Japan’s supposedly terrible work culture is not a recent trend. Although it was a thing since the 1970s during its glooming days, the country has a history more profound than that. This work culture is one of the strategies for Japan’s economic miracle several times. In this episode, I will discuss the history of the Japanese work culture and how its culture affects itself. When this work culture didn’t help, everyone’s stuff was utterly in question, and the Japanese people questioned their existence. Here’s what I found.

Sources Used: 

Bracke, David. “Japan’s Extreme Work Culture.” Arcadia, 18 Feb. 2022, www.byarcadia.org/post/japan-s-extreme-work-culture-might-be-coming-to-an-end#:~:text=Japan%20has%20a%20rich%20history,of%20pressure%20placed%20upon%20workers.  Accessed 27 July 2023. 

Chimoto, Akiko. “Employment in the Meiji Period: From Tradition to Modernity Introduction.” Hannan University, www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrbh1984/3/0/3_0_135/_pdf. Accessed 28 July 2023. 

Clark, Tim. “The Bushido Code: The Eight Virtues of the Samurai.” The Bushido Code: The Eight Virtues of the Samurai, University of Southern California, 14 Sept. 2008, https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/forums/Samurai%20and%20the%20Bushido%20Code.pdf. Accessed 28 July 2023. 

Ducker, Peter F. “Behind Japan’s Success.” Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School, 1 Aug. 2014, https://hbr.org/1981/01/behind-japans-success. Accessed 27 July 2023. 

Lotha, Gloria. “Zaibatsu.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 June 2023, www.britannica.com/money/topic/zaibatsu. Accessed 27 July 2023. 

“The Meiji Restoration and Modernization: Asia for Educators: Columbia University.” Asia for Educators, Columbia University, 2023, http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm.  Accessed 27 July 2023. 

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What you’ve learned about the Great Pyramid of Giza’s construction is wrong. We have a brief idea of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. However, we began to realize something wrong after finding plenty sources from the ancient Egyptians and other experts coming with new theories. Therefore, I decided to provide you with the options and evaluate more of the bigger picture of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed. 

Sources Used:

“An Ancient Papyrus Reveals How the Great Pyramid of Giza Was Built.” CBCnews, Mar. 2023, www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/an-ancient-papyrus-reveals-how-the-great-pyramid-of-giza-was-built. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

Drake, Nadia. “7 Ancient Sites Some People Think Were Built by Aliens.” Travel, 3 May 2021, www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/ancient-sites-built-by-aliens. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

Franz Löhner, Teresa Zuberbühler. “The Outer Stones (Casing).” The Outer Stones (Casing) for the Khufu Pyramid, 1 Jan. 1970, www.cheops-pyramide.ch/khufu-pyramid/casing-stones.html#glatt. Accessed 6 July 2023.

Harrel, James A. Stone in Ancient Egypt, www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/faculty/harrell/egypt/Stone%20Use/Harrell_Stones_text.htm. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

“History - Khufu.” BBC, 2014, www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/khufu.shtml. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

“Limestone.” GeoKansas, https://geokansas.ku.edu/limestone. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

pyramidsreallybuilt. "Building the Pyramids of Egypt ...a detailed step by step guide." YouTube, 28 September 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1y8N0ePuF8. Accessed 6 July 2023.

Rigby, Jennifer. “Building the Great Pyramid at Giza: Investigating Ramp Models.” Joukowsky Institute - For Archaeology and the Ancient World, 2016, www.brown.edu/academics/archaeology/sites/academics-archaeology/files/publication/document/Rigby2016.pdf. Accessed 6 July 2023. 

Smithsonian Institution. “The Egyptian Pyramid.” Smithsonian Institution, Feb. 2005, https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/pyramid. Accessed 6 July 2023.

I explore the assassination of Theodore Roosevelt. Wonder why did he manage to escape that and deliver a speech? Tap play to find out.

