Podcasts by Ed & Nik on the Asia Pacific
Dr Ed Griffith and Professor Nik Alsford of the University of Central Lancashire arrogantly present their opinions on recent major (and not so major) news stories from the Asia Pacific region.
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Christmas Ed-stravaganza - 2020 Xmas Special from 2020-12-24T17:31:20
Ed & Nik reunite for a Xmas Special to review the year over a couple of drinks. All the big stories, including (but not limited to) Covid, China-India border clashes, Abe's resignation, prot...
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Episode 23: Goodbye from 2020-07-11T14:46:07
Ed & Nik discuss the implications of the security law in Hong Kong for China's wider foreign policy. Other topics include the death of Seoul's mayor, the future of DPRK-US relations, sex-cra...
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Episode 22: Pencil Wagging from 2020-06-23T20:01:24
Ed & Nik discuss recent tensions across the Korean border, the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas, Japan's 'renaming' of the Senkakus and the latest act of political ac...
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Episode 21: In the mood from 2020-06-09T21:03:23
Ed & Nik consider the fallout from the new security law in Hong Kong, the removal of the mayor of Kaohsiung and the response to the Black Lives Matter campaign from the K-Pop community. They...
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Episode 20: The porcelain episode from 2020-05-24T07:01:39
Ed & Nik mark a milestone (of sorts) with wild speculation on Kim Jong Un, a heated debate about the future of Taiwan and Hong Kong under 'one country, two systems' , a heart warming ta...
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Episode 19: Kim's not dead (and nor are we) from 2020-05-06T11:48:25
Ed & Nik return after a brief hiatus doing some real work and discuss the media frenzy over Kim Jong-un's recent non-death. Other subjects tackled include an exchange of gunfire across the K...
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Episode 18: Panda sex revisited from 2020-04-19T09:14:02
Ed & Nik return to the hot topic of pandas' (in)ability to mate. Other topics include the South Korean election, a reported nuclear test in China, and a generous Vietnamese entrepreneur.
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Episode 17: WHO do you think you are? from 2020-04-11T21:42:08
Ed & Nik return to the Taiwan/WHO dispute, consider Japan's late reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, mark the end of China's lockdown and discuss panda sex and robot graduation.
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Episode 16: One Hundred Monkey-sized Elephants from 2020-04-01T21:50:38
Ed & Nik continue their lockdown with discussions on Taiwan's exclusion from the WHO and a debate on the anti-Taiwan bias of the BBC, as well as some monkey/elephant chitter chatter.
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Episode 15: At Home with Ed & Nik from 2020-03-24T18:03:56
As the lockdown begins in earnest in England, Ed & Nik tackle remote working, the Olympics, Korea's mixed response to covid-19, Taiwan-China tensions and Thai monkey gangs.
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Episode 14: the calm before the lockdown. from 2020-03-13T22:40:13
Ed & Nik take the opportunity to revisit the discussion on North Korea's response to COVID-19, censorship in China, the 75th anniversary of the Tokyo firebombings and a new world record hold...
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Episode 13: Duck Liberation Army (DLA) from 2020-02-28T22:58:44
More chat around Covid-19 and speculation on North Korea's reaction. A "boy doggy wee wee pole" in Osaka airport and locust-eating ducks feature in an extended oddity section.
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Episode 12: Covid19, Parasite, VR for bereaved parents, China's most dedicated runner. from 2020-02-14T15:38:03
Ed & Nik consider the latest developments on the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, the implications of Parasite's success at the Oscars, and the use of Virtual Reality in Korea to help bereaved ...
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Episode 11 from 2020-02-07T07:26:05
Ed & Nik discuss the various impacts of the Corona virus around the world from the hero doctor Li Wenliang to Boris Johnson's dad and the 'mental anguish' of South Korean football fans.
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Episode ten from 2020-01-27T23:15:07
Ed & Nik discuss the recent Corona virus outbreak in China (and beyond) and the various ramifications. They also rant about Piers Morgan being a racist @!%& and talk about a posh rabbit ...
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Episode IX from 2020-01-17T10:54:08
Ed & Nik are back with a special guest appearance from Dr Ti-han Chang, discussing Tsai Ing-wen's victory in the Taiwan elections. Other topics include the US-China trade war, Parasite (a fi...
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Episode SIX from 2019-12-13T00:32:49
Ed & Nik talk cat names, burning books in Gansu, Aung San Suu Kyi in the Hague, Bougainville independence, and the controversy in Miss Universe.
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Episode (e) from 2019-12-06T08:12:21
Ed & Nik talk about Australia's 'China paranoia' and the spy who may not have been a spy, and speculate on what Christmas present Kim Jong Un is getting Donald Trump.
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Episode iv from 2019-11-30T23:25:37
Ed & Nik consider the implications of the Hong Kong elections, discuss a suggestion of US recognition of Taiwan, speculate on the Bougainville independence referendum, and fail to understand...
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Episode Three from 2019-11-21T21:37:22
Ed & Nik express their opinion on the China-South Korea defence agreement, the US demands for increased payments from its East Asian military allies and the rise and fall of Lennon Walls discussing...
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