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It was meant to be a light-hearted bit of cross promotion.

An interview between ABC Melbourne radio presenter Red Symons and podcaster Beverley Wang became the subject of controversy on Friday, after Symons' tone deaf comments about race.

Wang's podcast, It's Not A Race, is also published on the ABC and deals with contemporary race issues in Australia.

This and other questions Red Symons asked me
Listen: https://t.co/aS4Lmtn3hs pic.twitter.com/4oZq5QeWdj

— beverley wang (@beverleywang) June 15, 2017 Read more...

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