May 27 saw the gathering of several writers in The Bookworm for an event called Scotch and Stories, presented by the Anthill in collaboration with Whisky Wednesday and with support from Ai Whisky. We're reliving that event in today's podcast, t

The Creamcast, Ep.19: Tech In China (Bookworm Literary Festival)

Apr 3rd, 2015 1h 25m

On March 21 as part of the Bookworm Literary Festival, Mark Natkin (founder and managing director of Marbridge Consulting), Kaiser Kuo (director of international relations at Baidu), and Josh Gartner (senior director of international relations

The Creamcast, Ep.18: JUE Festival

Mar 27th, 2015 46m 37s

JUE | Music + Art is an annual labor of love, a privately run, basically not-for-profit gathering of creatives in Beijing and Shanghai, with live performances, workshops, exhibitions, and talks. Founded in 2009 as a protest against "the big, ho

The Creamcast, Ep.17: The Female Voice In Contemporary Chinese Art

Mar 13th, 2015 46m 51s

On February 5, 1989, at the opening of the China Avant-Garde Exhibition at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, a young performance artist by the name of Xiao Lu fired two gunshots at her work, two telephone booths with figures engaged

The Creamcast, Ep.16: The 9th Bookworm Literary Festival – Best Lineup Ever?

Mar 6th, 2015 40m 44s

The 9th annual Bookworm Literary Festival kicks off on Friday, March 13, and this year's lineup looks to be one of the most interesting ever. The guests on this week's Creamcast certainly think so -- they're festival coordinators, after all --

The Creamcast, Ep.15: North Korea, Or “Do Animals Cry?”

Feb 27th, 2015 39m 38s

Welcome to the reboot of The Creamcast! From the studio of Popup Chinese, RFH and I welcomed Andray Abrahamian, Executive Director at Choson Exchange, and Simon Cockerell, general manager of Koryo Tours, to talk about all things North Korea --

The Creamcast, Ep.14: Writers And Rum

May 2nd, 2014 1h 8m

On April 16, Alec Ash of the Anthill gathered eight writers (technically nine) to read stories at Cu Ju, a rum bar in the hutongs owned by the somewhat legendary Badr Benjelloun, who paired each writer with a rum. The result was glorious. Alec

The Creamcast, Ep.13: Blogging China Panel At Bookworm Literary Festival

Mar 28th, 2014

Blogging China was a March 18 Bookworm Literary Festival panel discussion moderated by Anthony Tao and featuring Jeremy Goldkorn (Danwei), Alec Ash (the Anthill), Mia Li (Sinosphere), and Tao Stein (WeChat: 石涛讲故事 / shitaojianggushi). In front o

The Creamcast, Ep.12: Literary Death Match At The Bookworm

Sep 13th, 2013 1h

This week's podcast was recorded at the Bookworm on Wednesday for the Literary Death Match, hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga, featuring the four readers/competitors Leslie Ann Murray, Tom Carter, Stanley Chan, and Anthony Tao, and the judges Alice

The Creamcast, Ep.11: Ace On Living The Single Life In Beijing, And Dirt

Sep 6th, 2013 1h 4m

Ace (Amy's roommate!) speaks to John Artman and Amy Daml about teaching young children in China, culture shock after arriving from Boulder, Colorado in 2009 -- her first time out of the country -- and other...unique experiences in Beijing.

The Creamcast, Ep.10: Lesley Sheppard Of Magic Hospital On Her Organization And Chug-Off For Charity

Aug 23rd, 2013 29m 51s

The beneficiary of tomorrow's Chug-Off for Charity at the new Great Leap Brewing is Magic Hospital, a 10-year-old organization based in Beijing that organizes activities to cheer up sick, orphaned, abused, and generally neglected children. They

The Creamcast, Ep.09: Badr Benjelloun Of Cuju And Beijing Daze

Aug 16th, 2013 1h 1m

Badr Benjelloun -- Beijing Daze curator, IT captain at True Run media, ESL forum operator, former Tangshan teacher, capoeira practitioner, guy who does business on the side, cook, and owner of the best rum bar / Moroccon eatery in Beijing, Cu J

The Creamcast, Ep.08: Nevin Domer, Punk Rocker, Music Promoter

Aug 9th, 2013 40m 19s

The "emergence" of punk, in 2008, was a social interest story, as international media arrived in Beijing for Olympics coverage but "discovered" Chinese rock.It's different now, as Nevin Domer, COO of Maybe Mars and founder of Genjing Records,

The Creamcast, Ep.07: Kenn Bermel, Bar Owner, Knows Nothing About Belgium

Aug 2nd, 2013 1h 15m

Long-time Beijinger and The Local owner Kenn Burmel enlightens hosts John Artman and Amy Daml on why his bar is no longer called Brussels, how he survived SARS locked into his dorm (people had a lot of sex), and what exactly propelled The Local

The Creamcast, Ep.06: Candice Lee, Expat Extraordinaire

Jul 19th, 2013 51m 25s

Candice Lee is leaving China, and that doesn't seem fair for those of us who can't imagine a Beijing without her -- including the bowling league, the annual kickball tournament, those random nights at 4corners or Great Leap Brewing when she wou

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