Very interesting. My wife is from Vietnam and I found the podcast quite interesting.
Okay, since the latest episode went up today, we are back on schedule. And that’s not all; today the podcast is one year old. This time we look at the history of Burma/Myanmar from 1782 to 1890, when Britain conquered the country and made it part of British India. You will also hear me read a poem by Rudyard Kipling; listen and enjoy!
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/24938075/episode-24-on-the-road-to-mandalay/
I posted Episode 31 late on Monday; sorry I didn’t announce it here sooner. With this podcast episode, we begin a narrative completely in the twentieth century, so welcome to recent history! Here we also conclude the four-part miniseries about the Philippines. This time we cover the years from 1902 to 1941, looking at the minor wars that came after the Philippine Insurrection, and seeing how Americans and Filipinos learned to work together, so that the Philippines can become independent someday.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/28123464/episode-31-the-philippines-the-hollywood-years/
Normally I upload new episodes of my podcast on the 1st and 16th days of each month, but because February is the shortest month, I am giving you the second episode a day early. For Episode 39 we will see how the Japanese conquered most of Indonesia, an area the Dutch had dominated for more than three centuries, in only three months.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/31432346/episode-39-japan-goes-south/
For today’s podcast episode we return to Burma, now called Myanmar, to hear about the efforts of the Allies, especially the British, to take back this land during World War II. We will concentrate our attention on the battles fought here from August 1944 to March 1945. Also, the Ledo Road will be finished, and the Burma Road will be recovered.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/39040059/episode-55-the-forgotten-war-in-burma-part-3/
It’s that time of the month again! Yes, I mean that a new episode of the podcast is now available. This time we will learn about how modern Burma (Myanmar since 1989) became independent. Although the Burmese do not have to fight the British anymore, their troubles will come in bunches.
https://www.blubrry.com/hoseasia/42579387/episode-63-modern-burmese-birth-pangs/
Here is the latest podcast episode! It was supposed to go up on March 1, but you’ve heard the saying, better late than never! Today we have a special episode, where I answer the questions which you the listeners sent in last January. As with the previous Q&A show, listen and enjoy!
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/56884113/episode-85-question-and-answer-session-3/
Today the podcast looks at the first half of the Cambodian Civil War, the phase of the Second Indochina War in Cambodia, from 1970 to 1972. Also, if you like educational podcasts besides this one, you won’t want to miss a conference coming up on June 27, 2020! Details about that are given at the end of this episode.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/62497779/episode-92-the-second-indochina-war-part-19/
Turn your clock back an hour (if you are in a place that does that), and tune in to the podcast! After four years and four months, here is the podcast’s 100th episode! Today we go to the Philippines, to look at those islands from 1957 to 1981, a period that includes the first part of the Marcos dictatorship. And then listen in to hear how I will celebrate, because completing 100 episodes is a big deal for any podcast.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/69729908/episode-100-the-philippines-a-dictatorship-made-for-two/
Here is the next episode of the podcast at last! I couldn’t go anywhere yesterday, because the area where I live is covered with ice and snow, so I finally had time to finish Episode 106. At the beginning of the episode, I will explain what kept me from finishing it at the beginning of February, as I had originally planned to do. Today the topic is Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, the grim period known as “the Pol Pot Terror” or “the Killing Fields.” And because I was a teenager when these events were happening, I will tell you how they have affected me even to this day.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/73905993/episode-106-the-killing-fields-of-democratic-kampuchea/
As promised, here is the newest episode! Today I answer the eleven questions I didn’t have time for in the previous episode.
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/86311730/episode-121-question-and-answer-session-5/
Please accept my apology (again) for taking so long to finish the latest episode! I honestly tried to get it done in less than two months, but again real world concerns got in the way.
But I am not here to tell you of my troubles. I am here to announce that Episode 128 is now available! To partially compensate for your long wait, this episode is longer than normal, a full hour. Here we visit the eastern Indonesian islands of Komodo and Flores. These islands are home to the world’s largest lizard, and that’s not the only wonder they have. How about the bones of the smallest people who ever lived, and a volcano with three lakes that change color? Listen to this episode to find out more!
https://blubrry.com/hoseasia/109945201/episode-128-komodo-and-flores-or-here-be-dragons-and-hobbits/