The podcast episodes provided focus on various topics related to Shanghai, ranging from personal narratives to criminal investigations.

In the first episode, Author Read: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?, a significant portion of the narrative takes place in Shanghai, where the author, Deanna Fei, was living on a grant when she first met her partner.

The second episode, #195: The Little Red Mansion & The Underground Egg Harvesting Case, discusses the 'Little Red Mansion' in Shanghai, where a man named Frank trafficked and exploited young women, holding them hostage and harvesting their eggs against their will for over 20 years with the help of corrupt officials.