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Episode 361 – Abe, Part 1

October 23, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re starting our retrospective on the career of Japan’s former Prime Minister, Abe Shinzo. We begin with a…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Abe Shinzo, History, Japan, LDP, Politics

Episode 175 – The Great Commoner

December 10, 2016 Isaac Meyer

This week, it’s time for Japan’s first party politician: Hara Takashi. Was he a populist hero or a wannabe elite?…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Politics, Seiyukai

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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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