Theodore Roosevelt is one of the greatest US presidents. But few get a chance to know more about him. Today, I bring you to learn about Theodore Roosevelt and how he gets to the US presidency. Theodore goes through several things before getting into the assassination. He did things such as establishing some antitrust laws on stopping corporations from John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and others. Theodore, in the meantime, works on preserving wildlife and having the country be more involved internationally. But then he leaves the country to explore species only to return with problems. Because of this, Theodore fights back just to come close to the assassination. And when he did, he delivers a fiery speech that sounds as if he's in good shape. How did he do that?

Sources Used

https://www.biography.com/us-president/theodore-roosevelt

https://www.nps.gov/thri/theodorerooseveltbio.htm

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Roosevelt

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt

https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/whoshottr.htm

https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-famous-populist-speech-teddy-roosevelt-gave-right-after-getting-shot-2011-10

Music Used

From Kevin MacLeod

Five Armies

I Knew a Guy

Fast Talkin

Marty Gots a Plan

Exotic Battle

Deuces

Investigations

Earth Prelude

Kool Kats

Invariance

Mystery Collection – Lonesome Piano

From other artists

Piano Sonata No. 12 K. 332 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Touch – Mattia Cupelli

Funeral March – Chopin

SOSO – Daily Cute

Celebration – Otis McDonald

I explore the mystifying life of King Tut. Is it going to be as fascinating as the mummy itself? Tap play to find out. 

King Tut is the most famous pharaoh in ancient Egypt. But few people in the world get a chance to know about him. Today, I’m bringing you in to find his life. Here, we dive into the early life of King Tut, the background he’s in, and his about his father. Next, King Tut goes through a world where he deals with the legacy of his father at a very young age. After that, we talk about some of his personal traits, his diplomatic accuracy, his marriage, and his military skill. Then, King Tut dies in a way that we may or may not know about. Listen to see if Tut’s life will be interesting.

Sources Used (no fancy bibliography due to character limit)

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/tutankhamen

https://www.biography.com/royalty/king-tut

https://kingtutexhibition.com/news/tutankhamun-facts-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-tutankhamun/

https://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/onlinetextbook.cfm?subpage=1609045

https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/researchers-in-museums/2018/08/16/consanguinity-and-incest-in-ancient-egypt-2/comment-page-1/#:~:text=We%20learned%20that%20incest%20was,pharaoh%20to%20a%20living%20god.

https://www.history.com/news/king-tut-death-mystery

https://www.mylearning.org/stories/a-step-by-step-guide-to-egyptian-mummification/220

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tuta/hd_tuta.htm

https://www.seeker.com/tuts-funeral-burying-the-boy-king-1766183400.html

Music Used (Couldn't fit in due to character limit)

From Kevin MacLeod:

Movement Proposition

Minima

Accralate

Fast Talkin

Marty Gots a Plan

Expeditionary

Kool Kats

Sneaky Snitch

Lonesome Piano

Night Music

Investigations

Invariance

Passing Time

Momia – World Music Official

The Mystery of the Desert – Egyptian Music

Habanera – Bizet

Funeral March - Chopin

Celebration – Otis McDonald

Host's other sites: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt2xHKxXX6h0lgqgNNIO_zg. 

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I explore the construction of the Eiffel Tower. Is it going to be epic as the tower itself? Tap play to find out.

I talk about the process, the criticism, and the reactions. I discuss who is the primary architect, the company, and how the process goes through. During the construction, there is stiff criticism regarding the aesthetics of the tower. Then, there comes the prime showcase of the pillar. After the show, I discuss how the French people reuse the Eiffel Tower throughout the 20th century.

Sources Used (No fancy citations this time)

https://www.makemytrip.com/blog/eiffel-tower

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/gustave-eiffel

https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/eiffel-tower

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/history

https://allthatsinteresting.com/why-was-the-eiffel-tower-built

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/history-and-culture/15-essential-things-know-about-eiffel-tower#:~:text=Why%20was%20the%20Eiffel%20Tower,industrial%20advancement%20of%20that%20time.

https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-reportage/histoire-construction-tour-eiffel

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/130-years/how-did-they-build-tower-so-quickly

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/130-years/artists-who-protested-eiffel-tower

https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/universal-exhibition

Music Used

From Kevin MacLeod

Ice Demon

Accralate

I Knew A Guy

Invariance

Scheming Weasel (faster version)

Movement Proposition

Deuces

The Chamber

Passing Time

From Media Right Productions

Jazz in Paris

From Audionautix

Bird in Hand

From Vadim Krakma

Whales Of The North

From Otis McDonald

Celebration

In this episode of the Weirdest Parts of History, Kevin Trinh explores the Catholic strategies used to control medieval society with an iron fist. He tells the rise of the religion from the days of Rome. There will be strategies used to generate revenue for the Church. And eventually, there comes the Inquisition. But why? Let's find out. 

Sources Used

Boundless. “Boundless World History.” Lumen, Pressbooks, www.courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-catholic-church/#:~:text=Early%20History%20and%20the%20Fall,Christian%20community%20established%20by%20Jesus.

History.com Editors. “Inquisition.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 17 Nov. 2017, www.history.com/topics/religion/inquisition.

“The Inquisition: A Model For Modern Interrogators.” NPR, NPR, 23 Jan. 2012, www.npr.org/2012/01/23/145512271/the-inquisition-a-model-for-modern-interrogators#:~:text=A%20century%20later%2C%20during%20the,core%20to%20come%20and%20watch.

Mark, Joshua J. “The Medieval Church.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 19 Mar. 2021, www.ancient.eu/Medieval_Church/.

McLean, John. “Western Civilization.” The Development of Papal Supremacy | Western Civilization, ER Services, www.courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-development-of-papal-supremacy/

“The Split That Created Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Catholics.” Dummies, John Wiley & Sons Inc. , 21 Jan. 2020, www.dummies.com/religion/christianity/catholicism/the-split-that-created-roman-catholics-and-eastern-orthodox-catholics/#:~:text=The%20Byzantine%20split%20with%20Roman,Holy%20Roman%20Emperor%20in%20800.&text=The%20Eastern%20Church%20became%20the,Holy%20Roman%20Emperor%20on%20down.

Trueman, C. N. “Medieval Lives - The Medieval Church.” History Learning Site, Caboodle UX, 5 Mar. 2015, www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/the-medieval-church/.

Music Used

From Kevin MacLeod

Spacial Harvest

Teller of the Tales

I Knew a Guy

Lightless Dawn

Digya

On the Ground

Who Likes to Party

Covert Affair

Infados

From others

Medieval Song Village Consort

From Russia with Love – Huma Huma

Celebration – Otis McDonald

In this episode of the Weirdest Parts of History, Kevin Trinh explores the disastrous marriage between Henry of Navarre (eventually Henry IV of France) and Margaret of Valois. He explores what builds up to that point, how did it go, and how does it almost destroy France? There will be a lot of tension between all sides of the French Wars of Religion involved. The French Royal family plans this marriage to ensure peace between the two hostile Christian denominations. However, as you read it, it failed. Why does this marriage turn into violence?

Sources Used

Biography.com, Editors. “Henry IV.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 8 June 2020, www.biography.com/royalty/henry-iv.

Cohen, Jennie. “Not Every Royal Wedding Is the Stuff of Fairytales.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 28 Apr. 2011, www.history.com/news/royal-weddings-gone-bad.

Conerly, Jennifer. “This Disastrous French Royal Wedding Ended in Carnage and Became Known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.” HistoryCollection.com, History Collection, 9 Oct. 2018, www.historycollection.com/this-disastrous-french-royal-wedding-ended-in-carnage-and-became-known-as-the-st-bartholomews-day-massacre/.

Henman, Samantha, et al. “Cunning Facts About Henry IV Of France, The Unlikely King.” Factinate, Factinate, 2 Dec. 2020, www.factinate.com/people/henry-iv-of-france/.

McLean, Assistant Professor John. “The French Wars of Religion | Western Civilization.” Lumen Learning, ER Services, https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-french-wars-of-religion/.

