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Episode 557: Emotional Consumption in Chinese Cities

An episode of the Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast podcast, hosted by The Overhead Wire, titled "Episode 557: Emotional Consumption in Chinese Cities" was published on November 20, 2025 and runs 54 minutes.

November 20, 2025 ·54m · Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

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This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Olivia Plotnick, Founder of Wai Social in Shanghai China. We discuss her summer trip to over 30 different Chinese cities to experience different retail, the impacts of high speed rail, and the social e-commerce ecosystem. We also discuss how competition has made Chinese retail sharper, electric vehicle saturation, and emotional consumption. 

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