• 49 minutes 17 seconds
    Things That Annoy Me For NO REASON | Hey Tablo Ep.43

    (00:00) Things That Piss Me Off for No Reason

    (00:09) Apple, Where Is My iPhone Mini?

    (02:00) Why Bigger Phones Are Ruining Our Health

    (03:27) The Rise and Fall of the iPhone Mini

    (05:31) Apple's Never-Ending Bigger Phone Obsession

    (09:04) Why I Hate That I'm Going to Buy It Anyway

    (12:18) Samsung's Foldable Phone Temptation

    (14:07) People Who Film Concerts With Giant Screens

    (16:13) The Kind of People Who Make Artists Say, "Put Your Phone Down!"

    (21:15) A Message to Everyone Filming at Concerts

    (21:58) People Who Take Up the Entire Sidewalk

    (24:09) People Who Pull Shopping Carts Instead of Pushing Them

    (27:32) The Paper Towel Dispenser Struggle

    (29:09) The Most Annoying Ways to Start an Email

    (31:34) Text Messages vs. Emails: Can We Just Pick One?

    (32:39) Why Can't Real Life Be Like an Aaron Sorkin Movie?

    (36:02) Packaging That Refuses to Open Properly

    (38:49) Out of Place Product Placements

    (41:23) The Privacy Screen Protector Problem

    (44:08) The Final Pet Peeve: Tukutz Eating Food

    (45:10) The Face Tukutz Makes After Every Bite

    (47:29) Why Tablo Can't Enjoy His Food Anymore

    (48:23) Final Thoughts on Things That Piss Me Off

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    20 October 2026, 1:50 am
  • 47 minutes 16 seconds
    I accidentally auditioned for a K-POP idol group | Hey Tablo Ep.42

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    (00:00) How Tablo Almost Became a JYP Idol

    (00:24) Starting Music at Stanford

    (02:00) 4N Objectz With a Z

    (04:00) The Phone Call From JYP

    (06:04) Walking Into the Sketchiest Audition Office

    (09:13) Wait, This Is an Audition?

    (12:05) Refusing to Dance at JYP

    (16:52) JYP Calls Back

    (17:52) The Group That I Think I Was Auditioning For

    (19:24) K-pop Before Going Viral Existed

    (21:13) Why This Was Possible Back Then

    (23:08) The Wild West of the Korean Music Industry

    (24:04) How Tablo Started Becoming Epik High

    (29:24) Getting Scammed on the Way to Epik High

    (31:42) Finally Working With J.Y. Park

    (32:11) Tukutz Almost Became an SM Idol

    (36:08) Mithra’s Path Through Hongdae Hip-Hop

    (38:12) Horrorcore Mithra and K Ryderz

    (40:01) Meeting Mithra, Then Tukutz

    (42:18) Epik High’s Birthplace Is Now Samsung HQ

    (44:03) The Analog Era of K-pop Before K-pop

    (46:23) Would Tablo Choose Then or Now?


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    13 October 2026, 1:50 am
  • 44 minutes 41 seconds
    Feeling LOST? These quotes may save your life | Hey Tablo Ep.41

    (00:00) “The Only Way to Do Great Work Is to Love What You Do”

    (00:18) Famous Quotes That Actually Affected Tablo

    (01:41) “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken”

    (05:47) “It’s Not the Years in Your Life That Count”

    (07:36) Don’t Love Your Job, Job Your Love

    (08:14) “If I Had Asked People What They Wanted...”

    (11:00) “Believe You Can, and You’re Halfway There”

    (13:46) “The Future Belongs to Those Who Believe in the Beauty of Their Dreams”

    (14:26) “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted Is on the Other Side of Fear”

    (15:54) “Don’t Watch the Clock; Do What It Does. Keep Going”

    (16:28) “You’re Never Too Old to Set Another Goal”

    (18:11) “The Secret of Getting Ahead Is Getting Started”

    (18:38) “The Only Person You Are Destined to Become...”

