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Ep. 301 | The History of the Chinese Jamaicans
For this 301st CHP episode, we cover some more great Overseas Chinese history. Rather than biting off more than I could chew by taking on the bigger …
3 years, 11 months ago
The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 2)
For this Milestone Episode in CHP history, we finish off our overview of the history of Chinese alchemy. Top billing this time will be the biggest na…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 299 | The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part series that will explore the history of Chinese alchemy. We'll look at the most important names of alchemists and the…
4 years ago
The Early Life of Chairman Mao With Brandon Gauthier
I'm happy to welcome Dr. Brandon Gauthier onto the CHP. His new book, just out, "Before Evil" looks at the early lives of six dictators: Mao, Stalin,…
4 years ago
Ep. 298 | Homer Lea
This episode is another listener request. In fact, Homer Lea's been requested regularly throughout the years. He's more of a footnote from history th…
4 years ago
Ep. 297 | Austro-German Jewish Musicians in Wartime Shanghai
Laszlo welcomes Scripps College professor of music Dr. Hao Huang onto the CHP to discuss the stories of Jewish musicians from Germany and Austria who…
4 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 296 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 2)
In this episode, we will finish up this overview of the relations between Rome and China. The Roman Empire in the West ended in 476. In this Part 2 e…
4 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 295 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 1)
This is sort of a strange topic. In Part 1 we'll look at the early history that took place between the Han Dynasty and the Western Roman Empire. Befo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 294 | The Warlord Ma's of Northwest China
If the title sounds familiar, that's because this is a new version of an old episode from 2014 that got pulled from the CHP back catalog. But here it…
4 years, 2 months ago
Introducing: A History of Coffee Podcast
Documentarian and podcaster James Harper of Filter Stories has joined up with history professor Jonathan Morris to produce a nice, short but sweet, s…
4 years, 2 months ago