Podcasts
School 49
Mother: China’s transformation into an economic powerhouse has come at a cost to its children, under enormous pressure to succeed. Now the country is wondering if the price has been too high.
China’s Missing Tennis Player
Lover: In November, athlete Peng Shuai accused a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault. Then, she vanished. In this episode, we investigate her disappearance – and the silencing of China’s #MeToo movement
Chained Woman
Wife: When a video of a woman chained to a wall went viral in China, it ignited a battle for the truth between the people and the state.
Hollywood’s cultural revolution
When China opened up to the West, Hollywood saw a massive opportunity. But China had its own dreams. Now the movie studios are beginning to realise what they gave away
Adaptations
From the archive: how two BBC journalists risked their jobs to reveal the truth about Jimmy Savile – podcast
The Guardian long read raided their archives to re-publish in audio "some classic pieces from years past with new introductions from their authors"
Editorial
Creator & Editor of Drum Tower, The Economist
Poppy created and was the editor of Drum Tower, a weekly podcast on China for The Economist. Drum Tower accrued a cult following inside China and around the world. It was mentioned in the New Yorker in their annual run down of best podcasts in 2023.
Drum Tower Climbers - 4 episodes
Poppy created several mini-series for The Economist's, Drum Tower podcast strand. These include: the Cage (which won the SOPA award in 2023 for best audio reporting), Black Boxes and Climbers
Climbers follows Chinese migrants leaving China, crossing the dangerous Darién Gap from Columbia, only to confront cartels in Mexico, and to circumvent the US's border wall in the hope of reaching Fatty Ding Plaza in Los Angeles.