Best Listen By Heart Podcasts (2024)

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Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim, Irish-Malaysian International Actress talks about mental health 1:00:35

8M ago1:00:35

1:00:35

Welcome to the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. I’m Jasmine Low and today, I will be joined by Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim, a woman with many talents. I remember watching her present MTV music videos, emceeing events on television, she even had her own talk show. In her IMDb profile, she is an Actor,…

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Amanda Nell Eu | Film Director & Screenwriter of Tiger Stripes - Cannes Critics’ Choice Winner 48:25

8M ago48:25

48:25

Originally released on Feb 2, 2024: AFT Podcasts present the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. Presenter Jasmine Low speaks with Amanda Nell Eu, a Malaysian film director and scriptwriter known for her recent body horror film Tiger Stripes - set in a Malaysian jungle in which a girl experiences a s…

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The Beauty of Death - poetry written by Khalil Gibran (narrated by Jasmine H. Low) 6:22

1y ago6:22

6:22

The Beauty of Death was written by Lebanese-American writer, Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931). It's presented here in a three-part series, read for a friend who is leaving our realm. Read the full text here: https://listenbyheart.webprojx.com/2023/08/09/special-the-beauty-of-death/. --- The Beauty of Death by Kahlil Gibran Part One - The Calling Let me sl…

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S6E1 Su Lin Tan | Australian Journalist 58:38

1+ y ago58:38

58:38

Australian journalist Su-Lin Tan spent her youth cross country commuting from the southernmost city in Malaysia, Johor Bahru to Singapore for a better education, just like Crazy Rich Asians actor Ronnie Chieng. Su-Lin speaks about her early life in Malaysia and Singapore and recalls family life including her Ah Ma (Grandma) who gifted her with stor…

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S6E0 Trailer + Audio Stories Promotion 2:36

1+ y ago2:36

2:36

Sponsor an Audio Story. Our professional team will visit the Interview Subject physically in person (or via teleconferencing), research and plan the recording, record the interview and have a great yarn, edit & produce this conversation into a podcast. We take care of everything from A-Z, archiving the stories from Australia's unassuming heroes.Our…

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A Fiction Special: Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea (written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low) 16:37

1+ y ago16:37

16:37

A short story by Jasmine H. Low, Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea is an unfinished piece that’s a work-in-progress, a culmination of works explored in an 8-week creative writing class with Sharon Bakar’s Words on Fire to “Finding the Flow”. Jasmine describes this writing process as going with the flow, and she’s putting this out there ev…

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S5E2 Shivani Sivagurunathan, author & educator on the Indian diaspora and contemplative pedagogy 56:20

2y ago56:20

56:20

Welcome to Season Five of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. I’m Jasmine Low and today, I will be joined by Shivani Sivagurunathan, an author and educator. Head of School, Assistant Professor; Research Director; Director of Postgraduate Studies; Senior Tutor, Faculty of Arts at the University of…

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S5E1 Poetry readings from “Being Born” by Shivani Sivagurunathan 11:41

2y ago11:41

11:41

Welcome to Season Five of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. I’m Jasmine Low and today, I will be joined by Shivani Sivagurunathan, an author and educator. Head of School, Assistant Professor; Research Director; Director of Postgraduate Studies; Senior Tutor, Faculty of Arts at the University of…

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S4 Karina Robles Bahrin, Author and Hotelier and the 2022 Epigram Book’s Fiction Prize Recipient 1:07:38

2y ago1:07:38

1:07:38

Welcome to Season Four of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. I am your host, Jasmine Low and on this audio journey, we welcome Karina Robles Bahrin, a Malaysian author and hotelier who has picked up the 2022 Epigram Book’s Fiction Prize.

