Stuck In The Middle

Andy hits his tenth Chinese New Year and reminisces on many wild new year celebrations. An expat dad is murdered and we finally talk Louis. Today’s track is Rescue by Fontella Bass.

Bing banned, but Bing back! An obese passenger flying to Taiwan forced a flight attendant to clean his butt in the bathroom. And a death in Melbourne leads Andy to question the meaning of freedom. Today’s track is I Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd.

The pod is finally back for the new year, and things have been bananas. Canada’s in the sin bin, and a Canuck got the death penalty. Dig in. Today’s track is Loud Pipes by Ratatat.

Andy’s on tour with Kevin Hart, and a Chinese scientist runs amok editing baby’s genes. Today’s track is Fiona Coyne by Skylar Spence.

Winter’s here baby and Shanghai had its first SNOW DAY!! Andy’s been on his first big tour around Asia, he talks about getting pepper sprayed on a scooter and Crazy Rich Asians hits cinemas. Today’s track is Over and Over by Hot Chip.

An absurd amount of cheaters run amok at a marathon, more online apologies for outrage and a mind-bending quarry hotel with underwater suites. Plenty going on. Today’s track is If I Ever Feel Better by Phoenix.

Dolce & Gabbana make a Chinese gaffe of epic proportions, but what’s the bigger issue going on here? Nicki Minaj makes it to her Shanghai but not the stage and some monks been havin’ a little too much fun… Today’s track is Rapper’s Delight by the Sugarhill Gang. Add “kungfukomedy” to get in the WeChat […]

Andy gets down with Thanksgiving, China’s dog catastrophe, airport hacks, the wonderful Rob Schmitz and his two books on Shanghai. Today’s track is Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai.

Andy’s on the road in Hangzhou and gets into the recent attacks on bus drivers, people changing their names for good fortune, Singles Day and the untold horror of vaccinations. Today’s track is Paranoid Android by Radiohead.

Andy breaks the news about the comedy club shutting down, and is cannot understand the mystery man Chow Yun-Fat. Today’s track is Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz.

Safety issues popping up in China again with a near miss on an adventure course in the mountains, and a guy throwing his father-in-law down an elevator shaft. Today’s track is Good Times by Earl St Clair.

Andy dives into topics way over his heard, revisiting outrage towards Sweden and #metoo movement in China. Today’s track is Ghost by VHS.

Somebody famous in China has gone missing, Andy finds out who are the monkeys and who’s the chicken. Also, an amazing story of sober debauchery. Today’s song is Make You Mine by Breakbot.

Stuck in the Middle is back! Things have changed a little bit up in here. Andy gives us the lowdown on southern China’s super typhoon, and the diplomatic row that came out of a hotel incident in Stockholm. Today’s track is Come And Get Your Love by Redbone. Thanks for listening

Stefan Stiller is the man behind the Michellin-starred retaurant Taian Table. Stefan’s a heavy hitter in Shanghai’s restaurant scene, and was caught up in a bit of controversy when Taian received a Michellin star, and then straight away was closed down for operating without a license. Taian is back open and is downright sexy. Stefan […]

Today’s guest is Tony Woods who is none other Dave Chappelle’s favourite comedian and also his comedy mentor. Tony started with a crew of big names in Washington DC, and he’s path in comedy has lead him around the world. This was his second trip to China, and we talked about how promising his career […]

Misha Maruma is cofounder of CNCREATE, an online platform setup to showcase Chinese art through WeChat and their website. The contemporary art scene is blowing up over here, and it’s one of the few places where non-Chinese speakers can find out what’s happening. We had a great chat and talked about some of the wonderful weirdos […]

Jay and Charlie are two good buddies who founded the startup Shanghai-based Baopals. China has a website called Taobao, which is kind of like ebay except it’s a thousand times bigger and notoriously difficult for expats to navigate. The guys sought to bridge that gap and all non-Chinese a chance to get some of that sweet […]

This week we mix it up a bit, bringing together Turner Sparks’s Lost In America podcast with Stuck In The Middle. Turner joins forces with Kent and Andy to bring us up to date on his US journey so far, and grills Kent on the US and China in the 80s. Today’s track is Reckoner […]

Chachy – aka Craig Englund – is the frontman for the experimental freak punk outfit Round Eye. Chachy is a rare experienced creature on the China live music scene. He’s known for making some pretty wild and brilliant music videos with Alessio Avezzano. The band’s album featured Steve Mackay who played sax for Iggy and the Stooges, and Chachy’s […]