Podcasts by Of Course China!

Ep#36: Show Business in China | Magician Geno DeVille from 2021-06-26T04:10:06

Comedy Magician Geno DeVille talks about show business in China. Geno, a true showman from England, has been an entertainer for most of his life. After doing some shows in China he decided to ma...

Ep#35: Challenging China Bias with Daniel Dumbrill from 2021-05-22T05:58:55

Daniel Dumbrill has been challenging misconceptions about China from around the world by making articulated arguments in his thought-provoking videos on Youtube since the beginning of 2020. Afte...

Ep#34: Manufacturing Custom-Made Trucks in China | Webb Wehbe from 2021-04-18T03:00

Webb is a Canadian making custom-made trucks in his big factory in China. He’s an accomplished hands-on kind of entrepreneur who fell in love with China and became the first and only custom-made...

Ep#33: AI and Innovation From Silicon Valley To China | Tony Huang from 2021-04-14T01:08:30

Tony moved from China to California in 1998 for higher education. After graduation he chose to stay in the US and worked in AI and digital innovation at Silicon Valley for a decade. In 2013 he d...

Ep#32: Scale Model Collectibles Made in China | Noel Lee from 2021-04-09T06:08:58

Noel Lee’s die cast collectibles items are made in China in small batches, 1000 pieces per model. His brand, Calibre Wings, produces fine and accurate aviation scale models in die cast metal. No...

Ep#31: My Journey to China via Germany | Hunter Bliss from 2021-03-03T09:37:52

Hunter Bliss, an American from South Carolina, tells us about his journey to China via Germany. After he finished high school in the USA, he moved to Germany to attend university, for free! Afte...

Ep#30: Understanding China Through Its History | Jeremiah Jenne from 2021-02-16T05:40:01

Understanding China through its history and culture is the main topic discussed in this episode with Jeremiah Jenne, a writer and historian living in Beijing since 2002. In this podcast, filmed ...

Ep#29: Know Your China Accounting | Senior Accountant Cathy Zhang from 2021-02-03T07:53:09

Do you know your China accounting well enough? Cathy Zhang is a senior accountant and tax consultant with more than 20 years experience working with foreigners on their China accounting. We talk...

Ep#28: Explaining Dropshipping & Opportunities in China | with Simon de Raadt from 2021-01-19T03:30:40

Simon de Raadt, a China dropshipping business development manager, sat with us for a talk to explain dropshipping and discuss the China Dream and opportunities in China. Simon is also a podcast ...

Ep#27: Football in China - Playing and Coaching Children | Mateus Martins from 2020-12-31T00:00

Brazilian football player Mateus Martins moved to China in 2007. He did not speak any English or Chinese when he first got here, but his positive attitude and big personality brought him to new ...

Ep#26: The Foreign Dentist in China | Dr. Zavel Mojica from 2020-12-28T00:00

Dr. Zavel Mojica, from Costa Rica, has been a foreign dentist in China in the past six years. He has seen the industry develop quickly while treating China expats and a growing Chinese clientele...

Ep#25: Inventing Baozza - The Ultimate Chinese-Italian Fusion Food | Co-Founder Loren Heinold from 2020-12-25T14:04:26

Loren Heinold has been a long-time China expat. He lives in Beijing and loves it. After coming to China as an investment banker, he expanded his interests and his businesses, opened a chain of M...

Ep#024: Comedian Joe Wong | From Roasting to Hosting - Coming to America and Going Back to China from 2020-12-20T13:00

Stand up comedian Joe Wong talks about his humble beginnings. From moving to America for his PhD in Biochemistry to improving his English and starting in stand up comedy in Boston. In our conver...

Ep#023: Biking to Xinjiang and Debunking Western Misconceptions | Jerry Grey from 2020-12-17T16:03:55

Jerry Grey is a British-born Australian who has been living in China since 2004. After a recent biking trip to Xinjiang (not his first time), his experience and recollections gathered a lot of a...

Ep#022: Bridging Chinese and Brazilian in China | Sophie Yuen from 2020-12-13T11:00

Sophie Yuen came from very humble beginnings in a far countryside in Chongqing. Her upbringing made her tough and strict, a personal style she displayed throughout her career. After coming to So...

