Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation.
Cha with Laura and Leah
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Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation.
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April 29, 2026
Cha with Nisreen
<p>Nisreen is the founder of Mamas 4 A Free Palestine. As a Palestinian mother, Nisreen has been tirelessly dedicated to educating about and raising funds to support Palestine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nisreen is featured in the award winning documentary “<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379682/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Souls Not Numbers</a>,” which focuses on the devastating effects that generations of ethnic cleansing and occupation have had on the children of Palestine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please consider supporting Nisreen's organizations of choice: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gazakinderrelief/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gaza Kinder Relief</a> and the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/voicesverses/?etsrc=sdt&dd_referrer#items" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Voices Verses Etsy shop</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to the <strong>final</strong> episode of 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha has been a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha has been our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations have inspired you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our last conversation about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have loved working on this project together. We bid adieu to our community with this 33rd episode. May our paths cross again soon. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1z194Dm1oJ1U9GzqvJ0dT9?si=b3effad8f6484e57" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Cha with Laura and Leah </a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mamas_4_afreepalestine/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mamas Instagram</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurachung/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Laura Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.laurakchung.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Laura Website</a> - join <a href="https://www.laurakchung.com/astrology101" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Star School</a> to learn astrology!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Laurakchung" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Laura YouTube</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahsoojinkim/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Leah Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://leahkim.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Leah Substack</a></p><p><a href="https://www.leahkim.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Leah Website</a> - buy <a href="https://www.leahkim.org/mom-unfiltered" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Mom, Unfiltered</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p>차 logo designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grime_ninja/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">grimeninja</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
April 22, 2026
Cha with Thimali Kodikara
<p>Thimali Kodikara is a multimedia artist and founder of impact media consultancy, OneLoudBellow. Thimali achieved global prominence as showrunner of the groundbreaking feminist climate solutions podcast, Mothers Of Invention – co-hosting the show with the first woman president of Ireland and former chair of The Elders, Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins. Thimali’s direction has brought Black, brown and indigenous women climate leaders to the forefront of the global climate conversation for the first time, with her impact editorial for climate justice successfully elevating frontline women leaders to boards of directors, keynote stage at international fora, and unlocking new funding for their critical yet underrepresented work.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oneloudbellow/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thimali Instagram </a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1z194Dm1oJ1U9GzqvJ0dT9?si=b3effad8f6484e57"><u>Cha with Laura and Leah</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurachung/"><u>Laura Instagram</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.laurakchung.com/"><u>Laura Website</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Laurakchung"><u>Laura YouTube</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahsoojinkim/"><u>Leah Instagram</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.leahkim.org/"><u>Leah Website</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leahsoojinkim"><u>Leah YouTube</u></a></p><p><br></p>
April 15, 2026
Cha with Fred T. Joseph
<p>Frederick Joseph is a three-time New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from Yonkers, New York, whose work spans poetry, nonfiction, children’s literature, and young adult fiction. He is the author of the acclaimed YA novel This Thing of Ours, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, was nominated for The Georgia Peach Book Award, and was named one of the Best Young Adult Books of 2025 by Kirkus, the Chicago Public Library, and BookPage. </p><p><br></p><p>His body of work includes the poetry collection We Alive, Beloved; the bestselling nonfiction titles The Black Friend and Patriarchy Blues; the collaborative volume Better Than We Found It; and the children’s books Black Panther: Wakanda Forever—The Courage to Dream and Planting Hope. Across genres, Joseph’s writing is known for its emotional precision, cultural urgency, and commitment to reimagining how we understand identity, justice, and belonging.</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to 차 with Laura and Leah! Cha is a podcast and video series featuring conversations with our friends over tea. We are two diasporic Korean women who were inspired by Nina Simone's quote, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Cha is our offering to the collective and we hope our conversations inspire you to start having meaningful dialogues and reflections with your own communities. So make sure to brew a pot of cha and join our conversations about art, spirituality, culture, and liberation.</p><p><br></p><p>Please consider becoming a paid subscriber so we can continue creating this work together. For a one-time donation, you can <a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/laura-chung">Venmo</a> Laura. For monthly support, you can join our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/chawithlauraleah">Patreon</a>. Thank you!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1z194Dm1oJ1U9GzqvJ0dT9?si=b3effad8f6484e57">Cha with Laura and Leah </a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fredtjoseph/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fred Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://frederickjoseph.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fred Substack</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurachung/">Laura Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.laurakchung.com/">Laura Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Laurakchung">Laura YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/leahsoojinkim/">Leah Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://leahkim.substack.com/">Leah Substack</a></p><p><a href="https://www.leahkim.org/">Leah Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/chawithlauraleah">Cha Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p>차 logo designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grime_ninja/">grimeninja</a></p><p><br></p>
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