Mission (feat. Danny Bowien, Chef)
Feeling Asian
Youngmi Mayer & Brian Park
4.9 • 941 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2020
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
*TW childhood sexual abuse* This week on Feeling Asian we are joined by Danny Bowien the chef and owner of the popular restaurant Mission Chinese Food. (Also Youngmi’s ex-husband.) Danny and Youngmi openly discuss allegations that occurred at their business. He reveals what it was like growing up as a Korean adoptee in an ultra religious White community in Oklahoma and how his otherness led to heinous abuse. Danny also shares his future goals as a chef. Follow him at @dannybowienchinesefood and follow us @feelingasianpodcast, @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer!
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| 0:00.0 | How are you feeling? |
| 0:04.0 | I'm feeling Asia. Hi, before we get started on the episode I wanted to give a quick trigger warning. |
| 0:20.7 | This episode mentions childhood sexual physical and mental abuse. |
| 0:25.0 | Nothing is described in graphic detail, but it is mentioned. |
| 0:30.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to Feeling Asian, a podcast where two Asians talk about their feelings. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm Young Me Mayor. |
| 0:36.0 | And I'm Brian Park. |
| 0:39.0 | And Brian. |
| 0:41.0 | What's going on? And the book says we may be through with the past, |
| 0:45.0 | but the past isn't through with us. |
| 0:46.0 | Today our guest is... |
| 0:49.0 | Oh, okay, you're hitting us with an excerpt. |
| 0:52.0 | With a quote. top yeah that's new today our amazing guest is a world renowned chef he's a |
| 1:00.4 | James Beard Award winning chef he was He was the star of Mind of a Chef. |
| 1:09.0 | He was the star of Mind of a Chef season 8 or 7. I should know that. |
| 1:10.0 | And also, my ex-husband, Danny Bowen. |
| 1:15.0 | Hello, thanks for having me. |
| 1:17.0 | We're so excited to have you, Danny. |
| 1:19.0 | For what we've gone through on this podcast, Youngme me I feel like you should have opened up top |
| 1:23.6 | with my ex-husband but you know way to bury the lead on that and thanks for joining us |
| 1:29.3 | day it does we are very happy to have you Danny. You're probably well you're probably one of the most interesting guests that I've had to interview on this show. We have a long history. But I guess before we get |
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