- 57
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 15
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 8K
- YouTube views
About Asia Unscripted
The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-30 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.
- Publisher
- US-Asia Institute
- Category
- business · education · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 17 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 57 episodes have a transcript.
17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Comparing Chinese and American Visions for Orbital Data Centers and Satellite Infrastructure
12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sports Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
30 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT
Harvesting the Waves: Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea
Inside a recent episode
Comparing Chinese and American Visions for Orbital Data Centers and Satellite Infrastructure
Published 17 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, I was thinking the same on the different levels of government that provide capital to the kind of space startup community in China. So, you know, in the US, we do talk about the government investing a little like a VC would, but that's not really how our free market system works. There are ways that the government can inject capital into companies at an early stage, but really it's as a buyer. So a company is developing a product because it wants to sell it. It's not courting other government entities to invest in it, even though that does happen today. I'm not saying it doesn't. But I do think that's different in the PRC where you do have... different levels of government, including cities who do have essentially VC firms that invest in private companies. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Ian Christensen
- Audrey Schaffer
- Clayton Swope
- Andy Lim
- James Borton
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 7,944
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 10 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 27
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 51
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Asia Unscripted take guests?
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