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Episode 520 – The Age of Chaos

February 16, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week on the Revised Intro to Japanese History: the social, religious, and economic changes of the Sengoku period. Though…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Art, culture, economics, History, Japan, religion, Sengoku

Episode 429 – The Glorious Fool

March 11, 2022 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

How can a man who was terrible as a ruler also be one of the most important tastemakers in Japanese…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Art, Ashikaga, History, Japan, Muromachi

Episode 421 – In the Eye of the Beholder

January 14, 2022 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

Today, we’re discussing the evolution of a unique form of modern Japanese art: shin hanga, or new woodblocks, which attempted…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Art, hanga, History, Japan, nishiki-e, ukiyo-e

Episode 202 – The Old Man Mad About Art

July 22, 2017 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

Today we discuss Japan’s greatest artistic genius, Katsushika Hokusai! Listen to the episode here. Sources Katsushika Hokusai – The complete…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Art, Hokusai, woodblock

About Me

My name is Isaac Meyer, and I’m a  former PhD student at the University of Washington, specializing in modern Japan (with sub-specializations in modern China, modern Europe, and international relations). Today, I work as a teacher at an independent school in the Seattle area.

I also have a tendency to go off on random historical tangents. One day, I decided to combine these two traits in podcast form, and thus was born the History of Japan Podcast!

In 2018, I decided start the Criminal Records Podcast with my wife, Demetria Spinrad. This podcast gives me the chance to talk about world history–and the weird, wonderful world of historical crime and punishment.

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