The Dave Chang Show

Dave first calls up Chris Ying and producer Isaac Lee to respond to the horrific murders of Asian American women in Atlanta and the ongoing violence against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (2:05). Then, Dave and Chris are joined by Anyday founder Steph Chen to discuss developing cookware specifically for the microwave oven and how it can dramatically change the way people cook at home (13:30). To purchase Anyday cookware, visit cookanyday.com. For more information on demystifying the microwave oven, listen to the episode “Debunking Microwave Myths” featuring professor Greg Blonder on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Chris Ying, and producer Isaac Lee discuss differences among regional cuisines in the United States, including the recent inflammatory online debate surrounding bagels (1:26). Then, they offer their thoughts on a handful of other culinary topics (35:22). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying are joined by Pete’s Place chef Peter Serpico to discuss the ups and downs of parenting in pandemic times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying weigh in on topics and questions posed by their producer, “supercomputer” Isaac Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave explains why anchovies are an underrated ingredient (0:00) before he and Chris Ying are joined by a four-time guest, the polymath Eddie Huang, to discuss his new film ‘Boogie’ and its numerous cultural insights (10:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying sit down with renowned physicist Safi Bahcall to discuss his highly touted book ‘Loonshots’ and the paradoxical keys to leading a successful organization, as well as how it relates to Dave’s own experience in the restaurant industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and producer Isaac Lee react to the news of beloved Los Angeles restaurant Spoon By H closing its doors (0:00) before Dave and Chris Ying speak to ‘The Circus’ host John Heilemann about the state of American politics in the early days of the Biden administration (7:32), as well as the argument for keeping shoes on in the house (49:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Chris Ying, and producer Isaac Lee share their personal experiences with gambling before bringing in ‘Fox Bet Live’ cohost Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono to discuss his new book ‘You Can’t Lose Them All’ and the wide world of gambling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave recommends three underrated Asian and Asian American foods: salted mackerel; King’s Hawaiian bread rolls; soups and stews at Korean barbecue restaurants (0:00). Then, he and Chris Ying bring in Entireworld founder Scott Sternberg to explore the parallels between fashion and food (8:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying force their producer Isaac Lee to recount his first week of living in Portland, Oregon before giving their thoughts on a variety of topics: wearing shoes indoors, tater tots, favorite teachers, flavored cream cheese, goose, eggplant, billiards, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave praises the under-recognized excellence of Asian food in the San Gabriel Valley (2:35) before he and Chris Ying interview former Navy SEAL commander Mike Hayes about his new book ‘Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning’ and its many leadership lessons that chefs can adapt to help manage kitchens (8:57). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Chris Ying, and Noelle “Snackmaster” Cornelio continue their quest to explore all things snacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying answer questions posed by their producer Isaac Lee on a variety of topics: clam chowder, Guinness, fashion phases, gum, metal music, hangover cures, diner food, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave briefly talks to his producer Isaac Lee about how podcasting has changed since the pandemic (2:44) before being joined by actor Dax Shepard to discuss the explosive popularity of his podcast ‘Armchair Expert’ (9:14), the organic success of ‘Top Gear America’ among gearheads and laypeople alike (17:10), and, of course, food (33:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying call up chef-restauranteur Rosio Sanchez to discuss pioneering Mexican cuisine in Denmark and a variety of other culinary topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave discusses the dilemma of choosing between a milkshake and a soda to accompany a fast-food hamburger (0:00) before he and Chris Ying call up Boston University professor Greg Blonder to correct common misconceptions about the microwave oven (8:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying answer questions sent in from you, the listeners! Stick around until the very end for listener voicemails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave extols the virtues of steamed fish (0:00) before he and Chris Ying are joined by Momofuku’s Noelle “Snackmaster” Cornelio to discuss (and eat!) snacks (8:30). Warning: This episode contains audio of chewing, swallowing, and other sounds affiliated with consuming food. Listen at your own risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris are joined by Yale professor James Q. Whitman, author of ‘Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law,’ to discuss how Nazi Germany drew from American race laws in crafting the Nuremberg Laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave shares his thoughts on how much room for improvement the soy sauce market has in the United States (0:00) before he and Chris Ying call Field Trip chef JJ Johnson (8:30) to discuss the difficulties of raising twins, the parallels between parenting and managing a kitchen, and the importance of representing cultures through food in an accessible way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave, Chris Ying, and producer Isaac Lee offer their thoughts on a variety of topics, including spaghetti and meatballs, eggnog, onion rings, TV shows they are watching right now, cocktails, their preferred spicy level for Thai food, guilty-pleasure music, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave discusses the lessons that can be learned from the sitcom ‘Ted Lasso’ (0:00) before he and Chris Ying sit down with legendary pitmaster Kevin Bludso to talk all things barbecue (7:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave explains why key lime pie is the only acceptable pie to eat (0:00) before bringing in Chris Ying and producer Isaac Lee to riff on a variety of topics (6:30): pancakes, extra virgin olive oil, breakfast in bed, juicing, dried herbs, “3D” movies, the garde-manger station, trail mix, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris briefly talk with producer Isaac Lee about K-pop’s rise as an international phenomenon (0:00) before Dave’s interview with global superstar musician CL (18:30) about her complex identity shaping her unique artistry as well as, of course, Korean food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave explains the virtues of Korean barbecue (1:00) and calls up his producer Isaac Lee to talk about how South Korea is successfully containing COVID-19 (5:12). Then, Jimmy Kimmel comes on (14:46) to discuss Dave winning ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,’ how Jimmy came to be extraordinary at answering emails, Jimmy’s remarkable love for food, their shared passion for fly-fishing, and parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave talks about the exquisite experience of eating at El Bulli before bringing in his producers to discuss a variety of topics: frozen pizza, leftovers, hobbies, school lunches, mochi ice cream, superstitions, karaoke, dining out alone, popcorn, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave describes the deliciousness of Peking duck (0:00) before answering questions sent in by you, the listeners (8:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave talks through the best foods to get delivered (0:00) before discussing the trials and tribulations of spinning off ‘Recipe Club,’ first with Chris Ying and Priya Krishna toward the beginning of production (8:00) and then with just Chris closer to launch (32:30). 