So we've been religiously using TikTok lately and unless you're living under a rock, that's where all the Gen Z's are hanging out.This week we are giving you the guide to Gen Z so you can understand and adapt yourself to fit in. Some things you need to think about are: - Don't wear skinny jeans - Don't use emojis unless it's this one 💀 - WRITE WITH…

Surprised?We're dropping in your feed a bit earlier this week because we wanted to celebrate Lunar New Year with you guysThis week we're talking about how Lunar New Year has become more important as we get older - especially if you're a child of immigrants and don't have many family near you.We understand that for many people, Lunar New Year will b…

Another month, another cultural appropriation!This week we are switching things up. You might notice the show sounds a bit different and that's because we'll only be focusing on one topic per week to give us more time to really dig deeper into the topics we cover. Also, we're both expecting really a busy year for us personally so we wanted to make …

HELLO JUICY LEMONERS! SEGMENT 1: White Monkey Jobs - The term ‘White Monkey job’ refers to racially motivated job offers. They usually offer vast sums of money for unusual work. The employment is peculiar because the only requirement is your foreign face. You don’t have to be exclusively Caucasian. - Is white monkey jobs problematic? - Why do Asian…

WELCOME TO THE FIRST EPISODE OF 2021!You can follow Phil on TikTok here - @misterchineseSEGMENT 1: Bling Empire got us feely uncomfortable - Why has Netflix's new reality show about rich Asians have us feeling a bit uncomfortable?SEGMENT 2: The Mahjong Line - How did three white American ladies outrage the whole Asian Internet with their revamp ver…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! This is our last episode of the year and then we'll be going on a little break over the Christmas holidays :)SEGMENT 1: The Influencer who Refuses to apologise over racial slurs and culture appropriation - A Caucasian influencer (who is allegedly French) who is currently studying in Singapore sparked outrage last week over her…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: The Asian Disaster Mindset - Have you noticed that your parents are always quick to jump to the worst case scenario of everything? - This week we're talking about the Asian Disaster Mindset as dubbed by Connie Wang from Refinery29 and how it is holding us back from pushing boundaries -…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Modern Love Essay - On a recent episode of the Modern Love Podcast titled 'Confronting Race on the First Date', Andrew Lee recounted how he went on a date withan Asian women who said his Asian heritage would be an issue. - We discuss about how accepting or not accepting our own identit…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Grandchildren Clout - What do you do when your parents are pushing you to have kids but you don't want to? - Why are our parents so persistent and hung up over having grand kids? - Today we explore how having grandchildren is clout for themSEGMENT 2: Melissa Leong is WHO Magazine's Sex…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode! It's all about Donald TrumpSEGMENT 1: Joe Biden vs Donald Trump - It's the news that consumed us this week - the US Election. - Tom's not someone who's really into politics but even he has fallen for what has become a shitstorm in America - Why are so many people outside of America obsessed with…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Lessons Learnt From 112 Days in Lockdown - As many places around the world are entering into their second lockdown, Melbourne has emerged from our second lockdown after 112 days. - We share what we learnt during lockdown and the things you should do during your second lockdownSEGMENT 2…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Being Bilingual is Finally Cool - YouTubers TiffWithMi (Tiffanie and Michy Lim) recently said in an interview that speaking Chinese in Singapore was no longer considered cool - For those of us living in countries like Australia, being bilingual is finally considered cool because it sho…

Asian Bitches Down Under is a new show on Lipp Media. Each week, sisters and Sydney locals Helen Stenbeck and Jessie Tu give searing intersectional feminist critiques on social and cultural issues relevant to Asians living in Australia and abroad. To celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in early October, in this episode Jessie and Helen discuss Chinese po…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: The Asian Aisle in Supermarkets - Celebrity chef and podcaster David Chang said that the Asian aisle in supermarkets were the 'last bastion' of racism in retail but is it really? Or is it just simply for shopping convenience? - SEGMENT 2: How do you deal with friends you don't politica…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: BLACKPINK Nursing a Controversy - BLACKPINK's latest music video LoveSick has attracted some controversy this week after the Korean Nurse Union demanded a scene of Jennie wearing a nurse uniform was deemed 'sexualising' the profession. - Many Non-Korean fans don't understand how the ou…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Cross Race Effect - Do we all really look the same? - We explore the 'cross race effect' and how science has proven that it's actually hard for us to identify people outside our race. More particularly hard for white peoplebecause they're not usually exposed to PoC (haha!) - We talk ab…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Gift Giving in Asian Culture - It's mooncake season but do you know what the etiquettes of gifting giving?SEGMENT 2: Japan Legalises Tattoos - Have you rebelled against the Asian grain and got a tattoo? Or dyed your hair?SEGMENT 3: Recommendations - Phil recommends The Social Dilemma o…

