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Racing HQ with Steve HewlettNathan Bennett 23.05.2025Import Fawkner Park would have won last year's Doomben Cup in a few more bounds. Can he go two better in 2025. Nathan Bennett (Bennett racing) says he was found by UK bloodstock agent Stuart Boman, who has already found two Doomben Cup winners.
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The Storytelling LabFiction Storytelling as a Form of Self-Discovery with Nathan Baugh"Most nonfiction books could’ve been blog posts—but fiction sticks with you for life." — Nathan BaughIs fiction just entertainment—or is it the best self-help you’re not reading? In this episode, Rain Bennett sits down with storyteller, writer, and World Builders creator Nathan Baugh to talk about the power of fiction in a world obsessed with productivity, optimization, and self-help checklists. Together they explore the overlooked lessons hiding in classic novels, the creative trap of only producing for money, and the rising role of AI in the writing world.Nath...2025-05-051h 10
Corporations Are AwesomeLooney Tunes with Sarah BennettBugs, Taz, Elmer... what do these three have in common? They all love the corporation Looney Tunes. We have Sarah Bennett on to chat all things Tunes. 2025-01-131h 10
SPECTRE PodcastSPECTRE - The People’s Republic of China ft. Keith BennettJoined by Keith Bennett of Friends of Socialist China, we explore the Peoples Republic of China! We examine the how history has shaped china and it's modern socialist development, socialism in China, the driving up of anti-communist propaganda against China, the role that Friends of Socialist China plays in brining workers together, democracy in China, and more !Friends of Socialist China website and twitter - https://socialistchina.org/ https://x.com/socialist_chinaMusic Credit: Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus JME and Skepta - Freestyle 2024-11-211h 26
Lawnhub Live at LunchInterview w/ Golf Course Superintendent Nathan Bennett | Lawnhub Live EP40Lawnhub Live episode 40 with special guest Nathan Bennett, Golf Course Superintendent of the Royal Adelaide Golf Club.
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Challenge the Standard in Financial AdviceS2E19 Conscious Performance with Vanessa BennettThis week's episode sees Vanessa Bennett, from Next Evolution Performance join Jordan and Nathan which, given how often her work has been referenced on this podcast, is timely! In this episode, Vanessa discusses: The corrosive impact ambiguity can have in the workplace. How an awareness of neuroscience can empower leaders to build the best environment for their team. Why multi-tasking is a myth - and gives a name to something we're all guilty of (Constant Partial Attention...yikes!) Why recognising the fundamental nature of humanity - and working with it, instead of against it - makes for...2024-10-101h 05
devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software DevelopmentNathan Manceaux-Panot - Retcon - Rewriting Git History made SimpleThis week we have Nathan Manceaux-Panot, the creator of Retcon, a git client. Retcon is a git client that helps you rewrite git history with remarkable ease. You can drag and drop commits to create new commits, undo, redo, and more.
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The Firm & Fast Golf PodcastNathan Bennett - Superintendant @ Royal Adelaide Golf ClubRecorded 1/5/2024
Nathan Bennett comes from counrty Victorian farming stock, so he's not afraid of hard yakka ('hard work' for non Australians). His can do approach has seen him on a green keeping journey which started in Murray Downs and would go on to include Metropolitan, Moonah Legends, The Sands and finally Royal Adelaide Golf Club.
We take a look at Nathan's journey while also lingering upon the Royal Adelaide story, since the clubs foundation back in 1892. The clubs centenary book is a great read (if you can get your hands on it.... its out of...2024-06-271h 43
She Impacts CultureBeyond Logic & Embracing Change | Dr. Jen BennettHow often do we cling to the familiar simply because it makes sense to us and is logical?” In this episode of the She Impacts Culture podcast, we explore how to move beyond comfort and predictability to embrace the change God’s calling brings. Today’s episode is all about Beyond Logic & Embracing Change.Today, Jen is specifically chatting through:Logical Thinking vs. Faith: How does logical thinking sometimes hinder us from stepping into uncertain opportunities that God calls us to?Clinging to Comforts: Identifying the good things in life...2024-05-0919 min
Pocket HoursEpisode 45: Soup to Nuts for ADUs with Nathan BennettAs real estate agents, it is always the goal to help buyers see the potential in a home or property when they are in the market to buy. Adding an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) or a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) is an up-and-coming way that not only maximizes the buyer’s investment but also provides many other benefits. In this episode of Pocket Hours, Jennifer Nelson is talking to Nathan Bennett, owner of Plumb ADU. He shares the whole process, start to finish, of how he walks clients through building an ADU or DADU on their pro...2024-04-0933 min
Belair Baptist Church PodcastThe Gospel Mark: Mark 10:17-31| Nathan Bennett
Nathan Bennett continues our series 'The Gospel of Mark' as he delivers us a message from Mark 10:17-31
For more information about Belair Baptist Church, see our website: www.belairbaptist.org.au
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Survivor Buffs Blindsides and Banter”I was actually the ultimate spooner!”- Australian Survivor Week 1 Recap feat. Kristie BennettThe boys are back with a bang! And joined by Season 1 winner Kristie Bennett!! They break down the incredible first week of Titans vs Rebels. Hear their thoughts on all the movers and shakers and we find out the secret to Kristie's success in the game2024-02-021h 32
Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS02E01 Reintroducing the Chinese Revolutions PodcastS02E01 Reintroducing the Chinese Revolutions Podcast
This is a rambling episode pushed out to get the ball rolling, getting this podcast going again.
