Nuances: Our Asian Stories

By LAZOU

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Image by LAZOU

Category: Society & Culture

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 6
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 71

Description

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 they were forgotten in modern times. It features scholars and guest co-hosts from the queer Asian community. We talk about the careers we’ve pursued: winemaker, writer, actor, musician, politician, activist, brain scientist, care worker, doctor, & so many more. Our intersectional conversations explore how our experiences affect our views on anti-racism, disability justice, feminism, LGBTQIA+ rights, religion, etc., and how we can create change in our own circles to build solidarity across moveme...

Episode Date
9. In search of the "socially acceptable" (Queering Premodern Asia - series finale!)
Nov 10, 2024
8. For the Record... (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
Oct 27, 2024
7. Performing Gender (and Gender Benders)
Oct 13, 2024
Feed drop: Immigrantly
Oct 06, 2024
6. The West: Savior or Demonizer? - Part 2
Sep 22, 2024
6. The West: Savior or Demonizer? - Part 1
Sep 08, 2024
Feed drop: Mx Asian American
Aug 18, 2024
Feed drop: Fruitbowl - An oral history of queer sex
Aug 11, 2024
5. Gods, Sex, and the Patriarchy
Jul 28, 2024
4. Love, Marriage & Their Casual Relationship (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
Jul 14, 2024
3. Fifty Shades of Gender (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
Jun 30, 2024
2. But where are the lesbians? (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
Jun 16, 2024
1. In search of Prince Charming & his King (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)
Jun 02, 2024
S5: Queering Premodern Asia - Ep.0 - An Introduction
May 26, 2024
Queering Premodern Asia - Nuances Season 5 Trailer
May 21, 2024
S4 E11: Dr. Sophia Yen on birth control, #PeriodsOptional, menopause, emergency contraception, and what your BMI has to do with it.
May 12, 2024
It’s AANHPI Heritage Month! Or Asian Heritage Month if you’re in Canada.
May 05, 2024
S4 E09: Chef Jenny Dorsey on food politics, and the uneasy conversations that the food industry isn’t ready to have.
Apr 21, 2024
S4 E08: Gideon - a quadrilingual high schooler with two awesome moms.
Apr 07, 2024
S4 E07: Trans Day of Visibility special with Cece Chow & her son Gideon - the wholesome Asian trans representation you needed to hear.
Mar 31, 2024
S4 E06: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori on U.S. vs Japan culture, parenting, social norms, & why gender pronouns aren’t an issue in Japan
Mar 17, 2024
S4 E05: Er-Gene Kahng found community, Florence Price, and her Asian American identity in Arkansas
Mar 10, 2024
S4 E04: Ed Pokropski talks about his Emmy nominations, his comedy show about adoption, and doing his best even if he doesn’t always get it right.
Mar 03, 2024
S4 E03: Ryan Alexander Holmes reminds us the importance of art to connect us with our humanity, and that Asians don’t all look alike.
Feb 25, 2024
S4 E02: Dr. Paul Song on why medicare-for-all would help both patients and doctors. Also: Natural Killer cells & Alzheimer’s
Feb 18, 2024
S4 E01: Soo Jin Lee’s mom never told her she was undocumented, but she just knew. Also: therapy isn’t the only way to heal.
Feb 11, 2024
Podcast Recs - Part 1: 6 Degrees of Cats!
Oct 18, 2023
S3 E15: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adoptee.
Sep 24, 2023
S3 E14: Charles Levan on his career working at EMI/Capitol Records, and becoming a licensing agent for independent artists.
Sep 17, 2023
S3 E13: Samantha Ong on the need for representation in toys, colorism in Asian culture, and how her culturally accurate dolls sold out on launch day.
Sep 10, 2023
S3 E12: Ivy Le on being a comic, a mom, and a flaming bisexual whose nature show, FOGO, explores the outdoors so you don’t have to!
Sep 03, 2023
S3 E11: Nastassia Jagatsingh on deconstructing her Mauritian and Canadian identities, unlearning colorism, and living with chronic illness.
Aug 27, 2023
S3 E10: June Chua on learning to love herself through dance, how her films led her to Norway & Nepal, and why she moved to Berlin from Canada.
Aug 20, 2023
S3 E09: Rita Phetmixay: No such thing as boundaries in Asian culture - the Lao diaspora, owning the narrative, and healing intergenerational trauma wi...
Aug 13, 2023
S3 E08: Kiran Kaur Gill on fighting Turban Myths with occupationally relevant training programs at the TSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies.
Aug 06, 2023
S3 E07: Scott Okamoto on losing faith and becoming an English professor at an evangelical school + his thoughts on Oppenheimer
Jul 30, 2023
S3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-d...
Jul 23, 2023
