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Episode 541 – The Way of the Gods

August 9, 2024 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we have our first Footnote to the Revised Introduction to Japanese history, expanding on questions we didn’t get…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Jomon, Kofun, religion, Shinto, Yayoi

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 2 – A Kingdom Called Wa

April 6, 2013 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

Episode 2 is up and available for download.  This week’s episode covers the period from prehistory to 538 AD.  Don’t…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Jomon, Kofun, Tumulus, Wajinden, Yayoi

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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