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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 complex intersectionality of gender, race and culture.

Location:

United States

Description:

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 complex intersectionality of gender, race and culture.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Females' pain, Robot Dreams, Anatomy of A Fall

4/19/2024
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 herself and cried! (41:00) ANOTHER SPOILER!!! Our thoughts on Anatomy of A Fall. Who is the murder?! 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:01:17

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Literary appropriation is nothing new?

4/11/2024
(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 Formosa (38:28) Jesse Q Sutanto: Dial A for Aunties 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:43:50

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Qing-Ming: Tomb Sweeping or another excuse to eat good food?!

4/4/2024
(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 HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:42:45

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Some men are just pure evil | Losing one's language

3/21/2024
(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, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:55:01

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American Fiction | End Credits

3/14/2024
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 (36:40) Patty Lin: End Credits, How I broke up with Hollywood 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:51:33

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Be your own cheerleader.feat Neelu Kaur

3/12/2024
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 Kaur (Official Web) Neelu Kaur (Linkedin) Neelu Kaur (Instagram) 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:27:36

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Opportunities in theatre production. feat. Natalie Low

2/28/2024
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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:24:27

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Who Will Stop the Rain | Invisible Nation

2/22/2024
(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 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:41:16

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Window Shopping | Revisting PAST LIVES | Oscars Nominations

2/15/2024
(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, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:56:35

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Using 'woke agenda' to justify racist comments?

2/2/2024
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 books 37:27 side-tracked discussion about the new policy of introducing female students into Newington College 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:48:34

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Return to the motherland | Taiwan's 2024 election | Nyad

1/19/2024
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 Christmas celebration with family (40:45) Nyad (53:30) Jessie’s cinematic experiences in Japan and Taiwan (01:02:00) Hope Gap 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:06:14

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How history and movie perpetuates the male dominance

12/22/2023
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 (47:30) Leave the world behind (01:02:00) We are….. 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:09:21

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Toys as cultural representations. feat. Samantha Ong (Joeydolls)

12/14/2023
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: Joeydolls Facebook: Joeydolls 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:37:45

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Avant Gardey, A Pail of Oysters and the implication of Taiwan's history

12/7/2023
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 Under Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:16:17

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Handling kids' emotion, TwoSet Violin, Cat Person

12/1/2023
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 original New Yorker piece, and everything it represents modern dating ordeals 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:52:48

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Archive: Divorce and Marriage

11/24/2023
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: This week, we chat about the viral Op Ed from Matthew Fray who counsels men in ways to save their marriages. Is it good for a white man to step up and raises these issues that have been historically dominated by women? What should the role of a husband be in 2020? Why are gender roles in heterosexual marriages still so segregated? We share our thoughts on Australia’s response to the protests in the US, and the performance of virtue and a desire for social justice. Attention and care is not a performance. Why has performing virtue become the norm? Discussed this week: The Good Men Project Articles Deaths Inside: Every Indigenous Death in Custody since 2019 (The Guardian, April 2019) The Man Who Coaches Husbands on How to Avoid Divorce (NYTtimes, 2020) She divorced me because I left dishes by the sink (HuffPost, 2016) Michelle Obama & Roxane Gay’s Responses (Women’s Agenda, 2020) 8 minutes and 46 seconds: How George Floyd was killed in Police Custody (NYTimes, 2020) Books Becoming (Michelle Obama, 2018) Seven Fallen Feathers (Tanya Talaga, 2017) Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn and Consent (Peggy Orenstein, 2020) Songs Across the Universe, Fiona Apple (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1998) Films/Series This is where I Leave You (dir. Shawn Levy, 2014) Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix, 2020) 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:29:14

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Quiz Lady

11/10/2023
Hi all, enjoy this week's episode! (00:00) Intro & Catching Up: Tokyo Taco, Guilty Feminist, Cal Wilson, Body and Appearance Anxiety, Expression of Emotion/Love (34:55) Ghost Book - Remy Lai (41:11) Quiz Lady 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:57:09

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I don't, Joyride, The Women In Me, Cooking and Gender Equality

11/3/2023
Hope you'll enjoy this week's episode! (00:00) Being sick and dislike Melbourne (02:50) Clementine Ford’s Book Launch: I don’t, the case against marriage (20:11) Anam: Andre Dao (23:33) Joy Ride (30:23) Working Girl, 9 to 5 (35:50) Woman In Me, Britney Spears (44:46) Study on cooking habits and gender equality 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:00:53:55

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Archive: Sexual Empowerment

10/27/2023
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. September 2020: This week, we dive into a rather taboo-ish topic for ya’ll out there. We want to discuss the sexual empowerment around our society, what is defined as sexual empowerment for us, and how society’s image around women is damaging how we identify ourselves sexually. The Difference Between Feeling Sexually Empowered & Seeking Validation — And Why It Matters “If you’re not that as an Asian woman, you’re not shit as an Asian woman.”: (re)negotiating racial and gender identities That's patriarchy: how female sexual liberation led to male sexual entitlement 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:13:13

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Archive: Shame

10/20/2023
We apologise for another week of break...taking time off to mend our body and soul. Please enjoy this episode from August 2000, on 'Shame'. 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. August 2000: This week, we discuss the action and feeling of SHAME, what's your memory of feeling ashamed as a child? And the multiple layers around feeling shame as an Asian. Jessie's appearance on Equality Talks - Taking Action on Sexual Harassment (12 August 2020) Anti-binge drinking ad shaming girls and women who drink | 2000 The ‘Pinky Ad” - Anti-speeding campaign shaming men who speed on the road | The Road, Traffic Authority, 2014 Books In Defence of Shame | Tanveer Ahmed Asian Shame and Addiction - Suffering in Silence | Sam Louie Articles Asian Shame | Sam Louie On Covidiots, cancel culture and shame’s potential for healing | The Australian, August 25, 2020 Why shame is good | VOX, Joseph Burgo, April 18, 2019 Brene Brown | 12 categories of shame Replying My Shame Shout Out Happiness Habit | Workshops 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 Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under

Duration:01:21:06