Podcasts by Hello Uncle Foreigner
We are Emily and Peter, and we make short films while living in China. On the Uncle Sez podcast, we talk about what that's like!
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Crap advice: When does anybody get paid? from 2020-11-02T23:51:20
A German wonders when Americans receive their paychecks. We wonder why capitalism is still a thing.
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CA200917 Crap Postcard POD from 2020-10-27T05:20
Remember back when the goddamn MAIL was uncontroversial?!?!
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What wha?!: Healthcare ... let's get into it from 2020-10-23T08:43:09
Let's get dumb about medicine!
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Crap advice: Wanna by a duck? from 2020-10-13T05:05:52
Join us for another edition of "Pets or Food!"
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Some news: Balloons Fest from 2020-10-06T02:25:52
What are you going to do? You're going to look at a balloon.
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Some news: Student does studenty things, with a rocket from 2020-10-02T01:49:53
Forget making bread, this engineering student used his quarantine downtime to design and build a rocket. And we invented the cook-in-the-air soup missile!
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What wha?!: Have fun storming the castle! from 2020-10-01T01:21:42
We've all sat through that class where you give directions. But what if you just want to criticize someone's directions?
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Crap advice: Was it Plato ... or James Earl Jones? from 2020-09-17T01:06:58
Rocks in your mouth will solve just about anything.
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Crap advice: If the best major isn't computer science, I don't want to know from 2020-09-15T00:40:08
Most advice questions are just the asker looking for confirmation of what they already think, aren't they? Don't answer. I already know.
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Crap advice: Can I learn Chinese from my wrist? from 2020-09-12T01:13:32
OoOoOo, you've got an Apple Watch, fancy pants. Why don't you just ask Siri to speak Chinese for you?
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State of the Uncle: Everyone wants more breaks from 2020-09-10T02:10:34
What do you do when you have to talk to people?
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Crap advice: Get these wild boars away from me! from 2020-09-08T03:38:57
International cooperation is needed to get people to STOP FEEDING THOSE BOARS! They're spreading the Covids!
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Crap advice: Sending hamsters in the mail from 2020-09-03T02:23:40
Hamsters, hampers, hampters, Hamptons ... we'll give you confidently inexpert advice on all of it!
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Crap advice: How to in-law from 2020-08-31T02:22:35
We couldn't think of two people less qualified to answer the question: "How do you be a good Chinese daughter-in-law." Enjoy!
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Crap advice: What does China know that we don't about black holes? from 2020-08-28T01:34:45
Space can't have a hole, because it's already full of nothing. #science!
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But really, aren't there stupid questions? from 2020-08-23T01:52:35
Because there are definitely stupid answers. We try to reckon with the very existence of ping pong in this one.
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Boat rules are the best rules from 2020-08-20T01:15:01
Why aren't more people boating safely?! Take care of yourself out there.
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Crap advice: Welcome pollen! from 2020-08-16T02:48:16
We have no crap advice from China to give about allergies. Only facetious commiseration.
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Crap advice: Where‘s all the ”honest” food? from 2020-08-15T01:53:21
If you're looking for cheap American food that costs the same as it did at home while you're in the middle of China, you're in the wrong country.
And remember, "The fairest price is the pr...
Crap advice: What can't you send in the mail? from 2020-08-11T01:49:09
How can you scoot around China? Try an intercity e-bike tour ... let us know how it turns out. It's crap advice from China!
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Crap Advice: Are there earthquakes in China? from 2020-08-08T05:48
Of course there are. Get under the desk.
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Crap advice: Who will buy this art? from 2020-08-04T03:50:41
Getting rid of an art collection in a hurry definitely doesn't sound suspicious. This and more on "The Crap Advice from China Show!"
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Crap advice from China: The Lost Episodes from 2020-07-26T02:54:42
You're lining up wrong -- for one thing, you forgot your sword. Also, hot weather hockey, and more!
Due to technical difficulties, this batch of episodes may never see the glorious light o...
This comedy is American! from 2020-07-07T02:31:35
The most fun China podcast teaches YOU how to vlog.
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Uncle Sez: Socialism isn't just free stuff!!!1! from 2020-06-23T03:30:34
The most fun China podcast gets a socialist haircut, or something.
Get the visual experience over at our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/hellouncleforeigner
Uncle Sez: Talking about people behind their back from 2020-06-18T05:39:44
The most fun China podcast wants all of your hot gossip! Like, what's that dude Picasso been up to?
Get the visual experience over at our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/hellouncleforeigner
Uncle Sez: Don't hide in the fridge, kids. from 2020-06-16T01:50:57
The most fun China podcast is restraining itself from buying ALL OF THE ACTION FIGURES.
