Geography For The Blind: Recent Episodes
VanDeGraph
The much anticipated second installment of the VanDeGraph and Ibxtoycat podcast where we pay homage to our new Chinese Overlords
Follow up of Canadian Election Results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election
Local Chinese Elections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China#Direct_elections
Hukou Internal Passport system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou
Canada's Investor Immigrant System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Immigrant_Investor_Program
Apparently this program was ended in 2014 https://canadianvisa.org/canada-immigration/business/investor-visa
However Quebec has its own special immigration system which continued to have this program until it was suspended on November 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 which was before the recording date of this podcast on October 30, 2019 https://www.immigration.ca/quebec-immigrant-investor-program
Chinese Language Family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinitic
Myriad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad
A time zone which certainly does not exist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_Time
Peking vs Beijing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Beijing
Beijing is the romanization as according to the People's Republic of China standard of 1958, where as Peking was the romanization by French Missionaries in the 17th and 18th century. During this time difference language shifts may have occurred as well as the specific dialect chosen as the standard may have been slightly different.
Torii Gates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii
Picture of people taking pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/2016/September/pisa-pictures-of-tourists-l.jpg?imwidth=1400
Sino-Soviet Split: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Soviet_split
China Three Worlds Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Worlds_Theory
Western Three Worlds Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-world_model
Crossover Episodes!
War of the Heavenly Horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Heavenly_Horses
Battle of Talas with the Abbasid Caliphate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Talas
An Lushan Rebellion where a Turkic and Sogdian (Iranian group just north of Afghanistan in what is now Tajikistan) General launched a rebellion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion
Special Economic Zones of China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_economic_zones_of_China
Hong Kong Canadians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Canadians
Passport Index: https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php
Chinese Dual citizenship is not recognized by the Chinese Government (except Hong Kong and Macau passports which are different) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_nationality_law
American Citizens living abroad may need to pay US taxes: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayers-living-abroad
Cantonese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese
Father of Modern China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen
United Front: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_United_Front
New Democracy (explains Chinese Flag): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democracy
Landlords who are no longer with us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Land_Reform
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism_with_Chinese_characteristics
Kuomintang which still exists and can win democratically in Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang
One China Policy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-China_policy
Two Chinas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Chinas
One Country, Two Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_country,_two_systems
Hundred Flowers Campaign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign
Five Barbarians (Wu Hu, who also are no longer with us): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei-Jie_war
A discussion on the prospect of Canada falling apart over language and geographic isolation, as well as electoral systems and world superpowers
Independent Country of Newfoundland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland
Turks and Caicos and Bermuda have expressed interest in joining Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proposed_provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#Current_British_overseas_territories
Coral Sea Island Territory (Australia's Hawaii that we forgot to mention by name): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Sea_Islands
Senate of Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Canada
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, right Canadian territory stolen by France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
World's Longest Skating Rink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Canal
Never Used Fort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Henry_National_Historic_Site
Population Weighted Electoral College: https://www.270towin.com/custom-maps/population-based-electoral-votes
Populations of Federal Election Ridings in Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canadian_federal_ridings
Top Two Primary system used by California: https://ballotpedia.org/Top-two_primary
List of Mistresses of France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_France#Past_constitutions
Maple Syrup Heist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist