Chinese plum rain season is in full pelt as Andy gets surgery, goes to rehab and has an emergency.Today’s track is Old Speed by Ficklemusic. You can check out the whole album here.Thanks for listening.

Ep 129: PigGate

Jun 23rd, 2019 1h 6m

China bans foreign names, UBS gets creamed online after its chief economist upsets Chinese netizens and Andy heads into surgery.Today’s track is Requiem for a Fish by The Freak.

Ep 128: Trash Talk

Jun 16th, 2019 42m 8s

People in the street finally get what they want, and China puts your money where its mouth is on trash.Today’s track is Steam Train Blues by Matt Cadillac Cooper with the King Curtis Band.

Ep 127: Comedy Politics and Broken Bones

Jun 9th, 2019 55m 7s

Andy heads in for surgery this week, so he brings on Mohammed to talk comedy politics and digital diets.This week’s track is Siesta by Jahzzar.

Ep 126: Huawei Ungoogled

Jun 2nd, 2019 28m 11s

Huawei’s been b- b- b- banned, Shanghai’s going to be underwater 2100, and there’s been weird, weird censorship.This week’s track doesn’t exist!

Ep 125: Jorge Castellanos

May 26th, 2019 54m 40s

Andy’s bowed down to pressure and brought on another guest, none other than Jorge Castellanos.Jorge’s part of the main cast at Mamahuhu, he’s a touring comedian, and the owner of a big early learning centre in Shanghai. If only he had a better

Ep 124: Trade Wars

May 19th, 2019 43m 48s

Big shots are being fired in the trade war, the authorities are shaving foreigners, and big progress in Taiwan’s standup scene.This week’s track is Jamming by Bob Marley.

Ep 123: Kentucky Derby

May 5th, 2019 42m 33s

Andy’s at a Kentucky Derby bachelor party, and has his biggest announcement to date. More Chinese marathon shenanigans and another clean-up the Chinese net campaign.Today’s track is Elouisa by The Swiss.

Ep 122: Debt Avengers

Apr 28th, 2019 35m 36s

Avengers takes China by storm, and the courts use the opportunity to make people in debt lose face. Beijing has a literal pyramid scheme and there’s a very special guest.This week’s track is So I Met Someone by VHS Collection.

Ep 121: Foreign Business Down

Apr 21st, 2019 44m 51s

Fields shuts down, Amazon stops China operations and Andy falls into an online tragedy spiral, exciting times!This week’s song is Reckoner by Radiohead.

Ep 120: Negligent Discharges

Apr 14th, 2019 45m 17s

Crackdowns on road rules, a kid dies in a car and Andy accidentally fires a rifle, several times.Today’s track is Somewhere Over The Rainbow Israel IZ Kamakawiwo`ole.

Ep 119: Tomb Sweepers

Apr 7th, 2019 43m

Tomb-sweeping festival kicks into gear and Andy tells the story of his dad having a severe bike accident.Today’s track is Love Is All by The Tallest Man on Earth.

Ep 118: Praise the groups

Mar 31st, 2019 41m 56s

WeChat users paying money to be told how great they are, hospitals buying poop and Andy gets sad listening to Chinese music.Today’s track is 他来看我的演唱会 by Jacky Cheung.

Ep 117: Enter Egg Boy

Mar 24th, 2019 40m 52s

A champion 17yo in Aus makes waving cracking an egg on a senator’s head, an open database publishes the fertility of 1.8m women and some dubious squat toilet shenanigans.Today’s track is Make You Mine by Breakbot.

Ep 116: Daddy Issues

Mar 17th, 2019 34m 20s

Beijing’s biggest ever standup show with Jim Gaffigan and Joe Wong, and Andy has a kid. He gets into story behind his first kid being born.Today’s track is We Are Family by Sister Sledge.

Ep 115: The Party Rap

Mar 10th, 2019 38m 30s

The government creates a comically atrocious propaganda rap video, US consulate cracks down on beautification and comedy in Taipei hits tough times.This week’s track is Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang.

Ep 114: Artificial Intelligence in China

Mar 3rd, 2019 44m 45s

Shenzhen uses artificial intelligence to make life miserable for bus drivers, foreign bands all but banned in Shanghai and furious Chinese immigrants condemn a racist Spanish bank. Plenty going on this week…This week’s track is You Make My Dre

Ep 113: China’s Hollywood Gambit

Feb 24th, 2019 47m 9s

China’s hit The Wandering Earth is the world’s highest grossing film for the year so far. Swine fever is on the rise after being found in dumplings. And a girl with freckles causes a mental online pile on.Today’s track is Something Wonderful b

Ep 112: Brand Theft

Feb 17th, 2019 49m 1s

Jaywalkers forced to watch snuff movies, Samsung gets caught out by epic IP theft and a rant about the little deaths of losing friends in transient cities.Today’s track is Easy To Get by Hot Chip.

Ep 111: One Point Seven Billion Viewers

Feb 11th, 2019 42m 59s

China declares a spurious 1.7 bln viewers for the Chinese New Year Gala, Buzzfeed editor tells non-Chinese to stop celebrating Chinese New Year, and black face resurfaces yet again.Today’s track is Thriller by Michael Jackson.

Ep 110: Happy Chinese New Year!!

Feb 4th, 2019 52m 44s

Andy hits his tenth Chinese New Year and reminisces on many wild new year celebrations. An expat dad is murdered and we finally talk Louis.Today’s track is Rescue by Fontella Bass.

Ep 109: Poop Airways

Jan 28th, 2019 36m 50s

Bing banned, but Bing back! An obese passenger flying to Taiwan forced a flight attendant to clean his butt in the bathroom. And a death in Melbourne leads Andy to question the meaning of freedom.Today’s track is I Can’t Feel My Face by The We

Ep 108: Canuck Chuck

Jan 21st, 2019 34m 9s

The pod is finally back for the new year, and things have been bananas.Canada’s in the sin bin, and a Canuck got the death penalty. Dig in.Today’s track is Loud Pipes by Ratatat.

Ep 107: Baby Gene

Dec 16th, 2018 33m 24s

Andy’s on tour with Kevin Hart, and a Chinese scientist runs amok editing baby’s genes.Today’s track is Fiona Coyne by Skylar Spence.

Ep 106: Snow Day!!

Dec 11th, 2018 39m 54s

Winter’s here baby and Shanghai had its first SNOW DAY!!Andy’s been on his first big tour around Asia, he talks about getting pepper sprayed on a scooter and Crazy Rich Asians hits cinemas.Today’s track is Over and Over by Hot Chip.