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Tell Your Story – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Reach Your Full Potential – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Career and Job transition – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Make a Difference! – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Stick to Your Principles – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Ethical Leadership – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Team-building – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Financial Challenges – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Be Your Best Self – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
People Matter! – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
Leadership – The Mentors Radio
418. From Rural Ireland to Founding a University—Guest Dr. Derry Connolly’s inspiring Journey of Vision, Faith and Grit
In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Dr. Derry Connolly, a visionary entrepreneur, engineer, educator, and the founding president of John Paul the Great Catholic University—a unique university that merges faith, entrepreneurship and creativity. Derry left his home in Ireland to study at CalTech in Southern California, where he not only found a new country but also his future wife. He went from research and development (R&D) labs at IBM and Kodak to teaching innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of California at San Diego—and ultimately to building a university from scra...
2025-03-29
43 min
SAATKORN
#453 mit DOMINIK FABER von Paul's Job
AGENTIC AI Dominik Faber, Co-Founder & CEO/CPO von Paul's Job, ist in dieser SAATKORN Podcast Episode zu Gast. „Agentische KI ist für mich, wenn eine künstliche Intelligenz autark Aufgaben erledigen kann, ohne dass sie explizit dafür programmiert wurde.“ 💬 so Dominik im Talk. Agentic AI ist ja in aller Munde - und Paul's Job ist ein super Beispiel dafür. In unserem Gespräch sprechen Dominik und ich unter anderem über die folgenden Themen: ✅ Von Softgarden zu Paul's Job: Dominik erzählt, wie er mit dem KI-gestützten Paul's Job eine neue Ära im HR-Be...
2025-02-05
27 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Wang Jingwei Regime: A Puppet Regime in Nanjing
In 1938, after the Battle of Wuhan, Wang Jingwei left Chongqing and the Republic of China team in Chongqing for Hanoi. He negotiated with Japanese officials and eventually set up a puppet regime know as the Wang Jingwei Regime and also as the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China. It was almost totally under Japanese domination, with little autonomy.Wang Jingwei's background, including his studies in Japan as a youth, his pessimism towards Japan and his lack of faith that China would ever gain allies against Japan, all contributed to his decision to set up...
2024-06-30
28 min
The Chinese Revolution
Living Under Japanese Occupation
Japan controlled Taiwan as a colony from 1895 to 1945. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese language education and publications stopped and the Imperial Subject Movement tried to Japanize residents of Taiwan. The Baojia system was helpful in controlling the locals and confiscating grain during the war. The Taiwanese were mobilized to support the Japanese War Effort and experienced conscription, bombing and the Comfort Women system. The Cairo Declaration in 1943 announced that Taiwan, the Penghu Islands and Manchuria would be part of the Republic of China after Japan's defeat.The Kwantung Army created the puppet state of Manchukuo...
2024-05-27
29 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Brilliance of Chairman Mao
By the early 1940s, the Communists in Yan’an were feeling relatively secure. The Japanese advance in north China had not reached that area. The Sino-Japanese War and the United Front meant that Chiang Kai-shek’s main concern had been Japan and not the Communist Party. The Nationalist Government in China even funded the Communists in Yan’an.Thousands of recruits flocked to Yan'an.Chairman Mao Zedong used this opportunity to consolidate his leadership of the Communist Party of China. The term Mao Zedong Thought was first introduced and a cult of personality built aro...
2024-04-07
20 min
The Chinese Revolution
Hope and the Second United Front in Wuhan
For ten months in 1938, Hankou in Wuhan was the center of China's Second United Front and defense against the Japanese invasion.Artistic expression, political parties and free speech all blossomed. Neither the KMT nor the Communist Party fully controlled the city and a variety of generals, thinkers and artists came together to defend against Japanese aggression. Wuhan was under the control of Generals Li Zongren and Bai Zhongxi, heroes of the Chinese victory at Taierzhuang.There was optimism that the Japanese could be stalled and stopped. Robert Capra came to Wuhan to film...
2024-03-03
26 min
The Chinese Revolution
The National Palace Museum Treasures During the Second Sino Japanese War
The treasures of the National Palace Museum, originally the Forbidden City, followed China's path. They escaped the invading Japanese by leaving Beijing, first for Shanghai, then Nanjing and then followed southern, central and northern routes to Sichuan and safety. The Chinese government followed a similar path, as did countless Chinese individuals and families. Japanese bombers followed these refugees west, devastating China. But the Chinese people, Chinese government, Chinese culture and the antiquities from the National Palace Museum survived the Sino-Japanese War. This is the story of China's survival during the war.Topics like wartime inflation, the...
2024-02-12
55 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Nanjing Massacre
On July 7, 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. It is also known as the Lugou Bridge Incident. Within days of the small skirmish with 100 Chinese garrison troops, the Japanese had brought in 180,000 troops. After that, the fighting between the Chinese and the Japanese did not stop until 1945.Japan then attacked Shanghai. Nationalist troops resisted for three months, including with hidden artillery that killed the Japanese Empress' cousin during an amphibious landing. But the Japanese eventually captured China's largest port city and turned their attention to the national...
