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Barbarians at the Gate

A semi-serious deep dive into Chinese history and culture broadcast from Beijing and hosted by Jerem

Episodes

Total: 88

This episode features a lively conversation with Fan Yang, Professor of Media and Communication Stud

This episode represents a new direction for the podcast, recorded on the eve of Jeremiah’s move to a

In this episode, John Alekna talks about his fascinating new book Seeking News, Making China: Inform

In this episode, we welcome back to the podcast our good friend, Alec Ash, who has written a fascina

Exile from Expat-ville

2024/2/10

In this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, our guest is Michael Wester, founder and publisher of Tru

Xi Built This City

2024/1/16

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Stokols, who is currently a Ph.D. candidate at MIT researching

Has the Chinese government killed stand-up comedy in China? In May of 2023, a popular standup comedi

Art with Altitude

2023/12/5

On this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, I talk to Kristel Ouwehand, also known by her Tibetan lan

Jeremiah kicks off the podcast with news that the decades-long Qing History Projectn being carried o

In today’s episode, we talk with journalist and travel writer Thomas Bird about his latest book, The

Warning: GEEKY CONTENTHosting solo in this week’s episode, David takes a geeky deep dive into the di

Isabel Nepstad’s passion for nature, food, and agriculture can be traced back to her childhood growi

On this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, Jeremiah talks to Brian “DJ Bo” Offenther. From being the

David and Jeremiah are on holiday this week, but we hope you enjoy this encore episode with educator

This episode of the podcast addresses a worrisome question: Is China’s “cultural space” shrinking? T

In this episode, we welcome back Andrew Field to discuss his new book Rocking China: Rock Music Scen

Fueled by too many red bulls (Jeremiah) and some pretty good pharmaceuticals following an emergency

This week we catch up with Jesse Appell, an English-Chinese standup comedy star better known to his

In this episode, we are delighted to talk with James Zimmerman about his new book, Peking Express: T

In this episode, we are joined by Ben Cubbage, who calls in from the lofty heights of Xining, the ca