But Where Are You From?

Chasing the taste of home (with Jenny Lau and Tiffany Chang): cooking, finding your path and navigating generational divides We interviewed food goddesses and influencer BFFs Jenny Lau (@celestialpeach_uk) and Tiffany Chang (@tiffcooksalot) on all things food, covering disaporic cooking, motherly disapproval, making a fool out of yourself in front of famous people, and the quest to #FindBrettLove!...

We spoke with Suyin Haynes (Editor-In-Chief at gal-dem) and Angela Hui (freelance food writer for Time Out, HuffPost, gal-dem and so much more!) on a fascinating episode on everything journalism: how they started, writing ad copy for vouchers, finding a community through trauma, how to balance speaking about issues online and looking after mental health. Such a brilliant way to start off season fo...

1 year of besea.n - we recently went on a betreat, where, among the hike, cooking, games, and besea.n meeting, we also recorded a bonus episode for you, as our birthday gift to you! Listen for lots of crying, laughing and seeing how well we know each other.  SOCIALS Follow besean and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ https://twitter.com/bes...

*Squeeeaaaal * besea.n were invited to the UK premiere of Marvel’s latest action-packed film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (released 3rd September 2021). Kai, Karlie, Amy & Viv (sorry Charley and Mai-Anh!) strolled down the red (blue) carpet and experienced the film before its release, and it was EPIC! At a time when our community has been suffering, this film has felt like a big...

This is our third season finale as we take a break to plan ESEA Heritage Month. Join Amy, Charley, Karlie & Mai-Anh in a Q&A, with some near death experience stories (trigger warning 10-15 mins in), find out their day jobs and find out which recent Hollywood film Karlie featured in!!!! We're in the presence of stars! Follow besean and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! htt...

Viv asks her boyfriend Manny about his first impressions of her, who's funnier, she ask him some questions asked by listeners on Instagram, any yikes moments he's experienced in dating as a Black man, and Manny surprises Viv with questions back too right at the end?!  Follow besean and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ https://twitter.com/besea_...

We were joined by Alicia Warner (@il.liss.strate on Instagram or aliciawarner.com) and Francesca Humi @FrancescaHumi on Twitter and @franexplainshistory on Instagram and TikTok. Follow besean and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ https://twitter.com/besea_n Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besea...

Charley, Karlie, Amy and Viv chat everything Chinese school! Follow besean and slide into our DMs and keep the conversation going! https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ https://twitter.com/besea_n Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean! http://bit.ly/Kofibesean Sign petitions: STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION https://linktr.ee/meemalee ESEA HERITA...

Join host Amy in Part 1 of a series on interethnic dating as she chats to our very own Mai-Anh and her partner of 12+ years, Jamie (or Jai-Anh, if you will). Amy grilled them on how they met, how they navigate the world as a multiethnic couple and what they’ve learned along the way. Expect chat on Scottishness, microaggressions, feminist pockets and sweaty pits! CONTENT NOTE: expect strong languag...

Amy talks to Huong (@mrshuongblack), Liz (@themodernchef) and Georgie  (@chinesechippygirl) about parenting as ESEA mums including how we try  to instil a sense of ESEA heritage in our kids, introducing durian, the  dreaded poonamis, and everything in between! Huong is one half of @themsgpod. Listen as she and MiMi Aye talk life and debunk food myths along the way. Visit Liz at Mei...

We answer your Q&A's! We go from deep questions like 'what would you say to your ten year old self?' to 'is coriander nice or nasty?' Follow besean https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean! http://bit.ly/Kofibesean STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION https://linktr.ee/meemalee https://www.change.org/ESEAHeritag...

Amy, Mai-Anh, Karlie and Viv chat everything FWENDSSSSS. Follow besean https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean! http://bit.ly/Kofibesean STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION https://linktr.ee/meemalee https://www.change.org/ESEAHeritageMonth We've reached 30,000 signatures! Sign the petition for media outlets to st...

Mai-Anh Peterson is joined by Hollie and Sui on a bloomin' brilliant and insightful discussion around decolonising green spaces. They dig into how poc and marginalised groups feel in green spaces, they then branch out into discussing the history, why gardening is gate kept, how gardening isn't about perfectionism. and then Hollie even graces our ears with a cluckin' chicken impression! Join in on...

