hAAPI hour with melissa cho
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
hello haapi hour. here's where i've been the past 3 months.
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
i recorded this episode in my car under the sweltering 100-degree heat—means that this episode is coming in HOT. thank you all for waiting. if you f...
haapi july!!! more good news!!! (and a special announcement at the end)
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'tis the month of big things happening! I started my new job on Monday, will be turning 25 next Thursday, and am moving up to San Francisco for my...
Jake Park: The Internet's Thrift Flipping (and thirsted after...) Fairy Godmother
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When he’s not working his STEM day job (she’s pretty and smart), Jake turns everyday finds into fabulous fashion statements. He started taking fre...
Big Brother to Big Dreams: Blue Kim's Next Chapter After Reality TV
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Definitely my most interactive interview so far 😅. Blue Kim captured America’s attention as a fiery contestant on CBS’s hit summer reality show...
official announcement: goodbye LA
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
on to the next chapter! cheers 乾杯, melissa 以欣 Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https...
DELETED SCENE: spilling juicy deets with Puni when the camera was off but our mics weren't
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
hee hee ha ha! Follow Puni here 🌻: https://www.instagram.com/puni.petals/ Book Puni Petals for your next event 💐: https://www...
Puni Turns 30. hAAPI hour Turns One. An Episode on Growing Up, Milestones, and Haters who Just Don't Wanna See a Girlboss Win. 💐🎂
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The people's favorite florist Puni Petals is back to play on the pod! (Loving my masterful alliteration) And she's turning 30 this Sunday. And...
How to be a Successful Corporate Baddie & Full-time Influencer (with ANGELICA SONG)
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I finally met Hannah Montana, and she's actually a Type 3 Enneagram Capricornic first-daughter Korean. Meet Angelica Song, full-time tech girlie a...
why we should be going to parties alone and sober more, finding a full-time job is like scaling everest, and seeking more joy
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Answering your questions and sharing recent fun happenings in my newest solo episode. I've been going to a lot of events the past 2 months and mee...
hAAPI hour goes abroad!!! how to spend a day in taipei
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm bringing hAAPI hour to my hometown and favorite place on earth. here's how i would spend it with friends visiting—enjoy 🫶🏼. Cheers...
A Hot New Asian Dating App Enters the Villah. Is This Legit? (With Yuzu's Head of Brand Cindy Lim)
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A hot new Asian dating app has entered the villahhhh. Since helming the role of Head of Brand last May, Cindy Lim has been on a mission to spread awar...
want to achieve your dreams? face your fear of looking stupid. (DELETED SCENE)
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Chitra's full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dooR4VqKFTuHAJI4bzAwF?si=22c824eaf9b74d1d I want to share a snippet that w...
Being a Female Baddie in Sports, Singing Live with James Corden (lol), and Saying NO to Avoidant Men with NFL Social Programmer Shannon Domingsil
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Say hello to tomorrow’s guest, the baddest NFL social media programmer, Shannon Domingsil. Shannon and I go way back in college—she was actually ...
IT'S TIME TO THINK LIKE A WHITE MAN THIS YEAR
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what I learned from my two-month sabbatical in Taipei, reflecting on my quarter-life crisis, and sharing my battle strategies for the futur...
someone online called me ugly! reflecting on my first wave of haters
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
and yet again, i was invited onto another podcast. i swear—who keeps passing me the mic!!! in this episode, my new friend rashad, host of the wear m...
DANI COLEMAN: How I Became Jennifer Aniston’s Personal Trainer
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m a really big fan of our guest today.Dani Coleman is the Director of Training and Head Trainer at Pvolve , a low-impact, functional movement me...
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS IN 2024: Q&A with Therapist Dr. Tim Yen
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What better way to start the year than by orienting our priorities and decisions for 2024. I'm so excited to share my conversation with licensed p...
FIRST EPISODE OF 2024: I Become the Guest on Another Podcast
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to hAAPI hour—I'm glad to be back for our first episode of 2024. Already loads of stuff filmed for the new year that I'm itchin...
How a Career Disappointment Led 'The Brothers Sun' Lead Justin Chien to His Biggest Break Yet
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*EPISODE REVISIT IN RECOGNITION OF THE BROTHERS SUN FINALLY BEING RELEASED* “I’m preparing to have my heart broken again.” After a grueling 7-8 ...
hAAPI hour's 2023 wrapped: thank you and bye for now!
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
what a year it's been for myself and the rebirth of hAAPI hour! thank you all for joining me for hAAPI hour this year—what fun it has been. this...