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S3E5 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng narrates excerpts from her first Malaysian novel, Echoes of Silence 17:46

2+ y ago17:46

17:46

And here we are, the fifth and final episode. "It's not about me," reminds the author, Guat. Writing Echoes of Silence, she wanted to explore that emotion of how she, like many others felt lost at one time, as the children of colonialism, an establishment that left behind their orphaned children as Malaya gained its independence. The author indulge…

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S3E4 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on equal opportunity, and how there's no such thing as being another's equal 14:02

2+ y ago14:02

14:02

May the fourth conversation with Dr. Chuah Guat Eng guide you. A teacher, Mr. V. K. Arumugam was one such man who opened the windows of her mind. Guat shares her experience about being a woman in a man's world, and her opinion on gender equality. She believes that everyone deserves equal opportunities yet we should never strive to be equal because …

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S3E3 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on her PhD Thesis, From Conflict to Insight: A Zen-Based Approach to Reading Fiction 11:45

2+ y ago11:45

11:45

In this third episode, Dr. Chuah Guat Eng details her PhD Thesis: A Zen Approach to Reading Fiction is a reading procedure originally proposed as her Masters thesis proposal submitted to the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). She cites an example of how many literary critics have approached the works by Joseph Conrad.…

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S3E2 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on finding her cultural identity and that 'woke' moment when she realised that being Chinese was not just about Pearl S. Buck after reading Lin YuTang. 16:28

2+ y ago16:28

16:28

In this second episode, Chuah Guat Eng shares about competitiveness, her mother Wee Siew Lan and how one can tell from surnames of the Nanyang Chinese, if they are from Singapore or the northern states of Perlis, Kedah or Penang in Malaysia, the naming of Guat Eng and her sisters, finding her cultural identity inspired by an old school teacher, Mr.…

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S3E1 [INTRO] Dr. Chuah Guat Eng, Malaysian Novelist 28:22

2+ y ago28:22

28:22

Welcome to Season Three of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from Women of the South China Sea. Host Jasmine Low will be joined by Dr. Chuah Guat Eng, a Malaysian fiction writer who read English Literature at University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, German Literature at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, and she has a Ph…

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A Merdeka Story: from little things big things grow 🖤💛💙❤️ 21:31

3y ago21:31

21:31

Welcome to a special edition of Listen by Heart, narrated by Jasmine H. Low. 🖤 On August 9th 2021, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples themed ‘Leaving No One Behind’ left me thinking of our future, and of the concept of freedom. 💛 It's August 30th, Malaysia's Merdeka Day. A quick dip into historical events would show the timeline fr…

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S2E6: Malaysian Folktales: Su and her natural love for swimming | Written & narrated by Dr. Ann Lee 25:12

3y ago25:12

25:12

Written and narrated by Dr. Ann Lee, this story was published amongst 16 others in Malaysian Folk Tales: Retold & Remixed, edited by Daphne Lee, published by ZI Publications (2011). Su and her natural love for swimming is based on the folktale about a girl who was kidnapped by an orangutan. The irony is that her abductor reveals its bubbly and very…

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S2E5: Dr. Ann Lee | Gender & Sexuality 19:21

3y ago19:21

19:21

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Sea. In episode five, podcast host Jasmine Low speaks to Dr. Ann Lee about gender and sexuality and if her grandmother may have known anyone who was queer. Ann talks about her university days in London, attending a writer’s workshop with…

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S2E4: Dr. Ann Lee | My grandmothers, their resilience and growing up in Sabah 32:24

3y ago32:24

32:24

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Sea. It's episode four and podcast host Jasmine Low speaks to Dr. Ann Lee about her family. Born of mixed parentage, Dr. Ann recalls stories of her family: her maternal side in North Borneo and Sabah, Malaysia, as well as her paternal si…

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S2E3: Dr. Ann Lee | BOH Cameronian award-winning play Tarap Man in Southeast Asia Plays, plays & their mobility 17:48

3y ago17:48

17:48

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Seas. Podcast host Jasmine Low has a conversation with Dr. Ann Lee about BOH Cameronian award-winning play Tarap Man featured in Southeast Asian Plays (Aurora Metro), plays and their mobility. Keyword mentions: Tarap Man, Kadazan, Telegu…

