S9E02 | R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This week's Chinese Saying is another good and respectable one that comes to us compliments of the Book of Song. It concerns the Northern Song official and literatus Yang Shi. His two main teachers we...
10 Mar 20249min
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 2)
This time we will look at some pre-Confucian philosophy during the Zhou Dynasty. Philosophers such as the little-known Yuzi 鬻子 will be introduced. Then we will look at Guan Zhong 管仲 and the concept of...
10 Mar 202416min
Laszlo Chats with Kaiser Kuo
Just in time for Kaiser's birthday today, March 7th, here's a recording of a chat we had a couple of days ago. Nothing too heavy. Laszlo invited Kaiser on to the CHP for a friendly, light-hearted, and...
7 Mar 20241h 4min
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 1)
Back in 2017, I produced a nine-part series on the history of Chinese philosophy. These were once episodes CHP-184 to 192. In 2021, I removed this series from the CHP lineup of shows and published it ...
3 Mar 202418min
S9E01 | The Truth Always Gets Out
For the Season 9 opener, we bring you a good one that takes place in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Qin Hui, the reviled chancellor of Emperor Gaozong is back again, starring in another...
25 Feb 20248min
Ep. 343 | The History of Clocks and Timekeeping in China
This is an old topic I thought I'd present now to coincide with the recent release of the interview with the curators of "Clockwork Treasures From China's Forbidden City. Usually, I release new shows ...
22 Feb 202430min
Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City
After hearing me talk about it for the longest time now, here's the interview with Tilly Blyth and Abbie MacKinnon at The London Science Museum. We discussed the Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures From ...
18 Feb 202430min
Ep. 342 | China, East Africa, and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere
Happy Year of the Dragon, 新年快乐，龙年大吉! Just in time for the Lunar New Year here's, here's a look back at the 1960s when Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, the nation of Tanzania, and Mao's China were fully engaged...
11 Feb 202453min
