Randall Park

14/11/2024 1h 4min
Randall Park

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Episode Synopsis

Neal Brennan interviews Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision, Shortcomings) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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00:00 Intro
1:30 Ali Wong
3:00 UCLA & Asian-American representation
5:20 Parents & Upbringing
6:24 How the Immigrant Experience Influenced Him
8:48 Randall’s dad passing away
12:27 Anxiety
16:43 How to undo existential dread 
20:47 Wanting to Be Liked
21:14 The Interview controversy  
24:17 Wanting to be Liked
28:43 Sponsor: Tushy
30:30 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods
32:05 Fear of Success
36:12 Racism in Hollywood
45:35 Fear of Dead Animals
50:23 Mourning
1:00:50 Eulogy for his Father
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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle ([email protected]

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