2024-01-15
25 min
The Chinese Revolution
Chiang Kai Shek is Kidnapped
After the Long March, the Chinese Communists were mostly in northern Shaanxi, wanting a breather. Japan had continued its aggression in China after it set up the puppet state of Manchukuo under Emperor Pu Yi. It manufactured incident after incident and had expanded its army’s reach into northern and northeast China. It was trying to influence Inner Mongolia and Hebei, around Beijing. It looked to set up warlords as puppet leaders under Japanese control.Students and intellectuals in Beijing and other Chinese cities began protesting against the Japanese and agains...
2024-01-07
16 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Long March
Zhou Enlai planned in secret the details of the Chinese Communist's escape from the encirclement of the Central Soviet. He identified a Guangdong warlord who preferred to save his troops rather than fight the Red Army.The First Red Army was able to pass through a number of blockhouses, before reaching the last of Chiang Kai-shek's fortifications near the Xiang River and suffering major casualties. They lost their heavy weapons and almost half their troops at that battle.Then the Red Army moved quickly and often at night on The Long March. They...
2023-12-25
41 min
The Chinese Revolution
Encircling the Chinese Soviet Republic
Mao Zedong had been chosen as President of the Chinese Soviet Republic, but he never controlled its Red Army. Wang Ming and the 28 Bolsheviks had more control, including over land policy and preparations to defend against the Fifth Encirclement Campaign.On land, the Communist Party of China officials didn't want land redistribution to result in a countryside of middle peasants holding private property. With the Land Investigation Movement, they wanted to root out any hidden landlords or rich peasants. But what they didn't change was the limited amount of land to divide among a huge rural...
2023-12-10
23 min
The Chinese Revolution
Japan Attacks Manchuria and Shanghai
In September 1931, junior officer's of Japan's Kwantung Army in Manchuria set off explosives to make it look like a Chinese attack on Japanese interests along the South Manchuria Railway. This is often called the Mukden Incident or named after the nearby Liutiao Lake. The Kwantung Army then attacked Zhang Xueliang's nearby garrison and, with Japanese reinforcements, moved into the rest of Manchuria.In 1932, the puppet state of Manchukuo was formed, with Puyi, the last Qing Emperor, as Chief Executive and then Emperor of Manchuguo. Few states other than Japan recognized the new State....
2023-12-04
22 min
The Chinese Revolution
Conflict Among the Communists
Mao had long desired revolution to peace. Even as a student, he wrote of his desire for the destruction of the old universe.Thanks to his teacher Yang Changji, he met early leaders of the Communist Party, got a job as a junior librarian in Beijing and met his second wife. Yang Kaihui fell deeply in love with Mao and stayed loyal to him, even after Mao left her and took a new wife. She preferred to be executed than to renounce Mao.Mao felt ignored by the urban intellectuals at Peking University...
2023-11-27
41 min
The Chinese Revolution
Chiang Kai-shek's Strong-Arm Tactics
Chiang Kai-shek used strong-armed tactics to fundraise for his army and government. Kidnapping, ransoms and execution were part of his tactics. He allied with the Green Gang of Shanghai, as did the French authorities.Shanghai businessmen were kidnapped and held for ransom unless they bought Nanjing's bonds during the Northern Expedition.T.V. Soong found a better way to sell Chinese bonds. He increased the interest rate. He also abolished the likin system in areas under Nationalist control, gained control over Chinese tariffs and negotiated the return of some Boxer Indemnity funds. But...
2023-11-16
33 min
The Chinese Revolution
The People's Liberation Army is Founded
After the Northern Expedition, the Guomindang (KMT) ejected Communists from the Nationalist Party. The Communist Party of China had no army.Zhou Enlai had inserted Communists into the Nationalists' Army and the Nanchang Uprising was a coup planned to carve a Red Army out from the Guomindang's troops. It succeeded and they briefly formed a Revolutionary Committee in Nanchang and He Long took command. They retreated before Zhang Fakui could attack them.While Moscow hoped they would march south and support the Canton Commune, instead they headed south east to Shantou, along the...
2023-11-06
23 min
The Chinese Revolution
The War of the Central Plains
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) wanted to shrink the Chinese armies following the Northern Expedition. However, the warlords wouldn't agree without a fight. The result was the War of the Central Plains when Chiang defeated the warlords who had helped him win the Northern Expedition. One by one and then as a group they resisted his efforts to assert Nanjing's control over the provincial and regional armies.Thanks to the classic Chinese Empty Fortress Strategy, the Nationalists were able to deter Li Zongren from taking the underdefended Wuhan. They then got between his columns and interrupted his...
2023-11-02
24 min
The Chinese Revolution
Update - October 28, 2023
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2023-10-29
00 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Fallout from the Northern Expedition
Zhang Zuolin paid for his defeat by the Northern Expedition with his life. Japan assassinated their former Manchurian ally by detonating a bomb as his train passed. Manchuria was becoming chaotic as refugees arrived fleeing battles and famine in Shandong.Other former warlords also died as family members of their victims took revenge.The Nationalists suspended the Constitution and decreed that China had entered a period of tutelage when the KMT would guide China and, in theory, towards eventual democracy.The KMT had to face multiple issues, including strong provincial...
