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Roughly one in 10 Aussies come from somewhere in Asia, yet when you look at our representation on TV, film, radio and literature, you’d think we were completely non-existent. What do you do when the world doesn’t give you the space to be heard? You make your own space. Each week, sisters and Sydney locals Helen Stenbeck and Jessie Tu give searing intersectional feminist critiques on social and cultural issues relevant to those living in Australia and abroad. Join us as we traverse the comple ...
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(00:00) Intro, Severance (18:47) Jess’ trip to Byron Bay, It Ends with Us (37:15) The Man with the Compound Eyes: Wu Ming-yi (44:10) One Hour of Fervor: Muriel Barbery Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, listen to other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under …
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(00:04) Ilana Glazer, to dress to impress or to repel (05:20) Ali Wong and the liberty on sex (18:50) Paris Olympics (29:33) Inside Out 2 (33:28) Where were you in 2000? Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, listen to other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Unde…
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This week we had a quick catch up talking about Bong Joon Ho, and the most underrated movie in the 2010s, Snowpiercer. Our conversation continues to Jessie's current reading Long Island Compromise and Helen's reminiscent of Beverly Hills Cops films. The 7th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia is commencing next week from the 25th July 2024, get you t…
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(00:00) Praise culture (13:35) Love letters to a Serial Killer (22:00) Godzilla Minus One (27:54) The Net (29:14) All the President’s Men Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, listen to other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down…
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(00:00) Mistakenly cutting the fringes too short (02:35) Our memory with The Simpsons (14:02) The Quiet Place: Day One (28:16) Black Barbie (36:00) No outdoor shoes in my house! NYT’s Party Etiquettes (50:10) Jessie’s Book launch and events, Taiwan Film Festival 2024 Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Pod…
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Hitman, Irish Wish, Mermaid's Tale, Boymum
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(00:00) Correction, Anthony Trollope (01:20) Dragon Boat Festival, Duan-Wu Jie: Preferred type of Zong-Zi (04:35) Hitman, the toxicity of Hollywood and its romanticisation of violence (17:35) Irish Wish, is there ever going to be a good role for Lindsay Lohan again? (26:04) Mermaid’s Tale, Lee Wei-Jing (33:18) Flash Q&A by Jess (42:24) Boymum Asian…
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Eating in cinema, White Fever, Lies and Weddings
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(00:00) Cinema experiences: choc tops and the expensive lollies (08:33) Trying out Flash Q&A with Jess (16:08) Fall Guy (20:07) White Fever (23:50) Lies and Weddings Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Ins…
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In this episode, Helen speaks with Qin Qin, about her debut book, Model Minority Gone Rouge: How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off script. The conversation includes intergenerational trauma, diversity education and the importance recognising DV in relationships. Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectio…
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Are algorithms and digital surveillance dictating our parenting style and consumption?
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(00:00) Intro, Blue Mts, Yum Cha (00:05) Hidden Pregnancy Experiment (25:27) Perfect Days (43:05) A Quantum Love Story (50:40) Brown Women Comedy Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitch…
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Females' pain, Robot Dreams, Anatomy of A Fall
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SPOILER ALERTS for this episode! If you are yet to watch these films and don't want to be spoiled, we suggest you hold if off till you've watched them! Otherwise, listen away! (00:00) Females’ pain experiences (07:35) Robot Dreams: SPOILERS! We talk about the animation film and how it has impacted us. Sorry! It was so emotional Helen can’t help her…
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(00:00) Temperature dropping in Down Under (02:05) 1987 literary scandal: Why I lied: Authors who faked their stories on what happened next (15:34) Civil War, Photojournalism, Kirsten Dunst and Marie Colvin (26:30) Another Round, have we talked about this? I don’t think so! (30:40) Marian Keyes: My Favourite Mistake? (35:05) Joyce Bergvelt: Lord of…
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Qing-Ming: Tomb Sweeping or another excuse to eat good food?!
