58. A Lightning Update, Historical Hysteria and the Supreme Court.
Not a full episode this week. Just letting you know HH will return. And a quick update on 5 Law Enforcement Myths
17 Okt 20229min
57. The Myth of the Atom Bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a necessary evil to end the war, they are what finally compelled the Japanese to surrender... right?
17 Aug 202215min
56. The Myth of the Last Samurai. Japan Part 5
When modernity came knocking, Samurai met machine guns with swords... right? ... ummmm no.
12 Aug 202212min
55. Samurai vs Knight. Who would win? Japan Part 4
Let's get ready to rumble! In the left corner the slicing samurai and in the right the knifing knight!! Who will win?
4 Aug 202216min
54. The Myth of the Katana. Japan Part 3
Forged in the fires of Mt Fuji, folded a thousand times, 9 for mortal men... wait I'm thinking of the one ring. Correction: I mix up the tanto and the kodachi/ wakizashi at one point. The tanto was a...
27 Juli 202214min
53. Is Nazi Medicine Used Today?
Japan and the Samurai will be back next week. On an unrelated note. How real was the medical science of the third reich? And is it still in use?
21 Juli 202215min
52. The Myth of Bushido, Japan Part 2
The honourable, inscrutable, mysterious, and honourable bushido born on a windswept mountain in.... San Francisco?
13 Juli 202218min
51. The Many Myths of Japan Part 1
Everything you know about Japan comes from Edo period propoganda
6 Juli 202211min
