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Ep. 178 | William Mesny (Part 2)
In part two of this series examining the forgotten life of William Mesny, we hear the second half of his story in China. We're mostly using author Da…
9 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 177 | William Mesny (Part 1)
In this first part of a two-part series, we examine the forgotten life of William Mesny. Drawing from author David Leffman's 2016 book "The Mercenary…
9 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 176 | The History of the Teochew People
In this episode, Laszlo explains a little about the "Gagi Nang", the 自己人 or 家己弄, known the world over as the Teochew (Chiu Chow or Chaozhou) people. …
9 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 175 | Su Dongpo
Episode 175
In America, we have Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Hemingway, and so on. In China, Su Dongpo, (also known referred to as Su Shi) would be mentioned w…
9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 174 | The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
In this latest episode, Laszlo finally gets around to the oft-requested subject of piracy in early 19th century China. Pirates had been a fact of lif…
9 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 173 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3)
Laszlo offers up the exciting conclusion to the 3-part series introducing the Tong Wars.
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9 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 172 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, the Tong Wars begin in earnest. The first and second Tong Wars are discussed. "Tong Wars, The Untold Story of Vice, Money an…
9 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 171 | The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 1)
In this episode, Laszlo explains the Tong Wars of New York's Chinatown. With the help of Scott Seligman's latest book we go back to late 19th - early…
9 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 170 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes up the story of the Yuan Dynasty, founded in 1271. The parts of China not yet conquered were done in by 1276 and the last holdouts we…
9 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)
In this long-overdue episode with a deceiving title, we don't actually get around to the Yuan Dynasty. However, a nice handy and confusing overview t…
9 years, 11 months ago