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Ep. 77 | The Silk Road & Marco Polo
In this farewell look at the Silk Road, we discuss a few more interesting things and then give the travels and adventures of Marco Polo a once over. …
14 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 76 | Buddhism and the Silk Road
Another fortnight, another China History Podcast. We return to the Silk Road and focus our attention on the monk Xuanzang. His was an interesting lif…
14 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 75 | Xi Jinping
NOTE: This episode was produced PRIOR to President Xi's accession to the Head of the Party (and everything else). Xi Jinping left U.S. soil last nigh…
14 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 73 | The Early Years of the Silk Road
Laszlo's back from Germany and after a long delay we pick up where we left off. In this episode we reacquaint ourselves with the background and early…
14 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 72 | The Hong Kong Triads
The Triads of Hong Kong have an interesting historical past that shaped their development throughout the years. Today we look at their origins and so…
14 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 71 | Ouyang Xiu
Now that we have Deng Xiaoping out of the way, we're back looking at random topics throughout the ages. This week we look at the great Song Dynasty s…
14 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 70 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 8)
Today we conclude our eight-part overview of Dr. Ezra Vogel's recent biography of Deng Xiaoping. In this installment we focus on Deng's dramatic and …
14 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 69 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 7)
After a holiday delay, Laszlo is back with the 7th and almost final episode of our overview of Ezra Vogel's new biography of Deng. In this episode we…
14 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 68 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 6)
In this sixth installment of the Deng Xiaoping overview, we focus on 1978-1979. In this episode we see Deng return to power a third time. Deng immedi…
14 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 67 | Deng Xiaoping (Part 5)
This week's episode looks at the exciting events that all went down in 1976. Deng Xiaoping is on the defensive thanks to his 1975 policies to revive …
14 years, 4 months ago