Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Xi Said: Comedy and Cross-Cultural Communication with Performer and Content Creator Jesse Appell
This week we catch up with Jesse Appell, an English-Chinese standup comedy star better known to his more than 3 million Chinese followers as Ai Jiexi…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Peking Express with Author James Zimmerman
In this episode, we are delighted to talk with James Zimmerman about his new book, Peking Express: The Bandits who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Getting Elevated in Qinghai with Entrepreneur and Mountain Guide Ben Cubbage
In this episode, we are joined by Ben Cubbage, who calls in from the lofty heights of Xining, the capital of Qinghai province. Ben co-founded Elevate…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Forbidden City with Matthew Hu
This week’s topic is the Forbidden City, and our tour guide once again is Matthew Hu Xinyu, Trustee of the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Cente…
3 years, 3 months ago
CCTV Follies
In this episode, we welcome to the podcast journalist Philip Cunningham, freelance writer for newspapers such as South China Morning Post and Japan T…
3 years, 4 months ago
When will China re-open its doors for study abroad and educational exchanges?
In this episode, recorded on Jan 13, 2023, Jeremiah in Florida and David in Taiwan touch base and exchange updates on the evolving Covid-19 situation…
3 years, 5 months ago
One from the Vault: Touring China with Historian Mo Yajun
David and Jeremiah are both traveling this week, and in that spirit, we offer a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes from the archives. In thi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Notes from the Medical Tent: Beijing Learns to Live with COVID
In an abrupt reversal, On December 7, China announced a rollback of most of its most draconian anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting lockdow…
3 years, 6 months ago
Standing Up to Zero COVID
This episode of BATG provides a “time stamp” and an initial reaction to protests in several major Chinese cities on November 26 and 27, events that a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Lockdowns, Legacies, and Looking Back with Journalist Melinda Liu
In this week’s podcast, we are delighted and honored to talk to Melinda Liu, legendary journalist and long-time observer of post-Mao China. In additi…
3 years, 7 months ago