The Free China Pod

Mar 25 2024 10 ep. 103 mins 928

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Covering breaking and political news from the Asia-Pacific region, the US, and the world, all from the lens of the democratic country, Taiwan.

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The Free China Pod: An Interview with Taiwanese Director Chen Szu-wei

Mar 25 2024 73 mins

On this episode we have on Chen Szu-wei. Szu-wei is a Taiwanese director currently based in New York. He has worked on numerous short films and is in the process of developing his first full length feature film. We discuss life as an immigrant, his influences, his future plans, and much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! Szu-wei’s IG: https://www.instagram

The Free China Pod: Ben Comes on to Scream About Marxism Etc. Part 1

Jan 12 2023 218 mins

Ben joins the boys so they can discuss (and occasionally scream) about a range of topics including: Andrew Tate getting taken down by Greta Thunberg, US politics, Afghanistan, the ongoing protest in Iran, redrawing boarders, learning Cantonese, Taiwan is increasing the length of mandatory military service, COVID in China, flare ups in Kosovo, Bundy back in the news threatening hosp

The Free China Pod: TLC

Nov 22 2022 62 mins

More election updates, America’s culture of violence, the world cup (bravery and cowardice), the situation in Iran, polling, social media (and how much Ari hates it), crypto collapse, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider buying some merch on our store this will help us continue doing our work and dona

The Free China Pod: Toin Closs

Nov 13 2022 194 mins

Ben came by to talk about the recent US elections, we talk about: demographic shifts, polling, identity, Russia, China, and disinformation, voting machines, UBI, Texas life, public transportation, energy policy, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider buying some merch on our store this will help us continue d

The Free China Pod: Foggy Bottom Boys

Back for another hike pod, on this one we discuss: social media, Elon Musk, antisemitism, Imran Khan, Israeli elections, Xi get’s a third term, Iranian protests, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider buying some merch on our store this will help us continue doing our work and donate to charities we sup

The Free China Pod: A Couple Boys Stop by the Studio

Nov 06 2022 113 mins

Since we’ve been busy lately, here’s an extra episode. It was recorded spur of the moment so the audio isn’t optimal, however, its a fun listen. We talk about a lot of stuff including Kanye, Alex Jones, critical thinking, censorship, voting age, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider buying

The Free China Pod: Born to be a Hot Boy

Oct 12 2022 55 mins

The Arizona gubernatorial race and debate culture, the Taipei mayoral race, campaign posters and reducing the voting age in Taiwan, Elon Musk being dumb again, Ukraine, interest rates vs inflation, a potential rail strike, and much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider buying some merch on our store this will help us cont

The Free China Pod: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beer Holder

Sep 27 2022 45 mins

Iran protests, high profile assassinations, protests in Russia, Taiwan traffic, construction, and elections, trash politicians, a dead queen, a fake China coup, and much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider donating on Patreon so we can create more content (and get some cool hand made gifts from the FCP crew). If you don

The Free China Pod: Lurkin’ for Nuclear Missiles

Sep 20 2022 102 mins

We have another hiking pod for y’all. On this one we talk Biden again backing Taiwan, attacks on Armenia by Azerbaijan, some serious earthquakes in Taiwan, the complexity of real change, Pokémon, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider donating on Patreon so we can create more content (and get some cool

The Free China Pod: Abrahamic Values

Sep 12 2022 67 mins

On this episode the boys discuss being busy, Dark Brandon, speculating on the 2024 election, defense forces in Taiwan, representation in film and if the Little Mermaid Racist, censorship, Somalia and Somaliland, nuclear, and much much more! Thanks for listening and never forget FCP最大! FCP relies on your support, please consider donating on Patreon so we can create more content