Silk And Steel Podcast
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 166 ratingsWeekly discussion on China and Silk Road, history, culture and current events
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Silk and Steel Podcast EP#244-Chinese History Chronologically Part 42-Cutting off Qin
April 19, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 52 MBWe continue Chinese history chronologically with Qin state trying to sabotage the peace process and Jin State seize the opportunity to crush their long term rival My Twitter acct CarlZha had been hacked! hacker tweeting out 10 laptop scam. Don't fall for it!!! my new Twitter acct RealCarlZha had been suspended for impersonation. Twitter is a joke! I am on Telegram: https://t.me/CarlZha If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/...
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#243-Crossing the Yalu River with Zoe
April 13, 2023 13:12 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBI talk to @ZoeDiscovers , a British woman running guided tours into DPRK aka North Korea about her experience If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha
US-China Tension over Taiwan with Dirk Pohlmann
April 12, 2023 04:53 - 50 minutes - 56.9 MBI talk to German investigative journalist Dirk Pohlmann on the Drik Pollmann Show on TNT Radio about current US-China tension over Taiwan If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha
Taiwan Military Draft-Substitute Service with Xiangyu
April 08, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 87 MBI speak to Taiwanese American Xiangyu who was drafted by Taiwan government for military service because he stayed in Taiwan for more than a year. He is currently serving substitute service in Taiwan. I talk to him about his experience If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha Xiangyu's YouTube Channel: https:...
Silk and Steel Podcast: Canada Freak Out About China Interference with Justin Podur
April 07, 2023 02:14 - 20 minutes - 17 MBI talk to Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project about latest round of Canadian witch hunt over so called Chinese interference or how US dominated 5 eye intelligence agencies keep everyone inline and all aboard the China war wagon If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha Justin Podur's page The Anti-Empire Pr...
Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP#240-Chinese History Chronologically Part 41-Détente
April 04, 2023 07:13 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBWe continue Chinese history chronologically into Spring and Autumn period. Peace breaks out between two East Asian superpower Jin and Chu state in 579 BCE. Strategic lessons from ancient China that's relevant to modern geopolitical realities If you like this why not subscribe to get access to full episode and more premium content on Silk and Steel Podcast Patreon pages
Rise of China challenges US Hegemony on Hrvoje Morić Show
April 03, 2023 06:14 - 33 minutes - 35.2 MBI appear on the Hrvoje Morić Show on TNT radio to talk about how rise of China poses challenged US hegemony
Silk and Steel Podcast Ep#166-Malcolm X and China with Dana Burton
February 21, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 58 MBI spoke to returning guest Dana Burton about Malcolm X and his connection to China. My previous interview with Dana Burton about his life living in China as a Black man and promoting Hip Hop:
Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection
December 21, 2021 13:18 - 23 minutes - 20.3 MBThis is a 20+ min preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection where we continue Golden Triange Opium Series with Davide Melia by looking at the French colonial history and its impact on Opium trade on the east part of the Golden Triangle: Vietnam and Laos If you like this why not subscribe to get access to the full episode and other premium content on Silk and Steel Podcast Patreon page
Preview:Silk and Steel Podcast EP#158-Chinese Food History with Professor Miranda Brown
December 09, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 17.2 MB#ChineseFood #ChineseFoodHistory #Dumpling #Noodle I spoke to Professor Miranda Brown' from University of Michigan about the history of Chinese food! Professor Miranda Brown's Food Blog: https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/dumpling-therapy https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/the-great-noodle-debate Professor Brown's latest article on the real history of Chop Suey: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history Follow Professor Brown on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Do...
Myanmar Junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi:My Appearance on Radio Sputnik‘s Fault Lines
December 07, 2021 12:36 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB#Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #BRI I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik about Myanmar military junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi in the context of US geopolitical competition with China
Pengshuai case:My Appearance on Radio Sputnik‘s Fault Lines
November 23, 2021 05:46 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBI talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about Pengshuai case
Xi-Biden Summit:My latest appearance on Radio Sputnik‘s Faultline Radio
November 18, 2021 14:36 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBI joined Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about XI-Biden virtual summit
My Latest Appearance on Radio Sputnik Fault Line: Chinese Supersonic missiles
November 09, 2021 16:14 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBI joined Radio Sputnik Fault Line with Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan to talk about various stories from China, as Gen. Milley fears a 'Sputnik' moment from hypersonic weapons.