The next big thing on the agenda is the Boxer Rebellion. We'll do some episodes in the run up to the Boxer Rebellion, and then we'll spend some good time on the next major revolutionary inflection point before the Qing Dynasty is taken out with the garbage.
The Boxer Rebellion is going to illustrate the problems of the people and the political classes of China, both with sclerotic domestic conditions and...2024-01-1311 min
I’m Moving To ItalySeason 6 Episode 9: A Visit To Lazio With Emma BennettIn this delightful episode, Nathan visits with the lovely Emma Bennett who moved from England to the Italian region of Lazio! Prepare to be inspired by Emma and her remarkable many-year journey to Italy!
As usual, Vera enlightens us with interesting historical, cultural, and culinary details about this unique region - the birthplace of the Roman Empire!
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Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E42 Taiping Rebellion: EpilogueS01E42 Taiping Rebellion: Epilogue
In this episode, we finish up our coverage of the Taiping Rebellion, as such. In following episodes, we'll do a little more with how the roots in the succeeding era come on from interactions between the Qing Dynasty government and foreign powers.
We follow the final chapter of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt.
While the Taiping inspired later generations of revolutionaries, they ultimately failed to carry through a successful revolution. This episode looks at w...2023-04-2132 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E41: Taiping Rebellion: The Siege of NanjingS01E41: Taiping Rebellion: The Siege of Nanjing
In this episode, we deal with the Siege of Nanjing. As the extremely brutal culmination of years of already brutal fighting, the Qing loyalist forces of Zeng Guofan finally storm the Taiping capital and put a permanent end to the top leadership of the rebellion.
Again, drawing on Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt.
The central questions pivotal to future revolutions we'll deal with:
What is the Chinese nation, who are the Chinese people?
What does a modern Chinese state, competitive in the...2023-04-1847 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E40 Fast Forwarding to the End of the Taiping RebellionS01E40 Fast Forwarding to the End of the Taiping Rebellion
In this episode, I take a rambling skim through several chapters of Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom. There is a lot of content I want to get to, other than the blow by blow of the Taiping Rebellion.
I'm fast forwarding to the end of this one so we can get through it and get on to other revolutions.
We'll still be doing things with this book, because it has a lot of material related to the period after the Taiping Rebellion, but the e...2023-04-061h 02Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E39 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing, On the Edge of a KnifeS01E39 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing, On the Edge of a Knife
Some points of review on where we left the Taiping Rebellion story.
We're getting back into the Taiping Rebellion. We'll be following the story of Zeng Guofan most closely. For Zeng Guofan, dogged determination and luck keep him in the game.
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We're back from break! While I've been away, I've still been doing reading on China and thinking about the podcast, thinking about how to keep moving it forward.
I'll probably move to a more modular approach: 2-3 episodes on a topic, a person, an event. Episodes to tie the narrative together. Also a lot on international context, the world in which Chinese revolutionaries are seeking to reconstitute the Chinese state.
Lately I've been reading Street Without Joy by Bernard Fall, covering the French go a...2023-02-2321 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E37 Taiping Rebellion: Taiping Propaganda Under Hong RenganS01E37 Taiping Rebellion: Taiping Propaganda Under Hong Rengan
Here we go, grinding back into gear with this year's episodes. This episode's title addresses one of the main actual insights in the episode, not quite what it's about.
Hong Rengan is working on planning the modern government structure of the future of the Taiping government apparatus. He follows the pattern of the contemporary Chinese state to show order and continuity, to give confidence to the people they'd have to be governing.
Hong Rengan, clearly smart and competent, runs into the trouble of the old guard...2023-01-0523 min
If you had to though#998 - Kyle and Nathan save ChristmasWe set the winter scene
We have a jolly choice
We must decide on the CORRECT Christmas answer!
In this weeks Christmas themed spectacular, Kyle and Nathan figure out the true meaning of Christmas before debunking classic children's Nursery rhymes.
Nathan is again visited by the Krampus who gives him a rather terrifying choice, whilst Kyle travels all the way to the North Pole to steal from Santa himself.
Please enjoy two heart warming tales in our latest festive podcast extravaganza!
Join us on our nonsensical Christmas journey filled...2023-01-0244 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E36 Taiping Rebellion: Other Foreign Visitors to the TaipingS01E36 Taiping Rebellion: Other Foreign Visitors to the Taiping
In this episode, we look at more of the visitors to Hong Rengan, effective foreign minister for the Taiping.
First is Griffith John, a Welsh missionary. He came on a factfinding mission to see what Nanjing was like under the Taiping. He thought the Taiping were very wrong, religiously speaking, but he thought he saw an opportunity for missionary work, were they to win the war.
