Best Nathan Sieg Podcasts (2024)

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Guess Who's Back? Back Again? 5:08

1M ago5:08

5:08

If you remember from Season One we talked a bit about trying out some new things this season. Boy did we try something new with this one! Maybe it's a good thing it's super short!! Nathan and Markese talk give some hints as to what you can expect with this new season! As always, we had a ton of fun making it!…

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Sign My Sandwich: Interview With Nkrumah Mensah 1:24:36

3M ago1:24:36

1:24:36

What a way to end Season One!! We had a blast with Nkrumah...lots of laughs and great stories! Even a mention of the Purple One! Be sure to keep up with everything she is doing...she is ON the move people! www.between-the-line.com Be sure to keep up with us too! We're going back in the lab until June. Follow us on all our socials so you don't miss …

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Not Just a Regular Joe: Interview with Joe Lieb 1:29:28

3M ago1:29:28

1:29:28

Today we hang with Joe..finally!! Joe and Nathan met at NCSU back in the late 90s, formed a band and met the same fate as so many other famous powerhouse groups! But seriously, we loved hanging with Joe and hopefully his story resonates with all of you in some way. Be sure to check out TDIM as well! www.echospective.com…

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Now For a Word From Our Sponsors: Just Kidding...It's Just Us! 15:08

3M ago15:08

15:08

This episode is short and sweet. We had to shuffle some things around this week but will resume to our regularly scheduled programming next week!By Markese Burke and Nathan Sieg

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Calling An Audible: Interview with Tami Rumfelt 1:14:10

4M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

This week we talk with Tami with an I!! She's a radio personality, voice over artist and connoisseur of all things bread. Ok we made up that last part, but hey, give her a chance anyways! We had a great time learning all the ins and outs of the radio world and we hope you do as well. Be sure to check out all Tami is up to : www.instagram.com/tamiwi…

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Conduct Yourself Properly: Interview with Matthew Troy 1:21:08

4M ago1:21:08

1:21:08

Have you ever been to an orchestral or symphony performance and watched the conductor? I mean man, those folks work up a sweat! Have you ever wondered...how do they do that? How does one become a conductor? Are they required to wear tails? Well, most of those questions will be answered in today's episode! We talk to Matthew Troy, conductor extraord…

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Candor and All Things Yummy: Interview with Mark Kroos 1:57:10

4M ago1:57:10

1:57:10

Ok gang...we really did it this time!! Prepare yourselves because this episode is almost TWO hours long!! We just couldn't bring ourselves to split it up and make you wait for a part two! So to help with the listening load, we are utilizing chapter markers! This week, we talk to Mark Kroos and he tells us all about being an independent traveling pr…

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Screeeeaaaam for Me Winston Salem!: Interview with Brad Ward 1:35:45

4M ago1:35:45

1:35:45

We are trying something a little different this week. We aren't going to part this episode out...you get the FULL hour and a half of content! You spoke, we listened. Keep the thoughts and ideas coming! We talk with Brad Ward of Maiden Voyage, North Carolina's premier Iron Maiden tribute act! Check them out at www.maidenvoyagenc.com Brad is also a s…

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Jenny Says...Listen To This Show: Interview with Rick Hitchcock Pt. 2 1:08:38

5M ago1:08:38

1:08:38

We knew you'd come back for part two!! So here it is...part two! Don't forget to visit Weekend Excursion's site so you can help support them! www.weekendexcursion.com Todays episode is supported by Trimark Turf Solutions www.trimarkturf.com Be sure to check out the show's site as well www.echospective.com Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist…

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Working for the Weekend: Interview with Rick Hitchcock Pt.1 45:10

5M ago45:10

45:10

No this isn't an episode about Loverboy. Today we talk to Rick Hitchcock. Tour manager, guitar tech, music geek and all around good dude. He's got some fantastic stories and wait...it gets even better! This is only the first part!! Don't forget to visit Weekend Excursion's site so you can help support them! www.weekendexcursion.com Todays episode i…

