#235 - Ming 25: Some Light Treason
Great Ming is having some problems with its border troops who think orders are actually "suggestions." The Jiajing Emperor is having some problems with his ministers being self-serving twits. Meanwhil...
3 Juni 202233min
上海 Lockdown Update - Day 43/04: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like
05/13/2022 "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Maj 20227min
#234 - Ming 24: The Grand Rites Controversy
With the Zhengde Emperor dead without an heir, the succession is in question and rebellion brewing. Fortunately, Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe has planned for this and calls in his backup - the 13-year-...
28 Apr 202237min
Shanghai Total Lockdown Update, Day 15/04 :《This Content Not Available》
Day 15 of 4: An overview of individual accounts of the unfolding Covid lockdown situation in Shanghai, the siege-mentality that has set in, and the struggles of day to day existence both on- and offli...
15 Apr 202224min
#233 - Ming 23: General Zhu Shou's Ultimate Party Yacht River Cruise
There's trouble brewing in the south. A minor prince with delusions of grandeur gets a bit too big for his britches. Portuguese Pirates plunder peninsular ports before coming to call on Canton. This s...
6 Apr 202254min
#232.5 (185 Mk. 2): Back to the Medicine Shoppe (De Materia Medica Rebroadcast+ 2022 Update))
A new update with all the new craziness 2 years on before we once again step into Ye Olde Chinese Medicine Shoppe for the tour... Traditional Chinese Medicine – as its name duly implies – has been a ...
31 Mars 202239min
#232 - Ming 21: Animal House
The Zhengde Emperor decides that being the divine sovereign is *boring* and that being a cool war-hero would be way cooler... and... it goes weirdly better than expected. Also, he gives himself a cool...
9 Mars 202244min
#231 - Ming 20: Liu Jin & the Eight Tigers
The adolescent Zhengde Emperor sits the throne, but everyone in the know knows that it is the eunuch-lord Liu Jin who truly controls Great Ming. Not everyone's exactly thrilled with this situation, an...
21 Feb 202245min
