About this episode
The episode discusses the British limited series 'Bait' and highlights AAPI theater productions.
On this episode, we check out Bait, a new genre-blending British limited series (streaming now on Amazon Prime Video) starring Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling British Pakistani actor under immense amounts of pressure as he chases the opportunity of a lifetime to become the next James Bond. What's Popping? - The Greatest Night in Pop, Top Chef, America's Culinary Cup Follow our hosts: Marvin Yueh - @marvinyueh Jess Ju - @jessjutweets Hanh Nguyen - @hanhonymous Follow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclub Part of the Potluck Podcast Collective Produced by HappyEcstatic Media Mentioned in this episode: Don't miss an all AAPI production of HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts at The Public in NYC The National Asian American Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS brings an all-AANHPI cast to The Public Theater for a decades-spanning saga of Joan of Arc, warring dukes, and the bloody birth of the War of the Roses. Adapted by Stephen Brown-Fried, this is Shakespeare like you've never experienced it. Part 1: Foreign Wars opens with a king dead, an infant on the throne, and a country already coming apart at the seams. Part 2: Civil Strife picks…
People in this episode
Hosts: Marvin Yueh, Jess Ju, Hanh Nguyen
Topics covered
- British limited series
- acting
- James Bond
- AAPI representation
- theater
Keywords
- Bait
- Riz Ahmed
- James Bond
- AAPI theater
- HENRY VI
- Amazon Prime Video
- limited series
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon Prime Video, Potluck Podcast Collective, HappyEcstatic Media
Books & works: HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
Places: The Public Theater
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