# Cheng Lei

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US and Iran show signs of compromise

The latest on the Middle East and the clearest sign yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran  -  David Rennie, the Geopolitics Editor at The Economist, and Professor David Kilcullen, one of Australia's leading military thinkers, unpack the overnight announcements and meetings. Author and…

Cheng Lei's stage show recreates 1154 days in Chinese detention

Cheng Lei was a TV presenter in Beijing with an audience of millions when Chinese state security blindfolded her and drove her to a secret location where she was detained for 1154 days. After a year in solitary confinement, she was charged with espionage. Her crime: sending an 8 word text message t…

US and Iran show signs of compromise

The latest on the Middle East and the clearest sign yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran  -  David Rennie, the Geopolitics Editor at The Economist, and Professor David Kilcullen, one of Australia's leading military thinkers, unpack the overnight announcements and meetings. Author and…

Pickled Crocs, Delta, & That Time Cheng Lei Was Detailed In China For Being A Spy?

This week, Luke's bringing you one of our most gripping, raw, and hard-hitting episodes yet. Grab a cuppa and strap in. 1,154 Days in Hell: Australian journalist Cheng Lei reveals the chilling details of her three-year imprisonment in a secret Chinese detention facility. From being blindfolded an…

Juiced-up James Magnussen comes last at Enhanced Games

Gold swimsuit-clad Australian swimmer James Magnussen has finished last in his 100 metres freestyle race at the Enhanced Games. Plus, the government’s CGT reforms face changes, Dezi Freeman inquest gets underway, clear-air turbulence causes problems for Cathay Pacific, and Cheng Lei takes her memoi…

Yesteryear, Pet Rabbis & Leftover Etiquette

This week, Bron had a pet rabbit who went missing and you'll never guess where they found her! Vance Joy Fan and Chinese-Australian journalist, Cheng Lei, joined us to discuss her new play, 1154 Days, about her time incarcerated by the Chinese government; Rachel Bettiens was in to review a time-tr…

Duty to warn — when challenging power becomes personal, and why journalists Cheng Lei and Charlotte Grieve didn't give up

What's the toll when your story becomes the story? What these journalists endured for their work beggars belief, but it hasn't stopped them believing in the role of journalism to hold power to account. Locked in a Chinese jail under 24/7 surveillance for more than 3 years — Cheng Lei is now determi…

Journalist Cheng Lei on the power of the mind

How do you hold on to your own humanity in inhumane conditions? This is what you'll discover in  this powerful episode of Humankind with journalist Cheng Lei, who's had a storied career presenting news and current affairs in Australia and Asia. Lei speaks about her remarkable journey of resilience…

Cheng Lei: A memoir of freedom Audiobook by Cheng Lei

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Cheng Lei: A memoir of freedomCategories: Biography, Female Protagonist, Learning, PoliticsAuthor: Cheng LeiPublisher: HarperAudioRelease date: 12-04-2025Language: EnglishSummary:The extraordinary true story of journalist Cheng L…

Hung Four Times (In the Archibald) - I am Not in a Waiting Room with Kirsty Neilson

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Artist and four-time Archibald Prize finalist Kirsty Neilson on the freedom of a single season, the church prayer that made her furious, and why "it's not rejection, it's protection." Kirsty Neilson has been hung in the Archibald Prize four times, painted the likes of Cheng Lei, Ita Buttrose and G…