Silk And Steel Podcast: Recent Episodes

Carl Zha

Weekly discussion on China and Silk Road, history, culture and current events

We continue Chinese history chronologically with Qin state trying to sabotage the peace process and Jin State seize the opportunity to crush their long term rival

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I talk to @ZoeDiscovers , a British woman running guided tours into DPRK aka North Korea about her experience

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I talk to German investigative journalist Dirk Pohlmann on the Drik Pollmann Show on TNT Radio about current US-China tension over Taiwan

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I speak to Taiwanese American Xiangyu who was drafted by Taiwan government for military service because he stayed in Taiwan for more than a year. He is currently serving substitute service in Taiwan. I talk to him about his experience

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Xiangyu's YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@ZhongXiangyu

I talk to Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project about latest round of Canadian witch hunt over so called Chinese interference or how US dominated 5 eye intelligence agencies keep everyone inline and all aboard the China war wagon

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Justin Podur's page The Anti-Empire Project: https://podur.org

We continue Chinese history chronologically into Spring and Autumn period. Peace breaks out between two East Asian superpower Jin and Chu state in 579 BCE. Strategic lessons from ancient China that's relevant to modern geopolitical realities

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I appear on the Hrvoje Morić Show on TNT radio to talk about how rise of China poses challenged US hegemony

I spoke to returning guest Dana Burton about Malcolm X and his connection to China.

My previous interview with Dana Burton about his life living in China as a Black man and promoting Hip Hop:

This is a 20+ min preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection where we continue Golden Triange Opium Series with Davide Melia by looking at the French colonial history and its impact on Opium trade on the east part of the Golden Triangle: Vietnam and Laos

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ChineseFood #ChineseFoodHistory #Dumpling #Noodle

I spoke to Professor Miranda Brown' from University of Michigan about the history of Chinese food!

Professor Miranda Brown's Food Blog:

https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/dumpling-therapy

https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/the-great-noodle-debate

Professor Brown's latest article on the real history of Chop Suey:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history

Follow Professor Brown on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Dong_Muda

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Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #BRI

I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik about Myanmar military junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi in the context of US geopolitical competition with China

I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about Pengshuai case

I joined Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about XI-Biden virtual summit

I joined Radio Sputnik Fault Line with Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan to talk about various stories from China, as Gen. Milley fears a 'Sputnik' moment from hypersonic weapons.

I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan of Fault Line on Radio Sputnik about latest US drumming for war over Taiwan

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Playlist of All Taiwan History Series Episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvpTIIce0w&list=PLaUg2PM1J5b02n5Xy2zPnn2A5JaRqr_rC&t=0s

In the final episode of Silk and Steel Taiwan Political History, I talked to Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu about Taiwan from mid 2000s to 2020 under alternate ruling party of DPP and KMT, what's behind Taiwan's continual identity shift away from Chinese identity.

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I talked to Radio Sputnik Fault Line's Jamarl Thomas about the latest PLA aircraft fly over Taiwan's self declared Air Defense Identification Zone.

We continue our Taiwan political history series with Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu

We continue our discussion of Early Cold War Taiwan thru the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1950s

We continue our Taiwan political history series w Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu. In Part 2, we cover the era from Japanese Colonial Rule to Post WW2 hand over.

I brought back returning guest Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu to talk about political history of Taiwan. In part 1 we covered from prehistoric time to eve of Japanese colonization

This is 1st time I interviewed a direct descendant of Genghis Khan on the Silk and Steel Podcast. Gordon Gao, an ethnic Mongol born and raised in Xinjiang tells his family history in Xinjiang thru Cultural Revolution and Sino-Soviet border conflict. We also discuss the implementation of China's 1 child policy for Han Chinese vs minorities.

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For non-subscribers, here is a 20 minute preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP123-Hong Kong and Xinjiang with Timppa Part 2:Xinjiang where I talked to Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in Xinjiang

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I interviewed Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in both places

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I talk to returning guest Davide Melia about history of Opium Trade and its legacy in China and Myanmar and impact on China Myanmar relations. This is part 1 of the series

Davide has his own Patreon site South-West China with Davide Melia where he documents his life in Yunnan, China near Myanmar Border

I talked to returning guest "Mr. T" about the latest in US China tech war front: geopolitics of semiconductor supplies and Taiwan's chip diplomacy.

