On March 8th, Kaiser Kuo hosted a conversation at Capital M in Beijing with Geremie R. Barmé, the well-known Sinologist and now director of the Australian Centre for China in the World, as part of the Capital Literary Festival. This week on Sinica, we are pleased to present a live recording of this show for anyone who may have missed it. As a live show, the quality is not quite the same as in a closed studio, but this is an intellectually rewarding discussion and we hope you enjoy it.As always, a quick reminder before the show. If you would like to subscribe to Sinica through iTunes and download new shows automatically as they become available, you can subscribe by using our RSS feed at http://popupchinese.com/feeds/custom/sinica. Just click on "File" and then select "Subscribe to Podcast" and provide that address when prompted. You are also welcome to download this show directly from our site as a standalone mp3 file.
LumiPanda爸
said on March 18, 2013
The quality of the recording is quite bad. Not so easy listening especially while commuting.
Sinica
said on March 19, 2013
Sorry about the sound quality. It's really quite listenable if you try it with headphones at home!
华金
said on March 19, 2013
Great podcast! I hope you guys can get him on the sinica line-up again soon. It was interesting to hear his views on distorted narratives history. Maybe next time you could explore that more in depth and cite some examples. In particular I'd be intereted to know why he claims "Mao: The Untold Story" is fantasy. I haven't read it, however I'd been recommded it by Amazon after buying Frank Dikotter's "Mao's Great Famine", and I was thinking of reading it. Speaking of Frank Dikotter, I would love to hear your/Geremie Barmé's views on the book in a Sinica podcast. I found it fascinating, educational, gripping, thorough and well researched; but then again I'm not as well versed in Chinese history as any of you, so I'd love to hear what you think of it. Once again, great podcast!
LumiPanda爸
said on March 19, 2013
I would also like to hear more from Geremie R. Barmé. Really interesting podcast.
paulmccarthy79
said on March 22, 2013
Hey Kaiser, thanks so much for this discussion and for introducing me to The China Story - what an absolute treasure trove of interesting content, and great for building higher vocabulary etc as well. Regards, Paul.
mclaae
said on April 4, 2013
All my podcasts last only about 30 seconds then they start again. Why is this? Can this be fixed please?
trevelyan
said on April 5, 2013
@mclaae,This is the first report we've ever had of this problem. I'll see what we can do to help figure this out. Getting started, how exactly are you downloading/playing the shows and what is your setup? i.e. are you using the built-in flash player or downloading through iTunes or some other method?Best,--david
