Episodios

  • AI and music: Instantly generated chords, lyrics and melodies and how this will change music forever

    AI and music: Instantly generated chords, lyrics and melodies and how this will change music forever
    Jan 6 2026
    Testing one, two… AI has "stepped up to the microphone" and is storming up playlists, music platforms and even some charts. In this episode of China Popcast, we are unpacking AI-generated music, and its effects on the music industry. We are joined by young music producer Pinak and live music venue owner Sawyer to look ahead to how AI is changing the way music made, distributed, performed and consumed. Pinak takes us through his journey of harnessing AI tools to make music, particularly hip-hop in China, while Sawyer tells us how AI is impacting live music and musicians. Catch our video podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTuq0K461Po CONTACT: lucy.lv@cgtn.com wendyl.martin@cgtn.com For more on Chinese culture: www.cgtn.com/culture https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews/ https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusamerica/ https://www.facebook.com/chinaplussa/
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  • Traditional Chinese medicine: Tongue examinations, acupuncture and creating internal balance

    Traditional Chinese medicine: Tongue examinations, acupuncture and creating internal balance
    Dec 4 2025
    This time on China Popcast, traditional Chinese medicine experts Professor Wang Lepeng and Dr Zheng Zhishan join us to discuss the boom in interest on social media in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). From herbal tea and coffee bars to a myriad of TCM-rooted life hacks, our experts highlight how they've seen a shift among youngsters who are now incorporating this ancient wisdom into their lifestyles. To demonstrate TCM diagnostics and treatment methods, the guests give our hosts a tongue examination and some in-studio acupuncture. Catch our video podcast here: https://youtu.be/8x6KZ0mc-8w CONTACT: lucy.lv@cgtn.com wendyl.martin@cgtn.com For more on Chinese culture: www.cgtn.com/culture https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusamerica https://www.facebook.com/chinaplussa
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    45 m
  • Labubu: Collector and marketing prof on how a furry 'monster' goes global

    Labubu: Collector and marketing prof on how a furry 'monster' goes global
    Sep 23 2025
    This time on China Popcast, toy collector and reporter Vica Li and marketing professor Zhang Ying have discussed how a wild-yet-charming forest elf character designed for Chinese-owned Pop Mart went global. Labubu has taken the world by storm, popularized after it was seen with celebrities such as Rihanna, Dua Lipa and Lisa from Blackpink. Our guest Zhang Ying is a professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, where Pop Mart's executives, including founder Wang Ning, were students in an MBA program. The "grandfather" of Labubu, or "La Ye Ye" as we named him, tells us what Wang and the others were like as students. And Li tells us about the emotional rollercoaster of toy collecting: the appeal, the thrill of blind boxes, swapping and giving collectables away, and the art of dressing up your little "monster" companion. Catch our video podcast here: https://youtu.be/D2-0nShIkEk?si=HiaNPBn5vqZwqE0b CONTACT: lucy.lv@cgtn.com wendyl.martin@cgtn.com
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    49 m
  • WWII in China: Mountaineer and Gen Z content creator delve into haunting stories

    WWII in China: Mountaineer and Gen Z content creator delve into haunting stories
    Aug 29 2025
    In today's episode, mountaineer Kevin Wang and Gen Z content creator Jonathan Yao join China Popcast hosts Lucy Lv and Wendyl Martin for a discussion about China's never-to-be-forgotten World War II stories. Wang is the founder of the "Back to the Hump," through which he leads expeditions over the mountains of Yunnan to find the wreckage of aircraft and pilots who flew along the Hump, an air route over the Himalayas that was used to help deliver supplies to China. Yao, who uses his video channels to uncover history and culture, talks about the Japanese occupation of his native northeast China. Catch our video podcast here: https://youtu.be/1btDfhiaFa0?si=ZPHdMDWuaws1lOzr CONTACT: lucy.lv@cgtn.com wendyl.martin@cgtn.com For more on Chinese culture see: www.cgtn.com/culture https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews/ https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusamerica/ https://www.facebook.com/chinaplussa/
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    43 m
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