On Point Presents: 'China's quarantine queen' from Endless Thread

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Npr, Talk Show, Daily

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

While you were tending to your quarantine sourdough starter, Chinese YouTube star Li Ziqi was growing mushrooms, making peach blossom crowns and listening to the sound of blooming roses.

Join Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson in their podcast 'Endless Thread' as they explore Li Ziqi, and why millions of isolated people worldwide have been drawn to the quiet intricacy and beauty of her videos.

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0:00.0	Support for this podcast comes from Geico.
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0:19.1	Hi everyone, it's Megna.
0:20.3	We're popping into your feed again on the weekend to play you another episode from one of WBOR's
0:25.6	other podcasts called Endless Thread.
0:28.8	That show, hosted by Amory Severson and Ben Brock Johnson, tackles unsolved mysteries,
0:34.1	untold histories, and other wild stories from the internet.
0:39.1	Today, we're sharing with you a bit of a mystery about one of the biggest YouTube influencers in
0:45.2	China named Li Zuchi. Her pastoral cooking videos reached global audiences during the pandemic.
0:53.0	And then something happened.
0:54.7	If you enjoyed this Endless Thread episode, find the show on your favorite podcast app and follow
1:00.8	or subscribe, just like you do to OnPoint. I'll let Ben and Amory take it from here.
2:01.1	I know only that you have mentioned her to me.
2:07.3	She's young, right? She's a teenager?
2:12.0	No.
2:13.0	No. Okay.
2:14.0	Nope.
2:14.4	Then also very little about this other question you're asking me.
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