Round Table China

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 Jun 2, 2020
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Round Table is a premier English radio/podcast show, straight from Beijing. Hear what's buzzing on the Internet and the main streets, see the latest lifestyle trends, and feel the pulse of life in China, Round Table is your golden ticket. With dynamic cultural exchanges between hosts from diverse backgrounds, we take you on a journey deep into modern China. We invite you to join our conversation! Shoot us an email or a voice memo at roundtablepodcast@qq.com. Let the fun begin!

Episode Date
Delivery's old problem meets its solution
May 19, 2026
Beijing says yes to bikes on trains
May 19, 2026
China's "most pampered child"
May 18, 2026
Can growth go green?
May 18, 2026
Encore: Fast food's new AI is listening to you
May 15, 2026
Encore: China's next phase of E-commerce
May 15, 2026
Encore: From classrooms to kickoffs
May 14, 2026
Encore: Inside China's AI boom: an American expert's view
May 14, 2026
Round Table presents: "Art Makes Us Better"- A Cross Pacific Musical Collaboration
May 14, 2026
Encore: Why does a loving boyfriend take ugly photos?
May 13, 2026
Encore: Singing across borders
May 13, 2026
Silicon heartbreak: AI love crisis
May 12, 2026
When public life goes live
May 12, 2026
Is your unpaid internship worth it?
May 11, 2026
How fishing reels in China's young generation
May 11, 2026
Encore: Tradition's tricky digital rebirth
May 08, 2026
Encore: Beijing's plan to save the Great Wall
May 08, 2026
Listening-to-advice marketing
May 07, 2026
Navigating China's new college majors
May 07, 2026
Why does a loving boyfriend take ugly photos?
May 06, 2026
May Day holiday travel snapshot
May 06, 2026
Your past or your privacy?
May 05, 2026
Generation Global: Navigating a Changing World, Ep. 5
May 05, 2026
The Soapbox: Village fashion show
May 04, 2026
Generation Global: Navigating a Changing World, Ep. 4
May 04, 2026
Radio Drama: Bathing
May 01, 2026
How AI is rewriting the rules of work
May 01, 2026
Imperfect is the new perfect
Apr 30, 2026
May Day travel isn't what it used to be
Apr 30, 2026
The midweek work break
Apr 29, 2026
Zero tariffs, big opportunities
Apr 29, 2026
Can staying apart keep you together?
Apr 28, 2026
Auto China 2026: where the future hits the road
Apr 28, 2026
The Soapbox: the sleeping employee
Apr 27, 2026
When the sea becomes the stadium
Apr 27, 2026
Bonus Ep: Turning pages, opening stories
Apr 25, 2026
Global demand fueling Chinese online literature growth
Apr 24, 2026
AI ride-hailing reinvents the way we move
Apr 24, 2026
The Why: AEDs in Cars
Apr 23, 2026
Where history, technology, and storytelling meet
Apr 23, 2026
When a child teaches grown-ups how to love
Apr 22, 2026
Tree parenting 101
Apr 22, 2026
Technology's promise, humanity's price
Apr 21, 2026
How AI is redefining the teacher
Apr 21, 2026
Read, then roam
Apr 20, 2026
Beijing's robot race: fun or future?
Apr 20, 2026
It's time for looted art to come home
Apr 17, 2026
Can cheaper parking fix congestion?
Apr 17, 2026
SBTI: The "unhinged" personality test
Apr 16, 2026
Inside the 16th Beijing International Film Festival
Apr 16, 2026
Bonus Ep: Travel China through film
Apr 15, 2026
The rise of living anywhere
Apr 15, 2026
Navigating the AI actor controversy
Apr 15, 2026
Encore: Is your grandma a gamer?
Apr 14, 2026
Encore: What makes a house a good house?
Apr 14, 2026
Does greatness require suffering?
Apr 13, 2026
The 6th China International Consumer Products Expo
Apr 13, 2026
Are you seeing more mosquitoes earlier this year?
