The founder of Asia Art Tours, Matthew Dagher-Margosian interviews the world's most unique people for conversations on art, travel, politics and creativity.
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Chang Che on Wang Huning: The Mind behind Xi & the Modern CCP
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I spoke to Chang Che of SupChina for a fascinating conversation on Wang Huning, the strategist behind Xi Jinping & the Modern CCP We discuss Wang's role in crafting China's authoritarianism to implement capitalist reforms, how Wang's writings convinced party leaders that America would ultimately collapse, the current state of Nihilism in both the U…
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Colleen Wood: Russian Imperialism in Central Asia
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I spoke to Central Asia expert Colleen Wood on the history of Russian Colonialism in Central Asia. Topics include how Russia structured Central Asia economies, how the Soviet system sought to instill Nationalism and break traditional viewpoints on nature, and how the influx of Russians fleeing Putin's War is raising new questions about "whiteness" …
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Ananth Krishnan: How India sees China & how China sees India
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We spoke to Ananth Krishnan of The Hindu & The India-China Newsletter for a deep dive on how India sees China & how China sees India. We discuss the points of cooperation and tension between the two nations, the horrific synchronicity islamophobic nationalism in both nations, the differences in how these countries see spaces like Tibet, The LAC or …
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Temur Umarov: The Economic Relationships of Central Asia, Russia & China
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I spoke to policy expert Temur Umarov on the economic relationships between Central Asia, Russia & China as well as how regional policies (Xinjiang, One Belt One Road, The War in Ukraine) are impacting capitalism throughout the region. It's a fascinating conversation on Neoliberalism, Shock Therapy, and the global importance of Central Asia. For mo…
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Lokman Tsui: The Loss of Press Freedom in Hong Kong
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I spoke to academic & activist Lokman Tsui on the loss of Press Freedom in Hong Kong. Lokman (a former journalism professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong) explains the history of Hong Kong's once robust free press, how this was dismantled after Hong Kong's massive democracy protests, what the media 'red lines' are now in Hong Kong, and his hop…
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Sabina Knight on China's Literature (Part 2): The Cultural Revolution & Mo Yan's Nobel Prize
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We spoke to Dr. Sabina Knight of Smith for a two-part conversation on her book: Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction. In Part 2 (our conclusion) we discuss the literature of China's May 4th movement, the literature of the cultural revolution & Nobel-Prize winning author Mo Yan In part one, we discussed the historic & contemporary influence…
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Maria Repnikova: Manufacturing Consent in China & Russia
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I spoke to Dr. Maria Repnikova, author of "Chinese Soft Power" to discuss how Chinese and Russian State Media report on Ukraine to their domestic audiences. We also discuss Hong Kong, Aileen Gu, "Little Pinks", Patriarchy, Chomsky and "Wolf Warriors" For more of Dr. Repnikova's work you can see her website here: https://www.mariarepnikova.com/ Musi…
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Huizhong Wu: Little Plum Blossom & Patriarchy in China
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I spoke to the AP's Huizhong Wu on how the shocking images of a chained woman(小花梅, "Little Plum Blossom") in Feng County, Jiangsu has sparked unprecedented fury on China's heavily censored internet. Topics of our conversation include the vast class divide between the Eileen Gu's & rural women of China, Human trafficking, Mental Health Care, and why…
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Joe Kassabian: On Armenia, Azerbaijan & the war for Artsakh
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I spoke to Joe Kassabian, a Yerevan based researcher on Armenia, Azerbaijan & the 2020 war for Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) Joe explains the long historical roots of Armenian/Azeri conflict, how geopolitical powers like Isreal, Turkey & Russia became involved, Armenia's future and what the global left can learn from centuries of non-vio…
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Sabina Knight on China's Literature (Part 1 - Daoism, Confucianism & Anti- War Poetry)
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We spoke to Dr. Sabina Knight of Smith for a two-part conversation on her book: Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction. In part one, we discuss the historic & contemporary influence that Daoism, Confucianism & Anti-War Poetry have had on China's literature & literary culture. For more w. Dr. Knight you can find her book here: https://global.…
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Jessica Namakkal on Auroville: India's Settler Utopia
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I spoke to Dr. Jessica Namakkal on her book, Unsettling Utopia: The Making & Unmaking of French India. This is Part 2 of our conversation, we discuss the utopian community of Auroville. Located outside of Pondicherry (a former French colonial territory), we discuss Auroville's founding, if its practices constitute settler colonialism, and what Auro…
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Joanna Lillis: The Aftermath of Kazakhstan's Protests
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I spoke to Journalist Joanna Lillis for an update on Kazakhstan's protests, why Russia was involved in their suppression, protester violence as strategy or sabotage and the future of governance in the country. For more w. Joanna please follow her reporting in the Economist or Eurasianet, you can also read her book, Dark Shadows: Inside The Secret W…
