Ep.3 - Aunty Sana Balai on Code Switching

09/05/18 • 25 min

Hey Aunty, should I still be code switching? This episode, Shantel chats with scientist, curator and mentor of many, Aunty Sana Balai. Aunty Sana shares her experiences with code switching with a wicked sense of humour and strength rooted in her proud identity as a PNG First Nations woman. Navigating the challenges of study and work in the prestigious NGV, juggling the complexities of identity, this conversation was a nourishing delight that reminded us to always share all of your best assets.

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Ep.2 - Rudi Bremer on Code Switching

Hey Aunty, should I still be code switching? Our producer Shantel hopped online for a chat with presenter/broadcaster extraordinaire & proud Aboriginal woman - Rudi Bremer. In this episode, Shantel and Rudi hash out code switching, compare notes on ‘good hair’ and winding our mums up with our style choices! We absolutely loved this convo, check it out! Photo by Teresa Tan Some moments of adult language.

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Ep.4 - Namila Benson on Code Switching

In the third and final instalment of 'Hey Aunty, should I still be code switching?' Shantel sits down with Namila Benson. Namila is a veteran broadcaster, producer and presenter in addition to being a fierce champion for fem and POC talent, passing the mic as often as rocking it. She is also a loving mother and a proud PNG woman. She shared her experience of the pressure on her kids to code switch, the struggle to be allowed to express her anger and workplaces that want to both commodify and control her blackness. A very real and very timely chat. Take a listen and let us know if you can relate! Photo by Nick Harrison