As I Am
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As I Am
Take a deep dive into unpacking the Asian identity in the West with Jeff and Isabella, two Asian-Australians who are still figuring it out too. Amidst trying to find other words synonymous to unpack, they delve into topics ranging from internalised racism and representation, all the way to the weigh...
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Laura Foo
Our latest ep features baking extraordinaire and one of the stars of the latest season of The Great Australian Bake Off, Laura Foo. We chat to Laura a...
Adult Friendships
What’s been your experience of making friends as an adult? In this episode, Jeff and Isabella discuss the state of their adult social lives, the impor...
Speaking Out
This episode comes with a trigger warning. There will be discussions of sexual assault, abuse and violence. If you need support, please consider conta...
Motherland
For our first episode of 2023, we sit down to chat about our relationship to our motherlands. After Isabella’s recent trip to Vietnam, we felt it woul...
New Beginnings
Our last episode of the year features a two part conversation about the topic of new beginnings. In the first half, we sit down with our extremely tal...
Maggie Zhou
In one of our last eps of the year, we had the privilege to sit down with lifestyle and fashion writer, podcaster, journalist, and all around multi-hy...
Race, Class and Nail Polish
This time, it’s Isabella’s solo episode! Join her on her stream of consciousness as she discusses the nail salon and its connections to the Vietnamese...
Parenting and Childhood
We often talk about our childhood experiences on this podcast but we felt it was time to explore the world of tomorrow where we ourselves were parents...
Muay Thai
We’re finally trialling solo episodes! Our inaugural episode features Jeff speaking about his experience training Muay Thai aka Thai kickboxing. Jeff...
Umami Mama
We had the amazing opportunity to speak with biochemist and researcher Dr Kumiko Ninomiya, otherwise affectionately known as Umami Mama. Specifically...
Kishwar Chowdhury
Missed out on our Asian Futures event? Don't worry, as we have Kishwar Chowdhury join us again to discuss one of our favourite topics - Asian food! Jo...
Diana Nguyen
As a writer, producer, director, performer and the 2021 winner of the 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians, Diana Nguyen (@realdiananguyen)...
Van Anh
In this latest episode, Van Anh (@_kindofheart) is a life coach for second-generation women focused on assisting them with life's pressures, and to co...
Andy Trieu
In this latest episode, we sit down with Andy Trieu (@andytrieu), an Asian-Australian host, actor, x3 Australian champion martial artist. Andy is a fa...
Tu Le
Our latest episode features Tu Le, a community worker, advocate and organiser. Tu shares her journey in community advocacy and the pivotal moments in...
Colournary
Tune into this episode with Rushani Epa (@epa___), Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Colournary Magazine (@colournarymag) and Commissioning Editor in foo...
Names & Accents
Tune in our new episode where we unpack the importance and power that comes with our names and accents. Our names and accents are core to our identity...
Money with Mariam
In this episode with Mariam Mohammed, she shares her career journey and how it culminated in her co-founding MoneyGirl @moneygirlau, an organisation o...
GRID Series
This episode features Ayesha, Managing Director and Co-founder of GRID Series (@grid_series_presents), a platform supporting creatives in Australia, a...
David Chau
In this episode we sit down with David Chau (@chaudave1), an Asian Australian lawyer turned business reporter for the ABC. We chat about his career jo...
Shapes and Sounds
In this episode we sit down with Vi-An Nguyen from Shapes and Sounds (@justshapesandsounds) an Asian Australian mental health and wellbeing service to...
Food and Authenticity
This episode features a chat about the obsession with authenticity that many Asian people hold as it pertains to food, particularly Asian food. We dis...
Soy + Spice
Mary Liu is the Asian-Australian founder behind Soy + Spice, a brand built on the core belief that their lingerie symbolises the empowerment of women...
Lunar New Year
Our first episode of 2022 is all about the new year, and more specifically, new years according to the west vs. new years according to the east. We gi...
Scoopy
Asian-Australians know a thing or two about entrepreneurship, especially when it comes to food. We sit down with Angelo and Tesia, the co-founders of...
Colourism
Devni Wimalasena is a law student that is heavily active in the feminist and body positivity space. She is currently based in Sri Lanka and recently w...
Avatar: A Love Letter
Avatar: The Last Airbender is probably one of the greatest television shows to date. We sit down and unpack a show that hosts complex characters in a...
Mr Yum
Our first post-hiatus episode features a sit down with Co-Founder and CEO of Mr Yum, Kim Teo. Mr Yum is a start up focussed on showing beautiful mobil...
Michelle Law
An Asian-Australian writer, actor and screenwriter extraordinaire, we had the privilege to sit down with Michelle Law (writer of the smash-hit play Si...
Naked Asian Grocer
Global warming, environmental degradation and sustainability are amongst the key challenges of the 21st century. Yet, the magnitude of these problems...
Advocacy & Activism
What’s the difference between advocacy & activism? Do the merits of slactivism outweigh the costs? How can we make activism less daunting? We discuss...
Tough Conversations
Conversations about difficult topics are never easy and easily avoidable. When you add in the hierarchical nature of many Asian cultures, this difficu...
The Politics of Drinking
Do you Asian flush? We do, along with approximately 1 in 3 East Asians in the world. We discuss the politics of drinking in this episode with our frie...
Alice Pung
For our first episode of 2021, we had the pleasure of speaking with Alice Pung, an award-winning writer, editor, teacher and lawyer based in Melbourne...
Year in Review
Our final episode for 2020 serves as a laugh about our shortcomings and mistakes, a reflection of the year that was, as well as a discussion on key so...
Workplace Diversity
Less than 5 per cent of Asian-Australians make it to senior executive levels. Only 1.6 per cent become CEOs. It’s no secret that Asians are severely u...
Appropriation in Fashion
What is cultural appropriation? What is considered as appropriate and inappropriate in fashion? Who gets to decide? In this episode, we sit down and t...
Being Mixed Race
What does it mean to be mixed race? And how does the experience of being from multiple cultures impact someone’s world view? This is a special episode...
Bias of Attraction
We think it's pretty safe to say that dating as an Asian can be a roller coaster of an experience. Navigating a sea of stereotypes, "preferences" and...
Behind the Line
Race and privilege in the kitchen, the values we give to Western and Eastern food, and Jeff challenging a fine dining chef to a crab-off are a few of...