Jasmine Low

Writer, producer & director
(Malaysia/Australia)

  • A Merdeka Special: from little things big things grow (written & narrated by Jasmine H. Low)
    A Merdeka Special: from little things big things grow (written & narrated by Jasmine H. Low)

    Welcome to a special edition of Listen by Heart, A Merdeka Story: from little things big things grow. Streaming via Spotify | Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | iHeartRadio | RSS Warning: To Aboriginal & Torres Straits Islander readers, the following article contains images and voices of people who have passed away. 🖤 On August 9th 2021, International Day of the World’s…

  • S1E8: Liminality 002 | Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low
    S1E8: Liminality 002 | Conversations with Shirl by Jasmine H. Low

    Summary Here’s a conversation recorded one afternoon as I chat with Shirl while she eats — her favourite thing to do! We speak in English, Malay and Hokkien. This is an experimental concept, where podcast host/producer Jasmine H. Low records periods during her day as a carer for mum…  The first few seconds are sounds…

  • S1E7: Girl Gungho: Identity | Written & Narrated by Jasmine H. Low
    S1E7: Girl Gungho: Identity | Written & Narrated by Jasmine H. Low

    Summary Written and narrated by Jasmine H. Low.  Girl Gungho: Identity is a quirky teaser, fiction laced with some real-life experiences about growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the 80s, the yearn to find balance and gender equality and the big move from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney as a student. Thank you for listening.  Enjoy!…

  • S1E6: Liminality 001 | Conversations with Shirl
    S1E6: Liminality 001 | Conversations with Shirl

    Summary Sounds recorded by Jasmine H. Low + an afternoon chat with Shirl.  An experimental concept, where the producer Jasmine H. Low records periods during her day, unspoken quiet moments while Shirl sleeps, the in-between moments. A step forward usually means a push off of faith, gaining momentum and power for a larger stride. It…

  • S1E5: Don’t go so busy | Written & Narrated by Jasmine H. Low
    S1E5: Don’t go so busy | Written & Narrated by Jasmine H. Low

    Summary At the doorstep of BIMP-EAGA nations, China, US & Australian ships have been ‘patrolling’ the South China Sea since Easter. “The South China Sea holds an estimated 190 trillion 👀 cubic feet of natural gas and 11 billion barrels of oil in proved and probable reserves, with much more potentially undiscovered” — source AMTI…

  • S1E4: The Magpies by Denis Glover | Read by Jasmine H. Low
    S1E4: The Magpies by Denis Glover | Read by Jasmine H. Low

    Also streaming on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts The Magpies is one of the most well-known poems, depicting the everlasting and unchanging Magpie call (nature) as life happens (passage of time). It was written in only six stanzas by New Zealand poet, printer, publisher, satirist, sailor and boxer Denis Glover (1912-1980). And here’s…

  • S1E3: Murmurs | Written and Narrated by Jasmine H. Low
    S1E3: Murmurs | Written and Narrated by Jasmine H. Low

    Also now streaming on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts via GIPHY The departure from colonialism. Written and read by Jasmine Low. About the Listen by Heart Podcast You have been listening to an Audio Journey experience by Jasmine Low. Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform and if you’d like to encourage…

  • S1E2: I am not loud by nature | Jasmine H. Low
    S1E2: I am not loud by nature | Jasmine H. Low

    Also now streaming on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts Summary Written & narrated by Jasmine H. Low. Insatiable. Chasing. Knowing.  And the letting go, when knowing is enough. And the letting go, when knowing is enough. This piece was originally written in 12 Jan 2009 and rewritten in March 2021 following an in-depth…

  • S1E1: Welcome to the Listen by Heart Project | A message from Jasmine H. Low
    S1E1: Welcome to the Listen by Heart Project | A message from Jasmine H. Low

    Summary The back story  From 2003-2012, I was actively writing, performing spoken word poetry and organising poetry & music gigs in the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia circuit. Together with Jerome Kugan, Sabahan singer songwriter and then editor of a lifestyle magazine KLUE, we formed Wayang Kata in collaboration with the British Council Malaysia and Apples & Snakes UK to showcase performance poetry. Those…