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Today we will take a look at the rise of "militant" Japan. Obviously this is quite important to the story as we go forward. 

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Today we take a short walk through Japanese history in the early 20th Century. This is a fascinating time period as it is somewhat contradictory. Slowly but surely an authoritarian state is being created, but for a moment there is a bit of liberalism. Sadly that will be crushed in the 1920s as Japan puts itself on a path toward imperialism and conquest in Asia.


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Today we travel back into the 19th century to look at the "Meiji Restoration." This is essentially the beginning of "modern Japan" and is quite important for us if we are to understand the Japanese in the years leading to World War II.

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Finally, the day has arrived! We are now into "Season 4: WWII in the Pacific." I hope you all are as excited about this as I am.

Season 4 will be the most ambitious one yet. There is a lot of history goodness to explore when it comes to WWII, and I think you all will love it. Or I hope you do. First we will start off looking at Japan and China, then move into the US and the lead up to Pearl Harbor. It will be evident why I'm taking this approach fairly quickly, as I see the war in the Pacific starting with the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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The fourth, and final, bonus episode of July to celebrate our 4th Anniversary. I interview author Scott Horton, the libertarian foreign policy expert and author of the book "Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism." You can find Scott's work at antiwar.com and libertarianinstitute.org

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Today I interview historian Zachary Schrag, author of "Fires of Philadelphia" an excellent look at the riots that took place in Philadelphia in the mid 19th century. If you'd like to purchase the book, just follow the link below.

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Amazingly we have hit the fourth anniversary. Back in 2017 I wasn't sure if I'd still be doing this in 2021. Heck, in April 2020 I wasn't sure any of us would still be around. LOL

But here we are. Four years and almost 100 episodes later, the show is continuing to grow. This episode features an interview with me. This time I am the one being interviewed. The interviewer is a former student, George. He was a member of the class of 2012 and is a graduate of the University of Texas.

Instead of the usual Monday release, I'm releasing it a tad bit early.  I hope you enjoy this long bonus episode.

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This might be the start of a new tradition: a special bonus episode on the 4th of July. This first ever July 4 bonus is on, of course, the Declaration of Independence. I hope you enjoy it!

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Today I present to you the introductory episode to our new Patreon only series (available at the $10/month level) "Quagmire in the Middle East". This series covers the American involvement in the Middle East starting with the 1979 Iranian Revolution and goes forward up through the year 2011.

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This is a discussion I recently had with Samantha Skory, a former student of mine who is now a college graduate and specializes in the Cold War. I have a feeling Sam is going to become a semi-regular guest on the show. I should say we are mostly talking about a book by former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFall, but we are really all over the place here. Kind of a potpourri episode. Enjoy!

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