Ed & Nik reunite for a Xmas Special to review the year over a couple of drinks. All the big stories, including (but not limited to) Covid, China-India border clashes, Abe's resignation, protests in Hong Kong and Thailand, and the height of Ever

Episode 23: Goodbye

Jul 11th, 2020 46m 24s

Ed & Nik discuss the implications of the security law in Hong Kong for China's wider foreign policy. Other topics include the death of Seoul's mayor, the future of DPRK-US relations, sex-crazed monkey gangs in Thailand and new rules on Japan's

Episode 22: Pencil Wagging

Jun 23rd, 2020 49m 57s

Ed & Nik discuss recent tensions across the Korean border, the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas, Japan's 'renaming' of the Senkakus and the latest act of political activism by K-Pop fans in the US.

Episode 21: In the mood

Jun 9th, 2020 1h

Ed & Nik consider the fallout from the new security law in Hong Kong, the removal of the mayor of Kaohsiung and the response to the Black Lives Matter campaign from the K-Pop community. They also explore a Japanese theory on why coronavirus spr

Episode 20: The porcelain episode

May 24th, 2020 58m 42s

Ed & Nik mark a milestone (of sorts) with wild speculation on Kim Jong Un, a heated debate about the future of Taiwan and Hong Kong under 'one country, two systems' , a heart warming tale of Spandau Ballet-inspired triumph in Singapore, and ref

Episode 19: Kim's not dead (and nor are we)

May 6th, 2020 49m 14s

Ed & Nik return after a brief hiatus doing some real work and discuss the media frenzy over Kim Jong-un's recent non-death. Other subjects tackled include an exchange of gunfire across the Korean DMZ, Vietnam's successful Covid-19 policies, fak

Episode 18: Panda sex revisited

Apr 19th, 2020 50m 40s

Ed & Nik return to the hot topic of pandas' (in)ability to mate. Other topics include the South Korean election, a reported nuclear test in China, and a generous Vietnamese entrepreneur.

Episode 17: WHO do you think you are?

Apr 11th, 2020 38m 35s

Ed & Nik return to the Taiwan/WHO dispute, consider Japan's late reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, mark the end of China's lockdown and discuss panda sex and robot graduation.

Episode 16: One Hundred Monkey-sized Elephants

Apr 1st, 2020 52m 38s

Ed & Nik continue their lockdown with discussions on Taiwan's exclusion from the WHO and a debate on the anti-Taiwan bias of the BBC, as well as some monkey/elephant chitter chatter.

Episode 15: At Home with Ed & Nik

Mar 24th, 2020 37m 56s

As the lockdown begins in earnest in England, Ed & Nik tackle remote working, the Olympics, Korea's mixed response to covid-19, Taiwan-China tensions and Thai monkey gangs.

Episode 14: the calm before the lockdown.

Mar 13th, 2020 42m 52s

Ed & Nik take the opportunity to revisit the discussion on North Korea's response to COVID-19, censorship in China, the 75th anniversary of the Tokyo firebombings and a new world record holder for oldest professional footballer.

Episode 13: Duck Liberation Army (DLA)

Feb 28th, 2020 39m 38s

More chat around Covid-19 and speculation on North Korea's reaction. A "boy doggy wee wee pole" in Osaka airport and locust-eating ducks feature in an extended oddity section.

Episode 12: Covid19, Parasite, VR for bereaved parents, China's most dedicated runner.

Feb 14th, 2020 53m 44s

Ed & Nik consider the latest developments on the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, the implications of Parasite's success at the Oscars, and the use of Virtual Reality in Korea to help bereaved parents 'meet' their children again. They also argue o

Episode 11

Feb 7th, 2020 44m 24s

Ed & Nik discuss the various impacts of the Corona virus around the world from the hero doctor Li Wenliang to Boris Johnson's dad and the 'mental anguish' of South Korean football fans.

Episode ten

Jan 27th, 2020 37m 32s

Ed & Nik discuss the recent Corona virus outbreak in China (and beyond) and the various ramifications. They also rant about Piers Morgan being a racist @!%& and talk about a posh rabbit & a lazy Japanese postman.

Episode IX

Jan 17th, 2020 52m 30s

Ed & Nik are back with a special guest appearance from Dr Ti-han Chang, discussing Tsai Ing-wen's victory in the Taiwan elections. Other topics include the US-China trade war, Parasite (a film that neither Ed nor Nik have seen), an old Japanese

Episode 8

Jan 9th, 2020 45m 22s

Ed & Nik start 2020 with a chat about Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan, the African swine fever epidemic in China, the calls to ban Japan's 'rising sun' flag for the 2020 Olympics, a preview of the Taiwan elections and predictions for the year

Episode 7

Dec 19th, 2019 49m 13s

A bumper Christmas special, by which we mean that Ed & Nik don't really mention Christmas but do go on for far too long about the fallout from Mesut Ozil's tweet about Uyghurs in Xinjiang, plus the World Bank's stance on Taiwanese employees, a

Episode SIX

Dec 13th, 2019 28m 27s

Ed & Nik talk cat names, burning books in Gansu, Aung San Suu Kyi in the Hague, Bougainville independence, and the controversy in Miss Universe.

Episode (e)

Dec 6th, 2019 33m 37s

Ed & Nik talk about Australia's 'China paranoia' and the spy who may not have been a spy, and speculate on what Christmas present Kim Jong Un is getting Donald Trump.

Episode iv

Nov 30th, 2019 41m 3s

Ed & Nik consider the implications of the Hong Kong elections, discuss a suggestion of US recognition of Taiwan, speculate on the Bougainville independence referendum, and fail to understand the modern world of expensive computer game upgrades.

Episode Three

Nov 21st, 2019 27m 25s

Ed & Nik express their opinion on the China-South Korea defence agreement, the US demands for increased payments from its East Asian military allies and the rise and fall of Lennon Walls discussing the Hong Kong protests around the world. And s

Episode 2

Nov 15th, 2019 28m 11s

Ed and Nik mull over the ongoing dispute between South Korea and Japan, revisit the discussion on the Hong Kong protests, and explore the idea of mass living funerals.

Episode I

Nov 6th, 2019 34m 3s

Ed & Nik chew the fat over the role of Huawei in the coming fifth industrial revolution, discuss the suggestion that Hong Kong is becoming the new Belfast, and consider how hit-men in Guangxi are embracing the concept of out-sourcing.

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