In this episode, Zione chats with influential and inspiring Australian lawyer and community advocate Nyadol Nyuon OAM. Nyadol was born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia and came to Australia when she was 17. She regularly pops up in the media as a commentator, advocate and public speaker. In this episode, Nyadol reflects on the challenges of advocacy work, the idea of situational strength, and re-framing the idea of being a 'strong black woman'.

In this episode, Noè chats with Cameron Bernstein. Since she began learning Yiddish in her final year at the University of Chicago, Cameron has been channelling her education into making accessible content about Yiddish language, culture and history on TikTok and Instagram. Her most common audience FAQ comes from people trying to understand her mixed race identity as a Chicagoan Jew who is Filipino and Ashkenazi'.

Cameron Bernstein chats about diversity, learning language and TikTok

In this episode, Anna Yeon chats with Pachinko star Sohee Park (aka Soji Arai). He chats about turning a Hollywood-spotlight on the stories of Zainichi (long-term Korean residents of Japan) like his parents, and other Koreans who grew up outside Korea.

Actor Sohee Park/Soji Arai chats about Hollywood, Pachinko, and growing up with two names

In this episode, Zione chats with Sasha Kutabah Sarago, a Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American author, filmmaker and speaker. A former model, Sasha is now a passionate advocate for increased diversity, equity, and inclusion in fashion and beauty. Hear her thoughts on decolonising beauty, and learning about First Nations perspectives on womanhood and femininity.

Sasha Kutabah Sarago chats about challenging Eurocentric beauty standards

In this episode, Anna chats with Harry Jun - a stand up comedian, co-host of the SBS Audio podcast Say Kimchi, and presenter of ABC Gamer. Harry grew up in Wollongong where the only other Korean kid at high school was his brother. It was only after an intensive university course that Harry learned to speak Korean with confidence. He describes it like a chain reaction that helped him discover a whole new side to himself, his culture and his father.

Harry Jun chats about learning your mother tongue, and father son relationships

In this episode, Noè chats with triple-threat podcaster, lawyer and artist Kate Robinson. She speaks about the challenges of working as a lawyer in the family violence space, and how she found craft and art as an outlet to deal with the trauma of that work. She also reflects on her biracial identity as an Iranian-Australian woman, and the complicated feelings she's experienced about language and connection to culture.

Kate Robinson chats about crafting, law and Being Biracial

Nyadol Nyuon chats about societal expectations and being thrust into community leadership

Like Us is back for a new season, and this time we're inviting friends to the table. Each episode, Noè, Anna or Zione tap someone for a chat about the important things in life. In this episode, Zione chats with inspiring community builder and storyteller Mariam Issa about escaping war in Somalia, tapping into her resilience, and bringing people together.

Mariam Issa chats about female leadership and friendship

Like Us is back for a new season, and this time we're inviting friends to the table. Each episode, Noè, Anna or Zione tap someone for a chat about the important things in life - family, work, identity, culture and how they find meaning. First up is Lizzy Hoo, standup comedian and host of the SBS podcast Grand Gestures. Lizzy chats with Noè about using race and identity as an entry point to humour, being proud of who you are, and how her family feels about being part of the story.

Lizzy Hoo chats about family, race and comedy

As more and more businesses become aware of the lack of diversity in their boardrooms, working groups and generally across their organisation, underrepresented minorities can sometimes find themselves expected to represent. This can cause many levels of discomfort.

Have you ever been the token diverse person in the room?

Language can be such a major part of understanding culture and history, and has been used as a tool of colonialism. Maintaining bilingualism in cross-cultural contexts is difficult. So what happens if you can't speak your mother tongue? Do you feel you belong even less?

Do you speak your mother tongue?

Mothers. There is so much to talk about. How do we as children, navigate and understand how we are being shown love, especially when it looks vastly different to how those around us are being raised?

How were you mothered?

Code switching means shifting or manipulating your behaviour depending on the social context you're in. It’s a thing, even former US President Barack Obama does it. But is it good for us?

Do you code switch?

At times, the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation can seem very fine.

Does cultural appropriation get under your skin?

Biracial, multiracial, multiethnic... words like these are part of our toolkit of self-identification. So surely as individuals we have the right to choose how, when and if we use these identifiers? In this episode of Like Us, Anna Yeon, Noè Harsel and Zione Walker-Nthenda discuss race and representation on TV, and the moment that made Noè identify as biracial.

Do you identify as biracial?

Identity is difficult for all kids growing up, there is no doubt. For culturally diverse teenagers and third culture kids, trying to find their place can be even more fraught at times. In this episode of Like Us, Anna, Noè and Zione chat about raising their kids now, and how growing up was different for them.

Bringing up culturally diverse children

Our names are such a part of how we identify ourselves and how others see us. Names can even preempt things about us sometimes. They can evoke emotions, identity and even personality traits. In this episode of Like Us, Anna, Noè and Zione chat about how their names do and don't define them.

Do you have an 'unusual' first name?

‘Like Us’ is a new SBS podcast with Anna Yeon, Noè Harsel and Zione Walker-Nthenda. Three Australian women from different cultural backgrounds discussing their personal relationship with Australia and Australia’s relationship with them.

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