Barbarians at the Gate

A semi-serious deep dive into Chinese history and culture broadcast from Beijing and hosted by Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser.

http://granitestudio.org

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 41m. Bisher sind 69 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 20 hours 45 minutes

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Beijing Remixed


 

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 December 14, 2020  41m
 
 
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 October 26, 2020  46m
 
 
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 October 1, 2020  43m
 
 

Raising Little Soldiers: Education in China, Part II


Following on the previous BATG episode about the Chinese education system, in this installment, Jeremiah and David are pleased to continue this discussion with award-winning journalist and author Lenora Chu.


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 August 26, 2020  41m
 
 

Xi Don't Need No Education: Education in China, Part I


In this episode, Jeremiah and David delve into the Chinese education system, focusing on the evolution of China’s universities. Starting with Trump’s recent ill-advised (and quickly rescinded) executive order to cancel the F-1 visas of a substantial nu...


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 July 31, 2020  39m
 
 

Are We Welcome Here, Part II


In this episode Jeremiah and David are pleased to talk with veteran New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Ian Johnson.  Ian is one of our most prolific and wide-ranging China writers, over the last decades amassing a vast catalogue of artic...


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 July 8, 2020  33m
 
 

Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai


Champions Day in the city of Shanghai, November 1941. The world was at war but the clubhouse at the Shanghai Race Club (now People's Park) was packed with owners and punters cheering on the pony. The funeral of Shanghai's richest widow, Liza Hardoon,


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 June 23, 2020  34m
 
 

Mandarin Mayhem, Part II: Dialect and Nationalism in China


Barbarians at the Gate returns to that ever-relevant and contentious topic, language reform in China and the fate of fangyan, the various local speech forms referred to as “dialects.” Joining us on the podcast is Gina Anne Tam,


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 June 2, 2020  38m
 
 

Neither boxers nor a rebellion...Discuss!


Jeremiah and David welcome historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom to the show. Jeff is Chancellor's Professor of History at the UC Irvine, and is not only a prolific academic scholar, but also one of the most sought after China analysts appearing on mainstream ...


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 May 18, 2020  n/a
 
 

Politics, Patio Furniture and China History Pods


Jeremiah and David catch up with China hand and old friend Laszlo Montgomery, who is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the China History Podcast.  Laszlo describes the evolution of the podcast, how he chooses and researches the topics,


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 May 1, 2020  n/a