Ben & Ida chat with Ida's close colleague Zac Haluza about the ups and downs of wooing his Chinese wife, the prolific work he has done in Chinese-English translation, and his side passion for writing short stories.

Ben & Ida chat with Ennis F.W. about performing as a drag king in a world filled with drag queens, inviting a love interest to your own burlesque performance as a first date, and getting hit on while dressed in drag.

Despite a brief interruption by Chinese construction noises, Kathleen Goldman tells Ben & Ida about a recent midterm exam catastrophe and how one night of margaritas ultimately led her to live in Germany, China, Spain, & India.

Ben & Ida chat with Andrew Jordan about returning to China for the summer after moving back to the US, and how he balances being a teacher, comedian, photographer, and LGBT community leader.

Ben talks about his recent trip to Singapore, and then Ida details the odyssey of failure that has ultimately led her to attend law school, including going through the application process twice in two very different ways.

Ben & Ida chat with Clara Davis about the challenges of running a bar/restaurant in Shanghai, a childhood interaction with Harrison Ford, and her insight into the workout routine of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.

Ben & Ida chat with Beryl Chung about her journey from growing up in New York City to being an art director for an advertising firm in Shanghai and how seeing Amy Poehler on the street provided comfort to her in a tough time.

Ben & Ida chat with Alina Levytska about how she went from working on cruise ships to being a full-time artist, her ability to produce paintings at an insanely fast pace, and how she has honed her artistic style while living in China.

Ben & Ida chat with Alex Wilson about being inspired to perform on stage while growing up in England, how his participation in a left-wing movement led to a career in PR, and what United Airlines could have done differently to recover from its recent disaster.

Ben & Ida chat with Michael Freeman about being a highly recruited football player and wrestler coming out of high school, his many jobs including working for Disney and Robert Deniro, and what occupation he would choose if he suddenly became super rich.