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17/03/2022

Before our IG live interview with .marufu today at 8PM GMT, we had a few questions for her about her journey and The Balloon Thief! SWIPE to read 👉

"The Balloon Thief is about main characters Khadija and Jacob from two opposing races, who learn to put their differences aside to tackle a greater threat, and in doing so discover the importance of friendship and forgiveness."

Join us tonight after work / over dinner / chill out @ 8PM GMT here on our Instagram to hear more about Aneesa's story and how that influences her writing😍

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Purchase The Balloon Thief: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-balloon-thief/aneesa-marufu/9781915026156
Website: https://aneesamarufu.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AneesaMarufu

15/02/2022

Happy valentines / galentines / palentines to all of you! 🧡 Whether or not you had something to celebrate, we hope you remember that you're worth celebrating every single day!!

03/02/2022

The fabulous repping her STC tote bag in sunny California☀️⁣

⁣Where will you rep your STC bag?🌎Let us know in the comments!⁣

*HAPPYLNY for 22% off until 8th Feb for presale, full info in the item description - link in bio!*

21/01/2022

Have you ever spoken to your family about their history / immigration story?

We hope that Joelle's grandma sharing her story from life in Vietnam to being a nurse in the UK in EP36 inspires you to talk with your own family about theirs!

Sometimes we can take for granted how we ended up where we are today and forget that those before us might have had to make sacrifices 🧡

17/09/2021

👀We're making a comeback! Season 4 starts in 3 days... ⁣
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Over the past few months, we've recorded episodes with some pretty cool guests that we can't wait to share with you. ⁣
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Season 4 is gonna be a little different though - episodes will be every other week and have 5 episodes. We're all going into different chapters of our lives... but we'll share more on EP35.⁣
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For now, we'll see you on Monday for episode 31!🥳

16/07/2021

Spill The Cha's 1st birthday exactly a week from now🥳️⁣⁣
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To celebrate 1 year of STC, we're launching our very own Ko-Fi ! This will be a small way that you can support us if you've ever enjoyed our podcast or content🧡⁣⁣
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All donations will go towards running the podcast, upkeeping equipment, exciting projects, and maybe the occasional bbt for motivation☕️⁣⁣
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𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗼-𝗙𝗶 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼👀😍⁣⁣
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𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙆𝙤-𝙁𝙞 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚🥳️☕️⁣
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Thank you all so much for your support over the past year, we can't wait to bring you Season 4 with more exciting guests and conversations around our experiences as British East Asian women🧡🧡

03/06/2021

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 40 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (and counting)!🥳️⁣
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And it's all thanks to you listening and sharing the love with your friends and fam🧡⁣
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We'd love to know where on this map you're from! Comment your location below😍⁣
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We'll go first: London🇬🇧⁣
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27/05/2021

One of the things that motivate us the most to carry on podcasing and sharing our stories is... when you share yours with us!⁣
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Every comment and DM that lets us know that you relate or sharing your thoughts on our episodes brings us back to why we started Spill The Cha in the first place - ⁣
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🎙creating a space for British Asian women to feel seen, heard and less alone through sharing our own experiences⁣
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If you've ever enjoyed listening to our episodes, please consider leaving us a review on Apple podcast - we'll give you a biiigg *virtual* hug in return!🤗⁣
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As always, our DMs are open if you need someone to talk to, or wanna fangirl/boy over a kdrama 👀⁣
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18/05/2021

💪🏼Jia You / Ga Yau / Add Oil : an expression used as an encouragement and support to a person

Behind the scenes at STC, we're focussed on our finals so if you're also a student, we feel your pain😭

Exam season isn't very fun... but we're nearly at the end of it!

So we just want to say Add Oil, we can do this!!🛢️

How do you say good luck in your language?

15/04/2021

Once again it's the end of another season of Spill The Cha - thank you to each one of you for your listens, messages and comments.

As Elsa says "we see you and hear you!"😉

In all seriousness though, we've played around with new episode formats, brought on guests to spice it up a bit and you've supported us every step of the way.

We hope that 30 mins of STC each week have managed to bring a smile to your face, prompt reflection and be proud to be British Asian.❤️️

We'd like to thank our wonderful guests for sharing their stories and words of wisdom during Season 3:
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EP27 Lauren's mum Auntie Keiran & Joelle's dad Uncle Leon
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It's been an honour to be in your ears for the past 10 episodes and can't wait to be back for Season 4 after uni ends!