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Jessica Namakkal: Decolonizing French India (Part 1)
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I spoke to Dr. Jessica Namakkal on her book, Unsettling Utopia: The Making & Unmaking of French India. In Part 1 of our conversation, we discuss the history of French India, its unique decolonial movement and the complex identities of its revolutionaries. Part 2 (out soon) we discuss the utopian community of Auroville. Located outside of Pondicherr…
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Theft is Property! Robert Nichols on Indigenous Laws and Heterodox Economics
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I spoke with Dr. Robert Nichols author of, 'Theft is Property: Dispossession & Critical Theory'. I discuss w. Dr. Nichols how indigenous philosophy both augments and challenges her. How the concept of property & property law clashed with indigenous concepts of land and how these questions are realized in a present day context. For those interested …
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Nga Pham: The Stories Shaping Vietnam Today
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I spoke to Journalist Nga Pham on reporting the contemporary stories shaping Vietnam. We discuss the mysterious Billionaires behind VIETGROUP, how Covid and Climate Change are affecting Vietnam's populace, and what vision both young and old have for the future of the country. You can find more of Nga's breaking stories here:https://twitter.com/ngah…
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Zikri Rahman: On Malaysia's Lawan Protests
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We spoke to Writer & Organizer Zikri Rahman on Malaysia's Lawan Protests and the political conditions that spawned them. We discuss the growing dissent towards Malaysia's Ruling Elite, how the next generations of Malaysia's want to define (and decolonize) the narrative around their country, and how the Lawan movement connects to other regional and …
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Jesse Appell: On Performing Standup In China & Selling Tea in the US
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I was thrilled to speak with Jesse Appell, who was one of China's most well-known foreign stand-up comics and now is one of the US's best known tea importers. We discuss Jesse's journey through China's stand-up comedy scene, the challenges he faced as a foreign performer, and how he turned himself into a tea importer when borders closed, as a way t…
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Minsun Ji: On Squid Game, Jeon Tae-il & South Korea's Labor Movements
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We spoke to organizer Minsun Ji on Squid Game and how the labor movements of South Korea inspired the series. We discuss the Ssangyong Motor strikes, the legendary Jeon Tae-il's rallying cry to workers "We are Not Machines!" & contemporary Neoliberalism in South Korea. For more with Minsun you can check out her work with Labor Co-ops at : https://w…
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Bathsheba Demuth - How Capitalism & State Socialism Transformed the Arctic
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I chatted with Dr. Bathsheba Demuth on her ground-breaking work, Floating Coast: An Environmental History fo the Bering Strait, which discusses how both the Capitalism of the US and the State Socialism of the USSR sought to enclose, extract and transform the Arctic. We discuss the impact of nation-states on the indigenous peoples of the Arctic. How…
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Sam Holden: On Saving Sento & Akiya, Japan's Past & Future Commons
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Journalist Haris Zargar: On Kashmir's Freedom Struggle
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I hosted journalist Haris Zargar for an in-depth conversation on Kashmir, Kashmiri Identity and how India's leader Narendra Modi has unleashed unprecedented violence and authoritarianism on the region. For more on Kashmir, I highly recommend Haris's work at New Frame Magazine: https://www.newframe.com/writer/haris-zargar/ For more on a Feminist per…
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Brian Kahn of Earther: Climate Change Reporting on a Dying Planet
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We spoke to Brian Kahn the managing editor of Earther for a frank and (at times) spiritual discussion on what it's like to do climate change reporting on a dying planet. Brian and I discuss his publication Earther, my own critiques with the data/policy/'nerd' focus of modern climate change reporting, and if there is more room for the spiritual or e…
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Shaq Koyok: Orang Asli, The Indigenous People of Malaysia
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I spoke to Artist Shaq Koyok on Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Malaysia. It was a great conversation on the history of Malaysia, decolonialism, and global indigenous organizing. For more of Shaq check out his instagram @shaqkoyok_art or his main website: https://shaqkoyok.blogspot.com/ Music by: Zach Sutton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
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Dr. Khatchig Mouradian: How Armenians Resisted Genocide Through Legal & Armed Struggles
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I spoke to Dr. Khatchig Mouradian for a fascinating conversation on how Armenians resisted extermination at the hands of the Ottoman Empire and his new book: The Resistance Network: The Armenian Genocide and Humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915–1918. Our conversation discusses the particularities of how Armenians resisted genocide, but also the u…
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Elaine Hui: How the CCP built Capitalist Hegemony in China
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We spoke to Dr. Elaine Hui of Penn State on her incredible work of scholarship: Hegemonic Transformation The State, Laws, and Labour Relations in Post-Socialist China Dr. Hui and I discuss how China transitioned from socialism to capitalism, how hegemony & consent were manufactured by the CCP to convince citizens to go along with this huge shift in…
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