Round Table China
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Round Table China
Round Table is a premier English radio/podcast show, straight from Beijing. Hear what's buzzing on the Internet and the main streets, see the latest lifestyle trends, and feel the pulse of life in China, Round Table is your golden ticket. With dynamic cultural exchanges between hosts from diverse ba...
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The tale of the tasteless tomato
You slice into a flawless tomato with glossy skin and bright red flesh, only for a letdown to follow. There is no sweetness, no acidity, just water an...
Airborne answer to healthcare gaps
Around the world, specialized healthcare is often limited by geography. China is now testing a novel solution to close that gap. Instead of evacuating...
Your shopping receipt is now a paycheck
Buying something and pocketing the receipt is a universal, forgettable ritual. But across China, that small slip of paper is being weaponized for the...
How Beijing won back its sky
There was a time when a clear blue sky in Beijing felt like a fleeting miracle, a spectacle you had to capture before it vanished. Today, clean air is...
Is your grandma a gamer?
The Soapbox: The "Admin Night" trend / We think of e-sports as a young person's game. But in China, the fastest-growing players are in their 60s and 7...
What makes a house a good house?
China built the world's largest housing market by chasing one thing: more. But the finish line has moved. The urgent new question is no longer "How ma...
Knit happens: the stitching comeback
The Full Circle: Wedding e-invites, microshifting, subway shopping / Knitting isn't just for your grandma anymore! Gen Z and Millennials have reclaime...
Is trying the new buying?
What if the newest trend in shopping isn't buying, but trying? Free tastes, test drives, and no-questions-asked returns are reshaping malls into showr...
When weather forecasts become financial forecasts
Markets are seen as rational systems driven by data, while weather seems purely physical and unpredictable. China's meteorological authorities and the...
Can China pass the winter energy test?
Winter is the ultimate stress test for our energy system. As temperatures plunge nationwide in China, the demand for electricity surges. From heating...
Step into the subway multiverse
When a public transit system must find new revenue, innovation follows. In China, subway operators are answering the call with a radical solution: tra...
Say goodbye to algorithmic price discrimination
Loyalty can be expensive. For years, digital platforms have used your personal data to quietly test the limits of what you will pay. Now, a global cra...
Your next vacation is a micro-vacation
For many urban professionals, the classic long vacation is being replaced by the micro-vacation. The traditional getaway often requires intense planni...
Your time vs. the company clock
A concept called micro-shifting is hailed as work's future, offering flexible, autonomous bursts championed by digital professionals. Yet for millions...
Beware the wedding e-invite!
The Soapbox: Is Beijing deserving of its fashion critique? / You get a wedding invite. You click. They know. In China, digital invites are turning cur...
The business of social anxiety
Digital life is rewiring our instincts. In China, eating alone is no longer seen as lonely. It's a curated luxury. From viral solo booths at fast food...
Discover your TCM body constitution
Have you ever noticed how one friend seems to always be cold, while another overheats at the slightest effort? Or why a specific diet or routine works...
The Full Circle: Dead app, Chunyun, Chinese life
Curious how the week's stories converge? We take three stories from our previous week of shows and reveal the one hidden thread that connects them all...
Davos through a youthful lens
Every January, the Swiss town of Davos becomes the focal point for defining the world's priorities. As global leaders, CEOs, and policymakers gather t...
Are you living a Chinese life?
Around the world, a surprising new lifestyle is catching on. It looks a lot like everyday life in China, and for good reason. From morning exercise ro...
Playtime is about to get safer
China's colossal toy industry is sprinting toward a high-tech, novelty-driven future, with AI companions and collectible blind boxes flying off shelve...
Chunyun: the world's largest migration
Chunyun, the annual Spring Festival travel rush in China, is the world's largest human migration. Each year, it tests the absolute limits of the count...
Space's next pioneers aren't wearing spacesuits
For the first time, the story of space isn't just about astronauts. It's about farmers using satellite data, engineers designing zero-gravity labs, sc...
The dietary playbook has changed
More protein. Whole milk returns. Ultra-processed foods take a step back. The latest U.S. dietary guidelines have triggered a wave of reactions—some c...
What China's commercial space ambitions mean for us
A rocket retrieved from the ocean and a strategy to deploy over 200,000 satellites across 14 constellations are not isolated headlines. They are signa...
The app that wants to know if you're alive
The Soapbox: office gossip / Why would someone pay for an app that demands they prove they are alive every single morning? This viral trend has captiv...
The crackdown on viral child-starring shorts
They are the bite-sized, viral dramas dominating your feed: ultrashort films that cast children in leading roles within unusually mature storylines. F...
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 3 | Regional integration
This is the story of a river that shapes a nation. In the final episode of our series, we trace a decade of evolution along the Yangtze, where regions...
The hidden system behind simple subsidies
The 2026 consumer goods trade-in program presents a streamlined process for consumers: claim a voucher, place an order, and receive an immediate disco...
The Full Circle: Quantified self, fishing ban, cry-cry horse
What connects the quantified self movement, a major fishing ban, and a viral“cry-cry horse"? On the surface, these three stories from this past week a...
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 2 | Connecting worlds
Can a river double its economic power and save the planet at the same time? The Yangtze River does more than move cargo; it moves mountains, linking C...
The double-edged sword of urban mobility
Across rural China, a significant change in daily travel is taking hold. It's powered by the "laotoule", a small, cheap electric vehicle filling a vas...
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep 1 | Fishing ban
How do you revive a great river? In the first episode of our three-part series, we look at the boldest move yet on the Yangtze: a total fishing ban. A...
Healthcare's cashless, frictionless future
Imagine a hospital visit where the longest wait is the elevator ride. Now, picture paying for care with a single glance, or shielding your family with...
Are your school apps annoying you?
Your phone's storage is precious, and your university's "Smart Campus" might be hogging it. Twenty gigabytes for apps that just buy hot water or check...
The master of your fate debate
Remember when a Master's degree was the automatic next step? That script is being rewritten. A growing number of students are now reconsidering that p...
Are you living life or tracking It?
The Soapbox: the great strawberry size conspiracy. / Welcome to the era of the Quantified Self, where we optimize every heartbeat and dissect every ho...
Scalpels over souvenirs: China's medical tourism boom
China's hospitals are cultivating a new wave of international patients. Their destination is no longer just a cultural landmark, but a state-of-the-ar...
THE FULL CIRCLE: Palace restoration, pink salt, stalking exes
Welcome to the inaugural edition of a brand-new segment "The Full Circle". The premise is simple, but we think the results will be fascinating: each w...
China tech shines bright at CES
Welcome to Las Vegas, where the neon lights are bright, but the tech booths are somehow brighter. This year at CES, you couldn't toss a microchip with...