EP 1 - Everyday reclaiming of culture

7 Mar

We are back with the first episode of season 2 of Being Biracial! Today we are chatting to each other.

We chat about:

Maria’s experience in Rotorua being surrounded by more Maori people than she’s ever seen.
Maria and her friend connecting on a deeper level now that they’ve both explored their culture.
Kate’s Aunt is visiting and she’s immersed in Farsi.
The structure of season two, you’ll be hearing more from us as we reflect on our interviews, media we consume and the world around us.
We are in our Taylor Swift Smith era and can’t stop talking about the Eras Tour.
Kate is starting to grow her wheatgrass for Nowruz. She is stressed.
The artistic process of creating our video work Threads, in collaboration with Melbourne Museum.
The full circle moment our artistic practice being influenced by artists we interviewed in season 1.
Kate went to see Maxine Beneba Clarke talk about adapting her memoir The Hate Race for the stage.
Will Maria ever read a book again?
We are getting hype for Melbourne International Comedy Fest. Our next guest, Lizzy Hoo, is hosting the MICF gala this year!
Our upcoming events in March at The Round and Melbourne Museum.