Best Nathan Zhang Podcasts (2025)

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Elyse Graham tells the story of WWII's scholarly spies 43:36

3d ago43:36

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Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with Elyse Graham, author of Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War Two. It’s the true story of how the United States, as war raged in Europe, quickly built an organization staffed with intelligence officers recruited not from the military—but from the ranks of the bookworms—th…

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Liann Zhang on satirizing social media influencers from the inside 36:08

17d ago36:08

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Liann Zang, author of the new novel Julie Chan is Dead. In it, Julie Chan is in fact very much alive but her estranged twin sister Chloe, a wildly successful social media influencer, has suddenly died and it just so happens that Julie is for just a moment the only person in the world who knows Chloe is dead. So she de…

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Jon Hickey on the politics of apocalypse 46:25

1M ago46:25

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Jon Hickey, author of Big Chief. It’s takes place in an Anishinaabe reservation called Passage Rouge Nation during the last weekend before a Tribal Presidential election. Incumbent president Mack Beck is coasting to another term happily overseeing tribal governmental matters as well as the Golden Eagle Casino…

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Claire Cameron on what she's learned from studying monsters 41:25

1M ago41:25

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Claire Cameron, author of the novels The Bear and The Last Neanderthal. Her new book is How to Survive a Bear Attack. It’s a memoir of family, of illness, of love, and the author’s ongoing fascination with a 1991 bear attack that happened in a wilderness she knows so well. Claire Cameron on what she's learned from stu…

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Nita Prose on saying goodbye to Molly Gray 27:29

2M ago27:29

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Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with mystery novelist Nita Prose, author of the international bestseller The Maid. It’s the story of Molly Gray, a 20-something hotel maid whose job perfectly suits her need for order and predictable routine. As tends to happen in mystery novels set in hotels, Molly discovers a dead guest and finds herself a suspect in th…

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Booktalking - The book Meta can't face, billionaire brainworms, fact-checking and fair use 46:47

2M ago46:47

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In our latest installment in this series, hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj caught up on a book whose author they're not going to get to interview. Topics covered in this episode: Meta's problem with an ex-employee's tell-all memoir The cognitive perils of being a billionaire The publishing perils of nonfiction Moving fast and breaking thing…

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Nate DiMeo on shaking up the past in The Memory Palace 41:52

3M ago41:52

41:52

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with podcaster Nate DiMeo about his book The Memory Palace, based on the podcast by the same name. In The Memory Palace, history comes in vignettes, as short stories, as jewels carefully mined from a variety of sources. Nathan and Nate talked about history as story, how Nate realized the thing that made him the best guy to…

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David A. Robertson and his little monsters go to uncomfortable places 51:06

4M ago51:06

51:06

Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with David A. Robertson, author of many books including the Governor General’s award-winning When We Were Alone, and On the Trapline, both illustrated by Julie Flett. He’s also the author of the ongoing series for young readers, The Misewa Saga. And he’s the author of the 2022 novel for adults, A Theory of Crows, as well …

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Christina Cooke wrote the 90s story only she could tell 43:32

4M ago43:32

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Christina Cooke, author of the novel Broughtupsy. It’s a book about a young woman who returns to Jamaica to reconnect with her sister and to spread the ashes of their little brother amidst the places that make up the history of their family. Christina Cooke wrote the 90s story only she could tell…

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MORE of the best books we read in 2024 1:17:50

5M ago1:17:50

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Following our last episode all about the best books we read in 2024, host and producer Nathan Maharaj connected over Zoom with even more Kobo staffers (including one that'll be very familiar Kobo in Conversation listeners) to talk about the books that have stuck with them over the past 12 months. So welcome back once more, to our year in books. The…

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第95集: 2024年总结 Concluding 2024 14:21

6M ago14:21

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旧的一年要过去，新的一年要来了。在这一集节目里，我跟大家介绍今年茶歇中文做的事情，还有我们明年的计划。 An old year passes and a new one is coming. In this episode, I will be presenting what TeaTime Chinese has done in the past year. Sponsors： italki: learn a language online ($10 coupon) NordVPN (70% off, code: teatime) Saily: eSim for your next holiday destination (5% off, code: teatime) Links: ◉ R…

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The best books we read in 2024 1:12:53

6M ago1:12:53

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Listen in as Kobo staffers share the best books they read in 2024. It's all here, from the buzziest new releases to bucket list classics. The best books we read in 2024

