Candid conversations about the creative pursuits of Asian Australians.

We’re Tracy & Wendy, two friends from South-West Sydney, with a mission to make all the spaces we’re in more diverse and inclusive. ‘A Seat at Our Table’ is a podcast is about creating space to share underrepresented stories, with the goal to educate, learn and drive changes within our communities.

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We release episodes fortnightly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Sometimes it’s just the two of us, other times, we save a seat for special guests from diverse backgrounds and careers.

Our latest episodes

  • Smelly Lunch Stories (w/ An Le, co-founder)

    Can you relate to the memory of lovingly packed lunch boxes being met with cries of “what’s that smell?”.

    An Le, Head of Brand Marketing at BWS and co-founder of Smelly Lunch Stories, shares her smelly lunch story and discusses why we need to increase the number of people from culturally diverse backgrounds in executive management in Australia’s marketing and communications companies.

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  • Travelling with Family as an Adult

    Travelling with your parents or family as a child can be completely different than travelling with them as an adult. We reflect on our recent family trips and how our priorities and roles have shifted with age.

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  • London Calling: Tracy's Big Announcement

    Surprise - Tracy is moving to London! We sit down and chat through our life updates and answer all the questions you have on the big move - why the move, what will happen to the podcast, what's next etc.

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  • Social Media: Then and Now

    MSN, Bebo, Tumblr, Blogspot, Lookbook, Formspring, Twitter, Facebook - the list of all the platforms we've been on goes on. From dial-up internet to wifi, we reflect on how our relationship with social media and being online has dramatically changed over the decades.

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  • Celebrating Filipino Food: House of Papi and Tita (w/ Kenneth Rodrigueza)

    Kenneth Rodrigueza joins us to share his story behind the success of Donut Papi, going viral, why they decided to close its doors, and the opening of Marrickville's Filipino meryenda House of Papi and carinderia Tita.

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  • Embracing Our Main Character Era

    At what point did we start romanticising our lives as if we were the main character of our own movie? Embracing our main character means taking control over our lives, prioritising our needs and being our authentic selves. However, does it also mean we’re selfish, self-centred and tunnel-visioned? 

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  • "I'm so so happy that you're sharing your experiences with us and bringing so much joy to the Asian Australian community and beyond."

  • "You folks are doing great work and keep it up. I don’t see a lot of podcasts specifically focused on asian creatives - so kudos to you. Keep it up."

  • "I think the beauty of it is that it’s not strictly applicable to the creative industry - the deliberate choices you both made, the advice you received are totally relevant to practically anyone!!"

  •  "Thank you for sharing yourselves so authentically and for telling the origin story of your friendship too - we don’t take enough time to celebrate platonic love."

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[TRACY]: It’s been two months since I’ve moved to London and one of the first things did was seek out the Asian creative community. I wasn’t sure what to expect but a few weeks ago, I spent a Saturday at @make.thejump x @occasians_
Can you relate to the memory of lovingly packed lunch boxes being met with cries of “what’s that smell?”. In this episode, we're joined by An Le, Head of Brand Marketing at BWS and co-founder of Smelly Lunch Stories. She shares her
[TRACY]: Earlier this year, I went back to China with my family to rediscover my family roots, the hometown where my Grandpa grew up. Some highlights included: 1. Experiencing China for the first time and loving it 2. Witnessing my parents travel to