Yung Wing, an American-educated young Chinese man, came to look at the part of China held by the Taiping...2022-12-0827 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E35 Taiping Rebellion: Issachar RobertsS01E35 Taiping Rebellion: Issachar Roberts
In the present look at Hong Rengan in the Taiping hierarchy, we are looking at some of the foreigners who drifted over to the Taiping side. This episode focuses on eccentric loose cannon missionary Issachar Roberts.
In this episode, we see an example of how the Taiping were a little "too Chinese" to make a successful revolution: they focused too much on maintaining the appearance of being a traditional Chinese dynasty to fully digest useful foreign ideas, science, and technology.
Issachar Roberts went in thinking he was going to...2022-12-0123 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E34 Taiping Rebellion: Foreigners and RevolutionsS01E34 Taiping Rebellion: Foreigners and Revolutions
In this episode we're shifting back to look at the Taiping side of the Taiping Rebellion. We look at how the Taiping Rebellion works out to be a failed, an incomplete revolution. It brings out certain problems that future revolutions will resolve, but it fails in certain critical ways.
We further look at how foreigners influence what China does, but ultimately the permanent changes are decided by Chinese people in China. Hong Rengan was the highest level Taiping figure who had deep familiarity with foreign cultures, but his power base...2022-11-2420 min
Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology ProfessionalConfessions of an Atta Boy Junkie with Nathan Bennett (2/2)
Welcome to episode 199 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 2 of an interview with Nathan Bennett, discussing positive and negative feedback and our reactions, impostor syndrome, and the role of mentors in Nathan’s career.
Original Recording Date: 10-25-2022
Nathan Bennett (@vNathanBennett) specializes in the areas of automation and cloud across a number of different verticals, a bit li...2022-11-2255 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E33 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing BeginsS01E33 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing Begins
In this episode, we wrap up a bunch of episodes on Zeng Guofan. We talk about the human element in war, how Zeng Guofan is conserving his troops' morale and will to fight, and how he's taking on much larger numbers through careful strategy and tactics.
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was contemporaneous with a lot of the Taiping Rebellion, and a lot of what motivated the troops was the same: did the general have an idea how to win? were they fighting for home? I draw some parallels...2022-11-1729 minNerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology ProfessionalThe Transferrable Skill of Systems Thinking with Nathan Bennett (1/2)
Welcome to episode 198 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of an interview with Nathan Bennett, discussing Nathan’s transition from biblical studies into IT, transferrable skills, and the development of the pattern of systems thinking.
Original Recording Date: 10-25-2022
Topics – Meet Nathan Bennett; An Origin Story; A Degree in Biblical Studies; Technical Jargon; Urged to Pursue Tec...2022-11-1552 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E32 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Perfects His StrategyS01E32 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Perfects His Strategy
In this episode, we see Zeng Guofan start to get a grip on the task of fighting the Taiping Rebellion. He has to balance between the political necessities of showing his troops that fighting far from home is a way to protect home and achieving strategic results for the emperor.
Zeng Guofan additionally is promoted to regular positions in the Qing hierarchy that give him control over competing regular army units and local militias and sources of supplies for his troops.
Old Chinese saying, “When the ge...2022-10-2032 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E31 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Starts AttackingS01E31 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Starts Attacking
In this episode, we go over the organization of Zeng Guofan's army and the first few years of his campaigns against the Taiping rebels.
We are following the book Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt for this episode.
Motivating the Army
Zeng Guofan's army recruited in Hunan had local loyalties, but not a strong attachment to the emperor. The soldiers were well paid to shore up their personal motivation to fight well...2022-10-1335 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E30 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Builds His ArmyS01E30 Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan Builds His Army
In this episode, we look at the process that Zeng Guofan went through to build his army. When he was in Hunan to mourn the death of his mother, in 1853 he accepted the mission from the emperor to take charge of military affairs in the province.
Ordinarily, the Han elements of the Qing army had a divided command structure to keep them from uniting against the Manchurian dynasty. Due to the extreme emergency situation, the emperor gave Zeng Guofan unified command authority.
Zeng Guofan was not...2022-10-0630 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E29 Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Zeng GuofanS01E29 Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Zeng Guofan
This week we regroup and look at the big picture of what the Taiping Rebellion is showing about the theme of our podcast, and we introduce Zeng Guofan, a guy we here at Chinese Revolutions (we as in the "more fun to say 'we' than 'I' because it makes it seem like I've got a whole department") have been excited to talk about for a long time.
The Taiping Rebellion made China's lack of sovereignty problem longer and worse. The rebels could trade with foreigners, making it seem like foreign...2022-09-2918 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E28 Taiping Rebellion: Unequal Treaties and Modernizing ChinaS01E28 Taiping Rebellion: Unequal Treaties and Modernizing China
This week, we're talking about how the unequal treaties forced on China during the Second Opium War further clarified anti-imperialism as a driver in later Chinese revolutions.
Foreign powers readily turned to force to push things along in China whenever dialogue got stuck. Force had worked before, and they thought force was the only language that the Chinese consistently understood.
