Sinobabble

By Edi Obiakpani

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Episodes: 63

Description

A relaxing, educational podcast covering China's modern history, current events, and academic analyses of China's politics, society, and culture in a variety of mini-series. Starting with the history of the 20th century, this podcast aims to explore all facets of the history of China, from the major events to the smallest local changes, to give you a full picture of the development of one of the world's most powerful nations. As the series develops, we will discuss Chinese art, religion, politics, culture, and economics, bringing the country's past to life. If you're more interested in modern China, stay tuned for the modern China series where we talk about how the CCP exercises control, makes people disappear, and encourages loyalty. We also get on the ground and talk to the people of Hong Kong about their recent experiences with the protests in the territory in 2019.


Episode Date
Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa Review | Sinobabble Book Club
Jun 27, 2026
Media influence as foreign policy: China’s journalist training in Africa w/Dr Emeka Umejei
Jun 22, 2026
The Party's Interests Come First Review | Sinobabble Book Club
Jun 13, 2026
[Preview] How Chinamaxxing foreigners are performing nationalism on Chinese social media
Jun 06, 2026
From victim to victor: Xenophobia and anti-Japanism as nationalism in China
May 23, 2026
Nationalism with International Characteristics w/Nick Zeller
May 16, 2026
Can an outsider truly portray an ethnic group faithfully? | Last Quarter of the Moon Review (Sinobabble Book Club)
May 09, 2026
China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law: A breakdown
Apr 18, 2026
[Archive] Dreaming of East Turkestan: Xinjiang and China, c.700-1950
Apr 09, 2026
[Archive] Why is Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia? (+Bonus Article)
Apr 02, 2026
How to glaze your billionaire bestie | The Troublemaker Book Review | Sinobabble Book Club
Mar 27, 2026
Internal agitprop & 'minimum compliance' in Chinese governance
Mar 20, 2026
Down to the countryside 2.0 & the myth of the rural reset
Mar 13, 2026
Consumption as identity and politics in China w/Yaling Jiang
Mar 06, 2026
Sex and irreverence during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution | "Serve the People!" Review (Sinobabble Book club)
Feb 27, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 48 | The Cultural Revolution part 8: The end of the Cultural Revolution
Feb 26, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 51 | The Cultural Revolution part 7: Culture
Feb 25, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 50 | The Cultural Revolution part 6: Economy, Education & Everyday Life
Feb 24, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 49 | The Cultural Revolution part 5: The death of Lin Biao
Feb 23, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 48 | The Cultural Revolution part 4: The party restored (1968-1972)
Feb 22, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 47 | The Cultural Revolution part 3: Ending the chaos (1967-68)
Feb 21, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 46 | The Cultural Revolution Part 2: Violence in the cities, violence in the countryside
Feb 20, 2026
[Archive] 20th Century History Episode 45 | The Cultural Revolution part 1: The end of the tea party
Feb 19, 2026
The end of exchange? The state of US-China academic relations w/Rory Truex
Feb 13, 2026
China travel & Ghost cities w/David Fishman
Feb 06, 2026
Engineering or Authoritarianism? Breakneck Book Review (Sinobabble Bookclub)
Jan 30, 2026
Hebei heating scandal & the politics of clean energy in China
Jan 23, 2026
The CCP's war against bad vibes
Jan 16, 2026
Does China owe the world good trade?
Jan 09, 2026
All the China books I read in 2025
Dec 23, 2025
Xi's PLA purges in their historical context
Dec 07, 2025
What do Chinese people really think about China? (W/Nick Zeller & Craig Kafura)
Nov 21, 2025
Did China build too much High-Speed Railway?
Oct 31, 2025
How China built its own Silicon Valley
Aug 25, 2025
Why foreign brands are failing in China
Aug 08, 2025
US Rare earth mineral dependency ends trade war | China news discussion #8 | 15 June 25 BMC
Jun 21, 2025
China's Soft Power Problem
Jun 20, 2025
Why the UK is choosing China over the US | China news discussion #7 | 8th June 2025
Jun 15, 2025
Where do all those stolen iPhones go? | China news discussion #6 | 25th May 2025
May 31, 2025
Scam centres and fake job syndicates: Chinese white collar human trafficking in SE Asia
May 27, 2025
Tariffs paused and Starbucks loses ground | China news discussion #5 | 18th May 2025
May 24, 2025
China and the US meet for tariff talks | China news discussion #4 BMC | 11th May 2025
May 16, 2025
Spies, Secrets & South Korea | China news discussion #3 | 4th May 2025
May 10, 2025
All US-China tariff war analysis sucks and I'm sick of it
May 09, 2025
Deepseek wins, Diplomacy woes | China news discussion #2 | 27th April 2025
May 03, 2025
Tariffs, Tik Tok, TSMC | China news discussion #1 | 20th April 2025
Apr 26, 2025
Guo Wengui is the scammer the US deserved
Apr 23, 2025
Zhao Ziyang
Mar 04, 2025
There is no decoupling from China (#2)
Dec 25, 2024
There is no decoupling from China (#1)
Dec 16, 2024
20th Century Chinese History #4: Early Republican China (1912-1919)
Nov 26, 2024
20th Century Chinese History #3: The Xinhai Revolution of 1911
Nov 20, 2024
The silliest debate in Chinese academic history (Boodberg v Creel)
Aug 11, 2024
China's social credit system is real. Everyone is wrong about it though.
Jul 22, 2024
Think Tank China analysis is worthless, actually.
Jun 30, 2024
How Xi Jinping became emperor. And how everyone missed it.
Jun 09, 2024
Authenticity and the Disney-fication of China's Cultural Heritage
May 12, 2024
Announcing the first ever Sinobabble livestream!
May 08, 2024
China's EV industry (was funded by the US)
Apr 28, 2024
I read all 212 pages of Hong Kong's new National Security Bill. It's not good.
Apr 14, 2024
Young Chinese people can't find jobs (they actually want)
Mar 26, 2024
China's ecommerce dystopia: TEMU, SHEIN and the fast-everything model
Mar 08, 2024
The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle
Feb 28, 2024