S4E8 The New Mother Tongue?: Money

Awkward Asian Theologians · Nov 5, 2026 · 29m

First, the Asians pursue oneness: one heads to Asia; the other turns to quintessentially Asian pastimes. Ducks may or may not be involved. Then they turn to the thing Asians are said to seek even more fervently than real estate: money. Is money the opposite of failure, or a well-funded route towards it?

They unpack the easy associations between Asians and money, along with the assumptions about money that can shape the stories Asians tell about themselves.

They ask the uncomfortable (though not unreasonable) question on whether Asians need to express love in any other way if it is expressed…