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Su Dongpo Oct 27, 2016

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In America, we have Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Hemingway, and so on. In China, Su Dongpo, (also known referred to as Su Shi) would be mentioned when rattling off their best of the best. He was definitely a major guy not only in the Song but in the overall world of Chinese culture as well. If you're interested to check out some of his poetry, here's an amazon link to a book of his poems translated by Burton Watson: Selected Poems of Su T'ung-P'o.

The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao Oct 12, 2016

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In this latest episode, Laszlo finally gets around to the oft-requested subject of piracy in early 19th century China. Pirates had been a fact of life going back to the most olden days. Mid to late Qing Dynasty the amount of trade being plied on the China coast attracted pirates like never before. Zheng Yi Sao ("Zheng Yi's Wife") was a tough woman from the Pearl River Delta who married the most notorious pirate of his day Zheng Yi.

The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 3) Sep 02, 2016

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Laszlo offers up the exciting conclusion to the 3-part series introducing the Tong Wars.

Read Scott Seligman's book here:

Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown

https://www.amazon.com/Tong-Wars-Untold-Murder-Chinatown/dp/0399562273

The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 2) Aug 29, 2016

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In this Part 2 episode, the Tong Wars begin in earnest. The first and second Tong Wars are discussed. "Tong Wars, The Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York's Chinatown" Scott Seligman's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IGHOAO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=24d82f31-2703-4b29-ad95-129e3d303e4b&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&ccs_id=31d8c0f7-2b8e-4f3b-871a-5ad5acff810f

The Tong Wars of New York Chinatown (Part 1) Jul 27, 2016

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In this episode, Laszlo explains the Tong Wars of New York's Chinatown. With the help of Scott Seligman's latest book, we go back to late 19th- to early 20th-century America and focus on New York's Chinatown. These were terribly unpleasant days for most citizens of Chinese ancestry and especially for those immigrants who either had not begun the process or lived in the shadows illegally.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 2) Jun 18, 2016

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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. But the Great Yuan didn't last long. This episode takes a nice little overview of the dynasty, its slow demise, and the legacy they left.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1) May 23, 2016

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In this long-overdue episode with a deceiving title, we don't actually get around to the Yuan Dynasty. However, a nice handy and confusing overview tracing the rise of the Mongol nation is presented which includes a bio on Genghis Khan. We'll get to the rise of Kublai Khan this time and look at the Yuan Dynasty next episode.

Zhou Enlai (Part 8) Apr 07, 2016

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In this bonus one hour plus episode we look at the last six years of Zhou Enlai's life. It was a bittersweet end for Premier Zhou. In between doing great things for China and guiding the country's general well-being, he was forced to play a central role in some of the worst internecine politics in CCP history.

Zhou Enlai (Part 7) Mar 11, 2016

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In this longer than expected seventh episode of the series, the Cultural Revolution gets underway, something that Zhou will have to deal with until his dying day. Aside from this, China's illustrious premier also has his hands full with a thousand other responsibilities, both foreign and domestic.

Zhou Enlai (Part 6) Feb 19, 2016

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More Zhou Enlai again. This time we look at the second half of the 1950s. Zhou was as busy as ever, setting up the government, handling foreign relations, and dealing with Chairman Mao. This episode will see Zhou during the Gao Gang Affair, Hundred Flowers, Anti-Rightist, San Fan and Wu Fan Campaigns, Land Reform, rapid agricultural collectivization, and the disastrous Great Leap Forward.

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