This episode wraps up season three! Marc Conaco is a Bisaya illustrator, designer, curator and producer of Asian in Aotearoa. Here, we dive into the six-month rollercoaster ride of podcast production, handling the guest lineup, schedule conflicts, and general chaos while also answering some questions sent in from past guests. Follow @marcconaco

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Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand.

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Swap Gomez is a multi-faceted creative - a professional drummer, director, producer, editor and events coordinator. He has toured and recorded around the world with international artists, he runs and curates the annual Drummers Day Out and currently performs with CHAII, Yoko Zuna and The Delivery Boyz. In this episode we hear about Swap’s creative projects, his birth chart (very heavy on Aries), leadership and connection to his ancestors.

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Zed Xu 榛子瞬 is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, originally from China. Zed's artistic practice spans painting, performance art, and filmmaking, driven by their experience as a non-binary, queer, neurodivergent Asian migrant. Zed is yet another guest with a vipassana experience to share (!!) and we also delve into where they’re at in their creative evolution. Spoiler: it's exciting!

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In celebration of Lunar New Year and Pride month, Asian in Aotearoa returns to the stage for a special Year of the Snake panel and podcast recording. Recorded at Auckland Art Gallery, host Jenna Wee sits down with an all-Queer panel reflecting on their creative process, inspiration, growth – and what Year of the Snake might look like for them.

Meet the Panel:

Steven Junil Park 박준일 (he/they): Korean-born artist handcrafting functional objects and clothing under the label, 6x4.

Mariadelle ‘Abbey’ Gamit (they/she): Pinay artist, DJ and co-director of Asia and Pasifika-led arts organisation, All My Friends.

Nathan Joe 周润豪 (he/him): Chinese-Kiwi multi-award-winning playwright, dramaturg and performance poet.

Thank you to Ellie, Fern and the team at Auckland Art Gallery for making this special episode possible.

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Asian in Aotearoa is a podcast that explores the lives of Asian creatives, one conversation at a time. We explore our relationship to creativity, courage, compassion, community and how this shapes the way we move through the world and influences our work. Founded in November 2020 by Jenna Wee, the podcast – now 50+ episodes deep – has featured artists, writers, actors, musicians, theatre-makers, directors and more.

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A former dancer with the prestigious Royal New Zealand Ballet during the 2010s, William started making stage costumes and today he’s currently at Whitecliffe studying Sustainable Fashion. Here, William opens up about his creative journey, including having dreams fall apart, ghosting friends and finding his way back to dance.

Keep an eye out for his own label Jung-Ying: @__jungying

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Jenny Gao is a documentary maker and writer, deeply immersed in human relationships and spirituality. Here she shares where she's at creatively, along with Vipassana insights, psychic insights, and working outside conventional creative fields to nurture inspiration.

We pull some cards, have a laugh and discuss spontaneity, adventure, and playfulness in life and creative pursuits.

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Pulkit Arora is a writer-director of Indian origin, now based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His debut short Milk Toffee premiered at Tribeca and travelled through 8 other international festivals in 2021. His follow-up film Anu won the Audience Award at Whānau Mārama: NZIFF 2023, followed by screening in competition at Melbourne International Film Festival and winning at IFFLA, Cornwall and Film Bazaar India. It released globally on the streaming platform MUBI in May 2024. As a screenwriter, he led development for two adaptation projects with Disney+ and Home Stories, a Netflix anthology.

In this episode, Pulkit talks about how he's feeling about summer, a rabies scare, the projects he’s working on, vipassana trips and loads more.

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Fazerdaze, otherwise known as Amelia Murray, is an Indonesian-Pākehā artist, musician, and creative force - currently based in Ōtautahi. Her new album ‘Soft Power’ marks an evolution in her artistry and here we touch on Amelia’s creative process, spirituality, courage and so much more. This episode gives listeners insight into how Amelia sees the world, and the way she chooses to move through it. Enjoy!

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