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Do We Want This? - July 2025

August 1, 2025·1 hr 7 min·4 clips

Chef of China is basically Culinary Class Wars with Chinese people instead of Koreans.

1. Good Pop Culture Club's July 2025 Do We Want This segment covers Bend It Like Beckham, The Eyes Are the Best Parts, Emmy nominations, and Chef of China. 2. Marvin Yue hosts with Jess Ju and guest Ada Tseng, who fills in for Han Win and promotes her book Breaking Into New Hollywood. 3. The episode asks which Asian American entertainment news items deserve attention and which projects seem worth wanting. 4. Jess says Gurinder Chadha revealed a Bend It Like Beckham sequel and hopes the original cast returns. 5. Ada and Marvin note that the sequel idea comes alongside other legacy follow-ups such as Freakier Friday and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. 6. The discussion returns to women's soccer, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, and the possibility of revisiting Jess and the original characters. 7. Ada explains that Breaking Into New Hollywood began as an LA Times series that tried to help people enter entertainment without connections. 8. She says the book is a practical guide for young people and for anyone deciding whether they actually want to work in Hollywood. 9. She describes interviewing hundreds of people and trying to answer what they wish they knew when they started. 10. Marvin says the goal is to help people walk into networking events without feeling lost about the industry's jobs and roles. 11. Ada mentions Kareem Rama's subway takes on Instagram and TikTok as part of her current pop culture diet. 12. She says Rama is a former journalist who chose comedy and is now using short videos to build toward other work. 13. Marvin brings up an article about Chef of China, an unauthorized Chinese version of Culinary Class Wars. 14. He says the show uses the same challenges and judging structure, but with Chinese ingredients and Chinese contestants. 15. He also notes that the show is on YouTube and that the production values and sound can be uneven. 16. The hosts say the format still works because Chinese regional food and culinary technique are the focus. 17. Ada and Jess discuss Emmy nominations for Ali Wong, Bowen Yang, and Ronnie Chieng. 18. They say the larger field feels sparse, with The White Lotus and Andor shaping the nomination conversation. 19. Viewers who follow Asian American entertainment news and industry politics will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting plot-heavy reviews or deep criticism of one title may skip it.

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