*Off Beat*

Discussing Cambodian strongman Hun Sen with Vuthy Huot and Poly Sam from RFA Khmer

*Podcast Free Asia*

The other RFA Podcast, Master of Deceit, is about Wang Shujun, a New Yorker convicted of spying for China, not about those other three New Yorkers arrested for or convicted of spying for China.

*The Rundown*

Caterpillar fungus trade affected by climate change, over harvesting, and counterfeits

Lao video editors get in trouble for editing videos of roads with potholes

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*How it's Made*

This is part tow of a two part episode featuring a lengthy interview with Seohyun and Hyunseung Lee, who have been described as Pyonghattanites because they were part of North Korea's 1% prior to escaping North Korea.

In part two, the focus is about the issues that North Korean escapees face, including the proper term that we should use when talking about them, and then covers the siblings as they get used to life in New York city

*Podcast Free Asia*

How it’s Made is no longer the right title for our interview segment. So we announce a change for all future episodes.

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*How it's Made*

This is part one of a two part episode featuring a lengthy interview with Seohyun and Hyunseung Lee, who have been described as Pyonghattanites because they were part of North Korea's 1% prior to escaping North Korea.

In part one, the focus is about their decision to escape, their time in South Korea before coming to the United States and their experiences in the Korean-American community.

*Podcast Free Asia*

Listener provides new information regarding the Russian abilities of North Korean singers

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*How its' Made*

RFA Uyghur's Shahrezad Ghayrat unpacks a TikTok video filmed by young Uyghur activists, then discusses the situation in the Uyghur region.

*The Rundown*

Unofficial new "down the rabbit hole" segment begins with talk of anthems played at the olympics then takes a turn to North Korea presenting Vladimir Putin with the Russian anthem during a state visit.

China wins gold-silver in women's singles table tennis, but fans of silver medalist Sun Yingsha threw shade at gold medalist Chen Meng even though both players are representing the same country. China is so strong at table tennis, that many Chinese-born players end up representing other countries, including 61-year old Ni Xia Lian.

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*How it's Made*

We discus mass student protests in Bangladesh that have claimed over 200 lives and seen more than 10,000 arrested with BenarNews' Mahbub Leelen.

*Podcast Free Asia*

Astronomy and astrology are not the same, and all our zodiac signs are wrong

*The Rundown*

AFCL debunks reports that the BBC reported that China's Chang'e-6 mission to the Moon harmed lunar aliens, then they debunk reports that South Korea is changing its name in Chinese to more reflect how the country is called in English.

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*How it's Made*

BenarNews' Mem Satitpanyapan discusses the latest developments in the case of six Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans who were discovered by police dead in their hotel room

*Podcast Free Asia*

We explain our format shift and we record some promos.

*The rundown*

YouTubers in Vietnam slapped with a fine for posting video of a rock and saying it looks like Thich Minh Tue, the unofficial monk that's has gone viral despite the government's efforts to prevent that.

The AFCL debunks five claims by Chinese netizens that the 1969 Lunar Landing was faked.

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On this episode, China sees a sharp drop in marriages; The road to the FIFA World Cup for North Korea (and China and South Korea) becomes more clear after the AFC's 3rd round draw.

*How it's made* Truong Son from RFA Vietnamese discusses Thich Minh Tue, the unofficial monk who's gone viral for his barefoot pilgrimage across the country.

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This is part two of a two-part pride-themed episode with a panel discussing LGBTQIA+ experiences and issues in Asian settings or in the field of journalism.

Our panel consists of three RFA journalists who happen to be gay:

Wilson (pseudonym), social media editor

Phoe Khwar, journalist, Burmese Service

Greg Barber, head of digital operations

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