The First Shogun

Send feedback on the podcast! In this episode we recap the story so far: Which key characters remain? Who is in control of the capital - and of the Emperor? And how will Yoritomo achieve his dream of ...

22 Feb 202512min

Send feedback on the podcast! An envoy from the capital brings shocking news: The Emperor has been attacked! Yoritomo learns that his reckless cousin Kiso Yoshinaka - the Asahi Shogun - has burned dow...

16 Feb 202527min

Send feedback on the podcast! A samurai rider charges through the streets of the Japanese capital, carrying urgent news: After his triumph at the Battle of Kurikawa Pass, the Genji general Kiso Yoshin...

9 Feb 202525min

Send feedback on the podcast! Two massive samurai armies clash in a battle that will decide the future of Japan. Genji vs Heike - for the first time, the two samurai clans are about to clash. In a mou...

30 Jan 202522min

Send feedback on the podcast! The TV series "Shogun" brings Japanese history to life, but who was the first Shogun? In this season of The First Shogun, Sean Bermingham explores the dramatic rise of t...

19 Jan 202522min

Send feedback on the podcast! The Lord of the Heike, Kiyomori, has a disturbing vision that sets in motion a shift in the balance of power between the two great samurai families of Heike and Genji. In...

19 Jan 202517min

Send feedback on the podcast! Shocking news reaches Kamakura from Japan's capital: an unexpected turn of events that has thrown the nation into chaos. Meanwhile, in the highlands of central Japan a ne...

19 Jan 202525min

Send feedback on the podcast! As we've reached the halfway point in the rise to power of Yoritomo, in this episode we take a break from the main story to look at some of the main books, films, TV show...

23 Jun 202412min