Rice Is Rice

In this episode we talk about faith, spirituality and religion. Whatever term you coin to talk about this thing of getting connected with your mind and the senseless universe around us. That is what we talk about in this episode. The truth is, it's not something we talk about very often and that's because it's often very personal, fluid and difficult to put into words most of the time. Each person has their own style, even if they think they don't practice any sort of faith whatsoever, some sort of spirituality will have touched their lives somehow and at some point. The topic of religion can also be very tinged by politics and questionable archaic values. That's probably why this episode is 50 minutes long... But if you managed to get all the way through it we hope you enjoy listening to this episode! You'll have heard each of us going through how it's touched our lives, and how it's affected the way that we think. Let us know if you can relate to what we've spoken about, or if you have a completely different approach, we want to hear about it too! _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we are so privileged to be able to publish this episode where we speak to the incredibly prolific Vice UK Executive Editor and author of the ‘Forgotten Women’ book series, Zing Tsjeng. In this conversation Zing brings us all the way back to her beginnings in journalism, an industry that seemed inaccessible at the time. She talks to us about getting to your dreams in a systematic way, by putting in the work and growing personally and professionally within the roles that shifted from Fashion journalism to writing about politics and lifestyle for major publications such as Vice and The Guardian. Zing has such a wealth of experience to speak through with us, she continually brings in her learnings throughout the years. And if you have ambitions in journalism, broadcast or presenting you’ll be getting the jackpot in inspiration with this episode. We also speak about how, as an East Asian journalist, she is about to stay in touch with the the news that we've been facing while also giving herself a healthy amount of mental clarity and headspace. Can you believe she’s not 22?! FORGOTTEN WOMEN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zing-Tsjeng/e/B077R13S9M%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod _Follow Zing__ Instagram: miss_zing Twitter: @misszing

In this week's episode we take the tried and tested format of "The Newlywed Game" and adapt it into a podcast hosts version, learn all about us as we figure out who is the best host. _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

In this episode we have the pleasure to be able to talk to Jenny Lau, the Founder and Chief Peach of Celestial Peach which is a platform that explores veganism, eating for longevity and to reconnect with parts of your inherited identity via Chinese food. The joys (and by that we definitely mean PAINS) of remote recording during a pandemic meant that Jem couldn’t be a part of this episode but if you missed her on this one keep watching out for our weekly episodes as she’ll be back for the next ones for sure! Even with a third of the Rice is Rice team sabotaged by their own Wi-fi, the conversation with Jenny Lau was a breeze and we touched on so many subjects, from the physical healing powers that are somewhat innate in the practices of Chinese cooking and eating, to how food relates and adds to our lived-experience. Food can be nostalgic, it can be political, always deeply personal but also extremely fluid and adaptable. If you’re interested in how food impacts us as a diasporic community, listen to this episode and enjoy! Don’t forget to share your thoughts and stories with us too! __Follow Jenny Lau__ Instagram: @celestialpeach_uk Website: https://www.celestialpeach.com/ _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

TRIGGER WARNING: Please know that we speak about sensitive topics related to Anti-Asian hate crimes, specifically targeted towards Asian Women. We’ve all been having to deal with the news of the recent Atlanta Killings in which a white man walked into two Atlanta massage parlours and shot dead multiple Asian women. In this episode, we talk about how society has constructed an image of Asian femininity and sexuality that has allowed this shooting and further sexuall harrassment and violent hate crimes towards Asian women. _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

WARNING: THIS EPISODE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR RAYA THE LAST DRAGON In this episode we give you our thoughts on the new release of Disney’s first film featuring a South East Asian Princess - Warrior Princes even! Raya & The Last Dragon just hit our screens at home, made available on Disney + streaming service (to rent) and if you haven’t watched it yet then go do that first before you listen to this episode. Unless you don’t care about the film and you just want to hear our beautiful voices chat shit for about 45 minutes. Either way we hope you enjoy this episode and feel free to slide into our DM’s to let us know about your own thoughts. Do you think Jem looks like Raya? What did you think about the creation of Kumandra as a mythical land that blends different South East Asian countries/cultures? Do you have any feelings about the casting decisions in this film? Tell us! We want to continue the conversation! _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

