Strangers in China https://thechinaproject.com/series/strangers-in-china/ Reporting on China with neither fear nor favor Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:51:36 +0000 en-US © 2023 The China Project Reporting on China with neither fear nor favor The China Project Reporting on China with neither fear nor favor The China Project office@thechinaproject.com false https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/podcast_sinicablack_square.png Strangers in China https://thechinaproject.com/ yes 9ff03fa7-f14c-5563-beec-b425a3dc6dfc https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Lockdown, Part 2: The eclipse https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/lockdown-part-2-the-eclipse/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:37:19 +0000 http://thechinaproject.com/?post_type=podcast&p=271574 Works consulted: My life in Shanghai’s never-ending zero-COVID lockdown / The Guardian A fire broke out in Shanghai's Pudong / Reddit Children with COVID in Shanghai reportedly separated from parents – video / The Guardian Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown / BBC How long will Shanghai's lockdown last? / BBC What it’s like inside Shanghai’s lockdown– video/ Vice Music credits: Moss heim Lakey inspired TDP experimental Hattirin Bary Ginger pitcher Andri from page fire Purrple Cat Jozwyn Terri skills Dovi Lofee Artist uknown2 Dr3am TazLazuli Csus Xxiuk Jaies Tri-tachyon Ye Olde Experimental Junk Inaiya Tristan Trey  ]]> Works consulted: My life in Shanghai’s never-ending zero-COVID lockdown / The Guardian A fire broke out in Shanghai's Pudong / Reddit Children with COVID in Shanghai reportedly separated from parents – video / The Guardian Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown / BBC How long will Shanghai's lockdown last? / BBC What it’s like inside Shanghai’s lockdown– video/ Vice Music credits: Moss heim Lakey inspired TDP experimental Hattirin Bary Ginger pitcher Andri from page fire Purrple Cat Jozwyn Terri skills Dovi Lofee Artist uknown2 Dr3am TazLazuli Csus Xxiuk Jaies Tri-tachyon Ye Olde Experimental Junk Inaiya Tristan Trey  ]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-07-at-10.58.36-AM.png Lockdown, Part 2: The eclipse false no 0:00 No no Lockdown Part 1: A day in the life https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/lockdown-part-1-a-day-in-the-life/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:32:41 +0000 http://thechinaproject.com/?post_type=podcast&p=253026 Works consulted Shanghai COVID: China announces largest city-wide lockdown / BBC Shanghai residents remain largely locked down despite easing / Bloomberg (paywall) Xi Jinping and the administrative hierarchy and subdivisions in China / Institute for Security & Development Policy From Mass Campaigns to Managed Campaigns: “Constructing a New Socialist Countryside” / Elizabeth J. Perry Community grid system helps China fight virus / Global Times Neighborhood committees are in the vanguard of virus control / Global Times https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1184356.shtml Grassroots Participation and Repression under Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping / University of Chicago A Tragedy of the Commons: Property Rights Issues in Shanghai Historic Residences / Penn State International Law Review Pocket of poverty the new Shanghai has left behind / The Sydney Morning Herald Shanghai’s ‘Old West Gate’ neighborhood emptied for demolition and redevelopment - video / SCMP (paywall) Shanghai Homes: Palimpsests of Private Life - Ch. 4 The work of Michel Foucault Music credits: Csus Moss Heim Trey Jaies Bary Ginger pitcher TDP-Experimental Xxiuk Lakey inspired Lakey inspired Terri skills Lofee Dr3am Purrple Cat Ye Olde Experimental Junk Le gang Obani Jozwyn MCV  ]]> Works consulted Shanghai COVID: China announces largest city-wide lockdown / BBC Shanghai residents remain largely locked down despite easing / Bloomberg (paywall) Xi Jinping and the administrative hierarchy and subdivisions in China / Institute for Security & Development Policy From Mass Campaigns to Managed Campaigns: “Constructing a New Socialist Countryside” / Elizabeth J. Perry Community grid system helps China fight virus / Global Times Neighborhood committees are in the vanguard of virus control / Global Times https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1184356.shtml