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Ep. 334 | Qian Xuesen (Part 1)
Once again, by popular demand, here's another oft-requested topic. With the recent release of the Oppenheimer film, I thought this story was quite ti…
2 years, 8 months ago
S8E04 | Run For Your Life
Once again we thank The Grand Historian for giving up another good one. This one's an eight-character chengyu. The story goes back to 206 BC and the …
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 333 | Keye Luke
If you're someone born in the 1940s-50s and 60s, Keye Luke was a familiar name, especially if you watched American TV. As a founding member of the Sc…
2 years, 8 months ago
S8E03 | Gimme Three Steps
With a cast of characters like the Dukes of Jin and Chu and everyone's favorite exile Chong Er, you're guaranteed a treat. This is the story behind t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 332 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 5)
Here's the final episode in the Yunnan history series. In this episode, we pick up in 1875 in the wake of the Margary Affair and take the story throu…
2 years, 9 months ago
S8E02 | Blue, Blue, My World is Blue
This time we're featuring another oldie but goodie, Qīng Chū Yú Lán 青出于蓝. Though Xunzi was the inspiration for the chengyu, the tale behind this Chin…
2 years, 9 months ago
New from Empires - An Asian Business Podcast
Starting last year I became a big fan of many of the new shows that have been emerging from Singapore, India, China, the Philippines, and elsewhere i…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 331 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 4)
Here's Part 4 of my latest effort. This episode examines all the events leading up to, during, and immediately after The Panthay Rebellion, 1856-1872…
2 years, 9 months ago
Laszlo chats with Iron Horse Road Podcast producers Hao Huang and Micah Huang
A few days ago, Laszlo sat down with good friend Hao Huang and son, Micah, at Scripps College where Hao is the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Musi…
2 years, 9 months ago
S8E01 | Wouldn't Change a Thing
Welcome back to another season of Chinese Sayings. For the Season 8 opener, we open with a well-known and useful chengyu: Yī Zì Qiān Jīn 一字千金. The st…
2 years, 9 months ago