Chapter Eight: The Plague
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This week on Strangers in China, we hear from people all over China about their experiences during the last few weeks, as a deadly pathogen has turned crowded metropolises into virtual ghost towns. There’s a lot of fear and anxiety, but also a lot of pulling together for the common good. And boredom — lots of boredom. Hear how ordinary Chinese are coping with the coronavirus.

Music credits:

Theme song: “Analytical Skeletons),” “Hip hop instrumental),” “Vaporize Me),” “Crumbling Chia Pets),” and “Shia Baat),” by csus; “Road Trip),” “Fake Mustache),” “Sad Ending),” and “Wait What),” by Purrple Cat; “f@y),” by Jack Meijer; “Xmpty),” by lofee; “I Was Nothing),” by Le Gang; and “MTL),” by JMC. 

Videos:

“Man uses sanitary pad as mask in Wuhan to battle Coronavirus),” China coronavirus: a look inside the sealed off city of Wuhan),” “CoronaVirus- People Are Collapsing In The Streets In China),” and “Wuhan jiāyóu': chants of solidarity spread across city at epicentre of coronavirus).”

Production credits:

Producer/host: Clay Baldo

Researcher: Shunyao Yang

Mastered by: Kaiser Kuo

Translation: Josh Ogden-Davis

Voice-over: Elizabeth Klebenow

Check out Josh’s podcast, MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide. Josh is a talented translator and charismatic host who teaches you the Chinese slang that you actually need to know. Get the MSG: Mandarin Slang Guide wherever you find your podcasts: 

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Thanks to everyone who submitted reflections for this episode.

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