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Intermediate | Chicago
"This is my kind of town, Chicago is." The home of Oprah, the Cubs, and deep dish pizza (the dawgs are better though). The third largest city in the …
2 years, 2 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Opening a Factory
Companies live and die by their middle management. Today, let's follow the adventures of a company deciding where in China to set up its newest facto…
2 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | Detroit
Take a ride with ChinesePod on the Freeway of Love to Detroit, Michigan. We get to Motown, the Motor City, the 3-1-3. Though we're slightly apprehens…
2 years, 2 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Welfare Lottery
Let's learn about the Chinese welfare lottery. The odds are stacked against winning anything, but you can help the poor. Episode link: https://www.ch…
2 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | London
Stand out historical moments in the history of Londontown: The Great Fire of 1665, The Great Plague of 1666, but greatest of them all, surely, The Gr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Pregnancy Series 9: Here Comes the Baby!
Keep pushing...keep pushing...don't give up...your Mandarin is getting better! You've carried the baby to term and now you finally get to see its smi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | Regional Accents Part II
When you are drowning in the language pool where fours become tens... or was that a ten becoming a four?? And was 'laji' trash, or garbage, or rubbis…
2 years, 2 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Pregnancy Series 8: About to Give Birth
Your little bundle of joy is almost ready to face the world. In today's Chinese lesson, learn to talk in Mandarin about the last few moments before c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | Regional Accents Part I
So they say you've got a laowai accent? Who cares! So does everyone else. It would be nice to take comfort in this fact... if it weren't that it make…
2 years, 2 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Pregnancy Series 7: Choosing a Name for the Baby
Many Chinese believe that a baby's name affects its destiny. Today's Mandarin podcast will teach you how to agonize over the subtleties and hidden tr…
2 years, 2 months ago