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By Their Own CompassBonus Dispatch: Modern-day Missionaries, Walking Safaris, and the Livingstone Trail with Dan KobayashiDavid Livingstone spent thirty years wandering across Africa. In our main episode we spent forty minutes talking about him. We may have missed a few spots. Dan Kobayashi, a writer and longtime Africa analyst, helps us fill in the blank spaces on the map. Dan spent 13 years as an expert on Southern and Central Africa for the U.S State Department, and most recently analyzed global power competition on the African continent. He has worked at the U.S. Embassies in Lesotho, Zambia, Malawi, and Botswana and has organized U.S observation of five African elections.
2026-01-2933 min
Echoes of HistoryThe Tang Dynasty: The End of China's Golden Age?Assassin’s Creed Dynasty provides a vivid recreation of China as it was 1300 years ago, during the reign of the Tang Dynasty. The story focuses on a pivotal moment for the emperors, when a huge rebellion plunged the empire into a civil war that took nearly a decade - and the brutal deaths of millions - to end.Yet despite this turbulence, the Tang Dynasty is often thought to have ruled over a golden age in Chinese history, characterised by peace, stability and the peak of ancient art.To make sense of this ap...
2026-01-2651 min
By Their Own CompassEmily HahnWe’re back and in our second episode, we’re following the travels of Emily “Mickey” Hahn in 1930s China. Mickey Hahn was a writer, an adventurer, and a professional rule breaker whose wanderlust took her from the American Midwest to Europe and Africa and finally to China, all before she turned 30.By the time she got to China, she had already established herself as an up-and-coming literary voice and one of the New Yorker’s earliest star writers. In her career, she published 54 books and over 200 articles, but her most famous book is China to Me, a memoir o...
2025-12-0459 min
Seema SaysSheikh Hasina Verdict, Bihar Results and Indian FootballThe Wire's Editor Seema Chishti takes on this week's big news in a new episode of Seema Says: a Bangladesh tribunal has given former PM Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal the death sentence for 'crimes against humanity' during last year's protests; the NDA has swept Bihar; and India's football management is in chaos, with matches on hold.
Seema's recommendations:
A review of Heaven Lake, written by Vikram Seth on travelling in China by Jeremiah Jenne - done as part of vintage reviews on China Books Review.
Bodkin, on Netflix – A...
2025-11-1913 min
By Their Own CompassIbn BattutaAfter months of planning, scripting, and the sort of meticulous historical fact-checking that would make Ibn Battuta himself say, “Mate, it’s just a travel story,” we’re thrilled to announce the launch of By Their Own Compass.Our inaugural episode features Ibn Battuta, one of history’s most spectacular travel overachievers, on his journey from modern-day Turkey, across Central Asia, to India, hoping to land a job but following an itinerary that redefines “taking the scenic route.” Along the way, he dined with sultans, khans, and emperors whilst braving rough seas, high mountain passes, questionable lodging arrangements...
2025-10-1540 min
Barbarians at the GateAI-Laoshi Will See You NowIn our careers as teachers, we have cycled between embracing change while loudly proclaiming that [Insert New Technology Here] will ruin the classroom experience, doom a generation to intellectual oblivion, and possibly lead to the collapse of civilization. What can I say? Teachers can be an excitable lot, prone to excessive consumption of caffeine.Whether it was television ("Students won't know how to read anymore!") or computers ("Students won't know how to write and do math anymore!"), to the dawn of the Internet age ("Students are just going to copy stuff from online and...
2025-08-3126 min
Barbarians at the GateThe Six: Recovering the Lost Story of the Titanic's Chinese SurvivorsIn this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, hosts Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser interview Steven Schwankert about his groundbreaking research into the forgotten story of the Chinese survivors of the Titanic disaster. Schwankert, author of The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors, details how he uncovered the remarkable tale of six Chinese men who survived the sinking in 1912—a story largely erased from historical records.The conversation explores how these third-class passengers achieved an extraordinary survival rate despite their disadvantaged position on the ship. Schwankert explains how their maritime experience as...
