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Update frequency: every 15 days
Average duration: 40 minutes
Episodes: 103
Years Active: 2015 - 2025

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What Can Companies Do to Be Anti-Racist?

Sonny Kalsi, founder and partner of investment firm Bentall GreenOak, discusses why business leaders need to take action against racism in the workplace.

00:19:50 | Thu 09 Jul 2020

Maria Ressa on Declining Press Freedom in The Philippines

Just weeks before her conviction for cyber-libel, one of The Philippines' most prominent journalists describes the perilous state of press freedom in the country.

00:31:48 | Thu 25 Jun 2020

Are Democracies Handling COVID-19 Better Than Authoritarian Countries?

Asia Society Policy Institute's Kevin Rudd and journalist Fareed Zakaria assess whether democratic or authoritarian governments have had more success in managing the coronavirus crisis.

00:58:14 | Thu 11 Jun 2020

Washington Post Correspondent Gerry Shih on What He Learned Covering China

Washington Post correspondent Gerry Shih, who was forced to leave China earlier this year, reflects on his experience covering the country and the danger of reciprocal journalist expulsions.

00:39:48 | Thu 04 Jun 2020

A Conversation With Writer and Director Alan Yang

'Master of None' writer and director Alan Yang discusses his new Netflix film 'Tigertail' and Hollywood's shift toward diverse storytelling with movie producer Janet Yang.

00:51:52 | Thu 28 May 2020

A Conversation With Pachinko Author Min Jin Lee

The award-winning Korean-American novelist reflects on her creative process, anti-Asian racism, and the importance of art in a time of crisis.

00:47:55 | Thu 21 May 2020

North Korea's Public Health Vulnerability

North Korea has long resisted foreign influence, aggressively guarding its borders, and ruthlessly controlling information coming in and out of the country. But have they managed to keep their countr…

00:46:26 | Thu 14 May 2020

How Taiwan Smothered the Coronavirus

Despite its proximity and extensive links to mainland China, Taiwan has lost only six people to COVID-19. What are the secrets behind its success — and what are the implications for its future?

00:51:11 | Fri 08 May 2020

Assessing the Global Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus

As countries all over the world continue to grapple with the coronavirus, businesses large and small are struggling to cope with the profound economic consequences of widespread lockdowns. In this ep…

00:55:32 | Thu 30 Apr 2020

The Coronavirus in India and Pakistan

Ravi Agrawal and Mehmal Sarfraz say that while South Asia's two largest countries have so far avoided the worst of COVID-19, they cannot afford to be complacent.

00:28:43 | Thu 23 Apr 2020

Coping During the Coronavirus Crisis

Thupten Jinpa, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and a practitioner of Western and Eastern philosophy and religious studies, discusses how compassion meditation and other related Buddhist principles can hel…

00:52:38 | Thu 16 Apr 2020

The Coronavirus and Anti-Asian Racism

Leesa Lin and Charlie Woo discuss the recent surge in attacks against Asians in the weeks since the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world.

00:49:32 | Thu 09 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: How South Korea Flattened the Curve

Jeongmin Kim and John Delury talk with Tom Nagorski about South Korea's successful attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19.

00:52:45 | Fri 03 Apr 2020

Coronavirus: The Impact on China's Economy, Politics, and Relations With the United States

Kevin Rudd talks with Tom Nagorski about the impact of COVID-19 on the country where the outbreak began.

00:43:40 | Thu 26 Mar 2020

The Myth of Chinese Capitalism

Dexter Roberts talks with Tom Nagorski about his new book on China's unequal economic development and assesses the country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

00:39:02 | Thu 19 Mar 2020

The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus

Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd and Rhodium Group Founding Partner Daniel Rosen asses what the ultimate impact of the coronavirus will be on the global economy short-term and longe…

00:34:07 | Thu 12 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: The Lesson From China

Bruce Aylward, who led the World Health Organization response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China, talks with Tom Nagorski about what he learned.

00:32:30 | Mon 09 Mar 2020

Revisiting Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Days after the 94-year-old was replaced as Malaysia's prime minister, we revisit a conversation he had in 2018 with Kevin Rudd at Asia Society New York.

00:31:38 | Thu 05 Mar 2020

Novelists Tishani Doshi and Salman Rushdie on Fiction, Poetry, and India

The two novelists discuss Doshi's new book "Small Days and Nights."

00:49:06 | Thu 27 Feb 2020

Hong Kong on the Brink

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, author of a new book about Hong Kong's recent protest movement, discusses the territory's perilous future with Jiayang Fan and Susan Jakes.

00:47:15 | Thu 20 Feb 2020

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