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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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00:47:16

#27 - The Wanch closes, with co-owner Keith Goodman

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

The Wanch aka Hong Kong's #1 Live Music Venue has shut its doors. The live house opened in 1987 and for over thirty years has been an institution in the city's music scene. Owner Keith Goodman is on this week talking about what made it great, their success with the H2 Music Festival, and his hopes for the future of the Wanch. Rock at RIO Live Music Festival details here: https://bit.ly/36FBEUq

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00:59:48

#26 - Protesting in Hong Kong, with Antony Dapiran

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer, and wrote two HK books City on Fire and City of Protest. He's appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Quartz, the whole shebang. We talked about the protests, the national security law, the current state of affairs what lays in store for the city. Here's Antony's site: https://www.antonydapiran.com/

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00:41:26

#25 - Virtual Reality in HK, with Sandbox VR creative...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

We are in the era of virtual reality making leaps and bounds in technology, and HK's own Sandbox VR is leading the charge. With the backing of Alibaba and they have a plan to open a holodeck in every neighbourhood on the planet. Creative director Michael Hampden gave us the inside of scoop on how it all works, what makes games great and why people keep puking. Check out Sandbox here: https://sandboxvr.com/

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00:51:23

#24 - Can comedians be spiritual?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Are all comedians depressed? It is possible to be funny without being broken? We take a deep dive into the spirituality of the clowns on stage.

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01:02:58

#23 - HK‘s homeless problem, with Maitreyi Karanth

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Maitreyi's a standup comedian, actress and an absolute force of nature helping feed the homeless in Hong Kong. She talked about her life from India to China, working in film and helping people out.

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01:00:28

#22 - Hong Kong‘s queen of bagels, with Rebecca Schrage

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Rebecca is the genius behind Schragels, the only place in Hong Kong to get the real-deal NYC-level bagels. The former banker was discovered by a chef after making bagels for a buddy, and is taking the city by storm. Get your bagels right here: https://schragels.com/

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00:44:11

#21 - Organised crime on the streets, with Mohammed...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

A drive by shooting outside Mohammed's apartment took out the windows of a restaurant last week. He also saw machete wielding gangsters running from police in a nearby park, and a little further away a Triad was shot in his car sitting in traffic. The presence of organized crime in the streets is real and can be seen on a weekly basis, we talked about how some of it works.

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00:56:52

#20 - The restaurant biz, with head chef Fabio Nicotra

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Fabio's the head chef of Soho Italian fancy restaurant 121BC. He told us about life in the kitchen, how the food & beverage industry is surviving the protests and covid, what is the worst thing to order in a restaurant. Fabio's restaurant 121BC: https://121bc.hk/

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00:55:35

#19 - The reopening of Hong Kong II

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Bars have reopened, restaurants are open late, groups of four can mingle, even yoga studios are open! YOGA STUDIOS PEOPLE! Has normal returned?

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00:57:33

#18 - Hong Kong‘s professional dance scene, with...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Katie's a DJ, a pro dancer and part of the city's whacky and wonderful dance scene that is full of insane stories of events here and across the border in mainland China, including working with Christina Aguilera and Kylie Minogue.

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01:05:38

#17 - The future of us, with Mohammed Magdi

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Andy and Mohammed were let go from the comedy club last week. They walk through their long history of destroying comedy clubs and scenes and what's in store for them next. Chaotic HK IG: https://www.instagram.com/chaoshongkong/

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00:59:28

#16 - Colonial Kids, who are they? With Cassi Thomas

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Cassi Thomas was born in Hong Kong, her mum was born here, and she's a staunch defender of all things she loves about the city. She joined the pod to talk about HK's colonial kids and her insane online army of followers, Chaotic HK. Chaotic HK IG: https://www.instagram.com/chaoshongkong/

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01:01:48

#15 - Adventuring in HK, with Ryan Hynek

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Canyoning, off-road motorbiking, rock climbing, sea kayaking, coasteering, mountain-bike riding, hiking and capturing it all with a drone, there is so much stuff you can do outdoors in HK. Ryan Hynek's done it all, find out the best, the worst, and just how dangerous it gets. Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83 Ryan's Mundane Travels: https://bit.ly/2YsyDUn

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00:48:34

#7 - Catfishing and creating, with Jules Hannaford

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Jules Hannaford joins the pod to talk about a terrifying online-dating catfishing ordeal she went through. Jules wrote the Webby-nominated book Fool Me Twice, stars in the eponymous podcast, and hosts the awesome interview podcast Hong Kong Confidential. And Vivek makes a hilariously inappropriate joke... Fool Me Twice book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XKcTCh Fool Me Twice podcast: https://bit.ly/2MhSzTA Hong Kong Confidential: https://www.hongkongconfidential.net/

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00:57:30

#6 - Should you learn Cantonese?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

The question of learning Canto used to only apply to expats, but these days the future of the dialect is under threat. We talked about its origins, who's speaking it, how to learn it, what it means politically, and about Hong Kong's minority languages.

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00:49:46

#5 - The reopening of Hong Kong

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

The city is reopening again after almost no covid cases in 3 weeks. Find out how the situation compares to SARs, what has the 'non-lockdown' looked like and what are the crazy measures taken by businesses to stay safe, which may soon be taken on around the world.

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01:10:26

#14 - Which city is better, Shanghai or Hong Kong?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Who's got the funkiest nightlife? Coolest things to do? Wildest stories? Craziest travelling? Vivek and Andy are dissecting two of the best cities in Asia and only one will survive the surgery. Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83 Sign up for Andy's mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/605f0f29b920/sendmethat

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01:12:21

#13 - Live stream: What would it take for you to...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

We're streaming live every Sunday 11am Hong Kong time. This week we talked about what we think is going to happen, and where the line is for each of us that would make us leave the city. Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83 Sign up for Andy's mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/605f0f29b920/sendmethat

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00:54:55

#12 - Scuba in HK

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Hong Kong is a world-class place to dive, according to special guest scuba instructor Alun Harford from Splash HK. Find out what it's like, where to go, how not to freak out and where Hong Kong's incredible underwater shipwreck diving is. Sign up for Andy's mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/605f0f29b920/sendmethat

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00:50:46

#11 - Having kids in HK

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Find out if Hong Kong's a good city for kids, what it's like for children healthcare, pollution, the schools and where's a good place to live. Sign up for Andy's mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/605f0f29b920/sendmethat

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