#217 – Dead Poets and The Art of Quiz Mastery with Eshan Arif
Eshan Arif is a legend in Hong Kong’s bar scene. After a decade in the beer business, he now runs one of Soho’s coolest spots—Dead Poets. He’s also the city’s unofficial quiz king, known for hosting some of the silliest and sneakiest pub quizzes around. We sit down with Eshan to talk bar culture, what […]
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#216 – Coldplay Concerts & Rugby 7s at The New Kai Tai Stadium – Full Review
With four massive sold-out Coldplay concerts, and the Rugby 7s weekend, the new Hong Kong Kai Tai Stadium has finally opened its doors! And there is no one better at giving a full review of the events, the stadium and all the fun trivia, than our guest, comedian Garron Chiu. Garron worked on multiple ad […]
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#215 – Diversity Hub, Hong Kong’s First Ethnic Minorities Museum, Is Now Open
We are back after a quick one-week break as Vivek heads to Australia and NZ for a tour, but we catch up right before he leaves. Big news: Vivek is technically single, and he is taking the opportunity to do the most useless “optimization” tasks. Bakehouse long lines are kind of disappearing? And Christian Action […]
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#214 – Dumb Sex Cult Stunt Went Wrong and Comedian Got Arrested
Malaysian comedian Rizal Van Geyzel’s show “Arrested” tells an incredible story of what happens when a perfect mix of self-absorbed “influencer” foolishness, government inefficiency, and social media frenzy ultimately leads to his arrest and him losing his comedy club. Rizal tells us the full story. Catch Rizal’s show “Arrested” at the Melbourne International Comedy […]
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#213 – Firsthand Witness Account of a Tragedy on Cat Street
Apologies for the late upload! You might understand why when you listen to this episode. Host Mohammed Magdi witnesses a horrific incident in his neighborhood. He shares the details of his experience as we try to process it. Warning: This episode has many references to self-harm and some graphic details. Dim Sum Daily coverage: https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/26-year-old-woman-found-dead-after-fall-in-sheung-wan/ […]
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#212 – “Little Red Book” Tourists Are Getting Out of Control
It’s not a new phenomenon for local residents of a place with high tourist traffic to be annoyed by the inconvenience tourists cause sometimes; it’s normal. What is new is tourists in Hong Kong not really caring much for Hong Kong’s world-famous skyline or its beautiful nature and instead going to some random coffee shops […]
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#211 – Ramadan in Hong Kong
Ramadan is here, and we chat all about Ramadan in Hong Kong. Host Mohammed Magdi explains why he believes observing Ramadan is a good practice, while the other host, Vivek Mahbubani, tries really hard to find “cheat codes.” Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow […]
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#210 – All About Chinese Fake Markets
It’s not uncommon for Hong Kongers to cross the border to the mainland to buy some “high copy” luxury items. While fake markets have been around China for a long time, host Mohammed Magdi remembers a time where a huge fake market was located in the middle of Shanghai, selling everything from questionable Beats by […]
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#209 – The Art of The Power Spew Ft. Annie Louey
This episode is not for the faint-hearted! Mohammed Magdi heads to the Philippines for a quick “holiday and a show” with Annie Louey, and boy, oh boy, do they have a rough time. Annie recounts the benefits of a power spew and how Dr. Showbiz always comes to the rescue. And of course, Vivek Mahbubani […]
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#208 – We Did Standup Comedy for an Opera Show!
Another week, another adventure, and another tale from some of the unusual gigs that we do. This week, host Mohammed Magdi shares the details of a gig he did recently, doing standup for an opera show produced by the Hong Kong Grand Opera, and if that sounds random, that’s because it is, but “Standup Opera” […]
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