Asian Bitches Down Under

By Helen Stenbeck

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 w... more

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Asian Bitches Down Under episodes:

December 01, 2022 Festivities | Protest in China | First Love
Hello bitches, a quick short episode this week as we head towards the holiday season!
(01:08) Festival season, anticipating ‘The Best of 2022”
(03:12) Protests in China
(06:50) Falling for Christmas, Lindsay Lohan & George Young, the joy of watching trashy film
(10:30) Venom, Tom Hardy
(12:03) First Love, Japanese drama on Netflix, Hikaru Utada is a music genius, Helen’s obsession with Japanese pop culture.
(18:49) E.T

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November 24, 2022 Drive My Car | Cold Enough for Snow | Weaponised Incompetence
Another week we talked about films, books and our thoughts on 'weaponised incompetence'. Do you suffer from this incompetence or do you know someone who constantly uses this incompetency to deflect their responsibilities?
(03:00) Helen’s daughter’s observation on the gender divide through a class assignment
(5:20) Jess on Disney Plus’ “Fleishman is in trouble”
(09:03) Helen on “Drive My Car”, SBS on Demand
(20:40) Extended conversation on films, and TV adaptations 45 years, The Convenient Store Woman, Joan
(24:26) Jess on Jessica Au’s “Cold enough for snow”
(28:08) Helen on “Babel” by R.F Kuang
(31:18) Weaponized incompetence
Weaponised Incompetence
The Art of Showing Pure Incompetence At an Unwanted Task
(41:20) My wife buys me clothes, Inside Amy Schumer

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November 17, 2022 Misogynistic OpEd encouraging women to get married and don’t get an education
Short episode this week as Jess recovers from COVID. Hope you'll still enjoy our discussion!
(01:15) Jess and COVID
(04:55) Trans Awareness Week
Hungry Ghost's Suzy Wrong Talks About Trans Representation And 'Transphobia In Many Asian Cultures'
(08:31) Jessie’s appreciation of her body and recovery journey
(10:10) Jessie’s book recommendation: The Slap, We Had to Remove This Post
The Slap (novel)
We had to remove this post
(16:00) Helen on Nicolas Cage’s trashy film: Willy’s Wonderland
Willy's Wonderland
(20:00) Jessie’s rare network Tv recommendation: After The Verdict
After the verdict
(26:02) Misogynistic OpEd encouraging women to get married and don’t get an education

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November 14, 2022 Contemporary performance maker and transformative justice advocate. Feat. Nithya Nagarajan
Nithya Nagarajan is a contemporary performance maker and curator who works across Australia and the Asia pacific. And she holds a PhD in performance studies. With 12 years of experience in programming, creative producing, international engagement, and transformative justice in the arts industry. Her artistic practice adopts movement as a system of inquiry into the sacred, the sensual and the decolonial. Nithya currently serves as a co-artistic director at Melbourne’s Art House, and a board member at Theatre Network Australia. Nithya is the assistant director for the upcoming production “The Jungle and the Sea” which opens on the 12th of November at Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hill Sydney.
Nithya Nagarajan
The Jungle and The Sea. Belvoir St Theatr
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November 10, 2022 Were your parents good parents?
Hello bitaches, this massive episode was fun to record, we discussed so much and humoured ourselves with many issues, from clitoris to dowry then parenting. Hope you'll enjoy this episode!
(00:00): Clitoris and Bladder:
Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?
(06:54):RANT: Jessica Rowe on Adam’ Liaw’s Cook-Off
(18:29) Joy of shopping
(19:50):Jessie’s Recommendation: Natalia Ginzburg “The Road to the City”
The Road to City
(24:09) Anticipating Fleishman is in Trouble
Fleishman is in trouble TV series
(37:47) Men patting themselves on the back on parenting (again)
(40:28 ):Helen- Book: “Daughters of Durga” Dr Manjula Datta O’
Connor
Daughters of Durga
(54:59): Were your parents good parents?
School of Life: 12 Questions to evaluate your parent
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November 03, 2022 Privilege in parenting | Fisk | Itaewon | Netball Australia
We begin this episode talking about language, seeing worlds through a different lens, and the privilege of that multiple language advantage. Our conversation continues on parenting through the perspectives of men, and the cultural differences in the language of love. Finally, we conclude our episode with two news items; Itaewon tragedy and Netball Australia Sponsorship
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October 27, 2022 Love Sermon | Geisha culture | The Twelve
In this episode, Jess shares her experience of attending the show Clementine Ford & Libby O'Donavon Love Sermon and Helen talks about what got her thinking with the geisha culture with Beasts of a Little Land, Juhea Kim
Jess also shared two amazing books Translating Myself and Other, Jhmupa Lahiri and Babal, RF Kuang
In the second part, Helen and Jess delve into a conversation about Australian Drama: The Twelve on issues surrounding race, social impact, and how jury members' life intersects with the trial.
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October 25, 2022 Redirection in your life, do what makes you happy. Feat. J'Ma
In this episode, Helen chats with J'Ma, a Taiwanese-Australian actress who started her acting career after years of working in the finance industry. J'Ma talked about her journey as a student arriving in Australia when she was 13, her previous work in finance and her determination to persuade life in film and television.
J'Ma on Instagram
J'Ma - Actress (website)
J'Ma on Vime
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October 21, 2022 The watcher | Desi Girl | Anna May Wong
In this episode, Jessie and Helen catch up after a week's break with discussions on The Cut's The Watcher, Sarah Malik's Desi Girl and Wesley Morris' American Culture is Trash Culture
We also talked about some news items; Anna May Wong is the first Asian American to appear on the US currency, Liz Truss' resignation, Lidia Thorpe and her previous relationship with an ex-bikie member
Don't forget to check out Slanted Theatre's Birthday Bash and get your tickets NOW!
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44min
October 10, 2022 Finding our identity with visual arts. Feat. Dr Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen
In this episode, Helen chats to the artist, Dr Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen about her life in Western Sydney, the value of hardworking instilled by her parents, and the changes she observes as an Asian woman living in the west. Cindy talked about her journey of becoming an artist, the need for different skills being an artist, and the importance of Asian female representation in the art industry.
Keeping Score: Tracing Time, an exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery(from 15th Oct.2022)
Dr Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen's Website
Dr Cindy's Instagram
Dr Cindy's Soundcloud

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FAQs about Asian Bitches Down Under:

How many episodes does Asian Bitches Down Under have?

The podcast currently has 249 episodes available.