History of Japan
By Isaac Meyer
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Subscribers: 1164
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Episodes: 539
Sep 19, 2022
Mar 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2021
Jan 11, 2020
Dec 14, 2019
Description
This podcast, assembled by a former PhD student in History at the University of Washington, covers the entire span of Japanese history. Each week we'll tackle a new topic, ranging from prehistoric Japan to the modern day.
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Episode 528 - Bakumatsu, Part 1
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 527 - The Beginning of the End
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 526 - The Outside World and Tokugawa Japan
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 525 - A Day in the Life of Tokugawa Japan
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 524 - The Tokugawa System
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Episode 523 - Reunification, Part 3
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 522 - Reunification, Part 2
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 521 - Reunification, Part 1
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 520 - The Age of Chaos
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 519 - The Low Conquers the High, Part 2
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 518 - The Low Conquers the High, Part 1
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 517 - The Center Cannot Hold
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Episode 516 - From the Ashes
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 515 - Slouching Towards Kyoto
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 514 - The Structure of Medieval Japan
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Episode 513 - The Specter of the Continent
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 512 - The New Buddhisms
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 511 - Tipping the Balance
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 510 - The Rise of the Warriors
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 509 - The Golden Age of Heian
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Episode 508 - The Culture of Classical Japan, Part 2
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 507 - The Culture of Classical Japan, Part 1
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 506 - The Peaceful City
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 505 - The More Things Change...
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Episode 504 - The Great Change
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 503 - It Takes a Genius to Write It
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Episode 502 - The Age of Myth and Legend
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 501 - In the Beginning
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 500 - The 500th Episode
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 499 - A Rocky Relationship
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 498 - Final Trip Thoughts
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Two Tourists in Nara and Osaka
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 496 – Two Tourists in Tokyo
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Crosspost - The Five Men of Naniwa
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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No Episode this week
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 495 - This Just In
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 494 – His Master’s Voice
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 493 – Wired Up
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 492 - The Whipping Boy
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 491 - The Nation's Kitchen, Part 5
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 490 - The Nation's Kitchen, Part 4
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Paradox Interactive Interview!
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 489 - The Nation's Kitchen, Part 3
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 487 - The Nation's Kitchen, Part 2
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 486 - The Nation's Kitchen, Part 1
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 485 - Outfoxed!
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 484 - Passion and Prejudice, Part 2
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 483 - Passion and Prejudice, Part 1
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 483 - Japan, the Beautiful, the Ambiguous, Part 2
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode 482 - Japan, the Beautiful, the Ambiguous, Part 1
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 481 - The Dynasty, Part 4
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 480 - The Dynasty, Part 3
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Episode 479 - The Dynasty, Part 2
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 478 - The Dynasty, Part 1
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Episode 477 - What a Twist!
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Episode 476 - To Have My Deeds Known
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 475 - Southward, Ho! Part 4
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 474 - Southward, Ho! Part 3
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 473 - Southward, Ho! Part 2
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 472 - Southward, Ho! Part 1
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 471 - The Osaka Incident
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 470 - The Vaccinators, Part 2
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 469 - The Vaccinators, Part 1
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 468 - To Eat Their Own
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 467 - The Cause of Peace
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Episode 466 - Rebels Without a Cause, Part 2
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 465 - Rebels Without a Cause, Part 1
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 464 - The Wolves of Mibu
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 463 - The Afterlives of a Samurai
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 462 - The Empty Throne, Part 5
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 461 - The Empty Throne, Part 4
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 460 - The Empty Throne, Part 3
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 459 - The Empty Throne, Part 2
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 458 - The Empty Throne, Part 1
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Episode 457 - The Purple Robe Incident
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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No new episode this week
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 456 - Stranger in the Shogun's City
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 455 - In the Shelter of the Pine
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 454 - That All my Dreams Might Not Prove Empty
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 453 - The Waves are High but the Day is Clear, Part 2
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 452 - The Waves are High but the Day is Clear, Part 1
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 451 - Those Swept Away
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Episode 450 - Gimme that Old Time Religion
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode - The Chishima Incident
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 449 - The Tastemaker
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 448 - Abe, Part 5
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Episode 447 - On a Summer Night, The First Thought of Sleep
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 445 - A Bowl for a Coin
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Episode 444 - The Crysanthemum Taboo
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Episode 443 - The Collapse
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 442 - The Transistor Salesman
