Best Sichuan Podcasts (2024)

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Canada rocks at Hawaii international Film Festival 24:37

3h ago24:37

24:37

Canadian connections at Hawaii International Film Festival include SHŌGUN producers and Getting Lost documentary director and producer sharing their insights.By Tom Wilmer

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The world of film & filmmakers showcased at Hawaii International Film Festival 31:00

21h ago31:00

31:00

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Beckie Stocchetti, Hawaii International Film Festival’s Executive DirectorBy Tom Wilmer

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Honoring San Luis Obispo County veterans—past and present 19:22

2h ago19:22

19:22

San Luis Obispo County Veterans Museum celebrates Veterans Day at the Memorial MuseumBy Tom Wilmer

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Tsinghua's Da Wei: New Survey Research on Chinese Perceptions of Security 58:39

14h ago58:39

58:39

This week, in a show taped in Beijing at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, I speak with Professor Da Wei about a new public opinion poll on China's perception of international security and review its important findings. We also discuss Chinese views on the Russo-Ukrainian War and the upcoming U.S. presidenti…

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Firsthand tales of the RMS Queen Mary’s ghosts 23:28

1d ago23:28

23:28

Spine chilling tales of the ghosts who haunt the Queen Mary, the world’s most haunted cruise liner.By Tom Wilmer

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Xinhua's Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang of "Got China" Get Western Journalism 55:15

6d ago55:15

55:15

This week on Sinica, in a show recorded in Beijing, I speak with Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang, the authors of two excellent newsletters — The Beijing Channel and Ginger River Review, respectively — and two of the guys behind the YouTube show "Got China." They're making a great effort to bridge Chinese journalism with Anglophone reporting on China with …

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Healing Lahaina—documentary chronicles community healing through strength 21:16

7d ago21:16

21:16

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Healing Lahaina filmmakers at a community screening of their poignant new documentary, Healing Lahaina in conjunction with the 2024 Hawaii International Film Festival.By Tom Wilmer

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Veteran China Ad Man Bryce Whitwam on China's Livestreaming e-Commerce Market 57:51

21d ago57:51

57:51

This week on Sinica, in a show recorded at Syracuse University on September 30, I chat with my old pal Bryce Whitwam about the remarkable rise of live-streaming e-commerce — and how it's already making its way to the U.S. 4:28 – Why Bryce chose to leave Shanghai and pursue a doctorate in the States 8:08 – How big livestream e-commerce has gotten an…

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Baddeck: The Canadian inland town that defines Cape Breton Island 36:00

21d ago36:00

36:00

Canadian based Journeys of Discovery associate producer, Liz Beatty says Nova Scotia may have 13,000 kilometres of coastline but this inland town of Baddeck is a destination not to be missed.By Liz Beatty

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Retrofitting Leninism and Re-examining Hawkishness in China with Dimitar Gueorguiev 1:11:31

21d ago1:11:31

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This week, a show taped live at Syracuse University on September 30 with Associate Professor Dimitar Gueorguiev, author of the excellent Retrofitting Leninism: Participation Without Democracy in China. We discuss his book, his recent paper exploring hawkishness in Chinese public opinion, and his thoughts about the upcoming U.S. presidential electio…

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Bison leading the charge with Western Nebraska’s sustainable-ag ranchers 15:00

22d ago15:00

15:00

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with cattle and buffalo ranchers in Western NebraskaBy Tom Wilmer

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Criticism and Conscience: A Conversation with David Moser 1:20:57

26d ago1:20:57

1:20:57

This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with my dear friend David Moser, a longtime resident of Beijing, formerly an occasional co-host of Sinica and associate professor at Beijing Capital Normal University. We have a long history of exploring the underlying issues in our approach to China, and this week, we unpack some of those, focusing on the ro…

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Exploring a 2,000 year-old “ancient town” in Sichuan Province, China 9:53

28d ago9:53

9:53

Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer and his Chinese interpreter friends reporting from historic 2,000 year-old Pingle fondly dubbed “ancient town”.By Tom Wilmer

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From Nanjing to Cal Poly, professor Yan Shan’s incredible journey 36:29

29d ago36:29

36:29

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Yan Shan, Associate Professor of Journalism at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo about her life journey.By Tom Wilmer

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Austin Hope, raising the bar with sustainably produced Central Coast grapes 36:00

1M ago36:00

36:00

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in downtown Paso Robles at the new Hope on Park tasting room for a conversation with Second-generation winegrower Austin Hope.By Tom Wilmer

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The Case Against the China Consensus, with Jessica Chen Weiss of SAIS 52:58

1M ago52:58

52:58

This week on Sinica, I chat with Jessica Chen Weiss, until recently at Cornell University but now the David M. Lampton Professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, SAIS, in Washington D.C. Jessica, to those of you familiar with her work, has been at the forefront of the fight for a less strident, diploma…

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Fort Hunter Liggett—leading the energy independence charge with micro-grids 9:15

1M ago9:15

9:15

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, energy and Environment; Commissioner California Energy Commission and Col. Trotter offer insights about Fort Hunter Liggett's new micro-grid.By Tom Wilmer

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Space Debris: How Can the U.S. and China Avoid the Tragedy of the Commons, with Nainika Sudheendra 47:02

1M ago47:02

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This week I continue my conversations with some of the outstanding Schwarzman Scholars who presented at the Capstone Showcase in late June. In this episode, I speak with Nainika Sudheendra about the problem of space debris and what can be done to reduce the creation of more of it or even begin removal of debris before it makes the launching of new …

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SLO’s Budget Café—a metaphor for the best of Americana 13:30

1M ago13:30

13:30

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Rhonda Mayeda at her iconic Budget Café in San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaBy Tom Wilmer

