67 | Shoes Off: COVID-19 and Australia's History of Racism

During our break between Season 4 and Season 5. We’re bringing you bonus episodes from other Asian podcasters. This week, we’re bringing you an episode from an Asian Australian podcast called Shoes Off. Shoes Off explores Asian Australian culture and is beautifully written and produced by Jay Ooi. In this episode, Jay explores the roots of Anti-Asian sentiment spurred by the rise of COVID -19 in Australia.

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For more episodes of Shoes Off visit them at www.shoesoff.net and listen on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Shoes Off is a podcast about Asian Australian culture. Each episode is written, produced and edited, and we'll bring you stories and thoughts from interesting Aussie Asians, academics and everyday folk around a particular topic or issue, and we'll question, explore and celebrate what it means to be an Asian Australian. It’s 99 Percent Invisible meets Freakonomics Radio, but about Asian Australian stories and topics.

Follow Jay Ooi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shoesoffau/

LinkedIn Shoes Off https://www.linkedin.com/company/54302235

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