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(00:00) Qing-Ming Festival: Tomb-Sweeping + Ancestor Remembrance (04:50) do you still watch lifestyle shows? (20:00) Cultural consumptions: Poor Things (26:50) American Fiction (33:50) Three Women, Lisa Taddeo Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs …
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Some men are just pure evil | Losing one's language
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(00:20) Small talks (07:02) The Chain: The Relationships That Break Us, the Women Who Rebuild Us (22:00) Speak Not: Empire, Identity and the Politics of Language (26:45) Recent comedy scenes (33:35) The Big Year (40:40) Extremely Inappropriate Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checko…
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In this week's episode, we've caught up talking about our recent public events, and discussion on some of our recent cultural consumptions. EP219 (01:50) What we have been doing lately: Sydney Biennale 2024, with artist Idas Losin, and All About Women 2024 (17:40) American Fiction (24:20) Avatar: The Last Airbender (29:30) Lisa Ko: Memory Piece (36…
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Helen speaks with Neelu Kaur, a certified NLP (NeuroLinguistic Programming) Coach and Master Practitioner from the NLP Center of New York. Neelu's new book 'Be Your Own Cheerleader: An Asian and South Asian Women’s Cultural Psychological and Spiritual Guide to Self-Promote at Work' explores ideas of self-advocacy and wellness for leaders. Neelu Kau…
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Opportunities in theatre production. feat. Natalie Low
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Natalie Low returns to the podcast speaking about the latest production Wit. Get you tickets here: Glen St Theatre Riverside Theatre Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under…
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Who Will Stop the Rain | Invisible Nation
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(00:00) Eating potatoes on a hot humid day (04:02) Who Will Stop the Rain (watch on-demand with Queer Screen) (22:35) Invisible Nation, the political impact and significant of Taiwan (36:30) One Day Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebo…
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Window Shopping | Revisting PAST LIVES | Oscars Nominations
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(00:01) Intro; Window shopping, the contemporary shopping habits, wardrobe maturity (15:00) Revisiting Past Lives (39:00) 14 Days (43:00) 2024 Oscars’ Nomination (54:48) Taiwan films screening this weekend: Who Will Stop the Rain, Invisible Nation Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, ch…
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Using 'woke agenda' to justify racist comments?
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00:00 Butter chicken court case 05:00 Jessie’s review on Poor Things 10:55 long movies and tvs are draining 13:45 anticipation of Three Women 16:40 Cursed Bunny, Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur 24:00 Brothers Sun and reactions to violent tv/films 26:40 Renfield 32:20 Bookstore owner claims that there should be more white/traditional-centric boo…
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Return to the motherland | Taiwan's 2024 election | Nyad
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We are back from our summer break! (00:00) Catch ups: Our summer break, Jessie’s trip to Taiwan (01:40) NPR’s interview with Taiwanese-American (12:25) Taiwan’s 2023 election (16:09) Foreign journalists in Taiwan (20:05) The complexity of fixers/stringers in the Taiwan/Foreign media realm (33:15) DPP Campaign advertisement (39:41) Our simple Christ…
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How history and movie perpetuates the male dominance
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Final episode of 2023! (00:00) Winter solstice (01:30) Feelings about books of 2023, starved of good narratives. (04:10) Male bio-pics, the implications and lack of the female characters combine with how history is told (30:00) Stay True. Is grief narrative overpopulated in the publishing industry? (41:10) A Country of the Blind (45:50) Glossy (47:…
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Toys as cultural representations. feat. Samantha Ong (Joeydolls)
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In this episode, Helen speaks with Samantha Ong, the CEO and founder of Joeydolls, a boutique toy store offering the world’s most diverse Asian dolls. Listen to Samantha's journey and how she found her passion in designing, and creating the dolls in hope to normalise the diveristy of different skin colours and cultures. Joeydolls Instagram: Joeydol…
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Avant Gardey, A Pail of Oysters and the implication of Taiwan's history
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Helen doing solo recording on this short episode! Let us know your thoughts. Avant Gardey A Pail of Oysters Your Name Engraved Herein Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Unde…
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Handling kids' emotion, TwoSet Violin, Cat Person
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Hey, we are back for a brief catch up! (00:00) School leadership election and the responsibilities of handling children’s emotions. (07:09) TwoSet Violins and their journey (15:50) Anticipation of Napoleon (16:30) Saltburn (26:00) Taiwanese bookshelves events in Sydney (30:09) 9 to 5, the reality of getting old (36:35) Cat Person, the film, the ori…
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Hey fellow listeners, since moving to a new distributing platform, some earlier episodes are no longer avilable in Apple Podcast and Spotify. In the next few weeks, we will be retunring to the highlights and offer the new listeners a chance to listen to our 'baby episodes' when we first began our journey with Asian Bitches Down Under. June 2020: Th…
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