Apr 10, 2026
China's next phase of E-commerce
Apr 10, 2026
From classrooms to kickoffs
Apr 09, 2026
Grow from your smartphone
Apr 09, 2026
China Finds Ep. 2: When ancient grief met modern relief
Apr 08, 2026
The unexpected rise of "City Busing"
Apr 08, 2026
The parental school volunteering trap
Apr 07, 2026
The 0.3% social insurance solution
Apr 07, 2026
Why can't China stop working overtime?
Apr 06, 2026
The new Qingming: From ancient rituals to eco-burials
Apr 06, 2026
Are you a "vintage human"?
Apr 03, 2026
Silver screens: Navigating the digital frontier with China's 161 million seniors
Apr 03, 2026
Have pets lost their welcome mat?
Apr 02, 2026
Steep your next adventure in tea!
Apr 02, 2026
Are headphones going back to the jack?
Apr 01, 2026
China's schools ditch morning reading
Apr 01, 2026
Say goodbye to the eight-person dorm
Mar 31, 2026
AI is stealing your voice
Mar 31, 2026
The Soapbox: China's digital marriage market
Mar 30, 2026
Zero waste starts on your plate
Mar 30, 2026
The Full Circle: Spring recruitment, child-friendly society, spring greens
Mar 27, 2026
The ever-changing world of retirement
Mar 27, 2026
The Why: Tokens
Mar 26, 2026
Boao Forum for Asia 2026
Mar 26, 2026
Five-star living for an aging generation
Mar 25, 2026
Did you catch spring green fever?
Mar 25, 2026
Do chores make kids nicer?
Mar 24, 2026
What makes a city kid-friendly?
Mar 24, 2026
Labubu goes to Hollywood
Mar 23, 2026
AI dominates 2026 spring recruitment
Mar 23, 2026
How a candy connected the world
Mar 20, 2026
Petals, profit, and a prosperous path
Mar 20, 2026
China Finds: A zoo before zoos were zoos
Mar 19, 2026
We need to talk about these trees
Mar 19, 2026
Pindou: the offline hobby sweeping China
Mar 18, 2026
The great wall of wildlife coexistence
Mar 18, 2026
Don't like the movie? Here's your refund
Mar 17, 2026
The return of open-air shopping
Mar 17, 2026
The Soapbox: Fast food's new AI is listening to you
Mar 16, 2026
From premium malls to pre-owned treasures
Mar 16, 2026
The Full Circle: Degree rethinking, comedic dating, theatrical arts
Mar 13, 2026
The OpenClaw craze
Mar 13, 2026
When an economy runs on AI
Mar 12, 2026
Curtains up on China's new era of theater
Mar 12, 2026
Redefining the 9-to-5
Mar 11, 2026
Generation Global: Navigating a Changing World, Ep. 3
Mar 11, 2026
When love takes the stage
Mar 10, 2026
The great degree rethinking
Mar 10, 2026
Generation Global: Navigating a Changing World, Ep. 2
Mar 09, 2026
The Full Circle: First meetings, silver-haired students,time-honored brands
Mar 06, 2026
Can we fix doctor burnout?
Mar 06, 2026
Generation Global: Navigating a Changing World, Ep. 1
Mar 05, 2026
Tradition's tricky digital rebirth
Mar 04, 2026
Beijing's new plan to save the Great Wall
Mar 04, 2026
Lifelong learning takes China's retirees overseas
Mar 03, 2026
The glowing evolution of the Lantern Festival
Mar 03, 2026
Did I say too much or not enough?
Mar 02, 2026
Inside China's five-year provincial playbook
Mar 02, 2026
The Full Circle: Red envelopes, hands-on classes, one-person companies
Feb 27, 2026
The too cool night schools
Feb 27, 2026
The trouble with red envelopes
Feb 26, 2026
One person. One laptop. One company.
Feb 26, 2026
When campus stir-fries eclipse spreadsheets
Feb 25, 2026
The AI powered Spring Festival
Feb 25, 2026
Is post-Chinese New Year syndrome a thing?
Feb 24, 2026
The numbers behind the Chinese New Year
Feb 24, 2026
Should loyalty be paid?
Feb 23, 2026
Year of the Horse Drama Ep.3: The unexpected guest
Feb 23, 2026
The secret of effortless skill
Feb 20, 2026
Year of the Horse Drama Ep.2: Bo Le and the thousand-li horse
Feb 20, 2026
Can success be copied?
