Dec 23, 2019
This year more than 220,000 Chinese people sent online endorsements of gay marriage to China’s top legislative body, arguing for a same-sex marriage amendment to be made to China’s marriage laws.
For the system to change in China, the LGBTQ+ community needs allies. Olivia Wang explains to us how she takes action to...
Dec 11, 2019
China dominates global headlines right now — and few of those headlines are positive. But is fear of the country justified? How to separate the people, the government, and the Party? And what impact is the breakdown in dialogue between China and the English-speaking world having on Chinese living and...
Nov 18, 2019
Have you done lots of shopping on Double 11? The reason we ask is that 11/11, also known as Singles Day, has become China’s biggest online shopping holiday and become the Chinese retailer equivalent of Black Friday in the west.
Is Singles Day still a culture phenomenon in China where if you have not participated, you...
Oct 28, 2019
This week, we have a special guest — who for the purposes of the recording we’re calling “C” — who bravely came forward to share her deeply sad personal experience of being a victim of sexual assault when she was just 4 years old.
Through discussing this horrendous experience, this episode looks at the...
Oct 14, 2019
Life is not always fair, particularly in a dramatically changing society such as China. While many children from one child families in China enjoy the undivided attention of their parents, others need to fight for themselves to achieve a better future.
Cai, our anonymous guest for this episode, was given a faulty...