Ep. 193 | Whitey Smith and Early Shanghai Jazz
In this episode, Laszlo tries something new. This time we look at the life and times of Whitey Smith, an important figure in the context of not only Shanghai Jazz, but the entirety of jazz history. Le...
27 Tammi 201856min
Ep. 183 | The Nanjing Massacre (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off the overview of the Rape of Nanking as well as the stories of John Rabe, Robert O. Wilson, Minnie Vautrin, Rev. William Magee, and others who directed the Nanjing Safety Zone durin...
11 Touko 201752min
Ep. 182 | The Nanjing Massacre (Part 1)
This is a very emotional, controversial, and sensitive subject for a whole lot of reasons. Over the next two episodes, Laszlo will review material from past episodes to discuss the lead-up to the Mass...
11 Touko 201745min
Ep. 181 | The Early Years of Sino-Russian Relations
At last, the early years of Russia-China relations can see the light of day. As you can see, this is another one of those hour-plus episodes that were not long enough for two episodes and a bit overly...
3 Huhti 20171h 6min
Ep. 180 | The Earliest Years of Christianity in China
Many people don't know that the first preaching of Christianity in China pre-dated the Jesuits by more than nine centuries. We'll take a second cursory look at the Jesuits as part of a bigger story th...
20 Helmi 201749min
Ep. 179 | The Ancient History of Silk
Thanks to Carole in Virginia for giving me enough of a push to get this episode finally produced. This might have been one of the first ten topics I came up with when I began writing the original list...
29 Tammi 201739min
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 David Leffman's 2016 book "The Mercenary Mandarin". L...
10 Tammi 201743min
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 Mandarin," Laszlo discusses an unknown character f...
10 Tammi 201737min
