Interview
Whether we want to be them, be with them, or just find out what it feels like to try on a different persona for a while, we’ll always be drawn to Q&As about other people’s lives.
13 Episodes
Man collects garbage for charity
Taxi driver
The Fan
The band - Give
With F1 Racer Lin Zhiying
Education Inequality
Chinese Economy and Debt Crisis
The Chinese Valentine's Day Special
Do You Have a Musical Dream?
How Do Girls Feel about Being approached in the Street?
Growing Vegetables at Home
When Do You Miss Home the Most?
What does the Gen Z think of the Millennials?
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5:19
Adv-Intermediate
China
A 75-year-old retired school teacher collects garbage every day and donates the money to a school for poor children. His charitable deeds have earned him recognition in the local newspaper and several awards. His speaking is difficult to understand, but still an interesting perspective from a different generation.
1:45
Adv-Intermediate
China
The interview continues and LiuYi shows us how he collects garbage as well as the school garden he has created.
6:03
Intermediate
China
Shanghai has more than 45,000 taxis operated by over 150 companies. Get to know Zhou Sen Lin, one of Shanghai's hard-working taxi drivers.
1:19
Intermediate
China
Zhou speaks about his hopes for his son. Would he like for him to become a taxi driver as well?
5:30
Beginner
China
Meet the Chinese music group, The Fan, as they share their thoughts about their instruments, their music and how Eastern and Western music influence one another.
3:35
Beginner
China
Trip hop is originally from the UK. It is derived from post acid house and is the more experimental variant of breakbeat, which contains influences of soul, funk and jazz. Very few Chinese people actually know this type of music. Let's see how this Chinese band introduces it.
2:23
Intermediate
China
Formula One driver, Lin Zhiying, talks about how he fell in love with racing. From the beginning, he proved to be an outstanding driver, but his overconfidence led to a 150 km/h crash. How will his body and mind respond to the setback? Part 1.
3:20
Intermediate
China
Formula One driver, Lin Zhiying, talks about how he fell in love with racing. From the beginning, he proved to be an outstanding driver, but his overconfidence led to a 150 km/h crash. How will his body and mind respond to the setback? Part 2.
1:23
Adv-Intermediate
China
What is education equality and how do we achieve it?
1:09
Adv-Intermediate
China
Professor Lang illustrates the case of education inequality using the case of China's 985 and 211 schools as an example.
1:22
Adv-Intermediate
China
Professor Lang explains why the current system of central government funding to China's top universities is not equal.
1:07
Adv-Intermediate
China
Professor Lang compares enrollment rates in Henan and Shanghai to illustrate China's problem of education inequality.
0:55
Adv-Intermediate
China
Students face discrimination both before entering university and after graduating. Why?
1:26
Adv-Intermediate
China
Inequality in education is often due to unequal opportunities and developmental disparities in different parts of a country.
1:17
Adv-Intermediate
China
Guests discuss inequality between educational opportunities for children in the cities versus villages.
1:17
Adv-Intermediate
China
The problem of education inequality in China also extends to students wishing to study abroad.
1:34
Adv-Intermediate
China
A professor from the South China University of Technology speaks on inequal education resources.
1:17
Adv-Intermediate
China
A heated debate arises over whether the inequality issue is a school problem or geographical problem.
1:34
Adv-Intermediate
China
A guest from an American university speaks on education equality and fairness.
1:07
Adv-Intermediate
China
Should there be more control of China's capital account liberalization?
1:35
Adv-Intermediate
China
Chinese enterprises are using trade to achieve an influx of foreign capital, although the validity of the reported exports may come into question.
0:55
Adv-Intermediate
China
A more transparent process needs to be in place to mitigate risks in the flow of capital.
1:25
Beginner
China
If we gave these people 100 RMB, would they be willing to be apart from their spouses for a day?
1:40
Beginner
China
If we gave you 100,000,000 RMB, would you be willing to spend forever apart from your spouse?
1:43
Intermediate
China
Do you have a musical dream?
1:10
Intermediate
China
Several young people are asked if they ever dreamed of becoming musicians. Watch their responses.
1:18
Intermediate
China
Several girls are asked if they would give their contact information to a boy who strikes up a conversation with them in the street.
1:12
Intermediate
China
The social experiment continues with a twist.
1:01
Intermediate
Taiwan
Growing vegetables at home means you won't need to keep buying them at the market.
1:13
Intermediate
Taiwan
How do you keep cabbages looking and tasting fresh?
0:57
Intermediate
Taiwan
How did Lin Huilan go from working in telecommunications to growing plants in her own home?
1:11
Intermediate
Taiwan
Plants that can't be grown again can be turned into works of art.
1:06
Beginner
China
Papi Jiang interviews residents of Beijing.
1:16
Intermediate
China
Papi Jiang asks residents in Beijing to determine when they miss their hometowns the most.
1:54
Intermediate
China
The tables now turn on Papi Jiang.
0:48
Intermediate
China
How old are the people born in the 80's and 90's?
1:23
Intermediate
China
Can those born in the 80's and 90's celebrate Children's Day?
1:29
Intermediate
China
What's special about those born in the 80's and 90's?
1:12
Intermediate
China
What kinds of dreams do people born in the 2000's have?
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