    (19:23) “It Does Not Matter How Slowly You Go”

    (20:54) “Change Your Thoughts and You Change Your World”

    (22:46) “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”

    (25:16) “We Suffer More Often in Imagination Than in Reality”

    (26:21) “He Who Has a Why to Live Can Bear Almost Any How”

    (27:20) “If You Are Depressed, You Are Living in the Past”

    (29:35) “Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost”

    (30:58) Socrates and Aristotle Enter the Chat

    (32:48) “In Three Words, I Can Sum Up Everything I’ve Learned About Life”

    (33:34) “Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge”

    (34:27) “The Measure of Intelligence Is the Ability to Change”

    (36:21) “Keep Your Face Always Toward the Sunshine”

    (39:01) “Gratitude Turns What We Have Into Enough”

    (40:36) Famous Movie Quotes That Don’t Really Help

    (41:15) The Hot Dog Bun Quote That Explains Life

    (44:10) Final Thoughts on Ruining Great Quotes

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    6 October 2026, 1:50 am
  • 50 minutes 57 seconds
    My Future is COOKED! HELP! 🆘 #LifeAdvice | Hey Tablo Ep. 40

    (00:00) Hey Tablo Life Advice Begins

    (00:29) “I Can’t Escape Your Song Anime”

    (01:15) Procrastination and the Fear of Failure

    (03:38) Why Not Trying Is Also a Failure

    (04:42) Hey Tablo, Failure, and Showing Up Every Week

    (06:14) Travel the World or Save for the Future?

    (07:37) Turning Travel Into Something Meaningful

    (09:22) Stuck in an Anime and Asking “What If?”

    (10:49) Why the Future Is Always Scary

    (13:47) Living in the Present to Help the Future

    (14:35) Grieving a Dream You Never Had

    (15:43) Tablo’s Other Dream

    (17:10) What Happens After You Achieve Your Dream?

    (18:06) Why Impossible Dreams Keep You Going

    (20:14) When Your Passion Becomes Your Job

    (22:02) Leaving Music to Love Music Again

    (24:09) How Tablo Keeps His Passion Alive

    (26:37) How Not to Take Your Parents’ Fights Personally

    (29:10) Surviving Your First Real Job

    (30:32) The Truth About People and Self-Interest

    (33:42) Building Confidence Without Becoming Tukutz

    (36:19) The Dangerous Confidence of Tukutz

    (39:56) Is Sacrificing Your Mental Health Worth It?

    (42:01) Growing Up Without the Words “Mental Health”

    (44:20) Burnout, Goals, and Knowing When to Rest

    (46:28) How to Change a Messy Partner

    (47:34) The Desk Lesson That Backfired

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    29 September 2026, 2:00 am
  • 48 minutes 57 seconds
    Hot Take: A Great Movie Trilogy Must Have ONE FLOP | Hey Tablo Ep.39

    (00:00) Hot Take: No Perfect Movie Trilogy Exists

    (00:32) Looking Into the Internet's Verdict on the Greatest Movie Trilogies

    (00:58) The Godfather Trilogy

    (04:21) Why The Godfather Part II Outdid the First

    (05:33) The Problem With The Godfather Part III

    (09:59) Star Wars and the Ewok Problem

    (12:01) Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy

    (14:22) The Dark Knight Rises and the Third Movie Curse

    (16:28) Toy Story

    (17:00) Back to the Future

    (18:52) The Vengeance Trilogy and Oldboy

    (19:44) The Matrix Changed Everything

    (22:31) When The Matrix Was Ruined

    (25:05) Iron Man and the Birth of the MCU

    (26:47) The Iron Man 3 Kid Problem

    (28:48) Ocean’s Eleven and the Problem With Sequels

    (30:14) Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Trilogy

    (31:08) The Trilogy Dance Scene Conspiracy

    (34:06) Lord of the Rings: The “Perfect” Trilogy?

    (36:46) Falling Asleep During The Two Towers

    (38:59) Why Perfect Trilogies Might Be Impossible

    (40:40) Life as a Three-Act Trilogy

    (46:53) Why One Bad Act Doesn’t Ruin the Whole Story

    (48:16) Final Thoughts

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    22 September 2026, 2:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    John Park is like Tukutz but way SMARTER | Hey Tablo Ep. 38

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    (00:00) You Asked for Tukutz, and I Give You...

    (02:21) Would You Rather Begins

    (03:33) John Park’s Voice vs. Tom Hiddleston’s Voice

    (05:04) The Unfair Advantage of a British Accent

    (08:11) Different English Accents

    (09:24) A Quick Epik High Tour Announcement

    (09:43) Tablo’s John Park Voice Envy

    (12:01) How John Park Realized He Could Sing

    (13:10) How Tablo Realized He Could Rap

    (14:22) Teleporting to Good Restaurants vs. Skipping Every Line

    (16:26) John Park’s Love for Pyongyang Naengmyeon

    (17:40) The Impossible Question: What Should We Eat?