Foreign Powers' Neutrality in Taiping Rebellion Conflict
Part of this episode will follow Lord Elgin's travels up and down the Yangtze River. British engagement with the...2022-09-1526 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E27 Taiping Rebellion: Second Opium War-Storming the Dagu FortsS01E27 Taiping Rebellion: Second Opium War-Storming the Dagu Forts
As part of the ongoing series on the Taiping Rebellion, we're taking a look at the storming of the Dagu Forts, which guarded the waterway approaching Beijing. While the civil war between official Qing forces and Taiping rebels was going on, the foreign powers decided to push their own issues with the Qing government.
Of interest to us is how this reduced the prestige and authority of the Qing Dynasty. While the Taiping Rebellion ultimately failed, it advanced the specific understanding of later revolutionaries who would overthrow...2022-09-0830 min
The Lean 365 PodcastEpisode 4 - Our Biggest Mistakes Over The Years with Nathan Bennett In this episode of the Lean 365 Podcast, I am joined by a very special guest and good friend of mine Nathan Bennett who is a fellow coach in the industry.Having lived together, trained together many times, and following a very similar career path into the industry, we discuss some of our biggest mistakes we've made over the last decade when it comes to training and nutrition.You will learn;Some of the biggest dieting mistakes to avoidSome of the biggest training mistakes to avoidSome of the...2022-09-0155 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E26 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan in NanjingS01E26 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan in Nanjing
In this episode, we go over Hong Rengan's journey from Hong Kong to Nanjing, what it was like when he got there, and his prospects for changing the Taiping movement.
Today's episode substantially based on Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt.
The Journey to Nanjing
Hong Rengan traveled overland in disguise to Nanjing. Along the way, he saw the devastation wrought by conquest and reconquest of the same areas, and the consequences o...2022-09-0134 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E25 Taiping Rebellion: Hong RenganS01E25 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Rengan
Today we're looking at the re-emergence of Hong Rengan, younger cousin of Taiping leader Hong Xiuquan. Hong Rengan was one of the earliest converts, but he was cut off from the main Taiping group early and he had to run away to British Hong Kong to survive the Qing purges of Taiping supporters and sympathizers.
Meeting Theodore Hamberg
A convert of missionary Theodore Hamberg found Hong Rengan and brought Hong to meet Hamberg in Hong Kong in 1852. Hong Rengan knew a surprising amount about the Bible and Christian teachings, and he...2022-08-2534 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E24 Foreigners in China: The Customs DepartmentS01E24 Foreigners in China: The Customs Department
Today we're talking about the customs department instituted for China by foreign powers intervening in China. The customs department did much more than collect import-export taxes: foreigners working with the Chinese government sent scientific and sociological studies back to Europe, lighthouses established on the coast aided trade and navigation, and the example of modern bureaucracy showed what China could possibly be.
The Customs Department
Britain and other foreign powers active in China contributed to a modern customs department run along European lines. Because it was an external patch, it...2022-08-1829 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E23 Foreigners in China: Foreign SettlementsS01E23 Foreigners in China: Foreign Settlements
This week we're starting a 2-3 episode series on what foreigners have been building in China since the Opium War blew open the Treaty Ports to foreign use. Because foreign influence will make or break Chinese revolutions, we need to see how foreign powers set themselves up in China.
Treaty Port Settlements
Treaty ports allowed foreign traders, officials, and missionaries to set up shop in Chinese cities further up the coast.
They constructed buildings and laid out streets and street lighting after European sensibilities.
Foreign police...2022-08-1134 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E22: Taiping Rebellion-On to NanjingS01E22 The Taiping Rebellion: On to Nanjing
In today's episode, we cover a bit over a year of lightning-speed hard campaigning by Taiping forces, taking them from Southwest China so Eastern China.
Using the rivers of China, the Taiping covered 500 miles (800 km) from Yongan to Wuchang (today Wuhan), then 600 miles (965 km) down the Yangtze to Nanjing.
Development of Qing Opposition
One of the characters we're going to meet today is Jiang Zhongyuan, an official whose hometown is on the path of the Taiping advance. He had organized a local militia to suppress bandits and...2022-07-2844 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E21 Taiping Rebellion: The First CityS01E21 The Taiping Rebellion: They Take their First City
In this episode, we talk about the Taiping occupation of the city of Yongan. Taking control of a city gives them the resources and facilities to develop their movement. Hong Xiuquan writes more advanced indoctrination materials, noble titles and hereditary offices are created for Taiping leaders, the troops are straightened out and re-disciplined, traitors hunted out and executed.
Hypocrisy and Revolution
We see Hong Xiuquan start to distance himself from the rank and file frontline reality. But is that hypocrisy that would delegitimize a revolution? We talk...2022-07-2142 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E20 Taiping Rebellion: Open Conflict BeginsS01E20 Taiping Rebellion: Open Conflict Begins
In this episode, we speed up the story a bit, moving from the end of 1849 to the middle of 1851 and the Taiping capture of their first real city.
The Taiping started in a 60 by 80 square mile (100 by 130 km) base area in rugged rural Guangxi, but then they moved out of that area as the Qing began to concentrate military forces to crush them there.
