{"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 596: Sneha Villalva On Cutting To The Essence Of Who Truly You Are","slug":"ep-596-sneha-villalva-on-cutting-to-the-essence-of-who-truly-you-are","published_at":"2026-05-31T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279/ep-596-sneha-villalva-on-cutting-to-the-essence-of-who-truly-you-are","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279","url":"https://asianamerica.libsyn.com/ep-596-sneha-villalva-on-cutting-to-the-essence-of-who-truly-you-are","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/asianamerica/Sneha_2.mp3?dest-id=257675","summary":"In this episode of Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast , host Ken Fong sits down with multi-talented storyteller, speaker, and former journalist Sneha Villalva to celebrate the release of her debut book, Cut to the Essence: Subtract Overload, Add Clarity, Live Renewed . Modern life systematically bombards us with excess—from overloaded schedules and information fatigue to emotional baggage—ultimately fracturing our focus and pulling us away from our authentic selves . Sneha flips the script on conventional self-help, arguing that true fulfillment isn't found by constantly adding more to our plates, but by intentionally subtracting the noise to uncover what is truly essential.","meta_description":"In this episode of Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast , host Ken Fong sits down with multi-talented storyteller, speaker, and former journalist Sneha Vil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3129,"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-596-sneha-villalva-on-cutting-to-the-essence-of-who-truly-you-are/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-596-sneha-villalva-on-cutting-to-the-essence-of-who-truly-you-are.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}