2023-10-22
22 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Northern Expedition
The Nationalists' Northern Expedition began with doubts by their Communist allies.But it was a military success and quickly Henan and then Hebei provinces were captured. Mikhail Borodin then wanted the armies to move north along the Hankou-Beijing railway line. Instead, Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) preferred to follow the Yangzi River downstream and take the rich provinces controlled by the warlord Sun Chuanfang. That was slower going and the new KMT administration in Wuhan was threatening Chiang's funding and role as Commander-in-Chief.Chiang supported a purge of Communists in his territories and the...
2023-10-16
35 min
The Chinese Revolution
The Chinese Situation At The Beginning Of The Nationalists’ Northern Expedition
In the lead up to Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition, both the KMT's Hu Hanmin and the Christian General Feng Yuxiang were in Moscow. Hu sought admission by the KMT to the Comintern as China's representative. Feng was seeking weapons and engineers for his National People's Army.Both returned deeply skeptical about the Soviet Union and its intentions towards China.The USSR wanted an alliance with a northern warlord to bolster its interests in Mongolia and Manchuria. For two years, the Christian Warlord and the atheist Soviets formed an awkward alliance. It wouldn't work...
2023-10-09
17 min
The Chinese Revolution
Succession Battles in the KMT
Two funerals were held for Sun Yat-sen on the same day. One involved Christian rites by his family, to prove that Sun was not a Bolshevik. The other was organized by the Communist Party and involved the Soviet Ambassador and a loudspeaker playing Sun's message about nationalism. Already there was a fight to claim Sun's legacy.Sun's widow, Song Qingling, was from a family which had all studied in the United States. Her father had become a Methodist, then entered into business and paid for all his children to study in the USA. One of his...
2023-10-04
16 min
The Chinese Revolution
Organizing
The Communist Party of China and the KMT both needed organizing. The KMT and Sun Yat-sen were overly reliant on southern warlords. When they turned on Sun, that made the KMT homeless and risked the life of Sun and those close to him, like his wife Song Qingling. She suffered a miscarriage when Chen Jiongming attacked their house in Guangzhou. Never again would Madame Sun Yat-sen be able to bear children.Mikhail Borodin, born Mikhail Grusenberg, was valued by Sun and lead the re-organization of the KMT and the Communist Party's outreach in Guangdong. Students went...
2023-10-01
21 min
The Chinese Revolution
China and Asia in 1921
A detailed look at China's internal divisions and its neighbours in 1921 when its Communist Party was founded.Image; Map of China and Asia in 1921 Created for the Chinese Revolution Podcast and Chinese Revolution YouTube series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-24
18 min
The Chinese Revolution
Update September 2023
A quick update that episodes 2, 3 and 5 have been re-recorded and re-posted in the feed based on further readings and to make other improvements. Hopefully all podcast players automatically update their episodes accordingly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-16
00 min
The Chinese Revolution
How to Grow the New Communist Party of China?
The new Communist Party of China faced decisions on how to grow. Henk Sneevliet, representative of the Communist International (Comintern) to the Far East recommended allying with Sun Yat-sen and the KMT and forming a United Front. Communist Party members could join the KMT as individuals while the Communist Party criticized it and organized the workers and peasants for revolution.Henk faced resistance among the Chinese Communists who preferred to go a different way. They tried to organize railway workers and call for a General Strike. Meanwhile, the Seamen's Union in Guangzhou had more success.
2023-09-10
16 min
The Chinese Revolution
Atheism in China
A discussion with Anthony Vernon about atheism in China, both before and since Communism. The distinction between Chinese and foreign religions is featured, as well as how the Chinese Communist Party has changed its policies towards religions over time.Image: "Karl Marx, painted portrait _DDC2742" by Abode of Chaos is licensed under CC BY 2.0You save and you support this podcast by using those links. Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-01
33 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 40 - The Founding of the Communist Party of China
Students were the first Chinese to pay attention to the Russian Revolution and the new Communist government there. The Communist International (or Comintern) founded in 1919, also actively promoted and sponsored revolution abroad. Gregory Voitinsky arrived in 1920 as part of the Soviet efforts in China.Chinese students in France (like Zhou Enlai) and professors at Peking University were quick to promote socialist and Marxist ideas and to form societies and launch publications. They were encouraged by Cai Yuanpei, the Republic of China's first Minister of Education who was then Rector of Peking University. In particular, Chen Duxiu an...
2023-08-28
17 min
The Chinese Revolution
Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People
Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People inspired the KMT party and were implemented after his death in 1925. They also facilitated cooperation between the KMT and the Communist Party of China during the periods of a United Front.This episode discusses those Three Principles as a prelude to a look at the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolutionImage: "Dr. Sun Yat-sen" by bfishadow is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast...
2023-08-27
14 min
The Chinese Revolution
Update- End of August 2023
This podcast update looks forward to the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party, its United Front with the KMT, then the death of Sun Yat-sen, who is followed by Chiang Kai-shek. You’ll hear stories of the KMT’s successful Northern Expedition before turning its knives on the Communists and the beginning of the fighting between those two sides. There will also be another context episode with a guest soon.Image: "Revolution of 1911" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-24
01 min
The Chinese Revolution
Zhang Zuolin, the Manchurian Warlord
Zhang Zuolin, the Manchurian Warlord, was a streetfighter known as the Pimple who went from waiter to leader of China's north.He climbed from bandit, to soldier and then formed bonds with Japan, Qing officials and then Yuan Shikai. Step by step he grew his power first in Fengtian province, then all three Manchurian provinces and then virtually all of north China.But that was not enough and he craved complete control in Beijing too. The coalition government broke up and war was declared between his Fengtian Clique and the Zhili Group.
