The One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu -- BONUS

The reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong represented a time of increasing expansion, stabilizing, and solidifying for China in the 1700s. However, some of the tendencies of the Qing Dynasty would ultimately sow the seeds for its own destruction. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade,"...

9 Maj 202430min

The Sakoku isolation policies were meant to keep the Japanese government insulated from dangerous foreign influence. However, its tendency toward restriction and xenophobia could not be easily balanced with the Bakufu's desire to continue governing the nation. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade,...

6 Maj 202427min

After the expulsion of Matsudaira Sadanobu, the shogun was free to pursue the lavish lifestyle he had always dreamed of. Thanks to a buoyant economy, the rest of the nation joined him in conspicuous consumption. These good times, however, would eventually come to an end. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show My latest novel, "Califia...

2 Maj 202425min

Newly anointed chief of the roju Matsudaira Sadanobu wanted to set Japan back on course after the devastating Great Tenmei Famine. However, some of his more restrictive policies would prove unpopular. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Appl...

29 Apr 202426min

The forced isolation of the Edo Period was part of a larger strategy by the Bakufu to ensure the removal of any possible rivals. However, Japan greatly benefited from foreign import and foreign learning, in spite of the shogunate's insistence that the nation needed no such outside interference. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show M...

25 Apr 202425min

The reigns of shoguns Tokugawa Ieshige and Tokugawa Ieharu caused further weakness in the Bakufu at a critical time. Rampant corruption was encouraged by one chief of the Roju named Tanuma Okitsugu. The Great Tenmei Famine, however, would bring all of his schemes crashing down. The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the AbovePlay along with guest contestants from the education world. Laugh some & learn some...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show My latest novel, "...

22 Apr 202427min

All three of Japan's unifiers attempted to merge secular strength with spiritual authority, with varying degrees of success. After his death, however, Tokugawa Ieyasu would continue to be venerated by future shoguns as a shining avatar of Buddha watching over the nation from the heavens.Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platforms!

19 Feb 202419min

Near the beginning of the Edo Period, a samurai from Sendai Domain in Tohoku took a globe-spanning journey which took him across two oceans and included Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, and the Philippines.Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platforms!

12 Feb 202417min