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S8E10 | Don't Count Me Out Yet
For the second time in a row, we feature the Cao Family of Wei in a Chinese Sayings Podcast Episode. This one concerns a story of someone who made th…
2 years, 5 months ago
S8E09 | Why Can't We Live Together
So much rancor in this world these days. Here's one that describes the feeling of mutual enmity that existed between two giants of their day, Cao Cao…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 338 | The History of Chinese Medicine (Part 2)
As advertised last time in Part 1, we'll take a look at The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, the Huangdi Neijing 黄帝内经, including an explanation of the m…
2 years, 5 months ago
S8E08 | Let's Stick Together
Once again, for all CHP listeners, I'm featuring the latest episode of the Chinese Sayings Podcast. It's said that we human beings have been called s…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 337 | The History of Chinese Medicine (Part 1)
Here we commence a new series, one that will explore the history of Chinese Medicine. In this episode, we'll explore some of the basics and the lives…
2 years, 6 months ago
S8E07 | Help!
We're back for the seventh time this season. This time we're happy to feature once again the great Daoist philosopher who never disappoints. This sto…
2 years, 6 months ago
S8E06 | Looks can be deceiving
For the second time this season, we refer to Zuo Qiuming's "Chronicles of Zuo" for another good and useful chengyu. This one takes place in the Sprin…
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 336 | Guiguzi, The Sage of Ghost Valley
Written into the ancient histories were the big-name Warring States characters Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, and Pang Juan. Sima Qian and others remarke…
2 years, 7 months ago
S8E05 | Shock the Monkey
Lovers of all things Song Dynasty will surely recall the story of Qin Hui. He has top billing in this tale concerning the story behind Shù Dǎo Húsūn …
2 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 335 | Qian Xuesen (Part 2)
Once his past attendance at meetings of the Pasadena Communist Party in 1938 come to light, Qian gets caught up in the Red Scare of the 1950s. In thi…
2 years, 8 months ago