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Wǒ Men Podcast: Buy, Buy, Buy
Wo Men Podcast - November 09, 2018 08:58 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings11.11, also known as Singles’ Day, is a relatively new holiday. Originally founded to celebrate single life in the face of huge societal pressure to marry, the holiday has evolved over the years. Today, Singles’ Day is better recognized as the world’s biggest online shopping festival. Alibaba,...
Wǒ Men Podcast: I Changed My Name Because of a Chinese Fortune Teller
Wo Men Podcast - November 02, 2018 01:46 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat’s in a name? For Annie Huang, potentially a new lease of life. Annie recently changed her Chinese given name from Yating (雅婷) to Yiling (奕绫) based on the instruction of a part-time fortune telling master (who incidentally holds a full-time job as a private equity investor). Even though An...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Prison Breaker
Wo Men Podcast - October 08, 2018 11:06 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. Like millions of Chinese students, Yang Yi took the opportunity to study abroad and explore...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Gu Xi, Female Coding Pioneer (Redux)
Wo Men Podcast - September 24, 2018 03:54 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. In April 2018, we interviewed Gu Xi, a Chinese female coder and founder of Techie Cat, an o...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Collector’s Edition
Wo Men Podcast - September 07, 2018 13:17 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsFolks in China love their antiques, and unsurprisingly the antique collector industry has long fascinated the Chinese public. During the Cultural Revolution, many priceless artifacts and antiques were destroyed as inconvenient legacies of an old system. But now, antiques are making a comeback....
Wǒ Men Podcast: “Sitting the Month” – Postpartum Confinement in China
Wo Men Podcast - August 26, 2018 08:10 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. Imagine not being allowed to take a shower, leave your house, or even open a window for an ...
Wǒ Men Podcast: #MeToo Finally Takes Off in China
Wo Men Podcast - August 10, 2018 22:43 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOver the past month, a somewhat belated #MeToo campaign has finally sprouted in China. Over three dozen sexual harassment cases mushroomed in universities, media organizations, NGOs and the private sector in China. Suddenly, this campaign has become a hot topic on Chinese social media. But why...
Wǒ Men Podcast: The Changing Landscape of Chinese Media
Wo Men Podcast - July 28, 2018 13:24 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOur new episode features an editor of international news at a major Chinese news portal, who gives us a rare peek inside a Chinese media organization and see their daily operations, story angles, and how they deal with censorship. Thanks to technology, the format of media keeps evolving from p...
Wǒ Men Podcast: One Year Anniversary Party
Wo Men Podcast - July 13, 2018 00:27 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. On Saturday 7 July, the RADII-sponsored Wǒ Men Podcast celebrated its first anniversary at ...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Author Lijia Zhang on China, Changes, and Prostitution
Wo Men Podcast - June 22, 2018 09:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsZhang Lijia is a free spirit and rebellious soul. After being forced to drop out of school and work in a rocket factory for ten years in the early stages of the Reform and Opening up era, Lijia taught herself English and chased her childhood dream to eventually become one of the best-known Chi...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Children's Day Special
Wo Men Podcast - June 01, 2018 10:33 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat’s your fondest childhood memory? What was your favorite entertainment as a kid? Do you still remember your first toy? If you ask these questions to Chinese kids born in the 1980s, ’90s or 2000s, you will receive very different responses. Both Jingjing and Yajun were born in the 1980s, dur...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Let’s Talk About Sexual Consent
Wo Men Podcast - May 28, 2018 06:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHow do you know whether your partner agrees with the sexual engagement or not? What kind of signals can be considered as a “yes”? Does going back to your apartment mean he or she definitely agrees to have sex with you? If he/she is drunk is he/she qualified to give consent? These are the quest...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Tackling Mental Health Issues in a “Hidden Emotion” Culture
Wo Men Podcast - May 11, 2018 20:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. According to the World Health Organization, there are over 300 million people suffering fro...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Searching for Home
Wo Men Podcast - April 28, 2018 10:13 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. There are approximately 46 million ethnic Chinese people living outside China. The term “ov...
Wǒ Men Podcast: The Real Girl Code
Wo Men Podcast - April 13, 2018 08:23 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWho says that women and coding have nothing to do with each other? Gu Xi didn’t believe that and broke the barrier by building one of the first Chinese tech communities for women when she was 18-year-old. (It makes Jingjing and Yajun wonder what they have missed when they were 18.) ...
Finding Your Guru, Finding Yourself: Interview with Joseph Houseal (2/2)
Asian Art & Wisdom - April 10, 2018 00:38 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this heartfelt conversation, Joseph Houseal, world-leading specialist of ancient dances, reveals more about his professional and spiritual journey. Recalling fond memories with his Noh Sensei and Vajrayana Buddhist masters, Joseph elucidates the aesthetic approach to religion in Buddhism, and...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Black Panther and Attitudes to Race in China
Wo Men Podcast - April 01, 2018 08:14 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. The movie Black Panther has become a global phenomenon, smashing through box office records...
