Many of China’s musicians have become well-known around the world. At the crux of cross-cultural music education stands the US-China Music Institute in upstate New York. This educational center, an initiative of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, has brought Chinese instruments like the pipa, erhu, and gu zheng to audiences in far-flung locales. Our Host James Chau examines the key figures who have shown the world the talent of China’s musicians, and how music helps us hear each other's stories, regardless of language.

Culture and art have a newfound significance in a world burdened with a pandemic, where we are living much of our lives in isolation or with restrictions. Two gallerists have opened The Saachi Yates Gallery on Cork Street in London, a street made famous for its history in nurturing and birthing artists and gallerists, like Francis Bacon and Peggy Guggenheim. Gallerists Aurthur Yates and Phoebe Saatchi Yates have claimed this historical spot in London, as they say, “with one foot in the past, and one in the future”– looking to reinvent gallerying in these uncertain times. Our Host James Chau speaks with them from London.

This year, the US and China are both conducting nationwide censuses. Due to health concerns, China’s 1.4 billion people will be counted digitally to limit person-to-person contact. Our Host James Chau looks at how censuses affect the distribution of resources and services to communities within their borders.