Podcast Episodes

A word from Laszlo

Nothing to see here. Just a quick announcement on the latest from the CHP. Thanks for your patience. Lots of new stuff coming soon.

The CHP Patreon: …

9 hours ago

This Was Funnier in China | Laszlo and Jesse Appell

I drove downtown not too long ago to meet with Jesse Appell to talk about his first book, "This was funnier in China" https://www.simonandschuster.co…

3 months ago

Ep. 371 | Choie Sew Hoy and the Sinking of the S.S. Ventnor

I had the idea for this episode sometime during mid-summer 2025. Then I became distracted by the big project I'm working on now, then the holidays, s…

3 months, 1 week ago

Ep. 370 | The Looting of the Eastern Tombs

This one is more entertaining than anything. Mr. Andrew Shaw mentioned this looting of the eastern Qing Tombs event when I interviewed him earlier in…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

A Useful Chengyu - Hébù Shí Ròumí 何不食肉糜

This morning, in between recording sessions, I checked out what was headlining on Drudge. And right there was the leading story, "Let Them Eat Steak.…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

WWII Pacific Atrocities | Quin Cho and the Kwantung Army

In early 2025, I was approached by Jenny Chan at pacificatrocities.org about interviewing one of their experts in an upcoming CHP episode.  I had a n…

6 months ago

Chenxiang, Pound for Pound, Costs More than Gold

Here's something a little different from the usual CHP fare. It concerns a natural substance that's not too well-known outside of Asia, mainly becaus…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep. 368 | Wang Jingwei

Hi Everyone, just coming up for air. This is actually one of the several new episodes that have been available on Patreon and CHP Premium since July,…

7 months ago

Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird

Here's a preview of a new podcast, The Chinatown Sting, from our friends at Pushkin Industries.

In the late 1980s, a group of women connected through…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep. 367 | The Unsung Chinese Heroes of D-Day

Here's another quickie for you, only a half hour long. It seems not only are the portions at fast-food chains shrinking, so are the CHP episodes. Tha…

9 months ago