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Teen talks with Han Feizi (pen name: https://asiatimes.com/author/han-feizi/) about the 内卷 (nei juan, or involution), why Chinese are super-productive but financially poor, and whether online China-glazing overlooks the real pain and struggle of Chinese workers who still earn terrible wages. This was a recorded Twitter space. A portion of the original audio of a listener call-in was removed due to it straying well off the main topic. Follow Han at https://x.com/Bluebearmonkey

Steve joins Teen during his summer trip back to his home city of Toronto, away from the grind of Hong Kong and Greater China, and talks about what he misses about North America, why expatriating to China is the right choice, and a deep dive into the looming Japanese financial crisis and what it reveals about the global monetary system (hint: it's good to be American). Part 1 of 2 For Pt 2 and all bonus eps: patreon.com/planamag

Mike, RVC, and Teen talk about the filthy cost of college, FAANG employee competence, and the pain of trying to sell a house right now. Part 1 of 2 For Pt 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

Teen and Shan talk about Trump's peace deal, why "MOU's" are worthless, and why Trump won't confirm what's even in it. For bonus episodes: patreon.com/p[anamag

Mike (in Daliian) joins Teen to discuss his first year back in China, the Iran War, and why it's the best and worst of times in America. Part 1 of 2 For part 2 and bonus episodes; patreon.com/planamag

Mike and RVC join Teen on a rainy weekend to talk AI, Iran War, the Death of Hollywood, and JP Morgan "Cannons". Part 1 of 2 For bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

John Pang returns to join Teen to talk about geopolitics: Trump's humiliating trip to China, AI over-investment, whether the Iran War is a much more than just a 'crisis', and the true nature of American Exceptionalism,. Pt. 1 of 2 For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

Jess and Teen talk about the need to live within the confines of a story, how influencers and marketers co-opt our lives by co-opting the stories of our lives, and whether raw-dogging transcontinental flights is a true test of emotional fortitude. Pt. 1 of 2 for bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

Mike joins Teen to talk in detail about the realities of starting your own business, growing into 8-digit revenues, hitting the wall of success, and living 'Mo Money Mo Problems'. Pt. 1 of 2 For Part 2 and bonus eps: patreon.com/planamag

The podcast takes a turn towards tech as Teen continues down his vibe-coding project to hardware, and Jess wonders about how to bridge the gap between self-directed work and creativity versus the instilling of work ethic, selflessness, and discipline forced into us through corporate careers. What happens now that corporate careerism is endangered? Pt. 1 of 2 For pt.2 and bonus eps: patreon.com/planamag

Steve joins Teen from HK to talk about life after careerism and what fills the vacuum left by leaving your job. Also, why vibecoding is great for the unemployed and bored. Pt. 1 of 2 For bonus eps: patreon.com/planamag

Chris is back to host Escape From Plan A! Teen joins Chris to talk in-person about Amy Wang's film 'Slanted', about how racial insecurity can become a kind of body dysmorphia. Is this the Asian American 'Get Out'? Is it in fact a better film that that? Pt. 1 of 2 Chris's piece 'Start Asian Hate': https://salieriredemption.substack.com/p/start-asian-hate For access to the part 2: patreon.com/planamag

Jess and Teen discuss Kenichi Ohmae's theory of a 'low desire society' and whether America fits that description. Are younger generations depressed and giving up on life, or is there a better (and more optimistic) interpretation of "the falling fertility rate", waning interest careerism, less promiscuity, less drinking... Louis Zhao's video: https://youtu.be/Koow0Q6EiXU Part 1 of 2 For bonus pods: patreon.com/planamag

Chong and Chris join Teen to talk about the overwhelmingly positive vibes surrounding Alysa Liu, and of course (it wouldn't be Plan A otherwise) dissecting the chud response around the good Wasian girl vs the traitorous Eileen Gu. Fully unlocked this week b/c everyone needs some good vibes. For access to bonus eps and the Plan A Discord: patreon.com/planamag

Fred joins Teen to discuss how to maintain adherence to a contemporary lifestyle (careerism, consumerism) when the foundational narrative upon which that lifestyle rests has been undermined by 'narrative rupture': real artificial intelligence, real global virus outbreak, real illimunati, and (post-recording) real war. Part 1 of 2 For access to part 2 and all bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag