A Side of Rice Podcast

02/09/2021

📢 SEASON 2 IS COMING!

🗓 Wednesday 8th of September
⏰ 9am

🎙 It has been a hot minute since we have been in the podcast space but we are excited to return! Season 2 will look a little different but will still be a lot of fun. Sharnie is competing in Miss Universe Japan at the moment 🎉👑 and Tanisha’s 3 brain cells are working hard to produce content during this time. Due to this, we are not able to promise a new episode each week but we will try our best!

Because Sharnie is in Miss Universe preparations, most episodes will only feature Tanisha until further notice. Worry not, Sharnie will join us as soon as she can, and Tanisha will have plenty of different guests on to share the mic 🎤

The reason we are doing this has always been the same. To offer a space where hopefully people can feel heard, take away something they related to, and learn new snippets of information.

06/11/2020

🍱 EPISODE 8! 🍣 FOOD, FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD!

Have a listen as Sharnie shares stories about food from when she used to work at a Japanese restaurant in her younger years.

We love Asian food, but taking it to primary school in the early 2000’s when it wasn’t as popularly enjoyed yet granted us a few stares.

Sharnie also chats about her relationship with Asian food at a young age and what she would have done differently in educating her friends about different cuisines! 🥟🍙🍤

Enjoy ✨✨

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kyaRHlWRlYCudbbNs3pjW?si=SpunjyPISmajgL1lnW2BOg

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"I don't like wet noodles" "Uh Miss, do you mean the ramen...?" Ah food, it brings us together but bringing Asian food to primary school in the early 2000's when it wasn't as popularly enjoyed granted us a few stares. Sharnie talks about Asian food and her relationship with it while she was growing....

30/10/2020

EPISODE 7 IS OUT NOW! Give it a listen!

In this episode, we chat about BS aka Beauty Standards! Beauty Standards have been around for a long time and have changed through the different eras. From thin and pale, to androgynous, to athletic and tanned, to an hourglass figure; beauty standards have added to the driving force of consumerism in many industries.

We chat about how beauty standards vary among different cultures. East-Asian beauty standards are very different to Australian beauty standards and we also talk about how we came to terms with understanding that some of these standards were too unrealistic for us to achieve.

We also give our personal opinions on what to do if you feel like you are constantly comparing yourself to the wave of beauty standards and trends all over the media.

Enjoy! 🌸✨

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/66gLfJntLHZJ9TZsicqQNR?si=aQ2VJzk6TIamhLPxq-5W2Q

The idea of beauty is always shifting and shaping to current trends depending on which part of the world you live in. Today we're going to be talking about b***y standards... oh oops, I meant BEAUTY STANDARDS! Nah but seriously, the amount of times we said b***y in this episode is IMpeccable. Beauty...

23/10/2020

EPISODE 6 IS HERE FOR YOUR EARS! 👂🏼

Andddd it’s about culture and race in dating preferences! 🤝 Many ethnic people can relate, but one time or another, our parents would have asked us what race our future partner would be - or for some people, told them what race they would be.

This episode is a bit of a giggle but also kinda deep 🥴 we’ve got layers 🧅 In Asian spheres, often race and culture is considered when choosing a romantic partner - whether that is a main theme or not, due to our parents’ preferences and cultural understanding. So, we have a chitchat about in*******al relationships and dating within your race.

Give it a listen and tell us what you think! Shoot us a DM over at on Insta or here on FB! ✉️

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0U8gef3EIlyREW46Ywz41w?si=iXjItMhITRqZKwB0pDP-yA

"Mum, there's this guy I want you to meet" "Ok but where's he from, is he white or asian?" MUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Bridget joins us again this week to talk about the topic of race when it comes to relationships and dating. Join us as we talk about what guys we were interested in when we were younger and n...

09/10/2020

Meet Mary Liu! Mary runs a Sydney-based label called Soy & Spice Lingerie whose vision is to empower people to be self-confident and chase their dreams, no matter how big.

In this episode, Mary tells us about her journey in starting her business, and the vision and heart behind it. We talk about how she didn't actually know she was going to be an entrepreneur from a young age, and didn't actually study business in university. We chat about what Mary did before she started up Soy & Spice, and what her plans are moving forward. We also touch on the experiences of following a career path that your family didn't have planned for you.

