Tremendous Talk Podcast

This week on the Tremendous Talk Podcast we are so honored to speak with KELLY MARIE TRAN!!! Kelly is the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, she’s our favorite hero! You know her from her incredible work in Star Wars as Rose Tico, Raya and the Last Dragon as Raya, Forge from SXSW, Control Freak on Hulu, and her latest movie, THE WEDDING BANQUET by Andrew Ahn! It is a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cul...

This week on the podcast we speak to Hualālai Chung who plays Moni in MOANA 2! Hualālai has quickly become one of our favorite people, and you’ll definitely find out why in this episode. We get into it ALL from the casting process for MOANA 2, bringing Moni and the story to life, Pasifika representation, the actual *magic* of seeing your animated character on screen for the first time, and the journey from being a fire knife perfor...

This week we are so honored to shout out first responders and everybody in the medical field with Amielynn Abellera who plays Perlah Alawi on THE PITT! THE PITT follows the daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble calling. In this episode we sit down...

It’s a Valentine’s Day special for LOVE HURTS! This week we are so honored and grateful to chat with Jonathan Eusebio on his feature-length directorial debut - LOVE HURTS! LOVE HURTS follows a realtor as he is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried. Th...

This week on The Tremendous Talk Podcast, we sat down to chat with Karen Chan, founder of Gloo Books! Karen is so many things, including an absolute boss running Gloo Books, a mom, a lawyer, author of “What’s That?” - a children’s book about lunch box moments and friendship between cultures - and an all around awesome person. In this episode, we talk with Karen about why the need for telling diverse children’s stories is so importa...

This week on the podcast we are so glad to welcome back the amazing DANA LEDOUX MILLER! Dana Ledoux Miller is Moana 2’s co-director and co-writer - bringing this beloved story to life. We saw Moana make waves in her first film, and now she’s on a new adventure! After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike ...

This week on the podcast we are so grateful to sit down with Harry Shum Jr.! Harry Shum Jr. is an actor, dancer, choreographer - and most recently - author! You’ve seen his incredible work on shows like Glee, Shadowhunters, and groundbreaking films such as Crazy Rich Asians and the Oscar-Winning Everything Everywhere All At Once! In this episode - we dive in deep on his journey as Dr. Benson Kwan (Blue) in Grey’s Anatomy as well as...

There’s something going on in Chinatown… 

This week on the podcast we visited INTERIOR CHINATOWN for a chat with some of the stars of the series - Archie Kao (Uncle Eugene Wong) and Tzi Ma (Joe Wu) to chat about bringing the series to life, the book to screen journey, and their experience in Hollywood! We get into some of Archie’s beautiful background and how his upbringing impacts the way he moves forward in the industry, and we ...

This week on the podcast we are so so happy to chat with GIOVANNIE ESPIRITU! Giovannie is an actor, producer, director, writer, filmmaker, speaker, musician, and one of our favorite people! Giovannie Espiritu's identity is inherently political: A bisexual, once-undocumented immigrant Filipina mom who spent time in a Biblical doomsday cult as a teen. Her first short film, “Ultra-Feminist,” got an Honorable Mention at Outfest:Fusion,...

This week on the podcast we are so stoked to chat with EARL BAYLON! Earl Baylon is a an actor, voiceover star, sketch comedian, improviser, producer, fan of burritos, and one of the nicest people on the planet! Earl is a household voice, having done voiceover work for games and shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance,Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Rise of the Ronin, Starfield, and literally countless others! But yo...

This week on the podcast we are so excited to speak with Sue Kim! Sue Kim is the director of the upcoming Apple TV+ documentary THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN. The film follows an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. These haenyeo of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor — without oxygen — to harvest seafood for their livelihood...

This week on the podcast we are so excited to chat with one of our Tremendous friends, SHERRY COLA! You’ve seen Sherry absolutely everywhere - from your favorite radio station, at a comedy club doing standup, in her viral characters, on TV, in your favorite films and more! Sherry’s newest series NOBODY WANTS THIS comes out on Netflix September 26th! You can also find some of Sherry’s recent work in Joy Ride, Shortcomings, The Tiger...

Juicy drama! A love triangle! A high stakes heist! A very complicated babysitting adventure! This week on the podcast we are so excited to talk with Abigail Hing Wen! Abigail Hing Wen has a new young adult book that is out NOW called “Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies.” In this conversation we talk about her journey from the original short story to elaborating this into a full novel, how being a film executive producer has impacted h...

Jennifer Phang is RISING! This week on the podcast, we are honored to chat with Jennifer Phang! This Berkeley-born daughter of Chinese-Malaysian and Vietnamese heritage has done it all, and she’s one of our new favorite role models in all of entertainment. Her film DESCENDANTS: THE RISE OF RED is officially available NOW to stream on Disney+ and has amassed millions and millions of views already - with it being Disney’s most-watche...

This week on the Tremendous Talk Podcast we sat down with one of our good friends, Justinian Huang! Justinian Huang is author of the THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE - a romantasy with an undying love that transcends time itself - full of seduction, blood, sex, and intrigue. Across seemingly unrelated timelines woven together only by the twists and turns of fate, two men are reborn, lifetime after lifetime. Within the treacherous...

This week on the Tremendous Talk Podcast, we are HONORED to be speaking to our favorite ate in the Star Wars universe… DIANA LEE INOSANTO! Diana Lee Inosanto is an actress, director, writer, martial artist, stunt woman, and children’s book author. She’s *The* Morgan Elsbeth, herself! In this episode, we talk about her latest story in Star Wars - STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE. We also get into her journey into entertainment, repres...

Y’all won’t believe it. This week on the podcast we are honored to talk with Christopher Sean… *THE* ULTRAMAN, for “ULTRAMAN: RISING” out now on Netflix! Christopher Sean is no stranger to the screen - from his recurring character on the iconic “Days Of Our Lives” to voice acting in “Star Wars: Resistance” or even on shows such as “You” and “Hawaii Five-0” - he’s definitely a household name! Today we’re so stoked to speak with Chri...

Tick, Tick... BOOM! This week on the podcast we are so stoked to speak with one of the OGs of Youtube - the one and only… AJ RAFAEL! AJ Rafael is an accomplished singer/songwriter who has amassed over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His debut album “Red Roses” reached the iTunes and Billboard charts, and he has collaborated with artists like Tori Kelly, Simu Liu, Jeremy Passion, Kina Gra...

This week on the  podcast we are honored to chat with Maria Zhang! Maria Zhang plays Suki in the incredible live-action series on Netflix - AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER! Suki is the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors in Earth Kingdom’s Kyoshi Island - a warrior well respected for her leadership and combat skills! She wields a war fan and boy oh boy does she know how to use it! In today’s episode, we dive in deep with Maria Zhang on what i...