I’m checking it out tomorrow at work.
This episode continues, but doesn’t quite finish, what we started in Episode 50, the American campaign to liberate the Philippines. General Douglas MacArthur’s troops take the central islands of Leyte and Mindoro, then land on the main island, Luzon. The campaign culminates with the terrible battle for Manila in February 1945.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/37748238/episode-52-the-liberation-of-the-philippines-part-2/
If you have been following my podcast, you know that a month ago I started covering the Indochina Wars. Today’s episode looks at the campaigns of 1951. In response to the successful Viet Minh (Vietnamese Communist) offensive of 1950, the French send in their best general, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. It was only during the eleven months when de Lattre was in command (December 1950 - November 1951) that the French felt they had a good chance of winning.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/43668124/episode-66-the-first-indochina-war-part-3/
Today the podcast will wrap up the First Indochina War by covering the showdown which proved to the French that they couldn’t stay in Vietnam anymore — the battle of Dien Bien Phu!
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/44400048/episode-68-the-first-indochina-war-part-5/
Today is the first day of a new month, Canada’s 152nd birthday, and the third anniversary of the podcast! So naturally we have a special episode for today. This
time, instead of the usual historical narrative, we will meet the hill tribes of Vietnam and Laos, also called the Degar or Montagnards. There are 54 ethnic groups in
Vietnam, and 160 in Laos, but most of the time we only hear from the dominant majorities, the Vietnamese and the Lao. Therefore this episode will give equal time to
the other groups.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/45225514/episode-70-the-hill-tribes-of-vietnam-and-laos/
After years of using Patreon to send donations to other podcasts, I have finally set up a Patreon page for my own show, the History of Southeast Podcast. Take a look around (I know, there’s not much to see yet), and if you’re willing to support the podcast for one or more US dollars a month, consider becoming one of my Patrons. Thank you for visiting, and check out the podcast if you haven’t listened to it already, at https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/ .
https://www.patreon.com/HistoryofSoutheastAsia
Today is April Fool’s Day and a new podcast episode is available for your listening pleasure. That’s no joke! This episode covers what many people consider the climax of the Second Indochina War — the Tet Offensive. Here the Americans won all the battles, but they may have lost the war here as well. Also covered are the battle of Khe Sanh, and the beginning of the end of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/57922321/episode-87-the-second-indochina-war-part-14/
This episode of the podcast covers the war in Vietnam, also called the Second Indochina War, during 1972. North Vietnam launches a major offensive that is eventually defeated, thanks to American air power, but they are able to grab ten percent of South Vietnam’s territory, and keep their soldiers in it afterwards. Meanwhile, the peace talks continue. The United States and North Vietnam finally reach an agreement, but the talks are interrupted by two major US bombing campaigns against North Vietnam, leading many to think that peace was forced upon the North Vietnamese. What will that mean when the cease-fire is signed in the following year?
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/65140788/episode-94-the-second-indochina-war-part-21/
This episode goes all the way to the eastern extremity of Southeast Asia — western New Guinea. Geographically speaking, it’s really part of the South Pacific region of the world, but it has been considered part of Indonesia since the Dutch claimed it, nearly two hundred years ago. Now we will look at what has happened there since the Dutch handed over western New Guinea to Indonesia, in 1962. Can we call this the last Southeast Asian colony?
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/71007685/episode-102-western-new-guinea-forgotten-war-unwanted-people/
Here’s a phrase I want you to remember: sabai di, pronounced “sa-bye dee.” In the Thai and Lao languages it means “feel good.” Just as Swahili speakers may say “hakuna matata” (no worries) when they are in a good mood, so the phrase sabai di summarizes the general mood in Laos. In fact, an old article from Time Magazine used the phrase to call Laos “The Land of Feeling Good.” Now listen to the latest episode of the History of Southeast Asia Podcast as we finish up the historical narrative on Laos, looking at events in that country from 1975 to the present.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/75522630/episode-108-laos-feeling-good-and-thats-all/
Thank you for your patience! This shows that despite all the little things life has thrown at me since the last episode, I was able to get another one done. Today’s episode covers another topic that a listener requested, an in-depth look at ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Again, listen and enjoy!
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/89991122/episode-123-the-association-of-southeast-asian-nations/
Okay, here is my official announcement of my appearance at the 2023 Intelligent Speech Conference. Listen here for the details.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/120832613/a-very-special-announcement/
And click on the link below to join me at the conference.
https://intelligentspeechonline.com