Asian Bitches Down Under

Roughly one in 10 Aussies come from somewhere in Asia, yet when you look at our representation on TV, film, radio and literature, you’d think we were completely non-existent. What do you do when the world doesn’t give you the space to be heard? You make your own space. Each week, sisters and Sydney locals Helen Stenbeck and Jessie Tu give searing intersectional feminist critiques on social and cultural issues relevant to those living in Australia and abroad. Join us as we traverse the complex intersectionality of gender, race and culture. 

Recent Episodes
  • Recipe feud
    May 2, 2025 – 48:37
  • Conclave, Mickey 17, Rom-Coms of the 90s/2000s
    Mar 21, 2025 – 45:48
  • HILDA Report, Kinda Pregnant
    Mar 7, 2025 – 44:51
  • DEI, Sam Kerr, Bridget Jones
    Feb 14, 2025 – 45:18
  • Ceramic creation, self-portrait. feat. Ruth Ju-Shih Li
    Jan 24, 2025 – 44:23
  • Diasporic experience and art creation. feat. Rainbow Chan
    Jan 15, 2025 – 43:19
  • Let Them, Golden Globes 2025
    Jan 10, 2025 – 01:02:26
  • The courageous Gisèle Pelicot
    Dec 20, 2024 – 38:44
  • Interior Chinatown
    Dec 6, 2024 – 39:32
  • The Substance, scammers on screen
    Nov 22, 2024 – 46:04
  • Bubble Tea, Lonely Planet, Shogun
    Oct 25, 2024 – 37:58
  • Morning Show, Body Friend
    Oct 11, 2024 – 36:23
  • Tattoos, Divorce, Seniors
    Sep 27, 2024 – 01:06:24
  • Children's entertainment and social media
    Sep 23, 2024 – 53:27
  • Organising books, the unexplainable feeling for having kids, fear of ageing,
    Sep 10, 2024 – 46:41
  • Hollywood and its depiction of DV
    Aug 16, 2024 – 55:21
  • 2024 Paris Olympics
    Aug 2, 2024 – 48:40
  • Bong Joon Ho and Snowpiercer
    Jul 19, 2024 – 28:08
  • Praise culture
    Jul 5, 2024 – 34:45
  • Respect my space, shoes off!
    Jun 28, 2024 – 53:11
  • Hitman, Irish Wish, Mermaid's Tale, Boymum
    Jun 14, 2024 – 49:31
  • Eating in cinema, White Fever, Lies and Weddings
    Jun 7, 2024 – 40:43
  • Model Minority Gone Rouge.feat.Qin Qin
    May 24, 2024 – 56:52
  • Are algorithms and digital surveillance dictating our parenting style and consumption?
    May 9, 2024 – 53:22
  • Females' pain, Robot Dreams, Anatomy of A Fall
    Apr 19, 2024 – 01:01:17
  • Literary appropriation is nothing new?
    Apr 12, 2024 – 43:50
  • Qing-Ming: Tomb Sweeping or another excuse to eat good food?!
    Apr 5, 2024 – 42:45
  • Some men are just pure evil | Losing one's language
    Mar 22, 2024 – 55:01
  • American Fiction | End Credits
    Mar 15, 2024 – 51:33
  • Be your own cheerleader.feat Neelu Kaur
    Mar 13, 2024 – 27:36
  • Opportunities in theatre production. feat. Natalie Low
    Feb 29, 2024 – 24:27
  • Who Will Stop the Rain | Invisible Nation
    Feb 23, 2024 – 41:16
  • Window Shopping | Revisting PAST LIVES | Oscars Nominations
    Feb 16, 2024 – 56:35
  • Using 'woke agenda' to justify racist comments?
    Feb 2, 2024 – 48:34
  • Return to the motherland | Taiwan's 2024 election | Nyad
    Jan 19, 2024 – 01:06:14
  • How history and movie perpetuates the male dominance
    Dec 22, 2023 – 01:09:21
  • Toys as cultural representations. feat. Samantha Ong (Joeydolls)
    Dec 14, 2023 – 37:45
  • Avant Gardey, A Pail of Oysters and the implication of Taiwan's history
    Dec 7, 2023 – 16:17
  • Handling kids' emotion, TwoSet Violin, Cat Person
    Dec 1, 2023 – 52:48
  • Archive: Divorce and Marriage
    Nov 24, 2023 – 01:29:14
  • Quiz Lady
    Nov 10, 2023 – 57:09
  • I don't, Joyride, The Women In Me, Cooking and Gender Equality
    Nov 3, 2023 – 53:55
  • Archive: Sexual Empowerment
    Oct 26, 2023 – 01:13:13
  • Archive: Shame
    Oct 20, 2023 – 01:21:06
  • Back from hiatus
    Oct 13, 2023 – 01:03:02
  • Archive: Food culture, appropriation or appreciation?
    Sep 30, 2023 – 52:28
  • Working in a safe space with open communication is important for BIPOC artists. feat. Kaori Maeda-Judge
    Sep 21, 2023 – 34:50
  • Archive: Asians in Hollywood
    Sep 20, 2023 – 01:35:48
  • Archive: White Worshipping
    Sep 19, 2023 – 01:10:42
  • It takes practices to express love and setting boundaries. Feat. Amy Yip
    Sep 8, 2023 – 45:45
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