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S2E2: Dr. Ann Lee | Playwright and co-founder of Kuali Works, Malaysia's pioneer all-women production house 14:22

3y ago14:22

14:22

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Seas. In this episode, podcast host Jasmine Low has a conversation with Dr. Ann Lee, and we establish that it was in September 1994 when Kuali Works, an all-women arts company specialising in theatre, TV and publications in Malaysia was …

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S2E1: Dr. Ann Lee | A career including national newsreader to PR & advertising consultant working on a Voter Education Campaign for Nelson Mandela 13:16

3y ago13:16

13:16

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Sea. Podcast host Jasmine Low introduces Dr. Ann Lee in this first episode. Ann speaks about her career including national news reader to an MC of the Closing Ceremony of the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. She has also had a caree…

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S2 [INTRO] Dr. Ann Lee | Award-winning playwright & researcher 6:04

3+ y ago6:04

6:04

Welcome to Season Two of the Listen by Heart Podcast, where we feature Stories from the Women of the South China Sea. Podcast host Jasmine Low introduces Dr. Ann Lee, and they chat about Ann's short story that was published in Malaysian Folk Tales: Retold & Remixed, edited by Daphne Lee and published by ZI Publications (2011). Su and her Natural Lo…

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S1E8: Liminality 002: Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low 8:19

3+ y ago8:19

8:19

Here's a conversation recorded one afternoon as I chat with Shirl while she eats — her favourite thing to do! We speak in English, Malay and Hokkien. This is an experimental concept, where podcast host/producer Jasmine H. Low records periods during her day as a carer for mum... The first few seconds are sounds recorded while Jasmine escapes for a c…

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S1E7: Girl Gungho: Identity | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 2:54

3+ y ago2:54

2:54

Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low, Girl Gungho: Identity is a quirky teaser, fiction laced with some real-life experiences about growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the 80s, the yearn to find balance and gender equality and the big move from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney as a student. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! -- About the Listen by Heart Podcast -- …

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S1E6: Liminality 001 | Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low 2:07

3+ y ago2:07

2:07

Sounds recorded by Jasmine H. Low + an afternoon chat with Shirl. An experimental concept, where the producer Jasmine H. Low records periods during her day as a carer for mum... Unspoken quiet moments while Shirl sleeps. These in-between moments give room for much thought, reflection and creativity. A step forward usually means a push off of faith,…

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S1E5: Don't go so busy | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 3:53

3+ y ago3:53

3:53

Spoken word performance written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low At the doorstep of BIMP-EAGA nations, China, US & Australian ships have been ‘patrolling’ the South China Sea since Easter. “The South China Sea holds an estimated 190 trillion 👀 cubic feet of natural gas and 11 billion barrels of oil in proved and probable reserves, with much more pote…

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S1E4: The Magpies | Written by Denis Glover | Narrated by Jasmine H. Low 2:48

3+ y ago2:48

2:48

The Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a black and white chesty bird native to Australia and New Guinea. Famous for their vocalisations that mimic the environment, Jasmine was targeted three consecutive times and was 'swooped' on her head while walking past a street in Zetland, NSW. When she recorded this from her mother's balcony in Sydney,…

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S1E3: Murmurs | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 1:49

3+ y ago1:49

1:49

The departure from colonialism. Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low. -- About the Listen by Heart Podcast -- You have been listening to Jasmine Low’s Audio Journey experience, presenting Season One of Listen by Heart: Voices of the Women of the South China Seas starting with herself. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform and if you…

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S1E2: I am not loud by nature | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 4:12

3+ y ago4:12

4:12

Written and narrated by Jasmine Low. Insatiable. Chasing. Knowing. And the letting go, when knowing is enough. This piece was originally written in 12 Jan 2009 and rewritten in March 2021 following an in-depth critique by Malaysian playwright & researcher Dr. Ann Lee. The author writes about a duality in her identity, in her love for her native cou…

