Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-03-12
Books mentioned on How the Kowloon Walled City Worked
From the 1970s to the early 1990s a patch of land in Hong Kong the size of just a few football fields was the most densely-populated area in the world – and by a longshot. Even more remarkable, it was an outlaw land that somehow formed a tight community.
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Ready Player One
“Yeah, it had to be the inspiration behind the living quarters in Ready Player One. Mhm. Uh if you've ever seen that movie or read the book, when I saw pictures of Kowloon Walled City for the first time I was like oh, looks like Ready Player One.”