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 this Part 2 episode, we see how the US government accu...
3 Sep 202330min
Ep. 334 | Qian Xuesen (Part 1)
Once again, by popular demand, here's another oft-requested topic. With the recent release of the Oppenheimer film, I thought this story was quite timely. Qian Xuesen is called "The Father of China's ...
3 Sep 202328min
S8E04 | Run For Your Life
Once again we thank The Grand Historian for giving up another good one. This one's an eight-character chengyu. The story goes back to 206 BC and the famous story of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's meeting at ...
27 Aug 202318min
Ep. 333 | Keye Luke
If you're someone born in the 1940s-50s and 60s, Keye Luke was a familiar name, especially if you watched American TV. As a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild, I thought his story might be tim...
20 Aug 202325min
S8E03 | Gimme Three Steps
With a cast of characters like the Dukes of Jin and Chu and everyone's favorite exile Chong Er, you're guaranteed a treat. This is the story behind the chengyu: 退避三舍 Tuì Bì Sān Shè. The story of Chong...
13 Aug 20239min
Ep. 332 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 5)
Here's the final episode in the Yunnan history series. In this episode, we pick up in 1875 in the wake of the Margary Affair and take the story through the end of the Qing and into the Warlord and Rep...
6 Aug 202349min
S8E02 | Blue, Blue, My World is Blue
This time we're featuring another oldie but goodie, Qīng Chū Yú Lán 青出于蓝. Though Xunzi was the inspiration for the chengyu, the tale behind this Chinese Saying comes from the Northern and Southern Dyn...
30 Jul 20237min
New from Empires - An Asian Business Podcast
Starting last year I became a big fan of many of the new shows that have been emerging from Singapore, India, China, the Philippines, and elsewhere in Asia. My buddy at 1UP Media, Yeo Guang Jin is run...
25 Jul 202331min