2025-05-2044 min
Gone MedievalGenghis Khan's Pax MongolicaDr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Jeremiah Jenne to explore the incredible impact of the Mongol Empire on medieval history. From Marco Polo's travels, to the Mongol postal system and groundbreaking innovations such as paper money under the Pax Mongolica.The Mongols unified a vast territory, allowing for unprecedented cultural exchange and technological advancements leading to a unique era of stability and interconnectedness shaped the world far beyond the 13th and 14th centuries.More:Genghis Khan to Tamerlanehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/62GXJOJWKCOHEijcyVLUu8?si=8d698a9f680d4b91
2025-04-2959 min
The History of ChinaSpecial: Barbarians At the Gates - A Conversation with Jeremiah JenneOriginal publication: 03/21/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-04-0935 min
Barbarians at the GateChallenges of Foreign Reporting in ChinaIn this episode of 'Barbarians at the Gate,' hosts Jeremiah Jenne and David welcome Jane Perlez, former Beijing bureau chief for the New York Times, to discuss the evolving challenges of reporting from China. Jane shares her experiences from her tenure in Beijing (2012-2019), where she served as bureau chief for the New York Times. She describes the gradual erosion of press freedom, the increasing difficulties foreign journalists face under Xi's leadership, including the expulsion of journalists in 2018, and the ongoing obstacles that news assistants working for foreign media encounter in China. The conversation explores how reporters have...
2025-02-1434 minEchoes of HistoryThe Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China is both older and newer than you might think, with mysteries and controversies buried in its foundations. To help shed a light on the complex history of this iconic monument, Matt Lewis is joined by historian and travel guide Dr Jeremiah Jenne, co-host of the podcast Barbarians at the Gate.Click the link to watch this episode on YouTube.Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. Hosted by: Matt LewisEdited by: Tim ArstallProduced b...
2024-12-0250 minBarbarians at the GateLaws of the Land: Feng Shui in Chinese HistoryIn this episode, hosts Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser speak with MIT professor Tristan Brown about his award-winning book Laws of the Land: Feng Shui and the State in Qing Dynasty China. Brown reveals how Feng Shui was far more than just the art of furniture arrangement or grave placement - it was a sophisticated system of environmental management and social control in imperial China.Drawing from rare county archives in Sichuan province, Brown shows how Feng Shui served multiple functions: regulating urban development, managing environmental resources, and mediating social conflicts. Through fascinating examples...
2024-11-2641 minBarbarians at the GateWhat can the end of the Ming Dynasty tell us about the election of Donald Trump and what comes nextLast week’s election of Donald Trump to a second term as U.S. President disappointed half of the American electorate and much of the world (outside the Kremlin). To help Jeremiah and David process what’s next, they’re joined by Brendan O’Kane— writer, translator, expert in the literature of the late Ming Dynasty, and a Pennsylvania voter. Brendan explores the works of Zhang Dai (張岱 1597-1634), the Jin Ping Mei 金瓶梅, and other literary examples from the twilight of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). What was it like to witness the end of an era and the collapse...
2024-11-1234 minBarbarians at the GateHistorical Battles: Rewriting China's Past to Shape the Future"We can overestimate and underestimate how much things changed when Xi Jinping took power, but the intensity of concern over historical narratives has definitely grown under his leadership." - Jeffrey WasserstromIn this episode, Jeremiah and David are joined by Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, and a leading expert in modern Chinese history. We discuss the legacies of the Hong Kong protests, the rise of Xi Jinping's historical narrative control, and how academic engagement with China is evolving amidst growing geopolitical tensions....
2024-10-1644 min
The CosmopolitanThe Creation of Modern China Podcast: Dan Snow's History Hit (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: The Creation of Modern ChinaPub date: 2024-09-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOn the 1st of October 1949, a huge crowd gathered in Tiananmen Square. In the shadow of Beijing's imperial Forbidden City, they listened as Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, proclaimed the birth of the People's Republic of China. The trials and tribulations of the Chinese people were over, he told them, and their liberation from the shackles of...
2024-10-0935 min
Dan Snow's History HitThe Creation of the People's Republic of ChinaOn the 1st of October 1949, a huge crowd gathered in Tiananmen Square. In the shadow of Beijing's imperial Forbidden City, they listened as Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, proclaimed the birth of the People's Republic of China. The trials and tribulations of the Chinese people were over, he told them, and their liberation from the shackles of imperialism had finally arrived.To mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the PRC, we're joined by Dr Jeremiah Jenne, an expert in Late Imperial and Modern China. He explains how the nation transitioned from...
2024-09-3035 minBarbarians at the GateBack to School 2: The View from the EUIn this episode of Barbarian at the Gate, hosts Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser are joined by special guest Karlis Rokpelnis, China country representative for the European Union's Euraxess Research Mobility Initiative. Together, they delve into the evolving landscape of international education in China, discussing the factors influencing the decline in student exchanges and the varying approaches of American and European institutions. Karlis offers his unique perspective on the changes he's observed over the past decade, from a gradual decline in short-term exchanges to a rise in long-term study programs at top universities.The...