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Platinum All Over: Interview with Reggie Love 56:15

5M ago56:15

56:15

Happy Valentine's Day! Today Reggie Love joins us on the show. We hope you find his story encouraging and challenging. Maybe it's time for you to make a change? Chase a dream? Eat some candy hearts? Another TDIM today as well! Be sure to check out Reggie's music at www.reggielovemusic.com If you're in the Triad area in North Carolina be sure to che…

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Sounds from Pennsylvania: Interview with Steven Courtney 1:10:20

5M ago1:10:20

1:10:20

What an action packed episode!! You will laugh, you will cry, you will julienne fries! Well maybe not that last part. This is where the rubber meets the road and the show really starts to take form. We are now talking to people other than ourselves!! To kick it off is Steven Courtney of Pennsylvania Kids and Family music fame. Then we have a "This …

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This Day In Music: Hip Hop History 8:24

6M ago8:24

8:24

Markese takes us on a beat-tastic journey through time and space! Be prepared to laugh and learn and get all the falsetto you can handle!! www.echospective.com For more Markese check out : https://youtube.com/@KWeM74?si=O4STu_Gg8Ejn1acj Buy us a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/EchospectiveBy Markese Burke and Nathan Sieg

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This Day In Music: Rock Talk 7:40

6M ago7:40

7:40

With a little history and humor, Nathan takes us back to what happened on this day in music, January 24th! Check out www.thisdayinmusic.com for your own history lessons and be sure to check out future episodes of TDIM! Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Xj4OhVFgKuYqVq44qvXsG?si=3BraWH2aSUq0zHQA-hvwjA&pi=u-2p5K8xyJTea0 Song: Composed by Na…

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Family Is Everything: Interview with Nathan Sieg 1:01:19

6M ago1:01:19

1:01:19

To understand where you are going, it is important to know where you came from. In this episode, we delve a little into Nathan's background, musical beginnings and the importance/influence of family. Now that you have come to know us, we want to know you. If you have a story you would like to share let us know and maybe we could have you on the sho…

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S02E01 Reintroducing the Chinese Revolutions Podcast 11:45

6M ago11:45

11:45

S02E01 Reintroducing the Chinese Revolutions Podcast This is a rambling episode pushed out to get the ball rolling, getting this podcast going again. The next big thing on the agenda is the Boxer Rebellion. We'll do some episodes in the run up to the Boxer Rebellion, and then we'll spend some good time on the next major revolutionary inflection poi…

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Full Circle: Interview with Markese Burke 49:40

6M ago49:40

49:40

Today's special guest is....our very own Markese Burke! This episode is a tad lengthy BUT totally worth the listen. Markese shares how music has helped shape his life journey. From Mickey Mouse record players, to Prince, to podcasting. We hope his story is not only humorous but inspiring. Be sure to check Markese's other projects below! https://www…

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Who Are We? 38:06

7M ago38:06

38:06

How many times in your life have you talked yourself out of doing something you love? I am willing to bet it's more times than you wish to admit. This first official episode represents what happens when you stop listening to doubt and fear. When you quit saying "why would anyone care to listen to me?" This episode represents being ok with being vul…

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Teaser 3: I Do 0:55

7M ago0:55

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This is audio from our third teaser promo video which can be seen here Subscribe and visit www.echospective.comBy Markese Burke and Nathan sieg

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S01E42 Taiping Rebellion: Epilogue 32:46

1y ago32:46

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S01E42 Taiping Rebellion: Epilogue In this episode, we finish up our coverage of the Taiping Rebellion, as such. In following episodes, we'll do a little more with how the roots in the succeeding era come on from interactions between the Qing Dynasty government and foreign powers. We follow the final chapter of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China…

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S01E41: Taiping Rebellion: The Siege of Nanjing 47:02