Grassroots Participation and Repression under Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping / University of Chicago A Tragedy of the Commons: Property Rights Issues in Shanghai Historic Residences / Penn State International Law Review Pocket of poverty the new Shanghai has left behind / The Sydney Morning Herald Shanghai’s ‘Old West Gate’ neighborhood emptied for demolition and redevelopment - video / SCMP (paywall) Shanghai Homes: Palimpsests of Private Life - Ch. 4 The work of Michel Foucault Music credits: Csus Moss Heim Trey Jaies Bary Ginger pitcher TDP-Experimental Xxiuk Lakey inspired Lakey inspired Terri skills Lofee Dr3am Purrple Cat Ye Olde Experimental Junk Le gang Obani Jozwyn MCV  ]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Hesuan-Ziyou.jpg Lockdown Part 1: A day in the life false no 0:00 No no The Flower World https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/the-flower-world/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:23:29 +0000 https://supchina.com/?post_type=podcast&p=207423 https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Flower-World.jpg The Flower World false no 0:00 No no Renminbeats https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/renminbeats/ Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:09:52 +0000 https://supchina.com/?post_type=podcast&p=205093 Bohan Phoenix and journalist Lauren Teixeira. They discuss the history and origins of rap music in the country and its entangled cultural inheritance in China, a timeline of how and where it was disseminated, why the government has shunned this type of music, and more. This episode of Strangers in China was produced by Alec Pinero, and edited by Clay Baldo. Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina]]> Bohan Phoenix and journalist Lauren Teixeira. They discuss the history and origins of rap music in the country and its entangled cultural inheritance in China, a timeline of how and where it was disseminated, why the government has shunned this type of music, and more. This episode of Strangers in China was produced by Alec Pinero, and edited by Clay Baldo. Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Renminbeats-Strangers-scaled.jpg Renminbeats false no 0:00 No no Kuang https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/kuang/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:59:15 +0000 https://supchina.com/?post_type=podcast&p=203000 the website of the arts collective Spittoon). She shares excerpts from her writing, tells stories about her time growing up in rural China, and elaborates on some of the exceptional characters she’s profiled in the past.  Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina Find Kuang’s work on the Spittoon Collective website here: https://spittooncollective.com/category/beijing-lights/]]> the website of the arts collective Spittoon). She shares excerpts from her writing, tells stories about her time growing up in rural China, and elaborates on some of the exceptional characters she’s profiled in the past.  Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina Find Kuang’s work on the Spittoon Collective website here: https://spittooncollective.com/category/beijing-lights/]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/strangers-in-china-ep-3-2.png Kuang false no 0:00 No no The Siren song, part 2 https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/the-siren-song-part-2/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:59:32 +0000 https://supchina.com/?post_type=podcast&p=202457 Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina]]> Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Support Strangers in China on Patreon: patreon.com/strangersinchina]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_4170.jpg The Siren song, part 2 false no 0:00 No no The Siren song, part 1 https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/the-siren-song-part-1/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 22:12:16 +0000 https://supchina.com/?post_type=podcast&p=201911 Strangers in China, host Clay Baldo explores the lives of the women of the Shanghai Sirens, China’s first women’s ultimate frisbee team. They need frisbee — they’re obsessed with it. The story of the team and its 2020 season, which was never really supposed to happen due to the pandemic, is one of self-discovery, adversity, passion, and camaraderie.  