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. 306 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 4)
The history continues with the many exciting and historically consequential events of the mid-19th century.
Ep. 305 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 3)
The history continues of China's great and historic "Window to the World", the city of Guangzhou.
Ep. 304 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 2)
Guangzhou continues its leading role as the gateway to Southern China coming from the South China Sea and beyond. Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.
Special Episode | Qian Xiuling, "The Belgian Schindler" featuring Kyle Anderson!
Laszlo invited Kyle Anderson onto the CHP to discuss the life of the oft-called "Belgian Schindler" Qian Xiuling 钱秀玲.
Ep. 303 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 1)
In this Part 1 episode of a multi-part series Laszlo introduces the most ancient history of the great city of Guangzhou.
Ep. 302 | Chinese Anarchists of the Late Qing
This episode examines the lives of these late-Qing intellectuals who went to Paris, Tokyo, and other places to study alternative political systems that might be a good fit for China.
Ep. 301 | The History of the Chinese Jamaicans
For this 301st CHP episode, we cover some more great Overseas Chinese history, this time the backstory on Chinese immigration to the Caribbean.
Ep. 300 | The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 2)
For this Milestone Episode in CHP history, we look at the biggest name in the industry, Ge Hong.
Ep. 299 | The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part series that will explore the history of Chinese alchemy.
Ep. 298 | Homer Lea
Homer Lea’s story is kind of unique. In his short life he got to witness some of the great moments in Revolutionary Chinese history.
Ep. 297 | Austro-German Jewish Musicians in Wartime Shanghai
Laszlo and Scripps College professor of music Dr. Hao Huang discuss the stories of Jewish musicians from Germany and Austria who fled Europe and ended up in Shanghai.
Ep. 296 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, we'll look at relations between the Byzantine Empire and China during the Tang, Song, and Yuan.
Ep. 295 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 1)
This is sort of a strange topic. In Part 1 we'll look at the early history that took place between the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Roman Empire.
Ep. 294 | The Warlord Ma's of Northwest China
This episode looks at the Ma family of soldiers and warlords in the northwest provinces of Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai.
Ep. 293 | David Tran
This episode features the Sriracha Chili Sauce King, David Tran. His life is a great immigrant success story and an inspiration to many aspiring immigrants and entrepreneurs.
Ep. 292 | Olive Yang
In this episode, Laszlo introduces the story of Olive Yang, whose story included run-in with Kokang royalty, KMT remnant armies, the CIA, and drug lords.
Ep. 291 | The History of Hainan (Part 2)
This is the second part of a brief overview of Hainan history with special guest Professor Jeremy Murray.
Ep. 290 | The History of Hainan (Part 1)
Laszlo welcomes California State University professor Dr. Jeremy Murray onto the CHP to help introduce the history of Hainan.
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.