Sports

China Sports Insider Podcast: Jeremiah Jenne on the NBA finals and being a Boston sports fan in China

China Sports Insider Podcast: Jeremiah Jenne on the NBA finals and being a Boston sports fan in China

I swapped my historian's hat for an afternoon being "Jerry from Southern New Hampshire calling in from the cah" on Beijing's version of WEEI. Thanks to Haig and Mark for inviting me on the pod.

On Thin Ice: When Dutch Traders Challenged the Qing Empire for Skating Glory

On Thin Ice: When Dutch Traders Challenged the Qing Empire for Skating Glory

Historian Tonio Andrade recalls a mostly forgotten moment of 18th-century Chinese diplomacy and winter sports history

Barbarians at the Gate: The Sporting Superpower and China's Olympic Dreams

Barbarians at the Gate: The Sporting Superpower and China's Olympic Dreams

On the cusp of the Chinese New Year and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Jeremiah and David record an Olympian episode of the podcast. The guest is Mark Dreyer, a veteran sports reporter, who has just released his new book, Sporting Superpower: An Insider’s View on China’s Quest to Be the Best.

The Chinese Playwright Purged after Writing the National Anthem

The Chinese Playwright Purged after Writing the National Anthem

Anthems are tricky things. They are part of state pageantry but are also played ceremonially in public settings, such as sporting events, which are outside the immediate control of the state.