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Episode 559 – The Otaku, Part 1

December 27, 2024 Isaac Meyer

Our last episode of 2024 is also the first episode in a series on one of Japan’s most distinctive cultural…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: culture, History, Japan, Postwar, trains

Episode 386 – The Iron Road, Part 3

April 16, 2021 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re talking about the rebirth of Japan’s rail network in the form of Japan National Railways. Some things…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, rail, shinkansen, trains

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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