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Ho Ho Hong Kong

Mohammed Magdi and Vivek Mahbubani

Everything you need to know about Hong Kong. Each Monday local comedian Vivek Mahbubani and Egyptian comic Mohammed Magdi dive into something great about the city.

comedy stand-up

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53:23

#107 - Mohammed’s mom flew to Hong Kong a few hours...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/22

If it's travel, passport or visa related, we can rely on Mohammed (and evidently the rest of his family) to make some highly entertaining bad decisions. This is probably the riskiest one so far. Mohammed's mom flew into Hong Kong just a few hours before her only passport expired. Happy year of the rabbit folks! Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on

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48:25

#106 - What to do when your family visits Hong Kong?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/16

Hong Kong has its borders wide open and the CNY holiday is upon us. Mohammed's family decided to visit from Egypt for the first time and he has a lot to rant about. Where do people actually go for "touristy stuff" and why is visiting the Big Buddha isn't the best idea? Vivek gives a lot of solid advice. Mohammed also got locked out of his friend's house at midnight with the dog inside the house and he tries to make it back in and the story ends unsurprisingly with the cops showing up. Subscribe to

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34:55

#105 - Turns out trolling banker wankers is easier...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/10

We are back to our regular scheduled programming and this week we have a retuning fan-favorite, Mr. John Buckman. John has a long history of starting, running and selling successful startups and he was the head of the EFF John is not shy about his love for Hong Kong, and one of the things he has in common with many Hong Kongers (and Mohammed!) is his displeasure with banks and bankers in general. While most of us are happy with laughing at memes about banker wankers, John decided to do something

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01:17:16

#104 - What the hell happened in Hong Kong over the...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/03

Happy 2023 everyone! We are back. We made it through, well .. kind of. This is more of a #yolo episode but hey we are back with a stacked episode, catching you up on everything that happened in Hong Kong over the last few months, as well as catching you up on our updates as well. So many news stories, fun moments and ridiculous HK shenanigans to get through. It's good to be back! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3va7Hbn Leave us a review:

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50:18

#103 - Hong Kong is opening up (for real this time!)

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

The city seems to be opening back up for real! Quarantine for inbound travelers continues to be only one week (3 days if you're flight crew!), restaurants are allowed to run up to 10 pm (yay!?), some stand up shows are back. We have a classic episode discussing it all, we catch up on the standup gigs we did recently did, from Sai Kung to Soho House, the upcoming CE "elections" and the new Batman movie (no spoilers!) Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3va7Hbn Leave us a review:

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01:01:40

#102 - The reality of Shanghai lockdown with Jorge...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Shanghai is still under arguably the world's most strict Covid lockdown since the pandemic began. Some residents have been locked inside their apartments for over 50 days. Amid news of food shortages, internet censors taking down posts of frustrated citizens, Shanghai residents are keen to have their voices heard. We talk to Jorge Castellanos, standup comedian based in Shanghai. Jorge owns two businesses, he's married to a Chinese citizen and has been in lockdown in over a month now. Sounds of

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01:00:40

#101 - When is the best time to donate your organs?...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Family drama alert! Vivek's sister made it to Hong Kong literally a few minutes before her PR expired, we take the opportunity to catch up with her with one simple goal in mind: Understand what she does for a living. Dr. Krishnaa Mahbubani tries her best to dumb it down to us, and before you judge us, here's one of her bios: Krishnaa completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University, and after a period there as a Post-doctoral scientist, moved to the Department of Surgery as a

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53:16

#100 - Special outdoors episode at Sun Yat-sen...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

We made it to episode 100! Yup, we can't believe it either. For the 100th episode, we pack our equipment and head to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun. We riff on everything happening around us at the park, chat to a couple of people, Vivek gives an update on his sister's dramatic journey to come back to HK from the UK before her PR expires, and we launch our YouTube channel! Check out Tuners Sparks on tour if you're in Melbourne or Sydney: https://www.turnersparks.com/ Pre-order Ben

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56:36

#99 - Flight ban is finally lifted, then airlines...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

You get a ban, you get a ban, and you get a ban! This week on HK shenanigans: The government lifted the flight ban on 9 countries then immediately banned Emirates Airlines far a week. Everyone in HK is getting a "goodie bag" from the government, Vivek's sister might be able to come back to HK after all. We try and fail to not about the Oscars and we have an announcement about next week's 100th episode! Check out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar substack on the Oscars drama: https://bit.ly/3jjuagZ Comedian

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01:08:53

#98 - Hong Kong to cut quarantine for inbound...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

As of April 1, Quarantine for travelers coming into Hong Kong will be cut to 1 week, which means we can probably start making plans for some summer travels! We chat about our favorite travel destinations, share some fun traveling stories and what would our first trip ideally look like. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/

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52:22

#97 - The government is set to ease the restrictions....

