Anson Chen’s a world-class illusionist and mentalist, reading minds all over the planet. He explained his journey from Taiwan to HK to Shanghai. How he learnt from the world’s top magicians. And the challenges of performing magic vs comedy.

Mo and Vivek spilled the beans on what it takes to run a comedy show. What exactly happens back stage? What’s all that noise at the back of the room? How do they handle all the egos? And most importantly, what happens when the heckler gets booted?

Jen Balisi is a proud Filipina-American based in HK, and a legit trail-blazing food influencer. We talked about her journey from blogging in New York, to pursuing her passion of dining, travel and recipes. And what she does when she has to review food that stinks.

Mo joins the pod to announce he is taking over hosting duties with Vivek for the next little while. The standup scene is pumping along at the moment, and the guys talked about some massive shows coming up.

Hong Kong’s got an unreasonable amount of people living in unreasonably small spaces. And Dr Merrin Pearse’s on a mission to make the metropolis continue. Pearse was described as an urban vigilante for HK sustainability. He’s an advisor at Purpose Business, and chair at the Living Islands Movement (a local group dedicated to the sustainable […]

Antony’s (@antd) become the resident podcast voice on all things political. Since he last visited, the crackdowns on Hong Kong have been unrelenting and severe. Including vast arrests, mass bail denial, the gov claiming Jimmy Lai’s assets, and 7,000 officers deployed to Victoria Park to crush any whisper of a vigil for the Tiananmen Square […]

Vicky Chan 陳偉琪 is a well-known face around Hong Kong, having played Jenny on the hit TVB series Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (愛·回家之開心速遞). She was also previously crowned Miss HK, and separately Miss Chinese Vancouver. She talked about her journey to the big leagues, the pressures of fame in Hong Kong, and the […]

Dear Hong Kong is a well-known photo book featuring inspiring people from different countries, all living in Hong Kong, and their contribution to the city. You can check it out here. The stories are outstanding and it also looks super slick. Oskar Valles has interviewed more than 90 people from different countries including teacher and […]

Professor Cowling is the Division Head of Epidemiology at HKU and a co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infections Disease Epidemiology and Control. And we’re super excited to have him back on the pod. We talked about vaccine hesitancy, addressed the major fears being expressed by the hesitant, immunisation against variants, the need for […]

Cissy Radford runs a sensational podcast called In The Changing Room, all about women in sport. She also works with WISE HK (Women In Sport Empowered HK) and is a passionate advocate for getting people active. We talked about the situation for females in the city, what sports are taking off, and the work that’s […]