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Episode 440 – Tipping the Balance

June 3, 2022 ijmeyer 1 Comment

The Jokyu Rebellion is one of the more minor conflicts in Japanese history; yet it also represents a tipping of…

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

Episode 285 – Rags to Riches, Part 3

April 20, 2019 ijmeyer

This week: how did the Hojo go from the zenith of their power to utter destruction in a single generation?…

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

Episode 284 – Rags to Riches, Part 2

April 16, 2019 ijmeyer

This week, we will talk about the innovations the Latter Hojo used to secure their dominance, and about their long…

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

Episode 283 – Rags to Riches, Part 1

April 6, 2019 ijmeyer

This week, we start a series on one of the also-rans of the Sengoku period: the Latter Hojo clan. Who…

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

Episode 216 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 7

November 8, 2017 ijmeyer 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 ijmeyer

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 ijmeyer

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 ijmeyer 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 ijmeyer

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 ijmeyer

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

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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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