Mortal Muffin (ft. Jess) | Teen and Jess discuss changing diet and other fundamental aspects of life as a matter of choice rather than 'willpower' and how a Mortal Kombat dance demonstration was mistaken for a bake sale. And more observations about careerism at the mid-lifespan point.Part 1 of 2For access to bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 03m 30s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | Ep. 644: Rejection (ft. Chris Jesu Lee and The Professors) | Chris reunites with Plan A, along with resident professors Chong and Fred, to discuss Tony Thulathimutte's short story collection "Rejection", a tour of modern alienation, pathos, and terminal loneliness.Part 1 of 2For access to bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamagChris's review of 'Rejection' at his Substack: https://salieriredemption.substack.com/p/rejects-r-us(**link to private video of Chris's short story reading in the bonus**) | 59m 19s | ||||||
| 11/16/25 | Ep. 642: Post Work (ft. Mike) | *Note, we have migrated off of SoundCloud, our new public webpage for EFPA episodes: https://rss.com/podcasts/escape-from-plan-a/Mike and Teen spend a Saturday evening looking back on our working decades, life after work, and the investment-over-work mindset.Part 1 of 2For part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 02m 03s | ||||||
| 11/6/25 | Ep. 640: Talking to an AI About Investing (ft. DeepSeek v3.2) | Teen continues his experiment with AI, to try and get a better understanding of what we're all actually talking to. This time, he talks about personal investment strategy, because it's involves both the empirical and subjective domain.Conclusion: You Got To Know When To Fold 'Em.Part 1 of 2For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 08m 04s | ||||||
| 10/28/25 | Ep. 638: The Fancy Hobbies of Asian People (ft. Jess) | Jess and Teen talk about why fancy, high-skilled hobbies become more Asian as you climb higher on the skill and investment level. In the bonus section, they discuss the corollary of the Asian immigrant insistence on suffering and not living well.Part 1 of 2For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag | 1h 09m 03s | ||||||
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