The Power of Ancient Dances: Interview with Joseph Houseal (1/2)
Asian Art & Wisdom - March 27, 2018 10:57 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoseph Houseal is an ancient dance specialist. He is the director of Core of Culture – a not-for-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding intangible world culture and assuring the continuity of ancient dance traditions where they originate. At Core of Culture, Joseph has overseen dance pres...
Chinese Enameled Porcelain and Recipes for Happiness: Interview with Tang Hui
Asian Art & Wisdom - March 17, 2018 15:58 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHui TANG received her PhD from University of Warwick in 2017. She now works as a curator at the National Maritime Museum in London. In the first episode of the show, we talked about enameled porcelain and the experience of doing a PhD.
Wǒ Men Podcast: Condescension, Support, and Dialogue on International Women’s Day
Wo Men Podcast - March 16, 2018 09:19 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn March 8th, International Women’s Day, Jingjing and Yajun were invited to two different panels to discuss women’s issues and how men can better support their wives or girlfriends. They both learnt a lot and were inspired by the debate. On this episode, they share key takeaways from the panel...
Wǒ Men Podcast: From a Chinese Military Officer to a Feminist
Wo Men Podcast - March 03, 2018 00:56 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhen we first met with Shi Xiaoqin, we couldn’t believe that she had just left the Chinese army. She was free-minded, vocal and funny, very different from the images of disciplined military officers portrayed in media or in popular entertainment. More importantly, she very proudly called herself...
Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know
Wo Men Podcast - February 13, 2018 08:59 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsChina has transformed greatly over the last few decades, and Chinese New Year has also come to mean very different things from generation to generation. When our parents were children in the 1960s, their pleasure at this time of year was being able to finally enjoy vegetable balls fried with t...
Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know
Wo Men Podcast - February 13, 2018 08:59 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsChina has transformed greatly over the last few decades, and Chinese New Year has also come to mean very different things from generation to generation. When our parents were children in the 1960s, their pleasure at this time of year was being able to finally enjoy vegetable balls fried with t...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Teaching Tech to Young China
Wo Men Podcast - January 27, 2018 07:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA young British man tries to introduce 3D printing and hackathon teaching methods to the notoriously exam-heavy Chinese education system. Can he succeed? Our guest for this episode says the fact that he went to an “unconventional, edgy” school that doesn’t give homework and sends students off ...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Be Your Own Mulan
Wo Men Podcast - January 12, 2018 04:27 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMu Lan, an ancient Chinese heroine, became globally famous thanks to Disney’s awesome animated film. Arguably, she is one of the most popular Asian figures in global cinema, besides Kung Fu Panda, Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. For most women in China, Mu Lan probably lives only as an on-screen cha...
Wǒ Men Podcast: A Very Special Christmas Episode
Wo Men Podcast - December 24, 2017 00:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings2017 was an amazing year. With so much support from our family, editors (Josh and Anthony, we mean you) and friends, we finally launched our Wǒ Men Podcast, a program that we have been thinking about doing for years. It has been a magical journey. Every single guest was so generous and kind to...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Follow Your Heart
Wo Men Podcast - December 15, 2017 12:49 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAlong our career paths, we face so many challenges and choices. How can I make the best decisions for myself? This is a question that bothers us for the majority of our youth. Growing up in the ’70s, ’80s or even ’90s, we don’t have role models for career development. Looking back, our paren...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Follow Your Heart
Wo Men Podcast - December 15, 2017 12:49 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAlong our career paths, we face so many challenges and choices. How can I make the best decisions for myself? This is a question that bothers us for the majority of our youth. Growing up in the ’70s, ’80s or even ’90s, we don’t have role models for career development. Looking back, our paren...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Sexual Harassment in China
Wo Men Podcast - December 05, 2017 07:21 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOver the last few months, many sexual harassment cases in the US have come out one by one. Many women have stepped out from the dark to speak about what has happened to them, bravely challenging the powerful figures that they used to be afraid of. It is time to say “NO.” On the other side of t...
Wǒ Men Podcast: Beijing’s Queen of Craft Beer
Wo Men Podcast - November 20, 2017 06:13 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAny self-respecting beer drinker who has lived in Beijing has heard of Great Leap Brewing. As northern China’s first ever craft brewery, Great Leap Brewing consigned to history the days when beer in Beijing meant Tsingtao, Yanjing, or nothing. Sourcing about 80% of its ingredients from China, ...
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