Asia In-Depth
Asia Society
There's never been a better time to understand what's going on in Asia. That's why we talk to the people who know it best. The Asia In-Depth podcast brings you conversations with the world's leading experts and thought-leaders on the politics, economics, and culture of Asia — and beyond. Subscribe today.
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Apr 16, 2020 • 53min
Coping During the Coronavirus Crisis
Thupten Jinpa, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and a practitioner of Western and Eastern philosophy and religious studies, discusses how compassion meditation and other related Buddhist principles can help people in times of uncertainty and fear.
Apr 9, 2020 • 50min
The Coronavirus and Anti-Asian Racism
Leesa Lin and Charlie Woo discuss the recent surge in attacks against Asians in the weeks since the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world.
Apr 3, 2020 • 53min
Coronavirus: How South Korea Flattened the Curve
Jeongmin Kim and John Delury talk with Tom Nagorski about South Korea's successful attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 26, 2020 • 44min
Coronavirus: The Impact on China's Economy, Politics, and Relations With the United States
Kevin Rudd talks with Tom Nagorski about the impact of COVID-19 on the country where the outbreak began.
Mar 19, 2020 • 39min
The Myth of Chinese Capitalism
Dexter Roberts talks with Tom Nagorski about his new book on China's unequal economic development and assesses the country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 12, 2020 • 34min
The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus
Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd and Rhodium Group Founding Partner Daniel Rosen asses what the ultimate impact of the coronavirus will be on the global economy short-term and longer-term.
Mar 9, 2020 • 33min
Coronavirus: The Lesson From China
Bruce Aylward, who led the World Health Organization response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China, talks with Tom Nagorski about what he learned.
Mar 5, 2020 • 32min
Revisiting Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad
Days after the 94-year-old was replaced as Malaysia's prime minister, we revisit a conversation he had in 2018 with Kevin Rudd at Asia Society New York.
Feb 27, 2020 • 49min
Novelists Tishani Doshi and Salman Rushdie on Fiction, Poetry, and India
The two novelists discuss Doshi's new book "Small Days and Nights."
Feb 20, 2020 • 47min
Hong Kong on the Brink
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of a new book about Hong Kong's recent protest movement, discusses the territory's perilous future with Jiayang Fan and Susan Jakes.
