Welcome to the Podcast Archives for our Chronicles of Japan podcast. Here you can scroll through an index of the various episodes or search for a particular episode.
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2019
- Sep 1, 2019 Episode 0: Introduction Sep 1, 2019
- Sep 15, 2019 Episode 1: Prehistoric Japan Sep 15, 2019
- Oct 1, 2019 Episode 2: Jōmon Period, Part 1 Oct 1, 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 Episode 3: Boom and Bust in the Middle Jomon Oct 15, 2019
- Nov 1, 2019 Episode 4: Jomon vs. the Volcano Nov 1, 2019
- Nov 15, 2019 Episode 5: Goggle Eyes and Wet Earwax Nov 15, 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 Episode 6: Emperor Horse Crupper and Other Continental Developments Dec 1, 2019
- Dec 15, 2019 Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan Dec 15, 2019
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2020
- Jan 1, 2020 Episode 8: Bronze and Iron Jan 1, 2020
- Jan 15, 2020 Episode 9: The Language of Wa Jan 15, 2020
- Feb 1, 2020 Episode 10: The Islands of the Immortals Feb 1, 2020
- Feb 15, 2020 Episode 11: Journey to Yamato Feb 15, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Episode 12: Society and Ritual Mar 1, 2020
- Mar 15, 2020 Episode 13: Queen Himiko Mar 15, 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 Episode 14: The Japanese Chronicles Mar 31, 2020
- Apr 15, 2020 Episode 15: Trouble in Paradise Apr 15, 2020
- May 1, 2020 Episode 16: Susano'o Slays the Serpent... and does a bunch of other stuff May 1, 2020
- May 15, 2020 Episode 17: The Great Land Master, or Wisdom Is Not a Dump Stat May 15, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance Jun 1, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 Episode 19: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part I Jun 15, 2020
- Jul 1, 2020 Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Jul 1, 2020
- Jul 15, 2020 Episode 21: Ceding the Central Land of the Reed Plains Jul 15, 2020
- Aug 1, 2020 Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Aug 1, 2020
- Aug 16, 2020 Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly Aug 16, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 Episode 24: The OTHER Heavenly Grandson Sep 1, 2020
- Sep 16, 2020 Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Sep 16, 2020
- Oct 1, 2020 Episode 26: The Court at Kashihara Oct 1, 2020
- Oct 16, 2020 Episode 27: 9 Fictional Sovereigns and 1 (Possibly) Real One Oct 16, 2020
- Nov 1, 2020 Episode 28: The Birth of the Miwa Cult Nov 1, 2020
- Nov 16, 2020 Episode 29: The August Founder Nov 16, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent Dec 1, 2020
- Dec 16, 2020 Episode 31: The Romance of Saho Hime Dec 16, 2020
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2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Episode 32: Ikume's Miscellany Jan 1, 2021
- Jan 16, 2021 Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign Jan 16, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Episode 34: The Brave of Yamato, Part I Feb 1, 2021
- Feb 16, 2021 Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II Feb 16, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Episode 36: The Creep-Stalker Sovereign Mar 1, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Episode 37: Badass Women of Ancient Japan Mar 16, 2021
- Apr 1, 2021 Episode 38: Two Sovereigns and a Minister Apr 1, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms Apr 16, 2021
- May 1, 2021 Episode 40: Tarashi Hime and the "Conquest" of Korea May 1, 2021
- May 16, 2021 Episode 41: Trouble on the Homefront May 16, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Episode 42: The Seven-Branched Sword Jun 1, 2021
- Jun 16, 2021 Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) Jun 16, 2021
- Jul 1, 2021 Episode 44: The Stele of Gwangaetto the Great, Part I Jul 1, 2021
- Jul 16, 2021 Episode 45: The Stele of Gwangaetto the Great, Part II Jul 16, 2021
- Aug 1, 2021 Episode 46: I Stan Takechi no Sukune Aug 1, 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 Episode 47: The Man Who Might Be King Aug 16, 2021
- Sep 1, 2021 Episode 48: The Life and After-Life of Homuda Wake Sep 1, 2021
- Sep 16, 2021 Episode 49: Three Brothers, One Throne Sep 16, 2021
- Oct 1, 2021 Episode 50: New Research on the Origins of the Japanese Population Oct 1, 2021
- Oct 16, 2021 Episode 51: Flood Control and Refrigeration Oct 16, 2021
- Nov 1, 2021 Episode 52: The Many Loves of Nintoku Nov 1, 2021