US Drumming for War with China over Taiwan: My Appearance on Radio Sputnik Fault Line
October 18, 2021 08:13 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBI talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan of Fault Line on Radio Sputnik about latest US drumming for war over Taiwan Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
UNLOCKED Silk and Steel Podcast EP#94:History of Taiwan Part 7-Taiwan under KMT and DPP
October 14, 2021 13:43 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBPlaylist of All Taiwan History Series Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvpTIIce0w&list=PLaUg2PM1J5b02n5Xy2zPnn2A5JaRqr_rC&t=0s In the final episode of Silk and Steel Taiwan Political History, I talked to Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu about Taiwan from mid 2000s to 2020 under alternate ruling party of DPP and KMT, what's behind Taiwan's continual identity shift away from Chinese identity. Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
My Appearance on Radio Sputnik Fault Line: PLA Fighter Jets Over Taiwan ADIZ
October 05, 2021 06:31 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBI talked to Radio Sputnik Fault Line's Jamarl Thomas about the latest PLA aircraft fly over Taiwan's self declared Air Defense Identification Zone.
Unlocked:Silk and Steel Podcast Ep#68-Taiwan Political History Part 6 with Xiangyu
September 26, 2021 06:29 - 2 hours - 111 MBWe continue our Taiwan political history series with Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu
UNLOCKED Silk and Steel Podcast EP#54-History of Taiwan Part 4: Taiwan Strait Crisis w Xiangyu
August 26, 2021 07:59 - 50 minutes - 40.1 MBWe continue our discussion of Early Cold War Taiwan thru the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1950s
UNLOCKED Silk and Steel Podcast EP#51-Taiwan History Part 2: Japanese Occupation
July 31, 2021 04:53 - 1 hour - 83 MBWe continue our Taiwan political history series w Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu. In Part 2, we cover the era from Japanese Colonial Rule to Post WW2 hand over.
UNLOCKED Silk and Steel Podcast EP#50-Taiwan History Part 1
June 14, 2021 10:55 - 1 hour - 83 MBI brought back returning guest Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu to talk about political history of Taiwan. In part 1 we covered from prehistoric time to eve of Japanese colonization
Silk and Steel Podcast EP124-Interview with an ethnic Mongol from Xinjiang, Dr. Gordon Gao Part 1
April 26, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 39 MBThis is 1st time I interviewed a direct descendant of Genghis Khan on the Silk and Steel Podcast. Gordon Gao, an ethnic Mongol born and raised in Xinjiang tells his family history in Xinjiang thru Cultural Revolution and Sino-Soviet border conflict. We also discuss the implementation of China's 1 child policy for Han Chinese vs minorities. support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP123-Xinjiang with Timppa
April 20, 2021 05:13 - 20 minutes - 14 MBFor non-subscribers, here is a 20 minute preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP123-Hong Kong and Xinjiang with Timppa Part 2:Xinjiang where I talked to Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in Xinjiang Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Silk and Steel Podcast here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Preview:Silk and Steel Podcast EP122-Hong Kong and Xinjiang with Timppa
April 14, 2021 11:02 - 20 minutes - 14.7 MBI interviewed Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in both places To support Silk and Steel Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon page: patreon.com/silknsteel
UNLOCKED! Silk and Steel Podcast EP#110-Golden Triangle: Opium, China and Myanmar Part 1
March 22, 2021 19:03 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBI talk to returning guest Davide Melia about history of Opium Trade and its legacy in China and Myanmar and impact on China Myanmar relations. This is part 1 of the series Davide has his own Patreon site South-West China with Davide Melia where he documents his life in Yunnan, China near Myanmar Border
Preview:Silk and Steel Podcast EP116-Tech War Update:Chip War
March 04, 2021 16:10 - 23 minutes - 18 MBI talked to returning guest "Mr. T" about the latest in US China tech war front: geopolitics of semiconductor supplies and Taiwan's chip diplomacy. Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Preview: Silk and Steel Podcast EP#105-US COVID Cover-up and War on China with Mr. T
January 02, 2021 16:05 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MBI talk to returning guest "Mr. T" on new evidence of US COVID Response coverup at the highest level and future of US-China relationship under Biden Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger COVID response ass-covering piece in New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year Previous Silk and Steel episode w Mr. T on Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger and US COVID response Silk and Steel Podcast EP#95-The Man behind War on China + real Chinese influence in US election Silk ...
