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another high-profile plagiarism row is blowing up in Chinese social media... at the centre of it is Zhong Shu, the podcaster known for the Nolan interview. basically people are discovering that many of her episodes (which are monologues) are repackaged translation of

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articles and podcasts in English, often from conservative & far right commentators, without attribution. the most recent example is her Caixin column article on AI, the first two paragraphs are almost identical to a The Atlantic article. there's even a github podcastreview.github.io/index.html

podcastreview.github.io播客《独树不成林》随机调查对播客《独树不成林》进行随机核对,展示可直接复核的来源依赖与归因问题。

site documenting the ongoing investigation. the whole phenomenon has been quite fascinating - both her rise to fame (running a hugely popular podcast translating American conservatism for Chinese audience) and the ongoing downfall.