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Barbarians at the GateBarbarians Remixed: Mandarin Mayhem IIn this classic episode of Barbarians at the Gate from 2020, David Moser and I examine Putonghua (普通话), the spoken language most people refer to as Mandarin, and ask the question: What is the point of Putonghua?We look at the question of what constitutes a dialect, and what defines a language, especially in a country as diverse as China? We look at the historical evolution of standardized speech in China, tracing a line from the Mandarin as spoken during the dynastic period, to "Guoyu 国语" (National Speech) in the Republican Period, and finall...2025-06-1728 min

Barbarians at the GateNotes from the Medical Tent: Beijing Learns to Live with COVIDIn an abrupt reversal, On December 7, China announced a rollback of most of its most draconian anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting lockdowns, mass testing, and health app requirements for public transportation. About that same time – it had to happen sooner or later – Jeremiah caught COVID-19. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to deal with the virus at this historic juncture, joined by our frequent guest Zhang Yajun – who also has COVID-19. In addition to the first-hand experiences of Jeremiah and Yajun, we also discuss the possible consequences of the explosion of cases, the public uncertainty and anxiety about...2022-12-1539 min

Epigenetics PodcastSingle Cell Epigenomics in Neuronal Development (Tim Petros)In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we caught up with Tim Petros from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the NIH to talk about his work on Single Cell Epigenomics in Neuronal Development. The Petros lab focuses on “interneurons”, their diversity and how environmental signals interact to generate this diversity. This subgroup of neurons comprise about 20% of neutrons in the brain, however, they are the primary source of inhibition. Furthermore, interneurons are critical components in modulating information flow throughout the nervous system. The Petros lab seeks to uncover the genet...2022-08-2537 min

Barbarians at the GateIt's a Matter of TrustThree years of Covid-19 chaos, political upheavals, climate change disasters, and economic downturns have triggered an increasing lack of faith in government institutions worldwide. The United States, in particular, has seen trust in government plummet, with a Pew report indicating that American confidence in government has fallen to a historic low of 20%. According to a report from the public relations firm Edelman, China might seem to be an exception to this trend. The Edelman report put Chinese citizens’ trust in their government at a record 91 percent, the highest rate in a decade. But recent outbursts of angry protests by Sh...2022-07-1943 min

Barbarians at the GateLocked Down in Beijing! As China launches the most stringent lockdowns since the first Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan two years ago, Jeremiah enters his second week in lockdown mode in his Beijing apartment. David and Jeremiah exchange personal accounts and analyses of their own experiences under China’s official “Zero Covid” directive. Topics include the inconsistent and sometimes baffling lockdown protocols, incessant PCR testing, and administrative policy snafus as municipal governments, district authorities, neighborhood committees, and residential property management companies cooperate or clash to implement the constantly-evolving top-down Covid-19 mandates. We are also...2022-03-2946 min

Barbarians at the GateCommunication BreakdownDo Chinese people know more about the US than Americans know about China? Is there an “information deficit” between average educated Americans and their Chinese counterparts? Educators working in US-China academic exchange programs have noticed a marked information asymmetry, a “China cluelessness” on the part of American students. At the same time, their Chinese peers enter into American studies with a substantial amount of cultural and historical background knowledge. How serious is this problem, what are its causes? And what are the implications for building greater cross-cultural understanding of China? To address these issue...2022-03-0352 min

Barbarians at the GateMandarin MayhemIn this episode, we look at Putonghua, the spoken language most people refer to as Mandarin. David wrote a book in 2016 on the evolution of Putonghua in China and we discuss his research and the recent controversy over the app Douyin penalizing users who post videos in other Chinese languages, especially Cantonese. What's the point of Putonghua? What is a dialect and what is a language in China? And what's the difference between Mandarin in the Qing Dynasty, Guoyu in the Republican Period, and Putonghua in the PRC? We also get an assist from Zhang Yajun, host of the...2020-04-1000 min

Wo Men Podcast2020 VisionPodcast hosts Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang come together at the start of 2020 to discuss their hopes, aspirations, and resolutions for the New Year.2020-01-0628 min

Wo Men PodcastWǒ Men Podcast: 2020 VisionPodcast hosts Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang come together at the start of 2020 to discuss their hopes, aspirations, and resolutions for the New Year.2020-01-0628 min

Wo Men PodcastChina’s Struggle to Tell Its Own StoryThe Wǒ Men Podcast is a discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang, Jingjing Zhang and Karoline Kan. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men Podcast can be found here, and you can subscribe to Wǒ Men on iTunes here. Against the backdrop of the China-US trade war, the recent “debate” between two presenters from opposing sides of the argument — Trish Regan from the Trump-supporting Fox network and Liu Xin from State-owned Chinese media platform CGTN — attracted a lot of eyeballs. What materialized was ultimately more of a conversation than a debate, yet it was refreshing to s...2019-06-1926 min

