Podcast Episodes

#284 - Qing 23: Frozen Ashes

Galdan is dead. Kangxi's victory is total. It's all over but the crying.

... and the executions via slow-slicing... and the crushing of his bones... and the punishment of his family... and the writing…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

#283 - Qing 22: Crimson Snow

The Kangxi Emperor ruthlessly tracks down Galdan Khan, leaving him and his followers with nowhere to turn and nowhere to hide. The end draws close...

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Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

#282 - Mongol 10: The Succession & The Last Battle

Even the invincible Genghis Khan must face the inevitability of death. It holds no fear for him personally, but before he surrenders at last to oblivion, he needs to see two tasks through to the end:…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

#281 - Qing 21: Kangxi & Galdan At Jao Modo, Their Eyes Red

The jaws of the Kangxi Emperor close in around Galdan Khan, as his own dream of "The Great Mongol Enterprise" crash down around him at a fateful stand of 100 trees abutting a tiny stream somewhere in…

Published on 1 year ago

#280 Qing 20: Kangxi & Galdan At Jao Modo, Their Faces Black

Galdan Khan has slipped The Kangxi Emperor’s trap, but only by the skin of his teeth. Now having retreated deep into the heart of Central Asia, he’ll think himself safe. But the Dread Lord of Great Q…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

#279 - Qing 19: The Treaty of Nerchinsk

In an epic handshake of history, the Qing and Russian Empires hammer out the first major treaty between East and West. It's good for Great Qing, it's maybe good for Russia... but it's definitely not …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Extra: Interview with Vince & Cassie of the Autocrat Podcast

A chat with Vince and Cassie of the Autocrat Podcast comparing and contrasting the Roman and Chinese origins and genesis legends, folktales, & mythos.

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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

#278 - Strange Tales IX.2: To Mortal Strife

A hefty second helping of weird, whimsical, wondrous, and wicked tales of the supernatural from the Zhou, Han, Liu Song, Yuan, and Qing Dynasties, for evenings when leaves quake from branches & the w…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Special: The Raven

By Edgar Allen Poe [1809-1849]

Published: 1845

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Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

#277 - Strange Tales IX: Fox Tails

A trio of seasonal tales about the Korean version of the classic fox spirit, the kumiho (huli jing [CN]/kitsune [JP]) as well as their implications bout the societies they stemmed from.

"The Maiden's …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago