{"id":44973,"date":"2015-03-12T11:27:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T03:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=44973"},"modified":"2019-03-24T21:29:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T13:29:05","slug":"podcast-ep7-march-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcast-ep7-march-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Ep. #7: What&#8217;s New in March 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wnitd1.jpg\" alt=\"What's New in the 'Du\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wnitd1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wnitd1-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>For our first podcast back after Spring Festival, we talk about notable bits of news, soccer in Chengdu, a Reddit post about Chinese soft power efforts, and a couple of interesting posts on the Chengdu Living forums.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics discussed:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Under the Dome pollution documentary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6X2uwlQGQM\">\u00a0video on Youtube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Under the Dome discussed on the <a href=\"popupchinese.com\/lessons\/sinica\/under-the-dome\">Sinica Podcast\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xi Jinping&#8217;s Push to Popularize and Improve Soccer in China [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/1725328\/xi-captains-top-team-have-chinese-soccer-score\">link<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Government seizure of golf courses [<a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/06\/28\/uk-china-golf-idUKKBN0F30VZ20140628\">recommended reading<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Playing soccer\u00a0in Chengdu and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adi-sports.com\/cifl.html\"> Chengdu International Football League<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ADI Sports in Chengdu [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adi-sports.com\/about-us.html\">link<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Exporting soft power Reddit post [<a href=\"np.reddit.com\/r\/NeutralPolitics\/comments\/2y2dpb\/besides_goods_what_can_china_export_to_maximize\/cp63ra7\">link<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Chinese-Hollywood co-productions [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-admin\/deadline.com\/2013\/11\/china-film-us-china-film-summit-iron-man-3-627911\/\">recommended reading<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>The Confucius Institute and the pitfalls of Chinese soft power initiatives [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/176888\/china-u\">recommended reading<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=10101937350406051&amp;pnref=story\">Mark Zuckerberg speaking Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chengduforum.com\/\">Chengdu Living Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Johnny 5&#8217;s Ask Me Anything [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/forums\/topic\/im-johnny-5-ask-me-anything-reddit-style-ama\/\">link<\/a>]\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chengduplaces.com\/listing\/johnny-5-donuts\/\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Johnny 5 on Chengdu Places<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mikespizzakitchen.com\/freeforoneyear.html?from=timeline&amp;isappinstalled=0\">Free For One Year Contest<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The Bookworm Literary Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chengdubookworm.com\/bookworm-happenings\/\">The Bookworm Website<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Download &amp; Stream Links<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast8.mp3\">Download Podcast #7<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Or click below to listen to the podcast now through your browser.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-44973-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast7.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast7.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast7.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>You can also search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app (mine is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a>, which I highly recommend for iPhone users).<\/p>\n<p>If you have any comments or feedback on this podcast or on topics you&#8217;d like us to discuss in the future, leave a comment below. If you enjoy the podcast, please share it! We look forward to recording more of these and continuing to chronicle and share the story of life in Chengdu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode of the podcast is a run-down of what&#8217;s new in Chengdu in March, 2015. 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