{"podcast":{"title":"ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST","slug":"asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279","podcast_index_feed_id":1051279,"rss_url":"https://asianamerica.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://AsianAmericapodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/6/6/5/56651b091813b317/AA_KenFong_Logo.png","author":"Ken Fong","episode_count":100,"summary":"Ken Fong gets to the heart of Asian American culture, history, and spirituality. Through interviews with culture-makers and -shapers in the Asian American community -- some you know, others you've never heard of before -- prepare to laugh, cry, and be amazed.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T16:17:19.044252+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279"},"episode":{"title":"EP 587: David Henry Hwang On His Unexpected Journey As a Playwright & His Latest Revision of \"Flower Drum Song\"","slug":"ep-587-david-henry-hwang-on-his-unexpected-journey-as-a-playwright-his-latest-revision-of-flower-drum-song","published_at":"2026-04-05T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279/ep-587-david-henry-hwang-on-his-unexpected-journey-as-a-playwright-his-latest-revision-of-flower-drum-song","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279","url":"https://asianamerica.libsyn.com/ep-587-david-henry-hwang-on-his-unexpected-journey-as-a-playwright-his-latest-revision-of-flower-drum-song","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/asianamerica/DavidHenryHwang_FDSong.mp3?dest-id=257675","summary":"David Henry Hwang is a Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and the most-produced living opera librettist in America . A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and member of the Theater Hall of Fame, Hwang is best known for his masterpiece M. Butterfly and the critically acclaimed Yellow Face . In 2026, Hwang returns to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song for a landmark production at East West Players , marking the \"grand finale\" of their 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy season . #eastwestplayers #flowerdrumsong #asianamerican #chineseamerican #musical #theater @eastwestplayers","meta_description":"David Henry Hwang is a Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and the most-produced living opera librettist in America . A three-time Pulitzer Prize…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2873,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279/episodes/ep-587-david-henry-hwang-on-his-unexpected-journey-as-a-playwright-his-latest-revision-of-flower-drum-song/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279/ep-587-david-henry-hwang-on-his-unexpected-journey-as-a-playwright-his-latest-revision-of-flower-drum-song.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}