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 441 - The Dreamer
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 440 - Tipping the Balance
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 439 - From the Deep, Part 2
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May 29, 2022 |
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Episode 438 - From the Deep, Part 1
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May 20, 2022 |
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Episode 437 - The Fist of the Buddhas, Part 2
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 436 - Fist of the Buddhas, Part 1
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May 06, 2022 |
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Criminal Records Podcast - The Yakuza Rocket Launcher Case
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 435 - The Wrong Kind of Hero, Part 3
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 434 - The Wrong Kind of Hero, Part 2
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 433 - The Wrong Kind of Hero, Part 1
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 432 - The Tale of Nakako, Part 2
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 431 - The Tale of Nakako, Part 1
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 430 - If the Wind Blows, Let it Blow
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Episode 429 - The Glorious Fool
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 428 - The Highest Bidder
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 427 - The Ones Who Walked Away
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 426 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 5
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 425 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 4
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 424 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 3
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Episode 423 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 2
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 422 - The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 1
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Episode 421 - In the Eye of the Beholder
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Episode 420 - A History of Drugs in Japan
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 419 - A Tale as Old as Time
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Episode 418 - The Bucket and the Moon
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Episode 417 - The Forgotten Past, Part 2
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 416 - The Forgotten Past, Part 1
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Episode 415 - Whispers in the Dark
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Episode 414 - The Prince
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Episode 413 - Between Real and Unreal
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Episode 412 - ...Don't Do the Crime
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 411 - If You Can't Do the Time...
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Episode 410 - A Man of His Times
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 409 - The Contenders, Part 4
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 408 - The Contenders, Part 3
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 407 - The Contenders, Part 2
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Episode 406 - The Contenders, Part 1
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 405 - The Road Not Taken
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 404 - The Hesperia Incident
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Episode 403 - Yet Shall He Find a Thousand Troubles
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Episode 402 - The Friendly Skies
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 401 - Worth a Thousand Words
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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No episode this week
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Episode 400 - The 400th Episode
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Episode 399 - The Three Human Bombs
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Episode 398 - Anchors Aweigh!
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode 397 - The Weeping Dream
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Episode 396 - A Slice of the Pie, Part 3
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 395 - A Slice of the Pie, Part 2
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 394 - A Slice of the Pie, Part 1
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Episode 393 - The Lords of the Sea, Part 4
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Episode 392 - The Lords of the Sea, Part 3
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May 28, 2021 |
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Episode 391 - The Lords of the Sea, Part 2
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode 390 - Lords of the Sea, Part 1
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode 389 - The Very Lost Tribes
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 388 - The First of Us
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 387 - The Iron Road, Part 4
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Episode 386 - The Iron Road, Part 3
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode 385 - The Iron Road, Part 2
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Episode 384 - The Iron Road, Part 1
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Episode 383 - Hell Hath no Fury
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode 382 - Flipping the Script
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Episode 381 - The Three Daughters of Azai, Part 2
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 381 - The Three Daughters of Azai, Part 1
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 379 - So Close, and Yet So Far
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 378 - A Star is Born
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Episode 377 - The Black Mist Scandal
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 376 - The Nectar of the Gods
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 374 - The First Frontier, Part 5
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 374 - The First Frontier, Part 4
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Episode 373 - The First Frontier, Part 3
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 372 - The First Frontier, Part 2
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Episode 371 - The First Frontier, Part 1
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Episode 370 - The Poetess
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Episode 369 - The Wandering Brush
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Episode 368 - The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Episode 367 - Everything and Nothing
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Episode 366 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Part 2
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 365 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Part 1
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Episode 364 - Abe, Part 4
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 363 - Abe, Part 3
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Episode 362 - Abe, Part 2
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 361 - Abe, Part 1
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 360 - A Nation in a Nation, Part 4
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 359 - A Nation in a Nation, Part 3
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Episode 358 - A Nation in a Nation, Part 2
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Episode 357 - A Nation in a Nation, Part 1
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 356 - Women in Edo Japan
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Episode 355 - Tales of Moonlight and Rain
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode 354 - Elementary, My Dear Okamoto!