Feb 19, 2026
Year of the Horse Drama Ep.1: The quest for the heavenly horse
Feb 19, 2026
The quest for the heavenly horse
Feb 19, 2026
Freedom or power?
Feb 18, 2026
Spring Festival fun: firecrackers to livestreams
Feb 18, 2026
Hire the best or the purest?
Feb 17, 2026
The evolution of Chinese New Year's Eve rituals
Feb 17, 2026
Encountering Zhuangzi for the first time
Feb 16, 2026
The great migration: then and now
Feb 16, 2026
The one-billion-watch broadcast
Feb 13, 2026
How China is redesigning its digital welcome mat
Feb 13, 2026
The two-hour school day: efficiency or isolation?
Feb 12, 2026
Urban stayers cash in on Spring Festival
Feb 12, 2026
Frigid camping is sizzling hot!
Feb 11, 2026
Trucks, streams, and holiday delivery dreams
Feb 11, 2026
The marketing magic of telling people 'no'
Feb 10, 2026
The modern twist on a traditional holiday
Feb 10, 2026
Say goodbye to the hidden door handle
Feb 09, 2026
Let the 2026 Winter Games begin!
Feb 09, 2026
Bathe, chill, eat, repeat
Feb 06, 2026
Skiing where snow never falls
Feb 06, 2026
Is your toothpaste lying to you?
Feb 05, 2026
The new blueprint for a child-safe internet
Feb 05, 2026
The tale of the tasteless tomato
Feb 04, 2026
Airborne answer to healthcare gaps
Feb 04, 2026
Your shopping receipt is now a paycheck
Feb 03, 2026
How Beijing won back its sky
Feb 03, 2026
Is your grandma a gamer?
Feb 02, 2026
What makes a house a good house?
Feb 02, 2026
Knit happens: the stitching comeback
Jan 30, 2026
Is trying the new buying?
Jan 30, 2026
When weather forecasts become financial forecasts
Jan 29, 2026
Can China pass the winter energy test?
Jan 29, 2026
Step into the subway multiverse
Jan 28, 2026
Say goodbye to algorithmic price discrimination
Jan 28, 2026
Your next vacation is a micro-vacation
Jan 27, 2026
Your time vs. the company clock
Jan 27, 2026
Beware the wedding e-invite!
Jan 26, 2026
The business of social anxiety
Jan 26, 2026
Discover your TCM body constitution
Jan 23, 2026
The Full Circle: Dead app, Chunyun, Chinese life
Jan 23, 2026
Davos through a youthful lens
Jan 23, 2026
Are you living a Chinese life?
Jan 22, 2026
Playtime is about to get safer
Jan 22, 2026
Chunyun: the world's largest migration
Jan 21, 2026
Space's next pioneers aren't wearing spacesuits
Jan 21, 2026
The dietary playbook has changed
Jan 20, 2026
What China's commercial space ambitions mean for us
Jan 20, 2026
The app that wants to know if you're alive
Jan 19, 2026
The crackdown on viral child-starring shorts
Jan 19, 2026
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 3 | Regional integration
Jan 16, 2026
The hidden system behind simple subsidies
Jan 16, 2026
The Full Circle: Quantified self, fishing ban, cry-cry horse
Jan 16, 2026
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 2 | Connecting worlds
Jan 15, 2026
The double-edged sword of urban mobility
Jan 15, 2026
Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep 1 | Fishing ban
Jan 14, 2026
Healthcare's cashless, frictionless future
Jan 14, 2026
Are your school apps annoying you?
Jan 13, 2026
The master of your fate debate
Jan 13, 2026
Are you living life or tracking It?
Jan 12, 2026
Scalpels over souvenirs: China's medical tourism boom
Jan 12, 2026
THE FULL CIRCLE: Palace restoration, pink salt, stalking exes
Jan 09, 2026
China tech shines bright at CES
Jan 09, 2026
When your receipt becomes your reward card
Jan 08, 2026
Unearthing the treasure in our trash
Jan 08, 2026
Curation, authenticity, and the male persona
Jan 07, 2026
Harbin turns ice into gold
Jan 07, 2026
A decade-long wait ends in the Forbidden City
Jan 06, 2026
China's path to universal childcare
Jan 06, 2026
The pink salt illusion
Jan 05, 2026
How close is too close with AI?