Get the visual experience over at our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/hellouncleforeigner
How do we come up with all this genuis? from 2020-06-13T08:38:23
The most fun China podcast really gets into it about writing. The secret is pleasing the sea god, Poseidon.
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What do I gotta do to get a package out? from 2020-06-09T01:51:19
The most fun China podcast is registering to vote absentee! It's fun, I promise.
Get the visual experience over at our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/hellouncleforeigner
Racism and media and thinking better from 2020-06-04T00:34:38
This episode, we take a break from the goofs to consider media, truth, imagery, and what stories we want to believe, as well as how non-confrontation of white supremacy allows racist institutions t...
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Uncle Sez: Where'd the expensive underwear come from? from 2020-05-30T02:27:24
The most fun China podcast survives it all: school, colds, jazz. When you are boring, we will still be fun.
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Uncle sez: How much karaoke could there be? from 2020-05-26T02:28:49
The most fun China podcast takes you to karaoke and then leaves you there.
Get the visual experience over at our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/hellouncleforeigner
Uncle Sez: Who are we and why are we doing this? from 2020-05-17T02:16:35
OK, we've surpassed 600 subscribers and now things are getting serious. The Most Fun China Podcast needs you to know: We also need to buy more underwear and pantyhose. Not brought to you by MeUndie...
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Uncle Sez: We made it to 400 YouTube subscribers! from 2020-05-12T02:02:52
The most fun China podcast takes on political chumps and shills, with their signature DGAF nerdery. Also, you can't always get what you want, but we got more than 400 subscribers on YouTube, so the...
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Uncle Sez: Fat and happy in China! from 2020-05-06T03:14:33
Peter and Emily have more to say on what's not to love about China. Specifically, you're going to need a larger shirt size, and that's OK! It's the most fun China podcast.
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Uncle Sez: Picking on Peter's mom for no reason from 2020-05-05T03:35:33
The most fun China podcast takes on China love ... in all things we are triumphant! Also, we question your unearned confidence.
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Obsessing over chicken twins from 2020-05-02T08:42:46
Two yolks in one egg means somewhere out there there must be chicken twins. Keep listening to the Only Fun China Podcasters as they discuss who is offering your kid beer and whether that's ever not...
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Uncle Sez — Not to brag, but my living room is pretty big from 2020-04-25T06:21:57
Emily and Peter are getting ready for the upcoming Labor Day holiday by continuing to stay home. Keep listening to the Only Fun China Podcasters as they discuss what to say if you can't say "I love...
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Uncle Sez: Who disturbed that woodland creature? from 2020-04-23T03:04:46
After a long hiatus from podcasting, Emily and Peter are back with a perfected format. Listen to the Only Fun China Vloggers as they get into it about stupid children's shoes, cosmetic improvements...
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It’s EASY to make friends in China! from 2020-01-23T09:07
Our Chinese student from 8 years ago, Jessi, comes home from her first semester in America. We examine why we even make friends at all.
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The ice cream maker is you from 2019-12-29T10:32:15
DISCUSSION:
Q: Do Chinese or foreigners make better plans?
A: Neither. We're all dumb.
Q: Is online shopping useful to foreigners in China?
A: Yes. Duh.
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Your English teacher goes to a Chinese house and a Chinese pharmacy. from 2019-11-24T10:20:20
Video in discussion: Put down those binoculars, creepo, and put on your mind glasses: Emily, your English teacher, talks about her experience visiting Chinese house after Chinese house for parent-t...
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Change and growth in China from 2019-11-22T08:31:30
More stories about living in a small Sichuan city and making big media.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Gym sham
Countryside restaurant - Old and new proprietors
Did acupuncture work?
Sma...
WOW! We are living in China. from 2019-11-03T13:52:31
?2019/10/20?
China lifestyle talk show about living in China.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS:
Chinese acupuncture treatment.
Old jobs go belly up.
Living green in China.
How...
Life in China every day! from 2019-10-20T13:17:22
? All the humans want to know, what is it like living in China? Listen to the answers of a normal, loving couple in China. Because we have all the discussions. Emily makes pesto, live on screen! (F...
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Emily and Peter winning China. It's a Chinaversary! from 2019-10-07T04:01:21
? China! 8 Years later and it's easier now in China than it was ever was before. In China. We celebrate our anniversary with a podcast looking back. It's our Chinaversary! ahem.
The laowai podc...
Foreign talk from China: Every day, it's China from 2019-09-15T12:05:53
? Married couple Emily and Peter talk about living in China for eight years, daily life in a small Sichuan city, philosophy, basil plants and writing a TV series. It's China Spoilers!
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The greatest podcast about China. from 2019-09-08T12:41:11
? What the title says! The greatest vidcast about China. It's a Podcast not about "how-to China". It's not about boring politics that highlight your impediment armchair lament. It's about being ali...