Traveling for the Movement
Hong Xiuquan traveled all over the Taiping base area to collect money to sustain the movement, standardize indoctrination, and coordinate...2022-07-1435 min
SUPER SERIES by Tru-TurfSuper Series #2 : Nathan Bennett, Royal Adelaide Golf ClubTru-Turf General Manager Nick Thornton catches up with Royal Adelaide Golf Club's Superintendent Nathan Bennett in the second episode of Tru-Turf's Super Series.2022-07-1228 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E19 Taiping Rebellion: At Thistle MountainS01E19 Taiping Rebellion: At Thistle Mountain
In this episode, we talk further about the solidification of the Taiping movement's ideology and and increasingly open action against Chinese religion and Qing rule.
New books mentioned:
China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 by Philip Thai
Just started reading: The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914 by Robert Bickers
Increasing Confrontation with Chinese Religion and Qing Authorities
At Thistle Mountain, Hong Xiuquan make their first large action against a local idol. They destroy it...2022-07-0728 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E18 Taiping Rebellion: Pirates, Bandits, Secret SocietiesS01E18: Taiping Rebellion—Pirates, Bandits, Secret Societies
In this episode we fill in a little context for the area in which the movement behind the Taiping Rebellion is coming together. Pirates, bandits, and secret societies are always good fun.
If you know anything about the mafia, you can basically copy that over to understand how Chinese bandits and secret societies operated. When you factor in early 1800s British aggressiveness against seagoing piracy, you can understand why they moved inland rather than stay on the coast.
The British Factor: Pursuing Pirates
In the context of th...2022-06-3020 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E17: Taiping Rebellion-Toward Thistle MountainThe Taiping Rebellion: Toward Thistle Mountain
In this episode, we follow Hong Xiuquan on his way to Thistle Mountain, the first real base area for the Taiping Rebellion. We start with some big picture things about revolutions.
What Makes a Revolution Successful
At the beginning, we go over some of the universal aspects in many revolutions, not dependent on an ideology:
Regaining control of national destiny
Throwing out foreign occupiers
Desire for national strength
Ending injustices against a nation
What makes a revolution successful:
It explains the national situation
It shows how a nation...2022-06-2325 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E16 Taiping Movement Gets StartedTaiping Movement Gets Started
In this episode, we talk about Hong Xiuquan's first preaching journey and the formalization of the Taiping religious elements.
We meet Hong Rengan and Feng Yunshan, two core members of the Taiping movement's inner circle.
First Preaching Journey to Guangxi
After they started getting some opposition at home, Hong Xiuquan and friends decided to go west to Guangxi, a very rural, very rugged, very underdeveloped area of China.
Hong started writing his own tracts and carefully cast his teachings in Chinese terms. Chinese literary allusions, Chinese culture, Chinese examples.2022-06-1627 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E15 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan’s First VisionsThe Taiping Rebellion and the First Visions of Hong Xiuquan
In this episode, we look at the influences working on Hong Xiuquan, founder of the movement behind the Taiping Rebellion and look at his beginning visions.
We look briefly at the Jade Record, a Buddhist/Daoist tact functioning like a Dante's Inferno associating wicked deeds on earth with punishments in hell. We also look at the book Good Words to Admonish the Age by Liang Afa, the first Chinese ordained Protestant minister.
Hong Xiuquan's Vision of Himself as a Son of God
Hong Xiuquan received the...2022-06-0927 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E14 Taiping Rebellion - Introducing Hong XiuquanThe Taiping Rebellion: Introducing Hong Xiuquan
In this episode, we introduce the founder of the Taiping Rebellion, Hong Xiuquan.
The books we are relying on:
God’s Chinese Son by Jonathan D. Spence
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt
Historical Context of Taiping Rebellion
Because the Taiping Rebellion kicks off in the aftermath of the First Opium War (1839-1842), our coverage of the Taiping Rebellion will intertwine with the evolution of foreign intervention in Chinese affairs.
As ordinary Chinese watched the British destroy the Chinese navy an...2022-06-0332 min
The Minot Business PodcastNathan Stremick | The Minot Business Podcast 001The Minot Business Podcast is Presented by Bennett Creative Media.
Episode 001 of The Minot Business Podcast we chat with Nathan Stremick, a realtor at Signal Realty and former owner of a sprinkler business. Nathan and Easton discuss real estate investing, how to interact with clients, the importance of working with a team and more.
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https://www.bennettcreativemedia.com/2022-06-0133 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E13 The Opium War: War Because DrugsThe Opium War: War Because Drugs
This week, we talk about the Opium War and cracking China open for revolution. We won't go into great detail about the war itself, but we'll look at how it made things possible for revolution in China.
Our narrative relies for just one more episode on Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt.
Actually Doing the Crackdown
Even though Charles Elliot promised to turn 20,000 chests of opium over to the Chinese government, it's not because he was overawed by imperial authority. As the panic of being blockaded in the Canton foreign s...2022-05-2631 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E12 Lin Zexu Cracks DownLin Zexu Cracks Down on the Opium Trade
In today's episode, we look at exactly the inciting incident for the Opium War. The British official on the scene, Charles Elliot, wanted to protect British subjects but also keep good relations between Chinese and British subjects. Chinese officials in Canton wanted to avoid direct conflict, but Beijing wanted to suppress the opium trade.
