My friend Bevan was going to make a podcast in Cantonese for New Zealand Chinese Language Week, and I decided I would record a few tidbitsâexcept it wound up being something far longer and a podcast episode in its own right. So here it is, all 13-plus minutes of it. If this isn’t your language, please feel free to skip this one!
PS.: Here’s Bevan’s!
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New Zealand Chinese Language Week reviewedâin Cantonese
02.10.2022Tags: 2022, Aotearoa, China, Chinese, culture, language, New Zealand, podcast
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New Zealand Chinese Language Week: a podcast entry
29.09.2022As we come to the conclusion of New Zealand Chinese Language Week, a review about how inappropriate it was by being the very opposite of inclusive, for those who’d prefer to sit back and listen rather than read one of my blog posts.
You’ll likely catch me on RNZ’s The Detail on Friday, September 30 (PS.: uploaded this morning here). The AM Show changed its mind, so you won’t see me ‘come home to the feeling’ on TV3.
Tags: 2022, Aotearoa, Catherine Churchman, China, Chinese, Chris Tse, culture, freedom of speech, language, New Zealand, New Zealand Chinese Association, podcast, politics, racism, Red China, Richard Leung
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The post-Panel podcast
16.11.2021Taking some of the themes today on RNZâs The Panel with Wallace Chapman (pre-Panel here, part one of the show here, and part two here), I offer a bit more commentary. Todayâs topics: the COVID-19 mandate for schools; quitting drinking; Finland planning to let people see othersâ salaries; the level of spending above New Zealand Superannuation; Countdownâs toy gifts; and the multi-modal commuter.
Big thanks to Amelia, Wallace and Julia today for a very enjoyable hour and 15 minutes!
Please note that this podcast is not affiliated with Radio New Zealandâthis has been done of my own volition and from my own inspiration.
Tags: 2021, Aotearoa, Finland, life, New Zealand, podcast, politics, Radio New Zealand, society, Wellington, Whanganui-a-Tara
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Classic example of tech firms passing the buck
04.05.2021Just another day dealing with US tech firms then.
When I signed up to Anchor, there was no mention of Google Podcasts, so I was very surprised to find later that I was syndicated there. Can you remove yourself?
Anchor: ask Google!
Google: ask Anchor!
All that money (Google, not Alphabet, is worth US$320 milliard) and theyâre about as useful as David Seymour at a socialist workersâ conference. Actually, about as useful as David Seymour, full stop.
Tags: 2021, Anchor, Big Tech, customer service, Google, internet, podcast, technology, USA
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From one émigré to the Lais, leaving Hong Kong for Scotland
31.12.2020This final podcast of 2020 is an unusual one. First, itâs really directed a family Iâve never met: the Lais, who are leaving Hong Kong for Glasgow after the passing of the national security law in the Chinese city, as reported by Reuter. They may never even hear it. But itâs a from-the-heart piece recounting my experiences as a Ă©migrĂ© myself, whose parents wanted to get out of Hong Kong because they feared what the communists would do after 1997. Imagine heading to a country with more COVID-19 infections and lockdowns and feeling that represented more freedom than what the Chinese Communist Party bestows on your home town.
Secondly, itâs in Cantonese. The intro is in English but if youâre doing something from the heart to people from your own home town, itâs in your mother tongue. It seemed more genuine that way. Therefore, I donât expect this podcast episode to have many listeners since I suspect the majority of you wonât know what Iâm saying. They are themes Iâve tackled before, so you could probably guess and have a good chance of getting it right.
If you know the Lais, feel free to share this link with them.
Tags: 1970s, 1976, 2020, Cantonese, China, family, freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of thought, Glasgow, history, Hong Kong, podcast, Scotland, UK
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To Scotland with love
10.11.2020
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Time for another podcast, this time with a Scottish theme. I touch upon how fortunate we are here in Aotearoa to be able to go to the ballet or expos, and, of course, on the US elections (thanks to those who checked out my last podcast entry, which had a record 31 playsâsure beats the single digits!). That leads on to a discussion about A. G. Barr, Richard Madden, and Sir Sean Connery, who never said, ‘The name’s Bond, James Bond.’
Tags: 2002, 2020, A. G. Barr, Annette Rosencreutz, Aotearoa, Bora-Bora, Boris Johnson, culture, Donald Trump, election, film, humour, James Bond, Joe Biden, media, Medinge Group, New Zealand, personal branding, podcast, politics, popular culture, Rory Bremner, Scotland, Sean Connery, Tahiti, Thomas Gad, TV, UK, USA
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The accidental 9-11 post: their Republicans and Democrats still have the same concerns
11.09.2020
Above: I photographed this gentleman praying at Ground Zero during the 9-11 commemorations in 2005. A very moving day and my first return to the site since 2001.
This was never meant as a 9-11 post. I recorded this a few days ago, after chatting to my US friend Jerry, who had voted for Trump in 2016. I concluded that Americans largely had the same concerns, regardless of whom they voted for, yet other interests were stoking the divisions because they had everything to gain from the infighting. I also discussed the shift of their political centre from President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s day to today. Back then, the people of the US showed unity, and I still believe they can if they wished, and rid themselves of the vitriol that comes through social media.
Tags: 2016, 2020, 9-11, Donald Trump, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joe Biden, podcast, politics, social media, US Democratic Party, US Republican Party, USA
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Podcast for tonight: behind the scenes on The Panel
28.08.2020For your listening pleasure, here’s tonight’s podcast, with a bit behind the scenes on my first appearance on RNZ’s The Panel as a panellist, and ‘I’ve Been Thinking’ delivered at a more appropriate pace, without me staring at the clock rushing to finish it before the pips for the 4 p.m. news.
Tags: 1970s, 2020, Aotearoa, Big Tech, China, Facebook, family, history, Hong Kong, Mary Chapman, media, New Zealand, podcast, radio, Radio New Zealand, Ted Knight, TV, Wallace Chapman, Wellington, Whanganui-a-Tara
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Going beyond a blacked-out image: thoughts on Black Lives Matter
04.06.2020
Usually I find it easier to express myself in written form. For once, Black Lives Matter and the protests in the US prompted me to record another podcast entry. Iâm not sure where the flat as and the mid-Atlantic vowels come from when I listened to this againâmaybe I was channelling some of the passion I was seeing in the US, and I had watched the news prior to recording this.
My Anchor summary is: ‘Personal thoughts in solidarity with my black friends in the US. Yes, I posted a blackout image on my Instagram but it didnât seem to be enough. This is my small contribution, inspired by a Facebook post written by my white American friend Eddie Uken where he reflects on his perspective and privilege.’ Eddie’s Facebook post, which is public, is here.
Tags: 2020, Aotearoa, black American, Black Lives Matter, China, Chinese Communist Party, culture, family, New Zealand, podcast, police, politics, prejudice, privilege, racism, Taishan, USA, Wellington, Whanganui-a-Tara
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