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Popup Chinese — Advanced: Vintage Science Fiction
We sent our troops into the studio with a simple request for vintage science fiction, but it wasn't until we conscripted the duck they began to get t…
17 years, 3 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: The Orphanage
You'd have thought we'd have stopped with the child labor jokes after that kerfuffle at the UNESCO conference in Hangzhou. Remember the one? It was t…
17 years, 3 months ago
Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Missing Keys
We've all been in this sordid situation. Your date was a wild success and you've come back home for a nightcap. But just as you step to the door you …
17 years, 3 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Unsuccessful Branding
On occasion, our shameless sense of self-promotion here at Popup Chinese rubs up against unforgiving reality. This is a podcast about one of these oc…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Locked in the Studio
Whenever someone visits our office and asks how we get such natural dialogues we just smile. The truth is that podcasting in China is a ruthless busi…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Death by Appliance
In this podcast we hear a tragic tale of a homicidal non-cooling appliance. This lesson also marks another experiment with our recording format: rath…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: How to Swear in Chinese
Ever smashed your finger in a car door and found yourself at a loss for words? In this podcast we'll teach you how to swear in Chinese using a relati…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Pinyin Practice: zi
Our podcast for today is our second show in a new series we're launching to teach proper Chinese pronunciation. Our focus today is on a common proble…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Advanced listening test: The Band's Perspective
Today we bring you yet another overlooked perspective on a great historical event. We don't want to say too much more because this is a listening tes…
17 years, 4 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: A New Home
In this age of Global Warming, our imperiled avian friends from the deep south are crying out for succor. And no-where is their plight getting a warm…
17 years, 4 months ago