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Wo Men Podcast

Two Women. One Country. Modern China from the Inside.

Ranked #1

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Wǒ Men Podcast: The Difficulties of Dating in China

Wǒ Men Podcast: The Difficulties of Dating in China

Dating is hard for a Chinese girl. Not only because it’s difficult to find Mr. Right, but also because the window for yo... Read more

6 Nov 2017

48mins

Ranked #2

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Author Lijia Zhang on China, Changes, and Prostitution

Wǒ Men Podcast: Author Lijia Zhang on China, Changes, and Prostitution

Zhang Lijia is a free spirit and rebellious soul. After being forced to drop out of school and work in a rocket factory ... Read more

22 Jun 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #3

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Wǒ Men Podcast: From a Chinese Military Officer to a Feminist

Wǒ Men Podcast: From a Chinese Military Officer to a Feminist

When we first met with Shi Xiaoqin, we couldn’t believe that she had just left the Chinese army. She was free-minded, vo... Read more

3 Mar 2018

48mins

Ranked #4

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Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know

Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know

Originally broadcast February 2018 China has transformed greatly over the last few decades, and Chinese New Year has als... Read more

15 Feb 2019

40mins

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Online Dating in China

Wǒ Men Podcast: Online Dating in China

Compared to the exhausting and time-consuming traditional way of finding a date, online dating apps open another door. I... Read more

30 Nov 2018

39mins

Ranked #6

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Wǒ Men Podcast: #MeToo Finally Takes Off in China

Wǒ Men Podcast: #MeToo Finally Takes Off in China

Over the past month, a somewhat belated #MeToo campaign has finally sprouted in China. Over three dozen sexual harassmen... Read more

10 Aug 2018

49mins

Ranked #7

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Under Red Skies – Inside the Minds of Chinese Millennials

Wǒ Men Podcast: Under Red Skies – Inside the Minds of Chinese Millennials

Karoline Kan is a second child born among the one-child generation in 1989. In order to give birth to her, her mother hi... Read more

2 Apr 2019

44mins

Ranked #8

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The China Fear?

The China Fear?

China dominates global headlines right now — and few of those headlines are positive. But is fear of the country justifi... Read more

11 Dec 2019

34mins

Ranked #9

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Wǒ Men Podcast: The Breastfeeding Dilemma

Wǒ Men Podcast: The Breastfeeding Dilemma

Are you comfortable with the idea of breastfeeding in public? Do you think it’s a totally natural thing, as Jingjing doe... Read more

8 Oct 2017

48mins

Ranked #10

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Sexual Assault in Rural China

Sexual Assault in Rural China

This week, we have a special guest — who for the purposes of the recording we’re calling “C” — who bravely came forward ... Read more

28 Oct 2019

35mins

Ranked #11

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Let’s Talk About Sexual Consent

Wǒ Men Podcast: Let’s Talk About Sexual Consent

How do you know whether your partner agrees with the sexual engagement or not? What kind of signals can be considered as... Read more

28 May 2018

1hr

Ranked #12

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Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know

Wǒ Men Podcast: The Chinese New Year Traditions You Need to Know

China has transformed greatly over the last few decades, and Chinese New Year has also come to mean very different thing... Read more

13 Feb 2018

40mins

Ranked #13

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Slut-Shaming is Deeply Rooted in Chinese Culture

Slut-Shaming is Deeply Rooted in Chinese Culture

This is a recording Jingjing made when she attended an event in Los Angeles in October 2018 called SlutWalk. Slut Walk i... Read more

28 Jul 2019

9mins

Ranked #14

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The View From Davos 2020

The View From Davos 2020

Last week, before the break out of the coronavirus, much of the world’s attention focused on Davos, a little European sk... Read more

27 Jan 2020

21mins

Ranked #15

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Buy, Buy, Buy: Singles Day Shopping in China

Buy, Buy, Buy: Singles Day Shopping in China

Have you done lots of shopping on Double 11? The reason we ask is that 11/11, also known as Singles Day, has become Chin... Read more

18 Nov 2019

24mins

Ranked #16

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Cycling the Silk Road

Cycling the Silk Road

Would you be able to ride a bicycle for eight months along the ancient Silk Road through 13 countries, while interviewin... Read more

30 Jun 2019

47mins

Ranked #17

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Wǒ Men Podcast: The Changing Landscape of Chinese Media

Wǒ Men Podcast: The Changing Landscape of Chinese Media

Our new episode features an editor of international news at a major Chinese news portal, who gives us a rare peek inside... Read more

28 Jul 2018

54mins

Ranked #18

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Donald Trump as Seen Through Chinese Eyes

Wǒ Men Podcast: Donald Trump as Seen Through Chinese Eyes

We are re-releasing the early episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast on iTunes. This was our second podcast (and we were still t... Read more

28 Sep 2017

28mins

Ranked #19

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Counting the Cost of Coffee Culture in China’s Yunnan Province

Counting the Cost of Coffee Culture in China’s Yunnan Province

Have you ever thought about the true price of your morning cappuccino? It’s more than the five dollars you pay at the ca... Read more

30 Sep 2019

28mins

Ranked #20

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Wǒ Men Podcast: How the China Expat Experience is Changing

Wǒ Men Podcast: How the China Expat Experience is Changing

The international community in China is changing. Chinese still stereotype expatriates as hanging out in bar districts, ... Read more

7 May 2019

30mins

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