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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 week’s topic is the Forbidden City, and our tour guide once again is Matthew Hu Xinyu, Trustee

In this episode, we welcome to the podcast journalist Philip Cunningham, freelance writer for newspa

In this episode, recorded on January 13, 2023, Jeremiah in Florida and David in Taiwan touch base an

David and Jeremiah are both traveling this week, and in that spirit, we offer a rebroadcast of one o

In an abrupt reversal, On December 7, China announced a rollback of most of its most draconian anti-

This episode of BATG provides a “time stamp” and an initial reaction to protests in several major Ch

In this week’s podcast, we are delighted and honored to talk to Melinda Liu, legendary journalist an

In this week’s episode, we catch up with our old friend Alec Ash, writer, journalist, and author of

Post-Covid China border closings, the expulsion of western journalists, and suspensions of academic

Beijing Calling Taipei

2022/8/31

In this episode, David phones in from Taiwan to share some of his impressions of the current mood of

David and Jeremiah are on vacation this month, which means, like the days of summer TV (pre-Internet

Three years of Covid-19 chaos, political upheavals, climate change disasters, and economic downturns

This week we talk with Hatty Liu, Managing Editor of The World of Chinese. This bi-monthly magazine

Contrary to the common stereotype that Chinese education is regimented and mired in tradition, the e

What do we know about Chinese nationalism? Do nationalistic sentiments manifest differently among di

No sooner had Jeremiah’s lockdown experience come to an end when Shanghai announced plans to shut do

Locked Down in Beijing!

2022/3/29

 As China launches the most stringent lockdowns since the first Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan two years

As Covid-19 gradually recedes and China resumes domestic travel, we are pleased to interview Mo Yaju

Do Chinese people know more about the US than Americans know about China? Is there an “information d

On the cusp of the Chinese New Year and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Jeremiah and David record