Jan 05, 2026
The "hard discount" supermarket sector in China
Jan 02, 2026
Beyond the scale: How China's youth redefine fitness and wellbeing
Jan 02, 2026
When a meme prescribed self-care
Jan 01, 2026
New Year's Day celebrations in China
Jan 01, 2026
Round Table recommends: XINQI Discovers China
Dec 31, 2025
The Round Table team's year-end message!
Dec 31, 2025
2025's defining soundtrack
Dec 31, 2025
Your earphones are ready for anything
Dec 30, 2025
Our year, defined by words
Dec 30, 2025
50,000 km of defiant rail engineering
Dec 29, 2025
China's 2025 tech year-end review
Dec 29, 2025
Navigating the 2025 flu season
Dec 26, 2025
Feeding the soul: Shenzhen's food bank initiative
Dec 26, 2025
Podcasts are no longer just for listening
Dec 25, 2025
China drafts law to protect Antarctica's environment
Dec 25, 2025
Reading signs of depression in Chinese children: why 'measurements' are failing us
Dec 24, 2025
How new laws shape health management in China
Dec 24, 2025
The dangerous allure of urban ruins
Dec 23, 2025
Should we stop grading students?
Dec 23, 2025
The case for regulating reading
Dec 22, 2025
China's conditional self-driving era begins
Dec 22, 2025
Is hockey cool in China?
Dec 19, 2025
The counties shaping global trade
Dec 19, 2025
Used cooking oil may be fueling your next flight
Dec 18, 2025
Launch of Hainan free trade port customs operations
Dec 18, 2025
Echoes of Yimakan: stories of living heritage
Dec 17, 2025
Your time is your new currency
Dec 17, 2025
Beijing phases out de-icing chemicals
Dec 16, 2025
When AI gets a body
Dec 16, 2025
Training engineers for the real world
Dec 15, 2025
China to end mercury thermometer manufacturing
Dec 15, 2025
Congrats on your PhD. Now what?
Dec 12, 2025
The Paris climate deal: A 10-year checkup
Dec 12, 2025
Navigating China's strict new E-Bike standards
Dec 11, 2025
Your old mask could eat plastic waste
Dec 11, 2025
The changing face of gold
Dec 10, 2025
Are you paying twice for one airline seat?
Dec 10, 2025
China sets new global green grid standard
Dec 09, 2025
Autonomous delivery bridges cities and villages
Dec 09, 2025
Survival competitions redefine modern adventure
Dec 08, 2025
China's grand forest paradox
Dec 08, 2025
One man's elevator ad rebellion
Dec 05, 2025
Are you ready to live a zero-waste life?
Dec 05, 2025
China's new snow break for (some) students
Dec 04, 2025
Used EVs: youth's smart mobility hack
Dec 04, 2025
Ultra-perspective: a new view on sports
Dec 03, 2025
When barrier-free facilities become barriers
Dec 03, 2025
Do you want to micro-retire?
Dec 02, 2025
The sensitive skin dilemma
Dec 02, 2025
When AI enters the therapy room
Dec 01, 2025
Homes for the heroes of delivery
Dec 01, 2025
The work focus disappearing act
Nov 28, 2025
No boundaries in tech - No limits for youth
Nov 28, 2025
The new rules of rudeness
Nov 27, 2025
KOLs and other ways to connect cultures
Nov 27, 2025
Encore: From plant to plate: China's healthy dining wave
Nov 26, 2025
Start small, dream big: Young entrepreneurs shape our future
Nov 26, 2025
Beware the viral diet
Nov 25, 2025
Youth go green: From ideas to action
Nov 25, 2025
China's public eatery experiment
Nov 24, 2025
Youth leadership for a shared future
Nov 24, 2025
The great library seat battle
Nov 21, 2025
COP30: What's China's Role?
Nov 21, 2025
How China achieved fruit freedom
Nov 20, 2025
Is your lawyer a content creator?
Nov 20, 2025
Do you bring your own hotel sheets?
