The Bridge to China

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The Bridge to China episodes

July 15, 2022 Why has traditional Chinese medicine spread to every corner of the world?
You can easily find a TCM clinic now in big cities of the US. Cupping and Acupuncture have been popular outside of China for decades, but cupping is a more recent phenomenon in the United States, although it dates back to 3000 BC in Asia. Jason and Alex outline what you might need to know to improve your quality of life. You need to hear this.
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55 min
July 14, 2022 How do we preserve culture in the age of screens and plastic?
Nations around the world apply for Intangible Cultural Heritage status for their nations sacred traditions. Beyond saving The Pyramids and The Great Wall, we discuss the dances, teaching styles and medicines that are being saved. What will we pass to future generations? Listen, reply and participate in our discussion.
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July 13, 2022 Are we phone users or phone slaves? Recap
In a previous episode, BeiBei and Jason discussed about whether our attention is taken away by the content providers of social media, and whether we should rethink our time and energy consumed on phones.
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July 11, 2022 What does it take to make it as a journalist in China?
The Bridge invites Shanghai Daily's Andy Boreham to the show. We discuss life as a journalist in China. Andy talks food, travel and Mandarin in China's metropolitan Shanghai. He's been to many places in China, including the most remote areas. He also reported in the flood in Henan Province, interviewed people in Hong Kong, and went to Xinjiang. Tune in to this episode of The Bridge.
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55 min
July 08, 2022 For some travelling is back. We tell you what you need to know to get back in the air
Alex and Jason at The Bridge have travelled to dozens of cities across the world. Our hosts lay what you need to know before you touch down in Los Angeles, New York, Beijing, and other places the world over. Should you tip in Asia? Listen in and learn the secrets of world travel.

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56 min
July 08, 2022 Is EV the future? Will you miss the Vroooom...?
Gas prices are now sky high in the United States. More Americans have turned to electric cars. Is there a similar trend in China? Listen in to The Bridge to hear about the global and the local with Jason and Alex.
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55 min
June 28, 2022 Is the US facing an unimaginable water crisis? You need to hear this!
China has been using the North South Water Diversion Project for a few years now to bring water from the wet south to the dry north. The US’ Great Lakes has more water than one can dream, yet much of the west is in perpetual drought. Is the problem a water shortage or a shortage of will? We look at the many contexts affecting our perceptions of water in the US from climate change to bizarre laws preventing you from collecting rain.
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55 min
June 24, 2022 Decoding the language of love
What is intercultural dating like? It's a dream straight out of a movie – live abroad, meet a cute local, and partner up together for life. Jesse and Tom talk intercultural dating and there are STORIES! Tom shares how he met his Chinese wife in the USA and travelled all the way to Beijing to be with her, and Jesse shares tales of dating a European in China. What really makes intercultural couples work? And will Jesse be single forever? Jesse Appell is a standup comedian. Tom Xia is a Chinese American director. Now both of them are in Los Angles.
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54 min
June 23, 2022 Cars, SpongeBob and The Shrek...what can an animation artist do?
What kind of people could create characters like SpongeBob and Shrek and dedicate to such career? Jason thinks they must be a bunch of kids. Dalton Grant Junior has worked with Pixar, DreamWorks, Amazon, Netflix, Nickelodeon and more. He tells us about working with huge animation companies in the U.S. and his new journey into China, where he and his partner have founded a studio in Beijing: Floating World Animation Studios. He tells a story about how to tell a story. Join in to learn about cinema, animation, trade secrets, storytelling, life and more.
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55 min
June 20, 2022 Call me Naiba, call me stay-at-home dad
Tom Xia and Jesse Appell are guest hosts on The Bridge. Tom Xia is a Chinese American director living in Los Angeles, and Jesse used to perform stand-up comedy in China. Now both of them are in L.A.. Tom's got two young kids and it's turned everything upside-down! He's a Naiba now - a 'stay-at-home Dad' – but what does that really mean nowadays? The phrase 'Naiba' is seen all over the Chinese internet nowadays as the global phenomenon of men's role as the sole breadwinner morphs and changes. See how Tom is working through the change of role and how he balances child-raising tasks with his and his wife's careers as Chinese film directors.
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Our hosts, from the US and China, discuss what unites us. Using enlightening stories and brilliant guests from all walks of life, we join hands in laughter, building bridges across our cultural…