{"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 607: Writer/Director Anthony Ma On New Short Film \"God and Buddha Are Friends\"","slug":"ep-607-writer-director-anthony-ma-on-new-short-film-god-and-buddha-are-friends","published_at":"2026-08-09T14:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279/ep-607-writer-director-anthony-ma-on-new-short-film-god-and-buddha-are-friends","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-america-the-ken-fong-podcast-1051279","url":"https://asianamerica.libsyn.com/ep-607-writerdirector-anthony-ma-on-new-short-film-god-and-buddha-are-friends","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/asianamerica/Anthony_Ma_2_GodBuddha.mp3?dest-id=257675","summary":"In this episode, host Ken Fong is joined by independent filmmaker Anthony Ma , writer and director of the award-winning short film God and Buddha Are Friends . Anthony shares the inspirations and creative journey behind his funny, tender, and deeply personal film, exploring how faith, friendship, family, and Asian American identity intersect on screen . Before diving into the conversation, Ken reflects on taking his granddaughters to the Sacramento Buddhist Church's annual August Bazaar . He shares his personal journey of moving away from rigid religious rejection toward a progressive, deconstructed Christian faith that fully embraces his Asian American cultural heritage .","meta_description":"In this episode, host Ken Fong is joined by independent filmmaker Anthony Ma , writer and director of the award-winning short film God and Buddha Are Frie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2918,"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-607-writer-director-anthony-ma-on-new-short-film-god-and-buddha-are-friends/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-607-writer-director-anthony-ma-on-new-short-film-god-and-buddha-are-friends.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}