別格朝行 Podcast

Name of Podcast: 別格朝行 (jyutping: bit3 gak2 cui5 heng5)

What topics are covered: This is a travel podcast.

Why is it good to listen?

The hosts, Jac and Alan, talk in standard Cantonese with good diction. They carry conversations in a casual style at a normal conversational speed. Their tone is energetic and fun and their word usage is polite. The conversation content is lively and fun since each episode introduces listeners to a different part of the world. Listeners who love travelling to different “spiritual destinations” of the world will enjoy this show.

The podcast is available here and here on iTunes.

How often are the podcasts updated? The program is updated on a weekly basis.

Length of the podcasts:  60 – 90 minutes each.

Description of the podcast:

The podcasters are well-travelled and invite guests onto their show to share their experience travelling to some famous “spiritual destinations” in different parts of the world. This podcast focuses on the spiritual practices the participants took part in while visiting the different places, such as visiting various temples, stone hedges, and ceremonial places. The hosts explain how the residents of the places understand different landscape or animals in the spiritual context, and what spirits or Gods are worshipped by the locals.

The participants share how they booked and organized the trip, how long the trip was, the daily activities in the trip, various people they encountered such as fellow travellers, tour guides, host families, local residents, special landscapes, culture and traditions they learned. They also discuss food they tasted, local crafts, and any fun things, peculiar experience or mythology practice they encountered. The guests also explain how certain ceremonies or beliefs can relate to the stars, astrology and science. Listeners will learn about travelling to these spiritual places and in turn be prepared with respect when travelling to these places. Each podcast episode contains two segments.

This series is educational and fun in which listeners will learn about travelling to various spiritual spots and about spiritual practices around the world.

Summary: This Cantonese podcast is recommended if you love to travel or want to learn about new places in Cantonese.

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