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Apr 2021
34m 33s

Food, Cultural Appropriation, Diversity,...

Reyzin Media
About this episode

June Xie is a Senior Food Producer at Delish and is the host of YouTube series Budget Eats as well as other series on the Delish Channel. In this episode, June joins Marilyn and Rhea in  conversation on the challenges in producing food media in the world’s current climate. June talks about the pressures she faces as an Asian American in content, what her thoughts are on food culture appropriation and how she decided to not mask her mental health struggles on the screen.  

Make sure to check out June on YouTube as well as on Instagram

You can also follow us on Instagram on @whoruntheworldpod, and if you want to get in touch, drop us a line on sayhi@whoruntheworldpod.com


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