Ep. 341 | The History of Chinese Medicine (Part 5)
The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes the history up to the Qing Dynasty
Ep. 310 | The History of Taiwan (Part 1)
This is the first episode in a series that will explore Taiwan's history from prehistoric to modern times
Special Episode | The Forbidden City with Dr. Jeremiah Jenne
Laszlo invites longtime Beijing resident, Jeremiah Jenne of "Barbarians at the Gate Podcast" to discuss the history of the Forbidden City.
Ep. 271 | Eunuchs in China (Part 5)
From Dorgon to Daoguang things were pretty tame in the Qing. But once Empress Dowager Cixi grabs hold of the reigns of power, she allows her eunuchs, most notably An Dehai and Li Lianying, to do their worst.
Ep. 270 | Eunuchs in China (Part 4)
Three of the Four Tigers, Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, and Wei Zhongxian get a once over this time around in Part 4. Many historians agree these guys offered the most generous contribution to the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
Ep. 269 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 3)
After wrecking the Han and Tang Dynasties, the eunuchs emerge again in the Ming as an evil force. In this episode, we’ll also look at the Song Dynasty eunuch general and politician Tong Guan.
Ep. 230 | The Pirate and Mongol Slayer Qi Jiguang
This episode examines the life of Qi Jiguang, who helped to rid the China coast of pirates (Wōkòu) and through his epic Great Wall restoration engineering project he kept the Mongol menace at bay and preserved the Ming Dynasty for an additional half-century.