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Nuances is an award-nominated audio space where guests from a wide range of Asian ethnic groups, careers, countries, and communities explore our often complicated relationships with our culture(s) and how they shape us. It can be a source of validation, a space for healing, a call to self-reflection, or a good laugh, often all at the same time. The current 5th season is a limited series exploring wholesome queer stories from premodern Asia, what they can teach us about our cultures, and why ...
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The Third Culture is what emerges at the intersection between your culture of origin, and the other cultures by which you’ve been shaped. Beyond Asian is a place for stories of global nomads with Asian roots, brought up in diversity. Together, we explore the interplay of our pasts with our presents, and our relationships with the multiple cultures we move in. These are more than conversations about Asian identity - they’re portraits of whole people - what keeps them up at night, what their h ...
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Ghost Maps follows a mysterious narrator as he chronicles the supernatural in Singapore and around Southeast Asia. Inspired by stories generously shared by real people. Subscribe to us, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @wearehantu.New episodes on 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. For advertising opportunities please reach out @ www.hantu.sg/contact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We tell Asian America's stories to go beyond being seen. As people of all backgrounds reckon with complex legacies of race, power, culture, and identity and ask themselves, “Where do I stand?” Self Evident presents reported stories and radically open conversations from the everyday Asian Americans who have been confronting this question for generations. Our mission is to empower local communities to share stories and build relationships around the value of self-representation. Self Evident i ...
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In May 2021, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced AAPI LA, an initiative to help amplify and address the challenges and needs of AAPI communities to ensure that AAPI Angelenos, who have historically been left out of important conversations - whether due to cultural and language barriers or biases - have a seat at the table. A podcast, Asian American Stories, launched as the initiative’s effort to provide a platform to give voice to the Asian American Pacific Islander communities by sharing their st ...
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Our third Hungry Ghost Month story takes us to Sarawak, where a motherly spirit encounters something far more frightening than another ghost. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT …
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Did you enjoy the last episode "5. Gods, Sex and the Patriarchy"? I'll be back with episode 6 of Queering Premodern Asia very soon! A new opportunity to interview another scholar came up and I couldn't pass it up. I think it would greatly add to the remaining episodes, hence the wait. But I didn't want to leave you hanging so in the meantime, I'm d…
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Kyle and Wayne sit down to talk about what you can expect from Tales From Incredible Tales season two—from frightening locations to surprise guests! ►CHECK OUT INCREDIBLE TALES HERE: MeWatch: https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Tales-From-Incredible-Tales-434229 MeListen: https://www.melisten.sg/podcast/playlist/Tales-from-Incredible-Tales-2297591 YouTube:…
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For the second Hungry Ghost Month story this year, learn about how a young woman's tragic death in the 1970s still affects the students in a Singaporean university till this day. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Write…
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In the first of this year's Hungry Ghost Month stories, a child spirit tells the story of how he goes from a playful and mischevious entity—to something more violent. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim…
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More guests, more episodes—and more stories about the classic Mediacorp horror series! Tune in to season two of Tales From Incredible Tales tomorrow evening at 8pm (GMT+8) on MeWatch, MeListen, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. MeWatch: https://www.mewatch.sg/show/Tales-From-Incredible-Tales-434229 MeListen: https://www.melisten.sg/podcast/playl…
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at ⁠nuancespod.com/support⁠. View the full show notes⁠⁠. Subscribe to ⁠LAZOU's substack⁠. GUEST BIO Shreya Sharma, pronouns she and her, is a podcast marketer by day who finds herself immersed in questions about intersectional…
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A woman's office on Scotts Road in Singapore is haunted by a spirit—but is it harmless or malicious? Plus: what does The Collector's new gift mean for him as we enter the Hungry Ghost Month? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne…
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Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and 5th season of the podcast Nuances: Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.4. LOVE, MARRIAGE…
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Kelvin Tay—founder of the Malaysian podcasting network, Renegade Radio—chats with Kyle about his country's horror stories, including a particularly creepy one from Port Dickson. ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) Annabelle (2014) ►DEAD AIR CREDITS: Wayne Rée - Host / Writer Kyle Ong - Host / Producer Joline Lim - …
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A pontianak stalks a group of young friends. Will they find out that they're being hunted in time—and, if they do, will they even be able to escape? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►S…
