Ho Ho Hong Kong
Everything you need to know about Hong Kong. Each Monday local comedian Vivek Mahbubani and Egyptian comic Mohammed Magdi dive into something great about the city.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 233
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
#6 - Should you learn Cantonese?
The question of learning Canto used to only apply to expats, but these days the future of the dialect is under threat. We talked about its origins, who's speaking it, how to learn it, what it means p…
#5 - The reopening of Hong Kong
The city is reopening again after almost no covid cases in 3 weeks. Find out how the situation compares to SARs, what has the 'non-lockdown' looked like and what are the crazy measures taken by busin…
#14 - Which city is better, Shanghai or Hong Kong?
Who's got the funkiest nightlife? Coolest things to do? Wildest stories? Craziest travelling? Vivek and Andy are dissecting two of the best cities in Asia and only one will survive the surgery.
Here'…
#13 - Live stream: What would it take for you to leave HK?
We're streaming live every Sunday 11am Hong Kong time. This week we talked about what we think is going to happen, and where the line is for each of us that would make us leave the city.
Here's the l…
#12 - Scuba in HK
Hong Kong is a world-class place to dive, according to special guest scuba instructor Alun Harford from Splash HK. Find out what it's like, where to go, how not to freak out and where Hong Kong's inc…
#11 - Having kids in HK
Find out if Hong Kong's a good city for kids, what it's like for children healthcare, pollution, the schools and where's a good place to live.
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#10 - Worklife for women with Belinda Esterhammer
Belinda Esterhammer is a force of nature with some big projects rocking along. She co-hosts the #Impact podcast, hosts the Belinda Esterhammer show, created Fem Founded a community for females to get…
#9 - Hong Kong‘s healthcare system
Should we believe Hong Kong's covid numbers? We give the lowdown on the city's healthcare system, compared public with private, shared a few hospital horror stories and talked about the various terri…
#8 - What‘s the best neighbourhood in Hong Kong?
We decide what is the coolest part of town, where do you wanna live, the best islands, the racism through different places, and the area that represents the true heart of Hong Kong.
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#4 - The storytelling community, with Rachel Smith
The city has a killer storytelling scene, and at the heart of it is the group Hong Kong Stories. The group head honcho Rachel Smith joins us this week, who also hosts a huge podcast of the same name,…
#3 - Helpers: the backbone of Hong Kong
Who are the city's domestic workers? Why are they almost all women? We take a dive into the history of the city's helping hands, their relationship with their employers, the abuse and their fight for…
#2 - Working out in HK
How do you stay fit in Hong Kong? We talk about the best at home, indoors and outdoors exercises, different types of meditation, yoga, the statistics on exercising, and the most popular regime in Hon…
#1 - Canto comedy: How‘d it start and where‘s it going
Cantonese standup is big and it's going to be huge. Find out how where its roots lie, how it came to be, where it's going around the world, what lays in store and where can you see it.
Vivek is the b…