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Tag: Minamoto clan

Episode 148 – The Birth of the Samurai, Part 3

May 7, 2016 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

  This week: the Taira family continue their rise to prominence, the Minamoto get stuck spinning their wheels for a…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Minamoto clan, Samurai, Taira

Episode 5 – Dream on a Spring Night

April 27, 2013 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week we’re going to cover the Genpei War between the Minamoto and Taira families and the collapse of the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Genpei War, Heian Period, Kamakura Period, Minamoto clan, Taira clan

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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