2024-09-1929 min
Dan Snow's History HitThe Opium Wars2/2. The British Empire aggressively pursued the opium trade well into the 19th century, fueling an addiction epidemic within China. The Qing government was determined to stamp out this destructive trade, leading to the First and Second Opium Wars. But the British Royal Navy was at its apogee, and re-exerted British control over the Chinese state. In the infamous final chapter of this story, British and French forces looted and destroyed the Imperial Summer Palace in Beijing stealing everything from priceless art to the Emperor's Pekinese dogs.In the second episode of a two-part mini-series Dan and...
2024-05-2237 minDan Snow's History HitThe British Empire, China and Opium1/2. Victorian readers were captivated by descriptions of smoke-filled opium dens among backstreet brothels and pubs in London's East End in Oscar Wilde novels. Opium use in Britain in the 19th century was widespread and while opium dens were scarce, Victorians could buy opium over the counter in chemists as treatments for headaches, coughs and even as a sleep aid for babies. Opium was important to the British Empire's health but more so to its imperial aims to control Asia from the Indian subcontinent to the eastern markets in China.In the first episode of a two-part...
2024-05-2150 min
Best of the SpectatorChinese Whispers: Was Marco Polo a 'sexpat'?When I recently came across a book review asking the question ‘was Marco Polo a "sexpat"?’, I knew I had to get its author on to, well, discuss this important question some more. The 13th century Venetian merchant Marco Polo’s account of China was one of the earliest and most popular travelogues written on the country. Polo spent years at the court of Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis, and whose family founded the Yuan dynasty in China.
My guest today, and the author of that book review, is the historian Jeremiah Jenne. Jeremiah has lived in China...
2024-04-1524 min
Chinese WhispersWas Marco Polo a 'sexpat'?When I recently came across a book review asking the question ‘was Marco Polo a "sexpat"?’, I knew I had to get its author on to, well, discuss this important question some more. The 13th century Venetian merchant Marco Polo’s account of China was one of the earliest and most popular travelogues written on the country. Polo spent years at the court of Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis, and whose family founded the Yuan dynasty in China.My guest today, and the author of that book review, is the historian Jeremiah Jenne. Jeremiah has lived in China...
2024-04-1524 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsHow can students impact the future of U.S.-China relations?Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the population of foreigners and international students in China has decreased dramatically. How has the drop in international students impacted education in China? Jeremiah Jenne visits the United States from Beijing for the first time since before Beijing’s COVID lockdowns and discusses the importance of people-to-people exchange in 2023.
About the speaker: https://www.ncuscr.org/video/students-impact-us-china-relations/
2023-08-1804 min
The China History PodcastThe History of Beijing with Jeremiah JenneThe response was so positive last time longtime Beijing ex-pat Dr. Jeremiah Jenne appeared on the CHP, we decided to invite him on the program again. Seeing how JJ has called this magnificent city home for the past twenty-odd years, who better is there to introduce the long history of this 6300 sq. mile area located inside the borders of Hebei province? Even before the city officially became Beijing or even Khanbaliq, it was already a historical place. My deep thanks to Jeremiah 君 for taking the time to come on the show. Have a fab weekend everyone! Learn mor...
2023-06-2332 min
Old BloodForeigner: A Murder in PekingIn 1937, Peking police discovered a British schoolgirl at the bottom of an ancient wall with her heart torn from her chest. The investigation unraveled multiple theories that increased tension between locals and the many foreigners living in China at the dawn of World War II.Sources:Cook, Isham. “Midnight in Peking and true crime fiction.” Isham Cook. 11 January, 2020. https://ishamcook.com/2020/01/11/midnight-in-peking-and-true-crime-fiction/Daugelait, Tautvile. “Author Graeme Shepard Disputes Paul French’s Famed Peking Murder Book.” The Beijinger. 12 November, 2018. https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2018/11/08/its-great-story-he-wrong-graeme-shepard-opposes-infamous-peking-murder-conclusionsFrench, Paul. Midnight in Peking: How the Mu...
2023-05-221h 15
Shūmiàn 书面 PodcastCafezinho 69: Trocas em moeda corrente entre Brasil e ChinaNaquela pausa curta do cafezinho você pode ouvir a nossa Gerente de Mídias, Aline Tedeschi, conversando com Alexandre Coelho, secretário do IPSA e ex-diretor jurídico do Bank of China no Brasil, sobre a assinatura de acordos entre bancos brasileiros e chineses para compensações financeiras em moedas locais.
