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Steve and Adam finish their Pixar wrap up with review of Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur plus a discussion on Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, the Marvel cinema universe, Marvel's problems with Spiderman, X-Men, Sony and Fox, anticipation for Batman v. Superman and the DCU Extended Universe and moreRight Click and Save As to Download MP3 The Culture Bum has published an eBook! ESL in China: A New Life Traveling the World on Empty Pockets All of the information I wish someone had told me before I went off to China to teach ESL. http://amzn.to/1Sa1PGp My name is Steven, I am 29 and I am a Culture Bum. I moved to China in 2014 to be an ESL Teacher and I absolutely love it. I travel when I can, love the work I do and keep up on what's going on in China. I'm a vegan (weekend vegetarian) and try to provide a positive spin on fitness and dieting while on the go. Like a good bum I am accepting donations! If you think that you've gained some value from my videos or podcasts, maybe we helped you tune out a bad subway ride or spread some laughter and you feel like kicking some love my way you can send any donation, along with a small message, to stanteau86@yahoo.com and I'll give you a shout out and do my best to keep you guys happy. Find my website at http://theculturebum.com Send all feedback to theculturebum@gmail.com Like and Subscribe Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://bit.ly/1PkDPiWSubscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1Jtzm78Subscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/1QWzAKo Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://bit.ly/1QWzB0KSubscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1IoWHMwSubscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/1Mv8l3l Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://bit.ly/1QKfpR8Subscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1IoWHMwSubscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/1Yw2jLZ

The Culture Bum Podcast is back to its weekly schedule. Today Steve and Randy jump back into place. The audio has a few issues as we tried to do a video podcast that didn't exactly have the best quality, I think we will stick with audio only. We talk about the militarization of America, life in China, racism, Donald Trump, the election and whether the world is more dangerous than ever or the safest in history. Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 The Culture Bum has published an eBook! ESL in China: A New Life Traveling the World on Empty Pockets All of the information I wish someone had told me before I went off to China to teach ESL. http://amzn.to/1Sa1PGp My name is Steven, I am 29 and I am a Culture Bum. I moved to China in 2014 to be an ESL Teacher and I absolutely love it. I travel when I can, love the work I do and keep up on what's going on in China. I'm a vegan (weekend vegetarian) and try to provide a positive spin on fitness and dieting while on the go. Like a good bum I am accepting donations! If you think that you've gained some value from my videos or podcasts, maybe we helped you tune out a bad subway ride or spread some laughter and you feel like kicking some love my way you can send any donation, along with a small message, to stanteau86@yahoo.com and I'll give you a shout out and do my best to keep you guys happy. Find my website at http://theculturebum.com Send all feedback to theculturebum@gmail.com Like and Subscribe Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://bit.ly/1PkDPiWSubscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1Jtzm78Subscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/1QWzAKo Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://bit.ly/1QWzB0KSubscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1IoWHMwSubscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/1Mv8l3l Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://bit.ly/1QKfpR8Subscribe in Itunes at http://apple.co/1IoWHMwSubscribe in Stitcher at http://bit.ly/

China Ratchet Podcast is accepting donations! If you think that you've gained some value from the show, maybe we helped you tune out a bad subway ride or spread some laughter cutting it up about racism in China, and you feel like kicking some love our way you can send any donation, along with a small message, to stanteau86@yahoo.com and we'll give you a shout out and do our best to keep you guys happy. Steve and Randy are back but on different continents. Steve is back in the US for the holidays so we talk about life in the United States, the constant paranoia, spending power, security, getting fat, Donald Trump, gun control, acclimating to China, Jeff Sanders and more. We appreciate all feedback at theculturebum@gmail.comRight Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast:http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast:

China Ratchet Podcast is back after a break. Steven and Randy talk about the "Saving Face" culture in China, being a trained monkey performer in the schools, valuing time, university jobs, the Muslim population in China, of course we cover racism, starting a business in China, foreign perceptions of China and so much more. We appreciate all feedback sent to theculturebum@gmail.com Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast:http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at 

China Ratchet Podcast really hit its stride today. This is three different episodes. First we talk about our new mic set ups, give a little reviews, then we talk about University jobs in China and doing private tutoring before moving on to some film and television reviews. The last 40 minutes of the show will be a lot about politics, religion, war, race, we talk about the shootings in Paris, the refugee crisis, the war mentality of the US and Western powers, possible motives, we give out some home work for our listeners and so much more. We appreciate all feedback sent to theculturebum@gmail.com Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast:http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at 

Steven and Randy talk about their experiences with 11/11, the Black Friday of China, the Chinese Postal Service, pollution, modernity in China, Chinese racism towards the Japanese, The Cultural Revolution, current day Chinese culture, democracy and social responsibility, white supremacy, white privilege, black lives matter, racism and a whole lot more. We appreciate any feedback at theculturebum@gmail.com Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast:http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at 

