The Dirty Dish Podcast with Diana Nguyen

Episode 5 - The phone saved my life.

In this chaotic, heartfelt and absolutely wild episode, Diana Nguyen dishes the truth about her recent trip to Vietnam — a journey that started with family, nostalgia and bubble tea, and ended with her skidding across the wet streets of Saigon like a stunt double who never signed a contract.

Returning to the Motherland

Speaking from her mother’s hometown of My Tho, Diana reflects on what it feels like to return to the land that shaped her family. She visits her grandmother’s grave, cries in multiple Grabs, and feels the overwhelming tenderness of being Vietnamese — even while being “very, very diaspora.”

She’s preparing for a family wedding… but there’s an emotional twist:
she doesn’t feel right being in Vietnam without her mum, who hasn’t returned in almost a decade. Guilt, longing, pride and love all collide — classic Vietnamese feelings cocktail.

Family Drama + Hangover + Destiny = Disaster

After tension and tears within the family and a big night out, Diana wakes up hungover, exhausted and spiritually unprepared for what comes next. She jumps on a Grab bike back to Saigon… just as a storm rolls in.

This episode is messy, emotional and laugh-out-loud terrifying — everything that The Dirty Dish stands for. Diana has more stories to tell, more lessons to learn and more joy to squeeze out of the dark.

🎧 Tune in next week — the dish just gets dirtier.

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In this raw and revealing episode of The Dirty Dish, Diana Nguyen talks about a topic that has followed her for most of her life: her body.

From the moment her mum said the words “you are fat”, something shifted — not just in her body, but in her identity. Is it “just Vietnamese culture”? Is it generational tough love? Or is that language shaping entire lifetimes of shame?

Diana takes listeners through the rollercoaster of weight, confidence, and culture:
– dancing to love her body
– gym memberships, BFT, F45 and every diet trend under the sun
– cheering for Brazilian grandmas on the beach who flaunt bikinis like medals of honour

She asks the big questions — not with judgement, but with humour and curiosity:
💭 What does body positivity actually mean?
💭 Is confidence real, or is it body courage — loving yourself even when the world doesn’t?
💭 And… does bubble tea count as self-care?

It’s honest. It’s messy. It’s funny. It’s painful. And above all, it’s human.

Because sometimes healing looks like sweating at the gym, sometimes it looks like dancing in the living room — and sometimes it looks like ordering taro milk tea with pearls and not apologising for it.

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In this episode of The Dirty Dish, Diana Nguyen dives deep into the chaos and comedy of modern romance — starting with her own five-hour Sunday night date that went… well, a little too long.

Was it chemistry? Curiosity? Or just sheer exhaustion? Diana unpacks the wild logistics of dating in the 2020s: How long should a first date actually last? Is it a zero date if you don’t count it? Do you give your number, or just your Instagram? And how long do you message before finally meeting IRL?

It’s part romantic debrief, part sociological study, and fully Diana — funny, honest, and a little too relatable. Whether you’ve been ghosted, benched, or trapped in a marathon date of your own, Durational Dating will make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even rethink your own “rules” for love.

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