The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

OLIVIA CHENG: Director of I Am Raquel on CW & Star of Lucky Star film, now on VOD

Olivia Cheng is a dynamic actress and activist born in Edmonton, Alberta to working class, Cantonese-speaking immigrant parents. It was they who helped co-found the Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association's Mandarin program within the city's public school system to which Olivia credits for her ability to speak Mandarin and instilling in her a reverence for her culture.She enrolled in her first acting class at age six, and at age 19 she booked her first local commercial. After finishing school, she became a videographer for Global TV Lethbridge, before moving back to Edmonton to work as a broadcast and print journalist.
She was cast in "Broken Trail", which was nominated for 16 Primetime Emmy Awards and would go on to win four, including the Emmy for Outstanding Mini- Series. "Broken Trail". In 2014 Olivia booked a breakout, leading role in the Netflix series, "Marco Polo, & recently appeared in SYFY's "Deadly Class" executive produced by the Russo Brothers. In 2022, Olivia starred in the Original series "Warrior" as a slaying, powerful, brothel Boss. Olivia starred in 2022 for another season on AppleTV+'s hugely successful post- apocalyptic series SEE, led by Jason Momoa, again fighting the bad guys! 
Her first short film "Dinner with Dex" as a writer director premiered at the London International Film Festival in 2021 and has gone on to win awards at the Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival and the Tokyo International Short Film Festival. And starring currently in the LUCKY STAR film out now, directed by GILLIAN MCKERCHER! Stay tuned for limited theater release in Canada!
THANK YOU to the MPR firm, Larry Tazuma, CJ Bautista @undersiege360 for video edit and Campbell Moon Jung @campbellmoon_ for audio edits!  You guys rock! thanks to also @ogyolkmagazine !
 

Kinosum Prods.- TERRY CHEN & Writer/Director GILLIAN MCKERCHER on Indie film LUCKY STAR

Film debuts May 13 on VOD, and will be in limited theaters tba! Thank you to Pender PR, and the Lucky Star cast and crew for making such a meaningful, universally relatable film. We look forward to seeing a GILLIAN McKERCHER film at https://www.kinosum.com/ and @kinosum . TERRY CHEN and OLIVIA CHENG are known by their numerous television and films. @terrykelichen - Last of Us (season 1), Wild Card, Expanse, Sight (2023), The Lake, Falling with Viggo Mortensen, and Demonic with Director Neil Blomkamp. @thatoliviacheng - directed "I Am Raquel", known for her work in Warrior, Swat: Under Siege, and Marco Polo, among other shows.
Thank you to Team @ogyolkpodcast , our Video Editor - CJ Bautista ⁨@UnderSiege360⁩ our sponsor Mobotory @avidfoodie , and intro /outro by DJ ⁨@pariswangofficial⁩ and @sommertimecasting

"A" Magazine's GILBERT CHEAH Joins Us To Prove The Amicable Competition Between A Vs. OG YOLK

OG YOLK welcomes GILBERT CHEAH served as Associate Publisher of A Magazine for 7 years. In fact, when Larry Tazuma was Editor of Yolk Magazine, they met in Hawaii at the 1995 Asian American Journalists Association convention, and (according to Gilbert) even took pictures together with several other A Magazine staff. In this holiday season episode recorded in Singapore, Larry was happy to reunite with him and reminisce about those pre-Y2K years. After leaving A Magazine, Gilbert led a successful reign as Publisher and Managing Director of Singapore Tatler Magazine. Currently, he is in the exclusive Vogue100, Anna Wintour's handpicked community of creative voices from around the world. He is a luxury brand consultant and he hosts his own podcast and YouTube show, HealthZone With Gilbert Cheah. Thank you for gracing our show @gilbertcheah , Larry Tazuma @ltgoto , OG YOLK Team, Audio Editor @campbellmoon_ , and @sommertimecasting

VERDI CHORUS: Opera For The Masses in Santa Monica 4/26-27 at 1st Presbyterian Church

We have our 41st episode. Welcome, our Opera Singers The Verdi Chorus concert this April 26-27!**note: I meant 5th amendment. . . and we had to rush this interview for the space time restrictions, apologies for the urgency! Renowned  Filipino baritone ROBERTO PERLAS GOMEZ, is one of the featured guest Soloists this Spring for the Verdi Chorus. He made his international debut as Marcello in La bohème with the Shanghai Opera. And the other Soloists:
 –  ALEXANDRA BASS, Mezzo-soprano, earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music and part Asian!
Soprano TIFFANY HO, Vietnamese singer and acts in her own solos and leads the soprano section at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles; “Concerts for Hope,” a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting hearts, through music, for incarcerated individuals, those battling drug and alcohol addiction in rehab centers or facing homelessness in shelters, and other spaces. 
We also have SARAH WANG, alto Singer, and finally Anne Marie Ketchum- originally a Singer herself and Conductor, the Founding Artistic Director of The Verdi Chorus, was also the Artistic Consultant for The Camp in Santa Monica for the 42nd year. 
One of the key missions of the Verdi Chorus is to bring first rate opera to the Los Angeles community at the lowest prices possible – and in the intimate and acoustically perfect sanctuary of Santa Monica's First Presbyterian Church, audiences can do exactly that on April 26 and 27, with the Verdi Chorus Spring Concert "Bella Bellini". Led by Anne Marie, the VERDI CHORUS is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on the dramatic and diverse music for opera chorus! This program, in the words of Ms. Ketchum, highlights "one of the most beloved composers of the Bel Canto period," and will feature selections from three of Bellini's most beloved  operas – La Sonnambula, Norma, I Puritani and Verdi's La Forza del Destino. Thank you to Anne Marie, Roberto, Alexandra, Sarah and Tiffany for being on our pod! Gratitude to @OGYOLKMagazine, Davidson & Choy Publicity, Campbell Moon Jung for editing this so fast @campbellmoon_  , team OG YOLK, Larry Tazuma, 1st Presbyterian Church for letting us record there and @sommertimecasting!