At the request of a listener Steve and Randy sit down to talk about what to expect and what to look for when searching for an ESL based job in China. We talk about University, High School, Training Centers and Kindergartens. We discuss the work load and pay expected as well as swap a few horror stories and of course we have to bring up the racism against darker skinned people in China. We appreciate any feedback at theculturebum@gmail.com Right click to Save as Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast:http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at 

Steven and Randy are back talking about wealth in China, the one child policy and its recent reversal, saving money, Michael Jackson's estate up for sale on Taobao, spoiled Chinese kids, Chinese family structure, Guinness Book of World Records, Ratchet Story of the Week and a call to action for white sperm. We appreciate any feedback at theculturebum@gmail.com Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to Cinema Court: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CinemaCourt Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/cinema-court/id1052946739?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://stitcher.com/s?fid=76359&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/cinemacourt/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/culture-bum-china-ratchet/id1040376279?l=en Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-culture-bum Visit us at http://theculturebum.com

China Ratchet Podcast is back with episode 4: Universal Basic Nothing! We talk about Socialism, automation, Bernie Sanders, Universal Basic Income, the online economy, being stereotyped in China, Steve discusses his experiences filming a commercial, Donald Trump, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out.Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-culture-bum Visit us at http://theculturebum.com

The China Ratchet Podcast starts off with a little musical interlude from Randy and then Steven joins him for a long discussion about life in China, North vs. South China, experiences with racism in Inner Mongolia, we talk about women in China, club life, go over news of the day and Randy has a big announcement.Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-culture-bum Visit us at http://theculturebum.com

Welcome to the second episode of the China Ratchet Podcast with Randy, the Loser Laowai and Steve, The Culture Bum. We dive straight into allegations of racism on both of us, what it means to be racist, victimization, the puppet show of American politics, role models for youth, the struggle of American life revolving around class, wealth and race, trying to build a fanbase online while being beholden to your content platforms and a lot more. Not a lot about China this episode but we both had a lot of stuff to get off our chest. We'll be back in a few days as we go to a twice a week format. Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-culture-bum Visit us at http://theculturebum.com

Randy and Steven sat down for lunch in Shanghai to discuss how to grow the China Ratchet Podcast and decided to make a little half episode out of it. We'll be back later this week with a full episode but this is more of a "fly on the wall" episode where we talk about what we did as kids, stuff we want to see get done with this new venture and other friendly topics.Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 -Shanghai as a city -Learning Chinese on the street -Steve's background as a music producer -Losing 100 pounds just through dieting -How to build a podcast audience -Tommy Sotomayor, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Vegan Gains and other polarizing hosts -Donald Trump as a sideshow attraction -Keys to a good interviewer -Life after highschool -Death of television -Relation television -Michael Vick and animal cruelty -Crime in sports -Bill Cosby and the court of public opinion Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73606&refid=stpr Visit Randy on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ Visit us at http://theculturebum.com/category/chinaratchetpodcast/ Subscribe to The Culture Bum Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCultureBum Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/Subscribe in Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68204&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com

The China Ratchet Podcast: Foreigners Behaving Badly and Psycho Ex Girlfriends! Today we talk about Randy's experience with a racist prostitute, we talk about Randy's interview with Thorsten Pattberg, of course we cover racism, etiquette in China as a foreigner, political relations between the US and China and a whole lot more.Right Click and Save As to Download MP3

Randy, the Loser Laowai, is back with a vengeance on The Culture Bum Podcast! Randy and Steven are going to be launching a new podcast called The China Ratchet Podcast that we'll be doing 3-4 times a month. It will be a lot of humor and dissecting the news in China, reading listener mail and whatever else is on our minds. Randy's Youtube page can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G09c97zEqc9BNfVRNO3JQ The first 5 minutes has some technical difficulties but it gets fixed pretty fast. Next week (Sept. 20, 2015) look to add The China Ratchet Podcast feed into your iTunes, Stitcher, Beyondpod, and any other podcast listeners you may use. Right Click and Save As to Download MP3 Subscribe to The China Ratchet Podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChinaRatchetPodcast Subscribe in Itunes at http://theculturebum.com/feed/podcast/ Subscribe in Stitcher at http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68204&refid=stpr Visit us at http://theculturebum.com Topics discussed -Comic Books -Batman and Robin History -The Walking Dead -Rob Liefeld -Living with your Chinese Mother-in-law -Being cheap in China -Cold vs. Hot water -Riding a bike in China -Driving in China -Beauty standards in China -Being black in China -Public defecation -Culture Shock -How to explain to American friends and family what is going on in China -Chinese immigrants in America -Fake goods and Visas in China -The New Rich in China -Owning apartments in China -Authoritarian Government styles -Powdered Milk Scandal -Fake food in China -Quality of Chinese products -A brief history of Chinese since 1949 -What not to say in China -Alex Jones and other Conspiracy Theories -MC Hot Dog -Music and artistic Censorship in China -Is Rap a bad influence? -Chinese Music is boring -The man eating escalator