The Bánh Mì Chronicles

The Bánh Mì Chronicles

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.

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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Impact of ICE Raids in the Southeast Asian Communities w/Quyen Dinh

Recent Episodes

Feb. 6, 2026

EMERGENCY EPISODE: Impact of ICE Raids in the Southeast Asian Communi…

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...

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Feb. 2, 2026

Black Culture's Blueprint on Chicago w/Arionne Nettles

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...

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Jan. 18, 2026

Breaking the Silence: Accountability in Khmer Community Spaces w/Sina…

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, ...

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Jan. 12, 2026

Hot Girls with Balls featuring Benedict Nguyen

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...

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Dec. 22, 2025

Revisiting Yellow Fever Culture w/Kaila Yu

(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...

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Dec. 8, 2025

Sports Chatter, Thai Identity, Filmmaking, and Grief in a Nutshell w/…

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 ...

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Recent Blog Posts

Jan. 16, 2023

Season 8 Sponsors

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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May 1, 2022

Sponsors of Season 7

NguyenCoffeeSupply, America’s first specialty Vietnamese coffee company and proud champion of the resilient robusta bean. Follow them on IG @NguyenCoffeeSupply or go to my IG bio to find them. Be sure to use the code: BANHMI10 to get your disc…

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April 16, 2022

Meet Nguyen Coffee Supply, one of Season 7's Sponsors!

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…

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