11 episodes
The Official Warrior Podcast Max
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5.0 • 107 Ratings
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The Max Original series Warrior is a historical martial arts drama set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 1800s. The show follows Ah Sahm, a Chinese immigrant who comes to America to find his sister. He soon finds himself caught up in the Tong Wars, a bloody conflict between rival gangs. Starting June 29, Warrior returns for its third season. Join the cast and crew of Warrior for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Season 3 of the show. Each week, our hosts Lisa Ling (journalist) and Hoon Lee (Warrior writer, actor) will interview cast members, showrunners, and other special guests about the latest episode, discussing everything from the characters and storylines to the fight choreography and historical context. Stream Warrior Season 3 on Max starting June 29, and follow the Official Warrior Podcast. New episodes drop immediately after new episodes of Warrior.
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Ep. 9: “All of Death is a Going Home” with Andrew Koji and Mark Dacascas
Mark Dacascas is one of the greatest martial artists of our time and has joined the Warrior cast to the delight of everyone. Mark joins Lisa Ling and Hoon Lee as well as Andrew Koji to talk about pushing back on the stereotypes about Asian male masculinity, Mark’s relationship to the work of Bruce Lee and the wisdom of martial arts. They also talk about how the stuntmen were all in awe of Mark. Stream Warrior Season 3 now, only on Max.
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Ep. 8: “You Know When You’re Losing a Fight”
We have the writer and the star of episode 8 in the studio today! Dianne Doan - the absolutely powerful Mai Ling - is here to talk about the episode written by our very own host Hoon Lee. Doan talks with Hoon and Lisa about Mai Ling's complex journey, from her humble beginnings as a Chinese immigrant to her rise to power as one of the most feared figures in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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Ep. 7: “Gotta Be Crooked to Get Along in a Crooked World” with Kieran Bew and featuring Prof. Yong Chen
Kieran Bew aka Bill O'Hara of the Chinatown squad is here! He joins hosts Lisa Ling and Hoon Lee to talk about the role of the Irish in wielding power over the Chinese in Warrior and the complexity of his many relationships in Chinatown, in the Irish community and with the city leaders. They also touch on what it means to be sincere in your corruption.
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“Bonus Episode – Celebrating Bruce Lee”
Time for a celebration of The Dragon. 2023 marks 50 years since Bruce Lee's death on July 20th, 1973. We're bringing you a celebration of the man who started it all. You'll hear from Bruce Lee super fans W. Kamau Bell, Phil Yu and Jeff Yang, biographer Jeff Chang, and his daughter Shannon Lee. And you will hear from the man himself - exclusive archival audio from the Bruce Lee Foundation - after 50 years he continues to push the way we all think about who we are and the power we each have.
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Ep 6. “A Soft Heart Won’t Do You No Favors” with Brett Chan and Shannon Lee
Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, is here to talk about her role in the show! And Fight Coordinator Brett Chan is back, this time as a Director. Hosts Lisa Ling and Hoon Lee talk to Brett about the difference between directing overall and episode and choreographing and directing fights, and what it meant to him to direct Shannon Lee. Then Shannon joins to talk about finding her own way while honoring her father and what it’s like to smash someone in the head…for a tv show.
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Ep 5: “Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait” with Perry Yung and Jason Tobin and featuring Prof. Yong Chen.
Perry Yung (Father Jun) and Jason Tobin (Young Jun) are here to talk to hosts Lisa Ling and Hoon Lee about what it means to belong in the world of Warrior. They talk about the challenges of being a Chinese immigrant in America in the late 1800s, the tension between the father and son, and how the characters on Warrior find different forms of community, family and home.
The episode also features a conversation with Professor Yong Chen, a historian who specializes in Chinese American history. Professor Chen discusses the historical context of the Tong Wars and the explosive growth of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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Customer Reviews
Best show on air today
Really love hearing from everyone, but especially Brett and learning how much the cast does to prepare. This is a show on par with The Wire.
Warriors
I have watch Bruce Lee since I was in High School, when he played "Kato" on the " Green Hornet! I was a student of the martial arts then and have remained a student of "The Way"
I was stationed in Asia during my time in the United States Air Force, I have watched all of his films, read his book and had a copy of his first edition of Jeet Kune Do! Bruce meant a lot to me, when I returned from Asia, I was stationed in The Solano Valley of Northern California. I wanted to go down to Southern California to visit the school he had there. Brice epitomized a true martial artist. He wasn't about beating people up! He had the most fascinating viewpoint of what being a martial artist truly meant. He studied Philosophy at the University of Washington where he met his beloved wife Linda. Bruce was a rare and unique man! I unfortunately had several self defense situations that I had to protect myself, l knowing the techniques of the martial arts is not enough, one must study the philosophy behind it, to truly make what you are taught "second nature", so if you are ever attacked, it is a reflex and instinctive to use that what you have learned and practiced, I have watched hundreds of martial arts movies with all of the famous martial artists, participated in the old PKA, and local tournaments. Movie fights ate basically choreographed fighting, but this world we live in is very dangerous! I felt that Bruce Lee was a realist and very practical about the Martial Arts, many people envied him or did not believe what he did was real, big Bruce Lee was a "one of a kind" a " once in a life time individual " the likes of who we will never see again! He was a true Master of Martial Arts and a good human being that left his legacy on Earth and passed it on to his son and daughter, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee. Warrior the series has the most authentic martial arts that I have ever seen!
"Be water my friend", Bruce Lee.
A fan from Seattle
This podcast is amazing the show is amazing keep up the great work no changes 🙏🏾