1y ago47:02

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S01E41: Taiping Rebellion: The Siege of Nanjing In this episode, we deal with the Siege of Nanjing. As the extremely brutal culmination of years of already brutal fighting, the Qing loyalist forces of Zeng Guofan finally storm the Taiping capital and put a permanent end to the top leadership of the rebellion. Again, drawing on Autumn in the Heavenl…

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S01E40 Fast Forwarding to the End of the Taiping Rebellion 1:02:15

1+ y ago1:02:15

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S01E40 Fast Forwarding to the End of the Taiping Rebellion In this episode, I take a rambling skim through several chapters of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom. There is a lot of content I want to get to, other than the blow by blow of the Taiping Rebellion. I'm fast forwarding to the end of this one so we can get through it and get on to other revol…

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S01E39 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing, On the Edge of a Knife 34:30

1+ y ago34:30

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S01E39 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing, On the Edge of a Knife Some points of review on where we left the Taiping Rebellion story. We're getting back into the Taiping Rebellion. We'll be following the story of Zeng Guofan most closely. For Zeng Guofan, dogged determination and luck keep him in the game. If You'd Like to Support the Podcast Subsc…

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S01E38 We’re Back! Thoughts on the Future of the Podcast 21:31

1+ y ago21:31

21:31

S01E38 We're Back! Thoughts on the Future of the Podcast We're back from break! While I've been away, I've still been doing reading on China and thinking about the podcast, thinking about how to keep moving it forward. I'll probably move to a more modular approach: 2-3 episodes on a topic, a person, an event. Episodes to tie the narrative together.…

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S01E37 Taiping Rebellion: Taiping Propaganda Under Hong Rengan 23:22

1+ y ago23:22

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S01E37 Taiping Rebellion: Taiping Propaganda Under Hong Rengan Here we go, grinding back into gear with this year's episodes. This episode's title addresses one of the main actual insights in the episode, not quite what it's about. Hong Rengan is working on planning the modern government structure of the future of the Taiping government apparatus. …

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S01E36 Taiping Rebellion: Other Foreign Visitors to the Taiping 27:23

1+ y ago27:23

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S01E36 Taiping Rebellion: Other Foreign Visitors to the Taiping In this episode, we look at more of the visitors to Hong Rengan, effective foreign minister for the Taiping. First is Griffith John, a Welsh missionary. He came on a factfinding mission to see what Nanjing was like under the Taiping. He thought the Taiping were very wrong, religiously …

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S01E35 Taiping Rebellion: Issachar Roberts 23:40

1+ y ago23:40

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S01E35 Taiping Rebellion: Issachar Roberts In the present look at Hong Rengan in the Taiping hierarchy, we are looking at some of the foreigners who drifted over to the Taiping side. This episode focuses on eccentric loose cannon missionary Issachar Roberts. In this episode, we see an example of how the Taiping were a little "too Chinese" to make a…

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S01E34 Taiping Rebellion: Foreigners and Revolutions 20:53

1+ y ago20:53

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S01E34 Taiping Rebellion: Foreigners and Revolutions In this episode we're shifting back to look at the Taiping side of the Taiping Rebellion. We look at how the Taiping Rebellion works out to be a failed, an incomplete revolution. It brings out certain problems that future revolutions will resolve, but it fails in certain critical ways. We further…

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S01E33 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing Begins 29:29

1+ y ago29:29

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S01E33 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing Begins In this episode, we wrap up a bunch of episodes on Zeng Guofan. We talk about the human element in war, how Zeng Guofan is conserving his troops' morale and will to fight, and how he's taking on much larger numbers through careful strategy and tactics. The American Civil War (1861-1865) was contempor…

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S01E32 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Perfects His Strategy 32:29

