Podcast Episodes

Ep. 56 | China and Japan 1895-1945

Thanks to RL in Hefei for the inspiration, this week we take a look at China and Japan's difficult history. We focus on the historical events that le…

14 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 55 | The Shanghai Massacre 1927

Today we're back with more history. We look at the Shanghai Massacre of April 12, 1927. This was the defining moment when Chiang Kai-shek and his all…

14 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 53 | China in the Early 1920s

The 1920′s in Republican era China was anything but quiet and uneventful. In this episode we focus in on the general situation in China during the pe…

14 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 52 | Daoism (Part 3)

We close out our little overview of Daoism by looking at the most powerful and popular Daoist deities. In this episode you will meet the Three Pure O…

14 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 51 | Daoism (Part 2)

More Daoism this week. We look at Zhuangzi and trace the development of Daoism during the classical age from the Han Dynasty to the Tang

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14 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 50 | Daoism (Part 1)

In this week's episode, Laszlo tackles Daoism, a philosophy, a religion and a way of life that everyone has heard about but not everyone learned the …

14 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 49 | Sir Run Run Shaw

Today we have some lighter fare than usual. Nine months ago we looked at one great Hong Kong tycoon, Li Ka-shing. Today we look another. In this epis…

14 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 48 | The Founding of the CCP

Here's another oldie from 2011 that was published to coincide with the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. This was rel…

14 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 47 | Adventurer Zhang Qian

In this episode we look at the life of one of the bravest and greatest adventurers of ancient times. Zhang Qian was selected by the Han Dynasty Emper…

14 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 46 | The May 4th Movement

May 4, 1919, was a historic day in modern Chinese history. The demonstration in Beijing and the subsequent movement brought seismic changes to Chines…

14 years, 10 months ago