If you're a fan of YA fiction, you're going to love The Balloon Thief. We chatted with the author, Aneesa Marufu, who lives in Manchester. The Balloon Thief is a young adult fantasy inspired by her South Asian heritage and her obsession with hot air balloons. We talk about 🖊️Aneesa's journey as an author 🖊️Where she gets her inspirations 🖊️The reason behind her hot air balloon obsession 👀 Enjoy! Connect with Aneesa// Website https://aneesamarufu.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AneesaMarufu...
Apr 04, 2022•14 min•Season 4Ep. 37
We're back with a special episode with Joelle and her grandma where they talk about her grandma's life in Vietnam and as a nurse in England in the 1960's! We chat about ⭐ Life in Saigon, Vietnam before the America/Vietnam war ⭐ Funny stories from when she was a nurse in the UK ⭐ How she got to where she is today in Singapore Hopefully this episode encourages you to speak to your parents and grandparents about their own stories to get to know them more! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱...
Jan 19, 2022•15 min•Season 4Ep. 36
It's been a while since we last did an episode with just the 4 of us and SO much has happened! Some of us have started working #adulting, some of us have moved to a different country and city... (listen for a snippet about Lauren's mini moments of fame) In Episode 35, we ⭐ update you guys on our lives ⭐ reflect on the past 1 year of Spill The Cha ⭐ make a confession...😬 Enjoy! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your...
Nov 15, 2021•19 min•Season 4Ep. 35
EP34 Careers Talk & More w/ Sophia & Jem from Bam&Beyond We finally got to collab with two of the amazing members of @bamnbeyond Sophia and Jem! We ended up talking a lot about careers so we hope you'll be encouraged and inspired by our conversation. Here's a summary of our chat: 🎥 Asians in creative industries 🤝Representation and offering opportunities 🤩 Biggest Asian inpsos 💓 BAM projects they're proudest of ~~ Enjoy! 🎙️ ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽�...
Nov 01, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 34
🌎As it was World Mental Health Day just over a week ago, we wanted to delve into this topic with someone who has a perspective on mental health as a mental health professional themselves. We had the honour of speaking with Erika, who is an Integrative Psychotherapist with a special interest in maternal mental health and intercultural topics. We discussed: 💛 Switching off from work 💛 Raising her own children with a positive view of emotional health 💛 Her intersectional experiences o...
Oct 18, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 33
We had a tonne of laughs recording this with the Unapologetically Azn gals from down under Here's some of what we chatted about: ✨growing up Asian Australian and seeing just how similar our experiences over in the UK are ✨our shared love for kdramas and Park Seo Joon ✨explaining British slang and trying each other's accents.. lol😂 Enjoy! We promise you'll end up with abs 🍫🤣 Connect with Unapologetically Azn// Insta: @UnapologeticallyAzn Website: UnapologeticallyAsian.com.au ...
Oct 08, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 32
EP31 Be(hind the)sea.ns w/ Amy and Karlie from Besea.n It was an absolute honour to chat with 2 of the powerhouses of @besea.n, @_amy_pix and @wukarlie From organising the UK's first every East & South East Asian Heritage Month #eseahm2021 to bringing the community together, the work that they've done has impacted us and so many others around Britain. In this episode, we talk about ✨Creating a space for ESEA people and defined by us ✨Connecting with the wider community and co...
Sep 20, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 31
After processing the rising violent attacks on the Asian community in the US and the UK, we wanted to have a discussion around how race, and our gender, have impacted us. Some of the questions* we discussed were: 💭What did you grow up believing “beautiful” looked like? Where did that come from? 💭How do you define “privilege”? Articulate the privileges you have. 💭What do you hope future generations understand about race? Hopefully these questions might prompt some reflection and conve...
Apr 05, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Spill The Cha with @lajohnla on Episode 29! We're huge fans of John, his personality and content so it was such a treat to have him on the podcast. Expect a big range of topics and some belly laughs 🤭🤣 We chat - 💬Life as a British Chinese guy at uni 💬Toxic masculinity 💬TV show and Kdrama recs 💬John's current skincare routine Episode out now on Spotify, Apple Pod + more! Link in bio 👀 Connect with John// Insta: @lajohnla https://www.instagram.com/lajohnla/ Youtube: John L...
