Bing banned, but Bing back! An obese passenger flying to Taiwan forced a flight attendant to clean his butt in the bathroom. And a death in Melbourne leads Andy to question the meaning of freedom. Today’s track is I Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd.

The pod is finally back for the new year, and things have been bananas. Canada’s in the sin bin, and a Canuck got the death penalty. Dig in. Today’s track is Loud Pipes by Ratatat.

Andy’s on tour with Kevin Hart, and a Chinese scientist runs amok editing baby’s genes. Today’s track is Fiona Coyne by Skylar Spence.

Winter’s here baby and Shanghai had its first SNOW DAY!! Andy’s been on his first big tour around Asia, he talks about getting pepper sprayed on a scooter and Crazy Rich Asians hits cinemas. Today’s track is Over and Over by Hot Chip.

An absurd amount of cheaters run amok at a marathon, more online apologies for outrage and a mind-bending quarry hotel with underwater suites. Plenty going on. Today’s track is If I Ever Feel Better by Phoenix.

Dolce & Gabbana make a Chinese gaffe of epic proportions, but what’s the bigger issue going on here? Nicki Minaj makes it to her Shanghai but not the stage and some monks been havin’ a little too much fun… Today’s track is Rapper’s Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Add “kungfukomedy” to get in the WeChat […]

Andy gets down with Thanksgiving, China’s dog catastrophe, airport hacks, the wonderful Rob Schmitz and his two books on Shanghai. Today’s track is Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai.

Andy’s on the road in Hangzhou and gets into the recent attacks on bus drivers, people changing their names for good fortune, Singles Day and the untold horror of vaccinations. Today’s track is Paranoid Android by Radiohead.

Andy breaks the news about the comedy club shutting down, and is cannot understand the mystery man Chow Yun-Fat. Today’s track is Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz.

Safety issues popping up in China again with a near miss on an adventure course in the mountains, and a guy throwing his father-in-law down an elevator shaft. Today’s track is Good Times by Earl St Clair.