EMERGENCY POD: How will the CCP respond to the protests?
Ling Li, lecturer at the University of Vienna, comes on the pod to discuss: The origins and evolution of Covid Zero Different paths the CCP could take to cracking down What the protests tell us abo...
29 Nov 202240min
EMERGENCY POD: China's Protests: What Happens Next
I talk about where I think these protests are heading and what they mean for Covid Zero and the international situation. First voice memo is from @wstv_lizzi and the second is from @lichtspektrum. The...
28 Nov 202221min
Can the US and China work together on anything?
Can the US and China play nicely enough with each other to not ruin the planet in the coming century? In particular, what prospects are there for cooperation around global challenges and biotech? For ...
15 Nov 202240min
Export controls for AI: Will they work?
Do export controls work? And will they work for AI? Meet Emily Weinstein and Tim Hwang. They're research fellows at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) and have written a p...
8 Nov 202246min
US-China Chip War
What will the Biden administration's new export controls mean for the US and Chinese semiconductor industries as well as the future of the US-China relationship? To discuss, I assembled the Chips Aven...
27 Okt 20221h 1min
How AI is Unlocking Creativity
The AI revolution in art is coming, not in decades but months and years. What does this mean for creativity and how will it change the way artists work? Meet Campfire creative director Steve Coulson. ...
25 Okt 202230min
Life in Mao's China
What was life actually like for people in rural China over the last seventy years? Brew up a nice cup of tea and find a comfy armchair, it's time for another special edition of ChinaTalk. In this epis...
22 Okt 202227min
Kamil on Nukes and Civil War in Russia
Kamil Galeev comes on the show to talk about the current situation in the war in Ukraine and what it means for: prospects of nuclear war Elite Russian politics and Putin's future viability State st...
13 Okt 202252min