UNLOCKED Silk and Steel Podcast EP#85-Growing up Chinese Muslim in Australia with Temur
December 02, 2020 13:50 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBI interviewed "Temur" who goes by Twitter handle @steelmuslim about growing up Chinese Muslim in Australia, media portrayal of China and growing Sinophboia Down Under, nefarious Aussie think tank ASPI and failson of Australia's ex-Prime Minister
Unlocked:Silk and Steel Podcast Ep#81-Yellow Peril, Opium Wars and growing up Chinese in UK with Anna Chen
November 09, 2020 10:48 - 1 hour - 106 MBI talked to London-born Chinese British poet, writer and broadcaster Anna Chen about growing up Chinese in UK, Imperialism, racism, Sinopobia, Western media depiction of China, new Cold War between US and China. Anna Chen's blog: https://madammiaow.blogspot.com Anna Chen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadamMiaow
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#95-The Man behind War on China + real Chinese influence in US election
October 31, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBIn the Silk and Steel US election special double feature, I sat down w returning guest "Mr. T" to talk about the man behind Trump Admin's War on China and the real Chinese influence in the US election story.
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#91-Tech War Round 3: China's Response
October 06, 2020 13:46 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWe continue our coverage of US-China tech on Silk and Steel podcast, this time looking at China's response to US actions. I invited "Mr. G" who shares with us his knowledge of Chinese tech development and also a different take from our previous guest "Mr. T" on future of US-China tech competition. In a bonus patron only segment, we discuss the future of Huawei, 5G, China's effort to building independent tech base and possibility of bifurcation of internet along China and US verisons
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#88-US China Tech War Round 2 with Industry Insider
September 27, 2020 10:09 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBI talked to tech industry insider "Mr T" again about the latest escalation in US-China tech war after Trump admin slapped sanction against Chinese semiconductor chip maker SMIC and vetoed TikTok deal.
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#86-US China Tech War w an Industry Insider
September 20, 2020 14:37 - 45 minutes - 32.9 MBOn the Day of Trump's ban on Wechat, I talked to an IT industry insider about ongoing US-China tech war, its origin, role of US intelligence agencies and US tech giants, and the future of US-China competition in the tech space
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#83-Mulan Special with Sun Feiyang
September 09, 2020 14:17 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBI talked with returning guest Sun Feiyang about original Chinese legend of Mulan and the latest Disney Mulan movie as well as controversies around it. Original Chinese Ode to Mulan and English translation: https://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/mulan.php ‘The Ballad of Mulan’: A Rhyming Translation: https://classicalpoets.org/2018/09/23/the-ballad-of-mulan-a-rhyming-translation/ Chinese women's live tweeting of Disney Mulan movie: https://twitter.com/XiranJayZhao/status/130235247646559...
Silk and Steel Podcast #82-Women's Forum on Misogyny, Harassment and Victim Blaming
September 06, 2020 15:53 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBRecent expose of serial online harasser of leftist Asian women, British columnist Tom Fowdy had resulted in an explosion of misogyny, victim blaming from some members in the anti-Imperialist, pro-China Twitter space. I invited three women who had been on the receiving end of Tom's unwanted sexual advances to talk about why his action is not ok, why we need to call out online harassment of women in public and why victim blaming is not okay, why hyper-sexualisation and fetishisation of Asian w...