GEORGE HIROSE: NYC Photograher famed for his NYC & Japanese Photo Art

We welcome George Hirose is a New York City based Japanese-American photographer. He was born in the Bronx, and teaches at Pratt Institute. In 2013, his project to capture all 39 of the East Villagegardens was covered by the New York Times. His photos were always taken at night. In 2008 he published an art book called Blue Nights. https://www.georgehirose.com Thank you to Actor/ Guest Host @philnee for hosting this episode in NYC, to CJ Bautista for editing this 3rd ep @undersiege360 & @ogyolkmagazine @ogyolkpodcast & team OG YOLK Larry Tazuma, and @sommertimecasting !

The Wedding Banquet Cast - BOBO LE & JEREMY HOFFMAN

Bobo Le & Jeremy Hoffman- The Vancouver natives gets a breakout role in Andrew Ahn’s refreshing reimaging the 1993 romantic comedy. For BoBo, her big screen debut after small parts in series like The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. Le plays opposite Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang in the Vancouver-shot film and has a great rapport with the actor as Chris’s cousin and confidant. For Jeremy, he’s known for A Fandemic: 50 Fans Celebrate 50 Years of Cinema (2021), The Wedding Banquet (2025) and Eddie's Stereotype (2010). He’s not just an Actor, he’s a Musical theater Actor & Musician, past projects include SpongeBob SquarePants and Wizard of Oz.

ALFRED HSING: Renaissance Artist of his Generation, Why Not?

ALFRED HSING is an American Actor, Producer, Director, Martial Artist, and Stuntman/Coordinator. After over a decade of intensive training in both America and China, Hsing won the first American gold medal in wushu taolu history at the 2009 World Wushu Championships held in Canada. He has been a Stuntman in many films with Jet Li, Donnie Yen, and Jackie Chan, etc! He also stunt coordinated The Legend of the White Dragon and acted in The Book of Boba Fett working with Jon Favreau in the Star Wars Universe! Now he’s currently starring as Fu Sheng In Train Dreams with Joel Edgerton showcased first in Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Netflix this year! Stay tuned!!
Thank you to @alfredrocks for being a Guest at OG YOLK, Larry Tazuma @ltgoto, CJ Bautista @underseige360 editor, and Michael Matsuda for the tour of the Martial Arts Museum in Glendale, CA! More thanks to OG YOLK team & @sommertimecasting

QUAN PHUNG: EP Of TV Shows & Dramas: Packaging & Development

Quan Phung - Media executive, Television Producer and Consultant with more than 25 years in the global scripted television business, working at industry leading studios and platforms (Fox, NBC), independent production companies (Topic Studios/First Look Media, Bluegrass Films) and start-up ventures (Slingshot Global Media). Now at MIQUAN Prods.
Thank you Quan, we didn’t know EPs can be this fun , funny and informative at the same time! Love out there for Tiayoka McMillian -Writer and @campbellmoon_ for editing this! Thank you to @ogyolkmagazine @ogyolkpodcast , Larry Tazuma @ltgoto , Alex Tsao at Venerable Injury Law, Tommy tam and OG YOLK team. - @sommertimecasting

MAYUMI YOSHIDA: Director, Actor, Or Writer? All Of The Above

We are delighted to have MAYUMI YOSHIDA for this episode because she is a talented moving machine of creative energy. You can find her works on Vimeo: Akashi, Tokyo Lovers and her poignant music video for Singer Amanda Sum with stars like Tzi Ma and Olivia Cheng in it. Mayumi is more than just mult-hyphenate, she resided in many countries and her journey is felt through her stories. Thank to www.Thecreativeindependent.com where I used their well written intro to introduce her in the episode. During this time period, we want to express love to all our past and present Guests & our team, and will continue to thank @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine , @immyyoume Larry Tazuma, @pariswangofficial, our Editor @undersiege360 and @sommertimecasting

BILL DEVLIN & ALI SHER: How To Produce a Live Local Comedy Show & Work As A Comedian

We welcome our YOLK guests: ALI SHER and BILL DEVLIN! They produce their live comedy shows and bring other renown Comedians to their shows. Comedians are a tight group of friends that support each other through decades of controversy and tragedy, providing laughter for everyone, even the hecklers! BILL DEVLIN - Stand Up Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer. Bill Devlin’s Comedy & Cocktails is one of the longest running shows at the world famous Hollywood Improv. Devlin has performed with Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, David Spade and many more. He’s been written about in the Irish Herald, The Irish News and profiled on NBC’s Today in LA and NPR. Devlin’s TV variety show The Un-Invited Guests with Bill Devlin; starred Devlin and legend Dom Deluise. He Is currently the National Spokesman for the Pilipino fast food chain Jollibee. ALI SHER - Born in Russia, his dad is Chinese and Mom is Russian. Ali wanted to be a Comedian since he was young. He grew up with watching many famous Russian Comedians and when he went to the U.S., he volunteered for 3 years at the famous HA-HA Club to learn everything about comedy shows and watching comedians perform instead of taking comedy classes. Ali has since performed at there and at the Laugh Factory, Flappers, World Famous Comedy Store, The Icehouse, and touring.  Thank you to both of these gentlemen and bringing the laughter to our @ogyolkpodcast episode @billdevlincomedy and alicomedyofficial , to Larry Tazuma, OG YOLK Magazine, @campbellmoon_ for editing it, Tommy Tam, Tin Yen, Alex Tsao of Venerable Injury Law, @sommertimecasting !