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See the FULL SHOW NOTES for references, links & more. Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a…
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A young woman shares the story of when she first learned she had the third eye—and how it brought her and her father closer together. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & FIND U…
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Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community. Introdu…
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A spiritual master must defeat a particularly vicious spirit. Will she succeed—and what price must she pay? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & FIND US HERE: HANTU Instagram HA…
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Kyle and Wayne look at some infamous haunted highways, as recommended by you—our fans. Join us on this journey down everywhere from Karak to Bei-Yi Highway. ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: Maria Labo: Aswang Talk To Me (2022) Taiwan Beiyi Highway Vietnam Hightway of Hell Dark Tourism (2018) ►DEAD AIR CREDITS: Wayne Rée - Host / Writer Kyle …
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Carol Kwang Park was 12 years old, working as a cashier at her family’s gas station in Compton, California, when the 1992 LA Uprising forever changed her life. Her mom was at the gas station that day and Carol was unsure if she’d even make it home. At the time, she didn’t understand why tensions came to a head in Los Angeles, following the acquitta…
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Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community. Ep. 1: …
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Full transcript here | Support the show here. In search of our queer Asian roots The idea for this series came about a year ago, inspired by my interviews with the queer Asian community. Many of the guests shared a desire to connect more with their culture, but also a feeling of being rejected by it because of their queerness, like Cece S1 E07⁠ Que…
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A young woman's destructive way of coping with her third eye leads her into a horrifying encounter with a formidable, malicious spirit. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & FIND…
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My gender identity and who I’m attracted to is nature, right? Well, actually it’s complicated. Everything I thought I knew about love, gender and sexuality has been turned upside down. Hi, my name is LAZOU and I'm the host of Nuances: Our Asian Stories. Typically it’s an interview show but I’m switching things up for season 5 with a limited series …
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Kyle and Wayne chat about some of the urban legends that you—our fans—asked for, from the many stories of Karak Highway to the infamous kum kum auntie of the 80s. ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: Kowabana YouTube Kowabana Books Lavender Town Syndrome Karak Highway Karak Movie Creepy call to DJs ►DEAD AIR CREDITS: Wayne Rée - Host / Writer Ky…
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GUEST BIO Dr. Sophia Yen is a Co-Founder of Pandia Health, expert online women’s hormonal healthcare: from birth control to menopause and more. She graduated MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley with an MPH. With 20+ years in medicine, she’s also a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School in Adolescent Medicine. Her passion is m…
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While at a rest area along the North-South Highway in Malaysia, a couple spots something unearthly—and it's sitting in their friends' car. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & F…
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For more detailed shownotes including transcripts, go to nuancespod.com If you enjoy this show and would like to show some love, go to nuancespod.com/support ABOUT THIS EPISODE Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! Wow, that was a mouthful. Who’s idea was it to group us all together in such a long acron…
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A woman is shocked to see a strange white shadow while driving on the Pan Island Expressway—but does it end in tragedy for her and her toddler? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPOR…
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Jenny is a professional chef and food writer, researcher, and educator who studies food as the foundation for human meaning-making and identity formation. She holds a Master of Education fro…
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Teddy's back to talk with Kyle and Wayne about spirits in other countries, true crime with a supernatural twist and even haunted sex dolls. ►FIND TEDDY TEO & A BRIEF CASE PODCAST HERE: A Brief Case Podcast Spotify A Brief Case Podcast IG ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: manicpixiemom TikTok Tender Is The Flesh Book ►DEAD AIR CREDITS: Wayne R…
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A holiday in Batam takes a dark turn when a group of friends encounter an angry spirit, but does the terror end with their holiday—or does the spirit follow them home? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Li…
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GUEST BIO Gideon is a 17 year old Canadian high school student, raised by two mothers. He strives to provide a balanced youthful perspective; formed from his diverse friend group and unique life experience. He's spent 12 years studying Mandarin under a Mandarin bilingual program and 3 years studying French whilst speaking Cantonese and English at h…
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Radio personality, Raihan Yacob, chats with Kyle and Wayne about co-hosting Tales From Incredible Tales and shares some of his own supernatural encounters. This episode of Dead Air was recorded in March 2024. ►FIND TALES FROM INCREDIBLE TALES & RAIHAN YACOB HERE: Tales From Incredible Tales (VIDEO) Tales From Incredible Tales (AUDIO) Raihan IG ►THI…
