Sound Stories
by Qz Zhang
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13 Documentaries you'll love if you love culture (Mandarin Ep)
13 Documentaries you'll love if you love culture (Mandarin Ep)
About this podcast
We talk about what we talk about, like old friends with new stories.
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The newest 20 of 42 episodes
- 13 Documentaries you'll love if you love culture (Mandarin Ep) · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 20Mandarin Episode This is a list, a list of documentaries that I love, and they are all themed with culture that we all love, fashion, beauty, skate scene, and of course, music…
- So you think you are lonely? (Mandarin Ep) · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 19You went to the dinner. You were surrounded by people. You came home and still felt empty. That's not loneliness, and that's you waiting for someone else to knock first. This…
- Getting our music taste back by discovering · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 1839% of music uploaded to streaming platforms right now is fully AI-generated, we are paying with real money you actually worked for, and we don't even know which songs they are…
- Failure is a badge of Honor (Mandarin Ep) · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 17I've been seeing a lot of people write about failure lately. Most people's response to failure goes like this: find someone to blame, find a quick fix, move on, fail again…
- Movies that should be more popular · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 16I recorded this while sick. Bare minimum makeup, maximum opinions. You're welcome. Here are 17 movies that deserve a bigger life than they got, some will rearrange your brain…
- Books I've read this year (So far) · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 15I honestly thought this would be a quick one, it was not. In this episode are the books I've read this year, so far, the ones I loved, the ones I didn't finish, and the one I…
- Can fashion buy you class? · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 14Hot take from someone who gets the show invites, and your $900 flip-flops are not making you look wealthy, they're making you look like you have $900 and questionable judgment…
- Solitude is a Skill · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 13Solitude and loneliness are not the same thing. I don't know who needs to hear this but apparently a lot of you do. Loneliness is something that happens to you. Solitude is…
- Is music getting dumber? · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 12Every generation thinks music is getting worse. Every generation is wrong， and also a little bit right. The data is real, lyrics have gotten simpler, songs have gotten shorter…
- McKinley Dixon | Sound Stories · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 11I slid into McKinley Dixon's DMs to help him out when he is on tour in China. He ended up on my podcast. That's just how this works. McKinley Dixon is a rapper and…
- How far does Pink Tax go? · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 10Fair warning: I recorded this episode once already and forgot to press record. So what you're hearing is female rage, twice distilled. Pink tax isn't just about paying more for a…
- Kwaca | Sound Stories · 1 h 17 min · Season 2 Episode 9I met Kwaca two days before this was recorded. He sat down, we just became good friends immediately. Kwaca is a Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in Seoul…
- Everyone wants to be a DJ, but nobody wants to Dance · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 8This episode has been living rent-free in my head for a long time. I almost made it a 5-minute video of me just yelling. I found a direction instead. You're welcome. We're…
- Kicki Zhang | Sound Stories · 1 h 10 min · Season 2 Episode 7Kicki Zhang, I met her though the old fashion way, I slid into her DMs. Now she's on the podcast. This is just how friendships work when you're a Third Culture Kid, you find each…
- A Beginner's Guide To Not Bullying Yourself (Mandarin Ep) · 31 minQuick question: when you think about the people and things you love, are you on that list? Yeah. Didn't think so. This episode is about small, low-effort habits to stop being…
- Spending adult money · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 4There’s a difference between spending money and spending it like an adult, which one are you gonna be? I'm not saying you gotta buy what I'm telling you, but use it as a point of…
- 10 Low-Cost Cool Things to Do (That Don’t Feel Cheap) · 30 minNot everything cool costs money, some of it just costs intention and they can create a good time. This episode is 10 random, low-cost things that make life feel better, sharper…
- You said you like China, do you know these 5? · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 3Everyone loves talking about China, good or bad. But very few bother to really understand it. Consider this episode is your Chinese Modern Culture 101, through five real entry…
- “我是为了你好” · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 2我是特意在过年前录好这一集跟大家聊聊的。 问问你自己，你人生里， 第一次听到“我是为了你好”，是在什么时候？ 这句话听起来很温柔，但为什么觉得是一种暴力？ 这一期，我想把这句话拆开， 聊聊它如何在“关心”的名义下，对自己人生的信任。 Listen, share it to your people, or give me a 💚! Just do it…
- Leeyung 李睿洋 | Sound Stories · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 1My 2026 first guest on Sound Stories is Leeyung 李睿洋. We talked about his new album Taste of Youth, and the five albums that influenced him the most — the records that shaped his…
