Ed & Nik on the Asia Pacific

Ed & Nik take the opportunity to revisit the discussion on North Korea's response to COVID-19, censorship in China, the 75th anniversary of the Tokyo firebombings and a new world record holder for oldest professional footballer.

More chat around Covid-19 and speculation on North Korea's reaction. A "boy doggy wee wee pole" in Osaka airport and locust-eating ducks feature in an extended oddity section.

Ed & Nik consider the latest developments on the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, the implications of Parasite's success at the Oscars, and the use of Virtual Reality in Korea to help bereaved parents 'meet' their children again. They also argue over a bar bill and marvel at the dedication of a Chinese runner.

Ed & Nik discuss the various impacts of the Corona virus around the world from the hero doctor Li Wenliang to Boris Johnson's dad and the 'mental anguish' of South Korean football fans.

Ed & Nik discuss the recent Corona virus outbreak in China (and beyond) and the various ramifications. They also rant about Piers Morgan being a racist @!%& and talk about a posh rabbit & a lazy Japanese postman.

Ed & Nik are back with a special guest appearance from Dr Ti-han Chang, discussing Tsai Ing-wen's victory in the Taiwan elections. Other topics include the US-China trade war, Parasite (a film that neither Ed nor Nik have seen), an old Japanese footballer, a horny tortoise and a billionaire's search for a partner to go to the moon with.

Ed & Nik start 2020 with a chat about Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan, the African swine fever epidemic in China, the calls to ban Japan's 'rising sun' flag for the 2020 Olympics, a preview of the Taiwan elections and predictions for the year ahead.

A bumper Christmas special, by which we mean that Ed & Nik don't really mention Christmas but do go on for far too long about the fallout from Mesut Ozil's tweet about Uyghurs in Xinjiang, plus the World Bank's stance on Taiwanese employees, a guest appearance from Dr Moises Lopes de Souza and, inexplicably, a discussion on turkey eggs.

Ed & Nik talk cat names, burning books in Gansu, Aung San Suu Kyi in the Hague, Bougainville independence, and the controversy in Miss Universe.

Ed & Nik talk about Australia's 'China paranoia' and the spy who may not have been a spy, and speculate on what Christmas present Kim Jong Un is getting Donald Trump.