KEVIN GEIGER | Revenge of the Fretful Laowai Radio Hour!
Returning champion Kevin Geiger (Magic Dumpling, Peewee Frog; ex-Disney) is back for another freewheeling China chat! We start with an outline and let it rip from there. Big fun, and a big reason I rebooted the podcast. We talk about returning home & expat ennui (hence the “Fretful Laowai” show handle), our new projects, how to (and how NOT to) package and produce a feature film (note: it really helps if you hire a rockstar cinematographer, and then he brings on partners who’ve worked on Green Book, the latest Star Wars, Interstellar, etc) and lastly: how to tell if you’ve been in China for too damn long. Enjoy!
KEVIN GEIGER links:
Peewee Frog books http://peeweefrog.com/news.html
Magic Dumpling Entertainment www.magicdumpling.com
Huhu Studios http://huhustudios.com
《神隐桃花源》“Shen Yin Tao Hua Yuan” / “Hidden in the Peach Blossom Garden” https://www.awn.com/blog/breaking-boundaries-beijing
SEARCH “If I Knew You Better” in all podcatchers OR listen / learn more below:
LISTEN - APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-i-knew-you-better/id1457785319 / WEB PLAYER: http://ifiknewyoubetter.libsyn.com/website/ LINKS https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/knew-resources
“How China Works”: LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB PLAYER: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”: APPLE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 / SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/brendan-davis-2 / STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brendan-davis/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom / WEB PLAYER: http://bigfishmiddlekingdom.libsyn.com
TOM McGREGOR | Pro-Trump AND Pro-China
Tom McGregor is a widely-read China journalist from Dallas, Texas living in Beijing. His upcoming book US vs. China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal (being published under his given last name Pauken) draws on his experiences being both very pro-Trump AND pro-China. Our views diverge at the expected point, but we have the kind of respectful chat which we both agree we’d like to hear more of, so I hope you’ll check it out.
Tom McGregor LINKS:
Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Tom-McGregor-6
CNI: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/author/10599982
Book: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11380
CGTN appearance: http://english.cctv.com/special/ChinaBreakthroughs/index.shtml?spm=C43394269523.P90608644738.EmWTQeQvIljW.1
https://twitter.com/tmcgregorchina
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.mcgregor.965
WeChat: 86 13439758718
Email: tmcgregorchina@yahoo.com
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“How China Works”:
LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB PLAYER: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”:
APPLE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 / SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/brendan-davis-2 / STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brendan-davis/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom / WEB PLAYER: http://bigfishmiddlekingdom.libsyn.com
BFMK Reboot! | BRENDAN DAVIS
This week I talk about rebooting “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”, my other show (w/Yingying Li) “How China Works”, my NEW show “If I Knew You Better”, & I tell a pretty incredible “moving to China / crazy synchronicity" story which I’ve never told on the mic before.
Why?
Because right now is a special moment in history - for China, for everyone who deals with China on the world stage, and for all of us who are affected - whether as casual observers or as active participants with skin in the game. So since there’s so much at stake and so much to talk about, I'm rebooting “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” while I am back IN China for the time being, and will continue to feed it as I travel and meet China-related guests who best fit here.
One such guest is Raymond Ma, an actor in Los Angeles who was born and raised in Hong King. He’s an old friend and he’s last week’s guest on my other solo podcast, “If I Knew You Better”. His interview is one that I think listeners of this show would especially enjoy, so I wanted to mention it here and make you aware of it.
Raymond Ma
I also talk about “How China Works”, the show I co-host and produce with Yingying Li, and some of the great guests we have coming up. Last week’s guest was entrepreneur Chris “Lu Yi” Oniya, this week’s guest is world-renowned monetary policy advisor and consultant Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter (a former Director of the World Economic Forum, which organizes and hosts the annual conference @ Davos), and we have many more great guests in our archives and coming up as well.
In terms of what’s changing here specifically, my goal for version 2.0 of “BFMK” is to go deeper with a wider range of guests, including those with contrary opinions to my own, such as this week’s upcoming interview with journalist Tom McGregor (a writer who is both pro-China AND pro-Trump, amazingly), in an effort to have more meaningful discussions about things that matter.
In a sentence: for version 2.0, I want “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” to have less of a “my China story” vibe, and to be more of a lasting record of this time we are all living through, regardless of where we call home.
This is a short episode, but it packs a lot of info. I hope you’ll check it out, and that you enjoy it if you do. Thanks!
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Raymond Ma on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0530882/
“How China Works”:
LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB PLAYER: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”:
APPLE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 / SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/brendan-davis-2 / STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brendan-davis/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom / WEB PLAYER: http://bigfishmiddlekingdom.libsyn.com
CARL KING | Creating Your Own Path (series finale)
CARL KING is a true polymath: someone who’s professionally good at many things. He’s a screenwriter, published book author, composer, engineer, director, producer, & more. Carl has worked with numerous legends in the progressive music and geek culture scenes, including Dweezil Zappa, Steve Vai, Kevin Smith, the late Jon Schnepp, Brendon Small, and many others. And among his massive credits list, Carl created our theme music! So since Carl’s work (with drums by Mike Stone!) is the FIRST thing you hear on this podcast, I thought it made sense to have him on as my LAST regular guest on the show, too. Wait - last show, you say? What!? More details in the show. Enjoy!
