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Lunar New Year Episode
INTRO Hey everyone, welcome back to the Nuances podcast where we talk about our Asian stories of culture, career and community. I’m your host Lazou, a New American who grew up in the only place the dodo bird ever lived: Mauritius. I’m super excited to share this Lunar New Year episode with you today because…
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Lunar New Year – Submit your stories!
Hey everyone, it’s your host LAZOU here. Feb 17, 2026 will be Lunar New Year based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, which is celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong. However, many other cultures also have a Lunar New Year that happens on a different date according to different Lunar Calendars. My goal with this…
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Holiday Special! (Re-release)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all of you beautiful souls who have tuned in to Nuances over the years. I am currently taking some time off but wanted to re-release this holiday special from Season 2 because it brings all the right cozy holiday vibes and I know many of us could use some of that right…
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Episode 9: In search of the “socially acceptable”
What is considered socially acceptable changes with the times. Hear surprising norms from premodern Asia that would seem very progressive today!
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Episode 8: For the Record…
Who gets to write history? What sources other than official archives are useful? Does P*rn count as history? What does it mean when something or someone is absent from the records?
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Episode 7: Performing Gender (and Gender Bending Icons)
A god of same-sex love. A bearded goddess of war and fertility. Gods in the form of genitalia. What can mythology and folk religion teach us about queerness in premodern Asia?
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Episode 6: The West – Savior or Demonizer?
If queerness was so prevalent in premodern Asia, when and why did it all change? It starts with the 3Cs… Colonialism, Capitalism and Christianity. In part 1: the imposition of Christian morality through colonization in the Philippines, India and Vietnam
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Episode 5: Gods, Sex and the Patriarchy
A god of same-sex love. A bearded goddess of war and fertility. Gods in the form of genitalia. What can mythology and folk religion teach us about queerness in premodern Asia?
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Episode 4: Love, Marriage & Their Casual Relationship
When did marriage tie the knot with love? What impact did it have on queer love? What did marriage and love look like in Asia in premodern times? Surprising stories from across Asia.
Nuances: Our Asian Stories
A podcast about the Asian diaspora at the intersection of career, culture and community