Mar 29, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Since all of us have been blessed to grow up in a British Chinese community through our church, we thought we'd invite our youth pastor, Rev. Ollie Knight. As a "gwei lo" (aka. white guy) who has been immersed in Chinese culture since his teenage years, we thought it'd be interesting to hear about his experiences! We talk about: 🌟studying Chinese at university in the UK and China 🌟funny stories from his trips to China 🌟nagivating a biracial relationship and fitting into the Chinese c...
Mar 22, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Meet the parents...😬 For Lauren and Joelle's podcast date, we decided to invite Lauren's mum (Kieran) and Joelle's dad (Leon) onto the pod! They chat about: 💭 memories of when Lauren and Joelle grew up 💭 why auntie Kieran and uncle Leon came to the UK 💭 the advice they'd give to their younger selves Let us know your thoughts on this episode via email or Instagram below! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on ...
Mar 15, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 27
In the second part of our conversation with @jerryjwon , we dive into ✏ why storytelling is key to bringing the Asian community together ✏ the vision for @asianpodcastnetwork & more! Listen carefully to hear Jerry dropping a 🔥🤫 on how Asians are technically the majority in the world... Is there something stopping you from telling your story? Check out @dearasianamericans to hear other Asians tell their stories with boldness! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀...
Mar 08, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 26
We're so excited to share our conversation with Ting from @lengbox ! Lengbox is a UK based Korean skincare and beauty online shop. Lengbox are here to inspire your self-care discovery, with the best K-beauty products and routines for your skin type. We chat about: 💆Behind the scenes and the journey of @lengbox 💆The difference between Western vs Asian skincare 💆The importance of taking time out for yourself 💆Ting's top skincare recommendations 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼...
Mar 01, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Friendship... fallout?!😱 We decided to jazz things up on the podcast and start a series of podcast dates. The podcast dates are only with 2 of us so that you can get to know our different friendships within our 4! First up we have Elsa and Phoebe sharing about ✨their funny memories together from childhood ✨their unique 🤭 dynamic within the group ✨how they sorted out the "sticky situation" they found themselves in Tune in to get to know them more ! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 ...
Feb 22, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 24
In EP23 we sit down to talk with Jerry Won, the founder of Dear Asian Americans and Asian Podcast Network. We talked about: 🎙Embracing yourself as a POC in the workplace 🎙Jerry's advice on leaving the corporate world to pursue your true passion 🎙Parenting the next generation to face the world There was so many nuggets of wisdom that we decided to split the episode in half. So head to the link on our bio to listen to our conversation with @jerryjwon ! Connect with Jerry: @jerr...
Feb 15, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Watch the English Subtitled version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MqhlqjmCUkc 🧧To celebrate Lunar New Year (12th Feb), we decided to challenge ourselves to do an entire episode in Chinese. Yep, you read that right - 28 minutes of us speaking in Cantonese, Mandarin and a bit of Shanghainese from our first ever guest! Huge thanks to Mark for helping the conversation flow with your trilingual skills👏 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us o...
Feb 08, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Welcome back to Spill The Cha Season 3! Today, we're spilling alll the cha on the behind the scenes of running the podcast. From the mic mishaps that we captured on-air (ahem Lauren) to how we divide the workflow, we give you our best tips for starting a podcast! We also give a sneak peek of what's to come in Season 3! Hint: lots of cool guests and fun episodes🤫 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform!...
Feb 01, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 21
𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀'𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 - in a non-creepy way(?) LOL🤣👀 So... we decided to surprise you with a special episode with Lauren & Joelle to remind you to take time to relax! 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗲𝘁 and listen to Lauren's bedtime reading of Peter Rabbit, Joelle's taking you on a journey to meet with your future self in this visualisat...
Jan 18, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 20
𝗔𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁, so we decided to put a spin on it and answer some questions for the new year... Mentioned: @britishchinesebiz : https://www.instagram.com/britishchinesebiz/ Yiran Duan: @yicraftslondon https://www.yiranduan.com/ @daddydumpling Tiktok video: https://www.tiktok.com/@daddydumpling/video/6901372760879058182?source=h5_m ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and...
