In this week's headlines: Two authoritarian leaders go on a playdate, the atheist Communist Party looks to co-opt Islam, and China lands a lunar probe on the dark side of the moon.
2019-01-12 22:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year, my outstanding 50-Cent Army! Thanks to your support, we’ve had our best year yet. We traveled to Washington DC, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, and Taiwan. We interviewed great people on our Podcast 2019-01-11 19:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back from my vacation (during which we were publishing pre-recorded episodes). And now we're back covering topical news—this time, with 100% more beard.
Xi Jinping was naughty over Christmas and threatened Taiwan with a toned town version of a join us or die speech. But I can read between the lines.
2019-01-11 18:58:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I sat down with Vietnam’s most famous pop singer, Mai Khoi, at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan—to learn about her struggle under Vietnam's communist regime.
2019-01-09 19:09:58 +0000 UTC View Post
We took a small, scary plane to Taiwan's war-ravaged island of Kinmen to interview survivors of this former battleground of the Chinese Civil War.
While we were in Taipei buying snacks at the 7-Eleven next to our hotel, Matt had a brilliant/terrible idea to make Chris and Shelley eat some of the weird foods there, on camera. Enjoy (?)
2019-01-04 17:07:52 +0000 UTC View Post
On the sidelines of the Oslo Freedom Forum, I sat down with North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho. And wow, did he have an incredible story.
2019-01-02 21:07:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Quite a year it’s been… We have traveled to four countries, interviewed people who have barely escaped the jaws of death, and met hundreds of fans.
And now, completely unrelated to that, here are the top 10 China stories of the year.
2018-12-31 19:24:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you everyone who joined us! It was great to meet so many fans in Taipei.
2018-12-29 19:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Our first video was pretty popular, so we decided to give you five more crazy differences between China and Taiwan.
When we were in Taipei, I sat down with cybersecurity expert Kitsch Liao to talk about how the CCP has made Taiwan the testing ground for cyber attacks that it can later use on the US.
2018-12-26 17:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Merry Christmas to all of our 50-Cent Army!
Hopefully this is less depressing than last year’s Christmas episode.
2018-12-24 20:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post
While we were in Taiwan, we noticed a lot of things were a bit different than they were in mainland China…
2018-12-22 06:43:30 +0000 UTC View Post
While in Taiwan, I say down with federal MP—and also, wait, death metal band lead singer?!—Freddy Lim. He told me that the PRC's actions threaten not only Taiwan, but all neighboring countries.
2018-12-19 20:08:04 +0000 UTC View Post
During the whole CCP-detains-two-Canadians incident last week, we decided to look into all the other foreigners detained in China for no good reason (except politics, which some authorities think is the only reason). Here are just 5 interesting cases out of dozens.
2018-12-18 00:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post
A little sampling from our sister channel, America Uncovered. Presented to you here free of charge!
—Chris
And just as things were calming down a bit with North Korea!
—Chris
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is out on bail, but facing extradition to the United States. Chinese authorities are appealing to Trump for help. With a massive trade deal looming, will he take them up?
This was breaking, so we did it today (Thursday) when we normally don't publish anything—just so you can get a first pe...
2018-12-13 21:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who made their voice heard and said they wanted this episode made! Hope you enjoy.
—Chris
2018-12-12 19:17:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Turns out there were some skeletons in the closet.
—Chris
Crazy Rich Asians was a huge hit here in the US. But in China, the reaction has been surprisingly (?) not good. At all.
2018-12-08 22:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, the terrible, terrible irony.
—Chris
A little fun from our sister channel, America Uncovered. Remember, we don't charge you for America Uncovered shows.
—Chris
2018-12-07 15:55:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Now if only I can get a two on one interview with both Trump and Xi. Would you watch that?
—Chris
2018-12-05 20:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings, my brave 50-Cent Army! What a month it’s been! Matt, Shelley, and I had an incredible time traveling to Taiwan for the Oslo Freedom Forum. In about a week and a half, we filmed 10 episodes! That’s what I call being extremely productive. And that was in spite of the fact that we stumbled across an all-you-can-eat h...
2018-12-04 22:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I wonder if it was the word Terrorist, Muslim, or Falun Gong that made YouTube instantly flag this video and demonetize it. Can't thank you enough for your support. Show wouldn't exist without it.
—Chris
2018-12-03 20:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
A Chinese scientist may have created the world’s first genetically engineered babies. Gene editing is banned in many countries, but guess what? Not in China.
2018-12-01 16:41:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's headlines. We're trying out a new style with the intro—using footage instead of my face. What do you think?
"He's got the whooooole world, in his haaands."
—Chris
PS Keep the questions coming! You might hear your question answered at the end of the next episode!
2018-11-28 20:52:34 +0000 UTC View Post
This is bad news for the Chinese Communist Party. Then again, if the Party decides to take up the "Make China Great Again" slogan, we already made a hat with it. Bonus points for whomever remembers what episode we used that prop in!
—Chris
