Today we sit down with playwright, aerialist, and mother of three dogs, Queerean Nina Ki! We discuss the extra labor that goes into submitting as an artist of color, acting in your own plays (because you’re the only person who knows Korean), writing horror (Asian style), finding inspiration from unlikely sources on Netflix, queering deeply upsetting Korean folk tales, integrating aerial work into musicals, looking for Queerean representation in media, and Harrow has their bi-annual podcast Buffy fan moment with Nina.
We also discuss our thoughts ahead of the Tony Awards, our return to Broadway seeing Wicked the musical and how you can help raise awareness for missing LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals.
You can view a transcript of this episode here.
Action of the Ep:
Action & Awareness for Queer and BIPOC Missing Persons
Further Reading
Why Cases of Missing Trans Individuals are Rarely Solved
Media Bias in Missing Persons Cases
Not our Native Daughters
Trans Doe Task Force
MMI People Who Are Missing
Nina Ki: Website | Instagram
Soft Jade, A Radio Play - Yale Summer Cabaret
IAMA Theater - Broken English
Queens Theater - Broken English, Primary Colors, One Small Step
Queer Culture Recs:
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Monstress by Marjorie Liu
The Half of It - Netflix
Queer Gives:
Venmo - @FCFilms
Instagram - @DecolonizeAcupuncture
Episode Credits:
Edited by Meghan Dixon
Thesis on Joan:
Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter
Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251
Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