Hello Juicy Lemoners!We're taking a bit of a break this week so we're revisiting some of our favourite moments in the past year! Can you believe it's been almost a year since LEMON was launched?!Fighting anti-Asian racism in AustraliaRising anti-China sentiments in the early days of COVID-19 led to an increased number of racist attacks towards Asia…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! We're taking a bit of a break this week so we're revisiting some of our favourite moments in the past year! Can you believe it's been almost a year since LEMON was launched?! WeChat AuntyWeChat is the most popular messenger app amongst Asian parents and misinformation on the social network spread like wild-fire. In this segmen…

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 about names in Australia compared to Chinese culture in particular, but I could never quite put my finger on it. This episode we explore how this difference in names af…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode - it's all about political correctness!SEGMENT 1: Mulan - The highly anticipated movie has been released but it's been labelled as a sanitised movie about Chinese culture - Should we be celebrating the progress Asian media is making in Hollywood or Disney be held accountable for its portrayal?SEG…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode - it's all about political correctness!SEGMENT 1: Should subtle asian traits be more than just memes? - An article published on Lithium Magazine titled 'Why I Hate Sublte Asian Traits' criticised the Facebook group for its lack of inclusivity and sugary 'boba liberalism' content - should we expec…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode - it's a juicy one!SEGMENT 1: OnlyFans - More Asians are jumping on the OnlyFans bandwagon, so is the adult industry going to change their portrayal of Asians?SEGMENT 2: You Think You Can Hurt Me? - What does the viral meme say about our experiences growing up as Asians?SEGMENT 3: Will K-Pop Ever…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode - sorry it's really short one this week - we didn't include one segment because of *technical difficulties* with recording virtually haha.weSEGMENT 1: Is Having Blonde Hair Problematic or Empowering? - More Asians are dyeing their hair blonde but is it a form of internalised racism or is it empow…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: What Beautiful K-pop Men Can Teach Us - As K-pop becomes more 'mainstream' in Western culture, could K-pop help break the toxic masculinity?Segment 2: Asian TikTok Hacks - We searched the interwebs to find you the greatest Asian hacks you never knew you neededSegment 3: Sibling Roles -…

Hello Juicy Lemoners! Welcome to this week's episode!SEGMENT 1: Guess vs Ask Culture - There's two types of people in this world - guess people and ask people. - Guess culture is where you're raised to only ask for favours after overthinking about it and if you know the answer is going to be yes whereas, ask culture are people who are taught to jus…

SEGMENT 1: Indian Matchmaking - We're currently obsessed with the new Netflix show called Indian Matchmaking - Arranged marriages and matchmaking is a tradition in Asian culture but it's finding it's way to mainstream media - Could this be the new dating trend of 2020?Segment 2: Re-connect with your loved ones - Co-host Thomas Tan pleads with LEMON…

SEGMENT 1: MasterChef Reynold shines a light on immigrant families - On last week’s finale week of MasterChef All Stars, Reynold, who was tipped to win the show, broke down in tears and opened up about how hard it is as an immigrant in Australia - He spoke about how even though, his family business is successful, there’s always something knocking t…

SEGMENT 1: Newton Nguyen - Newton Nguyen who is also known as milktpapi is being called the breakout star of the COVID-19 lockdowns - He’s amassed millions of followers across social media for his easy to follow cooking tutorials which has resonated with millions of millennials who are cooking for the first time during lock down - Because of having…

Segment 1: The Sandwich Generation Dilemma As children of immigrants, should we feel bad for pursuing our passions and dreams when our parents worked so hard to move? A post of subtle asian traits went viral after an OP ripped up her university degree and declared that she was no longer going to work to make her parents proud but herself.Segment 2:…

Hello Juicy Lemoners!We wanted to drop an old Get-To-Know-Us episode because we had a bunch of new listeners these last few weeks and we thought you might be interested getting to know the people you catch up with every week!Phillip is recovering from tonsilitis this week so we won't be recording a new episode but we'll see you again next week!Join…

SHOUT US COFFEE:https://bit.ly/2zJaPTfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0dfTwitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLaOur Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJHosted by:Phillip Kuoch: https://bit.ly/PhilsIGThomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCkSegment 1 - Thai Fruits - The New York Times published an article ov…

SHOUT US COFFEE:https://bit.ly/2zJaPTfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0dfTwitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLaOur Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJHosted by:Phillip Kuoch: https://bit.ly/PhilsIGThomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCkSegment 1: Westernising Your Name Article: https://nextshark.com/lan…

