Episode 72 - The Slow and Steady Step, Part 1

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2014

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This week, join us for part one of the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. A brilliant and ambitious man, Ieyasu began his life as a hostage for the good behavior of his middling-rank family. By 1584, however, he would be in position to make his first bid for power.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the History of Japan podcast.
0:19.2	Episode 72, The Slow and Steady Step, Part 1. Episode 72.
0:24.0	The Slow and Steady Step, Part 1.
0:28.1	Before we get started this week, a few side notes.
0:33.9	First, you may remember that back in January, I talked a bit about advertising on the show.
0:39.0	Well, finally, after many months of trying to find an advertising program that worked for me, and wouldn't be too intrusive on the show. Well, finally, after many months of trying to find an advertising program that worked for me and wouldn't be too intrusive on the show, I'm proud to announce that this week's
0:44.2	episode is brought to you by Audible. For listeners of the show, Audible is offering a free 30-day
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1:14.1	Those titles, by the way, don't just cover audiobooks.
1:18.1	They've also got some great old radio shows, as well as titles from the Great Courses series, recordings of lectures given by some of the preeminent minds living today.
1:24.7	If you're stuck on what to try this week, I'm going to offer a recommendation in keeping with
1:29.0	our theme, Shogun by James Clavel.
1:32.0	Is it totally accurate?
1:33.8	No.
1:34.7	Is it a bit ridiculous or melodramatic at points?
1:37.5	Absolutely.
1:38.8	But for all that, it's a fun read, it's accurate in a big picture sense, silly romance
1:43.4	aside, and at 1,200 pages in the original, it's accurate in a big picture since, silly romance aside, and at 1,200 pages
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