👋 Hey — I’m Chris.
I explain the news. You stay sane.
Every morning at 4am in Busan, I take the biggest stories in the world, figure out what’s actually happening, and explain them clearly — three new videos every single day, without the noise.
👋 Hey — I’m Chris.
Every morning at 4am in Busan, I take the biggest stories in the world, figure out what’s actually happening, and explain them clearly — three new videos every single day, without the noise.
Mornings and evenings, every single day of the year. No team, no sponsors, no script. It all happens at one little desk in Busan — and right now:
Three updates a day — morning, afternoon and evening. These are the latest off the desk.
just the three that mattered most today.While every platform races to make you angry, I do the opposite.
— that’s the whole idea, really.
What you get instead: the biggest stories, actually explained.
Context. Honesty. Calm. Every single day.
The news looks different depending on where you’re standing — and I’ve been lucky enough to stand in a lot of places. I’ve studied, taught, and lived on both sides of the Pacific, and it all goes into every video.
I was born at Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam, in the last days of a war.
As an infant I survived the Operation Babylift plane crash.
I was raised in the United States believing I was an orphan. I grew up not knowing where I came from — I didn’t even know my birthday.
At 48, I finally found my family from Vietnam.
When your own story has that many missing pieces, you learn to care — really care — about getting the facts right.— that’s not a job. It’s personal.
News Explained Daily — three videos a day, every single day, no exceptions.
My newsletter — the news, explained in writing, straight to your inbox. Free to join.
If the work means something to you, a cup of tea keeps it going.
The vlog my wife and I make together — our life in Busan.
My book — on finding a better way to look at things.
I make this every day because I think the world needs more clarity and less noise. No sponsors deciding what I cover — just me, at a desk in Busan, before the sun comes up.
See you tomorrow at 4am.
the news can wait until then — go enjoy your day. — Chrisp.s. — the clock at the top of this page? that’s my real time in Busan.
this site runs on my schedule, same as I do.