Welcome baaaack! Me, Mai-Anh Peterson, Karlie Wu and Charley Wong are your co-hosts this week and we chat about beauty standards from an ESEA perspective. We talk about our weird and wonderful bodily functions, people saying we look like Gok Wan, and critical families, colourism, fatphobia and so much more. Join in on the convo over at besean!  Join PhoQueue's Unity March 23rd May in Chinatow...

Welcome baaaack! We had the pleasure of speaking of with our pal, our gal, our mate, our comprade, our friend, Kim Richards aka Nanosounds. Mai-Anh Peterson, and Amy Phung are your co-hosts this week and we chat about how imposter syndrome makes us feel in this activism space, what exactly IS being an activist, how it messes with our noggins, and how people of mixed-ethnicity feel navigating the a...

We're joined by our pal, Shu Lin, food and lifestyle content creator and who loves to eat (her words!) to talk everything dating. Enjoying being single, dealbreakers in dating, why do people put strange stuff on their dating apps, and our deal dating scenarios. Was such a fun episode!! Follow Shu: https://www.instagram.com/dejashuu/?hl=en  Follow besean https://www.instagram.com/besea.n/ STAN...

The besea.n babes, Charley, Karlie (then she had to go for her din dins), Mai-Anh and Amy answer your questions that you submitted, we talked about vegetarianism as an ESEA,  about whether our parents taught us how to cook, how ESEA women feel walking into rural pubs, some dumb AF racist incidents, where we see ourselves in two years time, and gardening (mainly from Mai-Anh lol). Hope you enjoy! ...

Soo...the podcast is growing up and we've now got FIVE new hosts. You'll be familiar with the besea.n babes if you've listened before! We talked about ethnicity and race, pride in where we're from, then things get a bit silly when Amy introduces a slightly controversial 'most likely to' game (spoiler, turns out they all think I'm dirty and no use in a zombie apocalypse)  Follow besean https:/...

My co-host, Amy Phung, you all know Amy, great gal, great pal joins me to chat with Dr Felicia Yeung on everythang sex. From being a Chinese doctor, abortion, the familial pressures surrounding misogyny, patriarchy and dating, to porn, STDs, slut shaming and shaming around sex and belly buttons (okay that was on me). It’s 1am the night before the podcast is live sooo good night and please dm me to...

I finally managed to secure ha very sought after guest... MY BEAUTIFUL MAMA. We talk about where she is from (I got it wrong, it's not Tai Po as I posted on Instagram!), how living with a strict mum and the village women made her move to the UK, how she got sacked after 2 hours from her first job in the UK, and whether she is proud of us?! We also bring back 'How Asian Are You?' especially for thi...

It me. rambling at you. It's a safe space for any ESEA folks who just wants to hear me chatting about absolutely nothing. STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION https://linktr.ee/meemalee Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean ! http://bit.ly/Kofibesean   Brands mention: https://www.instagram.com/the.caring.touch/ https://store.yogscast.com/coll...

This podcast is sponsored by Welbeck Publishing for the promotion of Julie Ma's debut novel, Happy Families : Winner of the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller 2020. I was joined by my co-host and pal Karlie Wu and we had such a fantastic chat with the author, Julie Ma. Hear about her taking over the family takeaway, becoming an author some really interesting insights in writing the book, a...

I talk with the wonderful MiMi Aye and Huong Black, co-hosts of the MSG Pod (and SO MUCH MORE). We talk about what's happening in Myanmar, how they both became friends, their jobs, raising their kids and they also give me dating advice (they gotta like my KFC jumper and not be a facist). They truly are such a laugh and left me in stitches. STAND WITH MYANMAR AND TAKE ACTION https://linktr.ee/meema...

A co-host impromptu chat with the wonderful Mai-Anh Peterson , fellow besean co-founder and all round good egg. Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean ! https://ko-fi.com/besean We've reached 16,600 signatures! Sign the petition for media outlets such as The BBC & The Guardian & the UK Government to stop depicting East Asian people in Cor...

I share recent story of a woke white man that still didn't cut the mustard. Enjoy. Support the podcast by buying besean a coffee, 100% of the donations now go towards besean ! https://ko-fi.com/besean We've reached 16,600 signatures! Sign the petition for media outlets such as The BBC & The Guardian & the UK Government to stop depicting East Asian people in Coronavirus related media: https...