We asked Miranda Tapsell all about it.
Miranda Tapsell is a delightful person to spend 45 minutes on the phone with. When she joins me to talk about Pretty For An Aboriginal, her brand-new BuzzFeed podcast with friend and colleague Nakkiah Lui, I ask her how the day is. “Oh good. It’s been good. In those in-between times,” she tells me. “Just hustlin’ in the meantime!” I have to laugh, because Tapsell is so bright and casual she radiates warmth right through the phone.
This is exactly what it’s like listening to Pretty For An Aboriginal. The first episode (which also features Aussie rapper/writer/legend Briggs) has already bumped the podcast up to number 10 on the iTunes rankings list — and for good reason. Together, Tapsell and Lui are a charming, sharp and radical presence.
Pretty For An Aboriginal is totally unlike anything that’s been unleashed on the Australian media so far. A space where two black women can talk to each other and share their experience…