CARL KING links:
WEB: http://carlkingdom.com
MUSIC: https://shop.carlkingdom.com/collections/digital-downloads/products/sir-millard-mulch-how-to-sell-collection-2-failure-digital-download
MIKE STONE on Drums!
https://www.facebook.com/mike.stone1
BFMK Links:
APPLE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/brendan-davis-2
STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brendan-davis/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom
WEB PLAYER: http://bigfishmiddlekingdom.libsyn.com
BRENDAN DAVIS | 2019 Kickoff, aka My Birthday Show
Welcome to 2019! I'm in Los Angeles this week & for awhile in general, so I’m making some other changes & expanding the idea of what’s possible. Check out today’s show, which doubles as my January solocast, to hear all the latest. Cheers!
APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/BFMK-iTUNES / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/BFMK-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/BFMK-Stitcher / WEB: https://tinyurl.com/BFMK-Web
SUSIE QIN | From Erdos to Beijing (& places in-between)
Susie Qin is from Erdos, Inner Mongolia, sat for her CPA exam in San Francisco, and now lives and works in Beijing. On this episode we cover a lot of subjects, ranging from growing up in the hard-drinking culture of Erdos to her highly unique experiences in college, working for an infamous Chinese boss, her volunteer work at Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village in Tianjin, and much more. NOTE: Susie tells a vivid story of domestic violence that she wanted to share, which starts around 28 minutes in, so if this topic is a sensitive one for you, please be advised. It’s a special show, and I hope you enjoy.
Susie Qin CONTACT:
xqin0207@hotmail.com
Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village:
https://www.chinaorphans.org/
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KEVIN GEIGER | “Return of The Fretful Laowai Radio Hour"
#088: KEVIN GEIGER | “Return of The Fretful Laowai Radio Hour"
On this special lucky Holiday Edition of the show (#88!), Kevin Geiger and I talk about: his wife Wen Feng’s recent award-winning VR project on the Dunhuang Caves, the value and necessity of offshore creative development, his new children’s book, my writing ambitions, upcoming LA and Paris trips, and the future of this show - including a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. Enjoy!
Kevin Geiger / Wen Feng LINKS:
Dunhuang VR project: https://www.awn.com/blog/three-keys-compelling-vr
BONNY BUNNY’S BABY BROTHER:
“Bonny Bunny’s world was PERFECT... until her baby brother BILLY came into it.”
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/bonny-bunnys-baby-brother/id1444540255
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KXKMKKB
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HAUS OF LILY | Real (Drag) Queens of Beijing
#087: Haus of Lily | (Drag) Queens of Beijing
Haus of Lily are Beijing’s finest drag queen revue. Three of the nine current queens were in the studio tonight, and we may not break the internet, but we DID kill the wine before the show even started. We have fun, get real, laugh our heads off, and talk about damn near everything you can imagine. NOTE: I put the “Explicit Language” rating on this for a REASON. Consider yourself warned - and enjoy! 😄
HAUS OF LILY online:
Instagram: @hausoflily
SPONSOR:
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FIND the “How China Works” podcast with Yingying Li & Brendan Davis at APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
ANDY BRAUN | Art Direction in China
#085: Art Direction in China | Andy Braun
Andy Braun is a photographer and art director who left the beautiful horse country of Kentucky to explore the world. He spent a lot of time in Germany growing up, and moved there to work for awhile after college, but it was China that drew him to stay - at least for the last 4 years and counting. Good fun talk, great guy - enjoy!
ANDY BRAUN:
Instagram: @braunosaurus
SPONSOR:
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FIND the “How China Works” podcast with Yingying Li & Brendan Davis at APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS on “How China Works”, Change, & Growth on “Big Fish Side Dish”
#084: YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS on “How China Works”, Change, & Growth on “Big Fish Side Dish”
On this week’s Side Dish, Yingying Li and I talk about lessons learned from doing “How China Works”, which is at the halfway point of Season 1 as of today - but this isn’t a promo. It’s a jumping-off point for some real talk about how the crazy and ever-changing US-China dynamic is affecting us, our friends, our plans, and how we are changing our trajectories as a result.
FIND the “How China Works” podcast with Yingying Li & Brendan Davis at APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com
SHOW NOTES:
What’s been the biggest surprise in doing a daily podcast, so far?
What are the biggest CHALLENGES about the same?
Your thoughts on listener feedback so far, and how has it shaped your approach to preparing the show?
How has it changed your thinking about / approach to understanding the US-China dynamic?
Are you more or less optimistic about the future than you were 4 weeks ago?
How have recent events changed your plans for the future?
What are you most looking forward to in 2019?
How will Season 2 be different? What do you hope “HCW” can do for it’s listeners, and what do YOU want out of it?
Closing thoughts...