Unlocked! Silk and Steel Podcast EP#67-Lost Roman Legion In China with Amir Askari Yahyavi
September 04, 2020 10:57 - 1 hour - 79 MBWe invited Amir Askari Yahyavi back for the epilogue of epic Rome vs Parthia battle of Carrhae: Did Roman POW end up in China? for previous episodes on battle of Carrhae with Amir EP2: Rome vs Parthia Battle of Carrhae-The Prelude with Amir Askari EP#10-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 1 EP#11-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 2
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#71-Biking to Xinjiang with Jerry Grey
August 09, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBI interviewed long term China Expat Jerry Grey about his stay in China and his recent bicycling trip to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and what he witnessed there. support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#61-Taiwan History Part 5:Cold War Taiwan and Independence Movement w Xiangyu
July 13, 2020 02:28 - 2 hours - 85.9 MBWe continue the Taiwan history series with Part 5 Cold War Taiwan and development of Taiwan Independence movement with Taiwanese Communist rapper Xiangyu Xiangyu Music YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/XYZrap
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#64-Century of Humiliation w The East is a Podcast
June 18, 2020 06:55 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBI appeared on The East is a Podcast to talk about the Century of Humiliation and Orientalism in Western perception of China
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#63-Origin of China India Border Dispute
June 17, 2020 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWe explore the China India relations thru history and origin of China India border conflict
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#58-Xinjiang and COVID19 disinfo with Historic.ly
June 11, 2020 14:11 - 1 hour - 210 MBI appeared on Historic.ly podcast to talk about modern history of Xinjiang as well as latest US disinfo campaign regarding COVID19 and China
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#57-New US China Cold War w Razib Khan of Browncast
June 09, 2020 12:02 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBI talked to Razib Khan of Browncast about China and US in New Cold War, COVID19 and life in Bali
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#56-COVID19 update from China with Peter Miller
May 25, 2020 10:34 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBI interviewed Canadian Expat in China Peter Miller who teaches in my hometown Chongqing about his experience living in China both before and after COVID19 crisis hit.
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#55-History of Okinawa w Robert Kajiwara
May 18, 2020 01:20 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBI interviewed historian and peace activist Robert Kajiwara about History of Okinawa and Ryukyu (LooChoo) Kingdom, its relations w China, Japan, and US
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#53-History of Taiwan Part 3: Early Cold War Taiwan w Xiangyu
April 30, 2020 09:39 - 2 hours - 108 MBWe talk about Post WW2 Taiwan thru early Cold War up to Fisrt Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1954 with Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu
Preview Silk and Steel Podcast EP#48-Coronavirus update inside China with Davide Melia
March 28, 2020 02:11 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBFor non-subscribers, here is a 1hr + preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#48-Coronavirus update inside China where I talk to long term China resident Davide Melia about living in China in time of coronavirus crisis. Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Silk and Steel Podcast here on our patreon page, to listen to the full interview and all previous locked episodes. You can also get our downloadable RSS feed for your podcast app from our patreon page on PC browser and more
Preview Silk and Steel Podcast EP#50-History of Taiwan Part 1
March 23, 2020 18:25 - 47 minutes - 39.4 MBFor non-subscribers, here is a 45+ minute preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#50-History of Taiwan Part 1 where I talked to Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu about political history of Taiwan from prehistoric times down to the present Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Silk and Steel Podcast here on our patreon page, to listen to the full interview and all previous locked episodes. You can also get our downloadable RSS feed for your podcast app from our patreon page on PC brows...
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#46-American Expat in Xinjiang China w Josh Summers
March 10, 2020 23:21 - 49 minutes - 19.5 MBI interviewed long term American Expat in China Josh Summers who had lived in Xinjiang region for over a decade since 2006 about life living there.
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#47-Coronavirus Update with Sun Feiyang
March 07, 2020 10:34 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBWe talk about the latest Coronavirus outbreak both in and out of China with returning guest Sun Feiyang
Silk and Steel Podcast EP#41-Bruce Lee Family History in Hong Kong
December 06, 2019 09:47 - 45 minutes - 34 MBFor non-subscribers, here is a 40+ minute preview of EP#41-Bruce Lee Family History in Hong Kong where I talked about little known background history of Bruce Lee's mixed Hong Kong Eurasian family which mirrored the history of Hong Kong itself. Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Silk and Steel Podcast on our patreon page, to listen to the full interview and all previous locked episodes. You can also get our downloadable RSS feed for your podcast app from our patreon page on PC brow...