Increasing Measures Taken Against Foreigners
In December 1838, Chinese soldiers built a public execution site in view of the places where the foreigners lived in the foreign settlement of Canton. Foreigners, offended at the sight, started...2022-05-1941 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E11 Prelude to Opium WarPrelude to the Opium War
In this episode, we directly pick up the main track of this podcast. Here, we're looking at EXACTLY what came before the Opium War. Next episode will be about the precise incident that set the British wheels in motion to send a naval expedition against China.
Charles Elliot, the official in charge of British trade at Canton
The British sent Charles Elliot to see to the safety of British subjects doing trade in China, make sure they weren't engaged in criminal activity, and keep trade flowing.
When he showed up...2022-05-1228 min
In CommonScience and Practice #1: Conservation and social science with Nathan BennettThis is the first episode of a new series of the podcast that we are calling "Science and Practice". In this series we will be interviewing guests who conduct applied work on environmental governance and conservation and who often act at the interface of such work and the scientific study of these topics.
In this episode, Michael talks with Nathan Bennett, an Independent Consultant who has worked with several national and international organizations including the Nature Conservancy, Parks Canada, Environment Canada, Comunidad y Biodiversidad in Mexico, and the Smithsonian Institute. Nathan is also the Chair of the P...2022-05-091h 46Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E10 Protestant Missionaries 2 of 2Protestant Missionaries Going to China 2 of 2
In this episode, we look a bit more at the work that Protestant missionaries are trying to do and why they spend so much time trying to learn the language and culture. We look at how this paved the way for the Taiping Rebellion to emerge.
What Missionaries Try to Do
Protestant missionary work in China started with translating the Bible into Chinese. The critical work went into things like determining exactly what to call God, how to express ethical teachings, and how to address the culture without totally condemning everything.2022-05-0527 min
Agency Dealmasters podcastAlex Bennett Grant on Impact, legacy & Biggie SmallsAlex Bennett Grant is the Founder and CEO of We Are Pi, a Creative Innovation Consultancy founded on international Pi day. He has won many awards including, Ad Age 40 Under 40, They have been Campaign Global Agency of The Year finalist 2021, Ad Age & Creative Pool Small Agency of The Year 2018, 2019 and 2020. This is episode 3 of "The Independent Voice' series where we spotlight independent marketing agency leaders who are leading their clients with duty and purpose while creating effective marketing for the biggest global brands around.We talk about:🔸 The link between diversity and...2022-05-031h 03Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E09 Protestant Missionaries 1 of 2Protestant Missionaries Going to China, 1 of 2
In this episode, we look at one of the key parties playing a part in the Taiping Rebellion: foreign Protestant Christian missionaries. Christianity is a universal faith (it means you too!) with a message revolutionary in magnitude. Though it isn't the main player, it's a critical background player.
Quick Rundown of Church History
Christianity was founded by Christ. All of the ancient churches (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, etc.) share formal liturgy, a literary/literate core and a complementary oral culture, and a formal hierarchy.
Around 1500, in the Roman...2022-04-2830 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E08 Chinese Intellectuals Before the Opium WarChinese Scholarly Discussion of Foreign Trade, Before the Opium Wars
In this episode, we look at how Chinese scholars examined trade with foreign countries, prior to the First Opium War (1839-1842).
Chinese academia was extremely sophisticated, but it was aimed toward passing exams for the traditional Confucian civil service in China.
Bao Shichen (1775-1855)
One of the key scholars examining foreign trade was Bao Shichen, from Anhui province. He passed the provincial level exams, but he never passed the national-level exams. He turned his attention to "statecraft" studies, including subjects like agriculture and military studies.2022-04-2129 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E07 The Opium TradeThe Opium Trade
In this episode, we look at the opium trade into China. It's drug trade, pure and simple. How one of the first multinational corporations was bound up in it partly led to the First Opium War.
This episode draws heavily from Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt.
Origins of East India Company Involvement
Occupying India drained EIC finances, and the China trade was the last profitable part of EIC operations. The opium trade was too illegal for them to engage in directly, but they got in on the supply side.
The E...2022-04-1427 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E06 The Macartney Expedition Pt 2The Macartney Expedition, Part Two
In this episode, we get to see how it actually went, when Macartney's embassy made it to China. Because of a lot of "lost in translation" and incongruent notions about how diplomacy is supposed to go, it went down in flames.
What the British Brought
The British brought an array of scientific and military technology to show off their advances to try to impress the Chinese. They sent their cutting edge stuff: a huge mechanical planetarium, modern guns, luxury carriages for the Chinese emperor, hot-air balloon demonstration, and more.
They...2022-04-0734 min
The Christian Reeve PodcastNathan Bennett | The Christian Reeve Podcast | #140 |In this episode of The Christian Reeve Podcast, Texas-based podcaster, copywriter, and teacher Nathan Bennett joins the show to discuss his interest in Chinese History, his podcast 'Chinese Revolutions', living and working in China, being in China during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and more.
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2022-04-021h 36Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E05 The Macartney ExpeditionThe Macartney Expedition
On this episode, we talk about the Macartney Expedition, a diplomatic mission from Britain that reached China in 1793.
