Episode 108 - Rain of Ruin, Part 1
In our first of six episodes on the atomic bombs, we start to answer an important question; where did the idea for the bomb come from? Where did people get the idea that a sufficiently large bomb woul...
4 Jul 201527min
Episode 107 - The Lair of the Wolves
How does a nation ruled by warriors descend into over 100 years of civil war? Find out this week as we discuss the causes of the Onin War and the collapse of the authority of the Ashikaga shoguns.
27 Jun 201528min
Episode 106 - Facing Both Ways
Kato Shizue was one of Japan's earliest feminist icons. This week we'll trace her unusual rise from daughter of wealth and privilege to firebrand politician fighting for the rights of Japanese women a...
20 Jun 201523min
Episode 105 - A Relic of Another Age
This week, we cover Japan's doomed attempt to build an undefeatable battleship in a time when battleships were no longer really the key to naval victory. That's right, it's time for the IJN Yamato!
13 Jun 201525min
Episode 104 - The Patriot
This week: did the postwar period destroy the soul of Japanese culture? Mishima Yukio certainly thought so. We'll explore his life, his career, and the unusual manner of his untimely death this week!
6 Jun 201525min
Episode 103 - The Path of the Righteous Man
What do you get when you cross radical Confucianism with armed samurai? Japan's first samurai rebellion since the 1630s, and a recipe for one fascinating episode. Cannons, torture, and philosophy: thi...
30 Mai 201525min
Episode 102 - The Episode Formerly Known as the 100th Episode
This week: your questions! What places are fun to visit Japanese? How do you learn Japanese outside of school? And does the Emperor obey traffic laws when he drives himself? All that and more today!
23 Mai 201533min
Episode 101 - Fighting Monks and Burning Mountains
This week, we've got our first ever interview with author and Shikoku pilgrimage survivor Paul Barach. You can find his book, Fighting Monks and Burning Mountains, on Amazon.
16 Mai 201535min