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Priority Pluralism: Rethinking Universal Values in U.S.-China Relations 39:06

1M ago39:06

39:06

I thought Sinica listeners might be interested in listening to an audio narration of my latest essay. I hope you enjoy and that it gives you some food for thought! If you prefer to read, you can find the essay — free for everyone this week — right here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…

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Changing up the Habit at Merced’s Sisters of the Valley 45:46

2M ago45:46

45:46

Join correspondent Ruth Carlson for a visit with the nun’s crafting and sharing CBD oils at Sisters of the Valley in Merced, CaliforniaBy Ruth Wertzberger Carlson

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The Chinese Game Industry’s Journey to the West — Rui Ma and Rob Wynne on the Success of Black Myth: Wukong 58:40

2M ago58:40

58:40

The Chinese game studio Game Science has a hit on its hands! The game Black Myth: Wukong, an action role-playing game (ARPG) based on the Monkey King from Journey to the West, has sold extraordinarily well in China and is breaking new ground in the U.S. market as well. This week, I speak with Rui Ma, who runs Tech Buzz China and is one of the most …

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Harry S. Truman’s Independence, Missouri Library, home and Frontier Trails 17:00

2M ago17:00

17:00

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Independence, Missouri at Harry S. Truman’s home, the Presidential Library, and the National Frontier Trails MuseumBy Tom Wilmer

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The Tragedy of Old School Beijing Hip-Hop with Olivia Fu 1:02:56

2M ago1:02:56

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Olivia Fu, who this spring completed her year at Schwarzman College and wrote her Capstone project — a research paper that is required of all Schwarzman Scholars — on the rise and fall of the Beijing hip-hop scene. We explore some of the parallels to Beijing's rock scene, and how many of the same factors that stifle…

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Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Keller’s birthplace 17:01

2M ago17:01

17:01

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with docent, Lynn Weaver at Helen Keller’s birthplace home, Ivy Green, in Tuscumbia, AlabamaBy Tom Wilmer

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The Mesquite Rodeo—a best of the best broadcast from the Journeys archives 17:00

2M ago17:00

17:00

A time-trip exploration at the legendary Mesquite Rodeo in Mesquite, Texas back in April, 1998By Tom Wilmer

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The Orlando Nightclub shooting 23:30

2M ago23:30

23:30

30-year-old Eddie Justice hears bangs over the music. Like many others at Pulse Nightclub, he and his friends don’t understand where the sound is coming from. Maybe it's just part of the music. But then reality begins to sink in. That’s not music. Those are gunshots. Eddie and the other guests at Pulse have no idea they’re about to experience the w…

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Mobile, Alabama’s enchanting Bellingrath Gardens and mansion 15:30

2M ago15:30

15:30

Join Tom McGehee at Bellingrath Gardens and Home to discover the backstory of one of the Mobile, Alabama region’s best-kept-secret destinationsBy Tom Wilmer

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Does Beijing Really Want Trump? 16:25

2M ago16:25

16:25

Hey folks! I took some time off to drive the kids to college and then flew to California to celebrate my brother John’s birthday. The upshot is there’s no interview this week, so in place of that, here’s my essay from this week. Hope you enjoy it. If all goes as planned, I’m back next week with regular interview for Sinica! You can find the text of…

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Assisting John McCain's 2011 initiative to increase funding for veterans 14:31

2M ago14:31

14:31

A conversation with veterans employed at Grand Canyon flightseeing operationsBy Tom Wilmer

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Military historian shares story of U.S. Army’s Fort Hunter Liggett namesake 10:26

2M ago10:26

10:26

Washington D.C. Center for Military History’s Brian Newman shares insights about General Hunter Liggett and his lasting legacyBy Tom Wilmer

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In remembrance of an Alcatraz ex-con and his fresh-mown-grass epiphanous moment 16:00

3M ago16:00

16:00

A Best-of-the-Best Journeys podcast with Alcatraz ex-con two years before he passed away, originally recorded August 2015By Tom Wilmer

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The Holodomor 26:46

3M ago26:46

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All the animals have gone. There are no birds singing in the trees, no cats playing in the streets. When Vasyl returns home after a failed hunting trip, the family dog is nowhere to be seen. And there’s a strange smell coming from the kitchen. Only one of many nightmares people had to live through because of the Holodomor, the artificial famine in …

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The Swifts of Beijing, with Terry Townshend of Birding Beijing 58:00

3M ago58:00

58:00

I was looking for a good episode to pull from the archive to run this week as I'll be traveling and I asked my good friend Deb Seligsohn for a recommendation. She went immediately to this one, and by God if it's not an oldie-but-goodie. This is from December 2015 and features Jeremy Goldkorn — I miss him dearly! — and Terry Townshend, an absolute i…

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Bonus: A Free-Range Father in a Tiger Mom World — Reflections on Chinese and American Education 13:26

3M ago13:26

13:26

Here's a little bonus ep for you ahead of tomorrow's show, which will be a re-run of a really fun one from about 10 years ago! I'm driving the rest of this week to the Midwest to drop my kids off at their respective universities, and I've been thinking a lot about the education systems in China and the U.S. So here's my essay for this week. See Pri…

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China's Response to U.S. Semiconductor Export Controls, with Paul Triolo and Kevin Xu 1:35:08

3M ago1:35:08

1:35:08

This week on Sinica, Paul Triolo rejoins the show for a deep, deep dive into China's response to American export controls on advanced semiconductors and related technologies. How much hurt has the policy put on Chinese firms — and how far along is China in finding its way toward technological autonomy? Kevin Xu, author of the fantastic "Interconnec…

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