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第94集 : 一起读琼瑶的《陌生人》Read «The Stranger » by Chiung Yao 29:17

6M ago29:17

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2024年12月4日，中国作家琼瑶自杀。她一生写过许多言情小说。这些小说被做成电影和电视剧，广受国内外观众的喜爱。今天，Nathan和文嘉跟大家分享琼瑶的短篇小说《陌生人》。故事里，一个女孩认识了一个陌生人。慢慢地，两个人成为朋友。有一天，陌生人要离开。他要去哪里？他是谁？ On December 4, 2024, the Chinese writer Chiung Yao committed suicide. She wrote many romance novels throughout her life, which were adapted into films and TV series, greatly loved by audiences both domestically a…

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Dr. Jonathan Stea on how to mind your mental health 44:21

6M ago44:21

44:21

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Dr. Jonathan Stea, clinical psychologist and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary, about avoiding the pitfalls of pseudoscience and what we can all learn from wellness grifters in his book Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry. Dr. Jo…

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Anne Fleming on love stories and curiosity 49:07

7M ago49:07

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Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Anne Fleming, author of Curiosities, which was a finalist for the 2024 Giller Prize. It’s the story of how five fictional 17th century manuscripts uncovered by an amateur historian named Anne paint a picture of a handful of unusual lives. Anne Fleming on love stories and curiosity…

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第93集: 张骞和丝绸之路 Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 23:39

7M ago23:39

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很久以前，交通不便。就是有这么一些人，他们不愿意收到交通，地理的限制，一马当先，游历四海，成为著名的旅行家。张骞就是这样的一个人。他走过的路，今人叫做：丝绸之路。 Long ago when transportation wasn’t advanced, a group of people defied the limitations of transportation and geography. They set out for far, and travelled the oceans. They were great travelers. Zhang Qian is one of them. The road that he took is what we call “the Sil…

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Anna Gomez on the things she's picked up to write about... somewhere along the way 34:20

7M ago34:20

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Host Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Anna Gomez, author of Somewhere Along the Way. It’s the story of Charlotte, or Charlie to her friends, a woman thrown into turmoil with the death of her father. She is given a collection of letters that her mother had been sending since she left Charlie and her dad so long ago. Those letters set Charlie on a…

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Joining Richard Powers on the Playground 51:22

8M ago51:22

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with novelist Richard Powers. Many readers will know him from his 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory, or perhaps The Echo Maker, which won the 2006 National Book Award. His newest novel is Playground, a story about four characters joined in different ways—marriage, friendship, a kind of celebrity—but sharing n…

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Booktalking - NaNoWriMo's line in the sand, Robo-narration side hustles, a penguin glow-up(?), and more 59:20

8M ago59:20

59:20

In our second installment in this new series, hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj sat down to go over some of the latest goings-on since summer in the business of books. Topics covered in this episode: Is AI a no-go for NaNoWriMo? Audible announces AI narration—as a side hustle for human narrators B&N needs more shovels (to deal with AI) Bests…

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第92集:《黑神话：悟空》的成功故事 The success story of “Black Myth: Wukong” 22:13

8M ago22:13

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2024年8月20日，《黑神话：悟空》在游戏迷们四年的等待之后终于上线。游戏想象《西游记》原著故事发生之后的事情。在游戏中，玩家与原著中的妖魔鬼怪战斗，最终找到悟空。《黑神话：悟空》无疑是今年最畅销的游戏之一。这个项目背后的团队是谁？他们为什么要做这样一个中国风格的游戏？我们为大家讲述。 On August 20, 2024, after four years of anticipation from gaming fans, Black Myth: Wukong finally launched. The game imagines a continuation of the classic Journey to the West story, allowing players to b…

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茶歇中文正式成立公司 TeaTime Chinese is now a registered company 1:43

8M ago1:43

1:43

二零二四年九月，茶歇中文的公司 ”茶報" (TeaTimedia ltd.) 正式在香港成立。从此，我们立志，要成为无政治偏见的中文新闻媒体。我们的口号是：实事求是。 In September 2024, TeaTime Chinese’s company, "茶报" (TeaTimedia Ltd.), was officially established in Hong Kong. From that point onward, we are determined to become an unbiased Chinese news media outlet, free from political prejudice. Our motto: Quest for Truth. 茶報创刊词…

