Gender Funny (ft. Krishna Istha)

It's our season finale! And it's a freaky Friday situation as our first guest ever Mahatma Khandi returns as a special guest host as ShayShay takes the hot sea! The reformed Disney Gay (self-proclaimed Ghibli Gay) talks about their dramatic Japanese-American family history, geeks out over K-pop and thirsts for Bubble-T (the NYC club night) and Bubble Tea (the drink aka Miss Boba)! With seven entries into the Queer Asian Pokédex, we have a neeeew recoooord! @bittenpeachpod Mahatma Khandi @mahatma Khandi Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

Hacker, zoologist, DJ, and angry Asian nanny, Jex Wang (they/she) takes a break from dancing in Berlin supermarkets to pop into the pod for our 24th episode! (Yes, that a full day of Bitten Peach Pod you can now bite into!) Jex, the inventor of ghosting and pillar of Eastern Margins (the platform for East and Southeast Asian artists in the music scene), talks about writing science fiction, Teresa Teng, tattoos, Crayon Shin-Chan, Animorphs and more! @bittenpeachpod Jex Wang @asiangirlfriend Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

Sigi Moonlight (they/them) takes some night off from moonlighting to do some biting into queer Asian culture! We chart their meteoric trajectory into Drag Kingery (the ancient medieval art form) from school plays to superstar drag shows. Remember that it gets better (and also worse). Along the way we talk about the vitality of diversity in drag, in voice acting, in the world! And honour Jade from ‘Jack Chan Adventures’ and Ali Wong. @bittenpeachpod Sigi Moonlight @sigimoonlight Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq @dayzmusiq Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

Zaki Musa (he/him) can often be found swirling and twirling in the air, but the aerial artist has come down to Earth especially for Bitten Peach Pod to gab about Teen Vogue, So You Think You Can Dance, Kimora Lee, and more! Learn all of Zaki’s Tiger Mom tips, such as “work now, play when you’re dead.” @bittenpeachpod Zaki Musa @zackkattackked Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

In this episode, we are feeling firm with singer-songwriter and chef Tin (he/him). The son of the Pho Queen reveals his secrets for fried rice, eating competitons, and msg (which isn’t bad for you! That’s just racism.) It’s a very special occASIAN as we honour pandan, Coco Lee, Michelle Yeoh, and officially reclaim the term “Rice Queen” for all the Asian drag queens! @bittenpeachpod TIN @tinofficialmusic Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

Founder of ground-breaking, iconic, historic club night PXSSY PALACE Nadine Artois (they/them) talk about all things clubbing from growing up in the clubs, doing to business school on the dancefloor, to creating sustainable infrastructure for clubbing that centres queer womxn, trans+, non-binary, black, indigenous & people of colour. Things get queerer and queer as Nadine and ShayShay discuss Gwen Stefani, Kareena Kapoor, and give a generous offer to be new non-binary parents to anyone willing to rename themself ‘Coriander’! @bittenpeachpod Pxssy Palace @pxssypalace Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

In this week’s pod, we learn the legend of Krishna, both the Indian god AND the performance artist, director, comedian and now Netflix TV writer Krishna Istha (all pronouns!)) ShayShay and Krishna chat through the never-ending process of constantly transitioning, and pit stop along the way to dish about ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ & ‘Tiger King’, and dating app etiquette. @bittenpeachpod Krishna Istha @krishnaistha Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow  Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

Why is everyone so stuck on chromosomes?! Why is an intersex child deemed a "Social Emergency"? The documentarian and children's rights activist, Anick Soni (he/him) inundates the pod with so much enlightening intersex info! Anick charts his life from feeling like an alien to coming out as bi AND intersex, as we talk about phalloplasty, Henrietta Lacks, and the debate over Intersex being part of the LGBTQIA+ community.  @bittenpeachpod Anick Soni @anickians Hosted and produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

How can you turn a crumb of representation into an all-you-can-eat buffet? Artist, activist and leader in the trans community June Lam (he/him) tells us how! The collage artist talks all about remix, from Mulan memes to Aladdin trans parody porn! An in this episode, we dive into star signs, Ranma 1/2 and Zelda. Plus, June diagnoses Shay with ADHD! @bittenpeachpod June Lam @assignedfabatbirth Produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki

The writer, activist, and, as of this episode, actress June Bellebono (they/she) walks us through the queer and confusing life of growing up queer and mixed in Italy. June, the child of international pen pals, spills their tips on polyamory and reclaiming fetishisation. Plus, we dissect the career of Paris Hilton, crush on Simu Liu, take a shot at love with Tila Tequila, and come up with a very enticing business proposal for Rina Sawayama. (Rina, hit us up!) @bittenpeachpod on insta Produced by ShayShay @shayshayshow on insta Music featured: Dance with me - Dayz Musiq www.instagram.com/dayzmusiq/ Bad Snacks - Mitsuki