You can connect with Mary at http://instagram.com/soyspicelingerie or check out her website at soyandspice.com. You can also send us a DM at if you wanna chat or share any stories; we're always here to listen and support.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hw6nLvfIJtF6WGIEGYPzi?si=rgswT1wSQlOgE-3hUZNHag

Meet Mary Liu! Mary runs a Sydney-based label called Soy & Spice whose vision is to empower people to be self-confident and chase their dreams, no matter how big. In today's episode, Mary tells us about her journey in starting her business, and the vision and heart behind it. We talk about how she d...

24/09/2020

https://open.spotify.com/episode/06Jpu46wC6QCTdk5zb8tHl?si=pL3QQOfVT_uwE2uzh1Or_Q

https://linktr.ee/sideofricepodcast

Recently we have started to see a rise in Asian representation in Hollywood and Western Media. Crazy Rich Asians did a ting for us becoming the highest grossing romantic comedy of the decade. The Farewell, The Half of It and Never Have I Ever shed light on Asian matters in a contemporary lens, while Ali Wong's Always Be My Maybe and Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act made us laugh till the cows came home.

However, Asian Representation wasn't always like this. From stereotypical characters to characters that didn't serve a large purpose in films, today we talk about the Asian representation we saw in the media while we were growing up. We also delve into the other avenues that we consumed Asian media from when there wasn't enough in everyday TV and movies.

Hope you enjoy this episode! Feel free to DM us at on Instagram or message us on Facebook if you related to anything we talked about in this episode, or if you just wanna chat!

Recently we have started to see a rise in Asian representation in Hollywood and Western Media. Crazy Rich Asians did a ting for us becoming the highest grossing romantic comedy of the decade. The Farewell, The Half of It and Never Have I Ever shed light on Asian matters in a contemporary lens, while...

17/09/2020

🍚 Episode 2 is out now! 🍚

Listen at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/60XMdjMoWjgQ0HpG89hSUL

https://anchor.fm/asideofrice/episodes/Episode-2---Childhoods-third-culture-kids-ejof7n

This week we talk about our childhoods as being third culture kids.

🌏 Third culture kids are individuals who are raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years. ⠀
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🏠 Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea are the places and cultures that we tie to our childhoods. One of the challenges of being a third culture kid is developing your sense of belonging or attachment to a culture which can sometimes lead to a lack of self-esteem or identity. ⠀
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🎙 Listen to hear stories about our childhood, schooling times and languages we speak. We hope you enjoy, and as always feel free to DM us with any thoughts.

Hey Hey! Welcome to A Side of Rice podcast! This week we talk about our childhoods, where we were born and our journeys to Australia as well as the adaptation that had to come with it. Like a lot of children who grew up in Australia with immigrant parents, we sometimes had to adopt a third culture -...

09/09/2020

Episode 1 out now on Spotify and Anchor!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gJC06fhuUL16jvarllGZK?si=R3yyrErUSw6hEakh6B9otw

https://anchor.fm/asideofrice

Launching on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and other podcast platforms soon.

09/09/2020

09/09/2020

🍚A SIDE OF RICE IS LIVE! 🍚 Episode 1 out now! Link in Bio to listen 👂🏼🎙⠀
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Join us on this journey as we delve deep into our experiences of growing up influenced by two cultures and trying to find a balance between the two. Our biggest hope is that you can relate, learn something or find solace in knowing that you are not alone. ⠀
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Unpacking and uprooting something is never easy. There will be themes of resentment, rejection and loss of identity that emerge in each episode but we aim to balance it out with laughs and jokes. ⠀

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- With love, Tanisha and Sharnie ❤️

22/06/2020

Hello! We are ‘A Side of Rice’, a podcast discussing Asian Australian diaspora and all the fun, interesting things that we grew up thinking and ponder on today. We will be launching our first episode in the next few weeks so stay tuned for the best side dish coming to your dinner table soon 🍚

With love from,
Your hosts Sharnie and Tanisha.