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Postcards from Asia radio spots: Recent submissions
Now showing items 301-312 of 312
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Nature of the DMZ
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2005-11-02)Broadcast Transcript: When most people hear "Korean Demilitarized Zone" they don't flash on a fish called the kumgang fat minnow, and yet this fish and other flora and fauna are thriving here in the DMZ. Why? Because this ... -
Hippu Hoppu
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2005-10-26)Broadcast Transcript: Yo. Do you think the US has the corner on hip-hop? Well, move over Eminem and Black Eyed Peas. Loop Junktion and Rip Slyme are coming through...at least in Japan. The movement migrated to Japan back ... -
Disney Has Feng Shui
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2005-10-19)Broadcast Transcript: In the world of theme parks, feng shui has not played much of a role. After all, if you can't sell it or ride it, what's the point? So why is Disney spending big money on a feng shui consultant at its ... -
South Korea: Hi-Tech Mecca
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2005-10-12)Broadcast Transcript: Greetings from South Korea, hi-tech Mecca. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, practically the entire country now has access to broadband speeds of up to 20 megabits per second. Compare that to ... -
Robot Fish
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-12-30)Broadcast transcript: Usually you expect this kind of news from Japan but this time it's South Korea where scientists have just created a robotic fish. Yes, folks, this is an electronic fish that can live underwater. At ... -
Noko Jeans
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-11-21)Broadcast transcript: Kim Jong Il. Totalitarian dictator AND fashionista? Possibly. In an entrepreneurial breakthrough, a Swedish firm has contracted with a textile manufacturer in North Korea to produce designer jeans ... -
Aliyah
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-12-16)Broadcast transcript: In Chinese, the syllables a li ya can have a variety of meanings depending on tone and character. One interpretation could be this: Oh! Leaving Asia. In Hebrew, aliyah means "the immigration of Jews ... -
Cosplay
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-11-04)Broadcast transcript: Typical Tokyo office worker by day. Warcraft Princess by night or on weekends. This is the type of double life the dedicated cosplayer lives. Cosplay--or kosupure in Japanese--is the latest recreational ... -
Reinventing the Wheel
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-10-28)Broadcast Transcript: You heard it here before though maybe not first: China invented everything. From gunpowder to the wheelbarrow to paper and ink, it was made in China first. Which puts the Chinese in a bind. I mean, ... -
Monk's Feet
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-10-21)Broadcast Transcript: Every morning before sunrise, the monk Hua Chi comes to this ancient monastery in Qinghai and, placing his feet in the same exact spot, he prostrates himself a few thousand times. So faithfully has ... -
DPRK Twitter
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-09-09)Broadcast Transcript: WTF!? The DPRK tweets. Apparently the lack of internet and personal cell phones does not prevent North Korea from posting news items from its official news service on Twitter. IMHO, it's propaganda ... -
Chicken Feet
(Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 2009-09-02)Broadcast Transcript: American chicken feet are no longer welcome on Chinese soil. A possible congressional ban on the import of Chinese chicken for safety reasons has made China madder than a wet hen. And, though officially ...
