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• Posted Chinese Soundbites Podcast: Formula 1 to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to the latest edition of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we bring you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. Any car that needs wings to keep it from flying off the ground and turns its drivers into steely-necked supermen instantly earns our respect. Formula 1 is coming to Shanghai this weekend, and Chinese Soundbites is here to help you out...
• Posted Chinese Soundbites Podcast: Hairy Crabs to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to the inaugural episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. This week we're taking a look at Shanghai's favorite son -- no, not Liu Xiang -- the humble hairy crab. If you're wondering why people would put in so much effort into eating an animal with such little meat, you'll...
• Posted Chinese Soundbites Podcast: National Day to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to the latest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. We've been covering some pretty heavy topics lately, but now it's time for a break -- a week-long "Golden Week" break, in fact. Millions of people will be on the move this week as they celebrate the 59th anniversary of...
• Posted Chinese Soundbites Podcast: Economic Turmoil to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to the latest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. The turmoil on Wall Street and across the world's financial markets have us all looking warily at our investment accounts, waiting for the so-called other shoe to drop. The turmoil is being felt in China, as well, and the economy...
• Posted Chinese Soundbites Podcast: Poison Milk to Shanghaiist
  Welcome to the latest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. Unless you happen to work for Lehman Brothers, the biggest story in China this week has been about melamine, a fun little chemical first discovered in Sanlu infant formula and then in dairy products from pretty much all of China's...