'Recipe Club' premieres tomorrow, November 17th. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers talk through the unique fatigue of working during the pandemic (0:00). Then, chef Magnus Nilsson (formerly of the two Michelin-starred Fäviken) joins to discuss his illustrious career, why he called it quits, and parenting in Sweden (31:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers recap how they spent election week (0:00) before running through a variety of topics, including slow cookers, pretzels, beer/wine snobs, gim, and stress-eating foods (32:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers talk through their emotions about the United States’ 2020 election week and debate how the nation could move forward from this historic moment (0:00). Then, Dave and Chris sit down with comedian-actor Patton Oswalt to review the 1980 space-opera film ‘Battle Beyond The Stars’ (44:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers riff on a variety of topics, including mac and cheese, East Asian grocery stores, road trips (and driving in general), makgeolli, the best way to eat a potato, horror movies, Subway sandwiches, and the best thing they ate this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers riff on a few culinary topics including milk substitute beverages, the kombucha craze, and beef tongue. Then, they sit down with politics journalist and ‘The Circus’ cohost Alex Wagner to talk about the state of American politics and the imminent presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers link up once again for the lightning-round segment now officially named My Opinion Is Fact. Topics include: coffee snobbery, adventures in alcohol, best candy bars, feline pets, pumpkin pie, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris are joined by ‘Top Chef’ star Kwame Onwuachi to discuss racial equity in the culinary industry and explore the second rule from Dave’s "Rules for Becoming a Chef," as detailed his new book ‘Eat a Peach’: Don’t go to cooking school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris once again power up their state-of-the-art “supercomputer” (which sounds conspicuously like their producer Isaac Lee) to answer a variety of questions posed by its intelligent algorithm. Then, they bring in legendary chef Éric Ripert of Le Bernardin to discuss his illustrious career and impact, as well as the process of reopening his restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers answer questions sent in by you, the listeners! Topics include: labeling tape, mukbangs, the fallacy of recipes, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and his producers explore a variety of topics algorithmically chosen through a “supercomputer” (0:54) before bringing in chef Asha Gomez to discuss parenting a teenager and educating through food (29:41). If you are an American who has not voted yet, make a plan at votesaveamerica.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris are joined by Basbaas CEO Hawa Hassan to discuss introducing the larger American audience to East African cuisine (1:17) before debating their five favorite condiments (31:02). You can preorder Hawa’s book ‘In Bibi’s Kitchen’ wherever books are sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris are joined by Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano to react to President Donald Trump contracting COVID-19 (0:34) and explain the widely misunderstood political history of California (16:45) before discussing all things tortillas (31:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris make the mistake of allowing their producer Isaac Lee to select his favorite film of all time—the Canadian romantic comedy ‘The F Word’ (also known as ‘What If’ in the United States), starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, and Mackenzie Davis—for this episode of The Bad Movie Club. The trio discusses the merits of the movie and the place of the romantic comedy genre within culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In yet another new gimmick meant to distract from the goings-on of the world, Dave’s team puts him through a round of rapid-fire questions in the style of ‘Pardon the Interruption.’ Please vote on the name of this podcast on The Dave Chang Show’s social media pages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new recurring feature, the guys explore the rules for becoming a chef as detailed in Dave’s new book, ‘Eat a Peach.’ This week, Benu chef Corey Lee joins to talk about rule 17: don’t edit in your head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying briefly take stock of current events (0:11) before ranking their respective top five foods to order for delivery and/or takeout (18:27). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave is joined by his producers, Chris Ying and Isaac Lee, for a chaotic and haphazard conversation that goes on for an inarguably exorbitant amount of time (3:12) before finally answering some mailbag questions sent in by you, the listeners (40:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying call up ‘Westworld’ creators and parents of two, Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, to discuss raising children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying are joined by polymath and three-peat guest Eddie Huang to discuss the underappreciated 1985 martial arts comedy film ‘The Last Dragon’ and how the movie became a cultural landmark for Black people and Asian Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave discusses his upcoming book, ‘Eat a Peach: A Memoir,’ with Chris Ying and coauthor Gabe Ulla. ‘Eat a Peach: A Memoir’ releases on September 8, 2020 wherever books are sold; pre-order now online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Chris Ying are joined by Post Office Pies chef John Hall of Birmingham, Alabama, to discuss operating restaurants during COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave reiterates the urgency for Asian Americans to join in the fight against systemic racism (0:50) before resuming his conversation with actor-filmmaker Ravi Patel on parenting and being parented, as well as his upcoming docuseries ‘Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness’ on HBO Max (10:51). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices