Best Hong Kong Heritage Podcasts (2024)

A vibrant urban settlement from mediaeval times and the royal seat of the Safavid dynasty, the city of Isfahan emerged as a great metropolis during the seventeenth century. Using key sources, Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran (Penn State University Press, 2024) reconstructs the spaces and senses of this dynamic city. F…

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Hong Kong Heritage (17-8-2024) 28:41

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Arif Hasan, "The Search for Shelter: Writings on Land and Housing" (Oxford UP, 2022) 52:33

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The Search for Shelter: Writings on Land and Housing (Oxford UP, 2022) sheds light on the global population living in slums, which has increased from 1 billion in 2014 to 1.6 billion in 2018. The book also looks at the impact of neoliberalism on urban planning, the manner of organization and the struggles of the communities affected by these proces…

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Hungry Ghosts Festival at Staunton Street: George Wan of Hide and Seek Tours and Conservationist Ka 28:36

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It's time for the hungry ghosts to return - so we must put out food to feed and appease. George Wan of Hide and Seek Tours and conservationist Katty Law talked to Annemarie about the Hungry Ghosts Festival at Staunton StreetBy Radio Television Hong Kong

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Swati Chattopadhyay, "Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 56:47

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Swati Chattopadhyay's book Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire (Bloomsbury, 2023) recasts the history of the British empire by focusing on the small spaces that made the empire possible. It takes as its subject a series of small architectural spaces, objects, and landscapes and uses them to narrate the untold stories of the marginali…

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Hong Kong Heritage(3-8-2024) 28:36

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Everyday Architecture in Context: Public Markets in Hong Kong (1842-1981) (Chinese U of Hong Kong Press, 2023) 52:50

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How do public markets, as ordinary as they seem, carry the weight of a city’s history? How do such everyday buildings reflect a city’s changing political, social, and economic needs, through their yearslong transformations in forms, functions, and management? Today’s book is: Everyday Architecture in Context: Public Markets in Hong Kong, 1842-1981 …

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Hong Kong Heritage (27-7-2024) 27:38

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Jonathan Wattis on artist George Chinnery 28:38

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Antiquarian Jonathan Wattis talks to Annemarie about how George Chinnery's art inspired him to take the path he did - having a gallery in Hong Kong. They also talk about Geoffrey Bonsall and his ability to read Chinnery's shorthand; oil paints and...By Radio Television Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Heritage - Remembering Peter King 28:37

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Hong Kong Heritage(6-7-2024) 28:41

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Hong Kong Heritage(29-6-2024) 28:36

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Hong Kong Heritage (22-6-2024) 28:41

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Jorge Almazán et al., "Emergent Tokyo:: Designing the Spontaneous City" (Oro Editions, 2024) 36:14

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If ancient Kyoto stands for orderly elegance, then Tokyo, within the world’s most populated metropolitan area, calls to mind–– jam-packed chaos. But in Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City (Oro Editions, 2022), Professor Jorge Almazán of Keio University and his Studio Lab colleagues ask us to look again—at the shops, markets, restaurants …

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Hong Kong Heritage 28:50

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Hong Kong Heritage (15-6-2024) 28:46

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Hong Kong Heritage (8-6-2024) 28:37

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Hong Kong Heritage (1-6-2024) 28:43

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Hong Kong Heritage (25-5-2024) 28:46

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Hong Kong Heritage (18-5-2024) 28:43

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UBC Students Podcast Special! Yi Chien Jade Ho on Anti-Gentrification Activism in Vancouver's Chinatown and Judith Shapiro on Environmentalism in China 51:16

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In this two-part episode, we have Yi Chien Jade Ho on anti-gentrification activism in Vancouver's Chinatown and Judith Shapiro on environmentalism in China. We are ending our spring 2024 season with a collaboration between NüVoices and four students from the University of British Columbia's Human Rights in a Globalized World class. Over the course …

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Mel Jacoby's wartime Asia 28:48

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Melville Jacoby came to Guangdong in 1936 - it was supposed to be just for a year. But the US student became intensely interested in China and was aware that war loomed. So he returned. US journalist Bill Lascher inherited Jacoby's photos, journals and...By Radio Television Hong Kong

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Timeless Diva - Anita Mui 26:24

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Anita Mui died 20 years ago but her music and movies are popular with a new generation. An exhibition at Hong Kong Heritage Museum celebrates Mui's life - her amazing stage costumes, a longtime collaboration with fashion designer Eddy Lau; her awards ...By Radio Television Hong Kong

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The Defences of Macau - Richard Garrett 28:24

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Richard Garrett was involved in the planning of the new town of Sha Tin among other projects - but after he retired he enjoyed writing about weaponry and The Peak. In 2010, he went with Annermarie to the cannons of Macau to talk about one-armed governo...By Radio Television Hong Kong

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Indigenous Activism in Taiwan with Tuhi Martukaw 42:15

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In the latest episode of our series focusing on Taiwan, Solarina Ho speaks with Tuhi Martukaw, an Indigenous policy advocate, journalist, community organizer. Solarina and Tuhi delve into what it means to be Indigenous, what reconciliation and activism look like today, as well as the communities' complicated relationship with Taiwan politics and Ta…

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Hong Kong Heritage (20-4-2024) 28:35

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Hong Kong Heritage (31-8-2024) 28:17

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Farshid Emami, "Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran" (Penn State UP, 2024) 53:12

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Hong Kong Heritage (17-8-2024) 28:41

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Arif Hasan, "The Search for Shelter: Writings on Land and Housing" (Oxford UP, 2022) 52:33

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Hungry Ghosts Festival at Staunton Street: George Wan of Hide and Seek Tours and Conservationist Ka 28:36

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Swati Chattopadhyay, "Small Spaces: Recasting the Architecture of Empire" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 56:47

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Hong Kong Heritage(3-8-2024) 28:36

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Everyday Architecture in Context: Public Markets in Hong Kong (1842-1981) (Chinese U of Hong Kong Press, 2023) 52:50

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Hong Kong Heritage (27-7-2024) 27:38

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Jonathan Wattis on artist George Chinnery 28:38

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Hong Kong Heritage - Remembering Peter King 28:37

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Hong Kong Heritage(6-7-2024) 28:41

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Hong Kong Heritage(29-6-2024) 28:36

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Hong Kong Heritage (22-6-2024) 28:41

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Jorge Almazán et al., "Emergent Tokyo:: Designing the Spontaneous City" (Oro Editions, 2024) 36:14

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Hong Kong Heritage 28:50

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Hong Kong Heritage (15-6-2024) 28:46

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Hong Kong Heritage (8-6-2024) 28:37

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Hong Kong Heritage (1-6-2024) 28:43

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Hong Kong Heritage (25-5-2024) 28:46

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Hong Kong Heritage (18-5-2024) 28:43

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UBC Students Podcast Special! Yi Chien Jade Ho on Anti-Gentrification Activism in Vancouver's Chinatown and Judith Shapiro on Environmentalism in China 51:16

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Mel Jacoby's wartime Asia 28:48

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Timeless Diva - Anita Mui 26:24

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The Defences of Macau - Richard Garrett 28:24

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Indigenous Activism in Taiwan with Tuhi Martukaw 42:15

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Hong Kong Heritage (20-4-2024) 28:35

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