Jan 04, 2021•16 min
👋𝗕𝘆𝗲𝗲𝗲 2020!!!👋 It's been a rough year for all of us, but we also realise that it's brought opportunities for joy in the small moments too. In our LAST episode of the year😢, we sit down to discuss: 🧡Our 2020 expectations vs realities 🧡What we've learnt about ourselves in 2020 🧡What we'd tell ourselves at the beginning of 2020 Lots of juicy nuggets and funny moments in this one, we hope you enjoy it and have some motivation at the end of the year! Mentioned: Simon's post ...
Dec 28, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 19
🤧𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘇 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗣18 𝗗𝗠𝗖 (𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀) We were in the mood to get emosh and deep so here are some of the qus we ask each other in this juicy episode: 👀When are you most likely to shut people out? 👀Which parts of yourself do you still seek validation for? 👀If you went to a therapist today, what would they say is holding you back the most? We hope this episode reminds you that you're n...
Dec 21, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 18
🎄𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀... 2020 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻🎄 As we all know, Christmas is going to be a bit different this year... So, in Episode 17, we reminisce about: Christmas movies, food and family traditions and more! We gotchu with our small biz recs too! 🎨@storyigami - Tina is a paper artist who creates intricate origami jewellery as well as her own card collection through @theuniversalasian 📸@byheathersham - gift memories that will last a lifetime with a photoshoot with Heather,...
Dec 14, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 17
What's your fishing technique?👀🎣 Episode 16 is allll about dating, singlehood and eeeverything in between🙈 We discuss: 💛how society puts relationships on a pedestal 🧡the lessons we've learnt in our seasons of dating & singlehood ❤️️our red flags and deal breakers ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀? DM us on Insta (link below) or emai...
Dec 07, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 16
𝙄𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙡, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨? 😵People walking slowly 😵Burping in your face (ahem Phoebe) 😵When promises aren't kept ...to name just a few! This has been one of the funniest episodes yet, soo sit back and vent with us, no pet peeve is too big or small 🤣 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿...
Nov 30, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Bubble tea or Ice Coffee? Egg tart or Mango Sago? Netflix or Youtube? Western music or Asian music? Listen to play along and find out our answers!🤩 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀? DM us on Insta (link below) or email us at spillthechapod@gmail.com 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺! https://www.instagram.com/s...
Nov 23, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 14
As students, the pandemic has changed our university lives in quite a big way - classes are online, wearing masks on campus... So we thought we'd document this moment in time by talking about: 🎓what studying at online uni is like 🎓tips to break up the monotony of staying at home 🎓how we're coping with lockdown - self-care and more! If you're a student, how has life at uni been for you? Email or DM us!💬👇 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts...
Nov 16, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Ep12 What's your personality?🤔 Myers Brigg's personality test (aka. MBTI). Most people have heard of it and taken it. But what does it mean and does it apply to us? In episode 12 we discuss whether we think our results are accurate, our relationships and friendships + more! What's your MBTI? Let us know on Instagram or email!👇 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵...
Nov 09, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Welcome back to Spill The Cha! After a bit of a break we're so excited to bring you Season 2🤩🤩 In this episode, we talk about our plans for the future, how we feel about the pressure to know what to do and more! We hope you might be able to relate to this and we'd love to know how you feel about the future as well - plans? thoughts? feelings?👇 ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav podcast platform! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 �...
Nov 02, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 11
We can't believe that we've reached the end of Season 1 of Spill The Cha already! So for episode 10, we recorded a Q&A with questions we received from you guys on our Instagram (@spillthecha.pod) as well as reflecting on our podcast journey. Thank you for listening and supporting us so far and we can't wait to bring you Season 2 soon! Follow us on Instagram to be kept updated. ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲? Leave a review on Apple podcasts and follow us on your fav...
Sep 21, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We've been going with the flow here ~ Are we... ovary-reacting?🤔🤣 Ok enough with the period puns🙈 In this episode, we get into The first experience of our periods, What we wish we knew about having periods, The different products we use + the (lack of) education we received on it! We're also taking questions and assumptions about us for our last episode next week so email us on spillthecha@gmail.com or DM us on Insta! ~~ 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲?...
Sep 14, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
