Elementary | Scary Clown
Clowns freak people out. They have weird hair, and what's with the big shoes? 10 million crying children can't be wrong. Who came up with clowns, anyway? And who came up with a Chinese lesson on clown...
3 Juli 202315min
Newbie | I Can't Write It
Never thought we'd one day be just another illiteracy statistic, but, alas, learning Mandarin can be a humbling undertaking. If you just wrote down your name and the squinting clerk is turning the pap...
30 Juni 202311min
Elementary | Yang Jie's Fury
Men everywhere know about the fury of the woman scorned, but that holds nothing in comparison to that of a hormone-raging, pubescent, Sweet Valley High novel-reading youth. In this podcast we revisit ...
28 Juni 202315min
Newbie | Pretty Ugly
Since 'politically correct' is getting kind of old, ChinesePod today teeters on the edge of controversy with a purely shallow Mandarin Chinese lesson on looks. In this podcast, learn all about making ...
26 Juni 202312min
Elementary | Yang Jie's Diary: He's Not Stupid
In this excerpt from Yang Jie aka the Princess' Diary, we get to see how a library date pans out for the under-appreciated Wang Wei. Will he make a move while pretending to be reaching for a book on a...
23 Juni 202315min
Newbie | Someone Needs A Shower
Let's face it. With the rising temperatures of summer, some of those around you may not realize that they are a little bit stinky. Today we are going to give a lesson on how to give a subtle (or not-s...
21 Juni 202311min
Elementary | Wang Wei's Diary: The Importance of Brains
You know the old adage: if they don't find you handsome, they better find you brainy. It's revenge of the nerds in this episode of Diaries of our Lives. We hear from Wang Wei as he breaks out into Mr....
19 Juni 202315min
Newbie | Really Good Food
How to win over Chinese friends and wrangle more dinner invites? It's all about the compliments, people. Learning how to wax poetic about food bodes well for your future popularity with your new-found...
16 Juni 202311min