Tune in, enjoy, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts to let us know what you think.  Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com.]]> Strangers in China, host Clay Baldo explores the lives of the women of the Shanghai Sirens, China’s first women’s ultimate frisbee team. They need frisbee — they’re obsessed with it. The story of the team and its 2020 season, which was never really supposed to happen due to the pandemic, is one of self-discovery, adversity, passion, and camaraderie.  Tune in, enjoy, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts to let us know what you think.  Follow Strangers in China on Facebook and Twitter, or email Clay directly at strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SIC-S2E1-Cover.png The Siren song, part 1 false no 0:00 No no Epilogue: In the wake of the plague https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/epilogue-in-the-wake-of-the-plague/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/epilogue-in-the-wake-of-the-plague/ Music credits: Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” “Vaporize Me,” and “Crumbling Chia Pets,” by Csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” and “Wait What,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN_2; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “IC3PEAK,” by svd_b1tch; “Hip Hop Instrumental 82 BPM,” by Terri Skillz; and “xmpty” and “Light Showers,” by lofee.]]> Music credits: Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” “Vaporize Me,” and “Crumbling Chia Pets,” by Csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” and “Wait What,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN_2; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “IC3PEAK,” by svd_b1tch; “Hip Hop Instrumental 82 BPM,” by Terri Skillz; and “xmpty” and “Light Showers,” by lofee.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Epilogue: In the wake of the plague false no 0:00 No no Chapter Nine: Mulan https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-nine-mulan/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-nine-mulan/ Analytical Skeletons,” “Shia Baat,” “Gifts,” and “Vaporize Me,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” and “Sad Ending,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y” and “337,” by Jack Meijer; “xmpty” and “Light Showers,” by lofee; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Sorrow,” by Sappheiros; andI Like You,” by ARTST_UNKNWN2.]]> Analytical Skeletons,” “Shia Baat,” “Gifts,” and “Vaporize Me,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” and “Sad Ending,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y” and “337,” by Jack Meijer; “xmpty” and “Light Showers,” by lofee; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Sorrow,” by Sappheiros; andI Like You,” by ARTST_UNKNWN2.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-3.jpg Chapter Nine: Mulan false no 0:00 No no Chapter Eight: The Plague https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-eight-the-plague/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-eight-the-plague/ Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” “Vaporize Me,” “Crumbling Chia Pets,” and “Shia Baat,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” “Sad Ending,” and “Wait What,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “Xmpty,” by lofee; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; and “MTL,” by JMC. Videos: “Man uses sanitary pad as mask in Wuhan to battle Coronavirus,” China coronavirus: a look inside the sealed off city of Wuhan,” “CoronaVirus- People Are Collapsing In The Streets In China,” and “Wuhan jiāyóu': chants of solidarity spread across city at epicentre of coronavirus.” Production credits: Producer/host: Clay Baldo Researcher: Shunyao Yang Mastered by: Kaiser Kuo Translation: Josh Ogden-Davis Voice-over: Elizabeth Klebenow Check out Josh’s podcast, MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide. Josh is a talented translator and charismatic host who teaches you the Chinese slang that you actually need to know. Get the MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide wherever you find your podcasts: ‎Mandarin Slang Guide on Apple Podcasts Thanks to everyone who submitted reflections for this