[22] Black Nerds Read Asian Fantasy w/ Bayana Davis and Porshèa Patterson-Hurst, of #WizardTeam

In this episode of Culture by Culture, Delia interviews Bayana and Porshèa hosts of the #WizardTeam podcast! We discuss great Asian fantasies, the benefits of reading outside of your own culture, how life experiences inform the stories we create, what makes a good fantasy, and more! What’s your favorite Asian fantasy story?

Things discussed in this episode:

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• *Asian Fantasies: ‘Jade City’ by Fonda Lee, ‘Jasmine Throne’ and ‘Empire of Sand’ by Tasha Suri, ‘Ember in the Ashes’ by Sabaa Tahir, ‘The Surviving Sky’ by Kritika H. Rao, ‘Light from Uncommon Stars’ by Ryka Aoki, ‘Magic Has No Borders’ by various authors, ‘Snow White with the Red Hair’ by Sorata Akiduki, ‘Witchy’ by Ariel Slamet Ries, ‘Daughter of the Moon Goddess’ and ‘Heart of the Sun Warrior’ by Sue Lynn Tan, ‘Iron Widow’ by Xiran Jay Zhao, the Avatar Kyoshi books by F. C. Yee, ‘The Star-Touched Queen’ by Roshani Chokshi, ‘I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss’ by Sarasa Nagase, ‘Trese’ by Budjette Tan, and ‘Alliana, Girl of Dragons’ by Julie Abe

• Bayana’s Episode

• Check Delia out on #WizardTeam discussing Legendborn

• Boys Over Flowers Ji Hoo in the woods with a violin

• Xirian Jay Zhao makes really great content

Guest:

This episode’s guests are Bayana Davis and Porshèa Patterson-Hurst of #WizardTeam! You can find her here:

#WizardTeam - Site | Tumblr | Instagram

Bayana - Site | Twitter | Instagram

Porshea - Instagram

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Host, Executive Producer: Delia

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About Culture by Culture:

Culture by Culture is a multidimensional podcast exploration into Black and Asian pop-cultural ties. Part sociology, history, and pop-culture podcast, it covers everything from deep-dives into our favorite gateway media, interviews with experts to help guide us through our historical and current cultural connections, and conversations with fello