We talk with special guest Jonald Reyes, director of the documentary film That Asian Thing (www.thatasianthing.com)!

In this episode:

• the documentary film That Asian Thing by Jonald Reyes (www.thatasianthing.com),
• Asian-American celebrities (George Takei, Tiger Woods, Lucy Liu, Bobby Lee, Dat Phan, Rex Navarrete, James Iha, etc.),
• Margaret Cho’s TV show All-American Girl,
• Celebrity Boxing,
• Pat Smear,
• the Nirvana: Unplugged In New York DVD,
• Super Bowl XLI,
• William Hung,
• Fisher Stevens playing an Indian character in Short Circuit (1986),
• the upcoming movie Rambo (2008) starring Sylvester Stallone,
• Timecode (2000) starring Salma Hayek,
• the Independent Film Channel’s version of Pulp Fiction (1994) starring John Travolta,
• Second City and Keegan Michael Key,
• Jonald’s parents,
• the Filipino delicacy balut,
• professional boxing,
• Belleville, NJ,
• My Chemical Romance,
• Belleville High School,
• Ronald McDonald,
• old typewriters,
• the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,
• celebrity sightings (John Cusack and Amy Poehler),
• the New Monkees,
• and the purpose of joining the Boy Scouts of America.

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In this episode:

• The Night Before Christmas Troll Read-Along Classics audio book featuring a psychotic Santa Claus,
• Courtney Love,
• Michael J. Fox,
• George Takei and Christian Slater audio from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
• listener comments (the NYC public transit strike),
• a get-rich-quick scheme (MTA bus drivers),
• our movie review of Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005) starring Jack Black and Naomi Watts,
• Ellis Island (www.ellisisland.org),
• Creepshow (1982) starring Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson,
• and Kevin McCarthy.

Happy holidays!

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In this episode:

• a skit about the Paunch bad luck (doctors),
• What Ever Happened To? (Michael Dudikoff and Stephen J. Cannell),
• a get-rich-quick scheme (Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament),
• Halloween,
• lame trick-or-treats,
• changes in girl’s fashion,
• a local psycho (George and Jesus),
• a worthless mass communications course,
• George Takei,
• and more stupid styles.

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