episode]]> Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” “Vaporize Me,” “Crumbling Chia Pets,” and “Shia Baat,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” “Sad Ending,” and “Wait What,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “Xmpty,” by lofee; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; and “MTL,” by JMC. Videos: “Man uses sanitary pad as mask in Wuhan to battle Coronavirus,” China coronavirus: a look inside the sealed off city of Wuhan,” “CoronaVirus- People Are Collapsing In The Streets In China,” and “Wuhan jiāyóu': chants of solidarity spread across city at epicentre of coronavirus.” Production credits: Producer/host: Clay Baldo Researcher: Shunyao Yang Mastered by: Kaiser Kuo Translation: Josh Ogden-Davis Voice-over: Elizabeth Klebenow Check out Josh’s podcast, MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide. Josh is a talented translator and charismatic host who teaches you the Chinese slang that you actually need to know. Get the MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide wherever you find your podcasts: ‎Mandarin Slang Guide on Apple Podcasts Thanks to everyone who submitted reflections for this episode]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-3.jpg Chapter Eight: The Plague false no 0:00 No no Chapter Seven: We all get schooled by Wenfei https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-seven-we-all-get-schooled-by-wenfei/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-seven-we-all-get-schooled-by-wenfei/ Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.” by Erica L. Green and Katie Benner; “College Admissions: Vulnerable, Exploitable, and to Many Americans, Broken,” by Anemona Hartocollis; “The Absurdity of College Admissions,” by Alia Wong; “Why So Many Chinese Students Come to America,” by PolyMatter; “China roots out its ‘gaokao migrants’ as university entrance exam nears,” by Laurie Chen; “China’s Unfair College Admissions System,” by Yiqin Fu; “Trade war: How reliant are US colleges on Chinese students,” by Reality Check team, BBC News; “The Real Reason Trump Wants to Ban Chinese College Students,” and by Christopher Rim. Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by jack meijer; “Hip Hop Instrumental 174 BPM,” “Hip Hop Instrumental 130 BPM,” “Hip Hop Instrumental 82 BPM,” by Terri Skillz; “IC3PEAK Type beat- Sick,” by svd b1tch; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; “Lofee,” Xmpty; “MTL,” by JMC; “Kronicle - Listen Up,” and by Fox Beat 2. Email: strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio.]]> Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.” by Erica L. Green and Katie Benner; “College Admissions: Vulnerable, Exploitable, and to Many Americans, Broken,” by Anemona Hartocollis; “The Absurdity of College Admissions,” by Alia Wong; “Why So Many Chinese Students Come to America,” by PolyMatter; “China roots out its ‘gaokao migrants’ as university entrance exam nears,” by Laurie Chen; “China’s Unfair College Admissions System,” by Yiqin Fu; “Trade war: How reliant are US colleges on Chinese students,” by Reality Check team, BBC News; “The Real Reason Trump Wants to Ban Chinese College Students,” and by Christopher Rim. Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” “Hip hop instrumental,” by csus; “Road Trip,” “Fake Mustache,” by Purrple Cat; “f@y,” by jack meijer; “Hip Hop Instrumental 174 BPM,” “Hip Hop Instrumental 130 BPM,” “Hip Hop Instrumental 82 BPM,” by Terri Skillz; “IC3PEAK Type beat- Sick,” by svd b1tch; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; “Lofee,” Xmpty; “MTL,” by JMC; “Kronicle - Listen Up,” and by Fox Beat 2. Email: strangersinchinaofficial@gmail.com. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-2.jpg Chapter Seven: We all get schooled by Wenfei false no 0:00 No no Chapter Six: Let’s talk dirty, cleanly https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-six-lets-talk-dirty-cleanly/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-six-lets-talk-dirty-cleanly/ Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Music credits:  “Analytical Skeletons” and “Shhia Baat,” by csus; “Afterthought,” by Evan Schaefer; “Hi,” by Dovi; “Chill Day,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Fake Mustache,” “Wait What,” “Road Trip,” and “Happy,” by Purrple Cat; “Hip hop Instrumentals 120 bpm,” by Terri Skillz; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKNWN2; “xmpty,” by lofee; and “Beat 36,” by Dixxy. Works consulted: Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys with Haiqing Yu; China’s ‘lost’ sexual past is laid bare in Sotheby’s erotic art exhibit, by Agence France-Presse; and The Shanghai sex shop selling more than just toys, by Fan Yiying. