Escape From Plan A

Teen talks with Han Feizi (pen name: https://asiatimes.com/author/han-feizi/) about the 内卷 (nei juan, or involution), why Chinese are super-productive but financially poor, and whether online China-glazing overlooks the real pain and struggle of Chinese workers who still earn terrible wages.This was a recorded Twitter space. A portion of the original audio of a listener call-in was removed due to it straying well off the main topic.Follow Han at https://x.com/Bluebearmonkey

Steve joins Teen during his summer trip back to his home city of Toronto, away from the grind of Hong Kong and Greater China, and talks about what he misses about North America, why expatriating to China is the right choice, and a deep dive into the looming Japanese financial crisis and what it reveals about the global monetary system (hint: it's good to be American).Part 1 of 2For Pt 2 and all bonus eps: patreon.com/planamag

Mike, RVC, and Teen talk about the filthy cost of college, FAANG employee competence, and the pain of trying to sell a house right now.Part 1 of 2For Pt 2 and bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

Teen and Shan talk about Trump's peace deal, why "MOU's" are worthless, and why Trump won't confirm what's even in it.For bonus episodes: patreon.com/p[anamag

Mike (in Daliian) joins Teen to discuss his first year back in China, the Iran War, and why it's the best and worst of times in America.Part 1 of 2For part 2 and bonus episodes; patreon.com/planamag