Podcast Episodes

Introducing: History Daily

Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! Here's a sampling of the very popular podcast, History Daily.

On History Daily, they do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Laszlo and Andrew Shaw discuss the History of Jade

Former BBC reporter and master jade carver Andrew Shaw is back. What an informative interview this one turned out to be! I hope you all enjoy this discussion of the history and legends behind jade. I…

Published on 7 months ago

Looted China Treasures, Laszlo chats with Andrew Shaw and his book, "Spoil"

I welcomed Wuhan-based Andrew Shaw onto the CHP to talk about his book. It's all about the plundering of China's cultural treasures and imperial artifacts by not just the British, French, and America…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

"The Second Journey" An interview with Joel Bigman

With the Singapore History series out of the way, and 2025 off and running, here's the first special interview episode of the year. Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Joel Bigma…

Published on 8 months ago

Ep. 358 | The History of Singapore (Part 10)

First of all, to all of you who lasted through the entire series up to this concluding episode, I extend to you, my deepest appreciation. I hope you learned a few things about Singapore.

Here it is, …

Published on 8 months ago

Ep. 357 | The History of Singapore (Part 9)

In its hour of need, quite a few leaders rose to the occasion in Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew didn't transform the nation by himself. Last time we saw how S. Rajaratnam carried the flag around the world a…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 356 | The History of Singapore (Part 8)

We left off last time with Singapore being granted sovereignty by Britain on June 3, 1959, and Tunku Abdul Rahman’s “Grand Design” speech concerning a merger between Malaysia and Singapore. Lee Kuan …

Published on 9 months ago

Ep. 355 | The History of Singapore (Part 7)

Post-WWII Singapore was a time that was loaded with historical events that shaped how matters would unfold throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s. The matter of how to handle the future of Malaya an…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep. 354 | The History of Singapore (Part 6)

In this episode, we see how Japan marched and bicycled their way across the Johor Strait and proceeded to quickly defeat the British Commonwealth troops. Then we see how Japan carried out a brutal an…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5)

Although all kinds of tension brewed beneath the surface, the mid to late 19th Century saw a continued bonanza for Singapore. A prosperous combination of hard-working men and women, fearless entrepre…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago