Before there were guests, there was Cindy. Episode 0 is where the whole show began — Collin and his Chinese wife in an unfiltered conversation about what their life together looks like across two cultures.

Chey Pope packed up her life in the US and moved to China to teach — and has been documenting every moment since. As the first official guest on The MIC, she sets the tone for what this show is all about: real, honest, unfiltered.

Thomas left the US to teach English in China and landed in a kindergarten classroom — which comes with its own set of stories. He breaks down the culture shock, the classroom dynamics, and everything nobody tells you before you get on the plane.

Shady's journey started in Sudan and took him through multiple countries before building a life in Hangzhou as a science teacher. His perspective on China sits entirely outside the Western lens — and it changes how you see everything.