Shoes Off: Atsuko Okatsuka Wants Everyone To Feel Sexy
California Love
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week, the K-Pop Dreaming team is bringing you a special episode from our friends at, “Shoes Off: A Sexy Asian Podcast” from the public radio station, WBEZ. It's a podcast that celebrates badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture and entertainment.
In this episode stand-up comic, Atsuko Okatsuka, is taking the world by storm with her first HBO special, The Intruder, and her viral Drop Challenge on TikTok. She talks about how she learned English by watching Scooby-Doo, what it means to be named Margaret Cho’s comedy heir, and how she took her mom and grandma everywhere — including to her honeymoon.
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| 0:11.2 | Find how-to-a-lays wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:14.8 | Hi, it's Vivian here. |
| 0:30.4 | This week we're featuring a special episode from our friends at Shoes Off, a sexy Asian |
| 0:35.2 | podcast from the Public Radio Station WBEZ. |
| 0:39.4 | There hasn't always been a ton of good representation for Asian-Americans in pop culture. |
| 0:44.3 | And women are often over-sexualized and Asian men are de-sexualized. |
| 0:48.9 | The team at the Shoes Off podcast is looking to put all that to rest. |
| 0:53.0 | In this episode, we want to introduce you to host Susie Ann and Esther Yungi King, as |
| 0:58.2 | they talk to stand-up comedian Utsuko Okatsuka about her first HBO special, The Intruder, |
| 1:03.7 | her viral drop challenge on TikTok, and why she takes her mom and grandma everywhere, |
| 1:08.7 | including on her honeymoon. |
| 1:11.0 | We hope you enjoyed this episode from our friends at Shoes Off, a sexy Asian podcast |
| 1:15.7 | from WBEZ. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi, I'm Esther Yungi King, and I'm Susie Ann. |
| 1:24.4 | Welcome to Shoes Off, a sexy Asian's podcast. |
| 1:27.4 | Our sexy Asian guest today is full of sunshine. |
| 1:30.6 | You might know comedian Utsuko Okatsuka for her signature bowl cut and social media videos |
| 1:35.0 | of her dancing with her grandma. |
| 1:36.9 | She originated the drop challenge on TikTok, which swept the world really. |
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