Raven, Report. “Cheers To The Royal Wedding That Served Up Death.” The Raven Report ©, Word Press, 29 Dec. 2017, https://theravenreport.com/2017/09/28/cheers-to-the-royal-wedding-that-served-up-death/.

Music Used

From Kevin MacLeod

Prelude and Action

SpyGlass

Dama May

Expeditionary

Marty Gots a Plan

Invariance

Fast Talkin

Kool Kats

Seventh Seal

Infados

Enter the Maze

Exotic Battle

Groove Groove

From Audionautix

Bird in Hand

Dark Mystery

From Handel

Sing Unto God (Judas Maccabeus)

In this episode of The Weirdest Parts of History, Kevin Trinh explores the US expedition to Korea and the kingdom of Joseon. He discusses what Joseon is and their policy regarding foreigners. Also, Kevin discusses the man who shakes the situation up and how the Koreans resisted Americans. Then, he tells the effects of Korean decisions on Americans and how impactful it is? However, how did the Koreans combat the Americans?

Sources Used

We used more, but most of them are unreliable. These are the ones we used that are.

“1450-1750: Korea: The Choson (Yi) Dynasty: Central Themes and Key Points: Asia for Educators: Columbia University.” 1450-1750: Korea: The Choson (Yi) Dynasty | Central Themes and Key Points | Asia for Educators | Columbia University, 2021, http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_choson.htm.

“Daewongun.” Daewongun - New World Encyclopedia, 2017, www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Daewongun.

Hwang, Kyung Moon. “Korea, US and General Sherman Incident.” Koreatimes, Oh Young-Jin, 17 Aug. 2017, www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/10/633_234855.html.

Lindsay, James M. “TWE Remembers: The Korean Expedition of 1871 and the Battle of Ganghwa (Shinmiyangyo).” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, 10 June 2013, 7:00 am, www.cfr.org/blog/twe-remembers-korean-expedition-1871-and-battle-ganghwa-shinmiyangyo.

Szczepanski, Kallie. “The Korean Dynasty That Ruled for More Than 500 Years.” ThoughtCo, 13 Jan. 2019, www.thoughtco.com/the-joseon-dynasty-in-korea-195719.

Music Used

Ishikari Lore - Kevin MacLeod

Hidden Agenda - Kevin MacLeod

Night Music - Kevin MacLeod

Suyang's Play

Accerate – Kevin MacLeod

Temptation March – Audionautix

PeriTune - Shizma

PeriTune - Sakuya4

In this episode of the Weirdest Parts of History, Kevin Trinh explores the marriage life of a German princess, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, condensed into a 12-minute episode that anyone, including you, can learn from. He discusses the event in which Augusta vomited her dress. Also, he discusses Augusta's early life, and her situation as the wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales. This includes disastrous childbirth, manipulation, and public controversy. Then, he tells the effects of why marriages shouldn't happen? However, how did it really affect her life?

Sources Used:

“10 Of History's Worst Marriages.” HistoryCollection.com, 16 May 2018, https://historycollection.com/10-of-historys-worst-marriages/3/.

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales., 2018, www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/hanover_18.html.

Castelow, Ellen. “Frederick Prince of Wales.” Historic UK, www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Frederick-Prince-of-Wales/.

Cavendish, Richard. “Death of Frederick, Prince of Wales.” History Today, 3 Mar. 2001, www.historytoday.com/archive/death-frederick-prince-wales.

Rsb. “Always a Princess, Never a Queen: Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.” Rebecca Starr Brown, 16 Feb. 2017, https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2017/02/15/february-15-the-death-of-augusta-of-saxe-gotha-princess-of-wales/.

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Watch: https://youtu.be/y28WUhHVw6A

Earth Prelude – Kevin Macleod

Sing unto God (Judas Maccabaeus) – George Frederick Handel

Night Music – Kevin Macleod

Ride of the Valkyries (by Wagner) by Wagner

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Music provided by FreeMusic109: https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109.

Habanera (by Bizet) by Bizet

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Symphony no. 40 movement 1 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Groove Groove – Kevin MacLeod

Celebration – Otis McDonald

*That's a lot of music. Good luck.