As we are gear up for our 200th episode, which will be recorded live at The Aftermath in Hong Kong on December 5, 2024. We take a journey down memory lane and we go through some of our favorite podcast cover photos, how our process changed over the years, and we browse the “More like […]

Hong Kong Stories is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling in Hong Kong. They focus on telling true, first-person stories live, on stage, without notes, and in front of an audience. They run regular workshops and produce over 12 live shows per year (when pandemics do not interfere). They are holding a big […]

Hong Kong Stories is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling in Hong Kong. They focus on telling true, first-person stories live, on stage, without notes, and in front of an audience. They run regular workshops and produce over 12 live shows per year (when pandemics do not interfere). They are holding a big […]

It’s a comedy-heavy episode with our guest, touring comedian Dwayne Perkins. We chat with Dwayne about the Hong Kong vs. Singapore audience, what Dry Bar Comedy is, cruiseship shows, Netflix licensing deals, and Dwayne shares some amazing stories about working with the legendary Patrice O’Neal.    Check out Dwayne Perkins wbsite: https://dwayneperkins.com/ Follow Dwayne Perkins […]

It’s a comedy-heavy episode with our guest, touring comedian Dwayne Perkins. We chat with Dwayne about the Hong Kong vs. Singapore audience, what Dry Bar Comedy is, cruiseship shows, Netflix licensing deals, and Dwayne shares some amazing stories about working with the legendary Patrice O’Neal.    Check out Dwayne Perkins wbsite: https://dwayneperkins.com/ Follow Dwayne Perkins […]

The hosts once again jet off to different distinations for different reasons, then come back to the studio to recount their experiences, which couldn’t be more different. Vivek Mahbubani flies to London on Emirates business class; Mohammed Magdi flies to Melbourne on Scoot Air economy class.   Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to […]

The hosts once again jet off to different distinations for different reasons, then come back to the studio to recount their experiences, which couldn’t be more different. Vivek Mahbubani flies to London on Emirates business class; Mohammed Magdi flies to Melbourne on Scoot Air economy class.   Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to […]

On episode #189, we might have gotten carried away with our conspiracy theories, and we talked some smack about one of Hong Kong’s newest restaurants, the Flat Iron Group. Well, the founder of Flat Iron restaurants did listen to the episode, and he had some comments for us. This episode, we chat with Flat Iron […]

On episode #189, we might have gotten carried away with our conspiracy theories, and we talked some smack about one of Hong Kong’s newest restaurants, the Flat Iron Group. Well, the founder of Flat Iron restaurants did listen to the episode, and he had some comments for us. This episode, we chat with Flat Iron […]

On this week’s episode, we chat about how Hong Kong is one of the most advanced cities in the world, yet somehow, people writing “cheques” to each other seems like a perfectly acceptable thing to do. Then host Mohammed Magdi accidently goes shopping for gold (!) and discovers it’s the best investment ever?   Get […]