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katherena vermette on crafting a real story out of fakery 45:13

8M ago45:13

45:13

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with writer katherena vermette, author of the award-winning 2016 novel The Break, the graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo, as well as a number of poetry collections and books for children. Her latest novel is real ones. It’s the story of a pair of sisters, lyn and June, whose mother’s claims to Indigenous identity come…

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第91集: 中国历史上的刺杀事件 Assassination Attempts in Chinese History 25:25

9M ago25:25

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刺杀事件是否只发生在现在? 过去有发生过什么样的刺杀呢？继第90集之后, 让我们穿越回中国数千年的历史, 聊聊中国古代历史上的谋杀事件: 专诸刺吴王, 荆轲刺秦王, 汪精卫刺载沣王。 Do assassinations only happen now? What kind of assassinations have happened in the past? Following Episode 90, let's travel back thousands of years of Chinese history and talk about murders in ancient Chinese history: Zhuan Zhu (专诸) assassinated the King of…

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Jamaluddin Aram on leaving space for the reader to work 44:54

9M ago44:54

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Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with writer and filmmaker Jamaluddin Aram, winner of the 2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary fiction for his novel Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday. It’s a tapestry of stories about different people—shopkeepers, tradespeople, doctors, children, and their parents—while in the background, often…

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S01E07 How I quit my 9-5 job by monetizing my 𝕏 (Twitter) brand with Arnie Ho 18:11

9M ago18:11

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Arnie Ho went from 0 to 3,000 followers and quit his 9-5 job by monetizing 𝕏 (Twitter) in just 6 Months. We sit down with Arnie, to understand how he transformed his online presence into a full-time income in just half a year. In this episode, you'll discover: - Why he chose 𝕏 (Twitter) over other social media platforms - The evolution from his fir…

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第90集 : 特朗普遇刺 Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump 23:17

9M ago23:17

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2024年7月13日，在美国发生了令人震惊的事情：前总统特朗普遇刺了。事件是怎么发生的？凶手是谁？媒体是怎么评价这一事件的？我们一起探讨。 * 一个口误，在节目的开头，应该是 “13日”，而不是 “30”日。 On July 13, 2024, a shocking event occurred in the United States: former President Donald Trump was assassinated. How did this incident happen? Who was the attacker? How did the media respond to this event? Let’s explore these questions together…

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S01E06 Writing on Quora helped me gain 2000+ followers on 𝕏 (Twitter) with Nathaneal 18:46

9M ago18:46

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Nathaneal started writing on Quora to gain experience in writing online. Soon, he started posting his answer on 𝕏 (Twitter) and in just four months, he went from 100 followers to 2200 followers. He is now a ghostwriter who helps people do the same. We sit down with Nathaneal to discuss his 𝕏 (Twitter) Explosion. In this episode, you'll learn: - His…

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S01E05 Go from 0 to 1000 followers in just 30 days with Peter Zhang 13:19

9M ago13:19

13:19

Peter Zhang gained 1000 followers in just 30 days of starting his content creation journey on 𝕏 (Twitter). We sit with him to understand what he did differently to stand out and grow his following so fast. In this episode, you'll discover: - The pivotal moment that led to doubling down on content creation - Strategies for developing a consistent po…

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Amanda Peters on the art of thought-provoking storytelling 42:56

9M ago42:56

42:56

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with Amanda Peters, author of the 2023 novel The Berry Pickers, a book about a 4-year-old girl who goes missing while her family is visiting Maine for the summer to pick blueberries. It’s a book that won both the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Crime Writers of Canada’s first novel award, among many…

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第89集: 我们回来了 ! We are back ! 15:59

10M ago15:59

15:59

茶歇中文播客会在今年的九月正式回来！在这一集节目里，Nathan给大家介绍茶歇中文未来的三个小目标。播客换新音乐了。你想联系我们的音乐家吗？乃耕的电子邮箱 : [email protected] TeaTime Chinese podcast will be back officially this September! In this episode, Nathan talks about 3 little objectives moving forward. Our podcast changed its music! Do you want to contact our musician? Naigeng’s email address: [email protected]…

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S01E04 How a Valentine's Day post changed my life with Benjamin Chan 14:16

10M ago14:16

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Benjamin experienced an unexpected virality on his Valentine's Day post. He started modestly on 𝕏 (Twitter) with just 20 followers. He started by writing stories and now he is known as "The Storytelling Guy". In this episode, you'll learn: - How to find your unique voice and niche in a crowded platform - Strategies for engaging with your first foll…

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Keziah Weir's literary influences are no mystery to her 32:21

10M ago32:21

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Michael Tamblyn spoke with Keziah Weir, winner of the 2024 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the category of Mystery for her novel, The Mythmakers. It’s the story of Sal, a writer who’s hit a very rough patch in every aspect of her life. But then she discovers a short story written by an author she met some time ago—about her and her and that moment of…

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S01E03 Create your offer and land your first $1000 client with Subir Roy 18:56

10M ago18:56

18:56

Subir Roy started his 𝕏 (Twitter) journey just 4 months ago alongside his 9-5 day job. In these 4 months, he gained over 1000 followers and landed his first $1000 client. We sit with Subir to understand how he planed his content, created his offer and landed his first client on 𝕏 (Twitter). In this episode, you'll learn: - The strategy behind gaini…

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S01E02 Make $10k with less than 2000 followers from 𝕏 (Twitter) with Hakam 14:55

10M ago14:55

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Hakam started creating content on 𝕏 (Twitter) 8 months ago. Since then, he has gained 2000 followers and made $10k from his brand on 𝕏 (Twitter). In this episode, we sit with Hakam to dive deep into his journey right from choosing 𝕏 (Twitter) as a platform to create content and then monetizing his brand without a large following. In this episode, y…

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S01E01 21 y/o Journey from 0 to 1.5K Followers in 8 Months with Jakob Cigrovski 12:46

10M ago12:46

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This is the first episode of Small Accounts, Big Stories by Hypefury. In the episode, we have Jakob who gained 1500 followers in less than 8 months on 𝕏 (Twitter). Jakob shares his journey from using 𝕏 (Twitter) for entertainment and politics to creating content, gaining 1500 followers and making money from 𝕏 (Twitter). He also shares his psycholog…

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Rainbow Rowell wants to write about "messy" characters 44:46

10M ago44:46

44:46

Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with fiction and comics writer Rainbow Rowell, author of the novels Eleanor & Park and Fangirl, as well as the 2017 revival of Marvel’s Runaways comic book series, the current run of She-Hulk, and many other books and stories. Her newest book is Slow Dance, the story of a couple of grown-ups who’ve been friends since they …

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Live at MOTIVE: Thrills from Start to Finish 57:35

11M ago57:35

57:35

At Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, Nathan interviewed Ian Hamilton, author of the Ava Lee series, and Steve Urszenyi, author of Perfect Shot. Ian's latest book The Fury of Beijing is (possibly) the last in the series, while Steve's book kicks off the Special Agent Alexandra Martel series. Live at MOTIVE: Thrills from Start to Finish…

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Spending time with Maurice Vellekoop 35:25

11M ago35:25

35:25

Michael spoke with artist, illustrator, and fashion designer, Maurice Vellekoop. Over a career spanning four decades, Vellekoop's work has been published in magazines including The New Yorker, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Fashion, and Cosmopolitan, and he’s the author and illustrator of the books, The World of Gloria Badcock: A Comic for Adults, A Nut at …

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Kobo in Conversation - Booktalking 59:09

12M ago59:09

59:09

We're sweeping up the glitter after awarding the 10th annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize to a trio of brilliant authors just a few days ago (more on that to come). We'll be back in your feed with more author interviews soon. In the meantime... When Kobo in Conversation hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj aren't reading books and intervi…

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Stephen Maher offers readers a glimpse of The Prince 39:44

1y ago39:44

39:44

Michael spoke with writer Stephen Maher, author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau. Informed by interviews with hundreds of people close to the events covered, as well as Maher's own conversations with Trudeau himself, it’s a portrait of a complex person leading through complex times. Stephen Maher offers readers a glimpse of The …

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Laura Tamblyn Watts on 27 essential, and uncomfortable, conversations 53:40

1y ago53:40

53:40

Nathan spoke with Laura Tamblyn Watts, founder and chief executive of CanAge, Canada’s national seniors’ advocacy organization, and author of Let’s Talk About Aging Parents: A Real-Life Guide to Solving Problems with 27 Essential Conversations, a book about the many hard things facing adults who know their aging parents need to make some decisions—…

