My very first audition in theatre was a mess which I'm sure most folx can commiserate with. But what I chose to present that day was pretty telling in retrospect -- revealing who I was at that moment in time and the sense of belonging I was sea

What Goes Around

May 2nd, 2021 49m 50s

This week I reflect on a remarkable young man I mentored in South Philadelphia and the impact he had on my world perspective. Actor and MC, Brandon Young, joins me afterwards to catch up after 20 years, talking our shared love of Nas, the power

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F*** White Supremacy

Mar 18th, 2021 7m 21s

In lieu of recent events, I am offering a short reflection...Here we are. Gunman south of Atlanta guns down eight people, six of them Asian women working at massage parlors. I reflect on the escalation of violence, my internal struggle with ac

Episode 3: The High Horse That Nearly Kicked Me

Mar 7th, 2021 39m 18s

Episode 3 begins with a story about almost getting my ass stomped at a favorite NYC pub because I attempted to do the right thing. To help me fill in some gaps in my short, but impactful, time living in that city is my friend since middle schoo

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Footnotes on Episode 2: Making Friends and How to Lose Them

Feb 26th, 2021 31m 56s

Same day episode 2 dropped, my brother, Binh, reached out to inquire if I was doing a follow-up. If you haven't listened to episode 2, please do, but the Cliffs Notes version of it is that I chose to align myself with the fifth grade bullies ov

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Vagabond Haus (Trailer)

Feb 24th, 2021 57s

MakingFriends and How to Lose Them

Feb 23rd, 2021 34m 53s

Recounting a particularly ugly end to a new childhood friendship, I connect with my 12 year old son to learn how he navigates friendship in his tweenyears, made even more challenging by the pandemic, resurgence of a very vocal and visible white

Footnotes on Episode 1: Exile in Caucasia

Feb 19th, 2021 12m 25s

Offering some reflection on my first foray into podcasting and the differences in how my siblings and I have internalized my parents' story of survival along with a helpful glossary of the Viet foods discussed in Exile in Caucasia.

Exile In Caucasia

Feb 14th, 2021 56m 4s

The premiere episode begins with a botched monologue about my parents last hours in Saigon in 1975 that leads to a conversation with my siblings (Philadelphia actor, BiJean Ngo, and rocker/bartender, Binh Ngo)exploring what of their survival st

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