Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Xi Zhongxun's Second Act: 1949-1989
This is part two of our series with Joseph Torigian, author of the definitive biography of Xi Zhongxun. This episode traces the inner world of a man …
11 months ago
Trump and Japan
Why has Japan fallen out of Trump’s good graces? Will Japan close a deal with the US before tariffs take effect? And how will the upcoming Japanese e…
11 months ago
Xi Zhongxun: The Party's Interests Come First
Joseph Torigian’s The Party’s Interest Comes First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping is a monumental scholarly achievement — easily a co…
11 months, 1 week ago
Overfit: AI and Media, America's Deepseek, Plots
Nathan Lambert (https://www.interconnects.ai/), Jasmine Sun (https://jasmi.news/) and I kick off a new series 'Overfit' to talk how AI is shaping the…
11 months, 1 week ago
China's Best Music of 2025 (So Far)
Jake Newby, author of the China music substack Concrete Avalanche, presents his official playlist of China’s best new music. It includes ADHD-inspire…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Wagner, Two Years On (Kamil on Coups and Power)
How does Russia prevent uprisings, and what can other authoritarians learn from Moscow’s methods of coup control?
For the second anniversary of the W…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Are We Cooked? Q2 Check In
Is America cooked? We check in on what clarity the past three months have given us on the long term dynamic between the US and China.
Guests include:…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Doug, Dylan and Jon on Lip-Bu, Labubu, AI Salaries, and Bees
Also, somehow, the Third Temple, twink human sacrifice for the AI labs, and the SemiAnalysis Desi Waifu 3000.
Outtro Music (sounded like a let's ge…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Apple in China
Patrick McGee is the author of Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company. Our discussion led us through a detailed history of Apple…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The House of Huawei
Eva Dou is the author of The House of Huawei, an excellent book covering the personal, economic, and geopolitical arc of Huawei, China’s most importa…
1 year ago