2023-08-19
19 min
The Chinese Revolution
Chinese Warlord Economics
A look at taxes, inflation, bandits, offshore funds and roving armies during China's Warlord Period.Image: "1920s Chinese coins" by renaissancechambara is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-08-15
08 min
The Chinese Revolution
Bosses and Bandits
A southern Chinese government is set up in Guangzhou. Sun Yat-sen is named Generalissimo. The First Fleet joins with 9 warships.The Anfu Clique wants to attack the south and fails to defeat rebels in Hunan. Then Wu Peifu is sent south and makes progress, but stops his advance and criticizes Duan Qirui for siding with Japan against his fellow Chinese.Wu then supports the May Fourth Movement and gains southern friends and northern enemies.War breaks out between the Anfu and Zhili Cliques. After initial losses, Wu Peifu helps to...
2023-08-14
19 min
The Chinese Revolution
Wellington Koo, the Versailles Treaty and the May Fourth Movement
The Chinese had high hopes for the negotiations in Versailles after the end of the First World War. Wellington Koo argued the Chinese case ably. China wanted to retake control of its Shandong Province, but instead Japan continued to control it because of agreements signed during the war. Then it became clear that Duan Qirui and his Anhui Clique had benefited from Japanese funds in exchange for signing away Shandong to Japan.The May Fourth Movement saw an eruption of student anger, supported by intellectuals, businesses and workers. There was even a general strike in Shanghai...
2023-08-06
14 min
The Chinese Revolution
China and the World War
The KMT had been active opposing Yuan Shikai and his monarchy project. It had strong support among overseas Chinese.After Yuan Shikai's death, Li Yuanhong became President and Duan Qirui became Premier. KMT hopes for an effective republic quickly faded. Li and Duan disagreed about whether China should enter the First World War. Li, his Vice-President and Congress all opposed the war. Only Duan wanted to enter the war. He was dismissed following a vote by Congress.Zhang Xun, the General with the Queue, used that tension to invade Beijing with his 500 soldier...
2023-07-28
15 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 34- Women Revolutionaries
Chinese feminists and revolutionaries were active before and during China's 1911 Revolution. Qiu Jin wore men's clothing, was ahead of her time by writing in Standard Chinese instead of Classical Chinese and in making speeches to engage all ages in the struggle for women's rights and women's education. These women believed that women had to seek their own rights, rather than depend on men.Wu Shuqing imagined and then created the Women's Revolutionary Army, which fought at Hankou and Nanjing during the 1911 Revolution.Films and plays have been made about Qiu Jin. But more...
2023-07-22
13 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 33- The National Thief
Yuan Shikai consolidates power as President of the Republic of China. His greatest threats now come from outside China. Russia eyes Mongolia and Britain takes interest in Tibet. The First World War changes the dynamic and Japan seizes Germany's concessions in Shandong. Then Japan issues Twenty-One Demands on China. Yuan negotiates and softens the blow, but suffers from the humiliation.Yuan Shikai's son and others push for a new monarchy and Yuan goes along. The Grand Constitutional Monarchy is founded, but only lasts for 83 days. Rebellions and opposition start almost immediately and provinces break away. Beiyang...
2023-07-17
28 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 32 - The First Years of the Republic of China
Yuan Shikai promised to respect China's constitutional republic. A mutiny by unpaid members of the Beiyang Army causes riots in Beijing and other cities. Yuan avoids moving to Nanjing. He de-mobilizes provincial troops and wins a power struggle with the Chinese Premiers. Yuan Shikai puts his own men in important positions.The Guomindang (KMT) is founded and wins the first election after the 1911 Revolution. Song Jiaoren, KMT's leader, expects to be the new Premier. Instead, he is assassinated. Yuan's followers are implicated and the KMT blames Yuan himself.Yuan moves troops into strategic...
2023-07-10
15 min
The Chinese Revolution
Update July 2023
An update on the Chinese Revolution series made in July 2023.Image: "Revolution of 1911" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-02
00 min
The Chinese Revolution
Yuan Shikai (Part 3) and the 1911 Chinese Revolution
Yuan Shikai's New Army becomes a national model and military reforms spread throughout China. The death of the Empress Dowager brings Zaifeng in as regent to Pu Yi, the three year old emperor. Yuan is sacked and briefly fears for his life. He quietly retires for over two years. A Qing railway reorganization in Sichuan leads to rebellion. Imperial troops are moved south and the remaining Wuchang Garrison launches a mutiny. The 1911 Revolution has begun and the Qing Court appoints Yuan as Governor General to suppress the rebels. Many see the Qing cause as hopeless. Shikai leads troops that...
2023-07-02
21 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 30 - Yuan Shikai (Part 2)
Part 2 of a look at Yuan Shikai. Yuan resigned as Imperial Commissioner to Korea and served as a logistics officer during the Sino-Japanese war. Following China's defeat to Japan, Yuan wrote a 13,000 word memo to the emperor outlining his ideas for military reform. Yuan Shikai was then appointed and became the father of China's New Army. He was then promoted to Governor of Shandong and then Zhili provinces. He had to deal with the Boxer Rebellion underway and navigate foreign concessions and the invasion of Tianjin and the capital during the Boxer Rebellion. He was a supporter of reforms...
