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Newbie | Before Noon, After Noon
The unending feud between those annoying morning people and their alter-egos, the 'night cats' comes to a Chinese lesson today. Listen in as pre-noon takes on post-noon, chipper good mornings take on…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Yang Jie's Diary: The Final Episode
All good stories have to come to an end, including the saga of our friend Yang Jie. She kinda got sick of writing, as diary-keepers usually do. Plus, we were starting to feel like creeps, slinking in…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Turn on the Light, Turn off the Light
Open the lights and turn off the door, er, I mean, turn on the lights and close the door... why is this so confusing? Just get in here and pretend you love me. Close the lights if you have to. In thi…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Tomb Sweeping Day
Today is Tomb Sweeping Day. The special day of paying respect to ancestors, lighting incense, making burnt offerings, and, like any self-respecting Chinese holiday... lighting off firecrackers. The h…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Handsome Boy
Oh, look at him. He's a cross between Tony Leung and a young Ken Carroll. No, more like Chow Yun Fat meets John Pasden. Those are the handsome boys in this neck of the woods... how about yours? Liste…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | April Fool's
Being a new language student, everyday can feel like Fool's Day, so think of today as a day to celebrate fools. Take your turn laughing at someone else. Pull the worst fool-causing prank you can, and…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | A Taxi for Tired Feet
Though they scare us, rip us off at times, and don’t wash the white seat covers nearly enough, there’s nothing like the vindication of winning the taxi battle and claiming your prize of a ride home. …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Art Museum
Everyone knows there are a lot of fakes in China. Fake prada, fake watches, fake art students... yes, those too. So stay away from those sweet looking Nanjing Lu predators, and stick to the real art …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Ten Four
No, it's not a lesson on CB radio lingo, good buddy. Rather, it's those pesky Chinese tones again. In this podcast, a Mandarin lesson to dissect the difference in sound between the perfect 10 and oft…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Baseball
Babe Ruth barnstormed in Shanghai, and MLB says baseball was the "unofficial sport" of the People's Liberation Army in the 1940's. But 60 years later, only five Mandarin swinging ball players have ma…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago