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Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

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A semi-serious deep dive into Chinese history and culture broadcast from Beijing and hosted by Jeremiah Jenne and David Moser.

Recent Episodes

  • Lee Moore's China Backstory: Why Saying "History Proves" Actually Means "I Haven't Done the Reading"

    1 week ago

  • Décadence Mandchoue: The wild (and almost certainly fictional) affair between Sir Edmund Backhouse and Empress Dowager Cixi

    3 weeks ago

  • Barbarians at the Gate x By Their Own Compass: Emily Hahn's Shanghai

    1 month ago

  • Lost in Thailand: The New Chinese Diaspora from Bangkok to Addis Ababa

    2 months ago

  • Perilous Prognostications for China in 2026 with Yajun Zhang

    2 months ago

  • Barbarians Remix: Horse Racing, History, and the Final Champion's Day in Old Shanghai

    3 months ago

  • The Dowager and the Dynasty: How did Empress Dowager Cixi rule China and should we blame her for bringing down an empire?

    3 months ago

  • Barbarians at the Gate x China Books Review: From Heaven Lake

    4 months ago

  • The Destruction of the Old Summer Palace (Remix)

    5 months ago

  • The Voyages of Zheng He

    5 months ago