1st Annual Beijing Hot & Spicy Fest
I got to attend the Fest and shot video of the scene and the chile eating contest, some of which may end up in the feature film CrazyHot - no promises! It's impossible to say what makes the final cut as of now - but a highlight reel of the footage and my day is below.
Special thanks to Kyle, Mike, Alicia, Mu, and everyone else at TheBeijinger for their hospitality, and to all the folks at the event and featured in the video!
Enjoy!
KYLE MULLIN: Writing & Reporting in Beijing, China
#031 - Writing & Reporting in Beijing, China | Kyle Mullin
This week’s guest is Kyle Mullin. Kyle is a Canadian journalist who works as a writer and editor at The Beijinger. In the episode we discuss Kyle’s environmentally-conscious focus, which he first discovered as a writer in college. This passion set him on a path that ended up at The Beijinger, where he writes a regular "Beicology” column (Beijing + Ecology) in addition to his food & beverage, music, and other social interests. This is my longest episode ever, but it moves fast and we cover a lot of ground; I loved going even more in-depth with this one and hope to do more like this in the future. Kyle and I discuss writing, our mutual affection for Marc Maron's WTF podcast, plus we do a special year-end look back at some of the big China stories of 2017, and much more.
This episode is sponsored by AWA Health. Whether you’re interested in relieving stress or soothing your lungs and body from being exposed to pollution, AWA Health offers great services to help you deal with the realities of living in the big city. AWA Health is offering a special Holiday VIP package combining an anti-stress flotation therapy session + an anti-pollution halotherapy session in the salt room for only 860RMB. This is normally a 1076 RMB value, so you save over 200 RMB. Book with Angelique directly via the QR code linked below, and tell her you're a "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" listener when you do!
Kyle Mullin articles and interview links:
http://www.thebeijinger.com/category/blog-tags/beicology
http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-odds-and-evens-of-the-sun-shining-in-beijing-arent-good/
https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/can-china-live-up-to-its-climate-fighting-promise/
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/06/ai-weiwei.html
https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/12/02/brendan-davis-big-fish-middle-kingdom-podcast
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"Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" featured on TheBeijinger.com!
Kyle Mullin of True Run Media, the company behind The Beijinger, Jing Kids, and more, sat down with me for several hours and got the inside scoop on the podcast, my backstory in and prior to Beijing, and much, much more. A link to the fun interview is below. If you're so inclined, check it out!
- BD
"Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" on The Beijinger
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/12/02/brendan-davis-big-fish-middle-kingdom-podcast