Katie’s guest today is Malaysian-born, Sydney-based queer singer-songwriter and DJ Dyan Tai. He and Katie talk on the phone about his career as a queer Asian artist, especially his new single, ‘Expiratory’, which he wrote in response to COVID19-related racism and violence experienced by the Asian community in Australia. The song was a finalist in Diversity Arts Australia’s ‘I am not a virus’ campaign, launched in April this year. Other music featured this hour includes a big dose of Americana and the new one from the fabulous Yola. Here is the playlist:

* No Vacancy – Ruby Gilbert

* Afraid of the Light (live) – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

* Freedom – Dyan Tai

* Expiratory – Dyan Tai

* Ducky – Echo Deer

* Outlaw – Joe Pug

* Diamond Studded Shoes – Yola

* Juice – Lizzo

Visit Dyan Tai’s official website and follow him on Facebook and Instagram. Watch You Can’t Ask That: Chinese Australians on ABC iView here.

Above: Photo of Dyan Tai by Priya Prakash