From his studio in Boston, Yo-Yo Ma tells us how music eases tensions between American and Chinese people, even as Washington and Beijing are at each other’s throats.
Guests: Yo Yo Ma; Hai Ye Ni, principal cellist, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Sound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions.
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Feb 2024
Drum Tower: The sounds of old Beijing
<p>In some ways, Beijing now sounds like a lot of other mega cities. Yet, back in imperial times, sound was used in creative ways to display wealth, to conduct everyday business and, most importantly, to keep order. David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, takes us on a sonic jour ... Show More
26m 44s
Jun 2023
Chinese TV PilotTalk: Farmers, Murders, and Anime
We're talking Chinese TV this week on ChinaTalk! Hollywood writer Trey Kollmer and ChinaTalk editor Irene Zhang discuss farming reality tv, a dongbei murder, and some super creative animated content out of Bilibili.
Farmer show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fklN-OnYuGc
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42m 43s
Jul 2020
Hamilton’s Sonic Secrets: Behind the Broadway phenomenon
Broadway’s award-winning, record-breaking, smash hit, Hamilton, is a musical unlike any other. In this special episode, we have re-voiced, remixed, and remastered one of our shows about our favorite broadway musical! Featuring Nevin Steinberg, Hamilton’s Tony-nominated sound desi ... Show More
31m 12s