Nov 19, 2025
China's youth leading a dialect revival
Nov 19, 2025
Like, um, let's talk about filler words
Nov 18, 2025
The value of university free electives
Nov 18, 2025
The dorm room influencer dilemma
Nov 17, 2025
The AI+ blueprint for China and the world
Nov 17, 2025
Do we need to stop speaking in memes?
Nov 14, 2025
Humanoid home robots are getting closer
Nov 14, 2025
Apps may now label restaurants "Takeout-Only"
Nov 13, 2025
The flip side of EV innovation
Nov 13, 2025
From plant to plate: China's healthy dining wave
Nov 12, 2025
Marathons run into new rules
Nov 12, 2025
All aboard the pet express!
Nov 11, 2025
The new Double Eleven: smarter, faster, global
Nov 11, 2025
Ghosting the family group chat
Nov 10, 2025
Greater Bay Area lights up National Games
Nov 10, 2025
Cubicle mate soulmates
Nov 07, 2025
The retiree shopping spree
Nov 07, 2025
Your next chef is a robot
Nov 06, 2025
The global surge in Chinese language learning
Nov 06, 2025
Table for one! China's solo dining trend
Nov 05, 2025
CIIE 2025: where global markets connect
Nov 05, 2025
D-I-Why? When saving money costs more
Nov 04, 2025
Pilot program bypasses high school entrance exam
Nov 04, 2025
The murky ethics of digital resurrection
Nov 03, 2025
China raises civil service age limit
Nov 03, 2025
Why do we love to be scared?
Oct 31, 2025
What to expect from APEC 2025
Oct 31, 2025
Decoding China's "tea fee" controversy
Oct 30, 2025
APEC Next Gen: tech and sustainability
Oct 30, 2025
Double Nine: China's day to honor elders
Oct 29, 2025
APEC Next Gen: remaking the Asia-Pacific
Oct 29, 2025
China curbs English test retakers
Oct 28, 2025
Wigs are all the rage!
Oct 28, 2025
The male makeup moment has arrived
Oct 27, 2025
Prescribing China's online health future
Oct 27, 2025
China's youth embrace renting
Oct 24, 2025
UN 80 Series: the power of youth
Oct 24, 2025
China's booming MICE market
Oct 23, 2025
UN 80 Series: a healthier, equal future
Oct 23, 2025
Is the smart blackboard a smart move?
Oct 22, 2025
Reimagining the UN for a new generation
Oct 22, 2025
Are hospitals....cool?
Oct 21, 2025
Youth Hubs assist grads in getting started
Oct 21, 2025
Is the future of AI on your face?
Oct 20, 2025
When your car makes money for you
Oct 20, 2025
Young couples rewrite the wedding rulebook
Oct 17, 2025
Delivery riders given right to refuse
Oct 17, 2025
Encore: Troubles & triumphs of travel photography
Oct 16, 2025
Encore: Women are gaming's powerful new players
Oct 16, 2025
The AI comic drama boom
Oct 15, 2025
Care service vouchers for the elderly
Oct 15, 2025
China's short video apps get a makeover
Oct 14, 2025
The rise of skyward adventures
Oct 14, 2025
Rethinking the traditional classroom
Oct 13, 2025
China unveils world's new tallest bridge
Oct 13, 2025
Women in science: progress, power, and the stories we tell
Oct 11, 2025
Your supermarket is now a restuarant
Oct 10, 2025
Women in music: excellence in arts and academia
Oct 10, 2025
Women in entrepreneurship: passion, purpose, and planet
Oct 09, 2025
Record travel during holiday week
Oct 09, 2025
Classic - Discovering Guizhou: The Guitar Fanatic
Oct 08, 2025
Classic - Discovering Guizhou: The Red Hot recipe
Oct 07, 2025
Classic - Discovering Guizhou: Miao culture extravaganza
Oct 06, 2025
Classic - Heritage in motion: Xizang's living traditions
Oct 05, 2025
Classic - Highland industries, high-quality future
Oct 04, 2025
Classic - Xinjiang's cultural heritage in new light
Oct 03, 2025
Classic - Xinjiang's modern industry makeover
Oct 02, 2025
Classic - Xinjiang's role in Eurasia connectivity
Oct 01, 2025
The 50 day path to a new you
Sep 30, 2025
Do language skills worry you when traveling?
