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329 episodes transcribedThe self-proclaimed Kung Wu of Zhou stands triumphant amid the smoking ruins of the Shang Dynasty... but though the war is over, victory is far from a...
This episode we chronicle the decline and eventual fall of the once-glorious Shang Dynasty to the same vices and evils that spelled doom for the Xia c...
In this first of two parts, we look at the first half of the Shang Dynasty beginning with the victory and reign of Tang "The Perfect" and leaving off...
We take a "time out" from our forward-marching chronology to examine the evidence we have of the Shang state, and how we came to know what we know abo...
This episode we cover our source materials, and then delve into the latter half of the Xia Dynasty post Shao Kang's restoration. It all ends with the...
This time, we take an in depth look into Shao Kang, the prince born in hiding who would rise from his dynasty's ashes to seek revenge against the Usur...
This week we move into the beginnings of China’s dynastic period where rulers began favoring birthright over merit – and the consequences will be almo...
This episode, we enter the second half of our gaze into the Chinese origins mythos. Focusing on the Five Emperors descended from the Yellow Emperor, t...
In episode 1, we begin with an introduction to this podcast, followed by a brief overview of what we’ve come to know about early human migration and s...