Além disso, nas dicas da sessão ZHENG HE, temos uma recomendação de livro do nosso entrevistado e dicas turísticas sobre a China, que estão na lista de livros do historiador Jeremiah Jenne e um especial para o TAB Uol da nossa editora sêni...
2023-04-1017 min
China Stories[The World of Chinese] Anyone seen the son of heaven?Lost: One Emperor. If found, you can keep him.Click here to read the article by Jeremiah Jenne.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2023-02-2108 minBarbarians at the GateCCTV FolliesIn this episode, we welcome to the podcast journalist Philip Cunningham, freelance writer for newspapers such as South China Morning Post and Japan Times, and was a former Knight Fellow and Harvard Nieman Fellowship recipient. Philip is currently posting a daily Substack entitled CCTV Follies, which provides a visual chronicle of the daily CCTV evening news report Xinwen Lianbo《新闻联播》, accompanied with running commentary that is illuminating and humorous. Phil talks about the program’s quasi-ritual role in defining the boundaries of political discourse and its overt and subliminal influence on the framing of news stories in the Chinese information environment.
2023-02-1531 min
Sinica PodcastSpecial episode: The COVID lockdown protests, with David Moser and Jeremiah JenneWe've got a special bonus episode this week on the protests over the weekend of November 26th-27th in multiple cities around China. Joining Kaiser and Jeremy are old friends David Moser and Jeremiah Jenne, co-hosts of the Barbarians at the Gate podcast, who have 50 years in Beijing between them. David Moser is a linguist, academic administrator, and accomplished jazz pianist and composer. Jeremiah Jenne is a writer and historian. Both David and Jeremiah are still in Beijing, and they offer an on-the-ground account of what happened and what it all means.A transcript of this podcast...
2022-11-291h 06China Stories[The World of Chinese] The blast that nearly destroyed BeijingThe Wanggongchang Explosion continues to mystify historians almost 400 years later.Click here to read the article by Jeremiah Jenne.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-10-2109 minChina Stories[The World of Chinese] The sorcerers and soul stealers that terrorized Qing ChinaIn 18th century China, evil spirits and sorcerers were a constant menace to the public and the government.Click here to read the article by Jeremiah Jenne.Narrated by Ryan Cunningham.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-08-2608 min
The China History PodcastThe Forbidden City With Dr. Jeremiah JenneFew topics have been requested more than the Forbidden City, located in the center of the great city of Beijing. To help introduce this iconic palace complex, Laszlo invited longtime Beijing resident, Jeremiah Jenne of "Barbarians at the Gate Podcast" fame onto the CHP to discuss the history of the Forbidden City from its construction in the Ming Dynasty up to the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-08-101h 03
China Sports Insider PodcastJeremiah Jenne on the NBA finals and being a Boston sports fan in ChinaWe round up the news this week with Zhang Weili’s stunning knockout win in the UFC. How long until she fights for another title (2:26)? Meanwhile, F1 driver Zhou Guanyu — a recent guest on the podcast — continues to have a run of bad luck, plagued by technical issues when driving well (3:45). Meanwhile, China’s breakout tennis star Zhang Qinwen backs up her strong run at the French Open by winning her first WTA title in Valencia (9:23), and a trip down memory lane to 2016 when then-Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was grilled at the Bird’s Nest by a certain Haze Fan —...
2022-06-1659 minChina Stories[The World of Chinese] Court confidentialChina’s emperors were no strangers to the curse of bad data—and built their own secret system to avoid it.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2018/02/court-confidential/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-05-3109 minChina Stories[The World of Chinese] A pox on the House of Aisin-GioroA tiny enemy nearly brought down the Qing empire.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2020/06/a-pox-on-the-house-of-aisin-gioro/Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-05-0305 minChina Stories[The World of Chinese] The Russian refugees who made a home in Qing ChinaHow a priest from today’s Ukraine and a band of Siberian refugees built a Russian Orthodox mission in the heart of the Qing Empire.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/03/the-russian-refugees-who-made-a-home-in-qing-china/Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-04-0509 minChina Stories[The World of Chinese] On thin ice: When Dutch traders challenged the Qing Empire for skating gloryHistorian Tonio Andrade recalls a mostly forgotten moment of 18th century Chinese diplomacy and winter sports history.Read the article by Jeremiah Jenne: https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/02/on-thin-ice-when-the-dutch-challenged-the-qing-empire-for-skating-glory/Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-03-0412 min
Of Course China!Ep#30: Understanding China Through Its History | Jeremiah JenneUnderstanding China through its history and culture is the main topic discussed in this episode with Jeremiah Jenne, a writer and historian living in Beijing since 2002. In this podcast, filmed and recorded in a Beijing Hutong, we also discussed his work as a historian in Beijing, learning Chinese as a necessity for his work, China’s long history, his Beijing history tours with Beijing by Foot, and much more. See time stamps below.
Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XLIMvcvtxE4
Beijing by Foot: https://www.beijingbyfoot.com/
Recommended beginners BO...
2021-02-1648 minBarbarians at the GateThe Language and History of Public Health in ChinaThe outbreak of Covid-19 has drawn attention to public health in China and around the world. In the early stages, there was considerable criticism of China's initial handling of the outbreak. This criticism drew an emotional response in China. In this episode of Barbarians at the Gate, Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser look at the intimate link in Chinese history between public health, hygiene, and modernity.
Note: In the podcast, we mention China's expulsion of Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin, Chao Deng, and Philip Wen. Since we taped the podcast, the situation has escalated and last week the government...
2020-03-2300 min
ChinaTalkReinterpreting Beijing and its historyJeremiah Jenne, history teacher, writer, and the man behind Beijing by Foot, is in the guest seat this week. He speaks with Jordan about the changes — both tangible and intangible — that Beijing has undergone in the last few decades. They chat about how Chinese history is reinterpreted through the lenses of different regimes, the ways in which this new history is presented to the world, and Beijing’s modernizing cityscape and the varied reactions it is met with. 10:57: Out with the old, in with the new 15:17: What to make of the Qing dynasty, with help from t...
2019-11-1348 minChinaTalkReinterpreting Beijing and its historyJeremiah Jenne, history teacher, writer, and the man behind Beijing by Foot, is in the guest seat this week. He speaks with Jordan about the changes — both tangible and intangible — that Beijing has undergone in the last few decades. They chat about how Chinese history is reinterpreted through the lenses of different regimes, the ways in which this new history is presented to the world, and Beijing’s modernizing cityscape and the varied reactions it is met with. 10:57: Out with the old, in with the new 15:17: What to make of the Qing dynasty, with help from t...
2019-11-1348 min
The History of China#155 - S. Song: Yue Fei, Pt. 1-The Flying FuryIn this first of a two-part look into the life and legend of this epic Chinese hero, we chronicle Yue Fei's early life and education, his induction into the military to serve his nation with utmost loyalty, his meteoric rise through the ranks, and his stalwart resolve in facing the greatest crisis his country his known in centuries, all while garnering a cult-like following of soldiers, and the panicked attention of the imperial court.Time Period Covered:1103-1137 CEMajor Works Cited:Foster, Robert W...
2018-12-0845 min
The History of China Podcast#155 - S. Song 2: Yue Fei, Pt. 1-The Flying FuryIn this first of a two-part look into the life and legend of this epic Chinese hero, we chronicle Yue Fei's early life and education, his induction into the military to serve his nation with utmost loyalty, his meteoric rise through the ranks, and his stalwart resolve in facing the greatest crisis his country his known in centuries, all while garnering a cult-like following of soldiers, and the panicked attention of the imperial court.
Time Period Covered:
1103-1137 CE
Major Works Cited:
Foster, Robert W. The Human Condition in Premodern China.
Jenne, Jeremiah. “The Execution of Yue Fei: 875 Years of Pa...
2018-12-0843 min
Wo Men PodcastOne Year Anniversary PartyThe Wǒ Men podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of life in China hosted by Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang. Previous episodes of the Wǒ Men podcast can be found here, and you can find Wǒ Men on iTunes here. On Saturday 7 July, the RADII-sponsored Wǒ Men Podcast celebrated its first anniversary at The Bookworm in Beijing. It was an entertaining afternoon of thoughtful discussion – all recorded live. Check out a photo gallery of images from the event below and listen to an audio recording of Wǒ Men hosts Yajun Zhang and Jingjing Zhang’s discussion with RADII colu...