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S1E1 Welcome to the Listen by Heart project | A message from Jasmine H. Low 3:14

3+ y ago3:14

3:14

The back story From 2003-2012, I was actively writing, performing spoken word poetry and organising poetry & music gigs in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia circuit. Together with Jerome Kugan, Sabahan singer songwriter and then editor of a lifestyle magazine KLUE, we formed Wayang Kata in collaboration with the British Council Malaysia and Apples & Snake…

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Listen by Heart - trailer 0:56

3+ y ago0:56

0:56

Listen in to conversations with women of the South China Seas in search of one common thread -- life purpose... Podcast host Jasmine Low speaks with women of this region, shares their stories and narrates articles from yesteryear and delves into her 10-year research into sound frequencies and how that got her to "Listen by Heart" in finding her own…

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Listen by Heart | Stories from Women of the South China Sea | Peacebuilding for Mental Health

Jasmine H. Low | AFT Podcasts by AsiaFitnessToday.com

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Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim, Irish-Malaysian International Actress talks about mental health 1:00:35

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Amanda Nell Eu | Film Director & Screenwriter of Tiger Stripes - Cannes Critics’ Choice Winner 48:25

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The Beauty of Death - poetry written by Khalil Gibran (narrated by Jasmine H. Low) 6:22

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S6E1 Su Lin Tan | Australian Journalist 58:38

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S6E0 Trailer + Audio Stories Promotion 2:36

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A Fiction Special: Dancing to the gongs of the South China Sea (written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low) 16:37

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S5E2 Shivani Sivagurunathan, author & educator on the Indian diaspora and contemplative pedagogy 56:20

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S5E1 Poetry readings from “Being Born” by Shivani Sivagurunathan 11:41

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S4 Karina Robles Bahrin, Author and Hotelier and the 2022 Epigram Book’s Fiction Prize Recipient 1:07:38

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S3E5 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng narrates excerpts from her first Malaysian novel, Echoes of Silence 17:46

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S3E4 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on equal opportunity, and how there's no such thing as being another's equal 14:02

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S3E3 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on her PhD Thesis, From Conflict to Insight: A Zen-Based Approach to Reading Fiction 11:45

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S3E2 Dr. Chuah Guat Eng on finding her cultural identity and that 'woke' moment when she realised that being Chinese was not just about Pearl S. Buck after reading Lin YuTang. 16:28

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S3E1 [INTRO] Dr. Chuah Guat Eng, Malaysian Novelist 28:22

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A Merdeka Story: from little things big things grow 🖤💛💙❤️ 21:31

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S2E6: Malaysian Folktales: Su and her natural love for swimming | Written & narrated by Dr. Ann Lee 25:12

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S2E5: Dr. Ann Lee | Gender & Sexuality 19:21

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S2E4: Dr. Ann Lee | My grandmothers, their resilience and growing up in Sabah 32:24

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S2E3: Dr. Ann Lee | BOH Cameronian award-winning play Tarap Man in Southeast Asia Plays, plays & their mobility 17:48

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S2E2: Dr. Ann Lee | Playwright and co-founder of Kuali Works, Malaysia's pioneer all-women production house 14:22

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S2E1: Dr. Ann Lee | A career including national newsreader to PR & advertising consultant working on a Voter Education Campaign for Nelson Mandela 13:16

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S2 [INTRO] Dr. Ann Lee | Award-winning playwright & researcher 6:04

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S1E8: Liminality 002: Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low 8:19

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S1E7: Girl Gungho: Identity | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 2:54

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S1E6: Liminality 001 | Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low 2:07

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S1E5: Don't go so busy | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 3:53

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S1E4: The Magpies | Written by Denis Glover | Narrated by Jasmine H. Low 2:48

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S1E3: Murmurs | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 1:49

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S1E2: I am not loud by nature | Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low 4:12

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S1E1 Welcome to the Listen by Heart project | A message from Jasmine H. Low 3:14

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Listen by Heart - trailer 0:56

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