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Episode 353 - The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 5
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 352 - The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 4
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 351 - The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 3
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Episode 350 - The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 2
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Episode 349 - The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 1
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 348 - By the Sun and Its Brightness
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Episode 347 - Blackness in Japan, Part 5
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 346 - Blackness in Japan, Part 4
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 345 - Blackness in Japan, Part 3
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Episode 344 - Blackness in Japan, Part 2
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 343 - Blackness in Japan, Part 1
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 342 - The Other Olympics
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 341 - The Femme Fatale
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 340 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 339 - Wedding Bells
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 338 - Let the Games Begin, Part 3
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 337 - Let the Games Begin, Part 2
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 336 - Let the Games Begin, Part 1
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May 01, 2020 |
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Episode 335 - An Autumn Afternoon
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 334 - The Spanish Flu in Japan
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Episode 333 - The Oku
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Episode 332 - Lady Kasuga
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Episode 331 - In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun, Part 3
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Episode 330 - In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun, Part 2
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Episode 329 - In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun, Part 1
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Episode 328 - What a Strange Thing!
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Episode 327 - The Lockheed Scandal, Part 2
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Episode 326 - The Lockheed Scandal, Part 1
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Episode 325 - The Teijin Scandal, Part 2
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 324 - The Teijin Scandal, Part 1
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Episode 323 - Musui's Story
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Episode 322 - The Heist
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Episode 321 - The Regent
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Episode 320 - Minamata, Part 2
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Episode 319 - Minamata, Part 1
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Episode 318 - Lone Wolf and Cub
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 317 - Separate Ways
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Episode 316 - The Entrepreneur
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Episode 315 - The World Cast Aside
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Episode 314 - Responsibility, Accountability, and the Imperial Throne
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Episode 313 - The Doctor is In
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Episode 312 - Freedom and People's Rights, Part 3
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Episode 311 - Freedom and People's Rights, Part 2
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 310 - Freedom and People's Rights, Part 1
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 309 - Flying High
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Episode 308 - The Prisoners of Nanbu, Part 3
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Episode 307 - The Prisoners of Nanbu, Part 2
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Episode 306 - The Prisoners of Nanbu, Part 1
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 305 - The American Interlude, Part 2
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Episode 304 - The American Outpost, Part 1
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Episode 303 - The History of the Geisha
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Episode 302 - Stand Up For Your Rights, Part 2
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode - Sakakibara Seito/"Boy A"
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Episode 301 - Stand Up For Your Rights, Part 1
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Episode 300 - The 300th Episode!
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Episode 299 - The Rebellion that Never Was
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Episode 298 - The Ghost of Japan Past
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Episode 297 - As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams, Part 2
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Episode 296 - As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams, Part 1
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Episode 295 - Into Thin Air
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Episode 294 - What Goes Up, Part 5
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Episode 293 - What Goes Up, Part 4
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Episode 292 - What Goes Up, Part 3
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Jun 08, 2019 |
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Episode 291 - What Goes Up, Part 2
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May 31, 2019 |
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Episode 290 - What Goes Up, Part 1
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May 24, 2019 |
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Episode 289 - The Right Tool for the Job, Part 2
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May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 288 - The Right Tool for the Job, Part 1
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May 10, 2019 |
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Episode 287 - The Drunken Demon
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May 03, 2019 |
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Episode 286 - On the Outside Looking In
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Episode 285 - Rags to Riches, Part 3
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode - Narutaki Mansuke
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Episode 284 - Rags to Riches, Part 2
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Apr 13, 2019 |
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Episode 283 - Rags to Riches, Part 1
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Apr 06, 2019 |
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Episode 282 - The Brothers Soga
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Mar 30, 2019 |
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Episode 281 - The Fool of Owari, Part 2
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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Episode 280 - The Fool of Owari, Part 1
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Episode 279 - The Prince of Thieves
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Episode 278 - The Men Who Stayed Behind
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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Episode 277 - The House of Cards, Part 5
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Feb 23, 2019 |
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Episode 276 - The House of Cards, Part 4
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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Episode 275 - The House of Cards, Part 3
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Feb 09, 2019 |
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Episode 274 - The House of Cards, Part 2
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Feb 02, 2019 |
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Episode 273 - The House of Cards, Part 1
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Jan 26, 2019 |
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Episode 272 - I am the Law!
