A Concise History of China-Pangu to Puyi - Part 4
Thanks for sticking with the program. Twenty-one more episodes to go till the end of the series. This time in part 4, we pick up with the af...
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Laszlo Montgomery presents topics covering 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture.
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20 of 460 episodesA Concise History of China-Pangu to Puyi - Part 3
I hope you’re all enjoying the series so far. We continue on in Part 3 with the Warring State of Qín under their bellicose and long-reigning...
A Concise History of China-Pangu to Puyi - Part 2
We’re still in ancient times, picking up from last episode, where we ended with the fall of the Shang. Part 2 will cover the rise of the Ji...
A Concise History of China-Pangu to Puyi - Part 1
Sorry to everyone for making you wait this long. Welcome to the inaugural episode of this series, which will offer you a concise overview of...
One more word from Laszlo
Hi Everyone, the CHP will be returning next week. Here's a brief announcement concerning what to expect for the next several months.
A word from Laszlo
Nothing to see here. Just a quick announcement on the latest from the CHP. Thanks for your patience. Lots of new stuff coming soon. The CHP...
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...