OM DENNE EPISODE
In this episode of Tradition Breakers, Mary Moses sits down with the brilliant and wickedly funny Jonah Nigh — a queer Korean adoptee raised by a Jewish mother and a Southern Baptist father, former opera singer, and now one of comedy's most intriguing new voices.
Jonah's story is anything but typical. From growing up in Minnesota with no idea what being Asian "meant," to discovering his identity decades later, to fearlessly using his voice on stage and inside boardrooms, Jonah shows us what it really looks like to challenge expectations — not just cultural ones, but the ones society quietly places on all of us.
Through humor, vulnerability, and razor-sharp insight, Jonah and Mary dive deep into:
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what happens when you grow up with zero mirrors for who you are,
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how comedy became the unexpected home he didn't know he needed,
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the invisible systems that shape race, power, and belonging,
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why DEI isn't "broken" — and where real change actually starts,
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and the surprising reason younger generations are craving community more than ever.
This conversation is equal parts eye-opening, laugh-out-loud, and cathartic. If you've ever felt "different," struggled to use your voice, or questioned the systems you're moving through — Jonah's story will hit home.
This is one of those episodes you'll think about long after it ends.
Links:
- Schedule a call with Fractional CMO, Mary Moses: https://tastydirectives.com/contact
- Follow Tradition Breakers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traditionbreakers
- Follow Mary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traditionbreakers
- Visit Jonah's website: https://www.jonahnigh.com/
- Follow Jonah on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nighjonah
