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#37 - Hong Kong‘s first female professional MMA fighter, with Tricia Yap

Tricia was has worn a lot of fitness hats in the city. She was HK's first female professional MMA fighter, CNN referred to her as a fitness guru who helped women break boundaries and she founded the boutique gym Limitless.

She's also a core member of the Save HK Fitness movement, trying to rescue the beleaguered industry survive covid.

#36 - The story behind Hong Kong‘s recent mass arrests, with Antony Dapiran

The Hong Kong police have made mass arrests of politicians, lawyers, media and a whole bunch of people earlier this month.

The author of City On Fire Antony Dapiran rejoins the pod to fill us in on all the bits and pieces we didn't understand.

#35 - From war in Beirut to fighting climate change in Hong Kong, with MANA! founder Bobsy Gaia

Bobsy Gaia grew up in war-torn Beirut and was enlisted as a child soldier in the civil war.

An insane journey led him to open the plant-based restaurant chain MANA! which has pioneered the plant-based fast-casual market in Hong Kong since 2012.

#34 - New year, new Vivek. Find out what happened to the missing funnyman

2020 was tough for a range of reasons and Vivek had to take a step back from the pod when his health took a serious turn for the worse. Here's what happened and where he's at now.

#33 - New Year‘s Eve special edition, with Garron Chiu

What happens in HK on Christmas and western New Year? Why are there so many Christians in the city? What makes the holidays so friggin amazing here?

Comedian Garron Chiu answered it all.

#32 - Certified sexologist and pleasure expert, with Sara Tang

Sara Tang's a sexologist and host of the Better in Bed podcast. She's shared sexy lifestyle advice on the major radio station RTHK3, appeared in the global documentary 'Sex and the City', has a raunchy blog and provides coaching for getting your sex back on.

Check out Sara's podcast: https://www.sarasense.com/podcast

#31 - A critic of the protests, with Nury Vittachi

Author Nury Vittachi has released a new book criticising the 2019 protests, and posing questions about the motives of the protestors.

We had a chat about his new release and his broader views about China.

#30 - The homegrown music festival Clockenflap, with co-founder Justin Sweeting

Clockenflap is HK's legendary musical festival that consistently 'punches well above its weight' landing huge acts, and brings in over 75,000 punters in a normal year.

Having lost a year to protests and now another to covid, Justin talked about the resilience and commitment to live music from the brains behind the fest.

The team also founded and run Ticketflap, and are a force of nature behind the city's events.

#29 - The seedy ultra-wealthy dancing ring behind HK‘s current outbreak

Ballroom dancing is super popular with the wives of Hong Kong's tycoons. After the Starlight dance club became the biggest covid super-spreader site in the city to date, viral videos revealed the young toy-boy dance instructors offering more than just salsa instructions.

#28 - HK‘s darling retailer Bookazine, with director Shonee Mirchandani

Shonee's dad came to Hong Kong in the 70s with $50 in his pocket, and built a bookstore empire that gained a monopoly on the city's reading.

She talked about his journey, and her own, after taking over the chain with her sister Arti and the SARS epidemic as the backdrop.

Check out their new website: https://bookazine.com.hk/