2023-06-25
25 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 29 - Yuan Shikai
This episode looks at the early life of Yuan Shikai, future president of the Republic of China.Born to a concubine in a leading gentry family in Henan province, Yuan was adopted by his uncle at age 5. He studied the Confucian classics, learned boxing, martial arts and horseback riding. He took over managing the family assets as a teenager and was already working for the empire. He never passed any of the imperial examinations, but rose quickly in the army.A chance military assignment in Korea launched Shikai's meteoric ascent. He rescued the...
2023-06-19
25 min
The Chinese Revolution
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Part 3)
In this third and final part, Sun Yat-sen's comeback from failed revolutionary is examined. He goes on the offensive against the reformers in Hawaii and in the world's Chinatowns. He builds on contacts with the French to gain weapons and workers for uprisings near the French Indochina border. He helps found the Revolutionary Alliance and becomes its President. More and more revolts are planned and the Wuchang Uprising finally succeeds. A garrison takes control. Organizers from the Revolutionary Alliance then take the revolution to Shanghai. Provinces there secede from the Qing and 14 provinces are soon outside of the Qing...
2023-06-09
22 min
The Chinese Revolution
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Part 2)
Sun Yat-sen leaves London and lives in Japan for 3 years. He gains Japanese supporters and is considered their Chinese Hero. They fund him, his efforts and newspapers, as well as arming guerillas in the Philippines. Kang Youwei considers Sun to be an uneducated bandit and they compete for followers. An uprising near Huizhou in Guangdong province starts well, but gets distracted and falls apart. Key allies die as a result. Sun has yet another failed uprising to his name. Can he stage a comeback?Image: "Dr. Sun Yat-sen" by bfishadow is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
2023-06-02
16 min
The Chinese Revolution
Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Dr. Sun Yat sen is a legend in mainland China, on Taiwan and in the Chinatowns of the world. This revolutionary's picture can be found at Tiananmen Square in Beijing and in the Legislative Chamber in Taipei.Few people are recognized as heroes by both the Chinese Communist Party and the KMT. Dr. Sun Yat-sen is one of them.This episode explores his early life and education in Cuiheng Village, in Honolulu, in Guangzhou and in Hong Kong. Against his older brother's wishes, he is baptized and converts to Christianity. He tries to...
2023-05-26
23 min
The Chinese Revolution
Kang Youwei's utopian The Book of Great Unity
A short look at Kang Youwei's utopian The Book of Great Unity. What do you think of this utopia? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-20
00 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 25 - Kang Youwei
A discussion of Kang Youwei, the famous Chinese scholar, writer, reformer and speaker. His early years, Buddhist meditations, success passing through the Qing examinations system and activism are considered. His exile following the 100 days of Reform to the Chinatowns of Canada and southeast Asia are described, including the founding of the Society to Protect the Emperor. It achieved, at least initially, much more popularity than Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary movement. Kang also lived in India and met Mahatma Gandhi and discussed the caste system and religion. After the 1911 Chinese revolution, Kang returned to China and failed in a coup to...
2023-05-19
13 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 24 - Losing the Mandate of Heaven
A discussion with Anthony Vernon about Daoism, Confucianism, Kang Youwei, the Boxer Rebellion and the end of the Qing Dynasty.Image: "Boxer Prisoners Captured By 6th US Cavalry, Tientsin, China [1901] Underwood & Co [RESTORED]" by ralphrepo is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-12
26 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 23 - Kidnapping and Blinding Children
A deep dive into anti-Christian riots in Tianjin in 1870. Stories of kidnapped, blinded and dead children are investigated. What are these new Christians up to? An official from the Forbidden City is sent to get to the truth. Who is to blame?Image: "Old church, Tianjin" by caitriana is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-07
09 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 22- The Empress Dowager Cixi (Part 3)
This is the third part of the discussion with Lauren Schill about Cixi. We discuss her takeover from her adopted son the Emperor Guangxu following the 100 days of Reform and her role arming the Boxer Rebellion. Cixi and the Emperor flee to Xian and then return to Beijing. Cixi starts a charm offensive, institutes further reforms including for women's education and to end foot binding. She and the Emperor Guangxu die within a day of each other, him with high levels of arsenic. Within 3 years of her death, the Puyi Emperor abdicates and the Qing Dynasty ends. Qixi rules...
2023-04-30
45 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 21 - Dowager Empress Cixi (Part 2)
This is the second part of the discussion about Cixi and we discuss her son Emperor Tongzhi's marriage, nighttime escapades, death from smallpox and Cixi's adoption of her nephew Emperor Guangxu and relegation of Prince Chun. Cixi deals with the Russians in Xinjiang, the French in Vietnam and the Japanese over Korea. The Dowager Empress builds up the Chinese navy, only to have it cut back by her successors. She is brought out of retirement again during the Sino-Japanese war and Emperor Guangxu signs a devastating peace treaty for China which begins a western scramble for further concessions.
