Podcasts by Behind the Story
In-depth discussions with SCMP journalists and editors about how they are covering the world
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A Hong Kong exorcist and the Festival of Hungry Ghosts from 2023-08-30T11:17:34
While many Western nations have Halloween, in Asia there’s the Hungry Ghost Festival. In this episode, Post reporter Lisa Cam shares what she learned from a feng shui practitioner who helps ghosts ...
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What to expect from China under third-term President Xi Jinping from 2023-03-24T11:10:01
China recently wrapped up the“two sessions'' of its national legislature and top political advisory body. Beyond the confirmation of an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping and the unv...
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Asia in 2023: the post-pandemic new order from 2023-02-01T14:52:23
After a turbulent 2022 - which saw changes of leadership in countries like the Philippines and Malaysia, fluctuating stocks and foreign exchange markets, along with a gradual economic recovery from...
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China’s Covid crisis: what went wrong and how bad is it? from 2023-01-18T18:15:55
China is struggling to contain the fallout from suddenly ending its draconian Covid-control regime. How bad is the situation and what’s next for the world’s second-largest economy?Former SCMP edito...
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‘China knows it’s getting stronger’: George Yeo on US-China tensions from 2022-11-25T15:51:51
Former Singapore foreign minister and long-time Hong Kong resident George Yeo has been called a“China whisperer”for his ability to explain Beijing’s ambitions and perspective to the rest of the wor...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on China’s space program, science ignorance and UFOs from 2022-11-21T13:43:58
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable and renowned science communicators in the world. He is famous for combining wisdom and wit to break down complex ideas for the masses and was ...
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From non-consensual porn to sextortion: exposing image-based abuse in Asia from 2021-09-21T14:20
Image-based abuse, including sextortion and non-consensual porn for profit, is on the rise in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines&Indonesia. SCMP presents a multinational collaborati...
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Inside the yoga ball murders: how police solved one of Hong Kong’s most calculated crimes from 2020-12-17T11:05:13
In 2018 a professor from a Hong Kong university was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter using a gas-filled yoga ball as his murder weapon. Prosecutors had accused the a...
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Hong Kong Halloween special from 2020-10-30T19:05:14
Upon this Halloween the staff of the SCMP gather around a candle-lit microphone to tell some of Hong Kong's legendary ghost stories. Hear about the curse of the Seven Sisters, the haunted movie sou...
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Quitting alcohol in Hong Kong: a sport reporter's journey from 2019-11-15T15:50:10
How hard is it to quit alcohol if it defines your lifestyle? Patrick Blennerhassett moved to Hong Kong and quickly became immersed in a culture of long work hours and even longer hours drinking eac...
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Roman Tam–singer of Hong Kong anthems and godfather of Canto-pop from 2019-10-18T13:15:07
The "Godfather of Canto-pop" left an indelible mark on Hong Kong culture with a prolific career that began in the 1970s, and his anthems are still being sung to unite protesters today.
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Reporting the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Pig from 2019-02-04T16:15
James Legge speaks to SCMP journalists, video producers and editors about what stories always come around for Lunar New Year and what stories they’ve found for the coming Year of the Pig
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The life and legacy of Louis Cha‘Jin Yong’ from 2018-11-16T00:00:15
Zhou Xin talks about the cultural impact of Louis Cha's wuxia novels in mainland China as well as his pivotal role as founder and editor of Ming Pao.
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How the SCMP covered Typhoon Mangkhut, Hong Kong’s most intense storm from 2018-09-23T15:15:45
Hear first-hand accounts of the most powerful storm Hong Kong has faced since records began.
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