Ed & Nik on the Asia Pacific

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Dr Ed Griffith and Professor Nik Alsford of the University of Central Lancashire arrogantly present their opinions on recent major (and not so major) news stories from the Asia Pacific region.

  1. 12/24/2020

    Christmas Ed-stravaganza - 2020 Xmas Special

    Ed & Nik reunite for a Xmas Special to review the year over a couple of drinks. All the big stories, including (but not limited to) Covid, China-India border clashes, Abe's resignation, protests in Hong Kong and Thailand, and the height of Everest, all mixed together with some good cheer and petty squabbling.

  2. 07/11/2020

    Episode 23: Goodbye

    Ed & Nik discuss the implications of the security law in Hong Kong for China's wider foreign policy. Other topics include the death of Seoul's mayor, the future of DPRK-US relations, sex-crazed monkey gangs in Thailand and new rules on Japan's roller-coasters. And Nik is on the hunt for a new co-presenter....

  3. 06/23/2020

    Episode 22: Pencil Wagging

    Ed & Nik discuss recent tensions across the Korean border, the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas, Japan's 'renaming' of the Senkakus and the latest act of political activism by K-Pop fans in the US.

  4. 06/09/2020

    Episode 21: In the mood

    Ed & Nik consider the fallout from the new security law in Hong Kong, the removal of the mayor of Kaohsiung and the response to the Black Lives Matter campaign from the K-Pop community. They also explore a Japanese theory on why coronavirus spreads more easily in the West and demonstrate just how down with the kids they are (spoiler alert: not very).

  5. 05/24/2020

    Episode 20: The porcelain episode

    Ed & Nik mark a milestone (of sorts) with wild speculation on Kim Jong Un, a heated debate about the future of Taiwan and Hong Kong under 'one country, two systems' , a heart warming tale of Spandau Ballet-inspired triumph in Singapore, and reflect on the presence of sex dolls at South Korean football.

  6. 05/06/2020

    Episode 19: Kim's not dead (and nor are we)

    Ed & Nik return after a brief hiatus doing some real work and discuss the media frenzy over Kim Jong-un's recent non-death. Other subjects tackled include an exchange of gunfire across the Korean DMZ, Vietnam's successful Covid-19 policies, fake Indonesian ghosts and Nik's mysterious lack of teaching duties.

  7. 04/19/2020

    Episode 18: Panda sex revisited

    Ed & Nik return to the hot topic of pandas' (in)ability to mate. Other topics include the South Korean election, a reported nuclear test in China, and a generous Vietnamese entrepreneur.

  8. 04/11/2020

    Episode 17: WHO do you think you are?

    Ed & Nik return to the Taiwan/WHO dispute, consider Japan's late reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, mark the end of China's lockdown and discuss panda sex and robot graduation.

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Dr Ed Griffith and Professor Nik Alsford of the University of Central Lancashire arrogantly present their opinions on recent major (and not so major) news stories from the Asia Pacific region.

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