Sep 30, 2025
Do our relationships define our happiness?
Sep 29, 2025
Highways in Chengdu waive toll fees
Sep 29, 2025
Rock climbing reaching new heights of popularity
Sep 26, 2025
Rural childhood obesity on the rise
Sep 26, 2025
The allure of China's VIP e-bundles
Sep 25, 2025
Silk Road, silver screen!
Sep 25, 2025
Xinjiang's cultural heritage in new light
Sep 24, 2025
Xinjiang's modern industry makeover
Sep 23, 2025
Xinjiang's role in Eurasia connectivity
Sep 22, 2025
The steady energy low GI diet
Sep 20, 2025
China rolls out free HPV vaccination
Sep 19, 2025
Employee training in decline?
Sep 19, 2025
Less stress, more vacation time for students!
Sep 18, 2025
Is pet tech just 'meh' tech?
Sep 18, 2025
When 'cute debt' is not so cute
Sep 17, 2025
Cheap & speedy haircuts are in!
Sep 16, 2025
On-demand EV charging! Range anxiety solved?
Sep 15, 2025
The sandwich generation's squeeze
Sep 13, 2025
China's reel to real adventures
Sep 12, 2025
It's National Science Popularization month!
Sep 12, 2025
Big tech! Better movies?
Sep 11, 2025
Hooray for Teachers' Day!
Sep 10, 2025
Chengdu hosts the Golden Panda Awards!
Sep 10, 2025
The great skill swap!
Sep 09, 2025
Game On! China's sports industry push!
Sep 08, 2025
When short dramas meet reality TV
Sep 06, 2025
Over 2200 new first stores open!
Sep 05, 2025
Is your next best friend a stranger?
Sep 05, 2025
China's top private companies list released!
Sep 04, 2025
Fitness 'delivered' ? Unpacking China's on-demand workout trend
Sep 04, 2025
After the encore: The expanding concert economy
Sep 03, 2025
Court rules against malicious review
Sep 03, 2025
The new era of Chinese animation
Sep 02, 2025
It's back to school time!
Sep 02, 2025
New standards for safer e-bikes
Sep 01, 2025
What's ticking in watchmaking?
Aug 30, 2025
China's youth are rewriting romance
Aug 29, 2025
Troubles & triumphs of travel photography
Aug 29, 2025
Women are gaming's powerful new players
Aug 28, 2025
Is American food spicy now?
Aug 28, 2025
The truth of our digital captivity
Aug 27, 2025
Top university abandons strict GPA system
Aug 27, 2025
Switching careers! The new normal?
Aug 26, 2025
Smelly noodles, noisy kids? Navigating public space etiquette!
Aug 26, 2025
Global tool apps, local challenges
Aug 25, 2025
Ancient cough syrup stirs modern buzz
Aug 23, 2025
Audio drama: Sweetness on the Plateau
Aug 22, 2025
Why we mourn on the internet
Aug 22, 2025
Early internships! Advantage or anxiety?
Aug 21, 2025
AI dubbing impacting film industry
Aug 21, 2025
When culture transforms communities
Aug 20, 2025
Comfort first! Rethinking the bra
Aug 20, 2025
Water fun starts with safety
Aug 19, 2025
Theme parks shine in summer heat!
Aug 19, 2025
2025 Summer: films boom, travel zoom
Aug 18, 2025
The scoop on the ice-cream market
Aug 16, 2025
New roadmap for mind-machine innovation
Aug 15, 2025
Has the protein obsession gone too far?
Aug 15, 2025
Lacking trash to burn: problem or progress?
Aug 14, 2025
Does your brain read or listen better?
Aug 14, 2025
How Chinese toys became global obsessions
Aug 13, 2025
Group live streams dance into spotlight
Aug 13, 2025
Robots roar at World Robot Conference 2025
Aug 12, 2025
The rising female labor force exodus
Aug 12, 2025
Niche sports thrive at World Games 2025!
Aug 11, 2025
Heritage in motion: Xizang's living traditions
Aug 08, 2025