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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 49 MIN

blondie in china: the outsider with the inside track

from Reppin · host Evelien Kong

she's blonde. she's australian. and she's been living in china for over a decade. turns out being the outsider has given her the inside track. amy lyons built Blondie in China from the outside in — nearly 600,000 subscribers who show up every week because she takes them somewhere real. street food. local neighborhoods. conversations with strangers. the China you don't see on the news. but here's what nobody tells you about being the one who gets stared at. ten years of walking into rooms where everyone turns to look. of being the curiosity. the outsider. the one who doesn't fit — and never will. most people would shrink. amy got more curious. and what that did to her is the whole conversation. being the one who doesn't fit forced her to figure out who she actually is. standing out when you just want to blend in builds something in you that comfort never could. and the view from the outside — the one nobody chooses — turns out to be the sharpest one in the room. 🎙️ listen to reppin Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1tq2vuZiWLvhmTMaaWX2w8?si=0fb38eeff9b249ce Apple Podcasts → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reppin/id1480913421 reppin.tv 📲 follow reppin Instagram → @reppin_podcast YouTube → youtube.com/@reppinpodcast Substack → reppinafterhours.substack.com 🎙️ follow amy YouTube → youtube.com/@BlondieinChina Instagram → @blondieinchina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

she's blonde. she's australian. and she's been living in china for over a decade. turns out being the outsider has given her the inside track. amy lyons built Blondie in China from the outside in — nearly 600,000 subscribers who show up every week because she takes them somewhere real. street food. local neighborhoods. conversations with strangers. the China you don't see on the news. but here's what nobody tells you about being the one who gets stared at. ten years of walking into rooms where everyone turns to look. of being the curiosity. the outsider. the one who doesn't fit — and never will. most people would shrink. amy got more curious. and what that did to her is the whole conversation. being the one who doesn't fit forced her to figure out who she actually is. standing out when you just want to blend in builds something in you that comfort never could. and the view from the outside — the one nobody chooses — turns out to be the sharpest one in the room. 🎙️ listen to reppin Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1tq2vuZiWLvhmTMaaWX2w8?si=0fb38eeff9b249ce Apple Podcasts → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reppin/id1480913421 reppin.tv 📲 follow reppin Instagram → @reppin_podcast YouTube → youtube.com/@reppinpodcast Substack → reppinafterhours.substack.com 🎙️ follow amy YouTube → youtube.com/@BlondieinChina Instagram → @blondieinchina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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