Episode 169: Joy Luck Club with guest Lindsay Wong

Feb 6, 2019

Summary:

 

"It's never over." This week we invite author Lindsay Wong on the podcast to talk about her celebrated memoir The Woo Woo, the classic film Joy Luck Club and the everlasting power of mothers. Also discussed: ghosts, superstitions and the Royal Family.

 

 

Show notes:

 

Lindsay Wong's website

 

Lindsay Wong on Twitter

 

The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong

 

Jen Sookfong Lee's Year of the Pig horoscopes

 

Joy Luck Club trailer

 

Meet the Canada Reads 2019 contenders (CBC)

 

Joe Zee

 

 

Recommendations:

 

Andrea: "Oh, Family" by Jenn Grant (music)

 

Lisa: Halloween (film)

 

Lindsay: Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui (book)

 

Music credits:

  

"Flutterbee" by Podington Bear
From Free Music Archive
CC BY 3.0

 

Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod

From Incompetch

CC BY 3.0

Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst

Courtesy of Free Music Archive

CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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