Barbarians at the Gate Remixed: Mandarin Mayhem
The story behind Mandarin Chinese and what it means to "Speak Chinese" in China today
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Jeremiah Jenne
28:44
The wacky hilarity that can only happen when 1980s corporate America tries to sell Jeeps in China
A retrospective review of Beijing Jeep, James Mann's classic tale of clashing business cultures
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Jeremiah Jenne
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Alexander Boyd
17:45
Emergency Pod: The Trump Administration restricts Harvard International Enrollment as State Department Reviews Chinese Student Visas
David and Jeremiah get salty discussing the future of U.S.-China educational exchanges in the wake of the Trump Administration's latest salvos against…
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Jeremiah Jenne
24:48

May 2025

April 2025

New Archive Pick: Peking Picnic by Ann Bridge
A 1930s novel of manners with evocative descriptions of Old Beijing offers surprisingly timeless observations about what it means to be an expat in…
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Jeremiah Jenne
Barbarians at the Gate: Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
A conversation with NPR correspondent and author Emily Feng
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Jeremiah Jenne
Jeremiads and Other Cool Reasons to Sign up for my Substack
The random jottings of a writer, teacher, and wandering teller of historical tales...
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Jeremiah Jenne
Barbarians at the Gate: Curating Chinese Internet Culture for Global Audiences
with What's on Weibo founder Manya Koetse
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Jeremiah Jenne

March 2025

The China Archives: Rediscovering China Through Its Classic Texts
Essential Classics Every China Enthusiast Should Revisit
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Jeremiah Jenne
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Barbarians at the Gate: Is this America's Cultural Revolution moment?
with Chris Stewart, host of The History of China Podcast
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Jeremiah Jenne
Barbarians at the Gate: Experiencing the World of Jazz in China
David Moser talks about his front row view of the evolving jazz scene in contemporary China
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Jeremiah Jenne
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