Minor Feelingshttp://minorfeelings.substack.comenMental HealthCopyright Divya Karthikeyanhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/732354983c323b3cfbec35b21d4ebe99.jpgMinor Feelingshttp://minorfeelings.substack.comWed, 10 Dec 2025 21:54:25 +0000Divya KarthikeyanDivya Karthikeyandivya.karthikeyan94@gmail.comcleanepisodic#6 Unpacking the "Good Immigrant" trap with writer Frankie Huanghttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-unpacking-the-good-immigrant-trap-with-writer-frankie-huang--44047392https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-fragility-is-a-disease-and-it-just-killed-six-asian-women]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44047392Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:22:47 +0000Divya KarthikeyanIn this episode, I talk to Beijing American writer, illustrator and strategist Frankie Huang on the myth of the model minority in the wake of anti-Asian violence, the weaponization of gratitude, racial microaggressions, and what it's like to be asked...https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-fragility-is-a-disease-and-it-just-killed-six-asian-women]]>1562cleanfull#5 Anti-Asian violence in Atlanta: Red Canary Song's Yves Tong Nguyen on the mental health of Asian sex workers & massage workershttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-anti-asian-violence-in-atlanta-red-canary-song-s-yves-tong-nguyen-on-the-mental-health-of-asian-sex-workers-massage-workers--43989717https://minorfeelings.substack.com/p/a-quick-post-on-how-you-can-stand. Music by Ketsa. Original image: Chang W Lee, The New York Times.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43989717Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:33:05 +0000Divya KarthikeyanIn this episode, I talk to Yves Tong Nguyen, a Vietnamese American cultural worker at Red Canary Song. Red Canary Song is a grassroots collective that works to help Asian and migrant sex workers and massage workers in Flushing, New York. In the wake...https://minorfeelings.substack.com/p/a-quick-post-on-how-you-can-stand. Music by Ketsa. Original image: Chang W Lee, The New York Times.]]>1244cleanfull#4 The Politics of “passing the mic” with Christina Dhanarajhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-the-politics-of-passing-the-mic-with-christina-dhanaraj--41421037https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41421037Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:32:35 +0000Divya KarthikeyanThe past few weeks have seen an outrage in India over the rape and murder of Manisha, a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Divya Karthikeyan talks to Christina Dhanaraj, a writer and advisor for Smashboard, a non-profit based in Paris...1790cleanfull#3 The Unbearable Niceness of Korean Women with Dr. Jonghyun Leehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-the-unbearable-niceness-of-korean-women-with-dr-jonghyun-lee--40457493https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40457493Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:54:47 +0000Divya KarthikeyanIn this episode, I talk to Professor Jonghyun Lee about niceness and harmony in the context of Korea and Korean Americans, and how too much of it it can lead to some unsavoury physical symptoms - a syndrome called Hwa-byung, or 'fire illness.' You can...1269cleanfull#2 : "What’s the constitutional procedure to deal with not-normals?" with NY politician Lindsey Boylanhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-what-s-the-constitutional-procedure-to-deal-with-not-normals-with-ny-politician-lindsey-boylan--40224512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40224512Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:33:15 +0000Divya KarthikeyanIn the second episode of Minor Feelings, we spoke to New York Democrat politician Lindsey Boylan. Boylan ran for Congress in the NY Democratic primary in June 2020 from the 10th district. She’s been particularly frank about her tumultuous and...1351cleanfull#1: COVID-19, advisories and trauma with investigative reporter Rachel Dissellhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-covid-19-advisories-and-trauma-with-investigative-reporter-rachel-dissell--39845310
This episode was produced by Divya Karthikeyan, responses edited for clarity by Febin Mathew, and music by Blue Dot Sessions.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39845310Sun, 19 Jul 2020 11:16:18 +0000Divya KarthikeyanIn the first episode of Minor Feelings, we explore trauma in a world of advisories, orders, and guidelines in the time of COVID-19. Investigative reporter Rachel Dissell joins the podcast to talk about how people cope, move forward and make sense of...
This episode was produced by Divya Karthikeyan, responses edited for clarity by Febin Mathew, and music by Blue Dot Sessions.]]>1475cleanfullHello, all the feelings you need to look forward tohttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hello-all-the-feelings-you-need-to-look-forward-to--37718012https://api.spreaker.com/episode/37718012Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:30:17 +0000Divya Karthikeyan202cleanfull