Uncle Wong

Asian Uncle

Society EN ↓ 52 episodes

Welcome to Asian Uncle. This is not a podcast about pretty postcards or polished travel stories. It is about the parts of Asia most people only encounter indirectly, if at all. Each episode explores places, systems, and stories that exist just outside the official narrative. Nightlife economies. Unconventional social structures. Customs that do not translate well once you leave. Real experiences are shaped by being present and paying attention rather than repeating what has already been written. Some episodes are rooted in history. Some come from travel. Others come from observation and lived...

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Uncle Wong

Episodes

S1E2 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 2/6 12.07.2025 16:11

Let me know if you enjoy my content! Step behind the velvet curtain of China's high-end nightlife as a former KTV assistant manager reveals the raw, unfiltered reality of managing an elite entertainment establishment. From the hidden door concealing hundreds of hostesses to the intricate social hierarchies that determine every interaction, this candid account offers rare insight into a world...

S1E1 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 1/6 27.06.2025 17:43

Let me know if you enjoy my content! What happens when your father suggests you take a job as an "Assistant General Manager" at a friend's Chinese KTV nightclub? My journey through Shenzhen's vibrant nightlife industry during China's economic boom reveals a world few outsiders ever glimpse. During the early 2000s—what I consider China's golden age of economic expansio...