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China Chat
Chris is from America...always having a little kid in her heart, she is curious about everything. a couple of years ago she was sent to this country that is far away from her hometown, AND she fell in Love with this country and its culture...through her audio, you can hear the real and unique voice ranging from people to culture to language and so on...If you are interested in Chinese culture or if you havent known anything about Chinese culture, Chris' audio is the great start and you are…
Episodes
China ChatFingernails and Birthdays
Jiajia and Chris give some tips on fingernails (pun intended), talk about the do’s and don’ts of nail care and sing Happy Birthday to Sean! Tommy snores…
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Go Fish with Jiajia
Once a week, Jiajia gets to talk about fishing and that’s today. He explains why he loves fishing so much and agrees not to go fishing until the cool weather…
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Bitter Melon
Jiajia and Chris explore the benefits of bitter melon and cucumbers, debunk cucumber slices on the eyes as a miracle cure and promote getting rid of your…
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Testing, 1,2,3
Jiajia and Chris are venturing into the world of TikTok and WeChat channels. They’re back home in the air conditioning and Tommy the Yellow Lab makes an…
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Nanjing Science and Technology Museum
Chris drags Jiajia to the Nanjing Science and Technology Museum on a very hot summer day! Being an astronaut, going on a spacewalk, traveling through time to…
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Shoe Stealer!
Tommy always steals just one of Chris’ shoes which makes her crazy! Jiajia thinks it’s hilarious, of course. Chris also talks about the many podcasts produced…
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Lemon Water Rocks!
Chris swears by lemon water in the summer and Jiajia is beginning to get on the bandwagon. He’d like a little sugar in it, though.
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Sure
Sure. Jiajia goes ballistic when Chris says that word, so they delve into the what’s and why’s of JiaJia’s reaction. Needless to say, (but we’ll say it anyway)…
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Long eyebrows
Jiajia tells Chris not to pluck her long eyebrow hair. Chris compromises by just cutting it back when Jiajia is not looking. He thinks it’s cute. She says it’s…
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Feeling Hot
Everyone is feeling hot, and not in a good way. Jiajia and Chris moan about the hot, humid summer but are happy that relief is in sight. They also discuss…
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Remembering Ramona
Chris spends time talking about the wonderful Ramona Bugayong and her fabulous husband Pete, Jiajia gives a fishing update and Chris and Jiajia discuss how…
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Jiajia Tells a Whopper
Chris is outraged that Jiajia never let Oliver try his fishing pole despite being out for 6 hours, Jiajia backtracks and makes excuses and explains Chinese…
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Yoga or Yoghurt
Jiajia shares his true feelings about the yoghurt latte Chris made for him. Chris keeps mixing up the words yoga and yoghurt, and Jiajia is horrified by a cat…
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Yoghurt Lattes
Jiajia and Chris say the word “banana”a lot and discuss knock-knock jokes, explore the dos and don’ts of making yoghurt lattes, and Jiajia almost faints from…
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Cat Cuts and Banana Peels
Charlie got to go to the vet today and came home wearing a collar. He is not pleased. Jiajia and Chris bicker over whether he really needs a collar or not…
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Hamburger Rain
Chris and Jiajia talk about the true shape of raindrops, Chris rhapsodizes about Big Macs, and Jiajia Is moved by Chris talking about how to help save stray…
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Shocking Weather Facts
Jiajia and Chris share the latest weather update on Bavi, Jiajia has a fever dream about his abs, and Jiajia translates safety tips to use during a lightning…
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Thunder and Lightning
The heavy rain is here and lightning is sure to follow. While Tommy continues to decimate her bone, Jiajia and Chris discuss thunder and lightning and Benjamin…
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More Typhoon Talk
Jiajia and Chris delve deeper into typhoons and tornadoes, their differences and impacts as well as their differing attitudes towards little animals.
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Typhoon Talk
Typhoon Bavi is on the mainland. Jiajia and Chris talk about how Bavi got its name, what to expect and a snoring dog guarding her precious bone.
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Taihu Lake Lore
Chris tells Jiajia about how Taihu Lake got its name, theories on how it was formed, successful restoration efforts, the return of the “Three Whites” which are…
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Charlie Meyowls
Charlie keeps “meyowling” at Chris so she’s resorted to spritzing water at him. Effective, yes. Traumatizing? Maybe…Jiajia gives a Japanese language update and…
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Jiajia’s Dream Day
Jiajia gets to live the dream; camping by his own private fishing spot. Chris talks about scallion pancakes and JiaJia’s stomach growls. Tommy joins the…
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Bubble Houses and Fishing
Chris and Jiajia go Glamping at the Lucen Resort on Taihu Lake. Chris loved the bubble house and ambience, Jiajia as usual, is all about the fish.
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Dinosaurs and Robots
It’s road trip time! Chris and Jiajia talk about Dinosaur Land, rollercoasters, autonomous cars and robots.
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Watermelon Seeds
Chris explains why she eats the seeds when she eats watermelon as well as the core when she eats apples. Jiajia is horrified as usual.
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Cheese
Is American Cheese really cheese? We explore the origins of American cheese and the so-called single as well as singing the praises of squeaky cheese curds.
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Air Conditioning and Cheesecake
Jiajia recounts air conditioner woes, laments over the hot summer weather and learns about the history of cheesecake.