Last week I appeared on the Man Tools Podcast to talk about living in China and some thoughts about Chinese history. The guys behind the podcast, Eric Madrid and Trevor Lane, were great to talk to. Check them out! Exact link to the episode I was on: https://mantoolsmedia.com/chinese-revolutions-nathan-bennett-man-tools-147/
The Context for the Expedition
The substance of this episode comes from Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt.
British trade with China h...2022-03-3119 min
Man Tools PodcastCHINESE REVOLUTIONS - Nathan Bennett | Man Tools 147This week the boys were joined by Nathan Bennett of the Chinese Revolutions Podcast to chat about recent Chinese history including Nathan’s own experience living there, along with some news, sports, his story, and more…We started the show (00:23) with Trevor’s baby rats being adopted out (much to Eric’s disgust) and Eric’s recent Stalone movie experiences. Then we were joined by Nathan Bennett of the Chinese Revolutions Podcast (08:36) to chat about recent Chinese history including Nathan’s own experience living there. In the News (42:18) we covered the Army’s relaxing of fitness standards for women and...2022-03-251h 14Chinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E04 Chinese Historical ContextChinese Historical Context: So What Changes in All These Revolutions?
This episode is a Wikipedia-fueled survey of traditional Chinese structures being changed by the revolutions we're about to cover. Today we cover three main things:
Chinese imperial system
Confucian examination system
Chinese economy
Chinese imperial system
Qin Shihuang, the "first emperor of China" set the precedent in traceable history for a unified China. He standardized imperial rule, Chinese writing, weights and measures, the lot.
China sat at the center of an East Asian cultural system. China would occasionally conquer and absorb some neighbor, but even...2022-03-2434 min
History 4 Two(History For Two, Social Justice For All)History 4 Two - Episode 13 - Emmaline Bennett - (Theme: War)Emmaline Bennett is Columbia University graduate with a bachelor's degree in History and Comparative Literature & Society and a Columbia Teachers College graduate with a Master's degree in Social Studies Education. Emmaline is a World History teacher and have done extensive research on war and refugees with her theses, "Cities of Defeat: Spanish Civil War Refugees and the French Concentration Camps of 1939", which won the Columbia History department's Charles A. Beard Prize as well as the George Watt Prize. In this episode, Emmaline talks about the politics and ideologies behind governments’ positions behind the Spanish Civil War and World War II...2022-03-2431 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS01E03 Foreign Trade and Foreign SettlementForeign Trade at Canton and the Foreign Settlement
As we get up to the Taiping Rebellion, we're looking at the Opium Wars as the historical background. In this episode, pay attention to the ordinary Chinese in and around foreign traders.
Portuguese Macau
In 1554, the Portuguese formally rented Macau from the Ming Dynasty. It was the foreign foothold right on the Chinese coast, the one place that held up in the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dynasties.
Missionaries and traders would start in Macau before venturing further up the Chinese coast or further into...2022-03-1725 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E02 The East India CompanyThe East India Company
In this episode, we are answering why the British government was in a position to be sending military force to China in 1839.
The short answer: the East India Company and trade with the East vital to British national security.
Founding of the East India Company and Monopoly
Francis Drake and other English adventurers discovered possibilities when they went out raiding the Spanish and Portuguese. In 1599, Queen Elizabeth ! granted a Royal Charter to the “Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies” for an exclusive monopoly on trade with...2022-03-1024 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS1E01 Before the Opium War: The Beginning of TroubleBefore the Opium War: The Beginning of Trouble
If you’re asking, “Why are things like this?” it’s too late to understand. Let’s do better than that.
Starting with some stories of incidents to illustrate what’s in play as the Qing Dynasty loses its “homeostasis.”
We’re going to start with looking at the Flint Affair of 1759 and the Macartney Mission of 1793—at or near the peak of Qing power and the British still trying to go through proper channels to open up trade with China.
Flint Affair – 1759
In 1759, The East India Company tri...2022-03-0323 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E05 Books Behind the PodcastBooks Behind the Podcast
I'm going to introduce some of the books that gave me the foundational ideas and impressions for this podcast.
Also, in this podcast, the intro and outro music is the anthem "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" because it's the best-sounding of Chinese revolutionary anthems that I could find in the era before the founding of the PRC.
Books on American Connections to China
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945 by Barbara Tuchman
This biography of General Joseph Stilwell and the account of his time in China provides critical...2022-03-0328 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E04 Setting the Stage for Chinese RevolutionsSetting the Stage for Chinese Revolutions
We’re going to set the stage, explore a little of the world that is to change, when the revolutionary fun gets going.
Geography of China and Chinese History
Chinese geography shaped what connections with the outside world were possible. When the British and other Europeans roll up on the Chinese coast, it's pretty much the one place they were likely to meet.
Chinese Land Barriers
Tibetan Plateau and Central Asian Steppe formidable landward barriers
Expansion of the Russian Empire brought the Qing Dynasty into contact with a European power
Fr...2022-03-0326 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E03 Chinese Revolutionary ForerunnersChinese Revolutionary Forerunners
We’re going to go back into history and look at some of the precursors to revolutions that we’ll be covering in our podcast. It wasn’t like somebody woke up one day and decided to throw a nice revolution and the whole nation came, there are precedents in Chinese history for revolution.
