The Beijing Sessions Podcast
1) Translator and writer Alice Xin Liu
In the midst of semi-lockdown in Beijing, I got to talk to my CrossFit buddy Alice Xin Liu for this week’s The Beijing Sessions podcast. She’s a translator and writer, and we had a lot to talk about:W...Show More
2) Danny Dunn of Soul Shake
Danny Dunn is the lead guitarist of Soul Shake, the hottest professional foreign rock band in Beijing. OK, Soul Shake is possibly the only foreign rock band in Beijing. And as of Wednesday, the entire...Show More
3) Catching up with Djang San at the Dayan Naxi Guyue Orchestra residency
And... we're back. After a longer than expected break, it's volume 2 of The Beijing Sessions. First I start with a little pandemic update (0:57). Will there be a Shanghai-style lockdown in B...Show More
4) No show this week, and a new podcast announcement
Hi everyone. No show this week as I'm getting ready to launch a new podcast on the SupChina podcast network. Get ready for China Sports Insider Podcast with Mark Dreyer and Haig Balian. Check ou...Show More
5) Nick Cheng/Longhu, Comedian in Heels on using comedy to combat low self-esteem
Nick Cheng went from the British Navy to the stages of Beijing's comedy clubs. His persona on stage is Longhu, the Comedian in Heels - "the a*****e I wished I could be when I was younger," he sa...Show More
Nick Cheng/Longhu, Comedian in Heels on using comedy to combat low self-esteem
43:35 | Oct 16th, 2021
6) Photographer Feng Yu on empathy, portraits, and an early lesson with a cranky director; Harry Reid and Tony Tse on Ogilvy's early days in China
"I don't like to play the game, and I don't want to play the game," photographer Feng Yu told me near the end of our interview. Utterly brave and supremely talented, her portraits of celebri...Show More
7) Christine Yang of A Little Vegan 叮姐 on Beijing's best vegan food, why she jumped into content creation, and the miracle that is Beyond Meat
I’ve wanted to do a food episode ever since I started this podcast, and finally I get to do it. Christine Yang is a full time content creator, and she’s a full time vegan. She combines both of those ...Show More
8) Tom Knight from Soul Shake on the joys and challenges of leading a hotel band in Beijing
Tom Knight is the founder and leader of Soul Shake, the band that rocks Beersmith - a fancy beer and burger joint in Beijing's CBD - five times a week. The conversation went to places I didn&apo...Show More
9) Dalton Grant Jr. of Floating World Animation on story and China's burgeoning animation industry
After a longer than usual monologue, I got to talk to Dalton Grant Jr (3:45). He wants Floating World, the company he co-founded in Beijing, to be the Pixar of China. If anyone can do it, Dalton can. ...Show More
10) MyChinaRoots CEO and founder Huihan Lie, and comic Cale Holmes
Today I talk to Huihan Lie, the founder and CEO of MyChinaRoots (7:35). Has the success of the documentary The Six inspired more people to dig into their roots? What makes China unique when it comes...Show More