Have you joined the K-Drama hype by watching the suspenseful Squid Game? This week we share our thoughts on this highly talked about drama from Netflix and also discuss why most media attentions has been place on missing white women and their tragedies. 

Netflix: Squid Game

Here's why you can't look away from the Gabby Petito story

Experts say the 'Missing White Woman Syndrome' leaves girls of color disproportionately out of news coverage

Missing Black and Indigenous people don’t get the same attention as missing white women

Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories

Police find apparent human remains in search for missing Melbourne woman Ju 'Kelly' Zhang

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This week we picked a card from the category of 'work' and asked ourselves: How has something about your mother hampered your working life? 

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The School of Life: The Therapy Game

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This week we picked a card from the category of 'anxiety' and asked ourselves: If you couldn't fail, how would you want to change things? 

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The School of Life: The Therapy Game

22/23 September Event that Jess will be covering: Ending mens family violence

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This week we talked about Jess' interesting found of the Clinton scandal that has been made into a TV show, along with our discussion on the controversial dress at Met Gala. 

Pachinko

Variety - Search Party

Impeachment: American Crime Story

‘Medium is the message’: AOC defends ‘tax the rich’ dress worn to Met Gal

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This week we picked a card from the category of 'relationship' and asked ourselves: What would you like a partner to forgive you for? 

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This week we opened up conversations with White Lotus, is it really satirical or another form of exploitation of taking up space to give empathy to wealth white characters?! And We discuss ABC 7.30's Why Women are Angry and share our thoughts on this program that is a must watch for everyone! 

(Correction: on the podcast, Jess said the program "Why Women are Angry" is on Youtube, it is on ABC) 

Brave New Human

Belly of the Beast

The Right to Sex

Friends and Dark Shapes

ABC: Why Women are Angry

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This week the question is about 'self': Around what features of your character does your self-hatred focus?

What would be your answer? 

(Ha! Only after we recorded and reviewed the question that we realised we missed the word 'character'. Anyway, listen to our half-baked answer~LOL) 

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CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MENTAL HEALTH. PLEASE SEE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IF YOU ARE CONCERN ABOUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. 

On this episode we explore the differences in gender in regards of auto-biographies, what is being said, who gets to say what, and what is more likely to be acceptable in the society. 

Hibiscus Town (Movie on China's Cultural Revolution period)

Taiwan Plus

Ten thousand aftershocks

Brave New Human

Gender differences in autobiographical narratives: He shoots and scores; she evaluates and interprets

Genre and Gender Differences

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New segment of ABDU! 

This week's question on ABDU Therapy Tuesday: How has your past influenced your attitude to authority? 

What would be your answer? 

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We are all screaming with delight about Sandra Oh's new Netflix show "The Chair"! On this episode we share our thoughts about this show and how it impacts and opens conversations in diversifying characters in Hollywood. 

Netflix: The Chair

The Right To Sex

Second topic we have on this week is something we should have talked about for a long time, TAIWANESE FOOD! We explore the culture and our relationship to the food we grow up with, and introduce our listeners to some of the more prominent ingredients and well-known Taiwanese cuisines. We welcome OMMIS FOOD, a Sydney base food company on this week's collaboration, please see below for discount code!

Cultural Identity and Cuisine in Taiwan Cassidy A. Pfau Portland State University

Will Fly For Food: Taiwan

Tiff Cooks A Lot

The List of Taiwanese eateries base in Australia will be on our Insta/FB in the next few days! Make you check them out! SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES! 

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