Books and Boba
Hosted by Marvin Yueh and Reera Yoo · Potluck Podcast Collective
4.6from 203 ratings
- 381
- Episodes
- 97
- Transcribed
- 203
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 19K
- YouTube views
About Books and Boba
Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.
- Publisher
- Potluck Podcast Collective
- Category
- arts · arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 28 Sept 2016
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
97 of 381 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#372 - Author Chat w/ E. L. Shen
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#371 - Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#370 - September 2026 Book News
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#372 - Author Chat w/ E. L. Shen
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Like most of the people are quite homogenous in ethnicity in China and Taiwan. And so she is like really unfamiliar with the concept of American racism. And so I wanted to show that because it's a very unique experience for someone that may not live in like a, Western country or even like in America versus you know maybe a different European country and then also this idea of yes there I feel like because of the idea of the model minority myth and the the idea of like oh Asians stereotypically you know are quiet put their heads down do the work I wanted to show that that's like really what she's trying to do I mean it's not so overt but she is just trying to get good grades and live her life and have fun and you know, she has this other guy that she is very interested in and he's very cute and elegant and suave. […]
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- E L Shen
- Julie Abe
- Momo Yamaguchi
- Susan Lee
- Erin Baldwin
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 19,103
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 135 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 68 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 90 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 95
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Questions about Books and Boba
Who hosts Books and Boba?
Marvin Yueh and Reera Yoo host the show. Published by Potluck Podcast Collective.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Books and Boba take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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