Podcasts by Shoes Off

Shoes Off

Winner of Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards 2021 - this is the written, produced and edited podcast made by and for Asian Australians, because we don’t talk about race and culture enough. We’ll dive into topics where you’ll hear from a range of voices, and we'll bring you stories and thoughts from interesting Aussie Asians, academics and everyday folk so we can question, explore and celebrate what it means to be an Asian in Australia.


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Further podcasts by Jay Ooi

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 6: Cockatoo Homeland from 2023-07-07T18:00

Welcome home. With a Labor victory at the 2022 federal election, we join the family as they return home to Biloela. It’s a teary, frantic, and joyous reuni...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 5: The Ballad of the Ballots from 2023-06-30T18:00

Everything is riding on the 2022 federal election. The LNP have held firm that the Nadesalingams would not be returning to Biloela, and no special visa wou...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 4: A Private Affair from 2023-06-23T17:50

Another deportation attempt is made, but this time, more people are following their story. Supporters drop what they are doing and dash to the airport to h...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 3: Track Changes from 2023-06-16T18:16

Early one Monday morning, having spent three and a half years building their life in Biloela, the Nadesalingams are forcibly removed from their homes, thro...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 2: Bloody Pearl from 2023-06-09T18:30

It was conventional British colonial policy to look for minorities in colonised territories to use them where possible as the administrative class. Minorit...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 1: The Birth Lottery from 2023-06-09T17:30

Nades says he couldn’t sleep when he arrived on Christmas Island. The beds felt like they were moving just like the boat he arrived on. Priya started to fe...

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Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie - Trailer from 2023-05-09T18:00

The Nadesalingam family captured the hearts and minds of people across the world when they were ripped from their regional Australian community of Biloela,...

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S04E07 - Minority Report: Searching for Diversity in TV News from 2022-02-02T16:05

Our trusted newsreaders have always been there, from when Lady Di passed away, to when the world was forever changed on 9/11. But who is telling you the bi...

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S04E06 - My Mum's Journey to Australia: A Refugee Story from 2022-01-19T17:27

"Just get on with it" seems to be the mentality of a lot of refugee families, so we often don't get to hear their stories. In this episode, one daughter of...

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S04E05 - Go Back to Where You Came From: Safety and Belonging on our Streets from 2022-01-05T17:05

Derogatory or alienating racial comments and actions are something most people of colour have experienced in Australia. From "ni hao baby" to being glared ...

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S04E04 - Can't Touch This: Why We Don't Hug our Parents from 2021-12-22T17:39

Are your parents awkward with hugs? Do you find yourself more comfortable greeting people at a distance, rather than a kiss on the cheek? It's fairly commo...

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S04E03 - Rebecca Lim from 2021-12-08T17:49

Do you remember the books you had to read in school? Did you find yourself constantly having to put yourself in shoes far outside of your experience? Autho...

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S04E02 - On the Emasculation of Asian Men from 2021-11-24T18:00

Asian men as a group have it kind of rough when it comes to sex and relationships. They're often less desired than most other racial groups, and have been ...

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S04E01 - Yellow Fever from 2021-11-24T15:00

The fetishisation of Asian females is a concept I think we're all at least aware of. But why is it even a thing? Where have these stereotypes of East Asian...

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Shoes Off Season 4 Trailer from 2021-11-14T17:17

Yepp, we're back. It's been another big year, and there's no shortage of exciting things to talk about, so let's get into it.

Website: https://www.s...

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S03E08 - Bharatanatyam: Project Caste from 2021-02-03T16:32

Caste discrimination is one of those things that you can only understand if you have lived it. Many South Asians have been on the receiving end of caste di...

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S03E07 - The Running Gag of Race from 2021-01-27T16:23

Some of our best comedians of colour often use their race as part of their jokes, and stand up comedy has this unique ability to talk about race in a way t...

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S03E06 - More Than Words from 2021-01-20T16:42

A lot of us who grew up here probably didn’t learn our mother tongue properly, and maybe we regret it as an adult. Well today I’m bringing you the story of...

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S03E05 - Remixing Identity from 2021-01-13T16:25

It’s often talked about how mixed race people are the race of the future. The numbers of mixed race people are growing as our world becomes more globalised...

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S03E04 - Beyond Cheap&Cheerful: How We’re Selling Asian Cuisine Short from 2020-12-16T16:35

When we think of what good Asian food is, quite a specific image comes to mind. Perhaps a place that is poorly decorated, or where the wait staff just want...

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S03E03 - Small Bowls, Big Plates from 2020-12-09T16:19

Food is so much a part of our lives, and even more so for many Asians. Some are the biggest foodies out there, and although a love for food isn’t uniquely Asian, there are definitely el...

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S03E02 - Past, Present, Future: How COVID-19 has Affected our International Students from 2020-12-02T16:04

What does Australia look like without international students? What was once a hypothetical question is now the reality as Australia’s travel ban extends indefinitely due to COVID-19. Bu...

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S03E01 - Crazy Rich Problematic Faves (and why we still love them) from 2020-11-25T16:27

Crazy Rich Asians. This 2018 blockbuster is, in the words of director Jon M Chu, “not a movie. It’s a movement.” So many of us diasporic Asians flocked to cinemas to watch this film. Bu...

