In 1931, a young American aspiring writer set off for what she thought would be a one-year adventure in China. Hoping to gain life experience so she could eventually write the Great American Novel - Helen Foster Snow would instead become famous as the “Voice of China” to the west, and improve the lives of millions of people in the process. Olivia talks with Helen’s great-nephew Adam Foster, and Helen’s friend and translator Professor An Wei to share this unexpected and inspiring story.
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Music featured in this episode by Andy Reiner, The Earth Stringband, The Melody Weavers, Huang Huaihai, Mimi Martel, Guo-wei Wang, Kevin MacLeod, Leon Lischner and Friends, and Zhou Xuan - used by kind permission.
11 янв 2024
