The San Francisco Experience

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Did Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan change the status quo of the US China relationship ?

Georgina Wright works for the Paris based Think Tank, Institut Montaigne. She brings 10 years of Think Tank  experience working on European and British issues in London and Brussels. Today she focuses on the Conservatives' vote to replace ousted Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The race is between Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary and Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Set in San Francisco in 1974, the world's tallest building - 138 stories tall - is being inaugurated. But amidst the ceremonies, a fire breaks out and panic and pandemonium ensues. Shaun Chang recounts the plot, the backstory and discusses the ensemble cast including Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, William Holden and Fred Astaire to mention some of the outstanding cast. He also talks about the disaster film genre popular in the 1970s.

Will Nancy Pelosi be the highest ranking US elected official to visit Taiwan in her trip to Asia in 25 years? The Beijing authorities are vehemently opposed to such a trip and even President Biden has said that the US military thinks it's not a good idea. Is it just a showy, counter productive gesture at a time when US China relations  are so fraught ?

Acclaimed Chinese American novelist and screen play writer Geling Yan has published 28 novels which have been translated into 18 languages. But when she dared to criticize the Chinese Government handling of the Covid 19 outbreak in early 2020, she has been the victim of an official erasing in China. Her business manager and husband Larry Walker recounts the tale of her fight to get credit for a Chinese film being distributed in the West "The Second". The New York Times wrote an article about the film controversy, without fully detailing the extent of Geling's censorship.

Shaun Chang returns to the podcast to discuss the most recent Downton Abbey film. As always, Shaun brings his in depth insights, opinions and lively commentary to bear on the second Downton Abbey movie.

Adam White's debut novel is a national bestseller and is featured as a New York Times Editor's Choice book. A crime drama set in small town Maine, it contrasts the fortunes of two very different families. One has become very successful though townsfolk question how did they make their money. And the other family by contrast, or at least the husband seeks to answer that question.

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