Silk And Steel Podcast

Weekly discussion on China and Silk Road, history, culture and current events

  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Silk and Steel Podcast EP#244-Chinese History Chronologically Part 42-Cutting off Qin

    We continue Chinese history chronologically with Qin state trying to sabotage the peace process and Jin State seize the opportunity to crush their long term rival

     

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    19 April 2023, 1:29 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Silk and Steel Podcast EP#243-Crossing the Yalu River with Zoe

    I talk to @ZoeDiscovers , a British woman running guided tours into DPRK aka North Korea about her experience

     

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    13 April 2023, 1:12 pm
  • 50 minutes 12 seconds
    US-China Tension over Taiwan with Dirk Pohlmann

    I talk to German investigative journalist Dirk Pohlmann on the Drik Pollmann Show on TNT Radio about current US-China tension over Taiwan

     

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    12 April 2023, 4:53 am
  • 1 hour 35 minutes
    Taiwan Military Draft-Substitute Service with Xiangyu

    I speak to Taiwanese American Xiangyu who was drafted by Taiwan government for military service because he stayed in Taiwan for more than a year. He is currently serving substitute service in Taiwan. I talk to him about his experience

     

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    Xiangyu's YouTube Channel: 

    https://www.youtube.com/@ZhongXiangyu

    8 April 2023, 3:35 am
  • 20 minutes 9 seconds
    Silk and Steel Podcast: Canada Freak Out About China Interference with Justin Podur

    I talk to Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project about latest round of Canadian witch hunt over so called Chinese interference or how US dominated 5 eye intelligence agencies keep everyone inline and all aboard the China war wagon

     

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    Justin Podur's page The Anti-Empire Project: https://podur.org

    7 April 2023, 2:14 am
  • 27 minutes 13 seconds
    Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP#240-Chinese History Chronologically Part 41-Détente

    We continue Chinese history chronologically into Spring and Autumn period. Peace breaks out between two East Asian superpower Jin and Chu state in 579 BCE. Strategic lessons from ancient China that's relevant to modern geopolitical realities

     

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    4 April 2023, 7:13 am
  • 33 minutes 14 seconds
    Rise of China challenges US Hegemony on Hrvoje Morić Show

    I appear on the Hrvoje Morić Show on TNT radio to talk about how rise of China poses challenged US hegemony

    3 April 2023, 6:14 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Silk and Steel Podcast Ep#166-Malcolm X and China with Dana Burton

    I spoke to returning guest Dana Burton about Malcolm X and his connection to China.

    My previous interview with Dana Burton about his life living in China as a Black man and promoting Hip Hop:

    21 February 2022, 2:27 pm
  • 23 minutes 43 seconds
    Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection
    This is a 20+ min preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection where we continue Golden Triange Opium Series with Davide Melia by looking at the French colonial history and its impact on Opium trade on  the east part of the Golden Triangle: Vietnam and Laos   If you like this why not subscribe to get access to the full  episode and other premium content on Silk and Steel Podcast Patreon page
    21 December 2021, 1:18 pm
  • 22 minutes 21 seconds
    Preview:Silk and Steel Podcast EP#158-Chinese Food History with Professor Miranda Brown

    #ChineseFood #ChineseFoodHistory #Dumpling #Noodle

    I spoke to Professor Miranda Brown' from University of Michigan about the history of Chinese food!

    Professor Miranda Brown's Food Blog:

    https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/dumpling-therapy

    https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/the-great-noodle-debate

    Professor Brown's latest article on the real history of Chop Suey:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history

    Follow Professor Brown on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/Dong_Muda

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    9 December 2021, 10:00 am
  • 13 minutes 38 seconds
    Myanmar Junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi:My Appearance on Radio Sputnik‘s Fault Lines

    #Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #BRI

    I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik about Myanmar military junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi in the context of US geopolitical competition with China

    7 December 2021, 12:36 pm
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