Wo Men PodcastWǒ Men Podcast: Prison BreakerThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. Like millions of Chinese students, Yang Yi took the opportunity to study abroad and explored her future in New Zealand years ago. However, rather than choosing a career which may provide more lucrative financial returns, such as law, economics or finance, she decided to take a bumpier but rewarding road to “make the world a better place” by becoming a...2018-10-0847 min

Wo Men PodcastGu Xi, Female Coding Pioneer (Redux)The Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. In April 2018, we interviewed Gu Xi, a Chinese female coder and founder of Techie Cat, an online community that teaches Chinese women to code. Earlier this summer, she joined Apple’s “Behind Mac” campaign as a Chinese female innovator in this global initiative. We can see her beautiful face at London Bridge tube station, Hollywood’s Santa Monica Boulevard, and in...2018-09-2451 min

Wo Men Podcast“Sitting the Month” – Postpartum Confinement in ChinaThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. Imagine not being allowed to take a shower, leave your house, or even open a window for an entire month. Sound horrible? Well, it is an experience millions of Chinese women have been through immediately after giving birth. It’s called “sitting the month” (坐月子 zuo yuezi in Chinese) and, so traditional Chinese medicine would claim, it is an essen...2018-08-2646 min

Wo Men PodcastOne Year Anniversary PartyThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. On Saturday 7 July, the RADII-sponsored Wǒ Men Podcast celebrated its first anniversary at The Bookworm in Beijing. It was an entertaining afternoon of thoughtful discussion – all recorded live. Check out a photo gallery of images from the event below and listen to an audio recording of Wǒ Men hosts Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang’s discussion with RADII colu...2018-07-1348 min

Lagrange PointEpisode 282 - More precise precision medicine plus last chance medicationsHow far would you go to find a treatment that helps you or a loved one suffering from a chronic condition? Is it worth the side effects or the pain of jumping through bureaucratic hoops? Is it worth risking the black market? Plus we find out ways to make precision medicine even more precise to rule out side effects. References: Bell, F. (2017, March 01). Sick kids chosen as first patients to receive legal medicinal cannabis in Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-01/children-with-epilepsy-receive-legal-medicinal-cannabis-victoria/8313902 Dunstan, J. (2018, June 08). Dad defends medicinal cannabis program as k...2018-07-0917 min

Wo Men PodcastTackling Mental Health Issues in a “Hidden Emotion” CultureThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. According to the World Health Organization, there are over 300 million people suffering from depression in the world. Over 173 million Chinese people also face mental health issues. Mental health is a topic that we grew up knowing very little about. In particular, as Asians, a lot of us we were brought up with the “be strong”, “don’t cry”, “hide your emotions”...2018-05-111h 01

Wo Men PodcastSearching for HomeThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. There are approximately 46 million ethnic Chinese people living outside China. The term “overseas Chinese” is mostly associated with the first period of migration (the 1850s–1950) after mass migration from China began during the mid-19th century (according to Hong Liu and Els Van Dongen’s 2013 book on the subject). At that time, a growing number of Chinese people left their homes...2018-04-2847 min

Wo Men PodcastBlack Panther and Attitudes to Race in ChinaThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. The movie Black Panther has become a global phenomenon, smashing through box office records and preconceptions about the performance of black actor-fronted films, while triggering a worldwide celebration of African culture and spirit in the process. Beijing was not left untouched by this movement: a huge party organized by Beijing’s African diaspora and friends was held near Ti...2018-04-0144 min

Wo Men PodcastWǒ Men Podcast: The Breastfeeding DilemmaAre you comfortable with the idea of breastfeeding in public? Do you think it’s a totally natural thing, as Jingjing does? Or are you, like Yajun, someone who feels that breasts are too private to expose in public, no matter the purpose? What would you do if you and your child were out, and he or she needed to be fed? Many Chinese mothers face this kind of situation every day, and for working mothers, the situation gets even trickier when you factor in business trips. Today Grace Zhang, a communications expert for a wel...2017-10-0848 min

Turn on Free Audiobook in Romance, ContemporarySaving the Sheikh by Ruth Cardello | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Saving the Sheikh Author: Ruth Cardello Narrator: Kim Bubbs Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-14 Publisher: RCardello LLC Genres: Romance, Contemporary Summary: New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author! Book 4 of the Legacy Collection Rachid bin Amir al Hantan is fighting for the sovereignty of his small country. He needs to find some powerful allies - and fast. Attending the wedding of Dominic Corisi is as much about reconnecting with old friends as it is about celebrating nuptials. The last thing he...2014-02-285h 59