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I talk to returning guest "Mr. T" on new evidence of US COVID Response coverup at the highest level and future of US-China relationship under Biden

Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger COVID response ass-covering piece in New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year

Previous Silk and Steel episode w Mr. T on Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger and US COVID response

Silk and Steel Podcast EP#95-The Man behind War on China + real Chinese influence in US election

Silk and Steel Tech War Series with Mr. T

Silk and Steel Podcast EP#86-US China Tech War w an Industry Insider

Silk and Steel Podcast EP#86-US China Tech War Bonus Segment

Silk and Steel Podcast EP#88-US China Tech War Round 2 with Industry Insider

Silk and Steel Podcast EP#89-Tech War India edition

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I interviewed "Temur" who goes by Twitter handle @steelmuslim about growing up Chinese Muslim in Australia, media portrayal of China and growing Sinophboia Down Under, nefarious Aussie think tank ASPI and failson of Australia's ex-Prime Minister

I talked to London-born Chinese British poet, writer and broadcaster Anna Chen about growing up Chinese in UK, Imperialism, racism, Sinopobia, Western media depiction of China, new Cold War between US and China.

Anna Chen's blog: https://madammiaow.blogspot.com

Anna Chen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadamMiaow

In the Silk and Steel US election special double feature, I sat down w returning guest "Mr. T" to talk about the man behind Trump Admin's War on China and the real Chinese influence in the US election story.

We continue our coverage of US-China tech on Silk and Steel podcast, this time looking at China's response to US actions. I invited "Mr. G" who shares with us his knowledge of Chinese tech development and also a different take from our previous guest "Mr. T" on future of US-China tech competition. In a bonus patron only segment, we discuss the future of Huawei, 5G, China's effort to building independent tech base and possibility of bifurcation of internet along China and US verisons

I talked to tech industry insider "Mr T" again about the latest escalation in US-China tech war after Trump admin slapped sanction against Chinese semiconductor chip maker SMIC and vetoed TikTok deal.

On the Day of Trump's ban on Wechat, I talked to an IT industry insider about ongoing US-China tech war, its origin, role of US intelligence agencies and US tech giants, and the future of US-China competition in the tech space

I talked with returning guest Sun Feiyang about original Chinese legend of Mulan and the latest Disney Mulan movie as well as controversies around it.

Original Chinese Ode to Mulan and English translation:

https://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/mulan.php

‘The Ballad of Mulan’: A Rhyming Translation:

https://classicalpoets.org/2018/09/23/the-ballad-of-mulan-a-rhyming-translation/

Chinese women's live tweeting of Disney Mulan movie:

https://twitter.com/XiranJayZhao/status/1302352476465590272

My own reaction to Mulan movie and list of Chinese movie recommendations:

https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1302582853968883713?s=20

US Vice President Mike Pence Once Argued In An Op-Ed That Disney's "Mulan" Was Liberal Propaganda:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/mister-ill-make-a-man-out-of-you

Intro/outtro music, Tradition Chinese music,

Liu Fang pipa solo "Ambush on 10 sides"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrthXXmKgA

Recent expose of serial online harasser of leftist Asian women, British columnist Tom Fowdy had resulted in an explosion of misogyny, victim blaming from some members in the anti-Imperialist, pro-China Twitter space. I invited three women who had been on the receiving end of Tom's unwanted sexual advances to talk about why his action is not ok, why we need to call out online harassment of women in public and why victim blaming is not okay, why hyper-sexualisation and fetishisation of Asian women need to stop, why as a community we need to do better to protect more vulnerable members of the group and to cast out the bad apple.

Twitter thread exposing Tom Fowdy: https://twitter.com/AntiPestAktion/status/1298354508901298180?s=20

We invited Amir Askari Yahyavi back for the epilogue of epic Rome vs Parthia battle of Carrhae: Did Roman POW end up in China?

for previous episodes on battle of Carrhae with Amir

EP2: Rome vs Parthia Battle of Carrhae-The Prelude with Amir Askari

EP#10-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 1

EP#11-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 2

I interviewed long term China Expat Jerry Grey about his stay in China and his recent bicycling trip to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and what he witnessed there.

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We continue the Taiwan history series with Part 5 Cold War Taiwan and development of Taiwan Independence movement with Taiwanese Communist rapper Xiangyu

Xiangyu Music YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/XYZrap

I appeared on The East is a Podcast to talk about the Century of Humiliation and Orientalism in Western perception of China

We explore the China India relations thru history and origin of China India border conflict

I appeared on Historic.ly podcast to talk about modern history of Xinjiang as well as latest US disinfo campaign regarding COVID19 and China

I talked to Razib Khan of Browncast about China and US in New Cold War, COVID19 and life in Bali

I interviewed Canadian Expat in China Peter Miller who teaches in my hometown Chongqing about his experience living in China both before and after COVID19 crisis hit.