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Jan 19, 2019 |
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Episode 271 - You're Going on the List
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Jan 12, 2019 |
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Episode 270 - A Brief and Fleeting Dream
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Jan 05, 2019 |
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Episode 269 - The Revolution Will Not Be Live
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Dec 22, 2018 |
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Episode 268 - The Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons
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Dec 15, 2018 |
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Episode 267 - Do Not Give Up Your Life
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Dec 08, 2018 |
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Episode 266 - In the Realm of the Gods
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Episode 265 - The House Always Wins
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Nov 17, 2018 |
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Episode 264 - The Man of Legend
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Nov 10, 2018 |
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Special Bonus - Criminal Records: Sada Abe
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Episode 263 - Their Eyes Were Watching the Gods, Part 2
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Nov 03, 2018 |
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Episode 262 - Their Eyes Were Watching the Gods, Part 1
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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Episode 261 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 4
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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Episode 260 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 3
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Oct 13, 2018 |
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Episode 259 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 2
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Oct 06, 2018 |
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Episode 258 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 1
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Sep 29, 2018 |
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Episode 257 - The Bookseller
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Sep 22, 2018 |
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Episode 256 - The Wrestler
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Sep 15, 2018 |
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Episode 255 - The Beautiful Island, Part 4
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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Episode 254 - The Beautiful Island, Part 3
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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Episode 253 - The Beautiful Island, Part 2
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Aug 25, 2018 |
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Episode 252 - The beautiful Island, Part 1
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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Episode 251 - Homosexuality in Japan
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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Episode 250 - Today is the Victory
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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Episode 249 - Every Day is a Journey
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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Episode 248 - Family Matters
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Jul 14, 2018 |
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Episode 247 - Edokko
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Jul 07, 2018 |
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Episode 246 - There and Back Again
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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Episode 245 - The Summer of Rage, Part 2
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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Episode 244 - The Summer of Rage, Part 1
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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Episode 243 - Heavyweights
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Jun 09, 2018 |
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Episode 242 - Castaway
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Jun 02, 2018 |
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Episode 241 - All in the Family, Part 3
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May 26, 2018 |
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Episode 240 - All in the Family, Part 2
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May 19, 2018 |
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Episode 239 - All in the Family, Part 1
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May 12, 2018 |
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Episode 238 - Hell is Empty
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May 05, 2018 |
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Episode 237 - Princess, Lover, Soldier, Spy
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Apr 28, 2018 |
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Episode 236 - Never Look Away
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Apr 21, 2018 |
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Episode 235 - Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
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Apr 14, 2018 |
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Episode 234 - The Oldest Profession
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Apr 07, 2018 |
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Episode 233 - A People Apart
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Mar 24, 2018 |
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Episode 232 - A Thief in the Night
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Mar 17, 2018 |
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Episode 231 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 6
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Mar 10, 2018 |
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Episode 230 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 5
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Mar 03, 2018 |
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Episode 229 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 4
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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Episode 228 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 3
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Feb 10, 2018 |
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Episode 227 The Measure of an Emperor, Part 2
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Feb 03, 2018 |
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Episode 226 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 1
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Jan 27, 2018 |
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Episode 225 - Breaking the Bank
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Jan 20, 2018 |
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Episode 224 - Crime and Punishment, Part 2
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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Episode 223 - Crime and Punishment, Part 1
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Jan 06, 2018 |
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Episode 222 - The Dog Shogun
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Dec 16, 2017 |
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Episode 221 - The Monster with 21 Faces
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Dec 09, 2017 |
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Episode 220 - The All Seeing Eye
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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Episode 219 - The Red Dawn, Part 3
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Nov 25, 2017 |
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Episode 218 - The Red Dawn, Part 2
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Nov 18, 2017 |
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Episode 217 - The Red Dawn, Part 1
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Nov 11, 2017 |
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Episode 216 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 7
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Nov 04, 2017 |
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Episode 215 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 6
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Oct 28, 2017 |
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Episode 214 - Scourge of the Gods, Part 5
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Oct 21, 2017 |
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Episode 213 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 4
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Oct 14, 2017 |
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Episode 212 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 3
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Oct 07, 2017 |
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Episode 211 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 2
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Sep 30, 2017 |
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Episode 210 - The Scourge of the Gods, Part 1
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Sep 23, 2017 |
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Episode 209 - Across the Sea, Part 5
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Sep 09, 2017 |
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Episode 208 - Across the Sea, Part 4
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Sep 02, 2017 |
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Episode 207 - Across the Sea, Part 3
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Aug 26, 2017 |
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Episode 206 - Across the Sea, Part 2
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Aug 19, 2017 |
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Episode 205 - Across the Sea, Part 1
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Aug 12, 2017 |
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Episode 204 - No Peace Without War
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Aug 05, 2017 |
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Episode 203 - The Old Man and the Sea
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Jul 29, 2017 |
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Episode 202 - The Old Man Mad About Art
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Jul 22, 2017 |
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Episode 201 - The Green Archipelago
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Jul 15, 2017 |
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Episode 200 - The 200th Episode!
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Jul 08, 2017 |
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Episode 199 - Fist of Legend, Part 6
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Jun 24, 2017 |
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Episode 198 - Fist of Legend, Part 5
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Jun 17, 2017 |
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Episode 197 - Fist of Legend, Part 4
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Jun 10, 2017 |
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Episode 196 - Fist of Legend, Part 3
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Jun 03, 2017 |
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Episode 195 - Fist of Legend, Part 2
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May 27, 2017 |
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Episode 194 - Fist of Legend, Part 1
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May 20, 2017 |
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Episode 193 - No Country for Young Women, Part 2
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May 13, 2017 |
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Episode 192 - No Country for Young Women, Part 1
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May 06, 2017 |
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Episode 191 - Lifting the Lost, Part 9
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Apr 29, 2017 |
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Episode 190 - Lifting the Lost, Part 8
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Apr 22, 2017 |
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Episode 189 - Lifting the Lost, Part 7
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Apr 15, 2017 |
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Episode 188 - Lifting the Lost, Part 6
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Apr 08, 2017 |
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Episode 187 - Lifting the Lost, Part 5
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Apr 01, 2017 |
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Episode 186 - Lifting the Lost, Part 4
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Mar 25, 2017 |
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Episode 185 - Lifting the Lost, Part 3
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Mar 18, 2017 |
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Episode 184 - Lifting the Lost, Part 2
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Mar 11, 2017 |
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Episode 183 - Lifting the Lost, Part 1
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Mar 04, 2017 |
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Episode 182 - Building Better Worlds
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Feb 18, 2017 |
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Episode 181 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Part 6
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Feb 11, 2017 |
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Episode 180 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Part 5
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Feb 04, 2017 |
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Episode 179 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Part 4
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Jan 28, 2017 |
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Episode 178 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Part 3
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Jan 21, 2017 |
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Episode 177 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Part 2
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Jan 14, 2017 |
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Episode 176 - Red Star Over Tokyo, Episode 1
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Jan 07, 2017 |
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Episode 175 - The Great Commoner
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Dec 10, 2016 |
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Episode 174 - All The World's A Stage
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Dec 03, 2016 |
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Episode 173 - The Maelstrom, Part 11
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Nov 19, 2016 |
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Episode 172 - The Maelstrom, Part 10
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Episode 171 - The Maelstrom, Part 9
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Nov 10, 2016 |
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Episode 170 - The Maelstrom, Part 8
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Oct 29, 2016 |
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Episode 169 - The Maelstrom, Part 7
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Oct 22, 2016 |
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Episode 168 - The Maelstrom, Part 6
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Oct 15, 2016 |
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Episode 167 - The Maelstrom, Part 5
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Episode 166 - The Maelstrom, Part 4
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Episode 165 - The Maelstrom, Part 3
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Sep 24, 2016 |
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Episode 164 - The Maelstrom, Part 2
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Sep 10, 2016 |
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Episode 163 - The Maelstrom, Part 1
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Sep 03, 2016 |
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Episode 162 - Best of Frenemies, Part 8
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Aug 27, 2016 |
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Episode 161 - Best of Frenemies, Part 7
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Aug 20, 2016 |
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Episode 160 - Best of Frenemies, Part 6
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Aug 13, 2016 |
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Episode 159 - Best of Frenemies, Part 5
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Aug 06, 2016 |
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Episode 158 - Best of Frenemies, Part 4
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Jul 23, 2016 |
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Episode 157 - Best of Frenemies, Part 3
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Jul 17, 2016 |
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Episode 156 - Best of Frenemies, Part 2
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Jul 09, 2016 |
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Episode 155 - Best of Frenemies, Part 1
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Jul 02, 2016 |
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Episode 154 - Zen at War
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Jun 25, 2016 |
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Episode 153 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 8
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Jun 11, 2016 |
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Episode 152 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 7
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Jun 04, 2016 |
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Episode 151 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 6
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May 28, 2016 |
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Episode 150 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 5
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May 24, 2016 |
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Episode 149 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 4
