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EPISODE · Sep 23, 2025 · 45 MIN

Breaking Barriers, Finding Radical Joy & Redefining Storytelling with May Lee

from Life After News · host Jason Ball

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Life After News, Jason Ball sits down with international journalist May Lee.  May is a former CNN and ABC News correspondent, anchor, talk show host, professor, and now co-host of the hit podcast Shoes Off Inside.✨ May shares her remarkable journey:From small-market local news to becoming CNN’s “disaster queen” covering global crises 🌍Breaking into Japanese media as one of the first Asian American journalists on NHK 🇯🇵Reporting through earthquakes, attacks, and cultural upheavals while living abroadPivoting into activism during the pandemic and raising her voice against anti-Asian hate ✊Creating Shoes Off Inside with fellow trailblazers Kelly Hu and Tamlyn Tomita 💬Embracing radical joy and the Korean concept of Han as powerful forces in life and storytelling 💜This intimate, powerful conversation explores identity, resilience, cultural pride, and how journalism shapes—and is shaped by—the people who live it.📌 Connect & Listen🔗 Listen to May’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shoes-off-inside-with-mkt/id1497399536🔗 Learn more at lotusmediahouse.com 📺 Subscribe to Life After News on YouTube ⭐ Don’t forget to rate & review the podcast—it helps us grow!📲 Join the Conversation#LifeAfterNews #MayLee #ShoesOffInside #RadicalJoy #AsianAmericanVoices #JournalismMatters #PodcastLife #Storytelling👉 CTA: Hit play, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs a dose of inspiration, resilience, and joy.  Let Life After News inspire your next chapter. Because leaving the news doesn’t mean the story’s over—it means a new one’s just beginning.

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Life After News, Jason Ball sits down with international journalist May Lee. May is a former CNN and ABC News correspondent, anchor, talk show host, professor, and now co-host of the hit podcast Shoes Off Inside. ✨ May shares her remarkable journey: From small-market local news to becoming CNN’s “disaster queen” covering global crises 🌍Breaking into Japanese media as one of the first Asian American journalists on NHK 🇯🇵Reporting through earthquakes, a...

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