LEMON

Phillip Kuoch & Tom Tan
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LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, as well as topical social and cultural issues relevant to Asian millennials. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.

  1. 12/02/2021

    Lunar New Year But Make It 2021

    Surprised? We're dropping in your feed a bit earlier this week because we wanted to celebrate Lunar New Year with you guys This week we're talking about how Lunar New Year has become more important as we get older - especially if you're a child of immigrants and don't have many family near you. We understand that for many people, Lunar New Year will be a bit different. Just hours before we started recording, our city Victoria in Australia went into a 5 day lockdown so we're also spending it a bit different. In this episode, we talk about New Year superstitions and how some of them sound a bit unrealistic. We also discuss how even though we may not necessarily believe in many of them, we have kind of followed them by default because it has been drilled into us since we were young by our parents. We also discuss whether as millennials living in Western countries, if we will be continuing these traditions. This week for recommendation time, we are recommending you to get behind the #AsiansAreHuman & #TheyCantBurnUsAll movement to rise awareness about the increased hate crimes against Asians everywhere around the world. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    26 min

  2. 08/02/2021

    Kung Fu Vagina

    Another month, another cultural appropriation! This week we are switching things up. You might notice the show sounds a bit different and that's because we'll only be focusing on one topic per week to give us more time to really dig deeper into the topics we cover. Also, we're both expecting really a busy year for us personally so we wanted to make it manageable for ourselves. BUT let's talk about the problematic sex and relationship coach Kim Anami's music video called 'Kung Fu Vagina'. Anami landed in hot waters last week after she culturally appropriated Asian culture to sell and promote her online courses. There's a few problematic things about the video - It samples Carl Douglas' catchy but problematic 70's song ' Kung Fu Fighting' which has the oriental riff - The music video fetishizes Asian women - Anami wears chopsticks in her hair - Mismatch Chinese & Japanese culture: although the intention to appropriate Chinese culture, she wears a Kimino... - It uses the WONTON FONT, which further perpetuates what Westerners think Chinese characters look like Since recording, we have learnt that she's been deleting comments about those pointing out the cultural appropriation and Twitter users have found that she's publicly liked anti-BLM tweets. Do we see a pattern here? This week, Phil recommends watching the Korean drama 'True Beauty' which is available on Viki. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    26 min

  3. 25/01/2021

    White Monkey Jobs

    HELLO JUICY LEMONERS! SEGMENT 1: White Monkey Jobs - The term ‘White Monkey job’ refers to racially motivated job offers. They usually offer vast sums of money for unusual work. The employment is peculiar because the only requirement is your foreign face. You don’t have to be exclusively Caucasian. - Is white monkey jobs problematic? - Why do Asian culture put Caucasian people on such a high pedestal? SEGMENT 2: Sleep Revenge - Journalist Daphne K Lee describes the phenomenon as when “people who don’t have much control over their daytime life refuse to sleep early in order to regain some sense of freedom during late-night hours” - Why is sleep revenge particularly affecting younger people? SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - This week we are recommending you to do ask yourself these 3 questions and then tune into the show to see what they reveal about your personality. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    36 min

  4. 18/01/2021

    Bling Empire

    WELCOME TO THE FIRST EPISODE OF 2021! You can follow Phil on TikTok here - @misterchinese SEGMENT 1: Bling Empire got us feely uncomfortable - Why has Netflix's new reality show about rich Asians have us feeling a bit uncomfortable? SEGMENT 2: The Mahjong Line - How did three white American ladies outrage the whole Asian Internet with their revamp version of Mahjong? Is this cultural appropriation? - We also discuss about how LV's $80,000 Mahjong doesn't bring us outrage. SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - This week we are recommending you to watch Alice in Borderland on Netflix Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    26 min

  5. 14/12/2020

    Can Somebody Tell Her She's Kinda Racist?

    Hello Juicy Lemoners! This is our last episode of the year and then we'll be going on a little break over the Christmas holidays :) SEGMENT 1: The Influencer who Refuses to apologise over racial slurs and culture appropriation - A Caucasian influencer (who is allegedly French) who is currently studying in Singapore sparked outrage last week over her Instagram photos where she wore the Chinese traditional QiPao and posed with slanted eyes and wrote the caption that included 'ching chong'. - She has refused to apologise despite thousands of people telling her it was racially insensitive SEGMENT 2: Goal-base vs Life-based Life Approach - A viral TikTok trend which people are sharing their lessons learnt from their psychologists is going viral - One particular video is about comparing a goal-based and life-based life - What is the difference and how can it change your life? SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - This week we are recommending you to watch Korean movie The Call on Netflix. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    38 min

  6. 07/12/2020

    Breaking The Asian Disaster Mindset

    Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode! SEGMENT 1: The Asian Disaster Mindset - Have you noticed that your parents are always quick to jump to the worst case scenario of everything? - This week we're talking about the Asian Disaster Mindset as dubbed by Connie Wang from Refinery29 and how it is holding us back from pushing boundaries - Read the article here SEGMENT 2: What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In? - In a piece published by The New York Times titled 'What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?', Professor Loretta J Ross encouraged us to stop cancelling people and calling people out and instead 'call them in'. - We discuss what that means and whether it would be productive to encourage change in the world SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - This week we are recommending you to watch All My Life starring Harry Shum Jr and also go out to your local movie theatres and support them (if you're allowed to!). Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: http://instagram.com/phillipkuoch Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    34 min

  7. 30/11/2020

    The Pastor Who Sinned

    Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode! SEGMENT 1: Modern Love Essay - On a recent episode of the Modern Love Podcast titled 'Confronting Race on the First Date', Andrew Lee recounted how he went on a date with an Asian women who said his Asian heritage would be an issue. - We discuss about how accepting or not accepting our own identities in our younger years may influence our dating in the future SEGMENT 2: Carl Lentz - Pastor influencer/celebrity Carl Lentz was in the tabloids after he was caught cheating on his wife - Lentz is a senior pastor at the megachurch Hillsong and has since been stood down. - We discuss about the power of celebrity pastors and whether he is deserving of the criticism SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - Monica recommends checking out Upper Middle Bogan, which is available on Netflix. Thanks Monica Yu for joining us on the show today! You can follow her on Insta here: https://instagram.com/monicayyyu_ Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: https://bit.ly/PhilsIG Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    39 min

  8. 16/11/2020

    Grandchildren Clout

    Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode! SEGMENT 1: Grandchildren Clout - What do you do when your parents are pushing you to have kids but you don't want to? - Why are our parents so persistent and hung up over having grand kids? - Today we explore how having grandchildren is clout for them SEGMENT 2: Melissa Leong is WHO Magazine's Sexiest Person 2020 - When was the last time an Asian person was named as Sexiest Person in Western media? - We discuss how it's awesome seeing Asians being celebrated but we're only ever celebrated for our intelligence and smarts and never for conventional beauty like other people i SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - Phil recommends the Korean drama Start Up and Tom recommends the name Demon Slayer. Join in on the discussion on our socials! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0df Twitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLa Our Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJ Hosted by: Phillip Kuoch: https://bit.ly/PhilsIG Thomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    31 min
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LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, as well as topical social and cultural issues relevant to Asian millennials. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lemon.

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  • Creator
    Phillip Kuoch & Tom Tan
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Phillip Kuoch & Tom Tan

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