Put a finger down if… you’re nervous about getting things wrong as a BIPOC creator. With so much scarcity in Asian representation, our eyes are peeled for Asian trailblazers to get it right. Are our critiques of those who seek to represent us warranted? Is it even possible to get it all right?

For the season finale of Influx, Amreen and Kyle dive deep into the career of multi-faceted comedic actor, writer, director, producer (brb catching our breath)... Mindy Kaling. She's most known for “The Mindy Project” (2012-2017) and this past summer she released her Netflix Original series “Never Have I Ever”. As a second generation Indian American, she’s heralded as a pioneer for South-Asian storytelling in the global West. But that doesn’t quite save her from stirring the pot on Twitter by nature of being the “first.”

Prepare to question the greyer areas of what it means to be a creator, and listen to Kyle imitate a Seth Rogen laugh (it’s... questionable).

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This episode of Influx was recorded and produced in Toronto by Amreen Kullar and Kyle Jarencio in December 2020. You can find them online at @amreenk_ and @fragilekyle. Our intro music is by Boy Garçon (@nadom_) and our cover art is by Andrew O’Brien (@hooker_green).

In this episode we discuss “Never Have I Ever”, available for streaming on Netflix and “The Mindy Project” which you can find on Prime Video (feel free 2 drag us). We also mention an article by Alex E. Jung titled “Mindy Kaling is not your pioneer” which you can find here: http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/1/mindy-project-racetv.html