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Latest update from China: Taking the pulse of China. from 2019-09-06T04:59:05
? This is the latest update with in depth coverage from our vantage point here in China. Taking the pulse from the China we see in our adopted hometown of Luzhou in Sichuan province. On the scene v...
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Making stuff in China & Finding character motivation: This week in our China life. from 2019-09-05T02:50:47
? Everybody has to keep busy and do something. But what about when you need to find somebody else's motivation? That is what its like to create a character as we continue writing and producing a fi...
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Normal summer in China. from 2019-07-30T13:57:50
? A normal summer in China. Again. Basil, Seinfeld, Letterkenny, summer camp, heat, going home to America and more. It's hot but we try to keep busy with everyday life because we live here. In Chin...
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Another week in China. - China Spoilers! - the real China vlogs from 2019-07-21T11:08:13
? Yet another week in China. Nose to the grindstone. Muddling the garlic and red pepper of our soul. Spoiler... it's a vlog.
TIMECODE: to come
Music composed by Western Toilet. Li...
Getting it done — the real China vlogs from 2019-07-14T03:49:59
? It's summertime and life isn't so easy. There is more to do and less time to do it. At least for us. How will we be getting it all done? What else? Spider-Man and Captain Marvel. MCU in general. ...
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Why make art in China at all?! - the real China vlogs from 2019-07-13T04:02:18
? We know it was a weird decision to come to a country famously censorious to make our art. And we explain all of our reasons for it in this week's podcast.
The China Spoilers are:
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China Spoilers! - Characters that survive even earthquakes! — the real China vlogs from 2019-06-23T14:48:14
? This week on the podcast, we get freaked out by earthquakes, but we keep on writing. Because we're just that good.
** I don't know why the bumpers are so glitchy. But they are. Forgive ...
China Spoilers! 31: Making and breaking discipline from 2019-06-17T03:36:37
? This week on the podcast, we talk about our grueling year of publishing weekly ... and why we're throwing that discipline out the window.
The China Spoilers are:
• How's your unc...
China spoilers! 30: Creating fictional or real characters from 2019-06-12T14:03:11
? We talk about filming a vlog in China. This week on "China Spoilers!," we discuss creating fictional or real characters in our China vlog.
The China Spoilers are:
• How's your un...
Uncle Sez 29: Making a public spectacle — How we make YouTube videos — the real China vlog from 2019-05-27T09:22:42
? The weather has been pretty nice these days, so we've been filming some segments of our China vlog outside. (Check out those videos at www.youtube.com/c/helloforeigner.) We catch some interesting...
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Uncle Sez 28: Selling the art — Using branding in harmony with creativity from 2019-05-20T14:29:35
? We at Uncle Foreigner have two goals that are sometimes conflicting: making art we love, and then selling the art to an indifferent public. This week, we talk about finding the balance between ma...
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Uncle Sez 27: Pre-production for maximum fun! from 2019-05-15T08:09:53
? This week, in our discussion of how we make our China vlog, we get into the importance of pre-production. Planning is super important to our workflow ... but also our life-flow. And I love a good...
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Uncle Sez 26: Taking time to recharge your creative batteries from 2019-05-06T03:12:37
Don't succumb to that pressure to produce all the time; take the time to rest and recharge your creative batteries! We talk about how the cycle of production and recharge works, and the difference ...
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Uncle Sez 25: Consider your audience from 2019-04-28T13:58:09
? Ideally, someone is going to watch the work that you make. How do you think of your audience, and how does that affect your work? That's the subject of discussion on this week's Uncle Sez.
Uncle Sez: Scrappy equipment for a scrappy style — How we make our China vlog from 2019-04-14T12:29:18
As low- (no)budget filmmakers, we've got janky equipment, but that's part of what makes our janky style. This week's Uncle Sez is all about the MacGyver-ing we do to get the shots we want, using ou...
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Uncle Sez 23: The right lights from 2019-04-09T06:09:30
This week our discussion of how we make our China vlog centers on lighting. How can you tell if it's good or bad? Besides visibility, what style can lighting contribute to your video? And what diff...
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Uncle Sez 22: Structuring the giraffe episodes from 2019-04-09T06:03:54
The giraffe has evolved into our prime mode of China vlog, and this week we started to look at actually giving the darn thing some structure!
Addendum: Cory Fukunaga is the name of the ma...
Uncle Sez 21: Disagreeing with your collaborator from 2019-04-09T05:59:13
Sometimes collaborators disagree -- then what do you do?! We'll tell you all about that and more in this week's Uncle Sez -- How we make our China vlog.
Videos mentioned:
• All Hello...
