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Blasian RadioS2 - Episode 6 - La Reforma: Colombia, Extreme Tourism & The Covid VaccineFor the first time in six months, Krissy and Lauretta are back again to record the episode of all episodes. Hear Lauretta's passable Spanish, the ups and downs of moving across the ponds, and their thoughts on the three hottest current topics.
2021-05-2744 minBlasian RadioS2 - Episode 5 - Special Guest: Aruja VashiKeeping in line with the current times we have mixed things up. In today's episode, we have Lauretta, whom we must apologise in advance for the traffic of Bogota you'll hear in the background, and Aruja Vashi. Aruja will provide insightful commentary of the wild, insightful and often dangerous adventures that Lauretta has been on whilst she's been away, followed by a down to earth conversation on the need to prove we're all doing okay via Instagram.
Music credit: Bensound
2021-02-1649 minBlasian RadioS2 - Episode 4 - Special Guest Agni GhoshNew episode of Blasian with a different flare as Lauretta travels the world...we welcome a new guest! This week we have Agni, a male of Indian descent where we discuss whether brown men are the most marginalised in UK society, eating/shopping eco-friendly and the impact it has on developing countries & mental health in men and the taboos surrounding it.
2021-01-1942 minBlasian RadioLAURETTA IS LEAVING BLASIAN RADIOLauretta embarks on a solo eat pray love trip to Colombia. Join us in this special episode where we talk about what she's going to do, who she's going to meet & the future of Blasian Radio.
2020-12-1118 minBlasian RadioS2 - Episode 3 - SARS & Marcus RashfordToday Krissy and Lauretta offer a refresh perspective on the troubling SARS situation in Nigeria as well as the social and moral implications of Marcus Rashford's free school meal agenda.
2020-11-0400 min
Blasian RadioV2 - Episode 2 - Toxic Friendships, Media Role Models & Priti PatelWe celebrate reaching 1000 listeners by discussing friendships & the hard-work that needs to go into maintaining them, the different role models in our respective cultures & finally Priti Patel and her immigration policies - is she a hypocrisy in itself or is she berated more because she's a brown female? Take a listen and let us know your thoughts at blasianradio@gmail.com.
2020-10-0600 minBlasian RadioV2 - Episode 1 - Overseas Adoption, Refugee Crisis & Celebrity DeathsKrissy and Lauretta are back for volume 2 of the critically self-acclaimed Blasian Radio podcast. This week we dance around the topics of overseas adoption, the current refugee crisis and 2020's most shocking celebrity deaths. This is all lightened by our new segment interlude.
2020-09-1748 minBlasian RadioEpisode 10 - Shamima Begum, Domestic Abuse in the BAME community & Being Too Woke (Groggy)This episode questions the revoking of Shamima Begum's British citizenship, domestic abuse in the BAME community with a very real and personal aspect & discussing if an individual can be too woke.
2020-07-2348 minBlasian RadioEpisode 9 - Kanye West, Changing Views & PolyamoryThis week Lauretta and Krissy grace your ears with the chaos that is Kanye West, how our views have changed over the last decade and the intricacies of polyamory
2020-07-1638 minBlasian RadioEpisode 8 - Fetishisation, Hate Crimes against Far East Asians & Black FaceWe have a special guest this week, Roland, who joins us in our discussions about fetishising a specific race, the worrying increase of hate crimes against individuals of Far Eastern descent & the recent removal of TV programmes because of Black Face.
2020-07-1052 minBlasian RadioEpisode 7 - J.K Rowling & Transphobia, The P-word, Model Minority MythIn this episode, Lauretta and Krissy discuss the complexities around whether you can seperate a person from their art, the history, use and impact of the derogatory P-word and the model minority myth.
2020-06-1645 minBlasian RadioEpisode 6 - BLM Protesting vs. Coronavirus, Whitewashing & Being a Woman of ColourIn this episode, Lauretta and Krissy discuss BLM protesting in the midst of a global pandemic, whitewashing in history and why we praise white supremacists and slave traders & having to choose between being a woman and a woman of colour.
2020-06-1048 minBlasian RadioEpisode 5 - George Floyd, White Saviorism & ColourismKrissy and Lauretta take the mic to discuss the chaos surrounding George Floyd, white saviorism and colourism.
2020-06-0231 minBlasian RadioEpisode 4 - Meghan Markle and Piers Morgan, LGBT in the BAME Community & Reverse RacismIn episode 4 Lauretta and Krissy discuss the Meghan and Piers Morgan atrocity, LGBT prejudice in the BAME community and the complexities of reverse racism.
2020-05-2532 minBlasian RadioEpisode 3 - Coronavirus in BAME Groups, Opposite Sex Friendships & The N-word in SongsLauretta and Krissy come together for their third episode of Blasian Radio. This episode they tackle the rising number of coronavirus-related deaths in the BAME community, the intricacies of male-female friendships and the impact of using the n-word in musical lyrics.
2020-05-1234 minBlasian RadioEpisode 2 - Nella Rose, Interracial Relationships & Being Ashamed Of Your CultureThis episode covers the Nella Rose scandal and the problems with old tweets resurfacing; the complexities of interracial relationships & growing up being ashamed of your colour, culture and upbringing. This episode also includes a surprise little interlude where we jokingly share some of the stereotypical questions we have faced as women of colour. Take a listen and let us know your thoughts on blasianradio@gmail.com.
2020-05-0435 minBlasian RadioEpisode 1 - Racist TikTok's, Blaming White People & Diversity in HollywoodLauretta and Krissy take the stage with our first ever podcast.
2020-04-2844 min