The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

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 !

EWPs’Cambodian Rock Band Cast: KELSEY ANGEL BAEHRENS & TIM LIU

EWP will present the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, featuring music from Dengue Fever—the LA band that inspired the play after Yee attended one of their Long Beach concerts. This poignant new classic of the American theater canon has taken the country by storm, and EWP is proud to be the first to bring this production to Los Angeles County, the home of the largest ethnically Cambodian population outside of Cambodia. This play is directed by Chay Yew. This part-play, part-rock concert explores the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor as he returns to Cambodia after 30 long years. As his daughter prepares to prosecute one of the regime's most notorious war criminals, the ghosts of their shared past begin to stir. This deeply moving story weaves back and forth through time as father and daughter confront history, turning to music as a path towards healing. Show wraps on March 23, buy your tickets if it's not sold out. https://www.eastwestplayers.org/crb We happily have 2 cast mates of the show: KELSEY ANGEL BAEHRENS and TIM LIU Kelsey Angel Baehrens (she/hers) is a proud Filipina-American actor and Director from O‛ahu. Her travels with Cambodian Rock Band began in 2022 as Neary in the Hawai‛i community premiere. She then toured with the OG Cyclos as understudy to "Neary/Pou" from 2022-23. She is deeply honored to return to this story as the Lead "Sothea/Neary" and to complete this circle with her heroes. TIM LIU playing "Ted/Leng" was born and raised in New Jersey. He most recently performed in Cambodian Rock Band at Arena Stage (DC) and ACT/5th Ave (Seattle). Additional theatre credits include off-broadway performances with Audible Theatre (Good Enemy, dir. Chay Yew), Pearl Theatre Company (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, dir. Eric Tucker), Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, HERE Arts Center, and other NYC Theaters. Regionally he has worked with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, B Street Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, and Centenary Stage Company, etc. Recent TV and Film credits include: A Father’s Son (w/ Ronny Chieng and Tzi Ma), Knock at the Cabin (M Night Shyamalan), and New Amsterdam (NBC). The critically acclaimed cast will continue their performances through the extension, including Kelsey Angel Baehrens* as Neary/Sothea, Abraham Kim* as Rom/Journalist, Tim Liu* as Ted/Leng, Jane Lui* as Pou/Guard, Joe Ngo* as Chum, and Daisuke Tsuji* as Duch, along with production understudies Zandi De Jesus*, Alex Hsu*, and Kevin Vann.  Grateful to @denguefever, Kelsey, Tim, Davidson and Choy Publicity firm & Peter Goldman for making it possible, Ximon Wood, @Eastwestplayers, Lauren Yee, Chay Yew, Jaimee Itagaki, Larry Tazuma, @CampbellMoon_ -Editor, @ogyolkmagazine, @ogyolkpodcast and @sommertimecasting !