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

HK CE "feels" like Hong Kongers' tolerance for the harsh anti-epidemic measures is "fading" .. after more than 2 years. So she said they would review the policies and ease up some of the harsh measurements over the next few days. We try to jump the gun and predict what would the new "relaxed" HK be like. Spot Mohammed's dog on HKFP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbJ9lvNOsWw/ Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on

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59:21

#96 - Hong Kong spent 150 million HKD on an emergency...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

This week on HK shenanigans, the government decided to use their swanky emergency alert system (which reportedly costed 150 million HKD) to send everyone in the city an emergency alert to their mobile phones. Was a rogue Russian nuclear missile on the way to kill us all? Did someone escape their 5-star staycation at the luxurious resort of Tsing Yi isolation facility? Is there a hamster on the run? We also get into our HK pet peeves, why Vivek hates the outdoors and why we don't fact-check anything

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50:23

#95 - Hong Kong hits a new peak of over 50,000 Covid...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

It's week 3 of no-guests allowed in our studio thanks to Covid precautions and restrictions, and we go all out on this one. We discuss everything from bananas to weird fruits that no one is buying, the new "The Batman" movie (no spoilers!) and HK hitting a new high of over 50K Covid infections in a single day to the lady who decided to give the MTR door a nice wipe with her tongue*, a cool hack we discovered at the HSBC ATM machine, flossing and a lot more general HK absurdity. *No microphones

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51:18

#94 - Everyone in Hong Kong is jumping ship!

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Hong Kong just saw the highest number of its residents ever leave over the course of a week, over 27,000 residents, locals and expats left with one-way tickets with no plans to return. With the government doubling down on its Covid zero policy, mass testing is about to roll out, we're still here trying to deal with whatever is coming our way. Vivek's sister is trying to come back from the UK with no luck, Mohammed can't leave as moving his dog out of HK has become extremely costly, and somehow the

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55:13

#93 - Why is Hong Kong handling the Covid situation...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Under the current restrictions, it's illegal for us to have a guest in our studio (Vivek's living room), so we take this opportunity to discuss what went wrong with Hong Kong's handling of the pandemic. There has been a lot of frustration and confusion in the community about how badly the Covid situation is being managed, we try to understand why that happened, how we got there and our insane ways to stay sane during these difficult times. Leave us a review:

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54:03

#83 - The world of pro photography with top Hong...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Photographer Justin Lim has been featured by Instagram as a "Suggested User", and his work has been highlighted by VSCO, 500px, Flickr and more. As a result, he has collaborated with numerous brands on their social media branding, Influencer/KOL content creation and visual identity. Clients in this space include Omega, Tumi, MR PORTER, DJI Global and many others. Across his various social media platforms, he recently passed 100,000 followers. We chat with Justin about the world of photography in HK,

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55:38

#92 - Save The Aftermath! With co-founder Kyle Haynes

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

With HK gov insisting on chasing "zero Covid" policy no matter how unrealistic it is and how devastating it has been to the local businesses, we are seeing so many of our favorite businesses and venues disappear. Too many to count at this point. We decided to do everything we could to save our most favorite venue in Hong Kong, The Aftermath. The Aftermath is an awesome live music/performance space, a great hang out spot/super cool bar right in the heart of Central, and just like all other F&B

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01:07:12

#91 - What would make us pack our suitcases?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Happy Year of The Tiger everyone! We're taking a break from having guests on this week and we do the long awaited Ask Us Anything episode. We asked our listeners on social media and on the podcast WhatsApp group to submit any questions they want to us to answer and we got many interesting questions. We answered them all, ran long had a lot of fun. We answer questions like: How do we get along and what it's like managing the podcast? What would make us pack our suitcases? How does political

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49:45

#90 - The rise and fall of La Rotisserie with...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Another one bites the dust. La Rotisserie, a staple of the Hong Kong F&B scene since 2012, decided to pull the plug on all its branches on Jan 7, 2022. La Rotisserie was famous for its moderately priced roast chicken – a staple family-style dish in France. We sit down co-founder with Jerome Carlier to talk about the decision to shut La Rotisserie down, the challenges facing the F&B business in Hong Kong recently and how to make a perfect roast chicken in a small home oven! Leave us a review:

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01:04:40

#89 - How did American lawyer Samuel Bickett end up...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

In December 2019, American Lawyer Samuel Bickett was leaving Causeway Bay MTR station when he saw a couple of older men in plain civilian clothes beating up a teenager with a baton. He tried to stop them and ended up getting arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer despite the men repeatedly saying that they're not police officers. He ended up spending over 2 months in a Hong Kong maximum security prison and he's now out on bail waiting for the next hearing. We sit down with Sam and get

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