Podcast
Shoes Off
Hosted by Jay Ooi · EN
Winner of Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2021 - this is the written, produced and edited podcast made by and for Asian Australians, because we don’t talk about race and culture enough. We’ll dive into topics where you’ll hear from a range of voices, and we'll bring you stories and thoughts from interesting Aussie Asians, academics and everyday folk so we can question, explore and celebrate what it means to be an Asian in Australia.
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S01E05 - No Rice, No Spice
Oct 15, 201900:30:24Tap to summarizePreference. It’s the word people use to describe the sorts of people they’re attracted to. How does race play a role in sexual attraction amongst gay men? And what does it really mean to have a preference for one race over another?
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S01E04 - Eye of the Tiger
Oct 8, 201900:21:18Tap to summarizeTiger mums have been spoken about a lot in the media, the overbearing, controlling mother who wants straight A’s and musical prodigies. In this episode we’ll speak to a couple of kids of tiger mums, how it affected their life, and what they think of it now. And we’ll also talk to a tiger mum herself.
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S01E03 - Diana Nguyen
Oct 1, 201900:23:09Tap to summarizeA daughter of refugee parents from Vietnam, Diana sort of fell out and then back into celebrating her culture and heritage, and ended up creating a web series about her mum. In this episode, we explore what it's like growing up as the daughter of a single refugee mum, and why remembering our heritage so important.
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S01E02 - Bobalicious
Sep 24, 201900:15:46Tap to summarizeFrom just a couple of tea shops in Taiwan to a multi billion dollar industry. How did this seemingly simple drink become a worldwide phenomenon? And why do Asians have such an affinity to it? In this episode we explore the craze that is bubble tea.
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S01E01 - Say My Name, Say My Name
Sep 24, 201900:27:08Tap to summarizeWhat’s in a name? Particularly in Australia, having a distinctly foreign name has its positives and negatives, and I’ve always had this inkling that there’s a different way we think about names in Australia compared to Chinese culture in particular, but I could never quite put my finger on it. This episode we explore how this difference in names affects us.
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Trailer - Welcome to Shoes Off
Sep 2, 201900:01:47Tap to summarizeHave you ever tried to hide parts of your culture or heritage in order to fit in?Have you ever felt like a bit of an outsider in the country you grew up in?Do you often just have a laugh about some of the weird things your parents say?Do I have a show for you.Shoes Off is a new podcast that features stories about Asian Australian culture. Each episode we’ll look at a topic or issue or just a cool person, exploring what it’s like to be Asian in Australia.Subscribe to get this cultural goodness in your ears, because we do not talk about culture enough.
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