The Great Wall, Featuring William Lindesay
Laszlo had the honor and pleasure to welcome Mr. William Lindesay onto the CHP to discuss The Great Wall, a topic he is most eminently qualified to speak about. Sit back and enjoy this very informativ...
2 Dec 20221h 23min
Ep. 314 | The History of Taiwan (Part 5)
More Taiwan history for you in Part 5. This time we only get as far as the first decade of the Japanese colonial period. Quite a bit of exciting and little-known stuff went down in Taiwan between the ...
27 Nov 202243min
Ep. 313 | The History of Taiwan (Part 4)
The history of Taiwan continues during the difficult decades of the Qing Dynasty. With Shi Lang's defeat of the Dongning Kingdom in 1683, Taiwan finally became part of China. But times were anything b...
13 Nov 202235min
Ep. 312 | The History of Taiwan (Part 3)
In this Part 3 episode, we look at Shi Lang and his victory over Zheng Jing, Liu Guoxian, and the Dongning Kingdom. When it was all over in 1683, for the first time in history, Taiwan fell under China...
30 Okt 202239min
Anna May Wong Honored
The new Anna May Wong quarters are here, issued by The US Mint as part of a set honoring five women achievers and trailblazers: writer and civil right activist Maya Angelou, Astronaut Sally Ride, Nati...
19 Okt 202246min
Ep. 311 | The History of Taiwan (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, we will look at Dutch and Spanish Formosa and the history of these two would-be colonizers of Taiwan. The Dutch were the first to try and make a serious go at colonizing Taiwan...
16 Okt 202240min
Discussing the Silk Road and Central Asia With William Han
Several years ago William Han set out from Xinjiang, following in the footsteps of Gan Ying who was tasked, in 97 AD, to seek out and establish relations with Da Qin (Rome). All the sights and experie...
4 Okt 20221h
Ep. 310 | The History of Taiwan (Part 1)
No topic gets requested more than the history of Taiwan. In this first of a multi-part series, Laszlo looks at the geologic formation of the island and Taiwan's prehistoric past. How the indigenous Au...
2 Okt 202237min
