Episodes

Award-winning, critically acclaimed queer Korean author and literary translator Anton Hur makes a special appearance on this episode from Australia, where he’s currently doing his residency. I’ve known Anton for the past 10+ ...

I’ve known Travis C. Lau since the beginning of the pandemic, as we follow each other on social media. My interview with him for this episode was the first real conversation I’ve had with him. From the moment I hit record, we...

TW/CW: Discussion of G*nocide, State-Sanctioned V*olence, Racism Jenny Chan, Executive Director of Pacific Atrocities Education (PAE), joins me as a guest for this week’s episode as we discuss the many parts of Asian American...

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 ...

This week, I caught up with longtime Chicago Uptown community leaders and co-owners of the new Haibayô Cafe , Hac Tran and Jennifer “Nuky” Pham . Join us as Hac and Nuky take us into an intimate look at the history of the Asi...

This week, I’m joined by my friend and fellow podcaster, Kenneth Nguyen , the host and creator of the acclaimed The Vietnamese Podcast . He was my guest host on my then-farewell episode in 2023 when I was sunsetting the podca...

This week, I brought the multi-talented French-Canadian comedian and personality Tranna Wintour to the podcast. We dived into the current political noise in her own backyard (Canada), but also what she has observed in the Sta...

In continuation of the current Chicago ICE Raids, and recent SNAP benefits crisis affecting Chicago’s Chinatown community, I invited two dedicated community leaders in the Chinatown community: Grace Chan McKibben and Andrew F...

In a profoundly engaging conversation, host Randy Kim welcomes Dorothy Chow , the Chinese-Cambodian American host of the incredible podcast, “Death In Cambodia.” Dorothy shares the deeply personal and powerful genesis of her ...

I decided to record a solo episode to gather my thoughts since returning to the podcast a few months ago, and how wild it’s been recording emergency episodes amid the chaos Chicago has been experiencing with ICE and CBP raids...

This week on The Bánh Mì Chronicles , host Randy Kim sits down with the incredible Nisha Mody (she/her)—a certified Liberatory Life Coach, Facilitator, and Writer—for a profound conversation about self-compassion, unlearning ...

This week on The Bánh Mì Chronicles , host Randy Kim brings you an urgent, on-the-ground report with Lilly Le (she/her), Community Organizing Director at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI) . Lilly works to build com...

This week, we’re getting real and diving into the deep end with the incredible Joi Louviere from the Werk Stories Podcast . Our conversation pulls no punches as we talk about the brutal realities of toxic workplaces , especia...

Recorded on 10/21/25, 6:30 pm CST TW/CW: contains discussion surrounding ICE raids I welcome a fierce and fabulous friend, Saint Mary Clarence , who joins us in full drag to demonstrate the political power of this queer art f...

In this candid and powerful episode, I brought a fellow podcaster friend Patrick Armstrong , a Korean American adoptee from the Midwest, a celebrated co-host of The Janchi Show , and the creator of the intimate new local seri...

In this candid and powerful episode, I brought a fellow podcaster friend Patrick Armstrong , a Korean American adoptee from the Midwest, a celebrated co-host of The Janchi Show , and the creator of the intimate new local seri...

In this emergency episode, Francia Garcia Hernandez , a reporter for Block Club Chicago , joined me as a guest, focusing on the seismic impact of recent ICE raids across the city. Francia shares her on-the-ground reporting, g...

Note from Randy: The last 30 seconds of the episode went silent so my apologies to listeners This episode features an in-depth conversation with Aaron Yin , an organizer based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Ne...

A State of Emergency: Resisting ICE in Chicago Trigger/Content Warning: Episode will discuss ICE raids, violent detainment, and police brutality. Time stamp: Recorded on Tuesday, October 13th, 7:30 pm US CST The city of Chica...