Clockenflap is HK's legendary musical festival that consistently 'punches well above its weight' landing huge acts, and brings in over 75,000 punters in a normal year.

Having lost a year to protests and now another to covid, Justin talked about the resilience and commitment to live music from the brains behind the fest.

The team also founded and run Ticketflap, and are a force of nature behind the city's events.

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Co-hosted by the wonderful Seth Waters (@seththinksthoughts)

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Ballroom dancing is super popular with the wives of Hong Kong's tycoons. After the Starlight dance club became the biggest covid super-spreader site in the city to date, viral videos revealed the young toy-boy dance instructors offering more than just salsa instructions.

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Shonee's dad came to Hong Kong in the 70s with $50 in his pocket, and built a bookstore empire that gained a monopoly on the city's reading.

She talked about his journey, and her own, after taking over the chain with her sister Arti and the SARS epidemic as the backdrop.

Check out their new website: https://bookazine.com.hk/

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The Wanch aka Hong Kong's #1 Live Music Venue has shut its doors. The live house opened in 1987 and for over thirty years has been an institution in the city's music scene.

Owner Keith Goodman is on this week talking about what made it great, their success with the H2 Music Festival, and his hopes for the future of the Wanch.

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Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer, and wrote two HK books City on Fire and City of Protest. He's appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Quartz, the whole shebang.

We talked about the protests, the national security law, the current state of affairs what lays in store for the city.

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We are in the era of virtual reality making leaps and bounds in technology, and HK's own Sandbox VR is leading the charge. With the backing of Alibaba and they have a plan to open a holodeck in every neighbourhood on the planet.

Creative director Michael Hampden gave us the inside of scoop on how it all works, what makes games great and why people keep puking.

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Are all comedians depressed? It is possible to be funny without being broken? We take a deep dive into the spirituality of the clowns on stage.

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Maitreyi's a standup comedian, actress and an absolute force of nature helping feed the homeless in Hong Kong.

She talked about her life from India to China, working in film and helping people out.

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