Food Writing with Clarissa Wei
The author of a new book of postpartum recovery recipes tells us what to eat while “sitting the month,” and how Taiwanese food is distinct from Chinese cuisine. The China Books Podcast is a companion ...
1 Sep 36min
34: Spies in Shanghai with Heather Salter
The author and historian discusses a dramatic Soviet espionage case in interwar Shanghai that rocked the international community and presaged the Cold War. The China Books Podcast is a companion of ...
4 Aug 29min
China’s Disappearing Countryside, with Colin Flahive
Over the last quarter century, the countryside of southwest China has been transformed. The author of two memoirs reflects on what is lost, and what is gained. The China Books Podcast is a companion o...
7 Juli 32min
Murder in Hong Kong with Simon Elegant
The Hong Kong-born novelist and journalist talks us through his new novel "City on Fire," a whodunnit thriller set against the 2019 protests. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books Revi...
2 Juni 32min
Ancient Chinese Politics with Daniel Bell
The Legalists and Confucians still run the show in today’s China, argues a scholar of classical Chinese thought — but the Mohists and Daoists still have a voice in the debate. The China Books Podcast ...
5 Maj 38min
Confucius and Women, with Erin Cline
Misogyny and patriarchy are a later misreading of The Analects, argues the author of a new translation of the Confucian classic. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books Review, a project...
7 Apr 37min
Chinese Comedy with Jesse Appell
The bilingual comedian talks us through the traditional “xiangsheng” form of Chinese comic repartee, and explains whether Beijing can take a joke. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books...
3 Mars 46min