I interviewed historian and peace activist Robert Kajiwara about History of Okinawa and Ryukyu (LooChoo) Kingdom, its relations w China, Japan, and US

We talk about Post WW2 Taiwan thru early Cold War up to Fisrt Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1954 with Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu

For non-subscribers, here is a 1hr + preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#48-Coronavirus update inside China where I talk to long term China resident Davide Melia about living in China in time of coronavirus crisis.

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For non-subscribers, here is a 45+ minute preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#50-History of Taiwan Part 1 where I talked to Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu about political history of Taiwan from prehistoric times down to the present

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I interviewed long term American Expat in China Josh Summers who had lived in Xinjiang region for over a decade since 2006 about life living there.

We talk about the latest Coronavirus outbreak both in and out of China with returning guest Sun Feiyang

For non-subscribers, here is a 40+ minute preview of EP#41-Bruce Lee Family History in Hong Kong where I talked about little known background history of Bruce Lee's mixed Hong Kong Eurasian family which mirrored the history of Hong Kong itself.

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We discuss NBA China Controversy on Silk and Steel Podcast with returning guest Sun Feiyang

I interviewed Canadian Youtuber Toby Guu who faced online death threats for filming Hong Kong protesters' violence.

Toby's footage on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jgp7-tXfc

I interviewed Lap Gong Leong a Hong Konger and passionate supporter of the Hong Kong protest. He explains aspirations and motivations of Hong Konger in support of the protest and lays out the argument for the protest. Silk and Steel Podcast always welcome different political opinions and open to voices from other side of political spectrum because it's important to listen and understand

By popular demand from our subscribers, we're reposting free for the public our episode on Hong Kong Protest because I feel much we discussed stood test of time even tho more than a month has passed since our recording.

This open free repost of Silk and Steel Episode 29 comes to you courtesy of our Silk and Steel subscribers, who make our weekly podcast possible. Freedom isn't free, and neither is Silk and Steel...Sign up here on the patreon page for the Silk and Steel podcast, the newsletter, the RSS feed, and more...

We continue our interview with Taiwanese American Marxist Rapper Xiangyu about his trip to DPRK, his family tie in Korea, disillusionment with American Dream. US Imperialism in East Asia and his latest Marxist Rap Album "A Single Spark"

Xiangyu's Youtube Channel and Twitter

I appeared as guest on the Around The Empire Podcast with Joanne Leon where we have a wide-ranging discussion on Hong Kong, transition back to China, social & economic changes, protests, prospects for military crackdown or peaceful resolution

I interview Taiwanese Chinese American Marxist Rapper Zhong Xiangyu about his unique Diaspora experience, his path to Marxism and his new Marxist Rap album "A Single Spark"Xiangyu's Youtube Channel and Twitter

We discuss the latest development in Hong Kong Protest, what future holds for Hong Kong with Sun Feiyang who returns to guest host after Tianamen podcast series. This is part 1 of the interview. Full 2hr interveiw have been released to the Silk and Steel Podcast patreon subscribers

For non-subscribers, here is a 30+ minute preview of EP#28-Hong Kong Protest-Background. I talk with Independent Journalist and filmmaker Dan Cohen about latest Hong Kong protest and its background

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I appeared as a guest on Uproar in the Studio, a Chinese Blockbuster Podcast with Andrew, Reza and Noah to talk about the biggest Chinese Blockbuster of all time: Wolf Warriors 2, or what I called the Chinese Rambo!

I inteviewed fellow War Nerd Francis Terpening who recently became a Fresh Off the Boat American Expat in China about his China experience

We continue our chronological retelling of Chinese history from very beginning. Our story begins with monumental work on ancient Chinese history, The Records of the Grand Historian. The Record begins with stories of 5 Emperors, a lost Golden Age of Ideal sage rulers according Confucian canonical history. I will tell the tale and deconstruct it...

I interviewed gifted geneticist and ploymath Razib Khan who runs blog Gene Expression and Brown Pundits Podcast about latest studies on Chinese population genetics. We geeked out on everything from ancient and modern DNA to early human migration out of Africa, Bronze Age East-West contact, Indian DNA impact on Southeast Asia. Spread of Chariot technology, the complex relatedness of different human populations from Africa to Europe to China to Americas This is a nice supplement to the new Chinese history podcast series that I just started.