Uncle Sez 20: Ideas and the clothes they wear from 2019-04-09T05:49:57
This week, we have a somewhat convoluted discussion about facts versus stories -- one of us was very tired when we filmed this and wasn't expressing herself so well. But, it's all part of how we ma...
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Uncle Sez 19: How do you know if it’s good?!? from 2019-04-09T05:36:51
"How do I know if my work is good?" is a question that plagues all artists, and it's our topic of discussion on this week's Uncle Sez, how we make our China vlog.
Videos discussed:
•...
Uncle Sez 18: On location filming, because it’s China out there from 2019-04-08T06:14:09
In this week's look at how we make our China vlog, we talk about filming on location, and the different approaches we take to getting it done. By the by, we talk about Internet disruptions at the v...
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Uncle Sez 17: The best interview is a pre-interview from 2019-04-08T06:01:16
Uncle Sez is our weekly look into how we make our China vlog. This week we talk about how to do a good on-camera interview. We also look at that tricky line between what's popular among other YouTu...
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Uncle Sez 16: Putting work away at the end of the day from 2019-04-08T05:53:07
How we do you put creative work away when you're finished for the day? That's our topic of discussion on this week's Uncle Sez — How we make our China vlog.
Uncle Sez what?: How's your un...
Uncle Sez 15: Workflowing smarter, not harder from 2019-04-07T10:36:39
In this week's discussion of how we make our China vlog, we talk about the changes we made to our workflow in order to make it more manageable. And we share stories of chatting with strangers durin...
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Uncle Sez 14: YouTube is not TV from 2019-04-07T10:34:52
This week in our discussion of how we make our China vlog, we look at the structural differences between a television show and a successful YouTube video. As well, we talk about the different strat...
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Uncle Sez 13: One month is better than one year from 2019-04-07T10:24:12
One month after our China vlog migration began, we crunch the numbers on Hello Foreigner, and find that the rebranding has been a total success. Better thumbnails, better SEO, and better sharing li...
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Uncle Sez 12: Why aren’t you live anymore? from 2019-04-07T10:14:56
It's our weekly look at our lives as artists in China, where we will discuss our filmmaking process and more.
Out topics this week: Why we're not live streaming, and choosing impressionism...
Uncle Sez 11: Not just a talking head from 2019-04-07T03:46:42
It's our weekly look at our lives as artists in China, where we will discuss our filmmaking process and more.
Out topics this week: Keywording, and vlogging as more than just a talking hea...
Uncle Sez 09: Where do stories come from? from 2019-04-05T02:34:18
This episode, we share the Hello Uncle Foreigner origin story and talk in depth about how we defined ourselves and created our different series.
Going from an idea that "Hey, we could do ...
Uncle Sez 08: What’s Your Workflow? from 2019-04-05T02:14:08
This week we share the details of our workflow: pre-production through post-production and promotion. And also, how did we do that green screen on Lamma Island?! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn...
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Uncle Sez 07: Get Out The Vote! from 2019-04-05T02:07:24
We're back with stories of the Uncle Foreigner life, featuring Channel Milestones, Behind the Scenes Tidbits, The Vomit Report, Entertainment Whispers, Local Luzhou News and more.
Overseas...
Uncle Sez 06: Go back to Barrytown! from 2019-04-05T01:57:58
We're back with another weekly roundup! This time with featured segments: Behind the Scenes, Rejected Ideas, Peter Walks, Vomit Report, Local News, and Entertainment Tickles. (It's Steely Dan!)
Uncle Sez 05: Cheese As You Please! from 2019-04-04T02:59:03
Living the expat life. It's still China, it's still hot. This week, we talk about the making of Countryside (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5xuc5qdsQY) and Taobao (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
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Uncle Sez 04: Suprise! from 2019-04-04T02:58:42
Live, from Luzhou, Sichuan, China ... we're talking about China vlogging.
It cuts off abruptly at the end, because we had some VPN troubles, but ... we're back with another surprise weekly...
Uncle Sez 03: Congrats On Your Husband from 2019-04-04T02:41:01
Live, from Luzhou, Sichuan, China ... we're talking about China vlogging.
#HUSBANDSCROUNGE
Uncle Sez 01: Tech Challenges Abound! from 2019-03-31T03:48:17
We celebrate our YouTube subscribers on our first ever live chat. Also, let's talk about "Trading Spaces." That show was great, but why is it back? And would it work in China?
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Uncle Sez 02: Ladies And Gents, the podcast! from 2019-03-31T03:48:07
In this week's live hangout, we discuss some behind-the-scenes Uncle Foreigner production, celebrate some milestones, and reminisce about one Mr. David Matthews at UVa. Also discussed: kindergarten...
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