I recently had the pleasure of talking with Dave Spafford about his great new book on the production of space (all kinds of space!) in late medieval Japan. It was great fun, and you can listen to our conversation about it here. Continue reading A Sense of Place: An Interview
Jim Milward and I recently talked about the new introduction to the Silk Road that he recently published as part of the Oxford “A Very Short Introduction” series. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Silk Road: An Interview
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Beverly Bossler about her wonderful and important new book on gender and China from the tenth through fourteenth centuries. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity: An Interview
Larry Principe and I recently spoke about his wonderful new book on the history of alchemy. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Secrets of Alchemy: An Interview
Bruce Rusk and I recently sat down to talk about his wonderful new book on poetics, classical scholarship, and the history of Shijing studies in China. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Critics and Commentators: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Kevin Carr about his new book on visual narratives, medieval Japan, and the iconic figure of Shōtoku. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Plotting the Prince: An Interview
Chris Beckwith and I recently talked about his new book on the recursive method, the history of science, and Central Asia. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Warriors of the Cloisters: An Interview
I talked with the wonderful Richard Smith recently about his elegant and readable new biography of the I Ching. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The I Ching: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Barak Kushner about his recent book on the history of ramen in Japan and beyond. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Slurp!: An Interview
I had the pleasure of speaking with the very thoughtful Jack Chen about his recent book on literature, rulership, and a fascinating emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Poetics of Sovereignty: An Interview
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