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What will you be doing this wet weekend in Sydney!? Apart from listening to our show, we highly recommend you to see "3 Fat Virgins Unassembled" by Slanted Theatre. Listen to Helen's interview with their crew members Natalie and Sabrina, and get your tickets now!!!  (The interview was recorded on 21st November 2021)  Slanted Theatre: Three Fat Virgins Unassembled (2021 ----------------------------- Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay    

On this episode we shared the recent cultural consumptions, Netflix musical film "Tick Tick Boom", Amazon's "The wheel of time", and books Jess has finished reading. We also spoke about how someone felt the need to complaint that too many restaurants are named after grandmothers which is hurting his feeling. Main topic of this week is on NSW's passing legislation on affirmative consent law, we discuss the need of the law and how to modify, re-learn and respect the importance of CONSENT.  (Correction: "Amah" is grandmother for Taiwanese, not Mandarin!)  Tick tick Boom The wheel of time What do the affirmative sexual consent law reforms passed in NSW and proposed in Victoria mean for each state? Why this selfie from Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, featuring a photo of Winnie the Pooh in the background, is causing a stir online West weighs up costs of boycotting China’s Winter Olympics ----------------------------- Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay  

This week we catch up sharing our experience of watching films over the last weekend, Bond and The Eternals. The topic of this episode is on the society's obsession of youthfulness and we are honoured to have Yumi Lee from Older Women's Network to speak to Helen about the impacts on older women with the change of society.  Both/And: Huma Abedin Whole Notes: Ed Ayres Stop Telling Women Their Most Valuable Asset Is Their  Getting Old is Good, Actually Older Women's Network ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay  

SPOILER ALERT! Do not listen to this episode if you have not yet watched LOVE HARD from Netflix, or if you don't mind the spoilers, go ahead and enjoy this episode!  We also shared some books that we are currently reading, by Monica Tan, Bernardine Evaristo and Kazuo Ishiguro. TAFE Ed-stravaganza Love Hard - Netflix Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay    

Hi, we catch up to talk about how unproductive Helen has been feeling lately with some thoughts on modern dating. This week we see Michelle Wu the first WoC elected as the mayor of Boston, exciting futures ahead!  Michelle Wu makes history as Boston elects its first non-white, female mayor Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits: Music by Lesfm from Pixabay  

This week, we chat about human obsession of YouTuber's life, Confucianism influence on Asian's behaviour and expression of emotions. We also discuss the recent news about Japan's Imperial family's latest marriage, Princess Mako and Kev Komura.  Helen's recommendation: 蔣勳 (Chiang Hsun) at TEDxTaipei 2012 At Last, a Royal Wedding. But No Trumpets, Just a News Conference.   Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits:  Music by Tomomi_Kato from Pixabay Music by Wataboi from Pixabay    

On this episode we talked about gendered conditioned normative about tidy/mess, sharing our cultural consumptions, rant on the conservative-focused NSW premier Dominic Perrottet, and the comical satirical song by a Malaysia rapper.  Who and what to look out for in The New Gold Mountain Families to be given $250 vouchers in NSW as part of government’s economic recovery plan This mum can’t vouch for the Premier’s $250 voucher Namewee and Kimberly Chen's music is now banned in China Youtube: Fragile Heart Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music Credits:  Music by Tomomi_Kato from Pixabay Music by Wataboi from Pixabay  

This week we picked a card from the category of 'anxiety' and asked: When you are soothing yourself, which person who once soothed you in real life do you hear? If you are interested in THE THERAPY GAME, get them here:  The School of Life: The Therapy Game --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com Music credit: If I Can't Dance It's Not My Revolution by Quantum Jazz 

NSW is coming out from the lockdown this week, and the first thing we did was going to the cinema to see "Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings". Of course, spoiler alert, fast forward the first 30 minutes if you don't want to hear the spoilers.  This week we also talk about the implications of the article from New York Times "Who is The Bad Art Friend", the sage around two writers in USA and the whole messy debates about many aspects surrounding this incident. We conclude our episode on the discussions on antivax issues, stay safe everyone.  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings review: Strong starting point for Marvel’s newest superhero Shang-Chi: Ta Lo World, Mythology & Creatures Explained NYT: Who is the bad art friend? Let’s not kid ourselves, we are all the Bad Art Friend There Is No Such Thing as Bragging Too Much About a Kidney Donation The Real Bad Art Friend Is the Horrible Political Economy of Writing Three sisters: Heather Morris Something Out Of The Place Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com    

(Apologies for the sound quality again; Jess' phone is not working appropriately with her bluetooth headphone so we record over one mic)  (SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED SQUID GAME AND DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO SPOILERS, SKIP TO 30 MINUTES MARK)  This week we revisits the Netflix Korean drama Squid Game and share our thoughts about how amazing this show portrays of social commentary and humanity. We also discuss the implications 'Girlboss' has had on feminism in the past decade and explore what could improve in order to address intersectionality in feminism.  The Cut: Demise of the Girlboss The Atlantic: The Girlboss has left the building Gen Medium: The End of Girlboss is here How Girlboss has commodified feminism Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com