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Shoes Off Season 3 is on its way from 2020-11-11T17:36

2020 has been an…interesting year. Race has been at the forefront of a lot of news, discussion, and our own lives. And as Asian Australians there’s never been a better time to learn mor...

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Episode swap: Lemon Podcast - Loyal, Brave&Culturally Inaccurate from 2020-09-23T17:26

This week's show is from LEMON with a discussion about Mulan 2020 and COVID social bubbles. If you enjoy this chat, please follow the guys from Lemon:

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Episode swap: Rock The Boat - 55 | CRA Screenwriter: Adele Lim from 2020-09-16T17:58

This week I’m bringing you an episode from another podcast, Rock the Boat. In this episode, host Lucia Liu sits down with screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians, Adele Lim, for a hilarious c...

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Season 2 Recap-isode from 2020-09-09T17:44

In this next in-between-isode, we reflect on how COVID-19 and BLM has impacted how we talk about racism and representation whilst we reflect on our favourite episodes of season 2. Plus,...

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Season 1 Recap-isode from 2020-08-05T17:01

For this in-between-isode, we swap roles and I get interviewed about how the show started, what the process for making episodes is, and we look back at some of our favourite eps from Se...

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S02E08 - Making the mix work (at work) from 2020-07-01T18:02

Diversity and Inclusion - it seems to be a hot topic in many workplaces, and rightly so. Australia is a very diverse country and we’re seeing more higher educated people of colour joini...

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S02E07 - License to Save from 2020-06-24T18:36

When we think about Asians in Australian history, we might think miners, indentured labourers, perhaps furniture makers. But doctors? Well there's an interesting history here too, and i...

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S02E06 - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting from 2020-06-17T17:52

When we say the words Kung Fu, something very specific comes to mind. Probably some Chinese guy, maybe in a crane stance, busting out some stylish punches and kicks to take down a bunch...

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S02E05 - Australia's not-so-secret cash cow from 2020-06-10T17:11

Those of us who went to university in Australia probably had encounters with international students, and we probably have opinions about them. They stick together, their English is terr...

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S02E04 - Yeo from 2020-06-03T18:06

Today I’m bringing you the story of an Asian Australian musician and producer who goes by Yeo. The Australian music scene isn't known for being particularly diverse, so we chat the good...

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S02E03 - The after-school school from 2020-05-27T18:06

Tutoring. A lot of us have been there, after school at a desk, doing more work so we can get better grades. But what sort of tutoring should we be getting, and when is too early to star...

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S02E02 - Saving face and the secrets it hides from 2020-05-20T19:00

Saving face is something a lot of us Asians are very familiar with it, even if we don’t quite know how to put it in words. From fighting over the bill to politely deflecting compliments...

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S02E01 - COVID-19 and Australia's history of racism from 2020-05-13T17:46

We’ve seen reports, videos, and maybe you’ve had your own experience of racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s something that a lot of Asians are dealing with at the moment, and toda...

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We're back (season 2 trailer) from 2020-05-03T19:20

Hey culture fanatics, boot up your phone, get on your wifi and plug in your headphones because Shoes Off is back.

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S01E08 - What is Asia? from 2019-11-05T17:17

What is Asia? No, really, have you ever thought about it? It’s a continent right? But, I mean, is it? Where is the clear physical border between Europe and Asia? The answer of course, i...

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S01E07 - Trust me, I'm a doctor from 2019-10-29T17:28

Doctors. They’re one of the most respected professions in Asian culture, but where did this prestige come from? And what’s it actually like in the profession?

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S01E06 - String Nguyen from 2019-10-23T04:51

Today I’m bringing you a conversation with one of LinkedIn's top voices Suzanne “String” Nguyen on fighting those invisible walls and finding your voice.

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S01E05 - No Rice, No Spice from 2019-10-15T16:36

Preference. It’s the word people use to describe the sorts of people they’re attracted to. How does race play a role in sexual attraction amongst gay men? And what does it really mean t...

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S01E04 - Eye of the Tiger from 2019-10-08T17:11

Tiger mums have been spoken about a lot in the media, the overbearing, controlling mother who wants straight A’s and musical prodigies. In this episode we’ll speak to a couple of kids o...

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S01E03 - Diana Nguyen from 2019-10-01T19:06

A daughter of refugee parents from Vietnam, Diana sort of fell out and then back into celebrating her culture and heritage, and ended up creating a web series about her mum. In this epi...

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S01E02 - Bobalicious from 2019-09-24T19:45

From just a couple of tea shops in Taiwan to a multi billion dollar industry. How did this seemingly simple drink become a worldwide phenomenon? And why do Asians have such an affinity ...

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S01E01 - Say My Name, Say My Name from 2019-09-24T19:00

What’s in a name? Particularly in Australia, having a distinctly foreign name has its positives and negatives, and I’ve always had this inkling that there’s a different way we think abo...

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Trailer - Welcome to Shoes Off from 2019-09-02T01:01

Have you ever tried to hide parts of your culture or heritage in order to fit in?

Have you ever felt like a bit of an outsider in the country you grew up in?

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