2023-04-23
56 min
The Influencer's Edge Podcast with Speaker Paul Ross
Nicole Hesse on From Mouthy Bartender to 7 Figure CEO in 13 Months
“Your true self attracts your true believer” is exactly how Nicole Hesse built her now multi-7 figure business from the ground up. Remaining true to Nicole’s company core values of transparency and self-sovereignty while building a team and serving thousands has been an important part of the journey. Tune in and discover Nicole’s answers to questions such as: What was the most impactful moment in your journey in business so far? How did it feel to hit your first $1M in business? What is your favorite client to work with? What is it about...
2023-04-18
39 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 20 - Empress Dowager Cixi
A discussion with Lauren Schill, Host of the Well Behaved Women podcast, about Empress Dowager Cixi. This is the first part of the discussion about Cixi and discuss her childhood, family background, as well as becoming a concubine and rising through the ranks. The coup that takes her to power follows the Second Opium War and her husband's death at the Imperial Hunting Lodge. Cixi and Cian rule from behind the silk curtain and begin modernization of China, while facing resistance from conservative forces.Image: "China - The Empress Dowager of China - Bà Từ Hi Thá...
2023-04-16
45 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 19 - Japan Rising in the East
Meiji Japan learns from the West and builds its economy, its army and the Japanese Imperial Navy. Japan begins its own gunboat diplomacy and takes control of the Ryukyu Islands. It defeats China in the Sino-Japanese War and gains Penghu and Taiwan, as well as control over Korea. Russian and Japanese tensions build. Great Britain allies with Japan and the Japanese Imperial Navy launches a sneak attack on Port Arthur (Dalian). Japan destroys two Russian fleets and Teddy Roosevelt negotiates the peace treaty. Asian and Chinese nationalists take heart in the Asian victory over a European power.
2023-04-11
29 min
Show Notes – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Financial Challenges – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Tell Your Story – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Ethical Leadership – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Career and Job transition – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Be Your Best Self – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Know and build on strengths – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Stick to Your Principles – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Reach Your Full Potential – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Starting a business – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Life and work balance – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
Make a Difference! – The Mentors Radio
315. An Interview with Paul Hobbs, the “Steve Jobs” of Wine
In this episode, The Mentors Radio host Dan Hesse talks with guest mentor Paul Hobbs, dubbed “The Steve Jobs of Wine” by Forbes magazine. A third generation farmer, raised in upstate New York, Paul wanted nothing to do with farming as a teen and decided to follow his great-grandfather and pursue a career in medicine. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry at Notre Dame (UND) and was accepted into medical school. That’s the point at which mentors intervened, including his father, ultimately encouraging him to pursue a different path. Their advice made sense to Paul and he moved...
2023-04-08
42 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 18 - The Fall of the Tokugawa
Choshu rebels attack foreign ships and suffer the consequences. Choshu and Satsuma reach a secret alliance. The Bakufu plans a punitive expedition against Choshu but is out-maneuvered. The sudden death of the Emperor and a coup in the Imperial Court leads to Choshu receiving an amnesty. Choshu and Satsuma use the Imperial Pennants to defeat the Bakufu. The Tokugawa era ends in Japan with the final shoguns of Japan. The Meiji Restoration ends 265 years of Tokugawa rule in Japan.Image: "DSC21873, Honmaru Palace, Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan" by jimg944 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
2023-04-03
29 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 17 – The Tokugawa of Japan
The Tokugawa shogunate in Japan prohibited ocean going vessels or travel between Japan and most countries. Japan rejected offers to commence trade with the West. Commodore Perry forced a first treaty on a reluctant Japan. The Samurai and country wanted to resist, but instead Japan began to open up and build a navy and build up a more western military. American desires for a new trade treaty uncover fractures among the Bakufu and with the Imperial Court.Image: "Samurai" by Tekniska museet is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
2023-03-27
21 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 16 - Chinese Women Overseas
During the 19th century, there were far more Chinese men abroad than women. Mui Tsai women were bonded to affluent Chinese families as maidservants or concubines. Amahs worked as paid domestic servants overseas. Some lived in collective sisterhoods and refused to couple with men. China Mary was a pioneer woman in Sitka, Alaska. Oei Hui-lan was the daughter of a Javanese sugar merchant and married the future Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain and the United States. Chinese women overseas had influence and made their mark on their new communities, including in Malaya and Singapore.Image: "Portrait...
2023-03-19
09 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 15 - Gold Mountains Overseas
Increased shipping in the Chinese treaty ports leads to Chinese migration abroad. Workers flock to Old Gold Mountain near San Francisco and Gold Mountain near Melbourne, Australia. The Chinese do better when they can work freely rather than as indentured coolies. Abuses and racism greet them worldwide. The Chinese learn non-violent resistance with Gandhi and self-advocacy in English speaking democracies. A national re-awakening accompanies remittances from abroad.Image: "Local Villager Mining for Gold and Gems in Thailand" by Captain Kimo is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2023-03-13
11 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 14 - The Fall of the Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping take some steps towards modernizing China. More provincial armies are formed and a Taiping warlord faces off against Qing allied warlords and the Ever Victorious Army. Nanjing falls and the Heavenly Kingdom with it. The Young Monarch is hunted and killed. The remaining Taiping ally with the Nian rebels, but are also exterminated. Some lessons for the future can be learned from this unsuccessful rebellion.Image: "Monument to American Soldier of Fortune Fredrick Townsend Ward, Organizer of 'Ever Victorious Army'" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0.1.0. Hosted...