S3 E05: Dani Saldo is a hot, talented and disabled bisexual pop star on the rise who’s breaking up with her old (able-bodied) self.
Jul 16, 2023
S3 E04: Teresa Suydam, Filipino & First Nations Ojibwe artist, on being a ”Lost Bird”, reconnecting with their biological mom, and making deliberate e...
Jul 09, 2023
S3 E03: Dr. Manijeh Moradian on why Iran isn’t always considered part of Asia, and how the West may be misinterpreting what Iranians truly want out of...
Jul 02, 2023
S3 E02: Cherie Hu on music, culture and technology, and why you can’t copy/paste deployment strategies across cultural contexts. We also talk about AI...
Jun 25, 2023
S3 E01: DJ Mimi Chen on knowing her worth, standing up for herself, and having a blast doing it.
Jun 18, 2023
Nuances Podcast Trailer
Jun 16, 2023
Bonus: AAPIHM history, books, movies, music panel + Nuances celebrates 1 year!
May 01, 2023
S2 E15: Justine Osilla, winemaker, talks career choices, diversity in wine, and the best wines to pair with some of our favorite Asian dishes.
Mar 12, 2023
S2 E14: Nicolas Kee Mew on recognizing signs of dementia, the importance of planning, tips on choosing a care options, and how to support without infa...
Mar 05, 2023
S2 E13: Waddy Dacay on how he sold his mom on an art degree back in the 70s, how anthropology helped expand his worldview, and how he adapted to the d...
Feb 26, 2023
S2 E12: Rod Kim on why an Asian Bruce Springsteen is overdue, full circle moments with his parents & music, and reclaiming his youth. BONUS: see why h...
Feb 19, 2023
S2 E11: AIR APPARENT (Neil Sethi) on his kinship with Southerners, what California could learn from Georgia, using his music as a platform for change,...
Feb 12, 2023
S2 E10: Jess Pillay on juggling multiple cultural identities as an Indo-Fijian-American, finding applicable career advice as a woman of color, and rec...
Feb 05, 2023
S2 E09: Offering Rain on reclaiming their Ecuadorian and Indian roots as a mixed-raced multimedia artist, and the importance of early access to the ar...
Jan 29, 2023
S2 E8: Judy Leia on using music to process the trauma of surviving war, becoming disillusioned after signing with a label, then falling in love with m...
Jan 22, 2023
S2 E7 - Darrel J. Delfin on being a Filipino-American actor, working with his childhood heroes, and finding his niche in voiceover.
Jan 15, 2023
S2 E6: Summer Swee-Singh on becoming a successful pianist with zero connections, being female and Asian in the industry, the importance of representat...
Jan 08, 2023
S2 E5 - A Holiday Special featuring our guests’ holiday traditions and how they have evolved over time.
Dec 23, 2022
S2 E4: Qasim Rashid on how Islam inspires him to advocate for women, for the poor, and even for his haters, and how he remains focused in a world full...
Dec 18, 2022
S2 E3: Tiffany Chou on never underestimating people, and why she founded Depo Market to give disabled people like her brother enjoyable, meaningful, a...
Dec 11, 2022
S2 E2: Charlene Vela on dance aesthetics, Asian accents, and what to do if you don’t know how to pronounce someone’s name.
Dec 04, 2022
S2 E1: Masaru Tanabe on attitudes towards disabled people in Japan vs. the U.S., anti-Asian hate in liberal states like Oregon, and the model minority...
Nov 27, 2022
S1 E12: Ariadne & Sherry-Lynn reflect on season 1 and its impact on the creators and listeners of The Nuances Podcast.
Jul 17, 2022
S1 E11: Dr. Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim on how bilinguals’ brains differ from monolinguals’, and how bilingualism improves performance at other tasks.
Jul 10, 2022
S1 E10: Nathan Rogers on being an AAPI from the South and his evolution on his political beliefs
Jul 03, 2022
S1 E09: Sally on working with young people, Asian representation in media, mental health, gender roles & bisexuality.
Jun 26, 2022
S1 E08: Edmond Chan (brqvlnfoodie) on music,LGBTQ+ Asian hate, protecting elders,#prideineverycolor
Jun 19, 2022
S1 E07: Cece Chow (@thetransplanter) on coming out as a trans woman after filling the role of eldest male in a Chinese family, the value of representa...
Jun 12, 2022
S1 E06: Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay) on bringing diversity to the wine & beverage industry.
Jun 05, 2022
S1 E05: AUSLIN, the artist supermom who’s breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma she experienced as a Hmong American growing up in Wisconsin.
May 29, 2022
S1 E04: Lisa Danaë on being both ”not Asian enough” and ”not white enough” as a mixed-race dark pop artist.
May 22, 2022
S1 E03: Tonie on being a nonbinary Vietnamese-American pop artist and producer in NYC.
May 15, 2022
S1 E02: Rahul Borkar on being a rock artist and producer from Louisville, KY.
May 08, 2022
S1 E01: Introducing ”Nuances: Beyond first impressions with the Asian diaspora”
May 01, 2022