#2.11 Aggressively Korean with Nina Ki

Today we sit down with playwright, aerialist, and mother of three dogs, Queerean Nina Ki! We discuss the extra labor that goes into submitting as an artist of color, acting in your own plays (because you’re the only person who knows Korean), writing horror (Asian style), finding inspiration from unlikely sources on Netflix, queering deeply upsetting Korean folk tales, integrating aerial work into musicals, looking for Queerean representation in media, and Harrow has their bi-annual podcast Buffy fan moment with Nina. 

We also discuss our thoughts ahead of the Tony Awards, our return to Broadway seeing Wicked the musical and how you can help raise awareness for missing LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals.

You can view a transcript of this episode here.

Action of the Ep: 

• Action & Awareness for Queer and BIPOC Missing Persons
• Further Reading
• Why Cases of Missing Trans Individuals are Rarely Solved
• Media Bias in Missing Persons Cases
• Not our Native Daughters
• Trans Doe Task Force
• MMI People Who Are Missing

Nina Ki: Website | Instagram

• Soft Jade, A Radio Play - Yale Summer Cabaret
• IAMA Theater - Broken English
• Queens Theater - Broken English, Primary Colors, One Small Step

Queer Culture Recs:

• The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
• Monstress by Marjorie Liu
• The Half of It - Netflix

Queer Gives:

• Venmo - @FCFilms
• Instagram - @DecolonizeAcupuncture

Episode Credits:

• Edited by Meghan Dixon

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