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wushijiao -

I just took a trip to Luoyang and Shanghai and was able to get 德国之声 as of a few days ago.
I'd suprised it took them this long.



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roddy -

Hmmm, iTunes still can't reach it directly, need the proxy. The BBC's ChinaReel still survives.

Edit: And let me take this opportunity to reiterate how good this radio show is - you get solid
global news (with a forgivable focus on Germany), it doesn't pull any punches on China but doesn't
go on and on about human rights stuff like RFA, and the magazine content is generally interesting
and well produced. And there's hours of it every day. BBC take note!

Edit Edit: I wonder if this is due to coverage of the arrest of Hu Jia - normally I'm not keen to
link blocks with news events, but this sounds plausible to me. RFA and ChinaReel have both given
it ample airtime, can't get the latest programme from our German friends yet though.










roddy -

Is anyone else having problems with 德国之声？I have trouble at the moment even through a
VPN, with 404 errors for a lot of episodes - of the 9 that itunes is currently listing, I can only
download 4, and it's showing nothing at all for Jan 4th. Kind of annoying. Not sure if it's a
problem their end or something that itunes is doing.

The iTunes store isn't showing anything past the 3rd, but it can often be slow to update.










wushijiao -

Downloaded in less than a minute, here in HK. So at least right now, it's not their tech problem.










roddy -

Seems to be a bit better now, though still odd. Ie for the 6th I have four programs listed,
晨间，晚间一套上，晚间一套下，晚间二套. The first three seem to have downloaded
fine, but the 晚间二套 just gives me a 404 error via iTunes. As long as I'm getting one or two
a day I'm happy, but I miss it if it doesn't work at all as it's probably my main source of news
now (which explains why I'm so well informed on criminal behavior among young immigrants in
Germany, and how the nation's athletes are preparing for the Olympics.)

Not sure about all this German pop music they're playing just now though










roddy -

德国之声 is working fine now. Not sure what the problem was, but I don't think it was blocked.

How many of us are regularly listening to Radio Free Asia? I listen every now and then, basically
if I've finished 德国之声 and ChinaReel and still want something to listen to. I have to admit
I love the bits where they phone up random police officers and officials in the middle of nowhere
and ask them about various injustices. One guy just claimed he couldn't understand the question,
and then later someone else ( I think was actually one of the wronged) just yelled
你管这个干啥？ down the phone and hung up. You also get some gems like:

Interviewer: So it is true you've arrested 15 villagers and are holding them in your police
station.
Police: Yes, they're criminals.
Interviewer: What did they do?
Police: Crime.

Ok, I'm obviously both paraphrasing and translating, but it's worth listening to.










Long Pan -

Apart from the content, just curious to have your opinion about the difference of language between
德国之声 and some local news like CRI ?










roddy -

I listen to little, if any, mainland news, read newspapers now and then. I've never noticed any
differences. I suspect a lot of the people working there are mainland-born anyway - I remember one
listener emailing in to congratulate the Germans on how good their Chinese was, and the presenter
saying thank you very much, but he grew up in Beijing, so . . .










bagz007 -

Here's a website I meant to pass along a while back when I was more active in the forums
(apologies if it's been posted elsewhere):

http://www.bookast.com

It's a Taiwanese company that does book summaries on audio. They used to do a weekly podcast on
iTunes with MP3s. The content is still free after you register, but, unfortunately, you can only
download it in protected WMA format and listen to it through an internet connection. (At least it
appears that way--someone pls tell me if I've missed something.)

Most of their stuff falls into the business/leadership category. May not be everyone's bag, but at
least it adds to the variety of our options out there...I find the stuff VERY challenging...










roddy -

Does anyone else find themselves really enjoying Princess Remy's podcasts? I didn't used to like
them so much, but I'm finding that after a week of generally only listening to the BBC and
德国之声 going on about current affairs and human rights and what have you, ten or twenty
minutes of Remy nattering randomly about her favorite foods and what she thinks about James Bond
on a Friday are greatly appreciated. Kudos also for reliability - she must have been running for
years now, with a podcast very nearly every single Friday.

The website is here for anyone who wants to take a look, plus RSS feed and you can also find her
on iTunes - search 'princess remy'












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