On the eve of my return to the States, I know a lot of you will be curious about my temporary home. And while there are many questions I'll be able to answer, there is so much I won't even begin to be able to explain. So I'm posting these podcasts to do the job for me. Enjoy!
THIS AMERICAN LIFE: Americans in China
It used to be that the American expats in China were the big shots. They had the money, the status, the know-how. But that's changed. What's it like to be an American living in China now? And what do they understand about China that we don't?SINICA: Morally Adrift?
It's easy to get depressed about China's apparent drift toward amorality: the kind of pervasive screw-your-neighbor approach to getting ahead (or even just getting by) that seems increasingly common on the mainland. The news is full of horrific stories about apathy and callousness, punctuated by occasional stories of altruism, self-sacrifice, and personal heroism...
