How much longer does America have? Southeast Asians LFGOOO!, Insecure co-creator on why certain TV shows get made - Larry Wilmore, Kulap Vilaysack (S1E7)
Larry has a daughter who teaches Chinese, Kulap is obsessed with American mahjong, and Jenny is apologizing to Kulap about all the Taiwanese Yangs in Hollywood.
IN THIS FULL EPISODE FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS: you will see Larry, Kulap and I really get into our assessment of “how many more years does America have?” And the thing you never asked for, we taste NIXIE because Jenny couldn’t find Diet Coke or Coke Zero for Larry at Sprouts (it’s like a natural foods type market here in LA). (not sponsored at all!) We give our verdict at the end for paid subscribers. And you will see the entire part where Larry gives words of affirmation to Jenny that make her cry (YET AGAIN!)
like. what is this?????
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How much longer does the US have?: That massive New Yorker profile on that troll who is influencing the current regime to dismantle a Democracy to implement techno-fascism, “Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America.”
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Black Americans leaving America for a softer life
I've become obsessed with American Mahjong. I play with the homies about once a week.
(if we have time) Does God exist?
TASTE TEST. Jenny couldn’t find Coke Zero for Larry at the natural foods story so we are trying this weird “diet cola” called NIXIE.
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