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Episode 340 – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

May 29, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re covering the career of one of modern Japan’s spymasters: Akashi Motojiro, who attempted to build an intelligence…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: espionage, History, Japan, Russia, Russian Revolution, Russo-Japanese War

Episode 165 – The Maelstrom, Part 3

September 24, 2016 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week — negotiations between the two sides begin in St. Petersburg, but neither Japan nor Russia is really committed…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Russia, Russo-Japanese War

Episode 163 – The Maelstrom, Part 1

September 3, 2016 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re turning our attention to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. In our first episode, we’ll introduce our stage…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Manchuria, Russia, Russo-Japanese War

Episode 14 – The Course of Empire

July 14, 2013 Isaac Meyer

Resuming our regularly scheduled programming, we will be turning this week to Japanese foreign policy from 1895 to 1940. There’s…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Chiang Kai-shek, China, History, Japan, Manchukuo, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, World War I

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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