The Fires of Mount Fuji
Send feedback on the podcast! Lord Kiyomori has sent a massive army to suppress the Genji uprising in the east led by Minamoto no Yoritomo. But for now Yoritomo has a more immediate threat: outnumbere...
16 Juni 202423min
Assassins in the Night
Send feedback on the podcast! Japan, 1180: The samurai warlord Kiyomori is at the height of his power - he has exiled or executed his opponents, imprisoned the retired Emperor, and has begun his grand...
8 Juni 202417min
The Battle of Uji Bridge
Send feedback on the podcast! An imperial decree urges rebellion against the Heike clan. As the Genji heir Yoritomo considers his response, a veteran Genji living in the capital - Minamoto no Yorimasa...
25 Maj 202428min
Exiles and Lovers (part 2)
Send feedback on the podcast! In this episode Yoritomo - the future First Shogun of Japan - falls in love with Hojo Masako - one of the most famous women in Japan's history. As they celebrate a secret...
19 Maj 202419min
Exiles and Lovers (part 1)
Send feedback on the podcast! In this episode we follow the teenager Yoritomo - the future First Shogun of Japan - as he begins his exile on Leech Island in Izu province, where he experiences both lov...
19 Maj 202415min
Of Gods and Goblins
Send feedback on the podcast! In this episode we follow the early life of Yoshitsune, the Luke Skywalker of medieval Japan! Saved from execution by his mother's courage, Yoshitsune was exiled at an ea...
12 Maj 202425min
The Red and The White
Send feedback on the podcast! It is now the year 1160 and Yoshitomo, the head of the Genji samurai clan, is preparing an audacious plot to topple the Emperor's chief advisor Shinzei, the man who order...
4 Maj 202428min
The Hour of the Tiger
Send feedback on the podcast! It is the year 1156 in the Japanese imperial capital. Two rival Emperors face each other across the Kamo river, each supported by warriors of the Heike and Genji clans. W...
28 Apr 202429min