1+ y ago32:29

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S01E32 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Perfects His Strategy In this episode, we see Zeng Guofan start to get a grip on the task of fighting the Taiping Rebellion. He has to balance between the political necessities of showing his troops that fighting far from home is a way to protect home and achieving strategic results for the emperor. Zeng Guofan…

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S01E31 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Starts Attacking 35:38

2y ago35:38

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S01E31 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Starts Attacking In this episode, we go over the organization of Zeng Guofan's army and the first few years of his campaigns against the Taiping rebels. We are following the book Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt for this episode. Mo…

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S01E30 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Builds His Army 30:49

2y ago30:49

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S01E30 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Builds His Army In this episode, we look at the process that Zeng Guofan went through to build his army. When he was in Hunan to mourn the death of his mother, in 1853 he accepted the mission from the emperor to take charge of military affairs in the province. Ordinarily, the Han elements of the Qing army had a…

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S01E29 Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Zeng Guofan 18:59

2y ago18:59

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S01E29 Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Zeng Guofan This week we regroup and look at the big picture of what the Taiping Rebellion is showing about the theme of our podcast, and we introduce Zeng Guofan, a guy we here at Chinese Revolutions (we as in the "more fun to say 'we' than 'I' because it makes it seem like I've got a whole department") have b…

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S01E28 Taiping Rebellion: Unequal Treaties and Modernizing China 26:41

2y ago26:41

26:41

S01E28 Taiping Rebellion: Unequal Treaties and Modernizing China This week, we're talking about how the unequal treaties forced on China during the Second Opium War further clarified anti-imperialism as a driver in later Chinese revolutions. Foreign powers readily turned to force to push things along in China whenever dialogue got stuck. Force had …

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S01E27 Taiping Rebellion: Second Opium War-Storming the Dagu Forts 30:50

2y ago30:50

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S01E27 Taiping Rebellion: Second Opium War-Storming the Dagu Forts As part of the ongoing series on the Taiping Rebellion, we're taking a look at the storming of the Dagu Forts, which guarded the waterway approaching Beijing. While the civil war between official Qing forces and Taiping rebels was going on, the foreign powers decided to push their o…

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S01E26 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan in Nanjing 34:32

2y ago34:32

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S01E26 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan in Nanjing In this episode, we go over Hong Rengan's journey from Hong Kong to Nanjing, what it was like when he got there, and his prospects for changing the Taiping movement. Today's episode substantially based on Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by …

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S01E25 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan 34:08

2y ago34:08

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S01E25 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan Today we're looking at the re-emergence of Hong Rengan, younger cousin of Taiping leader Hong Xiuquan. Hong Rengan was one of the earliest converts, but he was cut off from the main Taiping group early and he had to run away to British Hong Kong to survive the Qing purges of Taiping supporters and sympathizers.…

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S01E24 Foreigners in China: The Customs Department 29:35

2y ago29:35

29:35

S01E24 Foreigners in China: The Customs Department Today we're talking about the customs department instituted for China by foreign powers intervening in China. The customs department did much more than collect import-export taxes: foreigners working with the Chinese government sent scientific and sociological studies back to Europe, lighthouses es…

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S01E23 Foreigners in China: Foreign Settlements 34:03

2y ago34:03

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S01E23 Foreigners in China: Foreign Settlements This week we're starting a 2-3 episode series on what foreigners have been building in China since the Opium War blew open the Treaty Ports to foreign use. Because foreign influence will make or break Chinese revolutions, we need to see how foreign powers set themselves up in China. Treaty Port Settle…

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S01E22: Taiping Rebellion-On to Nanjing 44:03

2y ago44:03

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S01E22 The Taiping Rebellion: On to Nanjing In today's episode, we cover a bit over a year of lightning-speed hard campaigning by Taiping forces, taking them from Southwest China so Eastern China. Using the rivers of China, the Taiping covered 500 miles (800 km) from Yongan to Wuchang (today Wuhan), then 600 miles (965 km) down the Yangtze to Nanji…

