Two seniors are currently filling the campus airwaves with their radio show named “Flaming Hares,” a program dedicated to bring the Southeastern community the best in music from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

Hosted by Tabitha Miles, a major in history, along with her co-host Shronda Scott, a major in criminal justice, the show airs every Sunday night from 7-8 p.m. on KSLU 90.9 FM.

Before the launch of the show, Miles and Scott met one another in 2007 while attending Baton Rouge Community College at the campus newspaper, The BRCC Today. After both transferred to Southeastern, Miles came up with the idea for “Flaming Hares.”

“I had the idea to have an East Asian radio show one day while sitting in the cafeteria with Shronda and I just went to the director, Mr. Todd Delaney, and asked him if we could do a radio show,” said Miles. “Since KSLU didn’t have an East Asian show already he was very interested in providing the students of SELU, the Hammond community and the world with awesome East Asian music. The uniqueness of our show got us in the door you could say.”

The interest in Eastern Asian music for both Miles and Scott began after developing an interest watching Asian television shows, which introduced them to Asian music and led them to seek out other aspects of Asian culture.

“Besides the music, I love the fashion,” said Scott. “I was heavily influenced to get more into Asian cultures by the fashion. I would love to visit Japan one day and just shop to my heart’s content.”

According to Miles and Scott, the show’s lineup starts off with some of their favorite artists such as Big Bang and Utada Hikaru, as well as other artists from each country in Eastern Asia. Twitter fans have also influenced the lineup with requests and suggestions. Normally, Miles and Scott choose a prolific performer as the show’s featured artist of the week.

According to Scott, the show clears up any confusion and stereotypes about what current Asian music sounds like.

“When most people think of Asian music, they think of the Chinese restaurant music or traditional music that is heard in the old Asian movies, but it’s much more than that,” said Scott. “It’s essentially the same as the music here in America and in Europe, just in a different language.”

As for the name of the radio program itself, “Flaming Hares” came from Miles and Scott’s Chinese zodiac sign, the year of the fire rabbit.

“The name ‘Flaming Hares’ is unique and incorporates both of us in one name,” said Miles. “So when it came time to name our all East Asian radio show, the name ‘Flaming Hares: Radio’ just made sense.”

With the show starting its second season on Sunday, Jan. 30, Miles and Scott are looking forward to future shows with new artists, new countries, current favorites and also, to bring about awareness of Eastern Asian music to the campus and local communities.

“Music has the amazing ability to cross so many barriers that politics, society and culture don’t allow for,” said Miles. “So my hope is for the show to inform students and educate those who are interested in this whole different world of music. I mean, that’s why we are in college.”