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Erica Ito

Born and raised on the east side of O’ahu, Erica learned about improv comedy in seventh grade, and has been a public menace ever since. She holds a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan and can be found yelling about coming-of-age love stories, pop culture, and mythology with her genius co-host/best friend on their podcast Seaweed Brain. Check her out @SeaweedBrainPodcast and www.ericaito.com.

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A peak into the mind actor Charlie Bushnell of Disney+’s new ‘Percy Jackson’

As iconic antihero Luke Castellan, Bushnell is the guy a generation of bookworms love to hate

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Tori Tsui Tells Us ‘It’s Not Just You’

The Hong Kong-born climate activist on mental health, environmental advocacy, and abandoning individual perfectionism in pursuit of community-oriented action

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The rom-com spokeswoman is here to talk genre, the films that made her, wingwoman inspiration, and embracing the meltdowns.

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Watch Out for Isabel Jones

Writer Erica Ito speaks to the creator on her work with Lizzo, in K-Pop, and what’s next

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Get to Know the Queen of Character Acting

After a career of playing older women, 70-year-old legend Amy Hill is finally acting her age

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An Interview with ‘Never Have I Ever’ Star Darren Barnet

The Mixed Asian Media team talks with the resident heartthrob of this summer’s Netflix coming-of-age comedy