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The China History Podcast
Laszlo Montgomery presents topics covering 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture.
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This Was Funnier in China | Laszlo and Jesse Appell
I drove downtown not too long ago to meet with Jesse Appell to talk about his first book, "This was funnier in China" https://www.simonandsc...
Ep. 371 | Choie Sew Hoy and the Sinking of the S.S. Ventnor
I had the idea for this episode sometime during mid-summer 2025. Then I became distracted by the big project I'm working on now, then the ho...
Ep. 370 | The Looting of the Eastern Tombs
This one is more entertaining than anything. Mr. Andrew Shaw mentioned this looting of the eastern Qing Tombs event when I interviewed him e...
A Useful Chengyu - Hébù Shí Ròumí 何不食肉糜
This morning, in between recording sessions, I checked out what was headlining on Drudge. And right there was the leading story, "Let Them E...
WWII Pacific Atrocities | Quin Cho and the Kwantung Army
In early 2025, I was approached by Jenny Chan at pacificatrocities.org about interviewing one of their experts in an upcoming CHP episode. I...
Ep. 369 | Chenxiang, Pound for Pound, Costs More than Gold
Here's something a little different from the usual CHP fare. It concerns a natural substance that's not too well-known outside of Asia, main...
Ep. 368 | Wang Jingwei
Hi Everyone, just coming up for air. This is actually one of the several new episodes that have been available on Patreon and CHP Premium si...
Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird
Here's a preview of a new podcast, The Chinatown Sting, from our friends at Pushkin Industries. In the late 1980s, a group of women connecte...
Ep. 367 | The Unsung Chinese Heroes of D-Day
Here's another quickie for you, only a half hour long. It seems not only are the portions at fast-food chains shrinking, so are the CHP epis...
Ep. 366 | The Guangxi Massacre
This is a rather long episode, running at just about one hour. The Guangxi Massacre is one of those dark chapters from the Cultural Revoluti...
Ep. 365 | Anson Burlingame, the 1868 Treaty, and the Open Door Policy
In this episode, we look at the life of Anson Burlingame, a well-known name in California. During Lincoln's term as president, he was appoin...
Ep. 364 | Wade and Giles
Here's a nice little standalone episode on the life and work of Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles. And you can't mention Herbert Giles without m...
Ep. 363 | The Lin Biao Incident (Part 2)
This is only a 2-parter, so this exciting episode will bring the curtain down on Lin Biao and his famous "Incident." We resume the story fol...
Ep. 362 | The Lin Biao Incident (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a 2-Part series looking at the life of Lin Biao and the actual Lin Biao Incident itself. This bit of history is documented...
Ep. 361 | McKinley, Tariffs, and the Open Door Policy
Just in time for Liberation Day, I'm presenting this timely episode. Back in 1890, with the aim of protecting American companies from foreig...
Ep. 360 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part mini-series introducing the world of European plant hunting in China. In this episode, we look at some of t...
Ep. 359 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)
I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to...
Introducing: History Daily
Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! Here's a sampling of the very popular podcast, History Daily . On History Daily , they do...
Laszlo and Andrew Shaw discuss the History of Jade
Former BBC reporter and master jade carver Andrew Shaw is back. What an informative interview this one turned out to be! I hope you all enjo...