Ep#021: Making Quality Furniture in China | Bram Vandendriessche from Belgium from 2020-12-10T10:00

Bram Vandendriessche's family make and sell high quality furniture for almost 70 years. Since 2008 they're also making furniture in Dongguan, China and Bram has been living in China and running ...

Ep#020: Romanian Keeps Deli Tradition Alive in China | Florian Benchea from 2020-12-08T12:00

Florian Benchea is a Romanian deli owner and chef in Shenzhen, China. His enthusiasm about keeping the deli tradition alive is inspiring, while making many foreigners and Chinese customers all o...

Ep#019: Manufacturing Candy in South China | Karl Long, GM at Zed Candy Factory from 2020-12-06T11:34:36

Karl Long is an Irishman making candy in China. He is the general manager at Zed Candy factory in Zhangmutou, Dongguan, where he manufactures candy such as gum balls and jellybeans, and export i...

Ep#018: Hospitality Managment is a Non-Stop Job | with Fuat Koroglu, International Hotels' GM from 2020-12-02T00:07:23

Fuat Koroglu is a Turkish hotelier working in the hospitality industry since 1990. He first worked for Kempinski Hotels for 24 years in Turkey, Dubai, Egypt (during the 2011 Arab Spring) and Chi...

Ep#017: Business Insider with a Teenager - How I Published a Book at 15 Years Old | Shirley Wang from 2020-08-15T02:41:22

Shirley Wang is an impressive young entrepreneur who self-published a book—Business Insider with a Teenager—earlier this year (2020). This talented 15-year-old is a writer, photographer, coach a...

Ep#016: Bringing China Baseball for FREE With Dragons Baseball Club | Jim Mann from 2020-08-09T14:48:36

James Mann is the founder and director of the Dongguan Dragons Baseball Club, bringing baseball to China for free with his non-profit program for kids of all ages to learn, practice and play the...

Ep#015: Australian Living in China - Expat Stories & Video Game Developer Career | Tim Page from 2020-07-20T04:02:45

Tim Page is an Australian living in China. He had a long career as a video game developer, starting with the first Nintendo team in Australia back in the 80s, then EA Sports, then THQ. He moved ...

Ep#014: From China to the World | How I Went to High School in America - Lily Jiang from 2020-07-19T01:51:39

Lily Jiang is a modern Chinese young lady who went through an education path most Chinese youth could only dream about. She bypassed the "gaokao" (China's notorious National College Entrance Exa...

Ep#013: Coming from New York and Embracing China to the Fullest - Jason Chen from 2020-07-07T08:15:10

Jason (Komit is his online persona) Chen is a dance studio owner, bar owner (Muzika), English teacher, Chinese Visa agent, fashion model, actor, and the list goes on and on. In this conversation...

Ep#012: My Journey from Hong Kong to the Mainland - Billy Lam from 2020-07-04T07:14:28

Billy Lam grew up in Hong Kong, studied in the U.S. and worked in a corporate job doing sales for IBM for eight years after graduating. His life took a 360 degree turn when the dot-com bubble bu...

Ep#011: The Restaurant Entrepreneur Who Never Stops - Miguel Alves from 2020-06-23T02:35:27

Miguel Alves has been living in China since 2002. He opened his first restaurant in 2003 and since then opened about 10 more F&B establishments. In this episode we discuss the restaurant bus...

Ep#11: The Restaurant Entrepreneur in China - Miguel Alves from 2020-06-23T00:35:27

Miguel Alves has been living in China since 2002. He opened his first restaurant in 2003 and since then opened about 10 more F&B establishments. In this episode we discuss the restaurant bus...

Ep#010: Living the Chinese Middle Class Life as a Denim Manufacturer COO - Rachel Zhang from 2020-06-18T04:20:31

Rachel Zhang started her career as a translator in a fashion company in Guangzhou years ago. Through taking designers and clients around to factories, she learned the business quickly and got pr...

Ep#009: Mitch Perrine - From Graphic Design to Opening a Bar and a Diner in China from 2020-06-08T09:24:54

Washington-Hangzhou-Chang'an. Mitchie Perrine is not an ordinary China expat. He moved here for a graphic design job, and still works as a designer at an American furniture company during the da...