    (20:03) Tablo’s Disneyland Line Trauma

    (21:58) High School John Park vs. College John Park

    (23:56) Life Without Music and the Problem With Economics

    (26:10) Wanting to Go Back to Being Young and Dumb

    (27:08) Tablo’s Stanford Nostalgia Trip

    (29:45) Tablo’s Complicated Feelings About A Cappella

    (33:48) Important Facts vs. Mastering Small Talk

    (38:00) LAX vs. JFK and the Glory of Incheon Airport

    (39:14) Jet Lag vs. Spending Every Weekend Out

    (40:51) Sleeping Like a Baby vs. Controlling the Weather

    (43:49) Billboard Hot 100 vs. One Billion-Dollar Fan

    (45:33) Making Music for Passion vs. Financial Stability

    (46:48) Pyongyang Naengmyeon vs. In-N-Out

    (47:54) Coachella vs. University Festivals

    (50:14) Seoul Subway vs. Chicago Bus

    (52:00) Kakao T vs. Uber

    (54:34) Mom’s Touch vs. Five Guys

    (55:58) Melon vs. Spotify

    (57:51) Musician vs. YouTuber

    (1:00:43) Final Remarks With John Park

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    15 September 2026, 2:00 am
  • 44 minutes 45 seconds
    I tried EVERY sleep expert's advice, here's what works | Hey Tablo Ep. 37

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    (00:00) Confession: Insomnia Has Returned

    (01:28) Growing Up With Terrible Sleep Habits

    (02:05) Why Sleep Deprivation Became a Flex

    (03:38) Writers, Artists, and Sleepless Nights

    (05:20) Creativity vs. Sleep

    (06:12) Blaming Tukutz and the Song Battle

    (07:04) Rain Sounds, Sleep Hygiene, and a Dangerous Title

    (09:26) Rainy Days and Sleepless Songs

    (10:28) Rewriting Lyrics at 4 A.M.

    (12:05) Sleep Tips That Contradict Each Other

    (14:18) Workouts, Hot Showers, and Morning Sunlight

    (16:02) Melatonin and the Problem With Staying Asleep

    (16:59) The Monster Dream Begins

    (24:03) How Bad Sleep Ruins the Whole Day

    (26:03) Tablo’s Sleep Hygiene Routine

    (28:24) Magnesium, AirPods, and Noise Cancellation

    (30:03) Living Like a Mushroom

    (31:46) The Brainwave Doctor

    (34:35) Meditation, Massages, and Everything That Didn’t Work

    (37:00) Why Sleep Is the Most Important Thing

    (38:34) The Concert Sleep Disaster

    (43:07) The Real Lesson: Stop Being Amazing While Sleep-Deprived

    (44:00) Final Sleep Advice

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    8 September 2026, 2:00 am
  • 50 minutes 28 seconds
    My CHEAT CODE for Writing & Speaking like a GENIUS | Hey Tablo Ep. 36

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    (00:00) How to Become a Better Writer

    (00:16) Why Good Writing Matters in Everyday Life

    (02:05) Can Writing Be Learned?

    (03:06) Stop Wanting to Be Called a Good Writer

    (05:10) Good Thoughts Matter More Than Fancy Words

    (08:40) A Quick Hey Tablo Tour Announcement

    (10:04) You Have to Live More to Write Better

    (12:02) Reading as a Way to Experience Life

    (14:06) There Is No Cheat Code

    (15:05) Why You Should Read Bad Writing Too

    (17:08) Bad Emails and Confusing Communication

    (20:02) A Message to the Haters: Write Better

    (22:00) How to Tell If Someone Is Actually a Good Communicator

    (24:19) Meet People Who Disagree With You

    (26:00) Why Great Writers Argue

    (28:05) Don’t Mistake X for Real Debate

    (30:21) Tablo’s One Rule for Writing

    (31:10) Why Simple Writing Requires More Vocabulary

    (33:12) Make Sure the Other Person Understands

    (35:27) The Physicist Who Explained the Universe Simply

    (39:02) Humor Doesn’t Make Writing Less Serious

    (41:10) How Humor Helps Serious Ideas Land

    (43:02) Why Writers Need to Laugh More

    (46:05) If You Can Make Them Laugh, You’re Almost There

    (47:06) What Creative Writing Classes Are Really Like

    (48:46) The Professor Who Had a Meltdown in Class

    (50:08) Final Thoughts on Good Writing

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    1 September 2026, 2:00 am
  • 52 minutes 58 seconds
    Ask Me Anything: Phones SPYING on you, Aliens, and Christopher Nolan | Hey Tablo Ep. 35

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    (00:00) Ask Tablo Anything Session

    (00:13) Is Your Phone Listening to You?

    (02:05) True Meaning of “It’s for Your Own Good”

    (03:04) Do Aliens Exist?

