Queer Asian Podcast Club

Queer Asian Podcast Club

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Queer Asian Podcast Club episodes

  • Asian Not Asian Podcast Pls Text Us Back or: Our Response to ANA's Episode 74

    A couple weeks ago fellow Asian led podcast, Asian Not Asian Podcast, released an episode (#74) and an accompanying clip from the episode on instagram. Both feature a problematic and hurtful conversation and jokes regarding the the dating habits of women as well as queerness. This is our response, a conversation we hope that will be a growing moment as to why the jokes on ANA were harmful, the importance of accountability, and how we can all strengthen our allyship. With guest Gerrie Lim of The Chasing Color Project

    1 hr
  • This is Akin ft. Peyton and Hubert
    On our Season 1 finale we are talking with two of the people behind AKIN, an art collective in NYC focused on uplifting queer and POC artists and creators. We chat with Peyton and Hubert about the incredible work they are doing with Akin as well as their own experiences as queer Filipinx people.
    Follow AKIN on IG @thisisakinnyc
    1 hr 22 min
  • "Constant Guest, Constant Alien" ft. Robin and Daisy of APAIT LA
    This week we have two really badass guests from APAIT, an API AIDS/HIV resource and activism group in Los Angeles, Robin and Daisy! This is a fantastic conversation about the stigma of HIV/AIDs in API communities, the performance of masculinity and fear of femininity amongst Asian men, and RuPaul’s Drag Race!
    On instagram: @apait_ssg ; @robinhamchoi ; @daisynconfusd
    The Gaysian Podcast can be found on ig: @thegaysianproject and on twitter: @gaysianproject
    1 hr 39 min
  • The Diaspora Isn't Just in Europe and North America ft. Actor Premika Leo
    This week we’re chatting with Toronto based indo-carribean-canadian queer actor Premika Leo! This conversation is one that isn’t always had in APIMED spaces, especially Desi spaces. That is: the erasure of Indo-Carribean folks from the diaspora.We also get into the complexities of POC representation, and the fact that while there is more queer representation than ever, QTPOC representation is still so minimal. Jump into this episode and get to know Premika and her Guyanese-Canadian Queer Experience!
    1 hr 21 min
  • The Power of Heritage and Telling Your Own Story ft. Randy Kim
    We are kicking off our celebration of APIMEDA Heritage Month with an episode all about the power of connecting with your heritage and telling your own story. Featuring incredible human being, activist and storyteller, Randy Kim who serves on the board of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and co-produces TALK Stories: an Asian and Asian American Storytelling Series. 
    Follow Randy's work at: @randall_kimball
    and find us at: IG @thegaysianproject ; twitter @gaysianproject
    1 hr 41 min
  • Creating Asian American Culture ft. Author Nishta J. Mehra
    This episode is a special conversation with author Nishta J. Mehra, abt her new book "Brown, White, Black" that explores the intersections of identity, religion, and sexuality in her family. We get into so many things including, the role Hinduism has played in her connection to identity, struggling with both assimilating and standing out, and how she and her family are truly creating these beautiful images of Asian American culture.
    Follow Nishta on IG and Twitter: @nishtajmehra 
    website: nishtajmehra.co
    1 hr 6 min
  • "Heavy Metal Asian Fan" ft. Nicole Espinosa
    Feminist, scholar, activist Nicole Espinosa is back on the podcast to talk about fan culture and how it functions in marginalised communities! It is a super-sized episode in which we get into everything from our own fandoms to ethno-historical explanatory models of how we interact with fandom, the need to complicate the things we're fans of, and digging into why queer femme representation is still predominantly white and straight passing. 
    Follow Nicole on IG: @colesmcgee and on twitter: @decolesinize
    1 hr 59 min
  • Nowruz Mubarak! ft. Omid Razavi of Let Me Out Book
    Nowruz Mubarak! Happy Persian New Year! We are so thrilled to be spending the 13 days of celebration with Omid Razavi - a gay Iranian Canadian author and illustrator of the Let Me Out book that provides support for LGBTQ+ youth to give them solidarity and encouragement through their processes of exploring their identities. In this episode, we get to talk about his work, what it was like growing up in Ottawa Canada and gaining pride in both his Iranian and Queer identities.
    Follow Omid: @LetMeOutBook
    1 hr 22 min
  • Just Three Indians Talking About Comic Books ft. Kesav and Samarjeet Wable
    This week's episode is with filmmaker Kesav Wable and his brother Samarjeet talking about the new short film they made called “Closet Supes." The short is an exploration of queer Desi identity, the first generation Desi American experience, reconnecting with our elders, and superheroes. We are excited to share our conversation that continues to explore the themes of Desi identity, and superheroes, and finding our identities.
    Follow Kesav and all the news about "Closet Supes:"
    IG: @KWable Twitter: @bKwa
    1 hr 47 min

About Queer Asian Podcast Club

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Formerly known as "The Gaysian Podcast", the Queer Asian Podcast Club is a podcast from the Queer Asian Social Club that aims to create a space in which we can explore the Queer Asian experience. Hosted by the QASC founder Maya Reddy, an American Born Confused Queer Desi, this podcast embarks on conversations with folx both within the Queer Asian community and outside of the community in an effort to empower our stories and experiences and understand the assumptions and attitudes placed upon us.