RFA Insider

About RFA Insider

Kick back with RFA staffers Amy Lee and Eugene Whong as they discuss Radio Free Asia's latest stories and take you behind the scenes to show you how RFA journalists use their expertise and connections to deliver the news to our global audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

RFA

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2024

Latest episode

21 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Mar 2025

   China's coming obesity epidemic, North Korean name regulations | RFA Insider 29

   This is the season finale of RFA Insider Season 1 *The Rundown* Obesity is on the rise in China, and the government is trying to promote healthy living In North Korea, the government is telling parents to give their kids names that are more reflective of the revolutionary spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Tibetan relics 'repatriated' to China, Philippines' Duterte trial | RFA Insider 28

   Off Beat: RFA Tibetan's Tenzin Pema explains why some are concerned that Tibetan artifacts are among 41 "Chinese cultural objects" that were "repatriated" from the U.S. to China Double Off Beat: BenarNews' Anthony Esguerra explains what's at stake in the ICC trial of the Philippines' ex-president Duterte over his brutal war on drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   28 Feb 2025

   Southeast Asia’s scam center crackdown conundrum | RFA Insider #27

   *Off Beat* Abby Seiff from RFA Investigative explains why scam centers are so widespread in places like Cambodia and Myanmar, and how authorities are trying shut them down. *Double Off Beat* We check in with Son from RFA Vietnamese to find out the latest about the unofficial monk Thich Minh Tue who is currently walking from Vietnam to India and might soon enter Myanmar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

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