Episodes
(00:00) Intro, catching up (12:02) a brief response about the US election  (13:25) the comfort of arts, Wicked  (15:30) a positive cultural appreciation (?) experience  (22:45) Belle Gibson and the Trend of female fraudsters on screen  (30:45) The Substances  (40:17) Two Trees Make a Forest  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...
Published 11/21/24
Published 11/21/24
(00:00) Intro, forgetful minds  (01:50) Simu Liu and Boba Tea Cultural Appropriation (correction; Helen should’ve said Boba not bubble, apologies!)  (09:01) Jodie Pocult 'By Any Of Her Name', Liane Moriarty 'Here One Moment' Joan Didion 'Blue Nights' (14:40) Han Kang 2024 Nobel Literature Prize winner (20:00) Lonely Planet  (30:45) Shogun Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, listen to other amazing podcast programs HERE...
Published 10/24/24
(00:00) Intro, school holidays  (03:05) The Morning Show, how women age in Hollywood  (13:00) Picking movies for 11 years-old girl  (21:20) BODY Friend, Kathrine Bradon (26:10)All Fours, Miranda July, older women + younger 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 Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under 
Published 10/11/24
(00:00) Intro, tattoo talk  (23:09) Obsession of the divorce stories (the cut piece)  (55:00) Cultural consumption: Paranoid Agent, Strangers with Candy, Thelma 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 Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under 
Published 09/26/24
(00:00) Intro  (01:30) Pitching Competition by Taiwan Film Festival in Australia, And Miles to Go Before I Sleep and migrant workers in Taiwan  (08:50) Jia Tolentino and children’s screen time, social media values (38:00) Cultural consumptions: M.Night.Shyamalan, Resentment (Gary Indiana), Lady Bird,  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 |...
Published 09/23/24
(00:00) Organising books that you don’t read anymore (08:24) Jess’ stay at the Writers’ Residency in Bowral  (14:30) Love Unleashed: Melanie Saward (17:14) Far from the tree: Andrew Solomon  joy and the unique feeling of having kids (30:55) Blink Twice, mystery thriller and the fear of aging  (40:40) Tokyo Swindler 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...
Published 09/10/24
(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 Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under
Published 08/15/24
(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 Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under
Published 08/02/24
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 tickets and come and say hi to us on the opening night at George St Cinema! Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional...
Published 07/19/24
(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 Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under
Published 07/05/24
(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 Podcast by FeedSpot, listen to other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy...
Published 06/28/24
(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 Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE...
Published 06/13/24
(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 Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under
Published 06/06/24
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 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches...
Published 05/23/24
(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 Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under
Published 05/09/24
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...
Published 04/19/24
(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...
Published 04/12/24
(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
Published 04/05/24
(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...
Published 03/22/24
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...
Published 03/15/24
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...
Published 03/12/24
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
Published 02/28/24
(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
Published 02/23/24
(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...
Published 02/16/24