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai.]]> Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Music credits:  “Analytical Skeletons” and “Shhia Baat,” by csus; “Afterthought,” by Evan Schaefer; “Hi,” by Dovi; “Chill Day,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Fake Mustache,” “Wait What,” “Road Trip,” and “Happy,” by Purrple Cat; “Hip hop Instrumentals 120 bpm,” by Terri Skillz; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKNWN2; “xmpty,” by lofee; and “Beat 36,” by Dixxy. Works consulted: Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys with Haiqing Yu; China’s ‘lost’ sexual past is laid bare in Sotheby’s erotic art exhibit, by Agence France-Presse; and The Shanghai sex shop selling more than just toys, by Fan Yiying. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Chapter Six: Let’s talk dirty, cleanly false no 0:00 No no Chapter Five: Far from home, part 2 https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-6-far-from-home-part-2/ Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-6-far-from-home-part-2/ Analytical Skeletons” and “Gifts,” by csus; “Fake Mustache” and “Road Trip,” by Purrple Cat; “Chill Day,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; “December,” by Sachko; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Xmpty,” by lofee; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; and “#001- Free Chilled Lofi Beat - 70bpm,” by PATENT. Works consulted: Introducing the city of Shanghai and Regional China: internal migration, by The Economist Intelligence Unit; China Gini Coefficient, by CEIC; The pressure to get married is tearing China’s families apart, by Ma Chunhua; In China’s cities, young people with rural ties are angry, The Economist; and The young and lonely hearts of China’s shrinking cities, by Ye Ming. Thanks to Mike for his voice-over work. Thanks to Shanghai Curious Minds for letting us record. with them. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio, and a shout-out to Monty.]]> Analytical Skeletons” and “Gifts,” by csus; “Fake Mustache” and “Road Trip,” by Purrple Cat; “Chill Day,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; “December,” by Sachko; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Xmpty,” by lofee; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; and “#001- Free Chilled Lofi Beat - 70bpm,” by PATENT. Works consulted: Introducing the city of Shanghai and Regional China: internal migration, by The Economist Intelligence Unit; China Gini Coefficient, by CEIC; The pressure to get married is tearing China’s families apart, by Ma Chunhua; In China’s cities, young people with rural ties are angry, The Economist; and The young and lonely hearts of China’s shrinking cities, by Ye Ming. Thanks to Mike for his voice-over work. Thanks to Shanghai Curious Minds for letting us record. with them. Thanks to Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio, and a shout-out to Monty.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Chapter Five: Far from home, part 2 false no 0:00 No no Chapter Five: Far from home, part 1 https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-5-far-from-home-part-1/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-5-far-from-home-part-1/ hukou system 35:22: The gaokao Music credits:Analytical Skeletons,” “Vaporize Me,” and “Crumbling Chia Pets,” by csus; “Wait What,” “Fake Mustache,” “Road Trip,” and “Sad Ending,” by Purrple Cat; “Hi,” by Dovi; “#001 - Free Chilled Lofi Beat - 70bpm,” by PATENT; “Me 2,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; and “cool nights,” by Dixxy. Works consulted: A tourism video of Guiyang; The origins and social consequences of China’s hukou system, by Tiejun Cheng and Mark Seldon; China’s Hukou system creating barriers to real urbanization, by Chong Koh Ping; Why are China’s little emperors getting so fat? Blame the grandparents, study says, by Ariana Eunjung Cha; One-child policy, by Kenneth Pletcher; and White and beautiful: An examination of skin whitening practices and female empowerment in China, by Evelyn Yueng. Thanks to Mike and Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio.]]