John Buckman’s a London-born, French-raised, kind-of American who cut his teeth founding companies in Silicon Valley that aimed to make the world fair. His most recent project is Decent Espresso, aimed at reinventing serious coffee machines, launching them into the digital age, and building a community of obsessed fans who actively participate in making kickass […]

This is the original interview Andy did with Mohammed Magdi in Shanghai 2015. Mo’s story of leaving the political strife in Egypt to live in northern China is genuinely insane.

河國榮 Gregory Charles Rivers has a face every Hong Konger knows well. Over his prolific 30-year acting career he’s been THE white guy, appearing in more than 200 soap operas. He’s been in big films and performs the real deal Cantopop. He also famously blew the city away when he unleashed Cantonese rap of ‘Forever […]

David Yeung is the founder of OmniPork, Green Common and Green Mondays. And won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at the World Economic Forum. He was recognised in Fortune’s 2020 ‘Change The World’ list. And is the author of several best-selling books on Zen wisdom and mindfulness.

We finally try to solve the mystery, are Mohammed and Vivek different people?? Shows are back on in HK, or actually we’re not even sure anymore. We’ve had two weeks of shows and with cases popping up everywhere, who knows.

Alyson Hau has dominated the airwaves since joining Metro Radio as a 16 year old. Since then she’s covered the Olympics, the World Expo, world premieres for major films including Transformers and Twilight, and interviewed massive music acts such as Maroon 5, Backstreet Boys and Lady Gaga. She told us about the good, the bad […]

Mike Rowse carries a formidable expat CV.  He negotiated the deal that brought Disneyland to Hong Kong, acting on behalf of the government. And was the first expat in HK’s history to naturalise as a Chinese national. He was the city’s first commissioner for tourism, and the first director of the Financial Secretary’s office. He […]

You don’t have to walk far in the city to find street sleepers. Or walk past a McDonald’s late at night to see the city’s McRefugees. Jeff Rotmeyer founded Impact HK which has grown into a force of nature changing the fate of Hong Kong’s abandoned residents.

Happy new year everybody! Cantonese comedian Tim Chan joins us to ring in the bull year and the three of us talk about how we each celebrate the holiday differently.

It’s been a tough year for schools, with prolonged lockdowns, homeschooling and the threat of ‘sanitised’ curricula. We sat down with a teacher on the inside to find out what’s up.