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The Little Red Podcast
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Bringing you China from beyond the Beijing beltway. Hosted by Louisa Lim and Graeme Smith with support from the Australian Centre on China in the World at the ANU.
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who also writes the China Chatbot newsletter on Lingua Sinica, and @dariimpio.bsky.social, a senior analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies.

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The Lead Goose: China’s AI Embrace - The Little Red Podcast
In the latest episode in our series on belief, we’re looking at the CCP’s faith in Artificial Intelligence. China has embraced AI like no other nation, laying out a plan for AI that would see 70 perce...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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This aggressive approach is driven by commercial imperatives, the desire to shape international standards, and the hope that AI will solve the Party’s biggest worry: social stability. To explore China’s AI dreams, Louisa and Graeme are joined by China Media Project’s @colvap.bsky.social ... (2/3)
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Wolf Spirits and Wild Shamans: The Revival of Spirit Mediums - The Little Red Podcast
In the latest episode in our series on belief, we’re exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, which has made a comeback despite Mao's best efforts at eradication. Ritual healers and spi...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Wolf Spirits and Wild Shamans: The Revival of Spirit Mediums - The Little Red Podcast
In the latest episode in our series on belief, we’re exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, which has made a comeback despite Mao's best efforts at eradication. Ritual healers and spi...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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... by Feng Qu, an archaeologist from Nanjing Normal University and Mayfair Yang, a cultural anthropologist from UC Santa Barbara.

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Wolf Spirits and Wild Shamans: The Revival of Spirit Mediums - The Little Red Podcast
In the latest episode in our series on belief, we’re exploring the surprising revival of shamanism in China, which has made a comeback despite Mao's best efforts at eradication. Ritual healers and spi...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Shamanism has become a tourist draw as a form of cultural and religious heritage, with a shamanic theme park existing in northeast China until 2021. To explore the diversity of shamanic practices across China and their survival in the face of official scepticism, Louisa and Graeme are joined...(2/3)
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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September 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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and @qianhuang.bsky.social from the University of Groningen's Centre for Media and Journalism Studies.

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Man Up: The Rise and Rise of China’s Manosphere - The Little Red Podcast
In the latest in our series on belief, we’re examining the emergence of incels in the world’s largest manosphere.  China’s growing incel community is fuelled by state-approved nationalism and simple d...
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August 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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To find out why so many Chinese men believe that women are the source of their problems, Louisa and Graeme are joined by Yihuan Zhang, graduate researcher at the University of Macau, Ling Tang, cultural studies lecturer at the University of Melbourne... (2/3)
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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“The Chinese government has been trying to co-opt Buddhism for diplomatic purposes, as a tool for nationalism. It is a salient, a national characteristic of Chinese culture. You can monitor it, you can control it. You can co-opt powerful, wealthier monks within the party leadership.” - Chung on Buddhism and nationalism “The state is in a good position for young people turning to Buddhism because religion is very invisible in public space. If you're going to the temple to channel your discontent, you're not channelling it other ways. Buddhism is part of the solution for the state.” - Fisher on Buddhism and the potential for social discontent
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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In our latest episode, guests Chien-Peng Chung and Gareth Fisher speculate as to what Buddhism means to China's leader.

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Karma Chameleon: The CCP turns to Buddhism - The Little Red Podcast
Continuing our series on belief in China, we look at the revival of Buddhism, which is being embraced by citizens and the Chinese state. While temple visits increase, the state is funding temples and ...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM