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Hi, today I spoke with director extraordinaire John Chu.

You probably know him from his movies Crazy Rich Asians, in the Heights, and most recently, The Smash Hit Wicked.

I wanted to talk to John to understand how identity informs so much of his storytelling.

And as we talked, I realized that all those things that we love about a John Chu movie,

curiosity, warmth, and magic, he truly embodies as a person.

Anyway, I hope you can find something in our chat to connect to,

and thanks so much for joining us on reclaiming.

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Okay, so this morning I was texting with my friend of pissed, and she was like, have a great time on the Choo Choo Train.

And so I just thought that was great.

Is that a joke?

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