A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil
This episode we chronicle the life of Master Kong A.K.A. Confucius, as well as detail his socio-poli
Spheres of domination, intrafamiliar betrayal, and tangled alliances are the markers of the second p
King You of Zhou lays headless, the capital a smouldering ruin, and royal authority utterly destroye
This Episode, we take a time-out from the historic
This episode, we start at the mid-point of the Western Zhou period, and follow it all the way down t
The self-proclaimed Kung Wu of Zhou stands triumphant amid the smoking ruins of the Shang Dynasty...
This episode we chronicle the decline and eventual fall of the once-glorious Shang Dynasty to the sa
In this first of two parts, we look at the first half of the Shang Dynasty beginning with the victor
We take a "time out" from our forward-marching chronology to examine the evidence we have of the Sha
This episode we cover our source materials, and then delve into the latter half of the Xia Dynasty p
This time, we take an in depth look into Shao Kang, the prince born in hiding who would rise from hi
This week we move into the beginnings of China’s dynastic period where rulers began favoring birthri
This episode, we enter the second half of our gaze into the Chinese origins mythos. Focusing on the
In episode 1, we begin with an introduction to this podcast, followed by a brief overview of what we