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May 14, 2016 |
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Episode 148 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 3
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May 07, 2016 |
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Episode 147 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 2
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May 01, 2016 |
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Episode 146 - The Birth of the Samurai, Part 1
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Apr 23, 2016 |
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Episode 145 - An Offer You Can't Refuse, Part 2
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Apr 16, 2016 |
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Episode 144 - An Offer You Can't Refuse, Part 1
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Apr 09, 2016 |
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Episode 143 - Nanjing, Part 2
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Apr 02, 2016 |
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Episode 142 - Nanjing, Part 1
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Mar 26, 2016 |
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Episode 141 - Fukushima
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Mar 19, 2016 |
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Episode 140 - The Stars Our Destination
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Mar 12, 2016 |
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Episode 139 - The Soldiers of the Sun
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Mar 05, 2016 |
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Episode 138 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 21
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Feb 27, 2016 |
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Episode 137 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 20
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Feb 20, 2016 |
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Episode 136 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 19
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Feb 13, 2016 |
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Episode 135 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 18
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Feb 06, 2016 |
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Episode 134 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 17
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Jan 30, 2016 |
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Episode 133 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 16
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Jan 23, 2016 |
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Episode 132 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 15
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Jan 16, 2016 |
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Episode 131 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 14
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Jan 09, 2016 |
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Episode 130 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 13
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Jan 02, 2016 |
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Episode 129 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 12
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Dec 19, 2015 |
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Episode 128 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 11
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Dec 12, 2015 |
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Episode 127 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 10
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Dec 05, 2015 |
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Episode 126 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 9
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Nov 28, 2015 |
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Episode 125 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 9
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Nov 21, 2015 |
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Episode 124 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 8
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Nov 13, 2015 |
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Episode 123 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 7
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Nov 07, 2015 |
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Episode 122 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 6
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Oct 31, 2015 |
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Episode 121 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 5
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Oct 10, 2015 |
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Episode 120 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 4
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Oct 03, 2015 |
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Episode 119 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 3
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Sep 26, 2015 |
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Episode 118 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 2
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Sep 19, 2015 |
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Episode 117 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 1
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Sep 05, 2015 |
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Episode 116 - One Man Yoshida
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Sep 01, 2015 |
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Episode 115 - The Far Side of the World
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Aug 24, 2015 |
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Episode 114 - The King of the Monsters
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Aug 15, 2015 |
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Episode 113 - Rain of Ruin, Part 6
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Aug 08, 2015 |
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Episode 112 - Rain of Ruin, Part 5
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Aug 05, 2015 |
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Episode 111 - Rain of Ruin, Part 4
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Jul 25, 2015 |
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Episode 110 - Rain of Ruin, Part 3
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Jul 18, 2015 |
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Episode 109 - Rain of Ruin, Part 2
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Jul 11, 2015 |
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Episode 108 - Rain of Ruin, Part 1
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Jul 04, 2015 |
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Episode 107 - The Lair of the Wolves
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Jun 27, 2015 |
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Episode 106 - Facing Both Ways
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Jun 20, 2015 |
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Episode 105 - A Relic of Another Age
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Jun 13, 2015 |
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Episode 104 - The Patriot
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Jun 06, 2015 |
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Episode 103 - The Path of the Righteous Man
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May 30, 2015 |
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Episode 102 - The Episode Formerly Known as the 100th Episode
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May 23, 2015 |
