NUANCES PODCAST
Nuances: Our Asian Stories.
Nuances is an audio space where guests from a wide range of Asian ethnic groups, careers, countries, and communities explore our often complicated relationships with our culture(s) and how they shape us. It can be a source of validation, a space for healing, a call to self-reflection, or a good laugh, often all at the same time.
Currently wrapping up its 5th season, Nuances encourages expansive perspectives on Asian identity through diverse representation.
We talk about the careers we’ve pursued: winemaker, writer, actor, musician, politician, activist, brain scientist, care worker, doctor, & so many more.
Our intersectional conversations explore how our experiences affect our views on anti-racism, disability justice, feminism, LGBTQIA+ rights, religion, etc., and how we can create change in our own circles to build solidarity across movements.
Tune in for fun, uplifting, yet thought-provoking conversations with the Asian diaspora at the intersection of career, culture and community.
Hosted by:
LAZOU
Award nominations
In 18 months, we’ve been honored to earn a few award nominations.
Award nominations:
– Golden Crane Awards (Asian American Podcasters)
– Sonic Bloom Awards (She Podcasts)
NUANCES: OUR ASIAN STORIES – SEASON 5 (Premiers Jun 2, 2024)
Queering Premodern Asia
The current 5th season is a limited narrative series exploring “queer” history in premodern Asia, where sexual diversity was much more prevalent than is commonly known today.
Featuring queer Asian co-hosts and scholars, these episodes will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about queerness, love, and premodern life in Asia:
- In search of Prince Charming…and his king!
- But where are the lesbians?
- Fifty shades of gender.
- Love, marriage and their casual relationship.
- Gods, sex and the patriarchy.
- The West: savior or demonizer? (Part 1 & 2)
- Performing gender (and gender bender icons).
- For the record…
- In search of the “socially acceptable“.
Nuances: Our Asian Stories
A tiny sample of episodes we think you’ll love!
About the host
LAZOU, pronounced “Lah-Zoo”, is of Chinese Mauritian descent. She was born in Toronto, ON, but grew up in Mauritius. The tiny African island is the only place the Dodo bird🦤 ever lived! She is now based in California.
She is a music producer, songwriter and vocalist. Her music has been featured on TV shows such as The Young & The Restless, True Lies, Real Girlfriends in Paris, & more.
Before becoming a full-time creative, she was a data scientist and software engineer at Apple Maps.
She is fluent in English, Mauritian Creole and French.
History:
Nuances started in May 2022, when LAZOU & Ariadne Mila connected over their shared experiences as Asian Americans in the music industry. Ariadne co-hosted for a few months before leaving the show to focus on music.
From our listeners
MESSAGES FROM OUR LISTENERS
“I recently found out about your pod and have been listening to a few episodes. I really love the high quality of the conversations you are having! Excited to recommend it & keep up the good work!!”
— Listener via Instagram
“Since discovering your podcast a few weeks ago, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the insightful questions and impactful responses. Your Instagram snippets, with their excellent pacing, make these important messages even more impactful. Thank you for the amazing work you’re doing – please keep it up!”
— Listener via Instagram
“I love this whole podcast and this episode in particular was very helpful to see how culture has such a huge effect on health care decisions!”
— Listener via Instagram
“If you happen to think highly of the movie Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan, I highly recommend you to check this podcast out: to see how Hollywood has conveniently left out some marginalized communities who suffered the irreversible damages spanning across generations due to the testing phase, and the horrific aftermath of atomic bombs.”
— Listener via LinkedIn
My spouse and I just finished listening to the latest episode and we are both in tears. I feel so seen. This is so important.
— Listener via TikTok
As someone who is one of few Asians living in a Southern town, listening to this podcast makes me feel less alone in my experiences. It’s so validating.
— Listener via Instagram
From our guests
MESSAGES FROM OUR GUESTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE BEING ON THE PODCAST
“I was so pumped after our session, I could not sleep til 2 am! You helped me remind me of myself. It was a blessing.”
— Season 3 Guest
“Hey sister just wanted to say the podcast is grown so much and I’m loving where it’s going!”
— Season 1 Guest
“I absolutely loved being a guest on your podcast! It was an honor. What you both are doing here is so important – lifting up our voices and our stories like this is amazing and wonderful! So many stories will be heard that may never have been heard before otherwise. And that means more than words could express. Thank you so much for everything that you both have done here 💜”
— Season 2 Guest