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Episode 331 – In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun, Part 3

March 27, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week we wrap this series up with a look at the changes in the feminist movement during the US…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Feminism, hiratsuka, History, ichikawa, Japan

Episode 330 – In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun, Part 2

March 20, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we continue our exploration of the life of Hiratsuka Raicho, and add a new character to our cast:…

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Episode 329 – In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun, Part 1

March 13, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we start off our first ever twinned biography with a look at the early career of one of…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Feminism, hiratsuka, History, Japan

Episode 267 – Do Not Give Up Your Life

December 8, 2018 Isaac Meyer

This week, we cover poet and political activist Yosano Akiko in her drift from icon of the political left to…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Feminism, History, Japan, poetry

Episode 193 – No Country for Young Women, Part 2

May 13, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: what are three educated women to do in a society that doesn’t value their education? Listen to the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Feminism, Women

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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