Asian Uncle
Welcome to Asian Uncle, the unfiltered dive into Asia - from the back-alley brothels to the shadowy underworld gang, from hardcore military life to the spiritual mystique of Tibet. This isn't your grandma's history lesson on sanitized travel guide. Asian Uncle pulls back the curtain on the continent's most controversial, misunderstood and surreal corners.
Each episode, we explore the raw, untold stories - whether it's the truth behind Thailand's nightlife, untold life of pimping in China or Yakuza's business empire. Come with me on my journey that explored the hidden and dark world of Asia that you never learned about in school.
Episodes
15 episodes
S1E13 - Season Finale - The Longest Journey...
A road where distance is measured in bodies, not miles. That’s where I found myself after a rough fight at home sent me back to my mentor’s monastery on the Sichuan–Tibet border. When a group of villagers arrived in leather aprons and battered ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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24:05
S1E12 - China's Heaven & Hell: Mystic Tibet - Part 5/5
Death rituals reveal profound truths about a culture's deepest beliefs. My journey to witness a Tibetan sky burial transformed my understanding of mortality, compassion, and spiritual connection.The day began innocently with breakfast a...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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11:47
S1E11 - China's Heaven & Hell: Mystic Tibet - Part 4/5
Perched at 4,400 meters above sea level, my second journey into Tibet began at Daocheng Airport—the highest commercial airport on earth. The breathtaking landscape transformed before my eyes as we drove through mountain passes where all four se...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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11:14
S1E10 - China's Heaven & Hell: Mystic Tibet - Part 3/5
Hidden away in the remote Tibetan highlands exists a world vastly different from our own - one where polyandry (the practice of one woman marrying multiple brothers) makes practical sense, where bathrooms hang precariously off cliffs offering p...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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12:02
S1E9 - China's Heaven & Hell: Mystic Tibet - Part 2/5
Few travel experiences have challenged my worldview like my journey to a remote Tibetan mountain temple. Arriving after a bone-jarring twelve-hour drive through rugged terrain, I expected to find an ornate religious structure. Instead, I encoun...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:16
Surprise Special: Behind the Masks - Immigration & Customs Enforcement
What does immigration look like from inside the room where every word matters? I step behind the headlines to share what I’ve learned as a Mandarin interpreter working across ICE—moving from intake to medical checks to immigration court—transla...
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39:44
S1E8 - China's Heaven & Hell: Mystic Tibet - Part 1/5
A chance encounter with a devout Buddhist au pair changed everything about my understanding of spirituality. After watching her weep for crabs we cooked and eventually leave her family behind to become a monk, I found myself on an unexpected jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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13:07
S1E7 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Season Special
Ever heard of Dongguan? Few Westerners recognize this southern Chinese megacity that operates as a manufacturing powerhouse—but for years, it harbored a secret economy built around what might have been the world's most organized prostitution in...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:52
S1E6 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 6/6
Journey with me through the shadowy world of China's elite entertainment industry as I pull back the curtain on experiences few are willing to discuss. Drawing from my year managing a KTV club and witnessing the evolution of "duck culture," I r...
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14:27
S1E5 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 5/6
Stepping back into the shadowy world of Shanghai's KTV clubs, we pick up where we left off in the previous episode - exploring life as a "duck" or paid male companion in China's evolving nightlife scene. The unexpected relationship...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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13:41
S1E4 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 4/6
China's opium war shame has shaped its modern approach to drugs and nightlife in ways few outsiders understand. From the death penalty for drug distribution to mandatory rehabilitation programs that leave permanent marks, these policies directl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:37
S1E3 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 3/6
The shadowy economics of high-end Chinese nightclubs comes into sharp focus through this unflinching firsthand account. Taking us behind the velvet curtains of KTV establishments in early 2000s China, our host reveals the carefully orchestrated...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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13:22
S1E2 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 2/6
Step behind the velvet curtain of China's high-end nightlife as a former KTV assistant manager reveals the raw, unfiltered reality of managing an elite entertainment establishment. From the hidden door concealing hundreds of hostesses to the in...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:11
S1E1 - China's Heaven & Hell: Working as a pimp - Part 1/6
What happens when your father suggests you take a job as an "Assistant General Manager" at a friend's Chinese KTV nightclub? My journey through Shenzhen's vibrant nightlife industry during China's economic boom reveals a world few outsiders eve...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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