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Episode 101 - Fighting Monks and Burning Mountains
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May 16, 2015 |
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Episode 100 - Taiko
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May 09, 2015 |
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Episode 99 - The Tiger and the Dragon
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May 02, 2015 |
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Episode 98 - The Comfort Women
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Apr 25, 2015 |
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Episode 97 - The North Remembers
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Apr 18, 2015 |
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Episode 96 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 6
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Apr 11, 2015 |
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Episode 95 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 5
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Apr 04, 2015 |
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Episode 94 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 4
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Mar 28, 2015 |
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Episode 93 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 3
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Mar 14, 2015 |
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Episode 92 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 2
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Mar 07, 2015 |
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Episode 91 - The Dragon and the Rising Sun, Part 1
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Feb 28, 2015 |
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Episode 90 - Fifty Shades of Wordplay
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Feb 21, 2015 |
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Episode 89 - A Day in the Life of Meiji Japan
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Feb 14, 2015 |
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Episode 88 - The Quest for Immortality
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Feb 07, 2015 |
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Episode 87 - The Way of the Gods, Part 3
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Jan 31, 2015 |
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Episode 86 - The Way of the Gods, Part 2
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Jan 24, 2015 |
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Episode 85 - The Way of the Gods, Part 1
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Jan 17, 2015 |
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Episode 84 - A Day in the Life of Rural Edo Japan
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Jan 10, 2015 |
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Episode 83 - Reform Without Sanctuary
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Dec 27, 2014 |
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Episode 82 - The Shadow Shogun, Redux
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Dec 20, 2014 |
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Episode 81 - The Great Treason Incident
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Dec 13, 2014 |
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Episode 80 - The Great Gamble
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Dec 06, 2014 |
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Episode 79 - The Bismarck of the East
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Nov 29, 2014 |
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Episode 78 - The Sage of Mita
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Nov 22, 2014 |
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Episode 77 - Hidden by the Leaves
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Nov 15, 2014 |
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Episode 76 - The Ten-Thousand Leaves
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Nov 08, 2014 |
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Episode 75 - Kwaidan
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Nov 01, 2014 |
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Episode 74 - Taira no Masakado
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Oct 25, 2014 |
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Episode 73 - The Slow and Steady Step, Part 2
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Oct 18, 2014 |
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Episode 72 - The Slow and Steady Step, Part 1
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Oct 11, 2014 |
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Episode 71 - Playing the Part
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Oct 04, 2014 |
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Supplemental - Zero Hour, September 14, 1944
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Sep 27, 2014 |
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Episode 70 - The Tokyo Rose
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Sep 27, 2014 |
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Episode 69 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 7
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Sep 20, 2014 |
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Episode 68 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 6
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Sep 13, 2014 |
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Episode 67 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 5
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Sep 06, 2014 |
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Episode 66 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 4
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Aug 29, 2014 |
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Episode 65 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 3
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Aug 23, 2014 |
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Episode 64 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 2
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Aug 16, 2014 |
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Episode 63 - An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 1
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Aug 09, 2014 |
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Episode 62 - New Masculine Identities and Pop Culture in 1980s Japan
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Jul 26, 2014 |
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Episode 61 - Akutagawa Ryunosuke
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Jul 19, 2014 |
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Episode 60 - Women's Activism in Japan
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Jul 12, 2014 |
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Episode 59 - The Only Women in the Room
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Jul 05, 2014 |
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Episode 58 - Motoori Norinaga
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Jun 28, 2014 |
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Episode 57 - The 47 Ronin
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Jun 21, 2014 |
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Episode 56 - The Tea Master
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Jun 14, 2014 |
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Episode 55 - Peace in Our Time
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May 31, 2014 |
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Episode 54 - The Great Change
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May 24, 2014 |
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Episode 53 - The Sun Queen
