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181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art

Leading by Goalhanger

Mar 23, 202667:57News & Politics

Why was Ai Weiwei kidnapped and held prisoner by the Chinese government? How did the 2008 Sichuan earthquake radicalise him into taking aim at the authorities through art? What’s behind Ai Weiwei’s belief that there is a...

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181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art is an episode from Leading by Goalhanger. Why was Ai Weiwei kidnapped and held prisoner by the Chinese government? How did the 2008 Sichuan earthquake radicalise him into taking...

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Published Mar 23, 2026, 67:57 long, audio available.