Expats On Air – Episode 7: Shenzhen Insider & WeChat Legend, Jamie Vincent
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01/14/21 • 127 min
Meet Jamie Vincent, Shenzhen expat of 20 years and rumored mastermind behind a number of infamous WeChat accounts, such as Wheels, Professor Li, Harry Chen PhD, and Eurasian Tiger.
Jamie shares inside knowledge on what’s happening in Shenzhen and where Chinese tech is headed. He also opens up about the online communities he fostered on WeChat and the various personas that bind them together. We get into a whole lot more too, so check it out.
You can check out Jamie here:
https://twitter.com/JamesAVincent1
https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk
https://twitter.com/HarryChenPhD1
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Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
Meet Jamie Vincent, Shenzhen expat of 20 years and rumored mastermind behind a number of infamous WeChat accounts, such as Wheels, Professor Li, Harry Chen PhD, and Eurasian Tiger.
Jamie shares inside knowledge on what’s happening in Shenzhen and where Chinese tech is headed. He also opens up about the online communities he fostered on WeChat and the various personas that bind them together. We get into a whole lot more too, so check it out.
You can check out Jamie here:
https://twitter.com/JamesAVincent1
https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk
https://twitter.com/HarryChenPhD1
Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCWjP-d2yt0Yicq0LXSR4SgQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatsonair/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatsOnAir
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/expatsonair
DLive: https://dlive.tv/ExpatsOnAir
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expats-on-air/id1545076146
PodBean: https://expatsonair.podbean.com/
Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
Previous Episode
Expats On Air – Episode 6: Afrikaner Hong Konger, Daily Dose Danie
Meet Danielle Potgieter, AKA Daily Dose Danie, a South African marketer living in Hong Kong. Danie talks her early expat days in the US and Korea and what finally led her to Hong Kong.
Danie shares a dose of what it’s like dating men in Asia, how COVID eased pressure in Hong Kong’s white collar environment, advice for young expat women who are starting their careers, and a whole lot more. She has a lovely accent as well, so enjoy the conversation.
Check out Danie here:
https://www.dailydosedanie.com/
https://anchor.fm/dailydosedanie
https://www.instagram.com/dailydosedani/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-potgieter/
https://www.facebook.com/Dailydosedanie
https://twitter.com/danielle198701
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir
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Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
Next Episode
Expats On Air – Episode 8: Japan Refuge with Black Pigeon Speaks & Marvin Motsenbocker
We’re joined by 2 North Americans who live in Japan. Meet Black Pigeon Speaks, AKA Felix Rex, and Marvin Motsenbocker.
They both live very different lives. While Felix tends to his pigeon friends in downtown Tokyo, Marvin is living on the island of Yugeshima, where’s he’s building a self-sustaining community.
We talk a lot about the Japan expat experience, but also delve into the geopolitics of Asia, Marvin’s experience building DIY electric grids in the Congo, and how we can build a better world going forward.
Check out Black Pigeon Speaks here:
https://blackpigeonspeaks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blackpigeonspeaks/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TokyoAtomic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOdNCF5e5Ev-57AWf_LpkA
https://www.facebook.com/blackpigeonspeaks
Here’s more about Marvin’s projects and book:
https://www.amazon.com/Take-Back-Power-Marvin-Motsenbocker/dp/B08P2C6HB4
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Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
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