Top Functional Medicine Expert: Every 20-Something Must Prioritize Their Hormone Health (Before It's Too Late)
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**USE CODE HAAPI20 TO GET 20% OFF YOUR AGNIFORALL.COM PURCHASE. AGNI IS DOING A MASSIVE WAREHOUSE SALE SO BE SURE TO STOCK UP ON SOME GREAT HORMONE-BA...
WELCOME TO HAAPI HOUR! [TRAILER]
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I've done a lovely number of interviews—I'm past due with an official trailer for the show :). Welcome to hAAPI hour. Cheers 乾杯🍵, Me...
Sawai: Breaking Out of My 9-Year Relationship—Have I Been Settling?
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Falling into art after falling out of a 9 year relationship. An apartment burning down. Painting a mural for Kevin Hart. Cambodian-Lao artist Olivia S...
DELETED SCENES WITH PUNI PETALS: How the Heck do I Scale My Business?
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some deleted moments from my lovely conversation with Puni Petals. Hear about a fun in-person encounter I had with a podcast listener and listen to me...
DELETED SCENE: Danny Becomes the Interviewer During Our Downtime
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A 10-minute conversation between potter Danny and moi while the camera wasn't rolling. This is a new segment I'd love to implement in into the...
danny dooreck: the internet's favorite potter is back to chat some more (while carving vases)
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The guest that was most of your first introductions to hAAPI hour is back for a way sillier talk this time. Join potter Danny and me as we chat about ...
THE 2023 ULTIMATE HAAPI HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS ON THE HAAPI HOUR AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://www.amazon.com/shop/itschochotrain/list/3LRZR77ESMS1X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfl...
Puni Petals and I Make a GORGINA Floral Sculpture (While Chatting About Career, Friendships, Turning 30)
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to PART 2 of my interview with Puni of Puni Petals (go listen to the previous episode if you haven't yet)! Witness us create a hot floral ...
How a Career Curveball Sent Puni's Floral Side Gig Into a Blooming Biz 💐
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet my new gyalfriend Puni, the Thai-born, Los Angeles-based florist whose list of clients includes Prada, Moschino, Glossier, and Casetify. Puni was...
my best friend and i drove 50 miles to talk about asian fetishization on our college lawn
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
deez nuts listen to our previous episode together: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZV527PfwIRnCq8QdtWUSy?si=ddf9081a59714c15 Follow hAAPI hour on In...
Orphan to Ink Master: Tattoo Artist Jawn Suzuki's Wild Journey to Becoming His Radically Authentic Self
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At 32 years old, Jawn Suzuki has lived quite a life. Being adopted at three months old in Okayama, Japan, Jawn later learned that his parents were ini...
i got into a car accident and it was life's intervention to chill the **** out
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a difference between being hardworking and being unreasonable. Drive safe, be well, and get some sleep hotties. Follow hAAPI hour on Instagra...
The Goza Twins: How Our Parents' Divorce Brought Us Closer Together and How We Overcome Jealousy Between Us
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My bedroom was pretty cramped on this day. Say hello to the Goza Twins, Mikela and Jillian, the Filipino-American dynamo duo who’ve inked campaign ...
do you feel behind in life? (bulgogi pod x haapi hour pt. 2)
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
**BEFORE YOU LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE, BE SURE TO LISTEN TO PART 1 ON THE BULGOGI PODCAST!!! (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NrRD2ZqBu95W2lwSBCudn?si...
THE MOST EPIC CATCH-UP SESSION: My high school friend and I reveal why we’re still chronically single + the 3 things we look for in a partner
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
no one has ever made me laugh as hard as my good old friend brendan, one of the first-ever friends i made when i transferred to a new school during j...
HELLO NEW LISTENERS!!! saying hi :D (and i was featured on a podcast!)
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello new listeners from Instagram, TikTok, and wherever in the online multiverse! I'm glad you're here. Reintroducing myself to those who are...
Leaving the Kitchen for the Kiln: How Heartbreak Led Restaurant Pro Danny Dooreck to His Ceramic Triumph
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a high chance you’ve seen Danny’s pottery-making videos floating around the online content stratosphere, so you might already have an im...
SOLO EPISODE: some life updates...
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
time for a catch-up sesh seggzies. i took last week off from hAAPI hour so i could spend some happy hour outside my hAAPI hour editing bubble. i spent...
Ariel Toole: I am 100% Asian. 100% Black. 100% Italian.
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a child of Lao and Black-Italian parents, Ariel's multifaceted identity was always broken down by others into percentages. But my guest offers ...
XTINA GG: Pixel Warrior, Gender Pioneer—Meet the Nonbinary Dynamo Reshaping Gaming Culture
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
XTINA GG saw a Craigslist ad one day about streaming for a [now defunct] startup, and that's how their streaming career started. At Polygon, the l...
