ODD ONE IN Kristin Leong

In 2017, Simon Tam won his years-long battle to own the right to call his Asian American dance-rock band The Slants.
Simon’s Matal v. Tam victory only emboldened the path he was already on to reclaim the power that racist bullies had tried to take from him in his youth, while amplifying and organizing the voices of Asian American artists and activists.
In this Odd One In teaser, Simon takes us into the courtroom at the Supreme Court on the historic day of his hearing where the Justices debated if Simon’s band name was offensive to Asians. Meanwhile, the only Asian Americans in the courtroom that day—including Simon Tam whose name was on the docket—weren’t allowed to say a word.
Odd One In’s episode sharing Simon’s journey from bullied punk tween, to national crusader for justice and Asian American voices is coming soon. Subscribe to our ROCK PAPER RADIO newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
The song you heard in this podcast teaser is Made It by Yung Kartz.
ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can find our ODD ONE IN podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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In order to get to the yurt Jess Silver and her partner built as their first home together on the Queer Land Project they co-founded, strategy and pre-planning is essential. Forget to leave boots at the barn? Prepare for a muddy, sock-flapping adventure.
In this Odd One In teaser, Jess gives us a glimpse into the literal path she forged to her off-the-grid life on Silverwell Farm.
Jess is the co-founder of the farm, a 34-acre cooperative experiment just outside of Olympia, Washington. The Project is home to about a dozen hardworking queers and a handful of children. Jess and her landmates are raising pigs, building shelters, and tapping trees for Bigleaf maple syrup. But that’s just her homelife. At her day job, Jess is an Ecosystem Services Analyst with Stanford University and the University of Washington.
Odd One In’s second episode sharing Jess’ journey in DIY baby-making, climate change researching, and anarchist queer farming is coming soon. Subscribe to our ROCK PAPER RADIO newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
The song you heard in this podcast teaser is High on Loungin’ by Wax Lyricist.
ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can find our ODD ONE IN podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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Lesbians’ hair game is unmatched, of course, and Jess Silver’s mullet is one of the best of the best.
In this Odd One In teaser, Jess gives us a glimpse into what it’s like being the most stunningly coiffed scientist on campus.
Jess is the co-founder of Silverwell Farm and a 34-acre Queer Land Project just outside of Olympia, Washington. The Project is home to about a dozen hardworking queers and a handful of children. Jess and her landmates are raising pigs, building yurts, and tapping trees for Bigleaf maple syrup. But that’s just her homelife.
At her day job, Jess is an Ecosystem Services Analyst with Stanford University and the University of Washington. And while her hands-on life on a communal farm might be a stark contrast to the domestic lives of her academic colleagues, it’s Jess’ hair that’s the most obvious marker that she’s an outsider making her own way as a scientist and scholar.
Odd One In’s second episode sharing Jess’ journey in DIY baby-making, climate change researching, and anarchist queer farming is coming soon. Subscribe to our ROCK PAPER RADIO newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
The song you heard in this podcast teaser is Little Green (Alt Take) by Wax Lyricist.
ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can find our ODD ONE IN podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here.
Odd One In debuts with host Kristin Leong sharing her own misfit journey through single motherhood, a Korean American musician’s bargain with God during a night in jail, and a rap battle tale of poetic justice triumphing over racism from Seattle’s original hip hop professor.
Odd One In is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. This episode was written, produced, and narrated by Kristin Leong. Sound design was by Matt Martin. Editorial support was provided by Yowei Shaw and Diana Opong.
The music featured in this episode is by Old Chingu and producer Tyler Parker. Their debut album is Anxious Kids. Tracks by Fresh Kid Ice, Yung Kartz, and Rocky Marsiano were also included. Our guest scholar was Dr. Daudi Abe. His book is Emerald Street: A History of Hip Hop in Seattle.
This debut episode of Odd One In was made possible through generous support from The Slants Foundation and 4Culture.
You can find the full transcript of this episode here.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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ODD ONE IN is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. This podcast is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen and subscribe here, and then join us on Wednesday, August 24 for our podcast launch party in Seattle!
For this final Odd One In teaser before our first episode drops(!), host and producer Kristin Leong joins her wife, ROCK PAPER RADIO mascot Keri Zierler, in the back of a hot Jetta to record a sneak peak into what’s happening at our podcast release party this Wednesday, Aug 24 at Nectar Lounge in Seattle.
The song you heard in this teaser is Made It by Yung Kartz.
ODD ONE IN is on Instagram and Twitter @OddOneInPod. You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. Kristin is on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. 
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Second generation Korean American Phillip Lee thought he only had two options in life: work for his family’s food truck, or keep using drugs until he died. At 24-years-old, he found out there was a third option: music.
In Odd One In’s debut podcast episode, follow Lee’s unexpected reinvention into Old Chingu as his life is saved through hip hop and faith. In this episode you’ll also meet author and professor Dr. Daudi Abe, Seattle first hip hop scholar, who will flip your understanding of what hip hop is and who it’s for.
Craving more Odd One In teasers? Listen on Spotify here.
Our pilot episode of Odd One In is dropping this August 2022. Subscribe to our newsletter to join our curious crew and to be the first to know when our launch is live and about upcoming special events.
Odd One In is hosted, written, and produced by Kristin Leong. The song you heard in this podcast trailer is Memories by Old Chingu and Tyler Parker. This trailer was produced and sound designed by Matt Martin. Odd One In’s pilot episode was made possible with generous support from The Slants Foundation.
The Slants Foundation works at the intersection of arts and activism to amplify underrepresented voices, especially those within our Asian American communities.
Odd One In is a podcast that shares stories of misfits making their own way. The show is hosted, written, and produced by 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar Kristin Leong. Odd One In is a production of ROCK PAPER RADIO. Listen, subscribe, and learn more at RockPaperRadio.com.
You can find ROCK PAPER RADIO on Instagram and Twitter @RockPaperRadio. You can find Kristin on Instagram @leongstagram and on Twitter @kristinleong. You can subscribe to Odd One In on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your audio storytelling.


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