Welcome back everyone! We’re so excited to be bringing you Season 2 of the Rice is Rice podcast. We’ve had a really nice and long break which left us time to think about how we’re doing things and whether we can keep it up. After our 50+ episodes-long first “season” we want to start bringing a ”quality-over-quantity’ energy to the table. Stay tuned and keep up to date with our weekly episodes for Season 2 of Rice is Rice. In this episode, we talk about the recent rise in hate crimes targeted towards the most vulnerable in the ESEA community. Talking about this and doing the research in the run up to recording this episode weighed heavy in our hearts which means we had to split up recording into two sessions. We talk about our personal response to all the news that we’re seeing, whether that’s compassion fatigue or the pain in seeing our own loved ones in the victims of these attacks. Aside from touching on how we personally felt about it all, we’ve tried as much as possible to talk about these issues proactively. Since we know that these incidents aren’t unique to our times we decided to speak about the systematic ways in which we’ve found ourselves in this situation now and how socio-political phenomena like the bamboo ceiling and the model minority myth has come to allow these attacks to happen in the first place. Resources: https://www.besean.co.uk/resources-posts/inequalities-reporthttps://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80788781.pdfhttps://novaramedia.com/2020/12/16/more-filipino-healthcare-workers-have-died-of-covid-19-in-the-uk-than-the-philippines-why/https://www.npr.org/2011/07/05/137631005/looking-at-the-bamboo-ceilling?t=1615380715996https://www.besean.co.uk/https://www.endthevirusofracism.com/https://www.weareresonate.com/https://nextshark.com/https://www.instagram.com/britishchinesebiz/?hl=en-gb_Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we talk about something that's another common experience amongst the Asian diaspora; Guilt. Guilt is built up inside of us and passed from generation to generation. It can be a really big problem so it's important that we talk about it, acknowledge it and think about ways we can manage it. _Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we welcome Hana Sutch, founder of GoJauntly to our virtual sofa. We talk about all from why POC don't like the outdoors to being a WOC in the tech industry. This is a good one! __Follow Hana__ Instagram: @gojauntly Twitter: @gojauntly __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

In this episode we talk about the lockdown that's recently been announced in the UK...again. How this time it's personal. We hope everyone is able to stay safe and healthy. Remember STAY AT HOME! __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

In this episode, it's a party! As we celebrate our 50th episode we take a look back at the favourite and stand out moments of Rice is Rice so far! __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we welcome Daniel York Loh to the sofa. __Follow Daniel__ Instagram: @danielyorkloh Twitter: @danielfyork __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

In this episode we'll have a little bit of fun and play the age-old game of "What would you do?" What a classic! Do you remember playing this game as kids? I mean, it's still interesting now! We'd love for you to message us about what you would do in these situations that we talk about during this episode. Find our socials below! And don't forget to give us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts, we need them! __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

In this episode we talk about thing we Wanna accomplish before the big 3-0 Tell us what you think on our socials! __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

This week we welcome Michael Lam and Michael Truong from Respect the Mic podcast for our first ever podcast collaboration. In this episode we talk about Asian Masculinity, it's a subject topic we've not touched upon yet since it's only Connor representing the Asian male population on Rice is Rice. So we've invited the two Michaels to our sofa to talk more about their experiences with the ideas around masculinity as Asian men. If you liked this episode, go check out Respect the Mic podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube or any other podcasting platform. Every week Michael Lam and Michael Truong discus East Asian culture, race, food, family, funny stuff, minority myths and any other shenanigans. __Follow these guys__ Instagrams: @michaelhtruong @hungmikelam Twitter: @michaelhtruong @_famalam __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod

On todays specials we talk about, Netflixs latest True Crime binge, A conversation on the Asian Restaurant experience and a Doc-Web-Series on the failings of the British Empire Dirty John The Dave Chang Show Zing Tsjeng __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

In this episode we dive into the new Mulan (2020) film on Disney Plus and give you all of our unfiltered thoughts and opinions on what we felt worked well and what didn't work. Tell us what you think on our socials! __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

In this episode, we talk about the different labels for different types of toxic masculinity and our encounters with these different types. DISCLAIMER: Yes, we know! Not all men and boys would fit into these labels and everyone has their own nuances. It's safe to assume that when we talk about the males in this episode we are generalising the types very broadly. __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

Today we talk about any weird fears and how Jem and Akinna hate your Smart Fridge __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/

This week we talk about our favourite Asian Heroines and why Mulan is the best. __Follow us__ Instagram: @riceisricepod Twitter: @riceisrice_pod http://riceisrice.buzzsprout.com/