2018-07-1348 min
The Expat Entrepreneur: Doing Business, Online Marketing and Cross Cultural Communication OverseasTranslating Passion to Business in a Different Culture with Jeremiah Jenne - 002My guest today on The Expat Entrepreneur is Jeremiah Jenne, a writer and historian who is currently living and running a business in the Chinese capital of Beijing. In this episode, Jeremiah talks about what first drew him to China and how he has been able to turn his passion for Chinese history and culture into a business. For those of you who aren't "businessmen", Jeremiah's story will encourage you to continue pursuing your passion and maybe, just maybe, you'll find a business opportunity waiting. You can connect with Jeremiah either on his website or where he writes: Beijing by...
2018-01-2135 min
The Expat Entrepreneur: Doing Business, Online Marketing and Cross Cultural Communication OverseasTranslating Passion to Business in a Different Culture with Jeremiah JenneMy guest today on The Expat Entrepreneur is Jeremiah Jenne, a writer and historian who is currently living and running a business in the Chinese capital of Beijing. In this episode, Jeremiah talks about what first drew him to China and how he has been able to turn his passion for Chinese history and culture into a business. For those of you who aren't "businessmen", Jeremiah's story will encourage you to continue pursuing your passion and maybe, just maybe, you'll find a business opportunity waiting. You can connect with Jeremiah either on his website or...
2018-01-2100 min
Around the World with Dan Perry#43: Talking North Korea with Jeremiah JenneTensions have been rising on the Korean peninsula. What are our options? My guest Jeremiah Jenne is a historian living in Beijing. He has been to North Korea multiple times, including just a few weeks ago (I have been there as well). Jeremiah laid out three potential military strategies for the US to intervene in North Korea; unfortunately, all of these options are various shades of terrible. He also talked about diplomatic strategies, which also are controversial and risky. Jeremiah has several other projects in Beijing. He runs a small company called Beijing by Foot...
2017-04-291h 34
Popup ChineseSinica - Identity, Race and CivilizationIt doesn't take much exposure to China to realize the pervasiveness of identity politics here. Indeed, whether in the Chinese government's occasionally hamfisted efforts to micromanage ethnic minority cultures or the Foreign Ministry's soft-power promotion efforts abroad, it seems that barely a day goes by without someone in the Chinese government confusing the idea of China (the state) with the Han ethnic diaspora.This week, Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn are delighted to be joined by David Moser, director of the CET immersion program in Beijing, and Jeremiah Jenne, renegade Qing historian and director...
2015-05-2442 minPopup ChineseSinica - Finding the Essence of ChinaThis week, Kaiser Kuo and David Moser are delighted to host Jeremiah Jenne, Director at The Hutong, Beijing’s premier cultural exchange center, for a conversation that picks apart this country's obsession with "Chinese characteristics" and asks whether this is empty rhetoric, or something that actually matters. In the process, we wade back to Imperial efforts to reconcile the "essence" of China with "practical" Western technologies and ideas (中体西用).Have your own thoughts? Share them in the comments section below, or write to us at sinica@popupchinese.com. And remember, to subscribe to the Sinica show throu...
2014-08-1554 minPopup ChineseSinica - Daoism for the Action-OrientedWhat Would Confucius Do? What for that matter would Laozi not do? This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy ask these and other questions of Sam Crane, professor of contemporary Chinese politics at Williams College and author of the new book Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Dao. And given that this show explores uniquely Chinese ideas of how to live a life through right action, and how ancient Chinese philosophy might be applied to contemporary American ethical challenges, we're also delighted to be joined by Jeremiah "Honorable Mencian" Jenne, scholar of Qing history, popular China...
2013-11-0851 minPopup ChineseSinica - What China is Getting RightComplain as we might about life in China, the last thirty-four years or so haven't been all bad: we've seen three decades of roughly ten percent GDP growth, a whole lot of people eating a whole lot better than they did, and impressive progress improving life expectancy, infant mortality, literacy rates and more, not to mention a slew of prescient infrastructure investments in transportation and telecommunication networks.This week on Sinica, Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn are joined by Jeremiah Jenne, director of IES Beijing and popular blogger, for a look into what we...
2013-06-0749 min
Sinica PodcastThe eulogy and the aftershocksOn April 15, 2010, on the 21st anniversary of former Party Secretary Hu Yaobang’s death, Premier Wen Jiabao published an essay to eulogize his former mentor in the People’s Daily. On April 15, 1989, the death of this foreign-minded general secretary of the Communist Party famously touched off the student demonstration of that year. It is a highly-emotional essay, which recalls a trip he took to Guizhou in 1986 with Hu Yaobang, a good friend of his that he worked with and admired. He particularly emphasizes Hu’s qualities, especially the populist rhetoric that he learned and now applies. In today's episode, we first...
2010-04-2335 min