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Episode 252 – The Beautiful Island, Part 1

August 18, 2018 Isaac Meyer 5 Comments

This week, we start a history of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. How did Japan come to conquer the island,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, colonialism, History, Japan, Taiwan

Episode 142 – Nanjing, Part 1

March 26, 2016 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

NOTE: Though there is substantial photographic evidence of the massacre, I am not going to post it directly on the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: China, Nanjing, WWII

Episode 36 – The Great War

January 11, 2014 Isaac Meyer

We’re back for the start of 2014, and to kick the year off right we’re looking at this year’s most…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: China, Russian Revolution, Siberia, World War I

Episode 16 – And Then the War Came

July 28, 2013 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

We’ve arrived, finally, at the Pacific War — this week, we’ll be charting the course Japan took to war, briefly…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: America, China, Pacific War, World War II

Episode 14 – The Course of Empire

July 14, 2013 Isaac Meyer

Resuming our regularly scheduled programming, we will be turning this week to Japanese foreign policy from 1895 to 1940. There’s…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Chiang Kai-shek, China, History, Japan, Manchukuo, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, World War I

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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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