In the meantime, stay safe and healthy🧡

18/03/2021

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:⁣
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Part of the reason we wanted to invite Lauren and Joelle's parents onto the podcast for EP27 was to hear their experiences of being East Asian in Britain.⁣
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📕Different generations each have their own unique stories so it's important to preserve them! We hope the episode inspires you to chat with your own parents about their stories - ⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to get the convo flowing so here's a few to help you get started!⁣
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~ 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 ~⁣
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If want more questions, definitely check out , a bilingual card game designed to help you go deeper with your fam! They're hoping to expand to Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog soon so see their posts for how to support them.⁣
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𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨?👇⁣
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11/03/2021

Who's telling your story?⁣⁣⁣⁣
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As said in EP26, we all have a story to tell and if you won't tell it, someone will tell it for you.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Not everyone needs to do it on a public platform like a podcast, but owning your story will help you to feel more confident in yourself and your culture!⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Here are some women who are inspiring us by telling their stories👇⁣⁣⁣⁣
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𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲: ⁣Linda Sun & Natacha Oceane .oceane ⁣⁣have both impacted the way I see food and fitness in a positive manner⁣
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𝗘𝗹𝘀𝗮: ⁣Jess Conte inspires me to be encouraging and intentional with others.⁣
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𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻: ⁣Gemma Chan is a brilliant actress, providing representation for British Born Chinese women on TV and films, but she’s also a UK UNICEF Ambassador, supporting the organisation’s work for children around the world. ⁣⁣⁣
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𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲: ⁣Jolie Chan a holistic storytelling coach is empowering women of colour in business by honouring their stories⁣!⁣⁣
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Who are the women that inspire you?✨⁣
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04/03/2021

Friend goes to Asia. Me: Bring some skincare back for me!⁣
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Asian skincare / beauty isn't particularly accessible in the UK⁣ so Ting started to fill that gap! ⁣⁣
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!⁣⁣ [brands tagged]
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It's exciting to explore the world of Asian skincare but it can be overwhelming so here are Ting's⁣ top tips!⁣⁣
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🌟Don't jump right into the 10-step routine, start simple⁣⁣⁣
🌟Use one product for a month before introducing something new⁣⁣⁣
🌟Message Ting for tailored recommendations if you're unsure of what to get⁣⁣
🌟Double cleanse (oil-based cleanser + water-based cleanser)⁣
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Drop your own tips for beginners below!👇⁣
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18/02/2021

🎓𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀:⁣
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🧡Don't put pressure on yourself to find the perfect job straight out of university / college⁣
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🧡If you can, don't stand for anything less than you deserve⁣
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🧡Remember that you have a voice - you should be able to use it however and wherever you work⁣
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🧡Embrace the graduation anxiety, it's tough in the moment but we'll come out the other side more experienced and stronger⁣
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P.s. save and share these words of wisdom from our latest episode with special guest ⁣
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P.p.s. got some career advice? drop it below for others who need to hear!✨⁣
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04/01/2021

𝗘𝗽20: 𝗔𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁, so we decided to put a spin on it and answer some questions for the new year...⁣⁣
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🍱The first thing we want to eat when we can eat out again⁣⁣
👩‍🍳Something we want to try in 2021 (watch the video for Lauren's)⁣⁣
🌱An overall goal for 2021⁣⁣
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𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧? Nervous / excited / raring-to-go?⁣⁣

01/01/2021

🎇𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 𝙎𝙋𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼!🎇⁣⁣
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2021 is finally upon us and so many of us probably never thought this day would come!⁣⁣
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2020 was a ride but we're so glad that we had you guys to share it with. We appreciate every message, every listen, every share and want to thank you for your support!!⁣⁣
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🎉𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆!🍾⁣⁣
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P.s. hear us get soppy and nostalgic on EP19, link in bio!🥺️⁣⁣
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P.p.s. last episode of Season 2 is coming on Monday😭⁣⁣
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25/12/2020

🎄𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆!🎄⁣⁣
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Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, we hope that you and yours have a wonderful holiday!✨⁣⁣
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2020 has been a tough one and this Christmas period might be no different for you. Sending you love and blessings wherever you are!⁣⁣
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Love, Spill The Cha⁣⁣
Phoebe, Elsa, Lauren & Joelle💙⁣⁣
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P.s. The last episode of 2020 (EP19) is coming on Monday!👀⁣⁣
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24/12/2020

There are so many "shoulds" in today's world, so we wanted to emphasise that it's okay to share your feelings and vulnerability!⁣
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⚡Putting aside your pride & embracing empathy⁣
⚡Being self-aware & knowing how you're holding yourself back⁣
⚡Getting out of your comfort zone⁣
⚡Understanding inter-generational differences⁣
⚡Seeking validation from ourselves⁣
⚡Knowing your boundaries⁣
⚡Unfollowing / muting people⁣ on Instagram⁣
⚡Standing firm in your values⁣
⚡Loving your cultural identity & appearance⁣
⚡Practising honest & open communication⁣
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚?💬👇⁣
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P.s. Get real and raw with us on episode 18🥺️⁣
P.p.s. the book we mentioned Eyes That Kiss In The Corners by ⁣
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