The Bánh Mì Chronicles: A podcast where host Randy Kim breaks bread with Asian (American) and BIPOC creatives to explore their work, their communities, and future-making impact.
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May 2024 -- Winner of the 2024 annual Communicator Awards
October 2023 -- Nominee again for "Best Asian-Hosted Podcast" on the People's Choice Podcast Awards
October 2022 -- Nominee for "Best Asian-Hosted Podcast" on the People's Choice Podcast Awards
May 2021 -- Named by Apple Podcast as part of their "Never Voiceless, Moving Forward" playlist to celebrate AAPI Month
April 2021 -- Recognized by National Geographic Society as one of the recommended Asian American podcasts.
TW/CW: ICE Raid violence, imprisonment, and deportation Recorded on 2/5/2026, 9:05 am Quyen Dinh, Executive Director of SEARAC (The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center)joins me as a guest for this emergency episode regardin...
To honor and celebrate Black History Month, I invited Chicago journalist and author Arionne Nettles to discuss her research and experience with Black Chicago’s long-lasting impact on Black culture through music, journalism, l...
TW/CW: Mentions of child exploitation, sexual violence towards women, fraud, and other potential community trauma. For this special episode, I invited my good friend, past guest, and longtime Khmer American community leader, ...
This week on The Banh Mi Chronicles , I did a total kiki with the multi-talented writer, dancer, and creative benedict nguyễn (she/her) . Benedict joined me as we dived deep into the genesis of her debut novel, Hot Girls With...
(Trigger Warning: Mentions of S*xual Violence during this recording) This episode is the last of 2025! It brings me great joy to invite former pin-up model and lead singer of Nylon Pink, who recently released her memoir, “Fet...
In this deep-dive episode, I chat with 2x Emmy-award winning producer and director, Jon Hill , Director of Creative Video at Fox Sports Digital. We kick off with some spirited discussion on Chicago and Philly sports , before ...
I would like to thank my two new sponsors for Season 8 of the podcast! VietFive Coffee: Start your day right with VietFive Coffee. Freshly grown coffee harvested straight from Vietnam and roasted in Chicago, VietFive offers rich …
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The Banh Mi Chronicles would like to officially welcome Nguyen Coffee Supply as my sponsor for Season 7 of the podcast. Nguyen Coffee Supply is America’s first specialty Vietnamese coffee company and proud champion of the resili…