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility (March 31). I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to share this wholesome portrait of Cece Chow, an Asian trans woman who transitioned later in life, with support from their ex-spouse and kids, and who finally feels at home in her own body. GUEST BIO Cece Chow is an autistic, ADHD, disabled, Canadian bo…
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Odd occurrences in a shophouse along Keong Saik lead an advertising agency's staff to believe that there's someone, or something, else lurking in their office. (With ASMR rain ambient) Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée -…
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Prof. Sachi Schmidt-Hori is interested in investigating how gender, sexuality, corporeality, and power are represented and negotiated in pre-seventeenth-century Japanese narratives and illus…
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A young boy sneaks off to a haunted monastery in Northern Thailand, Chiang Saen, where he meets a spirit intent on luring him to his doom. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & F…
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Er-Gene is a Korean-American violinist and college professor who lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As an immigrant, she was always interested in assimilation as a survival strategy until she …
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Edward Yoo Pokropski is one of the Executive Producers of the Asian Comedy Fest and Emmy Nominated Senior Writer/Producer at NBCUniversal. He is also a comedian touring his storytelling show…
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If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Ryan Alexander Holmes [何仁安] is an actor and content creator based out of Los Angeles, CA. Having garnered a sizable presence on social media by using his platform to embrace his mixed Chines…
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Ghost Maps returns! Find out how the narrator survived his encounter with the malevolent entity—and learn how he deals with the fallout. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & FIN…
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GUEST BIO Paul Y. Song is an MD, entrepreneur and health activist. He is currently CEO of NKGen Biotech.Dr. Song served as the very first visiting fellow on healthcare policy in the California Department of Insurance in 2013.His last clinical role was Asst. Professor at the Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.He currently ser…
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Eugene from the wildly popular Supernatural Confessions sits down with Kyle and Wayne, and shares his many stories of the paranormal. ►FIND EUGENE & SUPERNATURAL CONFESSIONS HERE: Supernatural Confessions' YouTube Supernatural Confessions' website Haunted Changi Tour Kyle & Eugene's appearance on Viddsee ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: Haun…
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GUEST BIO Soo Jin Lee is a licensed therapist, the author of 'Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity,' and a guiding force at the Yellow Chair Collective. Her journey from an undocumented immigrant to a mental health advocate shapes her unique approach to healing. When not writing or in session, she’s reconnecting with…
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Another Beautiful Country is an exhibition that draws its name from the Chinese translation of America (美國/měiguó) and the common term, American-born Chinese, or ABC. The exhibit features many local AAPI artists and presents their experiences. Through their works, the artists present transnational relations, familial dynamics, and intimate tales of…
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Tales from Incredible Tales is a new video podcast series that takes a look back at the beloved TV show that terrified a whole generation. Join Ria897 DJ Raihan Yacob, horror creators Kyle Ong and Wayne Rée from HANTU as well as special guests such as Utt, Hafidz Rahman and Eugene Tay, as they share their experiences and their own incredible tales.…
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In our milestone 100th episode, the narrator—together with a horde of creatures and spirits from throughout our first four years—face off against the malevolent entity that wants to destroy them all. But will they be able to stop this ancient beast—or is this the end of Ghost Maps? Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accoun…
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Welcome 2024 with the latest compilation of Ghost Maps episodes! Thirteen Southeast Asian horror stories for long-time fans or anyone new to the channel. #rainasmr Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. Featuring 13 scary episodes of True Southeast Asian Horror: (00:00:15) - …
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The narrator finally confronts the entity that's been haunting him over the last few episodes—and learns why she wants to kill him. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the supernatural across Southeast Asia. ►GHOST MAPS CREDITS: Kyle Ong - Director Wayne Rée - Writer Joline Lim - Art Director ►SUPPORT & FIND US …
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When a man dies while on a ship, his presence is still felt by the rest of the crew—in a particularly unique way. Plus, the narrator come to a decision about the ghostly little girl that's haunting him, as we ramp up to Ghost Maps #100! Inspired by an account from Winnie. Ghost Maps follows an unnamed narrator as he chronicles true accounts of the …
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Podcast librarian, Norman Chella, chats with Kyle about how his Iban heritage has influenced his relationship to the supernatural in Malaysia. ►FIND NORMAN HERE: Norman's IG: https://www.instagram.com/normanchella/ Norman's website: https://normanchella.com ►THIS EPISODE'S HORROR RECOMMENDATIONS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.E.A.R._(video_game) …
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