

The China Show
Winston and Matt
A no nonsense (well... sometimes a lot of nonsense) look at what's happening in China, from viral stories on the ground, to entertainment, to politics and more. Winston and Matt spent over a decade in China, narrowly escaping persecution from the oppressive Chinese government, and are here every single Friday to tell you what is going on in the country. This is the only place you need to be, every week, if you want to stay on top of what's happening in China. Q: What time is The China Show? A: 5PM EST on FridaysQ: What time is Xiàbān Hòu? A: 5PM EST on Mondays Support us on Patreon and Join us for our Monday show - Xiàbān Hòu! every Monday at 5:00 PM ESThttps://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsYouTube Membership -1 Free Super Chat per month -Access to TCS meme emojis -Green username with badge - 1 Xiaban Hou episode per month!For a no-nonsense on the street look at Chinese culture and beyond from China’s original YouTuber, join SerpentZAhttps://www.youtube.com/serpentza For a realistic perspective on China from an American go to Laowhy86https://www.youtube.com/laowhy86For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina https://www.youtube.com/advchina
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Mar 15, 2025 • 2h 11min
What China's Hiding Will Blow Your Mind! - Episode #254
The show dives into the quirky world of fare evasion in Chinese subways, sharing humorous anecdotes about duck-themed market adventures. It also tackles the implications of Chinese criminal gangs in Oklahoma's drug scene, highlighting hidden addiction crises. Environmental challenges in China, from pollution to food safety, paint a grim picture, while discussions about one-child policies and the surreal world of Chinese soap operas add flair. The hosts humorously critique misrepresentations in Chinese media, blending serious topics with lighthearted commentary.

Mar 8, 2025 • 2h 12min
So Embarrassing! - China Was Forced to Respond to Us - Episode #253
Use code FACTORPODCAST at https://factormeals.com/factorpodcast to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box!China's deep water fishing fleets are out of control, and taking over the world. We also got China to change. Support the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsCartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://www.state.gov/up-to-2-million-reward-offers-each-for-information-leading-to-arrests-and-or-convictions-of-malicious-cyber-actors-from-china/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/10-chinese-nationals-charged-large-scale-hacking-us-and-international-victims-behalfhttps://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-trump-trade-war-worries-0c2fa146https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/china-donald-trump-us-tariffs-trade-warSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 1, 2025 • 1h 50min
Absolute Anarchy - China Doesn’t Want You To See This! - Episode #252
Chinese society is in turmoil, and the hosts explore the stark divide between urban wealth and rural neglect. They cleverly critique misinformation while sharing humorous anecdotes about bizarre societal behaviors. From chaotic wedding traditions to the dark side of parenting, absurdities abound. The discussion also touches on serious issues like electric vehicle dangers and undersea geopolitical tensions. With lively banter, they engage listeners, blending lightheartedness with critical insights on life in contemporary China.