2023-03-04
14 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 13 - The Death of Yang
The Taiping defeat a besieging army. Assassinations rock the Heavenly Capital. First, Yang Xiuqing, the East King, is assassinated and then the North King. The Taiping lose central strategic leadership and Taiping commanders begin to operate autonomously. The Hunan Provincial Army advances along the Yangtze River. The British are not amused with the Taiping Rebellion.Image: "Sunset on the Yangtze River" by Stanley Zimny (Thank You for 52 Million views) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-26
09 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 12 - The Taiping Northern and Western Expeditions
Yang Xiuqing consolidates his position among the Taiping and organizes a Northern Expedition and a Western Expedition. The gentry organize to oppose the Taiping and Zeng Guofan founds a provincial army to counterattack. The Taiping reach their high-water mark as they control central China and the Yangtze River.Map of the Northern Expedition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-25
11 min
SAATKORN
#262 mit PAUL WEINREICH von JUNICO
HR TECH für Freelancer:innen aus den GENs Y & Z Paul Weinreich ist Managing Director und Co-Founder von JUNICO. Ein Talk über Freelancer:innen, HR TECH und minimalistische Unternehmer. Aber der Reihe nach: mit Junico haben Paul & Co eine spannende Plattform für das Freelancer:innentum geschaffen. Mit inzwischen 18 Personen und 14.000, davon 2.500 aktiven Freelancer:innen auf der Plattform hat sich der Marktplatz super entwickelt. In dieser SAATKORN Podcast Episode sprechen Paul und ich u.a. über folgende Themen: JUNICOs Foundingstory Warum Content Marketing für Paul & Co so wichtig ist und welche Rolle dabei...
2023-02-22
31 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 11 - The March to Nanjing
The newly proclaimed Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace marches north towards the Yangtze River. This Taiping movement grows among the poor and discontented, but has trouble sieging cities. A local corps gives the Taiping its first defeat. The Taiping then gain strength after reaching the Yangtze and is able to sail downstream and capture cities along the way to Nanjing. The Taiping rename the city Tianjing: the Heavenly Capital. The West King and other original followers die and are replaced by many new adherents.Find the map of the Taiping's march to Nanjing here .
2023-02-19
09 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 10 - Introduction to the Taiping Rebellion
In this episode, the background to the Taiping Rebellion is described, as well as its founders, leaders and religious inspiration. Hong Xiuquan considered himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ. Influenced by Christian missionaries in Guangzhou, he and his followers found the God Worshippers Society. It grows, especially among Hakka Villages, into the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace.Image: "Hakka Tulou, Chuxi" by Hayden Opie is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolutionFor more information, s...
2023-02-13
11 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 9 - Treaties and Concessions
In this episode, the Treaty of Nanjing and the other Unequal Treaties are discussed, as well as the growth of foreign concessions in China. During the Second Opium War, also known as the Anglo-French Expedition to China, the Imperial Summer Palace is looted and burned. China losses vast territories to Russia. These events were humiliating to China but the treaties freed its resources to battle the many rebellions growing in Qing Dynasty China.Image: "China ChengDe - Qing Summer Report & Palace" by Toby Simkin is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See...
2023-02-11
09 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 8 - Henry Pottinger and the End of the Opium War
In this episode, Henry Pottinger takes over as British Superintendent of Trade. The British retake Zhoushan Island, which had been abandoned by Charles Elliott and advances up the Yangtze River. Negotiations conclude the Opium War with the Treaty of Nanjing. It is now remembered as the first unequal treaty and the beginning of a century of humiliations for China.Image: Kongma, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsYou can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolutionFor more information, sources and content see: https://chineserevolution...
2023-02-06
32 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 7 - Charles Elliott's Opium War
The British capture Chinese forts and take Guangzhou. British trade returns to southern China. Rural peasants self-organize against the British invaders. Charles Elliott is replaced by British authorities in London.Image: "19th Century Cannon" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0.You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-03
30 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 6 - Whales and Crocodiles
Lin Zexu's destruction of British opium causes debate in London. But the Whig government has plenty of other crises. Lord Palmerston makes demands of China and sends warships in spite of reluctance at home. Opposition to a war with China is debated in Parliament.The British use newly seized Hong Kong as a base, battle with the Chinese by Guangzhou and bombard and then make an amphibious assault on Zhoushan Island by Shanghai. The sail as far as Tianjin. The Daoguang Emperor receives Lord Palmerston's letter and replaces Lin Zexu. The British are wined and dined...
2023-02-03
26 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 5 - Introducing the Opium War
An introduction to the Opium War between Great Britain and the Qing Empire, including introductions of major characters. The Opium War was considered the beginning of China's Century of Humiliations. Lu Kun and William Napier do battle outside Guangzhou. Lin Zexu seizes 20,000 chests of British opium and destroys them. The British seize Hong Kong and Lin then cuts off British food and water. War is coming.Image: "The Opium War Museum Humen Dongguan" by dcmaster is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee...
