Podcasts

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada presents Kakehashi Conversations, a new podcast series featuring Kakehashi Project alumni from around the globe. The Kakehashi Project, administered by APF Canada on behalf of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with support from the Japan International Cooperation Center, promotes youth exchanges between Canada and Japan. Featured guests in this podcast series reflect on their time as participants in the program and how the experience shaped where they are today.

Our Asia Pacific Conversations podcast series features thought-leaders from the Asia Pacific and Canada as they explore issues and ideas at the intersection of Canada-Asia relations. 

Between the Binary is a limited series podcast highlighting the priorities, prospects, and challenges of technology in the Global South through the voices of experts in and from the Global South. The podcast series is hosted by John H. McArthur Research Fellow Elina Noor, Director of Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director, Washington, D.C. Office at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Asia Watch: Beyond the Headlines takes a deeper dive into the issues, topics, and trends covered by APF Canada's research analysts in the Foundation's twice-weekly newsletter, Asia Watch.

The Have Your Say podcast series is an initiative of APF Canada's Toronto Asia Pacific Youth Council (TAPYC). The two episodes currently in this audio series focus on the stories and experiences of international students and describe how they’ve been personally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Youth Element is a limited series podcast produced by APF Canada researchers Justin Kwan and Linda Qian. It features the personal stories of East Asian youth from Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul as they explore and make sense of the bigger questions around society, culture, politics, economics, national defence, and geopolitics in their respective communities.