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Episode 216 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 7

November 8, 2017 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week: what did it all mean? Listen to the episode here. Sources Conlan, Thomas. In Little Need of Divine Intervention.…

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

Episode 215 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 6

October 28, 2017 Isaac Meyer

The 1281 invasion is at the gates (or the seawall, I suppose). How will round 2 play out? Listen to…

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

Episode 214 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 5

October 21, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week, we prepare for round two. How are the Japanese getting ready for another invasion, and how does that…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Hojo, Japan, mongols

Episode 213 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 4

October 14, 2017 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we cover exciting topics like meteorology and internal Mongol family politics! But wait, there’s also a bit of…

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

Episode 212 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 3

October 7, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week I promise we’ll actually get to the 1274 invasion. But first, how were the samurai who defended Japan…

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

Episode 216 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 7

October 4, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: why is a military failure worth 7 episodes of our time? The legacy of the Mongol invasions of…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Hojo, Japan, mongols

Episode 211 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 2

September 30, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: why did Kublai go to Japan? A quick overview of the tensions that led to the first invasion,…

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

Episode 210 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 1

September 23, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: where did the Mongol Empire come from, and who was in charge when they decided to come after…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Hojo, Japan, Kamakura, mongols

Episode 209 – Across the Sea, Part 5

September 9, 2017 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

Today, we wrap our look at immigrants from Japan with a brief discussion of Nikkei communities in the Philippines and…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, immigration, Japan, nikkei

Episode 208 – Across the Sea, Part 4

September 3, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: why did the American government think it was necessary to round up Nikkei on the West Coast? And…

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

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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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