Episode 8: We're All Superheroes (with Blessing Mokgohloa & Arka Das)

In a perfect world Miranda Tapsell would be the star of a wildly
successful rom-com, or a franchised superhero film. The Frances Ha
or Jessica James of Australia, or an Aboriginal Storm in the next
edition of X-Men. But in order to be Australia’s favourite romantic
lead, Miranda has to write her own feature film because…let’s be
honest — lead roles for Aboriginal actors in a rom-com aren’t all
that common. But is there a shift afoot?

Australian actors Blessing Mokgohloa (who was born in Zimbabwe),
and Arka Das (Bangladesh), are increasingly being cast as the “hot
guy” and the “best friend” in Australian films and on television.
In this funny and honest episode, Miranda and Nakkiah unpack the
layers of race and racism in Australia, and consider how TV is (or
is not) reflecting their lived experience. And they explore the
differences between the black immigrant experience and the black
Indigenous experience. Is there a point of connection, or just
layers of difference and hardship?