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Episode 510 – The Rise of the Warriors

December 1, 2023 Isaac Meyer Leave a comment

This week, we’re covering the beginnings of the rise of the samurai class by looking at the wars of the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Heian, History, Japan, Samurai

Episode 509 – The Golden Age of Heian

November 17, 2023 Isaac Meyer

This week, we turn our attention to two of the defining institutions of the Heian period, both of which will…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: classical, Heian, History, Japan, Samurai, shoen

Episode 508 – The Culture of Classical Japan, Part 2

November 10, 2023 Isaac Meyer

This week on the podcast, we’re all about literature. We’ll be exploring the varieties of poetry and prose that have…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Heian, History, Japan, literature, poetry, prose

Episode 507 – The Culture of Classical Japan, Part 1

November 3, 2023 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we take a step away from politics to talk about two crucial subjects. First, we have the evolution…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ado, Buddhism, Heian, History, Japan, Japanese, Nara

Episode 506 – The Peaceful City

October 27, 2023 Isaac Meyer

This week in the Revised History of Japan: in a bid to strengthen the power of the imperial family, Emperor…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Fujiwara, Heian, History, Japan, Kyoto

Episode 504 – The Great Change

October 13, 2023 Isaac Meyer

Part four of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History is all about the Taika Reforms of 645 CE: what drove…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Asuka period, History, Japan, Taika

Episode 503 – It Takes a Genius to Write It

October 6, 2023 Isaac Meyer

Part 3 of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the emergence of recorded history in Japan brings with it some…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Kofun, Kojiki, Nihonshoki, Yamato

Episode 502 – The Age of Myth and Legend

September 29, 2023 Isaac Meyer

For part 2 of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History: what do we know about the origins of Japan’s imperial…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Kofun, Kojiki, Nihonshoki, Yamato

Episode 501 – In the Beginning

September 22, 2023 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

We’re back at the beginning for Part 1 of a new miniseries: A Revised Introduction to Japanese History. Sources “The…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Jomon, prehistory, Yayoi

Episode 498 – Final Trip Thoughts

September 1, 2023 Isaac Meyer

Once again, Isaac underestimates how many episodes it will take to cover something, and so one more time, we’re talking…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, travel

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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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