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Friday Night History

Nyri A. Bakkalian

Your favorite weekly historical romp! Hosted by Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian. Episode transcripts and more are at http://riverside-wings.com Brought to you by my subscribers: join them at http://patreon.com/riversidewings

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All Episodes

00:09:16

Episode 82 (S3E16)- Horsing Around with the Dolls

Friday Night History ·

2024/04/19

On horses, dolls, and horses that are dolls. ⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:31:28

Episode 81 (S3E15)- The Geta

Friday Night History ·

2024/04/05

On fictions, footwear, and finding enlightenment. Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:44

Episode 80 (S3E14)- The Passport

Friday Night History ·

2024/03/29

On passports, Paris, and people lost in the documents. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Update, 29 March: This episode has been updated slightly because of an oversight in the original script where Yokoyama's full name is first mentioned.

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00:10:21

Episode 79 (S3E13)- Sode no Watari

Friday Night History ·

2024/03/22

On poetic allusions, places beyond the road's end, and people who vibe like their heroes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:31

Episode 78 (S3E12)- Tsuriishi Shrine and the River's...

Friday Night History ·

2024/03/09

On stones, shrines, and spectacular views. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:31

Episode 77 (S3E11)- Ishinomaki and the Thousand Koku...

Friday Night History ·

2024/02/16

On shipping, shipbuilding and Ishinomaki sailors accidentally circumnavigating the globe. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:17

Episode 76 (S3E10)- Kawamura Magobe'e Builds a River

Friday Night History ·

2024/02/11

On rivers, sages, and a world-class port. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:08

Episode 75 (S3E9)- The Church in the Delta

Friday Night History ·

2024/01/19

On syncretism, samurai, and a church in the Kitakami delta. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:09:15

Episode 74 (S3E8)- The Nanatsumori Hills

Friday Night History ·

2024/01/12

On geography, legends, and how the land remembers.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:10:08

Episode 73 (S3E7)- Back Home at the Castle

Friday Night History ·

2023/11/24

On castles, cranes, terrain, and what remains. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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00:11:40

Episode 72 (S3E6)- Samurai Codes and Neo-Confucian Dogma

Friday Night History ·

2023/11/03

On bushido, BS, and Neo-Confucian dogma. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠⁠. (⁠⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠⁠)

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00:10:06

Episode 71 (S3E5)- Square Coin, Square Hole

Friday Night History ·

2023/10/27

On famine, finance, and the numismatic equivalent of glitter. ⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠⁠, or buy ⁠⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠⁠. (⁠⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠⁠)

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00:10:13

Episode 70 (S3E4)-Samurai Behaving Badly

Friday Night History ·

2023/10/20

On vassalage, the fickle nature of samurai loyalty, and why one family was so extra that its internal dispute got turned into a kabuki. ⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠Riversidewings on Patreon⁠, or buy ⁠some merch at Fourthwall⁠. (⁠Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0⁠)

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00:10:17

Episode 69 (S3E3)- Loopholes, Castles, and Shogunate Law

Friday Night History ·

2023/10/13

On Shogunate law, loopholes, and Sendai Domain's dozens of castles that weren't. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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00:10:02

Episode 68 (S3E2)- Paying Taxes in Crickets

Friday Night History ·

2023/10/06

On nature, poetry, conspicuous consumption, matchlock guns, and one little species of cricket that lives in modern Sendai. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0, also appearing was "Cricket Chirp," from Pixabay.com/music)

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00:10:04

Episode 67 (S3E1)- Honorable Beggars

Friday Night History ·

2023/09/29

On Meiji-era Istanbul, crowdfunding 19th century Armenian style, and how the more things change, the more they stay the same. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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00:02:29

FNH Season 3 Teaser

Friday Night History ·

2023/09/19

On crickets, castle loopholes, Samurai Behaving Badly, and what to expect in Friday Night History Season 3. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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00:15:18

Episode 66 (S2E33)- Ninja vs Buchanan

Friday Night History ·

2023/09/08

On the antebellum US Navy, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and that time a ninja went to the White House and met James Buchanan. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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00:09:18

Episode 65 (S2E32)- The Introduction of Coffee

Friday Night History ·

2023/09/01

By patron request, an old Twitter thread remade into a podcast: on the introduction of coffee to Japan. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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00:09:02

Episode 64 (S2E31)- Coast Defense and Coffee

Friday Night History ·

2023/08/24

On Russian expansionism, Japanese coast defense policy, and coffee as medicine. Subscribe to Riversidewings on Patreon, or buy some merch at Fourthwall. (Theme is "Ohayashi" by PeriTune, CC4.0)

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