DepDiv Podcast

We deep dive into this Foreign Affairs article by Kurt M. Campbell and Rush Doshi argues that the United States is currently underestimating China's enduring strengths after a period of overconfidence. 

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We deep dive into this Foreign Affairs article, "The Age of American Unilateralism," posits that the United States is shifting towards a "rogue superpower" approach, characterized by aggressive self-interest rather than international leadership or isolationism.

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We deep dive into Zhang Ai Ling's "留情" (Liúqíng) offers a glimpse into the intricate relationships and social dynamics within a Shanghai household.

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We deep dive into Lu Xun's The True Story of Ah Q is presented with a self-conscious narrator who humorously grapples with the conventions of biographical writing while attempting to chronicle the life of the ambiguous protagonist, Ah Q. 

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We deep dive into this article explores the Nakasendo Trail in Japan, a historical route connecting Kyoto and Tokyo dotted with post towns that once served travelers. 

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We deep dive into Lu Xun's short story, "Diary of a Madman," is presented as the recovered journal of a man convinced his neighbors and family intend to eat him.

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We deep dive into a YouTube video where Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized President Trump's press conference with President Putin in his first term.

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We deep dive into a book detailing the experiences of the author, 林光明 (also known as 下山一), whose mother was a Tayal princess and whose father was a Japanese police officer in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial era.

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We deep dive into "The Open Question" posits that religions originated not from divine truth but from early humans' attempts to explain the inexplicable and cope with fear and uncertainty.

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We deep dive into this YouTube video from "But Why?" explores the incomprehensibly large magnitude of 52 factorial, using the example of shuffled playing cards to illustrate that virtually every shuffled deck order is unique in history.

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