Welcome to Spill The Cha Podcast where you join us, Phoebe, Elsa, Lauren and Joelle on our virtual terrace as we discuss the British Asian Female experiences today. From exploring growing up Asian in Britain to adulting tips, we hope we will help, inspire and encourage you so grab a drink and come join us on the podcast. Follow us on Instagram for updates and #bts - @spillthecha.pod https://www.instagram.com/spillthecha.pod
If you're a fan of YA fiction, you're going to love The Balloon Thief. We chatted with the author, Aneesa Marufu, who lives in Manchester. The Balloon Thief is a young adult fantasy inspired by her South Asian heritage and her obsession with hot air balloons. We talk about
We're back with a special episode with Joelle and her grandma where they talk about her grandma's life in Vietnam and as a nurse in England in the 1960's! We chat about ⭐ Life in Saigon, Vietnam before the America/Vietnam war ⭐ Funny stories from when she was a nurse in the UK ⭐ How she got to where she is today in Singapore Hopefully this episode encourages you to speak to your parents and grandparents about their own stories to get to know them more! ~~
It's been a while since we last did an episode with just the 4 of us and SO much has happened! Some of us have started working #adulting, some of us have moved to a different country and city... (listen for a snippet about Lauren's mini moments of fame) In Episode 35, we ⭐ update you guys on our lives ⭐ reflect on the past 1 year of Spill The Cha ⭐ make a confession...
EP34 Careers Talk & More w/ Sophia & Jem from Bam&Beyond We finally got to collab with two of the amazing members of @bamnbeyond Sophia and Jem! We ended up talking a lot about careers so we hope you'll be encouraged and inspired by our conversation. Here's a summary of our chat:
We had a tonne of laughs recording this with the Unapologetically Azn gals from down under Here's some of what we chatted about: ✨growing up Asian Australian and seeing just how similar our experiences over in the UK are ✨our shared love for kdramas and Park Seo Joon ✨explaining British slang and trying each other's accents.. lol
EP31 Be(hind the)sea.ns w/ Amy and Karlie from Besea.n It was an absolute honour to chat with 2 of the powerhouses of @besea.n, @_amy_pix and @wukarlie From organising the UK's first every East & South East Asian Heritage Month #eseahm2021 to bringing the community together, the work that they've done has impacted us and so many others around Britain. In this episode, we talk about ✨Creating a space for ESEA people and defined by us ✨Connecting with the wider community and connecting with their own heritage ✨Amy and Karlie's favourite episode of But Where Are You From? ✨How ESEA Heritage Month came into being Check out Besea.n! @besea.n on Instagram @besea_n on Twitter besean.co.uk See the Land, Sea and Stars exhibition on desktop here: landseastars.co.uk ~~
After processing the rising violent attacks on the Asian community in the US and the UK, we wanted to have a discussion around how race, and our gender, have impacted us. Some of the questions* we discussed were:
Spill The Cha with @lajohnla on Episode 29! We're huge fans of John, his personality and content so it was such a treat to have him on the podcast. Expect a big range of topics and some belly laughs
Since all of us have been blessed to grow up in a British Chinese community through our church, we thought we'd invite our youth pastor, Rev. Ollie Knight. As a "gwei lo" (aka. white guy) who has been immersed in Chinese culture since his teenage years, we thought it'd be interesting to hear about his experiences! We talk about:
Meet the parents...
In the second part of our conversation with @jerryjwon , we dive into ✏ why storytelling is key to bringing the Asian community together ✏ the vision for @asianpodcastnetwork & more! Listen carefully to hear Jerry dropping a
We're so excited to share our conversation with Ting from @lengbox ! Lengbox is a UK based Korean skincare and beauty online shop. Lengbox are here to inspire your self-care discovery, with the best K-beauty products and routines for your skin type. We chat about:
Friendship... fallout?!
In EP23 we sit down to talk with Jerry Won, the founder of Dear Asian Americans and Asian Podcast Network. We talked about:
Watch the English Subtitled version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MqhlqjmCUkc
Welcome back to Spill The Cha Season 3! Today, we're spilling alll the cha on the behind the scenes of running the podcast. From the mic mishaps that we captured on-air (ahem Lauren) to how we divide the workflow, we give you our best tips for starting a podcast! We also give a sneak peek of what's to come in Season 3! Hint: lots of cool guests and fun episodes
Bubble tea or Ice Coffee? Egg tart or Mango Sago? Netflix or Youtube? Western music or Asian music? Listen to play along and find out our answers!
As students, the pandemic has changed our university lives in quite a big way - classes are online, wearing masks on campus... So we thought we'd document this moment in time by talking about:
Welcome back to Spill The Cha! After a bit of a break we're so excited to bring you Season 2
We can't believe that we've reached the end of Season 1 of Spill The Cha already! So for episode 10, we recorded a Q&A with questions we received from you guys on our Instagram (@spillthecha.pod) as well as reflecting on our podcast journey. Thank you for listening and supporting us so far and we can't wait to bring you Season 2 soon! Follow us on Instagram to be kept updated. ~~
We've been going with the flow here ~ Are we... ovary-reacting?
A dilemma we have as BBCs is being torn between British culture and Asian culture. So we decided to put our "Asianness" to the test! In episode 8 "How Asian Are You?" we talk about:
After we finished watching IOTNBO in just 1 week, we decided to sit down and debrief on the podcast. So you're getting a full episode of our raw thoughts breaking down the drama, from
Ever wanted life advice from 20-year-olds? Here's your chance
Special thanks to BAM & Beyond for starting #AsianAugust to celebrate our identity! Links to their incredible work is below. In Ep 4, Advice To Our Younger Selves Pt.1, we talk about:
Welcome to Spill The Cha Podcast! In this first episode, we introduce ourselves and our backgrounds, reveal our favourite dim sum dishes and Asian drinks. We also spill the cha on why we started this podcast and our goals for it AND give you a sneak peek of future episodes! Make sure to subscribe, share and leave a review if you enjoyed it. We look forward to seeing you on our virtual terrace for our next episode! - Come hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/spillthecha.pod Intro and outro music by ninjoi. - Acceptance - https://thmatc.co/?l=B8AF58F
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