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Episode 44 – A Review of The Last Samurai

March 8, 2014 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’ll be going all Tom Cruise for our second media review, and discussing the actual history behind the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Jules Brunet, Meiji, Saigo Takamori, The Last Samurai

Episode 26 – The History of Manga

October 12, 2013 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re going to talk about the evolution of manga. We’ll discuss the roots of the comic form in…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Edo, Manga, Meiji

Episode 22 – The Way of the Warrior

September 8, 2013 Isaac Meyer

For our first listener-submitted topic, we’re tackling Bushido: the warrior code of the samurai class. We’ll discuss the evolution of…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Bushido, Meiji, Samurai, Sengoku, Tokugawa

Episode 13 – Take Me Out to the Shiai

June 30, 2013 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, we have our very first thematic podcast. It’s a great story of victory and defeat, racism and acceptance,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Baseball, Meiji

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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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