About the "Mandate of Heaven"
In this podcast, we're just going to call it "political legitimacy." If a government figures out how to keep itself in power and address enough of the needs of the people to get them to go wit...2022-03-0323 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E02 Definition of Revolution in this PodcastDefinition of Revolution We'll Be Using
Here, we’re going to discuss the definition of “revolution.” It’s too easy to look at the CPC and think that’s what the revolution produced. No, there were other Chinese revolutions, and before we look at what THOSE were, we’ll look at what revolutions are.
Inspiration for this Podcast
Before I get away into my own program too much, I owe a debt of inspiration to the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan.
He's gotten various suggestions to cover Chinese content. I know—I sent him one myself. Then I...2022-03-0324 minChinese Revolutions: A History PodcastS0E01 Introduction to Chinese Revolutions PodcastIntroduction to Chinese Revolutions Podcast
Welcome to the Chinese Revolutions podcast by me, Nathan Bennett. We're setting off on a long journey through modern Chinese history, looking at how China came to be the way it is today through the lens of revolutionary movements starting in 1839.
I lived in China for 7 years. This podcast is a love letter and a farewell letter to that country.
Why Podcast about China
When you live in China for a long time, there's a lot you just "can't" say for one reason or another. It's a truly dynamic place...2022-03-0317 min
This Podcast Is Not For YouEP 64: BEST NEW TO YOU BOARD GAMES OF 2021 (with special guests Ashley and Nathan Morris)Back after another year of great board games, Ashely and Nathan Morris drop by to chat with Jake about their favorite games that they played last year! We had such a fun time talking with them last year and we were very excited to do so again!
Nathan’s list: Dice Throne, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Res Arcana, Near and Far, Brass Birmingham
Ashley’s list: Near and Far, Unmatched, Cascadia, Destinies, Radlands
thanks for listening, watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyDf4ZP_nOMa75J5WNSTqA2022-03-0139 min
The Golfing Greenkeeper PodcastEP.33 Keeper Of The Greens - Nathan Bennett (Royal Adelaide Golf Club)Keeper Of The Greens is back thanks to Australian Turf Analysis and this time I get to spend some time chatting to Superintendent Nathan Bennett from Royal Adelaide Golf Club in South Australia. I discover his greenkeeping story from growing up on the family wheat farm in the Mallee region of North Western Victoria, his apprenticeship working under the supervision of one of Australia's best superintendents, to his journey all the way to becoming Superintendent at Royal Adelaide. We also get to spend some time discussing and learning about what makes Royal Adelaide a unique golf course and how...2021-12-011h 17
Blue Rain Gallery PodcastEpisode 24: Nathan BennettAn introduction to the art of patina with artist Nathan Bennett and Leroy Garcia.
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Nathan Bennett describes the method as “using different metals and applying them through the use of fire and various chemicals to create colors on bronze.” The technique is just as complicated and as messy as it sounds, and it requires a great deal of time and patience to master. Bennett’s interest in art stemmed from a young age, receiving 2 university scholarships right out of high school to pursue his dreams. However, during a period of pain and confusion at the age of...2021-10-0122 min
Rosey On Recruitment & CareerRRC 49 | Russ Bennett | Executive Leader for FinTech, Payments and TechnologyMy guest for this episode is Russ Bennett, Executive Leader, CEO, COO, CTO with deep operational expertise in FinTech, Payments and Technology solutions.Russ was CTO at my time with Fraedom and was subject to my daily antics as we were pod buddies. The executive style that Russ personified was part of what I loved about my time in that business. He is a leader that truly understands the business and industry, a subject matter expert that holds himself as accountable as any in the team, always looks for solutions when a challenge arises, interacts freely with ev...2021-08-3034 min
Passin Dimes PodcastThe Nathan Bennett Show EP.169UFV Head Coach Nathan Bennett joins the show! Nathan also coached the Capilano Blues where he earned PACWEST coach of the year and won a conference championship that same season. He would go on to be an assistant coach with the Thompson Rivers University men's and women's program. Bennett has also coached the Saskatchewan Huskies, Team BC, VCCE.
As a played Nathan played for Alberta Golden Bears, winning a U SPORTS national championship in 1997. He then played 12 seasons playing professional volleyball and was a member of Great Britain’s national team from 2008 through 2012.
Be sure to...2021-08-201h 11
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Founded in Transcreation 💫S2 E2 | Seth Godin's “This Is Marketing”: A Discussion with Nathan Bennett“If you’re not making a change, you are not doing marketing. You’re just wasting time and money.” • “Marketing is something we do FOR people. The purpose of marketing isn’t to sell your stuff. It’s to help your people get where they want to go.” One of Seth Godin's major works, This Is Marketing is a book about authenticity. It’s a highly inspiring book—it’s truthful and it inspires you to use marketing for good. On this episode of Founded in Transcreation, writer Nathan Bennett joins me to discuss a few topics of interest to transcreators, copywr...2021-05-2559 minBlessed ObscurityEpisode 11 - On The Creation Of GenresIn this podcast, we discuss how it is that genres created and why it is not a bad thing to lead where others follow.2021-05-1315 min