The View From A Broad
Hi welcome to The View From A Broad. I'm Teresa Norton and this podcast dives into my past, revisiting columns I wrote for the South China Morning Post between 1993 and 2000 during my 40 years living in Hong Kong.
These often funny, sometimes tender, occasionally provocative musings cover everything from marriage and working motherhood, to national identity and global events. As a weekly columnist I aimed to capture the quirks of human interactions, carve up a few sacred cows and tell it like it is... but did I? In the 30 years since those columns were written much has changed and... so have I.
In each episode I read a column and talk to a guest about how the piece stands up today - what still rings true and what feels out of sync with today’s world. They then share a true story from their past that's been unearthed by something in the column.
The result is an engaging and honest conversation about the evolution of social norms, culture and humor, re-examining the past through the lens of today’s values.
By looking back with compassion and curiosity, my hope is that The View From A Broad encourages reflection on how our perspectives have changed... or not... and why.
The View From A Broad
Latest Episodes
Caught in the Rat Race | Teresa talks to Dean Winter
Did you have a summer job when you were a teenager? In 1974 Teresa worked as the hostess/receptionist guiding diners to their table at a restaurant that specialized in pies and... was dealing with an infestation!Her guest, Dean Winter h...
Workin' My Way Back to You, Babe | Teresa talks to Filipa Fonseca Silva
Keepin' the Faith in a Big City | Teresa talks to Sulakshana Chemudupati
Don't judge a place by its reputation. Hong Kong, India, Dubai, Portugal... Teresa and her guest Sulakshana Chemudupati, dispel some myths and share how interpersonal connections have impacted their experiences living in some of the...
Reelin' Down the Hershey Highway | Teresa talks to Charlie Schroeder
Have fad diets become a thing of the past? How do you get cast as "Mr. Pussy" in the hit 1990's television series "Sex and the City"? Are there things you found funny 3 decades ago that make you cringe today?30 years ago Teresa and her ...
A Ticket to the Theater of Life | Teresa talks to John Langford
In this 1st Anniversary Special Teresa's very first guest on The View From A Broad is back to unpack a column about her longing for romantic life to imitate art in the form of the musicals she listened to has a kid.They cover everything ...
