Chasing Dramas
Hosted by Karen and Cathy · Karen and Cathy
4.9from 144 ratings
- 507
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 144
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Chasing Dramas
Karen and Cathy explain cultural and historical references episode by episode in popular Chinese historical dramas as well as Chinese pop culture news. The podcast is in English with proper nouns and phrases spoken in Mandarin Chinese. Currently, they are discussing Season 1 of Joy of Life. Completed dramas/movies include: The Story of Yanxi Palace, The Longest Day in Chang'An, The Story of Ming Lan, Empresses in the Palace, Royal Nirvana, Palace (2013 film), and Mulan (2020 Disney movie) among others.
- Publisher
- Karen and Cathy
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Aug 2019
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 507 episodes have a transcript.
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Oct 2026 C-Drama Update: Against the Current, Spring of the Blade, A Prophet, and more!
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They come to rescue Shen Jialan. They exchanged Jia Lan for their daughter, Xu Lanxiang, who unfortunately died of illness. From then on, Jia Lan is now known as Xu Lanxiang. She becomes a third-ranked maid in the Lin family. Though there are many hardships, she doesn't submit to fate and strives to live a happy and fulfilling life. In the end, her kindness and intelligence helps her break free of class and social status constraints. She earns the affections of Lin Jinqi as well as the respect of the entire Lin family and ultimately becomes the head of the household. I don't know if there were very high expectations for this drama when it first came out, at least I definitely did not, but it is putting up monster numbers. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 57 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 87 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Chasing Dramas?
Karen and Cathy host the show. Published by Karen and Cathy.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Chasing Dramas take guests?
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