2023-01-27
27 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 4- The Examination System
An introductory episode about the Examination System and corruption of officials during the Qing Dynasty. The three sets of examinations required before entry into Chinese government leadership were grueling. Candidates rarely passed the examinations. The Manchu elite benefited from an alternative, easier examination system. Unsuccessful examination candidates often began rebellions. As a result, corruption, patronage and resentment were part of the Qing Empire.Image: "Qing Court Return, The Emperess Dowerger [1902] George E. Morrison [RESTORED]" by ralphrepo is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-25
04 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 3- Silver during the Qing Dynasty
In this introductory episode, the disruption of silver coins to the Qing Dynasty is discussed. The Qing collected taxes in silver but did not control silver supply or minting. As a result, Latin American revolutions impacted silver coins, changed trade flows and created economic disturbances in the Qing Dynasty just before the Opium War.Image: "BOLIVIA, 1855 ---HALF DOLLAR SIZED SILVER COIN,UNSURE OF DENOMINATION b" by woody1778a is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.You can support this show through Buy me a coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechineserevolutionFor more...
2023-01-24
06 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 2- The Great Qing
An introduction to the Great Qing State. The Qing replaced the Great Ming and ruled from 1644 until 1911. The vast empire ruled over 400 million subjects under Manchu leadership.When the Qing met the Europeans arriving by sea, they saw no reason to change. But owing to a focus on Confucius and classical education, Qing officials were developing more slowly than the new arrivals. This became clear with the Opium War and the reverberations then spread throughout the Qing territories. When the Qing Dynasty fell, it was not replaced by a new dynasty, but by the Republic of...
2023-01-23
05 min
The Chinese Revolution
Episode 1 - Introduction
Welcome to the first episode of the Chinese Revolution podcast.This is a podcast series for those who believe that understanding China and its history is important. This show is about the Chinese Revolutions and the events leading up to them.I was inspired by Mike Duncan’s excellent podcast series called Revolutions. A big thank you to him. Mike’s final revolution was the Russian Revolution. Since he did not continue his series, this podcast is meant to follow Revolutions with a detailed look at Chinese history and the Chinese Revolution. The Russian Revolutio...
2023-01-23
01 min
The Chinese Revolution
Update End of April 2023
Recorded at the end of April, 2023, this recording summarizes the episodes to date and what to expect in the coming episodes as we transition from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.Image: "File:Consorts of Tongzhi and Guangxu.jpg" by Anonymous Court Photographer is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-21
01 min
Serious Privacy
The Door is Always Open: A week in Privacy with Paul and K
Send us a textThis week on Serious Privacy, Paul Breitbarth and K Royal take some time to review recent events or developments in privacy and data protection. With little happening in the U.S. (where is Ohio’s privacy law?), the focus is more on Europe and India. K and Paul discuss the European Data Protection Board’s recent guidance on international transfers, the new decision by the Wiesbaden court (in Hesse, Germany) on cookies and the U.S., and the highest fine to date in the Netherlands. Join K and Paul as they explo...
2021-12-16
42 min
Dr. Paul's Family Talk
"Dr. Paul's Family Talk" (8-6-21)
NOW YOU CAN CLICK ON THE TIMELINE TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE SEGMENT(S) OR LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SHOW! Please check out our full radio show, or snippets contained within, from Friday, August 6, 2021, wherein we discussed: 0:00 - Hello, Introduction, Update, and Today's Show Details 1:53 - Gone For a Week! 4:08 - Arrogant Al Entered the Fray 5:16 - Election Fraud? OpenYour Pockets and Let's Find Out! 11:41 - Olympics and Skimpy Outfits? YIKES! 12:54 - Classic "LIVE SINGING" Segment - "Hicksville Harry", "Paranoid Pete", "Vivacious Vi...
2021-08-06
59 min
Dr. Paul's Family Talk
ALAN HESSE, Conservationist, Author, Illustrator (8-6-21)
ALAN HESSE, a conservation biologist, author, and illustrator now living in Ecuador, will join us to discuss the climate, the environment, and all of his books, including his "Captain Polo" series. FROM HIS WEBSITE: "When you learn while having fun, you never forget what you learn.A parent or teacher knows that there's nothing like pictures to grab a child's attention. That's why I create educational graphic novels and cartoons. The idea is to provide learning resources that are informative AND engaging. My work is all about...
2021-08-06
29 min
Oklahoma Appeals - The Podcast
Episode 012: Honorable Paul Hesse, District Court Judge, Canadian County
Send us a textA discussion with Judge Paul Hesse, District Court of Canadian County. Judge Hesse talks about his background and path to the bench, shares tips for practitioners, and much more.
2021-02-17
50 min
MutMachPodcast
Wir gegen Corona - Folge 31 - Hegel, Heine, Hesse
Der Mutmach-Podcast der Berliner MorgenpostHasenkostüme - Pöbelanten - Wutball - Osterkarton - der Zauber der Chefredakteurin und eine Facebook-Stunde, die mindestens 90 Minuten dauert. In der einunddreißigsten Folge des Mutmach-Podcasts der Berliner Morgenpost rätseln die Schumachers über Hasenkostüme und den Weltgeist, tauschen Engtanzerinnerungen aus, verwechseln Heine und Hesse, bestaunen eine Laubsägearbeit, fragen sich, was gegen Wutbombem hilft, planen eine Fußgängerpartei zu gründen, unterscheiden Freiheit und Dämlichkeit und tragen das schönste Gedicht der Welt vor.Die kostenlose Freundlichkeitsmeditation unter www.suseschumacher.de/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
2020-04-13
24 min