SHOUT US COFFEE:https://bit.ly/2zJaPTfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonpodcastshow/Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0dfTwitter: http://bit.ly/2TEpfLaOur Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2IMmpxJHosted by:Phillip Kuoch: https://bit.ly/PhilsIGThomas Tan Tan: http://bit.ly/2TU4QCk The Ni Hao Ma Debate - Early last week MasterChef contestant Sarah …

LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conversations with celebrities and influencers, as well as social and cultural topics from an Asian Australian perspective. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan.SHOUT US COFFEE:https://bit.ly/2zJaPTfOur Facebook group: http://bit.ly/2TQOsBbInstagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0dfTwit…

LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conversations with celebrities and influencers, as well as social and cultural topics from an Asian Australian perspective. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan.SHOUT US COFFEE:https://bit.ly/2zJaPTfOur Facebook group: http://bit.ly/2TQOsBbInstagram: http://bit.ly/2TPE0dfTwit…

With everything that's going on around the world and many Asians are experiencing heighten racism because of COVID-19, there's never been a more important time to practice some self love and reflect on ourselves. Many of us may not realise but we may have internalised a lot of racism ourselves - which has negative long term effects.LEMON delivers t…

List Me Tender is a new addition to the Lipp Media podcast network. Join two Sydney-sider, long-time friends, and thirty-somethings, June and Daph, as they delve into “bucket list” items to do before you turn 30.In this episode, join Daph and June as they chat to one of the most fashionable/fabulous/iconic person they know - Daniel To. From wearing…

Another week has passed and the anti-Asian racism has heightened around Australia and the rest of the world, with exponential increases of reports of physical and verbal assault against Asian people.This week, we are joined by our friends Thuy and Tiana from Unapologetically Asian to help dissect how to deal with racism during the Coronavirus age.L…

Due to COVID-19, many Asian people around the world are experiencing heightened racism like nothing before.Unfortunately, with COVID-19 originating from Wuhan, China, hygiene practises in Asian countries and culture are being questioned by the global community. Videos like these are damaging to the Asian community because it generalises all Asian p…

WeChat Aunties - we all know them.During a pandemic, WeChats Aunties are the ones who are forwarding us those chain messages telling us to eat more garlic, drink hot water with salt and going to bed early. Heck, they've apparently found the cure to COVID-19.LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conversations with c…

With almost 4 billion people practising isolation, how is the world staying connected?LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conversations with celebrities and influencers, as well as social and cultural topics from an Asian Australian perspective. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan.Our Facebook group: http://bi…

With almost 4 billion people practising isolation, how is the world staying connected?LEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conversations with celebrities and influencers, as well as social and cultural topics from an Asian Australian perspective. Hosted by Phillip Kuoch and Thomas Tan.Our Facebook group: http://bi…

We understand how crazy and dark the world is right now so we wanted to do something a bit different to help lighten and bring a smile to your faces!This week we set two friends up on a live date. How will the date end? Will they go a second date? Listen until the end to find out!We are joined by friend of the pod, Melissa Hua and Vinh Tran, who ow…

On this week’s episode we chat to the talented Heather (They/Them) & Jono (He/Him) from Cry Club about gender identity, sexuality and the Australian indie music scene. Their new song 'Obvious' is out now on all music platforms.FOLLOW CRY CLUBInstagram: http://bit.ly/2UlL2GKLEMON delivers the latest juice of celebrity & pop culture news, candid conv…

On this week’s episode: - Phillip talks about how the coronavirus / COVID-19 is affecting small businesses - Thomas opens up about his hearing deteriorating and how a COSTCO staff assumed he knows all the Tans - We talk about our family’s love languages. You’ve heard about love languages but does it also translate to your family? Is it something we…

Hello and welcome to this week's episode! - Thomas recommends you stream Lady Gaga's new album 'Chromatica' although it's not out yet. She's rumoured to be collaborating with BLACKPINK and Ariana Grande, so we're hyped! - Joanna recommends you play Harvest Moon - it's the original Farmville game - Phil recommends you check out the Chinese drama Yan…

What happens when you accidentally send a text that's about your ex to your ex instead of your friend?On this episode we discuss about Lady Gaga's new song 'Stupid Love' about whether or not we think it's a flop. We also talk: - About the new Korean drama 'Crash Landing Onto You' - a drama about what it's like crash landing in North Korea. - Charlo…

On this week’s episode: - We chat to the incredible Ophie Ho! Ophie is a boss girl and social media influencer who transform womens lives through her business. We talk to her all about social media influencing, what it means to be Asian-Australian and how she got into her businesss - We also discuss body image issues after Phillip was told by his m…

If You Don't Mind is a new addition to the Lipp Media podcast network.Madelaine Cherrington thinks we need to start having more honest and varied conversations about mental illness. On this episode, Madelaine talks to the lovely Cee. They discuss internalised stigma and the difficulties accessing mental health services when you're an international …