What as the rise of streaming, idols, and increased censorship done to Chinese TV?
Co-hosting is Ina Yang, one of the founders of the Chinese-language podcast Loud Murmurs. We discuss Chinese dramas with AvenueX, the intrepid YouTuber who has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Chinese TV scene. AvenueX explains how the internet changed Chinese dramas (and not always for the better), why China’s censorship system leads to stilted plots (it’s not quite what you’d think), and why Zi Jinchen is the luckiest novelist in China (it’s not his books that made him famous) We also discuss our favorite shows of the past year, and our recommendations for those looking to get started in the world of C-dramas.
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Links:
The bad kids eng sub: https://www.iq.com/play/2ffkwrzp4tg
The Long Night eng subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqODiKTH8a4
Minning Town eng subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8dv_IepPWg
Outtro Music: Mercy, 'Wubba lubba dub dub' a Rick and Morty-inspired rap song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjvTke77240
How Chinese Ink Painting Survived the CCP
Global Standards: What's the Deal?
Shanghai Lockdown + Wang Huning's Unhappy Travels in America + Classics in China
China/Russia + Why China's Making More Nukes
How will Beijing Respond to the War in Ukraine?
Taiwan indie music 101, the Taipei underground and tankie rappers
Orgies, US Navy Corruption and The Fall of Fat Leonard
UkraineTalk: The View from Berlin
Xi-Putin Relations and the view from Riga
How Eastern Europe Sees China and The War in Ukraine
Emergency Pod: Tooze and Klein on Nuclear War, The EU's Future, and What's Next
Emergency Pod: The View From Prague + Future of the EU
Emergency Pod: What's Driving Putin, Sanctions, Drugs, Echoes from History, Xi, Chips
Emergency Pod: Russia and Cyber Operations
Space Industry Literacy, NASA, and Elon versus the Taliban
Rainbow Farts: Chinese Internet Slang You Need to Know
China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Part 2
China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Part 1
Imperial Japan + Export Controls = Pearl Harbor!?
Year in Review + Future Plans for ChinaTalk
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