> hukou system 35:22: The gaokao Music credits:Analytical Skeletons,” “Vaporize Me,” and “Crumbling Chia Pets,” by csus; “Wait What,” “Fake Mustache,” “Road Trip,” and “Sad Ending,” by Purrple Cat; “Hi,” by Dovi; “#001 - Free Chilled Lofi Beat - 70bpm,” by PATENT; “Me 2,” by LAKEY INSPIRED; and “cool nights,” by Dixxy. Works consulted: A tourism video of Guiyang; The origins and social consequences of China’s hukou system, by Tiejun Cheng and Mark Seldon; China’s Hukou system creating barriers to real urbanization, by Chong Koh Ping; Why are China’s little emperors getting so fat? Blame the grandparents, study says, by Ariana Eunjung Cha; One-child policy, by Kenneth Pletcher; and White and beautiful: An examination of skin whitening practices and female empowerment in China, by Evelyn Yueng. Thanks to Mike and Nowness Shanghai for letting me use their recording studio.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-2.jpg Chapter Five: Far from home, part 1 false no 0:00 No no Chapter Four: CINEMQ https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-4-cinemq/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-4-cinemq/ its website and Twitter page.   Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” by csus; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “Muzzle,” by JCM; “Breeze,” by Svd b1tch; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Lo-Fi-Theory,” by Lofi; and “Lofi,” by nikishev.2. Works consulted: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, by John Storey; Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu; How queer film thrives under the radar in Shanghai, and its soft power, by Laurie Chen; Queer filmmaking in the People’s Republic of China, by Hongwei Bao; Homosexuality and queer aesthetics in Chinese cinema, by Helen Hok-Sze Leung; How China keeps gay people off TV, by Barclay Bram; Queer Asian films are finally becoming more prevalent, by Lilian Min; and From ‘celluloid comrade’ to ‘digital video activism’: queer filmmaking in postsocialist China, by Hongwei Bao.]]> its website and Twitter page.   Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” by csus; “f@y,” by Jack Meijer; “Muzzle,” by JCM; “Breeze,” by Svd b1tch; “I Like You.,” by ARTST_UNKWN2; “I Was Nothing,” by Le Gang; “Lo-Fi-Theory,” by Lofi; and “Lofi,” by nikishev.2. Works consulted: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture, by John Storey; Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu; How queer film thrives under the radar in Shanghai, and its soft power, by Laurie Chen; Queer filmmaking in the People’s Republic of China, by Hongwei Bao; Homosexuality and queer aesthetics in Chinese cinema, by Helen Hok-Sze Leung; How China keeps gay people off TV, by Barclay Bram; Queer Asian films are finally becoming more prevalent, by Lilian Min; and From ‘celluloid comrade’ to ‘digital video activism’: queer filmmaking in postsocialist China, by Hongwei Bao.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-2.jpg Chapter Four: CINEMQ false no 0:00 No no Chapter Three: Ashley https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-three-ashley/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-three-ashley/ YouTube and Twitter. Ashley’s YouTube channel. Music credits:  “Analytical Skeletons,” “Vaporize Me,” “Crumbling Chia Pets,” “Shhia Batt,” and “Gifts,” by csus; “Lofee,” by Xmpty; Terri Skillz; and “Funk Subliminal,” by Piano Flavor. Works consulted: Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu; LGBT Rights in China, by Equaldex; Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community, Agence France-Presse; China’s complicated LGBT movement, by Si Chen; Conversation therapy still promoted in China, investigation finds, by Bibek Bhandari; A Chinese social media platform is making it hard to use a popular LGBTQ hashtag, by Kyle Mullin; NGOs are under threat in China’s latest crackdown against ‘foreign forces’, by Zheping Huang; and China’s most despised woman: The most professional mistress who refused to keep quiet, by Yuan Ren.]]