Hey everyone it's Mike this is normally an off week for us over at Asian on

Asian but this week we're doing something a little different you're about to hear

an episode of the sympathizer podcast a companion podcast for HBO's New Limited Series, The Sympathizer.

This is episode six of that podcast.

It's called the Oriental Mode of Destruction, which is a fire-ass name, think comes from the book if you know me you know I love the sympathizer book in fact we've had on both

Vietan the win and show writer T-ho on the podcast before so go check out those episodes in this

episode of the sympathizer podcast host Philip Nguyen who is an ethnic

studies professor over at SF state speaks with actress Sandra O on how playing her character in the show

helped her better understand her own identity. He also speaks with Susan Downey,

Kuchin, and actor Twanglay, who plays an incredible general who reminds me of all of my uncles he's he's really great

Then Philip wraps up the episode with author Vietnam and story editor Felicia King

Listen to the sympathmpathizer Podcast, wherever you get your podcast and watch The Sympathizer on Max.

I've been watching it.

It's a really good show, check it out.

Enjoy this episode.

Jenny and I miss you, and we'll be back with all your favorite

ancient friends next week. You are the only one I can trust, please, sir.

Boms lost so much already.

He made his choice, choice only granted to someone who has lost so much already

Don't stand in his path

Welcome to HBO's The Sympathizer Podcast, where we're debriefing and decoding the new HBO Original

Limited series, The Sympathizer, which is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name.

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