Ep. 332 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 5)
The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes Yunnan's history up to 1975.
Ep. 331 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 4)
This time we look at the events of the 19th century in Yunnan.
Ep. 330 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 3)
Our series on the history of Yunnan continues in this episode covering the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Ep. 289 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 3)
We continue with the conclusion of this series that looks at the life and times of Chiang Kai-shek's Spymaster, Dai Li, and his eight-year reign of terror.
Ep. 288 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 2)
The tale of Dai Li continues beginning with the passing of Sun Yat-sen in March 1926 and the rise of Chiang Kai-shek.
Ep. 287 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 1)
In this Part 1 episode covering the life and times of Dai Li, we look at his early beginnings, living the thug life in Shanghai and falling in with all the right people.
Ep. 286 | The Tang Empress Zhangsun
Though the villainous empresses always seem to generate the most popular interest, this time we'll look at the life of one of the many good ones, the Tang Empress Zhangsun.
Ep. 170 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes up the story of the Yuan Dynasty, founded in 1271. The parts of China not yet conquered were done in by 1276 and the last holdouts went by 1279. This episode takes a nice little overview of the dynasty, its slow demise, and the legacy they left.
Ep. 158B | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 3)
In the final installment of this three-part series we’ll look at the conquests of Qin Shi Huang as he unifies the Chinese mainland.
Ep. 158 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our look into the rise and fall of the legendary Qin dynasty. In this extra-long episode, Laszlo takes the Qin to their height and examines their legacy.
Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)
In this first of two episodes, Laszlo gives Qin Shihuang, the subject of the first-ever China History Podcast episode, a total makeover.
Ep. 134 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 3)
We continue in this episode examining the second decade of Huizong’s reign. The years we look at today will the years Huizong later on most regrets.
Ep. 133 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 2)
This time in Part 2 of our series we look at Huizong as he attempts to assemble his team and deal with bitter factional strife that was rampant since the Wang Anshi New Reforms.
Ep. 132 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 1)
The Song Dynasty was another one of those times when China was the most advanced and economically powerful civilization on earth. The period in which Huizong reigned was one of the high points of the dynasty.
Ep. 126 | Yelü Abaoiji
This week we look at the Khitan people of the steppes. These people came from the lands between Manchuria and Mongolia. Their most famous son was Yelü Abaoji who took his people to great heights in the early 10th century.
Ep. 42 | Review of the Overviews
In a special collectors edition of the China History Podcast we review the Imperial China overviews of the past eight months.
Ep. 41 | The Qing Dynasty (Part 7)
In this episode, we conclude our eight-month overview of Chinese Imperial history from Yu the Great of the Xia Dynasty to Puyi of the Qing.
Ep. 40 | The Qing Dynasty (Part 6)
This week we look at China during the Tongzhi Era and part of the reign of Guangxu. This period from 1875 to 1895 is more of the same for China. More humiliation at the hands of foreigners.
Ep. 38 | The Qing Dynasty (Part 4)
Here we begin the turbulent, bloody, and historically humiliating 19th century in China. The first half-century sees two emperors, Jiaqing and Daoguang stand by helplessly as China is torn apart by uprisings, anti-Manchu discontent, a financial crisis, opium addiction on a massive scale, foreign invasion, and the usual deadly floods and other natural disasters.
Ep. 37 | The Qing Dynasty (Part 3)
In this episode, we look at the bittersweet reign of the Qianlong emperor. The longest-reigning emperor in Chinese imperial history, the Qianlong era saw the most splendid three decades for the Manchu’s of the Qing Dynasty.