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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Naked Truth About Facing 40 | Teresa talks to Linda Naiman
Facing 40!?! What about facing 70!??! Teresa and guest, Linda Naiman, unpack a column Teresa wrote in the 1990's about the advice she got from an "older woman" about the independence …
It's Do or Diet Time | Teresa talks to Brian Brenner
Teresa's guest, Brian Brenner, chose a newspaper column Teresa wrote about a fad diet that was making the rounds in the 1990's. Brian chose it because he too has fought the battle of t…
La Coo Coo Crotchah | Teresa talks to Andrew Bull
Join Teresa and legendary figure in Hong Kong's nightlife scene, Andrew Bull, as they unpack a decades old column of hers about three people whose tequila consumption got the better of …
Domestic Blissters | Teresa talks to Evgenia Papageorgiou
You just never know where a conversation will take you! In this episode, Teresa's humorous 1990's column that had her grousing about her man's lack of participation in household chores,…
The Goodbye Boy | Teresa talks to Grace Wong Folliet
This episode's column looks back on Teresa's six year old son's heartbreak at having his best friend move to another country.
Teresa and her guest, independent communications consultant …
Ghost of a Chance to Go Green | Teresa talks to Chris Kyme
This episode begins with a column Teresa wrote in 1999 in response to a proposed campaign to reduce the pollution from "smoky vehicles" that she felt didn't go far enough...so she wrote…
Holidays? It's Halloween Hands Down! | Teresa talks to Betty Cheung
If Teresa's favorite holiday as a child was Halloween because of the costumes and candy, she picked the right guest in Hong Kong's ArtJamming founder Betty Cheung for this episode.
Arc…
Adding Up the Elements of Life | Teresa Talks to James Andrade
A terrific conversation is had with Dr. James Andrade, former Senior VP and Head of Catapult Executive Leadership Institute where he and Teresa first connected. He's a held leadership …
Trouble's a Brewin' | Teresa talks to Tim Peirson Smith
Teresa's guest, Tim Peirson Smith, had a completely different take on the column he chose for this week's episode! An episode that begins as a 3 decade old gripe about her then husban…
And All That Joss | Teresa talks to John Dykes
Teresa's guest, John Dykes, is a globally-recognised sports broadcaster, who has presented and commentated on FIFA World Cups, the Olympics, tennis Grand Slams, golf Majors, F1, the Pr…
Reading By the Book | Teresa talks to David McKirdy
Teresa's guest, David McKirdy, is a true Renaissance Man. Published poet, motocross champion, Formula 1 mechanic, professional musician and the go-to guy if you need your fleet of anti…
Grace in the Face of Adversity | Teresa talks to Peter Cook
Join Teresa in a thoughtful conversation with Peter Cook, mentor, author, meditator, business blogger and monk, as they unpack her newspaper column about the terrifying effect the 1940'…
Curled Up for a Night Between the Covers | Teresa talks to Beth Blatt
Join Teresa for this musical trip down memory lane beginning with the column she wrote that appeared in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on November 1 1997.
Her guest, Beth Blatt has…
The Value of a Lesson Learned | Teresa talks to Tobey Fitch
In this lighthearted conversation on some serious topics, Teresa and her guest, Tobey Fitch, dig deep into how generational influences shape attitudes towards finances, and the importan…
Tea for Tung and Tung for Tea |Teresa talks to Staci Ford
The newspaper column, written by Teresa 30 years ago, and chosen for discussion in this episode by Affiliated Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts at University of Hong Kong, Staci Ford,…
Playground Politics | Teresa talks to James Osborn
In this episode Teresa invites James Osborne, a licensed therapist and coach, to discuss the relevance of her 30-year-old column newspaper column titled 'Playground Politics' about a co…
A Dirty Prospect For Women | Teresa Talks to Vaudine England
In this episode of The View From A Broad, Teresa revisits a past column with guest Vaudine England, and agonizes over a song title she used 30 years ago to make her point about gender i…
The Mother of All Inventions | Teresa talks to Henk van der Steen
In this episode Teresa Norton shares one of her funny newspaper columns from the early 1990's with improv practitioner and proud father Henk van der Steen. They talk about the rapid cha…
No News is Bad News | Teresa Talks to Adrian Brown
In this episode host Teresa Norton speaks with Adrian Brown, a seasoned news correspondent, about the evolution of media, the Nick Leeson case, and the challenges of self-censorship in …
Love Springs Maternal | Teresa Talks to Dr. Theresa Robbins Dudeck
In this heartfelt conversation, Teresa Norton and Dr. Theresa Robbins Dudeck, discuss a column Teresa Norton wrote in the 1990's about her mother who, decades later developed Alzheimers…