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S01E21 Taiping Rebellion: The First City 42:29

2y ago42:29

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S01E21 The Taiping Rebellion: They Take their First City In this episode, we talk about the Taiping occupation of the city of Yongan. Taking control of a city gives them the resources and facilities to develop their movement. Hong Xiuquan writes more advanced indoctrination materials, noble titles and hereditary offices are created for Taiping lead…

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S01E20 Taiping Rebellion: Open Conflict Begins 35:05

2y ago35:05

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S01E20 Taiping Rebellion: Open Conflict Begins In this episode, we speed up the story a bit, moving from the end of 1849 to the middle of 1851 and the Taiping capture of their first real city. The Taiping started in a 60 by 80 square mile (100 by 130 km) base area in rugged rural Guangxi, but then they moved out of that area as the Qing began to co…

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S01E19 Taiping Rebellion: At Thistle Mountain 28:46

2y ago28:46

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S01E19 Taiping Rebellion: At Thistle Mountain In this episode, we talk further about the solidification of the Taiping movement's ideology and and increasingly open action against Chinese religion and Qing rule. New books mentioned: China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 by Philip Thai Just start…

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S01E18 Taiping Rebellion: Pirates, Bandits, Secret Societies 20:44

2y ago20:44

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S01E18: Taiping Rebellion—Pirates, Bandits, Secret Societies In this episode we fill in a little context for the area in which the movement behind the Taiping Rebellion is coming together. Pirates, bandits, and secret societies are always good fun. If you know anything about the mafia, you can basically copy that over to understand how Chinese band…

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S01E17: Taiping Rebellion-Toward Thistle Mountain 25:41

2y ago25:41

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The Taiping Rebellion: Toward Thistle Mountain In this episode, we follow Hong Xiuquan on his way to Thistle Mountain, the first real base area for the Taiping Rebellion. We start with some big picture things about revolutions. What Makes a Revolution Successful At the beginning, we go over some of the universal aspects in many revolutions, not dep…

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S01E16 Taiping Movement Gets Started 27:31

2y ago27:31

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Taiping Movement Gets Started In this episode, we talk about Hong Xiuquan's first preaching journey and the formalization of the Taiping religious elements. We meet Hong Rengan and Feng Yunshan, two core members of the Taiping movement's inner circle. First Preaching Journey to Guangxi After they started getting some opposition at home, Hong Xiuqua…

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S01E15 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan’s First Visions 27:20

2y ago27:20

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The Taiping Rebellion and the First Visions of Hong Xiuquan In this episode, we look at the influences working on Hong Xiuquan, founder of the movement behind the Taiping Rebellion and look at his beginning visions. We look briefly at the Jade Record, a Buddhist/Daoist tact functioning like a Dante's Inferno associating wicked deeds on earth with p…

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S01E14 Taiping Rebellion - Introducing Hong Xiuquan 32:32

2y ago32:32

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The Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Hong Xiuquan In this episode, we introduce the founder of the Taiping Rebellion, Hong Xiuquan. The books we are relying on: God’s Chinese Son by Jonathan D. Spence Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt Historical Context of Taiping Rebellion Because the Taiping Rebellion kicks off in the aftermath of …

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S01E13 The Opium War: War Because Drugs 31:12

2y ago31:12

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The Opium War: War Because Drugs This week, we talk about the Opium War and cracking China open for revolution. We won't go into great detail about the war itself, but we'll look at how it made things possible for revolution in China. Our narrative relies for just one more episode on Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt. Actually Doing the Crackdown …

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S01E12 Lin Zexu Cracks Down 41:42

2y ago41:42

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Lin Zexu Cracks Down on the Opium Trade In today's episode, we look at exactly the inciting incident for the Opium War. The British official on the scene, Charles Elliot, wanted to protect British subjects but also keep good relations between Chinese and British subjects. Chinese officials in Canton wanted to avoid direct conflict, but Beijing want…

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