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May 17, 2014 |
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Episode 52 - Nichiren
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May 10, 2014 |
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Episode 51 - Aum Shinrikyo
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May 03, 2014 |
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Episode 50 - The Q&A Show
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Apr 26, 2014 |
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Episode 49 - The History of Video Games
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Apr 19, 2014 |
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Episode 48 - The Emperor's Own, Part 4
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Apr 12, 2014 |
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Episode 47 - The Emperor's Own, Part 3
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Apr 05, 2014 |
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Episode 46 - The Emperor's Own, Part 2
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Mar 30, 2014 |
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Episode 45 - The Emperor's Own, Part 1
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Mar 14, 2014 |
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Episode 44 - A Review of The Last Samurai
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Mar 08, 2014 |
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Episode 43 - The Great Traitor
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Mar 01, 2014 |
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Episode 42 - Awakening Asia
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Feb 22, 2014 |
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Episode 41 - Striking from the Shadows
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Feb 14, 2014 |
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Episode 40 - Japan's Christian Century, Part 3
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Feb 08, 2014 |
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Episode 39 - Japan's Christian Century, Part 2
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Feb 01, 2014 |
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Episode 38 - Japan's Christian Century, Part 1
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Jan 25, 2014 |
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Episode 37 - Women Warriors
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Jan 18, 2014 |
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Episode 36 - The Great War
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Jan 11, 2014 |
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Episode 35 - Christmas and New Years
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Dec 21, 2013 |
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Episode 34 - Japan and Okinawa, Part II
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Dec 14, 2013 |
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Episode 33 - Japan and Okinawa, Part 1
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Dec 07, 2013 |
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Episode 32 - The Way of the Sword in the Age of the Gun
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Nov 23, 2013 |
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Episode 31 - The First Shogun
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Nov 16, 2013 |
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Episode 30 - A Review of Shogun
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Nov 09, 2013 |
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Episode 29 - The Great Saigo, Part 2
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Nov 02, 2013 |
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Episode 28 - The Great Saigo, Part 1
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Oct 26, 2013 |
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Episode 27 - The Way of Yin and Yang
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Oct 19, 2013 |
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Episode 26 - The History of Manga
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Oct 12, 2013 |
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Episode 25 - The Shadow Shogun
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Oct 06, 2013 |
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Episode 24 - In Buddha's Name: The Rise and Fall of the Ikko Ikki, Part 2
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Sep 22, 2013 |
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Episode 23 - In Buddha's Name: The Rise and Fall of the Ikko Ikki, Part 1
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Sep 15, 2013 |
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Episode 22 - The Way of the Warrior
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Sep 08, 2013 |
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Episode 21 - The Crash
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Sep 01, 2013 |
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Episode 20 - Japan as Number One
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Aug 26, 2013 |
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Episode 19 - Rising from the Ashes
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Aug 17, 2013 |
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Episode 18 - Enduring the Unendurable
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Aug 11, 2013 |
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Episode 17 - He Who Saves One Life, Saves an Entire World
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Aug 03, 2013 |
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Episode 16 - And Then the War Came
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Jul 28, 2013 |
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Episode 15 - The Homefront
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Jul 21, 2013 |
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Episode 14 - The Course of Empire
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Jul 14, 2013 |
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Episode 13 - Take Me Out to the Shiai
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Jun 30, 2013 |
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Episode 12 - Civilization and Enlightenment
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Jun 16, 2013 |
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Episode 11 - The End of an Era
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Jun 09, 2013 |
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Episode 10 - A Day in the Life of Edo Japan
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Jun 02, 2013 |
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Episode 9 - Pax Tokugawa
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May 26, 2013 |
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Episode 8 - The Three Unifiers
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May 17, 2013 |
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Episode 7 - Descent into Chaos
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May 11, 2013 |
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Episode 6 - A New Order
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May 04, 2013 |
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Episode 5 - Dream on a Spring Night
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Apr 27, 2013 |
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Episode 4 - The Golden Age of Heian
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Apr 20, 2013 |
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Episode 3 - The First Capitol
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Apr 13, 2013 |
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Episode 2 - A Kingdom Called Wa
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Apr 06, 2013 |
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Episode 1 - Introduction
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Mar 31, 2013 |