From the monthly archives: April 2012

TARS Season 4 Episode 38 (28/04/2012)

On 29/04/2012 By

In the first part of THE ASIAN RADIO SHOW this week, our panel discusses what its like being single in the Asian community. Bevan Chuang and Marilyn Walker share experiences of how their own community and western communities perceive them.

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TARS Season 4 Episode 37 (21/04/2012)

On 23/04/2012 By

In the first part of this week’s THE ASIAN RADIO SHOW our panel discusses etiquette between western and Asian cultures. When many different cultures combine, with many different social behaviour expectations – how do we all get along without inadvertantly offending each other? Our panellists are Soo Young Lee and Lauren Lee.

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TARS Season 4 Episode 36 (14/04/2012)

On 15/04/2012 By

In the first part of THE ASIAN RADIO SHOW: with tensions flaring up and a growing threat of nuclear war, the relationship between North and South Korea appears to be on shaky ground. We talk to Changzoo Song and Hak Jun Lee about how the Korean diaspora views life after Kim Jong-Il.

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TARS Season 4 Episode 35 (7/04/2012)

On 09/04/2012 By

In the first part of THE ASIAN RADIO SHOW this week our panel of Mohsen Al-Attar and Vaughan Yarwood discuss democracy in Islamic countries. Is the concept of democracy incompatible with Islamic countries and societies or is it simply happening in a different way and the western media is magnifying it as problematic?

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TARS Season 4 Episode 34 (31/03/2012)

On 01/04/2012 By

In the first part of THE ASIAN RADIO SHOW this week, our panel discusses western reporting of China’s working conditions using Michael Daisey’s documentary at the Apple factory as an example. The documentary aired on This American Life describing terrible conditions for factory workers. Soon it was discovered that a large portion of the documentary [...]

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