See the FULL SHOW NOTES for references, links & more.Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia w

2. But where are the lesbians? (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)

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Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divid

1. In search of Prince Charming & his King (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)

Jun 2nd, 2024 1h 1m

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S5: Queering Premodern Asia - Ep.0 - An Introduction

May 26th, 2024 11m 12s

Full transcript here | Support the show here.In search of our queer Asian rootsThe idea for this series came about a year ago, inspired by my interviews with the queer Asian community. Many of the guests shared a desire to connect more with

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Queering Premodern Asia - Nuances Season 5 Trailer

May 21st, 2024 1m 52s

My gender identity and who I’m attracted to is nature, right? Well, actually it’s complicated. Everything I thought I knew about love, gender and sexuality has been turned upside down. Hi, my name is LAZOU and I'm the host of Nuances: Our Asi

S4 E11: Dr. Sophia Yen on birth control, #PeriodsOptional, menopause, emergency contraception, and what your BMI has to do with it.

May 12th, 2024 1h 15m

GUEST BIODr. Sophia Yen is a Co-Founder of Pandia Health, expert online women’s hormonal healthcare: from birth control to menopause and more. She graduated MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley with an MPH. With 20+ years in medicine, she

It's AANHPI Heritage Month! Or Asian Heritage Month if you're in Canada.

May 5th, 2024 16m 47s

For more detailed shownotes including transcripts, go to nuancespod.comIf you enjoy this show and would like to show some love, go to nuancespod.com/supportABOUT THIS EPISODEHappy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHP

S4 E09: Chef Jenny Dorsey on food politics, and the uneasy conversations that the food industry isn't ready to have.

Apr 21st, 2024 58m 19s

If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/supportGUEST BIOJenny is a professional chef and food writer, researcher, and educator who studies f

S4 E08: Gideon - a quadrilingual high schooler with two awesome moms.

Apr 7th, 2024 30m 48s

GUEST BIOGideon is a 17 year old Canadian high school student, raised by two mothers. He strives to provide a balanced youthful perspective; formed from his diverse friend group and unique life experience. He's spent 12 years studying Mandarin

S4 E07: Trans Day of Visibility special with Cece Chow & her son Gideon - the wholesome Asian trans representation you needed to hear.

Mar 31st, 2024 47m 56s

Today is Trans Day of Visibility (March 31). I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to share this wholesome portrait of Cece Chow, an Asian trans woman who transitioned later in life, with support from their ex-spouse and kids, and

S4 E06: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori on U.S. vs Japan culture, parenting, social norms, & why gender pronouns aren't an issue in Japan

Mar 17th, 2024 1h 1m

If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/supportGUEST BIOProf. Sachi Schmidt-Hori is interested in investigating how gender, sexuality, corp

S4 E05: Er-Gene Kahng found community, Florence Price, and her Asian American identity in Arkansas

Mar 10th, 2024 55m 26s

If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/supportGUEST BIOEr-Gene is a Korean-American violinist and college professor who lives in Fayetteville

S4 E04: Ed Pokropski talks about his Emmy nominations, his comedy show about adoption, and doing his best even if he doesn't always get it right.

Mar 3rd, 2024 40m 58s

If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/supportGUEST BIOEdward Yoo Pokropski is one of the Executive Producers of the Asian Comedy Fest and Em

S4 E03: Ryan Alexander Holmes reminds us the importance of art to connect us with our humanity, and that Asians don't all look alike.

Feb 25th, 2024 59m

If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/supportGUEST BIORyan Alexander Holmes [何仁安] is an actor and content creator based out of Los Angele

S4 E02: Dr. Paul Song on why medicare-for-all would help both patients and doctors. Also: Natural Killer cells & Alzheimer's

Feb 18th, 2024 38m 22s

GUEST BIOPaul Y. Song is an MD, entrepreneur and health activist. He is currently CEO of NKGen Biotech.Dr. Song served as the very first visiting fellow on healthcare policy in the California Department of Insurance in 2013.His last clinic

S4 E01: Soo Jin Lee's mom never told her she was undocumented, but she just knew. Also: therapy isn't the only way to heal.

Feb 11th, 2024 52m 50s

GUEST BIOSoo Jin Lee is a licensed therapist, the author of 'Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity,' and a guiding force at the Yellow Chair Collective. Her journey from an undocumented immigrant to a mental heal

Podcast Recs - Part 1: 6 Degrees of Cats!

Oct 18th, 2023 23m 30s

If you love the Nuances Podcast, you might also enjoy:6 Degrees of Cats is a cat-themed culture, history and occasionally science podcast that investigates the surprising intersections between human and felinekind.Season 2 of 6 Degrees of Cat

S3 E15: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adoptee.

Sep 24th, 2023 45m 16s

https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/24/amanda-b/GUEST BIOAmanda B. is the executive producer and host of 6 Degrees of Cats, a cat-themed culture, history and occasionally science podcast that investigates the surprising intersections between human

S3 E14: Charles Levan on his career working at EMI/Capitol Records, and becoming a licensing agent for independent artists.

Sep 17th, 2023 32m 34s

https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/17/charles-levan/GUEST BIOEstablished in 2002, Charles Levan, C.E.O/Owner of Blue Buddha Entertainment, LLC specializes in sync placement for independent artists and labels, serving as a premier conduit for cont

S3 E13: Samantha Ong on the need for representation in toys, colorism in Asian culture, and how her culturally accurate dolls sold out on launch day.

Sep 10th, 2023 35m 50s

https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/10/samantha-ong/GUEST BIOSamantha Ong is an entrepreneur, business owner, and mother to two young girls based in Toronto, Canada. Samantha founded Joeydolls in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate around the

S3 E12: Ivy Le on being a comic, a mom, and a flaming bisexual whose nature show, FOGO, explores the outdoors so you don't have to!

Sep 3rd, 2023 41m 52s

https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/03/ivy-le/GUEST BIOIvy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian, actress, and writer based in Austin, Texas. She is the creator of the critically-acclaimed Spotify Studios podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside, a nat

S3 E11: Nastassia Jagatsingh on deconstructing her Mauritian and Canadian identities, unlearning colorism, and living with chronic illness.

Aug 27th, 2023 1h 3m

For the full show notes, go to https://nuancespod.com/2023/08/27/nastassia-jagatsinghGUEST BIONastassia is a 31 Indo-Mauritian Montrealer currently based in so-called Vancouver. After a little under a decade in the banking and ESL teaching s

S3 E10: June Chua on learning to love herself through dance, how her films led her to Norway & Nepal, and why she moved to Berlin from Canada.

Aug 20th, 2023 1h 4m

GUEST BIOJune Chua loves to tell stories in a myriad of ways. She's an award-winning filmmaker with more than 20 years experience in journalism, writing, editing, broadcasting and communications. She also helps artists with their proposals and

S3 E09: Rita Phetmixay: No such thing as boundaries in Asian culture - the Lao diaspora, owning the narrative, and healing intergenerational trauma with compassion.

Aug 13th, 2023 59m 41s

GUEST BIORita is a 2nd generation Lao Isaan (pronounced E-sahn) American holistic mental health & wellness professional based in Los Angeles. She is also the creator/host of the Healing Out Lao'd podcast, which explores the intersections of Lao

S3 E08: Kiran Kaur Gill on fighting Turban Myths with occupationally relevant training programs at the TSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies.

Aug 6th, 2023 48m 22s

GUEST BIOKiran Kaur Gill is the executive director at SALDEF, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, where she oversees and executes programs related to policy, research, education, civic engagement, and youth leadership in the Sik