**Correction 41:50, South Africa, not South America** This week we chat about the irony of Harmony Day in Australia when we still have systematic oppression against many minority groups. While the rest of the nation 'celebrates' Harmony Day, the speaker from the UK spreads her transphobic views which attracted the support of Neo-Nazis. We conclude our episode with a discussion about the happiest countries in the world.  (01:36) Tiredness and Jamie Lee Curtis’ request for the afternoon concert, going out at night (13:00) Welcome Merchant and the perception of the Uyghurs community (22:16 ..read more

This week we tackle a conversation that is difficult to come to a conclusion about; Maid's Cafe. Originated from Japan, a culture that could be perceived by westerners as misogynistic and backward, but could it be harmless entertainment, and should people separate the illusion of performance and reality? We also share our views on self-confidence, the value of time through cultural consumption, and the deeply ingrained fear of male strangers. (00:00) Random chat on being a child VS adult (01:30) Oscar 2023 and our individual confidence (11:30) Replying to a listener’s question: men and childca ..read more

    (01:30) BBS Concert, Jess’ dislike of music festivals (09:20) The shift in pop culture, algorithms determined what we engage in pop culture. (11:50) What happened to sports genre movies? (24:28) We accidentally bought the same book! “How to feed a dictator” Witold Szablowski (46:31) Prediction for the Oscar   Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com   ..read more

This week, we share our TOP 5 WISHLIST for this year’s International Women’s Day. If we had the power to create laws and affect policy, what would we enforce to make society a better place for women? Jessie’s No. 2 wish is mandatory domestic duties for 30 mins per day (MON-FRIDAY) for all men in heterosexual relationships.  PLUS: We talk about our cultural consumption for the week, including 90s classics starring Julia Roberts such as Sleeping with the Enemy, The Pelican Brief; and the 2016 Japanese TV drama Quartet  Tell us what you wish for this IWD 2023!   (01:00) Colour imp ..read more

This week, we chat about the re-writing of Roald Dahl’s books, and what it really means for English books. We also analyse a pair of Op-Eds from Hazel Edwards and Özge Sevindik Alkan - one of them was not telling the truth (wanna guess who?!?)  We talk about the movies we watched this week (Paris Can Wait, 2017: White Noise 2022) and the books we read: Inconceivable by Alexandra Collier and Build Your house around my body by Violet Kupersmith)  (01:30) Paris Can Wait (04:40) White Noise, and the love-hate of Adam Driver (13:18) Inconceivable: Alexandra Collier  (20:44) Buil ..read more

  (00:00) Intro, A League of their own, Sister Act 2 (02:19) Frida Kahlo's Experience at Barangaroo (09:40) Sydney Observatory Night Tour (10:58) Valentine’s Day and the social expectation on performative acts (14:36) South Korea’s low fertility rate and the reasons behind it  South Korea’s misogyny problem Feminists are protesting against the wave of anti-feminism that's swept South Korea (21:40) SCMP: Declining rate of marriage in China (29:50) Praising male partners on the bare minimum – The Guardian: My most romantic moment: I had just given birth – and my boyfriend made me a per ..read more

This week, we chat about one of our favourite 90s films, Sister Act (1992); white women doing inspiration (and face-palmy) things in Australia, our opposing views on Marvel films and February 14th - is it no longer appropriate to celebrate romantic love? Is Galentines Day more fun? (Yes, we think so!)  We also look back on the rom-coms of the 2000s and how they made us fantasise about romantic love that is just not useful.  (01:24) Reminiscing the films of the 90s, Sisters Act (16:46) On Sanmao’s Stories of Sahara (18:58) Helen’s family went to the movie 2 weeks too early (22:40) Wak ..read more

Happy February! The final month of the southern hemisphere's summer and we have heaps to chat about this week!  (00:00) Intro: kids' music, back-to-school anxiety, modern parenting, different characteristics between boys and girls, friendships (15:50) Lunar New Year Comedy at Chatswood (18:45) Theatre: A broadcast coup (20:00) Book recommendation: All this could be different, Sarah Thank Mathews (22:44) Netflix: Oni (25:22) Disney+: The Menu – discussion of wealth and toxicity of the fine-dining environment (33:10) Racial politic discussion: Who gets to review artworks and what has the ri ..read more

The final week of January 2023, how was it for you? In this episode, we revisit "Fleishman is in trouble' as Helen finally got the time to watch the first episode, and felt disappointed about the adaptation, a great book recommendation, and another silly Tik Tok trend.   (00:10）RomCom: What’s Love Got To Do With It (07:07) Kazuo Ishiguro’s Living (09:40 ) Fleishman is in trouble (14:16) Stories of the Sahara (18:30) Questions about rituals for ‘Foundation Master’/’Guardian of the house’ and the implication with First Nation’s culture (22:18) Monterey Park Shooting (28:34) Lucky Girl Syndr ..read more

Lunar New Year comes early this year, as usual, we talk briefly about our observation of the modern LNY celebrations, the debates online between Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year, the capitalisation of Lunar New Year by the chocolate brands, and fond memories of our childhood LNY sweets. (01:30) Intro, visiting Cabramatta, the gratitude of the Vietnamese community (05:10) Darjeeling Limited, discussion on Wes Anderson’s works, Owen Wilson (13:51)  Babylon (21:25) Midnight Diner (25:26) Asian Australian 2022 List, James Wan, M3GAN (31:18) Lunar New Year 2023, horoscopes and more capitali ..read more