Frank Aum, former Special Advisor on North Korea at the Department of Defense under President Obama and current Visiting Scholar at the US-Korea Institute at School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, joins the…
Ronnie Cho, candidate for NY City Council District 2, Head of Public Affairs at MTV, and long time Obama campaign and White House staffer joins the podcast to talk about his experience in politics. One…
Tony and Kevin take Trump to task on his continuous Twitter gaslighting to defend Comrade Putin, and remind people not to forget some big news items ahead: China, the border wall, and possible government shutdown….
What do Disney FastPass and budget reconciliation have in common, and why we should care in the aftermath of the Trumpcare debacle? Find out from this episode! Also, we highlight two congressional districts where the Asian-American…
009: When North Carolina Turned Blue [Guest: Jesse Moore]
- March 19, 2017
- Tagged as: axis of awkward, hawaii, merkel, muslim ban, youth outreach
Jesse Moore, former VP at Rock The Vote and speechwriter and associate director of public engagement in the Obama White House, joins us to talk about youth engagement. We also reminisce about our times together…
008: Get Tiny Trumpcare Hands Off My Healthcare [Guest: Santiago Martinez]
- March 12, 2017
- Tagged as: aapi, data, healthcare, trumpcare
Santiago Martinez, Senior Vice President of Data & Analytics at 270 Strategies, talks campaign data with Tony and Kevin, especially as it pertains to the Asian American and Pacific Islanders community, as we look ahead…
Punya Krishnappa, Affordable Care Act Deputy Campaign Manager at Organizing for America, joins the podcast to talk about her journey in electoral politics as an Indian-American growing up in Illinois. We also take Trump White House…
006: “Man Date” on Oscar Sunday [Guest: Jennifer 8. Lee]
- February 26, 2017
- Tagged as: general tso chicken, jennifer 8 lee, oscars
Jennifer 8. Lee joins us for a “Man Date” over Skype to share her experience and insight on filmmaking on this Oscar Sunday. We also avoid Trump’s Twitter gaslighting of his war with the media,…
Dr. Franklin Odo, John J. McCloy Visiting Professor of American Institutions and International Diplomacy at Amherst College and the first Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, reflects on the 75th Anniversary of the…
004: (Un)Happy Birthday Lincoln… What Would Jeff Sessions (Un)Do for Voting Rights; Campaign War Stories
- February 12, 2017
- Tagged as: jeff sessions, lincoln, voting rights, war stories
We wish Lincoln a Happy Birthday, though we doubt he’d be happy with what’s going on in America right now. We discuss why Jeff Sessions’s confirmation as Attorney General would be, among many other things,…
003: Leave the “Governator” Alone! Best & Worst Campaign Chinese Takeout Experience
- February 5, 2017
- Tagged as: advice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, chinese food takeout, tips
Tony and Kevin psychoanalyze Trump as he continues to Twitter-troll Arnold Schwarzenegger about his Apprentice ratings. We also share some practical and effective grassroots activism tips to influence your representatives, and engage in a light-hearted but…
002: “Voter Fraud”…What?; Growing up “Asian” in America
- January 29, 2017
- Tagged as: growing up asian in america, twtt, voter fraud
We apply our previous field organizing experiences to deconstruct Trump’s alleged “voter fraud” investigation in “This Week’s Trump Tweets” #twtt. We also launch a mini-series called Growing up “Asian” in America, where we feature stories of…
In this official first episode, we introduce our weekly segment, “This Week’s Trump Tweets” #twtt. We also chat about why the AAPI racial category makes no sense, each ethnicities home country politics, and why you…
In this inaugural episode of the Model Majority Podcast, we talk about the reasons why we started this podcast, the pillars and principles that underpin this project, and brief introductions of our own stories. Subscribe: iTunes…