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Episode 467 – The Cause of Peace

January 6, 2023 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re looking at a very different kind of 60s protest movement: an attempt to build a cross-sectarian, non-ideological…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: 1960s, History, Japan, Postwar, vietnam

Episode 278 – The Men Who Stayed Behind

March 2, 2019 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week we investigate the role of Japan in laying the groundwork for Vietnam’s wars against France and the United…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, vietnam, WW2

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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