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Review Radio: Covering China as a Foreign Correspondent

In his final episode as host, Andrew Xu sits down once again with Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times. They discuss the difficulties of covering the nuances of Chinese politics as a foreign correspondent, the true extent of the Chinese government's surveillance state, and the insularity within the Chinese government's decision-making.

 

References

"Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears" by Vivian Wang, The New York Times

"Xi and Blinken Trade Small Nods Over a Large Gap" by Ana Swanson and Vivian Wang, The New York Times

Intro/Outro music: Synapse by Shane Ivers

Andrew's New Podcast

US Election 2024: Foreign and Labour Policy with Jeet Heer

Host Theo Shouse sits down with Jeet Heer, a political correspondent for The Nation, to discuss the Democrats’ and Republicans’ foreign and labour policies.

MIR Meets: Pamela Paul

Host Theo Shouse sits down with Pamela Paul, a columnist for the New York Times. They talk about free speech on university campuses, pro-Palestinian protests, and the books they're going to read this summer.

MIR Meets: Richard Reeves

Host Andrew Xu sits down with Richard Reeves, the President of the American Institute for Boys and Men. They discuss the underrepresentation of male students on college campuses, the significance of biological differences between boys and girls, and changes in the perception of feminism over time.

References

"Stop Pretending You're Not Rich" by Richard Reeves, The New York Times

"Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It" by Richard Reeves

"How to Solve the Education Crisis for Boys and Men | Richard Reeves" from TED

"The Men — and Boys — Are Not Alright" from The Ezra Klein Show

"There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys" by Susan Dominus, The New York Times Magazine

"Less than a third of American women identify as feminists" by Catherine Morris, Ipsos

MIR Meets: Ben Burgis

Host Theo Shouse sits down with Substack writer and Jacobin columnist Ben Burgis to discuss the morality of war and democratic socialism.

Dig Deeper: Gender, Masculinity, and Human Nature

Host Andrew Xu sits down once again with David French, a columnist for The New York Times. They discuss gender polarization, the ways that men are falling behind in society, and roles that religious institutions have traditionally played in cultivating cultural norms.

MIR Meets: Kyle Matthews

Host Alex Ritch sits down with Kyle Matthews, the Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. They discuss digital concerns surrounding online extremism and speculate on the future trajectory of the issue.

Dig Deeper: Gender Divisions Within Gen Z

Host Ines Fahmi sits down with Rose Horowitch, an assistant editor for the Atlantic. They discuss the phenomenon of Gen Z men and women drifting apart politically, and some of the potential causes and correlations for this sentiment.

Review Radio: How Our Attention Spans Work

Host Ines Fahmi sits down with Dr. Gloria Mark, the Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. They discuss her research on the decline of our attention spans, and the impact that new technologies have had on our productivity.

Femininity Through the Ages: Anti-Aging Tweens and Coquette Women?

This episode explores a few current trends around femininity on social media and beyond. Senior Editor Clare and Staff Writer Charlotte join hosts Alison and Teodor in discussing Sephora tweens and coquette “tradwives” and what kinds of femininity are valued and what this may say about the state of patriarchy today.