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Anna Julia Stainsby on ugly truths, isolation, and The Afterpains 31:28

1y ago31:28

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Nathan spoke with novelist Anna Julia Stainsby, author of The Afterpains. It’s the story of Rosy, whose grief over the loss of her infant daughter nearly twenty years ago has all but cut her off from her husband and teenage son. And it’s about Isaura, an immigrant from Honduras raising her daughter in Toronto and trying to keep her out of the grip …

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Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of A Great Country 31:14

1y ago31:14

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Nathan spoke with novelist Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of the 2012 international bestseller Secret Daughter. Her new book is A Great Country. It’s about the Shah family, recently moved to the well-to-do neighbourhood of Pacific Hills. While Ashok and Priya catch up with friends at a dinner party one Saturday evening, their children are each, separa…

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第88集: 中国学生为什么出国留学? Why do Chinese students study abroad? 26:31

1y ago26:31

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时隔一个月，茶歇中文播客又回来了。最近，我完成了学校的考试，搬了家... 所以没能即使更新播客。希望大家理解。今天，在欧美各大学校里，我们都能看见中国留学生的影子。自从1872年清朝政府派遣 “留美幼童” 前往海外留学以来，中国学生对外国院校一直有挥之不去的憧憬。今天，中国学生为什么选择出国留学？毕业之后，他们又何去何从？ After one month's break, TeaTime Chinese is back. Recently, I finished all of my exams at school. I also moved to a new place… which led to my unpunctual update of the podcast. I thank y…

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Journalist Michael Finkel on seeing through the eyes of The Art Thief 47:52

1y ago47:52

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Michael spoke with journalist Michael Finkel, author of True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, and The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit as well as numerous articles about extreme places and unlikely people for Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, GQ, and the New York Times Magazine. His latest book The Art …

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Kiley Reid on writing realistically about people and money 48:21

1y ago48:21

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Nathan spoke with novelist Kiley Reid, author of the 2020 novel, Such a Fun Age. Her new book, Come and Get It is set on the campus of the University of Arkansas, specifically at a dormitory called Belgrade, and it follows Millie Cousins, a 24-year-old Resident Advisor or RA to folks familiar with dorm life, who’s launching a second run at the fina…

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第87集: 中国的航天计划 Chinese Space Program 27:25

1y ago27:25

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冷战期间，美国和苏联两个大国比赛，谁有更好的火箭，谁能把人送上太空？刚刚成立的新中国虽然面临很多社会问题，但是也开始了自己的航天计划。从第一个火箭到第一个卫星，再到第一个去太空的中国人... … 中国人实现了 “飞天” 的梦想，把神话变成了现实。 During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed to see who would have the better rocket and who could send people into space. The newly founded People's Republic of China, despite being faced with many soc…

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Dr. Jen Gunter on writing books about bodies for people 49:25

1y ago49:25

49:25

Nathan spoke with Dr Jen Gunter, OB/GYN and bestselling author of several books on health, anatomy, and medicine: The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto, and most recently a new book called Blood: The science, medicine, and mythology of menstruation. Dr. Jen Gunter on writing books about bodies for people…

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R. F. Kuang on seeing herself in Yellowface 36:00

1+ y ago36:00

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Nathan spoke with R. F. Kuang, author of the epic historical fantasy trilogy The Poppy War, as well as the 2022 novel, also a work of historical fantasy called Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution. R. F. Kuang’s latest novel is Yellowface. It’s the story of June Hayward and Athena Liu, a pair …

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第86集: 中国的茶文化 Tea Culture of China 21:36

1+ y ago21:36

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你能相信吗？这是《茶歇中文播客》第一次给大家介绍 “茶文化”。4000多年前，神农在尝试各种植物时中毒，吃了茶叶之后，恢复健康。从此，人们开始喝茶。在中国，“荼” 和 “茶” 字通用，在不同地区有不同的发音。唐朝以来，喝茶成为中国人的习惯。再后来，茶去了亚洲别的国家，还去了欧洲。欧洲人把茶叶看作是很珍贵的饮料。在今天的中国，年轻人越来越喜欢喝咖啡。茶渐渐地以奶茶的形式进入年轻人的生活。 Can you believe that? This is the first time that we talk about "tea culture" at TeaTime Chinese. 4,000 years ago, Shennong was poisoned whilst he was tast…

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