Jisu Kim: I'm a Full-Time Wellness Creator. Six Months Ago I was Pushing Shopping Carts at Trader Joe's.
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Less than a year ago, Jisu Kim was working full-time at Trader Joe's. She had decided to not pursue medical school after graduating from USC's...
Gabby Masuda: I Married at 23. But I Was Terrified to Admit to Myself that I was Queer.
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our hAAPI hour guest today Gabby Masuda is a successful model and content creator who's worked for major brands with massive cult followings (Nike...
i had no plan for this episode. it went off the rails. (feat. my crazy best friend)
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
i have no idea how to encapsulate what this episode is about here. it got pretty chaotic. just listen to it pls. See more of Steven's work here. F...
How THIS Holistic Psychiatrist Harnesses the Power of Water to Heal Patients Battling Mental Illness
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's giving Avatar—I got a water bender on the pod. Just kidding, but to celebrate the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month, I spoke with D...
ACTUALLY useful wellness tips that will improve your quality of life
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
it was hard to condense all my favorite wellness tips into one episode. but i hope this is a helpful starting point, whether you're a wellness nov...
Chitra Dassapa: Dua Lipa's Past Manager Discovered Me on TikTok. But My Parents Don't Know I Sing.
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My first hAAPI hour after a two year hiatus. If you haven’t heard of Chitra Dassapa, this won’t be the last time you’ll hear her name (and her a...
haapi hour is back! (after almost 2 years)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
so much has happened since my last episode almost 2 years ago, but i'm diving back into hAAPI hour with a new purpose. more amazing guests of cour...
Andrew Cheng: I Was About to Attend Law School. But I Interned for GQ and Knew I Had to Switch Careers.
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of hAAPI hour, I talk to Andrew Cheng, the 26-year-old director and co-founder of Mercy Creatives, a creative production studio based ...
Dilan Mistry: Since College I've Always Wanted to Run My Own Company. Now I Have Two Successful Ones.
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Dilan Mistry, the 22-year-old entrepreneur and founder of two companies, NativeFour and Intertidal LA. By age 17, he had started thr...
Parker Jue: How I Was Able to Edit Trailers for the Biggest Movies and Shows
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to hAAPI hour, a podcast for amplifying AAPI creative voices. I’m Melissa Cho and in this episode of happy hour, I talk to Parker Jue, ...
Justin Kim (aka Suave Punk): Growing Up in Florida Gave Me a Southern Twang
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Justin Kim, the 21-year-old Korean-American artist, musician, and filmmaker who goes by the name Suave Punk as his musical alter ego...
Ethan Soo: Cambodian-American Filmmaker Who Made a Horror Film About a Creepy Rug
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ethan Soo, the 21-year old Cambodian-American filmmaker and current USC film student. He’s about to direct an independent horror short titled “...
Peggy Kong: I Left the Corporate World and Opened My Own Cafe. Then the Pandemic Closed My Business.
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Sunday, my dear happy hour friends! Today is a bit special because I turn 22. I'm not a personal birthday celebratory person at all, but I do ha...
Wenny Chou: Running a Private Dinner Club in My Tiny College Apartment
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Fourth of July hAAPI hour friends! I hope you all spend quality time with family and friends today—this episode fits today's theme of spending...
Kendra Ing: I Love Dance. I Love Science. Can I Do Both?
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kendra Ing, the 23-year-old Taiwanese-American dance artist and hopeful educator-to-be very soon. Like many other college students during the pan...
Corey Cao Nguyen: I Attended My Grandfather's Funeral. I Had No Idea He Was a Famous Vietnamese Singer in the 60s.
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Corey Nguyen, the 23-year-old cinematographer based in Los Angeles and Orange County. He found his calling for cinematography after experiencing ...
Stevenoclock: I Studied in VFX in School But Ended Up Becoming an Editorial Photographer
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My third guest is Steven Lee, formally known as stevenoclock on social media. He’s a photographer, illustrator, CG artist, and art director based in...
Isha Punja: Building an Ethical Clothing Brand in my Dorm Room to Debuting My Designs at NYFW
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My second guest is Isha Punja, the 24-year-old founder of Hut Mentality, an ethical clothing brand sourced by Indigenous and rural artisans in India. ...
Farrah Su: My First Ever hAAPI hour guest
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first-ever episode of happy hour, I talk to freelance cinematographer and photographer, Farrah Su. She’s a 1.5 generation, Buddhist, Taiwane...
Welcome to hAAPI hour! (TEASER)
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to hAAPI hour, a podcast for featuring AAPI creatives. I'm Melissa Cho, a 21-year-old Taiwanese-Chinese-American, who grew up in Taipei and Sh...