David Agus is a doctor to the stars and author of the New York Times bestselling “A Short Guide to a Long Life.” In this episode, he joins ShaoLan to help Talk Chineasy listeners make their own luck and stay healthy in the long term.



097 - Lucky in Chinese with ShaoLan and Oncologist and Bestselling Author David Agus

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Lucid dreaming teacher Charlie Morley shares his experiences with Buddhism and learns how to say “Buddha” in Chinese.  Also as a bonus feature, you can listen to one of his Buddhist rap songs. 



123 - Buddha in Chinese with ShaoLan and Lucid Dreaming Teacher Charlie Morley

Highly successful businessman and entrepreneur Edward Shenderovich learns how to say “office” in Chinese. ShaoLan also how to distinguish between different types of work in Chinese. 



122 - Office in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-founder and Chairman Edward Shenderovich from Knotel

World leading economist Erik Brynjolfsson visits the Talk Chineasy studio in London to learn a hugely important word for our lives in Chinese, “work”!  Also, find out how to say “I want to work!” and “I don’t want to work”!



121 - Work in Chinese with ShaoLan and Professor Erik Brynjolfsson from MIT

Philanthropist Nicholas Berggruen speaks with ShaoLan about the importance of “holistic” philanthropy and the best ways to empower people. He has already endowed the Berggruen Institute and joined the “Giving Pledge” to donate most of his wealth to charity. 



120 - Philanthropy in Chinese with ShaoLan and Philanthropist Nicolas Berggruen

“Do you believe me?” ShaoLan jokes with Guruduth Banavar, VP and Chief Science Officer of IBM. Guruduth discovers the word for “believe” in Chinese and shares a touching story of helping a friend rediscover how to believe in themselves.



097 - Lucky in Chinese with ShaoLan and Oncologist and Bestselling Author David Agus

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