> YouTube and Twitter. Ashley’s YouTube channel. Music credits:  “Analytical Skeletons,” “Vaporize Me,” “Crumbling Chia Pets,” “Shhia Batt,” and “Gifts,” by csus; “Lofee,” by Xmpty; Terri Skillz; and “Funk Subliminal,” by Piano Flavor. Works consulted: Sex in China, by Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu; LGBT Rights in China, by Equaldex; Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community, Agence France-Presse; China’s complicated LGBT movement, by Si Chen; Conversation therapy still promoted in China, investigation finds, by Bibek Bhandari; A Chinese social media platform is making it hard to use a popular LGBTQ hashtag, by Kyle Mullin; NGOs are under threat in China’s latest crackdown against ‘foreign forces’, by Zheping Huang; and China’s most despised woman: The most professional mistress who refused to keep quiet, by Yuan Ren.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Chapter Three: Ashley false no 0:00 No no Chapter Two: The Calm Before the Storm https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-two-the-calm-before-the-storm/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-two-the-calm-before-the-storm/ Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” by csus; “SNOWDROP” and “Take It Easy,” by PIANO FLAVA; “Early,” by Freshboiii; “xmpty,” by lofee; “Hip Hop Instrumental Bpm 117,” by Terri Skillz; and “D E C E M B E R,” by Sachko. Storm Xu on social media: Website | Instagram | Twitter Works consulted: Q&A with rising Chinese comic Storm Xu ahead of March 10 Salud gig, by Kyle Mullin; Heard the one about Asia’s comedy scene? First, you’ll need a permit, by Charlotte Graham-McLay; Melbourne Comedy Festival's Dashan, Andy Curtain and Storm Xu are China's stand-up pioneers, by Angus Grigg; What’s it like being a comedian in China, BBC Funny In Four; and Can stand-up comedy succeed in China?, by Robert Foyle Hunwick. Comedy clips: A STORM HITS LONDONStorm Xu stand-upStorm Xu - Comedy Show in a Military Base; and Comedian Storm Xu - Learning English from Biggie Tupac and Wu Tang Clan.]]> Music credits: “Analytical Skeletons,” by csus; “SNOWDROP” and “Take It Easy,” by PIANO FLAVA; “Early,” by Freshboiii; “xmpty,” by lofee; “Hip Hop Instrumental Bpm 117,” by Terri Skillz; and “D E C E M B E R,” by Sachko. Storm Xu on social media: Website | Instagram | Twitter Works consulted: Q&A with rising Chinese comic Storm Xu ahead of March 10 Salud gig, by Kyle Mullin; Heard the one about Asia’s comedy scene? First, you’ll need a permit, by Charlotte Graham-McLay; Melbourne Comedy Festival's Dashan, Andy Curtain and Storm Xu are China's stand-up pioneers, by Angus Grigg; What’s it like being a comedian in China, BBC Funny In Four; and Can stand-up comedy succeed in China?, by Robert Foyle Hunwick. Comedy clips: A STORM HITS LONDONStorm Xu stand-upStorm Xu - Comedy Show in a Military Base; and Comedian Storm Xu - Learning English from Biggie Tupac and Wu Tang Clan.]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Chapter Two: The Calm Before the Storm false no 0:00 No no Chapter One: Rotten Girls https://thechinaproject.com/podcast/chapter-one-rotten-girls/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:00:00 +0000 https://spch.dialoguetheory.com/podcast/chapter-one-rotten-girls/ Acknowledgments The creators of Strangers in China would like to thank Ryan Thorpe and the Shanghai Writers Workshop and Anthony Tao of The China Project. This episode and this series is dedicated to Clay’s grandmother Joyce, who passed away as this podcast was being conceived. Music credits:Analytical Skeletons,” “What Are You Doing Tomorrow?,” “Shhia Bhat,” “Advil’s Lament,” and “Gifts” by csus; Terri Skillz; “Sorrow” by Sappheiros; “I Like You” by Dovi; “MARIGOLD” by Evan Schaeffer Music Studios. Works consulted: Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, by Leta Hong Fincher]]> Acknowledgments The creators of Strangers in China would like to thank Ryan Thorpe and the Shanghai Writers Workshop and Anthony Tao of The China Project. This episode and this series is dedicated to Clay’s grandmother Joyce, who passed away as this podcast was being conceived. Music credits:Analytical Skeletons,” “What Are You Doing Tomorrow?,” “Shhia Bhat,” “Advil’s Lament,” and “Gifts” by csus; Terri Skillz; “Sorrow” by Sappheiros; “I Like You” by Dovi; “MARIGOLD” by Evan Schaeffer Music Studios. Works consulted: Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, by Leta Hong Fincher]]> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SiC-820x500-1.jpg Chapter One: Rotten Girls false no 0:00 No no