Wǒ Men Podcast: A Matter of Debate

12/21/18 • 48 min

Debate is a historical form of discussion which was one of the earliest methods for decision making and even law and legislative making.

Six years ago, after witnessing a woman in an English debate by chance, Lysa Wei became deeply fascinated by the nature of debating – logical consistency, factual accuracy, and emotional appeals to win the audience’s hearts and minds. She became determined to be a debater.

At that time she could barely present an argument in English. Today, she is the holder of numerous debate championship titles including Grand-finalist of the China National Debating Championship (FLTRP Cup) 2014, and Grand-finalist and 5th Best Speaker of Singapore Debate Camp 2014. Lysa is not only one of the most prestigious debaters in China she has also co-founded China’s first women debate network and started to nurture the next generation of women debaters.

Today, we have Lysa Wei joining the show to share her extraordinary experience of English debating and how debate has widened her horizon in life and opened doors in her professional life.

Debate is a historical form of discussion which was one of the earliest methods for decision making and even law and legislative making.

Today, we have Lysa Wei joining the show to share her extraordinary experience of English debating and how debate has widened her horizon in life and opened doors in her professional life.

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Wǒ Men Podcast: Online Dating in China

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But is that true?

Today, we are talking to Sunny Sun, a cohost of the Chinese podcast 哼哈二将 and an experienced user of online dating apps, who will share with us her observation on the differences between English and Chinese apps and her personal experiences on how she got into a relationship with an undercover FBI agent through Tinder.

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Wǒ Men Podcast: 2018 in Review

Before we even realized, 2018 has reached its end. It is the time to take a break and look at what we have accomplished or missed in the last year and make a resolution for the new year.

In 2018, both Jingjing and Yajun have experienced some ups and downs. We are using this episode to reflect on our lives and to share our thoughts with you. Hopefully, it can provide some perspective for our audience who may have similar experiences.

Last but not least, we want to thank all our listeners for your support in 2018 and wish everyone a very happy 2019!

See you in the new year!