Jul 15, 2017
This week: Japan's a pretty verdant place, but how did it stay that way when so many other places were ravaged by human development?
Jul 8, 2017
All you could ever want to know about podcast recording, UW's graduate program, and why the Japanese definitely are not part of the 10 lost tribes of Israel! That and more!
Thank you all for 200 great episodes!
Jun 24, 2017
In which we bring things to a close by considering the fall of the Butokukai, the spread of budo beyond Japan, the role of martial arts in the African-American community, the question of Olympic sport status, and the challenge of the UFC. It's gonna be a busy week.
Jun 17, 2017
This week: can a martial art be a philosophy of life? Can it rise to the level of a religion?