- Nov 16, 2021 Episode 53: [Insert Name of Monarch Here] Nov 16, 2021
- Dec 1, 2021 Episode 54: Here We Go Again Dec 1, 2021
- Dec 16, 2021 Episode 55: Reluctant Kings and Vengeful Queens Dec 16, 2021
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2022
- Jan 1, 2022 New Year's 2022 Recap Jan 1, 2022
- Jan 16, 2022 Episode 56: What's in a Name? Jan 16, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 Episode 57: Blood and Chaos Feb 1, 2022
- Feb 16, 2022 Episode 58: The Five Kings of Wa Feb 16, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Episode 59: Urashima Tarō and Other Stories Mar 1, 2022
- Mar 16, 2022 Episode 60: The Impulsive Loves of Wakatake no Ōkimi Mar 16, 2022
- Apr 1, 2022 Episode 61: Bad Behavior and the People that Excuse It Apr 1, 2022
- Apr 16, 2022 Episode 62: Crime and Punishment Apr 16, 2022
- May 1, 2022 Episode 63: Immigrants, Gods, and Movie Studios May 1, 2022
- May 16, 2022 Episode 64: The Prince in Waiting May 16, 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 Episode 65: The Party King of Wa Jun 1, 2022
- Jun 16, 2022 Episode 66: A Challenger Appears! Jun 16, 2022
- Jul 1, 2022 Episode 67: Woke's Grab Bag Jul 1, 2022
- Jul 16, 2022 Episode 68: Ōke the Elder Jul 16, 2022
- Aug 1, 2022 Episode 69: A Deadly Serious Poetry Battle Aug 1, 2022
- Aug 16, 2022 Episode 70: End of an Era Aug 16, 2022
- Sep 1, 2022 Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. Sep 1, 2022
- Sep 16, 2022 Episode 72: The Three Kingdoms Period Sep 16, 2022
- Oct 1, 2022 Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties Oct 1, 2022
- Oct 16, 2022 Episode 74: Yamato and State Formation Oct 16, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022 Episode 75: The Mirror, Sword, and ...Seal? Nov 1, 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I Nov 16, 2022
- Dec 1, 2022 Episode 77: Cross-Strait Relations, Part II Dec 1, 2022
- Dec 16, 2022 Episode 78: Eminent Domain in Ancient Japan Dec 16, 2022
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2023
- Jan 1, 2023 New Year's Recap 2023 Jan 1, 2023
- Jan 16, 2023 Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl Jan 16, 2023
- Feb 1, 2023 Episode 80: The Asuka Period Feb 1, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 Feb 16, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 Episode 81: The Politics of the Early Yamato Court Mar 1, 2023
- Mar 16, 2023 Episode 82: The Fate of Nimna Mar 16, 2023
- Apr 1, 2023 Episode 83: Shakyamuni, aka the Historical Buddha Apr 1, 2023
- Apr 16, 2023 Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom Apr 16, 2023
- May 1, 2023 Episode 85: The Buddha Comes to Japan May 1, 2023
- May 16, 2023 Episode 86: All the Other Stuff May 16, 2023
- Jun 1, 2023 Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna Jun 1, 2023
- Jun 16, 2023 Episode 88: Let’s Give This Buddhism Thing Another Try Jun 16, 2023
- Jul 1, 2023 Episode 89: Baekje and Yamato on the Rocks Jul 1, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 Episode 90: Setting the Stage Jul 16, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 Episode 91: Things Kick Off Aug 1, 2023
- Aug 16, 2023 Episode 92: Death or Taxes, aka Don’t Piss Off Umako Aug 16, 2023
- Sep 1, 2023 Episode 93: Time to Shake Things Up Sep 1, 2023
- Sep 16, 2023 Episode 94: Magpies, Buddhism, and the Baekje Summer Reading Program Sep 16, 2023
- Oct 1, 2023 Episode 95: Cap Ranks and the 17 Article Constitution Oct 1, 2023
- Oct 16, 2023 Episode 96: From the Land Where the Sun Rises Oct 16, 2023
- Nov 1, 2023 Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji Nov 1, 2023
- Nov 16, 2023 Episode 98: The Legend of Shotoku Taishi Nov 16, 2023
- Dec 1, 2023 Episode 99: The Prince of the Upper Palace Dec 1, 2023
- Dec 16, 2023 Episode 100: Sacred Tetris and Other Tidbits Dec 16, 2023
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2024
- Jan 1, 2024 New Year's Recap 2024 Jan 1, 2024
- Jan 16, 2024 Episode 101: Ponds, Peaches, and Thunder-gods Jan 16, 2024
- Feb 1, 2024 Episode 102: Temples and Tribute Feb 1, 2024
- Feb 16, 2024 Episode 103: The Queen is Dead... Feb 16, 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 Mar 2, 2024
- Mar 16, 2024 Episode 104: A Bloody Start to Golden Age Mar 16, 2024
- Apr 1, 2024 Episode 105: Onsen and Uprisings Apr 1, 2024
- Apr 15, 2024 Episode 106: Game of Thrones - Asuka Style Apr 15, 2024
- May 1, 2024 Episode 107: Winds Across the Straits May 1, 2024