I am starting a chronological retelling of Chinese history from the very beginning

I appeared as guest on Plan A Podcast to talk about my travels in China, Western media reporting on China amid current US-China tensions

We continue our discussion on traveling in China with returning guest Davide Melia

We continue to revisit the events of Chinese students protest in 1989 in the final part of the series

We continue to recount the events of 1989 Chinese student protest up to the deadly night of June 3rd

For non-subscribers, here is a 40+ minute preview of EP#18-My Tiananmen Memories where I talked about my own Tiananmen Student Protest memories as a 13 year old in China 1989

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I talk to Razib Khan and Zachary Latif from Brownpundits podcast on report of abuse of Pakistani Bride in China and intimate geopolitics of Belt and Road Initiative

I talk with returning guest Davide Melia on our travel together in Southwest China province of Yunnan, with an excursion into Yunnan history and Qianlong Emperor's Expedition against Myanmar.

I get personal by discussing Zha family history from collapse of Tang Dynasty

I appeared as guest on Uproar in the Studio podcast to talk Chinese movies, in particular Chinese blockbuster Monster Hunt

Exciting conclusion of epic Rome vs Parthia battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari of Eran un Turan, living history re-enactment group , For the Part 1 see our previous episode with Amir

EP11 Rome vs Parthia Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 1

We revisit the epic battle between Rome and Parthian Empire with Amir Askari of Eran un Turan, living history re-enactment group. For the prelude leading to the battle see our previous episodes with Amir

We continue our conversation with English translator of Chinese Karl Marx Anime, on Karl Marx anime, Marxism and Chinese politics

Karl Marx anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0a_jXHiDo

China made Karl Marx Anime has gained a cult following since its debut on Youtube. I interviewed the man who was responsible for introducing the show to non-Chinese speaking audience by translating it into English, Sun Feiyang. Check out his very funny Facebook meme page President Xi, Delete This Account subscribe at my Patreon: Silk and Steel Podcast for the full interview

British Chinese YPG Volunteer Huang Lei talk about Battle of Manbij against ISIS, and the most intense firefight he found himself took part on the streets of Manbij. This is his story...

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Intro and Outro:

Kobani by Mansour Izadpanah in Kurdish Sorani language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ahsfdqmUL8

intermission music:

NUARİN GERİLLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGeGIKOTlAU

British Chinese YPG Volunteer Huang Lei had been fighting ISIS in Northern Syria for 3 and 1/2 years. This is his story, part 2...

I interviewed British Chinese YPG Volunteer Huang Lei who had been fighting ISIS in Northern Syria on and off for three and half years. This is his story Part 1

Amir Askari takes us closer to the epic showdown between Rome and Parthia, the Battle of Carrhae, the most important battles between the Roman Republic and Parthian empire and one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history.

We revisit the epic battle between Roman Republic and Parthian Empire with expert Amir Askari from the Eran un Turan, living history re-enactment group Battle of Carrhae, the most important battles between the Roman and Parthian empiresand one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history. In this episode, we examine the background and prelude to war.

We interview Nadeem Ahmad of "Eran ud Turan" on the little told story of a major world civilizational power, Sassanian Persian Empire. Persian Empires often get bad press`in the current West-centric narrative. We at Silk and Steel seek to readdress this imbalance and bring to you, our listeners the real deal unfiltered by lens of Western comic books and Hollywood. Yes, I am talking about undo the damage of 300!

We continue our time travel to ancient Silk Road on a guided tour by Nadeem Ahmad of Eran und Turan Living History Group. From Arab conquest to Arab-Chinese battle of Talas and An Lushan Rebellion in Tang China, Arrival of Islam, Rise and Fall of Tibetan, Turkic/Uighur Empires. Check out our patreon for amazing images and descriptions

We time travel to ancient Silk Road on a guided tour by Nadeem Ahmad of Eran und Turan Living History Group. From Alexander The Great to Arab-Chinese battle of Talas and An Lushan Rebellion in Tang China, Arrival of Islam, Rise and Fall of Tibetan, Turkic/Uighur Empires. Check out our patreon for amazing images and descriptions

I talked to Razib Khan of the Brown Pundits Podcast about China, my family history, demographic conundrum, Christianity and Islam, racism and geopolitics. Have a listen!