Best Peter Lai Podcasts (2024)

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S2 Ep30: Death From Above 1969: Operation Menu and Nixon's Madman Theory 2:02:22

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How did Cambodia become the ‘key’ to Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam War? What was the secret bombing of Cambodia? What factors led to the end of Sihanouk’s leadership of the country? Time Period Covered 1968 - 1969 In this episode Lachlan looks at the gradually degrading situation in Cambodia, and the destabilization prior to a change in the White…

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HPC 011. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early Confucianism 32:16

17d ago32:16

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In this interview, we learn how Kongzi become the pivotal sage of early Chinese history, and what new discoveries teach us about the Confucian tradition.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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S2 Ep29: Bonus Episode: "Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot" with Elizabeth Becker 1:21:20

1M ago1:21:20

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How many journalists were able to set foot in Cambodia before the revolution, during the revolution and after the revolution? Not many. Elizabeth Becker is one of those people. In 1973 she began covering the war in Cambodia, in 1978 she was part of a three person delegation which saw the first western journalists to enter into Democratic Kampuchea.…

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HPC 10. We’re a Pack Animal: Individual and Society in Confucianism 20:57

1M ago20:57

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What does the Analects say about living as a human being? How are individuals embedded in society, and how do they develop their unique identities?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 09. Family Values: Confucian Role Ethics 25:55

1M ago25:55

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Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Human-Centered Agile with Daniel Boos, Joe Montalbano and Brad Lehman 29:38

2M ago29:38

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The book Human-Centered Agile by Joe Montalbano and Brad Lehman offers strategies to combine Agile and UX. Daniel Boos, co-lead of UX practices and Swiss Railways read the book, but still has questions, for example about organizations where agile may not fit, shared services teams, scaling agile, or the plethora of Ops that are emerging. Luckily Jo…

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HPC 08. Confucius Says: Reading the Analects 25:05

2M ago25:05

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Lessons we can take from the teachings of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Analects: challenging authorities, adhering to “benevolence (ren),” and practicing “propriety (li)” in ritual and everyday life.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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S2 Ep28: Tet - Part Two: The My Lai Massacre 2:19:01

3M ago2:19:01

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What role does the Tet Offensive play in the My Lai Massacre? What circumstances in troop deployment and officer training influenced what happened? Why were more than 500 civilians murdered by Charlie Company? Time Period Covered December 1967 - March 1968 In this episode, Lachlan confronts the horrors that occurred in My Lai on the 16th of March 1…

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HPC 07. Uncrowned King: Kongzi (Confucius) and the Analects 24:25

2M ago24:25

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An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu (Analects).By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts 35:43

3M ago35:43

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In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 05. Going Paperless: Ancient Chinese Texts 17:24

4M ago17:24

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What were ancient Chinese philosophical texts written on? How did writing relate to orally transmitted wisdom? How were texts read and used? And what even counted as a “text” in ancient China?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 04. Open Season: the Historical Context 24:06

4M ago24:06

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The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy 36:16

5M ago36:16

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Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HPC 02. The Only Constant: Change and the "Yi Jing" 26:29

5M ago26:29

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Early Chinese philosophers were deeply aware of a world that is constantly changing: we look at how Confucians, Legalists, and Daoists responded to this challenge.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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S2 Ep27: Bonus Episode: "Prisoners of Class" with Matt Madden 1:18:17

5M ago1:18:17

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Lachlan sits down with Matt Madden, translator of Chan Samoeun’s Prisoners of Class. The book, having been recently released in English for the first time, is an amazing example of a Khmer Rouge survivor memoir. They discuss Matt’s journey in finding the original book, meeting the author and translating it over many years. The book itself, includin…

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HPC 01. Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy 20:16

6M ago20:16

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Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers 51:12

6M ago51:12

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How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy 38:24

6M ago38:24

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The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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S2 Ep26: Tet - Part One: Hue 1:32:00

7M ago1:32:00

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What did the Tet offensive achieve? How was the Battle of Hue waged? Why were almost 3000 people murdered by the Viet Cong? Time Period Covered 1968 This episode covers the Tet Offensive of early 1968. Lachlan links the media coverage of the event, with the extreme scenes in Saigon, to the reality of the offensive and what the communists hoped to a…

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HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself 46:28

7M ago46:28

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Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West 33:22

7M ago33:22

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An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory 27:38

8M ago27:38

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A movement of legal scholars diagnoses the limitations of merely “formal” measures against discrimination, a point they connect to issues like affirmative action, democratic process, and intersectionality.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity 37:00

8M ago37:00

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What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 136 - Civilization Reclaimed - African-Centered Thought 34:26

9M ago34:26

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How writers like George G.M. James, John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yosef ben-Jochannan, and Chancellor Williams prepared the way for the Afrocentricity of Molefi Asante and captured the imaginations of hip hop artists and intellectuals like Ta-Nehisi Coates.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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S2 Ep25: The Cambodian Civil War Begins - Part Two: A Revolution Waged With Empty Hands 1:51:45

9M ago1:51:45

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How did the CPK develop their plan to genuinely start a war in Cambodia? Why did Sihanouk seek rapprochment with the United States? How did the bombing of Cambodia begin? Time Period Covered 1967-1968 January 1968 will prove to be a pivotal month for the Vietnamese, Cambodian and American interests in the war. This episode details how the Cambodian…

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HAP 135 - Mastering Ceremonies - Sylvia Wynter 28:26

9M ago28:26

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Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 134 - The Marx Brothers - Cedric J. Robinson 23:37

10M ago23:37

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Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 133 - John Drabinski on Edouard Glissant 41:58

10M ago41:58

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The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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HAP 132 - French Creolizing - Edouard Glissant and the Creolité Movement 33:43

10M ago33:43

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Poet, novelist, playwright and philosopher Edouard Glissant, his theory of "creolization", and the Creolists who were influence by him.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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