Ep#008: Peleg Lewi - Guangzhou Consul General at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel from 2020-06-01T02:00

In this week's podcast episode we talk to Mr. Peleg Lewi, the Israeli Consul General to Guangzhou and the former Ambassador to Paraguay. In our interview we cover a wide range of topics such as ...

Ep#007: Ludovic Casteleyn - My Hong Kong Childhood & Hospitality Career from 2020-05-31T09:10:35

Born in France and moved to Hong Kong when he was 2-month-old, Ludovic had a lot to talk about in this week's full length podcast. In this podcast we discuss his father being a "serial expat," w...

Ep#006: Andy Rossi - Working and Singing in China | Full Podcast from 2020-05-26T00:04:01

Andy Rossi came to China in 2004 after graduating in Chinese language at the University of Rome. His language skills opened up doors and gave him opportunities to learn the trades and advance hi...

Ep#005: Anna Grinvald - The Innovative Entrepreneur Mom | Full Podcast from 2020-05-15T04:56:11

Anna Grinvald is not the classic stay-at-home mother. While raising four kids, she’s always found a way to do business, from Israel to Thailand, and in China for more than a decade. Nowadays, sh...

Ep#004: Walkabout Rojo - From Hotel Management to University Life in China | Full Podcast from 2020-05-08T02:00

Paul worked his way up and had a succesful career in the hotel industry back home in California. He went through every possible hositality department and eventually ended up in management where ...

Ep#003: John Graham Harper - Fitness, Fight Night & Blacklisted in China | Full Podcast from 2020-05-01T02:00

John Graham Harper arrived in Shenzhen as a teenager with his dad and younger brother (they are six brothers in the family!). In the 20 years since, he has been a personal trainer, gym(s) owner,...

White Collar Fight Night: Amateur Boxing Federation in South China from 2020-04-30T06:38:57

In this episode snippet, John talks about the concept of white collar boxing federations and how he started WCFN in Shenzhen as a marketing and charity platform. Learn about John and the "parent...

Ep#002: Jerome "Rome" Bryant - Teaching English and Making People Laugh | Full Podcast from 2020-04-24T02:00

Coming to China as an English teacher can be the perfect gateway to doing other, perhaps more desirable, jobs later on. Rome talks to Ziv and Fernando about discrimination in the teaching indust...

Being Black and Discrimination in China from 2020-04-22T02:52:50

In this podcast snippet we discuss discrimination and racism with Jerome "Rome" Bryant. Listen as we slowly realize that the fact (some) Chinese calling black people 黑人 (hei ren) is maybe not as...

Ep#001: RachelR星星 - From Chinese Schooling to Online Celebrity | Full Podcast from 2020-04-17T02:04:28

Listen to the full long-form conversation with Rachel Rommeswinkel packed with loads of content we didn't share before.  

If you wish to skip previous parts, use the timestamp below....

Chinese Education - Foreigner Schooled in China's Public School from 2020-04-16T02:27:31

In today's episode,  Rachel R 星星 shares with us her experience attending public Chinese schools.   

She also shares anecdotes from her parent-teacher meetings and how her s...

Running a KOL Business in China from 2020-04-15T02:23:41

In the third snippet from our podcast with China's foreigner KOL, Rachel Rommeswinkel (星星), we talk business: how to take care of it and how to grow it.   

She shares with us th...

Making Money as a China KOL from 2020-04-14T04:10:18

In the second snippet from our podcast with China's foreigner KOL, Rachel Rommeswinkel (星星), we talk money.  

She shares with us how several Chinese social media differ from western ...

What's a KOL in China? from 2020-04-13T05:30:25

In this podcast, we interviewed Rachel Marie Rommeswinkel (星星). She’s a foreigner KOL (influencer) in China with over one million followers on Weibo and Bilibili.   

She shares ...

Ep#000 - Introduction from 2020-03-29T14:54:59

In our first episode, we would like to introduce our new podcast, "Of Course China!"

Find out a who we are, why we've decided to start this podcast, why we chose this name and more about ...