学霸学渣闯美国 Chinese Podcast Review

Name of podcast:学霸学渣闯美国(xué bà xué zhā chuǎng měi guó)

What topics are covered? It’s about the job market in the USA, education, starting a business, entertainment, etc.

Why is it good to listen to? If you’re interested in America and want to know a lot about it, then this podcast is for you. Through this podcast, you can have an all-around overview of the USA. The hosts and guests are often Chinese people who have worked and studied in America. They hold talks about business, education, study, entertainment, etc.

To listen or subscribe to the podcast, you can go to: http://www.lizhi.fm/1321446/

How often are the podcasts updated? It’s updated on a weekly basis.

Length of the podcast: It varies from 20mins to 1 hour 20 minutes.

Description of the podcast: The podcasters are always speaking at a normal speed with clear Chinese broadcasting accents. Sometimes, as the podcast is recorded outside, not in a studio, it has some background noise. The title of this podcast literally means “High achiever and underachiever barges around America”, and it has various topics about America, education, business, art in USA, etc. You can have an all-around overview on the United States. You can also enlarge your vocabulary and improve your Chinese speaking skills via listening to this podcast. This podcast would also be relevent to people living in the USA for them to see the Chinese perspective of being there and how it’s different, as well as picking up useful vocabulary.

Summary: This podcast is very informative, it covers a lot of fields in America. It will be very useful for those who want to study or work in America, basically it’s talking about the life in America in an all-around way. An advanced level in Chinese language is needed for understanding this podcast although few background knowledge is required to listen to this podcast.