Episodes

Thanks for reading Bánh Mì Bites! This post is public so feel free to share it. Do you remember Lilith Fair in the late 90s? Have you ever attended a festival fronted by women headlining acts? In this “Chill-Out Chronicles” e...

This week on The Banh Mi Chronicles , I sit down with Katrina Pham , a Vietnamese American journalist with Borderless Magazine , a Chicago-based, immigrant-centered news publication. Katrina shares her reflections on the rece...

Thanks for reading Bánh Mì Bites! This post is public so feel free to share it. The countdown reaches its finale! In this episode, I’m joined once again by my friend and fellow pop culture enthusiast, Anjali Misra , to wrap u...

The world is a lot right now. Between the headlines and the collective burnout, we all need a second to just pause and breathe. In the first part of this 2 part episode special of the“Chill-Out Chronicles” edition of the pod,...

Trigger/Content Warning : Kala and Randy discussing examples of state-sanctioned v*olence from ICE, law enforcement, and government agents Episode recorded on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026; 3:30 pm US Central Time Thanks for read...

TW/CW: Mentions of child ab*se, ICE v*olence, and other state-sanctioned v*olence. There was a brief mention of the late union-leader, Cesar Chavez during the recording of the episode on (3/10) before the recent allegations o...

What does discovering an author who shares your similar lived experiences mean to you? I sit down with my friend and Khmer American content creator, Sophia Lee based out in the Boston area. She is the founder of the IG accoun...

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...