    (07:12) Why Are UFO Photos Always So Blurry?

    (08:15) The Bible, Elijah, and the Divine Uber

    (09:14) Would Aliens Actually Change Our Lives?

    (10:09) Tablo on Nolan and Spielberg

    (12:00) The Dark Knight Trilogy and That One Death Scene

    (16:08) Interstellar, Oppenheimer, and The Prestige

    (17:21) Tenet, The Odyssey, and Robert Pattinson’s Script Question

    (19:15) Tablo’s Honest Thoughts on The Odyssey

    (22:01) The Robert Pattinson Appreciation Segment

    (24:10) Why Nolan Fans Get So Defensive

    (25:16) Physical Copies in a Digital World

    (29:05) Three Books That Changed Tablo’s Life

    (30:14) Raymond Carver and Beautifully Depressing Writing

    (31:25) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

    (33:23) Why Monster Should Be a Live-Action Series

    (35:17) Tobias Wolff, Stanford, and This Boy’s Life

    (36:47) Tablo’s Top Three Marvel Movies

    (38:12) The Weirdness of K-pop Airport Fashion

    (41:17) Advice for 2003 Tablo

    (42:35) The Bitcoin Story Tablo Still Thinks About

    (46:02) Writing for Yourself vs. Writing for an Audience

    (49:07) Passion Projects, Day Jobs, and Side Hustles

    (51:18) Who Are You Really Writing For?

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    25 August 2026, 2:00 am
  • 48 minutes
    Ultimate DATING ADVICE: You must FIX this one thing! | Hey Tablo Ep. 34

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    (00:00) Back on Reddit Dating Advice

    (00:13) “Why Do People Do This?”

    (03:05) Please Clean Your House Before Dates

    (05:33) Tablo’s Extremely Untidy College Years

    (10:04) Meeting My Wife and Entering the Tidy Life

    (15:07) The North America Tour Suitcase Incident

    (17:42) Living on a Tour Bus With Messy Mithra

    (20:14) Realizing That Being Tidy Is Actually Nice

    (22:09) A Message to All Untidy People

    (24:16) “Lower Your Standards or Die Alone”

    (26:23) The Problem With Wanting Someone Perfect

    (28:12) Why a Shared Sense of Humor Matters

    (32:21) Build Yourself for Life, Not Just Dating

    (36:04) Skincare 101 for Men Who Don’t Know Where to Start

    (39:36) The Cleanliness Rant Goes Horribly Wrong

    (40:48) Is It Normal to Dress Too Casually for a First Date?

    (43:52) The 7 A.M. Coffee Date After the Gym

    (46:06) Groom Yourself and Show Some Effort

    (47:11) The Hey Tablo Hygiene Episode Finale

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    18 August 2026, 2:00 am
  • 54 minutes 28 seconds
    What it means to grow up in an ASIAN household | Hey Tablo Ep. 33

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    (00:00) The Comments That Brought the World Together

    (02:23) Belts, Hangers, Slippers, and Other Childhood Weapons

    (03:08) The Wildest Thing Tablo Got Hit With

    (05:33) It Wasn’t Just an Asian Household Thing

    (06:27) Reading Everyone's “Growing Up In…” Stories

    (07:01) Why “I’m Bored” Was a Dangerous Sentence

    (08:42) How Calculators Became Our First Smartphones

    (10:47) Don’t Talk to Boys… But When Are You Getting Married?

    (11:45) “You’re Fat” But Also “Finish Your Rice”

    (13:04) When the Fight Continues From the Other Room

    (14:42) A Quick Hey Tablo Tour Announcement

    (15:40) Growing Up With Zero Privacy

    (20:08) The Asian American Christian Household Combo

    (21:13) Book Smarts, High Expectations, and Ignored Expertise

    (22:00) Why Parents Pay Doctors Then Ignore Them

    (24:11) “What Would Society Think?”

    (26:39) When Report Cards Got Graded Twice

    (28:21) “That’s Nothing Compared to What I Went Through”

    (29:55) Depression, Parents, and the Shame Around Mental Health

    (33:41) “You’re Always on Your Phone”

    (34:07) Parents Who Never Say “I Love You”

    (38:08) Too Many Stories, Too Many Households

    (40:06) Germany Enters the Chat

    (42:27) Laughing Through the Pain Together

    (42:58) The Never-Ending Pot of Pho

    (43:11) Newspapers, Food Trends, and Chewing Milk

    (47:46) When a Stranger Becomes a Parenting Threat

    (48:37) Is Getting a B Really That Bad?

    (51:35) Final remarks

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    11 August 2026, 2:00 am
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