Feb 22, 2025 • 1h 32min
CCPs Worst Nightmare Unfolding - China’s Destruction Month - Episode #251
China is experiencing a MASSIVE boom in intentional destruction of factories and more. It's out of control, and we think we know why. The Hill article - https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5155350-youtube-promoting-pro-china/Support the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsCartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5155350-youtube-promoting-pro-china/https://www.cnn.com/travel/chinese-winter-wonderland-slammed-for-snow-made-of-cotton-and-bedsheets-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/china/china-rebuke-us-state-department-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/china/china-military-readiness-rand-report-intl-hnk-ml/index.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 15, 2025 • 2h 12min
Chinese People Shocked We Can Read Their Signs - China Embarrassed -Trying to Hide it - Episode #250
AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check out https://DrinkAG1.com/adv to get this offer!If you thought things in China were calming down. You thought wrong...Support the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcasts @FREE_CHINA video of protest https://youtu.be/ooxFNd1VYZY?si=fArxAFmgyLh2Wz56China Fact Chasers - Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinaFactChasersCheck out Jordan Harbinger - @JordanHarbingerShow tell him The China Show sent you!TCM Episode - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/traditional-chinese-medicine-skeptical-sunday/Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://www.newsweek.com/china-changes-rules-military-secrets-online-information-2029395https://news.usni.org/2025/02/13/chinese-fighter-harrasses-australian-surviellance-aircraft-over-south-china-sea-officials-sayhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14378113/fbi-cyber-security-warning-delete-messages-texts-look-for.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/china/china-marriage-registrations-record-low-2024-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.newsweek.com/chinese-spy-balloon-new-report-american-technology-found-2027189See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 8, 2025 • 2h 15min
Are Big YouTubers Being Paid to Shill for China? - Episode #249
Use code adv50off at https://factormeals.com/adv50off to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box!Chongqing China, so many videos with the same script! People are wandering into the streets to be run over on purpose. Why? China's economy is sliding into a hole, and from the experts point of view, will probably never come out of it. Food safety scandals rock China, as well as a MASSIVE explosion that affected an ENTIRE city. It's been an insane week in China. @laowhy86 DeepSeek video https://youtu.be/jCgIhhKn6Lw?feature=sharedSupport the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsChina Fact Chasers - Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinaFactChasersCheck out Jordan Harbinger - @JordanHarbingerShow tell him The China Show sent you!TCM Episode - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/traditional-chinese-medicine-skeptical-sunday/Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-imposing-duties-address-the-synthetic-opioid-supply-chain-the-peopleshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-postal-service-suspends-incoming-packages-china-hong-kong-2025-02-05/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/china-says-will-protect-its-own-interests-in-face-of-us-bullying-.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/us-imposes-sanctions-on-international-network-shipping-iranian-oil-to-china.htmlhttps://www.aei.org/economics/the-end-of-the-chinese-economic-miracle/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 1, 2025 • 2h 11min
Holy S*** Chinese Streets Exploding Randomly All Over China - DeepSeek Exposed - Episode #248
AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle ofD3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check out https://DrinkAG1.com/adv to get this offer!From the DeepSeek psyop to stupid robot propaganda, to panda scandals, there's so much in this episode. @laowhy86 DeepSeek video https://youtu.be/jCgIhhKn6Lw?feature=sharedSupport the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsChina Fact Chasers - Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinaFactChasersCheck out Jordan Harbinger - @JordanHarbingerShow tell him The China Show sent you!TCM Episode - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/traditional-chinese-medicine-skeptical-sunday/Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://www.aspi.org.au/report/shadow-playhttps://ad-aspi.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/2023-12/Shadow%20Play.pdf?VersionId=1_.62RpM_chdUdpm7I0da34yOfAvR0t6https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2012383#:~:text=According%20to%20Filipino%20media%2C%20residents,on%20the%20resort's%20coconut%20trees.https://youtube.com/shorts/g-7x1XnorLU?si=K8z57JAupDMNR6xxhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/chinese-state-linked-accounts-hyped-deepseek-ai-launch-ahead-us-stock-rout-2025-01-31/https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/house-congress-bans-deepseek-aihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043951X1630061Xhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/08/schoolchildren-in-china-work-overnight-to-produce-amazon-alexa-deviceshttps://www.state.gov/forced-labor-in-chinas-xinjiang-region/https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods-print?items_per_page=10&combine=chinahttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77johttps://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/country-spotlight/china/#:~:text=Despite%20tremendous%20progress%20over%20the,life%20expectancy%20by%203%20years.https://energyandcleanair.org/pm2-5-rebounds-in-china-in-2023-after-falling-for-10-years-straight/#:~:text=PM2.,on%20Energy%20and%20Clean%20Airhttps://www.hudson.org/environment/global-impact-chinas-water-related-environmental-problems-thomas-duesterberghttps://www.businessinsider.com/china-spring-festival-robots-showing-off-humanoid-progress-2025-1https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77johttps://world.time.com/2013/11/05/chinas-youngest-lung-cancer-patient-is-just-8-years-old-and-pollution-is-to-blame/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 27, 2025 • 2h 7min
Is China Behind the "Hollywood Fires"? - Episode #247
There's an insane amount of fake AI content about the fires in Los Angeles, and it looks like China is spreading them around the internet for its own twisted goals. Support the show here and see the Monday Exclusive show Xiaban Hou! - https://www.patreon.com/advpodcastsChina Fact Chasers - Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/ChinaFactChasersCheck out Jordan Harbinger - @JordanHarbingerShow tell him The China Show sent you!TCM Episode - https://www.jordanharbinger.com/traditional-chinese-medicine-skeptical-sunday/Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember Uhttps://soundcloud.com/nocopyrightsoundsTrack : Cartoon feat. Jüri Pootsmann - I Remember USome sources -https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-exploits-wildfires-in-los-angeles-to-push-anti-u-s-anti-ukraine-propaganda/7938909.htmlhttps://www.wsj.com/world/china/american-tiktokers-get-a-taste-of-chinese-censorship-as-they-rush-to-rednote-956a9fb5https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr46npx1e73ohttps://www.skynews.com.au/insights-and-analysis/australian-jailed-in-china-for-four-years-claims-embassy-ignored-his-desperate-calls-for-medical-assistance-during-horror-beijing-prison-ordeal/news-story/ec45adc4279ac900a46150f08e779b50https://newsmeter.in/fact-check/los-angeles-wildfires-captured-in-viral-video-no-compilation-contains-ai-generated-clips-742309https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-exploits-wildfires-in-los-angeles-to-push-anti-u-s-anti-ukraine-propaganda/7938909.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/china/taiwan-surge-suspected-chinese-espionage-hnk-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.eurasiantimes.com/e-surface-to-air-missiles-that-protect-capitol-hill/https://www.ft.com/content/105ed24f-30e3-41ac-b5b1-0efeb4e3a625https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jan/16/facebook-posts/two-clips-in-a-facebook-video-dont-show-los-angele/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 18, 2025 • 2h 6min
Rednote - China is Scrambling to Keep Influence over Americans - Episode #246
The podcast dives into China's attempts to sway American influencers through TikTok, revealing the implications of potential bans. It humorously recounts absurd driving antics while critiquing reckless behavior on highways. A stark contrast between media freedoms in the U.S. and China is highlighted, alongside discussions on propaganda and human rights abuses. Cultural clashes with apps like Xiaohongshu and the nationalist indoctrination in China are explored, shedding light on the complexities of influence in the digital age.

Jan 11, 2025 • 2h 3min
China’s Own Jan 6th - Episode #245
A recent wave of unrest in China has authorities scrambling, as 100,000 people rally amidst rising societal pressures. The hosts humorously navigate the absurdities of daily life while discussing serious issues like escalating asylum-seeking and surveillance culture. They also critique China’s tourism efforts, revealing the gap between promotional ideals and reality. From chaotic driving anecdotes to a shocking student tragedy prompting protests, the conversation blends comedy with deep reflections on social dynamics and governmental control.