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Muso Cafe and Bistro
Pistachio Basque cheesecake and salt and pepper shiitake fried mushrooms will live in Chris’ dreams tonight. Jiajia and Chris try out the new restaurant on…
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Kitten Shenanigans
A peaceful evening at home turns into a steeplechase featuring a tiny kitten in distress, a barking dog, pacing cat and of course, a flying cockroach.
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Cabbages and Things
Jiajia is hungry and tired but Chris revives him with potato and salted cabbage talk. Jiajia remains on ear bud probation.
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Salad Dressing Wars
Jiajia loses his ear bud privileges after he mocks Chris’ salad dressing technique, and Chris lauds the benefits of a lettuce ice bath.
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Short Fuses and Arugula
Jiajia gets in big trouble for wearing ear buds and ear plugs at the same time, Chris extols the virtues of laundry bags and kale enters the discussion.
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Charlie’s House
News Flash: Charlie finally started using the cat abode we bought for him years ago. Jiajia tells a fish story and how Chris has made him change his way of…
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Pizza and Motorcycles
Chris and Jiajia talk about the hand thrown, kiln baked pizza and coffee at the Donglu Camping Site 冬庐驿站 as well as checking out the Lishui Dragon Boat Races…
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Cockroaches are Gardeners
Chris loves her new mosquito netting, Jiajia has a centipede phobia, and cockroaches are our friends as long as they’re outside.
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Coming Full Circle
We wrap up saying goodbye to Auntie and her wonderful family. Jiajia misses our group meals, and Charlie is yelling at us as usual.
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Jiajia gets Metaphysical
Charlie pitches a fit and is chastised and then ignored, it’s Day Two of the memorial ritual and Jiajia has many deep thoughts.
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White clothes and headbands
Wearing white is the thing to do for close family members during the mourning period. Here’s what the family wears and what it means.
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Remembering Auntie
JiaJia’s Auntie passed away and Chris and Jiajia were involved in the ceremonies. We’ll compare the difference between western and Chinese funeral rituals and…
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Mum’s Food Delivery
Jiajia’s mum drops off some homecooking , we promise to return her plates and basket (maybe) and we talk about mashed potatoes and long beans.
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The Quest for Fire
We’ll talk about man’s history with fire, how plasma and fire are different and the classic TV show “Boston Legal”. Can you say “Denny Crane”?
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Rest Days and Flying Books
We’ll talk about what happened during test days and the night between Day 1 and 2 of the Gaokao. What to eat, how to sleep and what kids do when they’re…
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Holy Cow! It’s the Gaokao!
Keep your voice down! It’s time for the Gaokao, China’s nationwide test for high school students. Sometimes it’s good to be old. No more tests, no more books…
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Mahjong and Wisdom Teeth
Jiajia gets all sweaty playing mahjong with his family, Chris has a refreshing afternoon and Jiajia revels he still has his wisdom teeth.
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Full Moon Antics
Jiajia finishes his liver story, talks about fishing under a full moon, Chris warns him to watch out for werewolves, and Jiajia does experiments at home.
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The Mosquitonator
Jiajia is on a mission. He bought two different devices to keep mosquitoes from chewing on poor Chris’ face. Chris is tired of her noodles and rice diet and…
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Agree to Disagree Again
Chris and Jiajia get in a standoff over who is who, talk about a new pizza and coffee place named Donglu Post Station near the Guanyin temple park and Jiajia…
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Waving Hands
Jiajia and Chris talk about waving hands, explain different expletives, talk about the fountain at the Guanyin temple, ice cream and delicious noodles.
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Mosquito Woes
Chris and Jiajia call each other bossy, Jiajia says Chris is paranoid, they debate what zombies eat and lament over the unwelcome mosquitoes entering their…
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Tapenade Tango
Chris learns the difference between tapenade and relish, explores the history of both and threatens to slap Jiajia if he yawns or falls asleep.
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A Melon By Any Other Name
Chris gets schooled in melons, Jiajia gives a recipe for diced salted cabbage tapenade, and Chris gives Jiajia a pop-quiz.
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Duck Butts and Noodles
Tommy freaks out about the thunder, Jiajia turns into Dr. Doolittle and talks with Charlie, and Jiajia waxes poetic about duck butts and noodles.
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Mosquitoes and Vampires
Chris has a definite dislike and paranoia about mosquitoes even though they find Jiajia much more delicious.
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Juajia’s Fishing Woes
Mean people sap the fun out of life. Jiajia has a little gray cloud over his head after running into a group of fishermen who don’t play well with others.
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Stay Cool and Eat Fava Beans
Jiajia and Chris talk about staying cool in the heat, how to eat rapeseed greens and Chris is mildly unnerved to find out she’s been eating a lot of fava beans.
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Elastic Chastisement
Chris solves her missing hair elastic mystery, Jiajia gets an ultimatum, and Jiajia and Chris talk about China’s “three furnaces”.
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Jiajia’s Fishing Tales
Yes. Jiajia waxes poetic again about his love of fishing. The mahjong ladies are here, swapping stories and slamming down tiles.
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Oil Pressing
There are lots of fun antique oil pressing workshops in the area. Jiajia gets to have another exciting day harvesting rapeseed! Chris will stay home in the…
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Rapeseed Harvest
Lao Zhan asks Jiajia and Chris to help her harvest the rapeseed crop. Chris is useless and gets overheated. Jiajia tells a duck joke.