The Sacred and the Profane
Throughout Japanese history, there were people called "Nonhumans" who specialized in removing spiritual pollution. While their descendants would face discrimination during the Edo Period, in this epis...
9 Okt 202315min
The One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu -- BONUS
In this special bonus episode, we follow the career of Date Masamune, a daimyo from Tohoku who consolidated power in the north and became one of the most feared warriors and battle leaders in the nati...
2 Okt 202322min
To Osaka and Beyond
After the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu continued carefully and gradually accumulating his own power and was named Seii-tai-shogun in 1603. This episode also features the adventures of William...
25 Sep 202325min
The Battle of Sekigahara
Ishida Mitsunari gathered the various factions that composed his Western Army, hoping to face off against Tokugawa Ieyasu in Mikawa Province. Ieyasu had other plans, however, and confronted Mitsunari ...
21 Sep 202331min
A Game of Succession
After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Go-Tairo, or Council of Five Elders, would contend with one another over how best to interpret and execute the Taiko's final commands. Support the show My l...
18 Sep 202325min
The Imjin War, Part 4: Stalemate and Withdrawal
After a few years of uneasy ceasefire, the fighting resumes between the Japanese and the Koreans and their Ming allies. After a massive setback when the new-and-improved Japanese Navy nearly annihilat...
14 Sep 202329min
The Imjin War, Part 3: Scorched Earth
The Imjin War takes on a new dimension as fully-equipped armies from the Ming Dynasty arrive to take on the Japanese invasion. What began as an easy conquest for Toyotomi Hideyoshi soon became an intr...
11 Sep 202324min
The Imjin War, Part 2: Hideyoshi's Crusade
As the 1592 invasion of Korea continued, the Japanese armies enjoyed a rapid sequence of victories on land, dominating the peninsula in sieges and battles. Their quick success would soon become a liab...
7 Sep 202326min
