(artwork by Joseph Qui) Journey to the West researcher Jim R. McClanahan returns to the Woodpile, this time to talk all about Zhu Bajie aka...
The final installment of our exploration of the old Shanghai pop music from the 1930’s and 40’s. This time Laszlo Montgomery of the China History...
We’re back with China History Podcast‘s Laszlo Mongomery in early 20th Century Shanghai to talk about the singers Lí Lìlì (黎莉莉), Jiang Qing (when she was 藍萍), Bái...
Laszlo Montgomery of the China History Podcast comes Back By the Woodpile to talk the music scene of 1930’s and 40’s Shanghai. Li Jinhui, The...
Adventures in China all in pursuit of the Tao! Spun Counterguy tells stories and proverbs both ancient and modern all in his quest to know...
Peter Horse is back ready to talk about all kinds of things that could get us carted off to prison, including Liu Xiaobo, Taylor Swift...
Our woodpile is over in China again! This time around Peter Horse brings over his chair and mouth to talk writer Lu Xun (鲁迅), Chinese...
Snapshots into the lives of ordinary Chinese folk, ranging from doctors to students to the spiritually minded.
In the lead up to the world being plunged into a second world war, the Japanese invaded China and subjected the country to a living...
Philosophy throwdown! Somehow between sneaky neighbors, withered trees, unaware beauty, unaware virtue, Chinese sages and missing axes, we find a little insight. To hear on...
A whole village under the thumb of one snake, avenging a father one never knew, the safety in being useless, piting lions against each other,...
Join Spun Counterguy on the In the Corner Back by the Woodpile podcast as he sits with three kids on three continents- Africa, Asia and...