Extra History, An Extra Credits Podcast

Oda Nobunaga's control of Japan grows shakier by the day as more rivals emerge to challenge his hold on Kyoto. Egged on by the puppet shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the powerful daimyo Takeda Shingen brings his army down upon Oda's closest ally, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and destroys them, Tokugawa escapes with his life and the aid of a ninja, Hattori Hanzo, whose subterfuge succeeds in turning back the Takeda forces. They return under Takeda's heir, however, to besiege Nagashino Castle. Tokugawa's forces hold out until a lowly footman named Torii Suneemon gives his life to bring Oda and Tokugawa reinforcements back to the troops at Nagashino. Oda's innovative strategy with his arquebusiers defeats the famous Takeda cavalry charge and wins the day, but his military victories do nothing for him in the end. His own general, Akechi Mitsuhide, leads his army against him in a surprise attack at the temple of Honno-ji. Rather than be captured, Oda Nobunaga commits seppuku. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

James Portnow, our writer, takes some time out from traveling in Europe to talk about the historiography of Extra History and the Sengoku Jidai series. Although of course we are simplifying matters for the sake of a ten minute show, we mix both the "Marxist" or "people's" history approach (where broad social patterns drive change) and the "great man" theory of history (where individuals drive change) because we believe the reality lies somewhere in between. During this episode, we examine the mistakes and ommissions made during the Sengoku Jidai series and tell some of the stories we didn't have time for during these six episodes. We hope that it piques your curiosity enough to look into the sources on your own and decide for yourself how you would tell and analyze the story of Japan's Warring States Period! Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

The Onin War tore Japan apart, but also kicked off the Sengoku Jidai or Warring States Period that's a seminal part of Japanese history. The power of the shogun dissolved and regional clan leaders or daimyo fought for control of the country. In the mid 16th century, near Kyoto, a clan called the Matsudaira found itself pinched between two great rivals: the Oda and the Imagawa. Abducted as a hostage by the Oda, the scion of the Matsudaira clan (the young Tokugawa Ieyasu) grew up to fight alongside of the Imagawa when he was released. Their combined forces threatened to destroy the entire Oda clan, but Oda Nobunaga had a different idea. They clashed at the Battle of Okehazama. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

Temüjin had a plan: a set of strategies to keep amassing wealth and followers for himself while keeping unity between all the disparate Mongol tribes he was collecting. But Jamukha and Ong Khan had other plans... Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

How DO you pronounce Genghis Khan's name? What cool stories did we have to leave out of the main animated series? And how does Walpole fit into all this? It's time for Lies, featuring Jac Kjellberg (writer) and James Portnow! Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day become the famed conqueror Genghis Khan. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

Writer Rob Rath talks about all the cool stories and facts we didn't get to cover in the Irish Potato Famine podcast episode. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry.  Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/

The potato blight hit the United States first before it came to Ireland (and other countries). But what made it particularly devastating in Ireland was the factor of human influence--behind-the-scenes bureaucracy that prioritized economics over human lives. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra Credits shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Here's our YouTube Page with more Extra History! https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/    

D-Day: June 6, 1944, the day when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to retake France from the Germans. They hoped to take the Germans by surprise, and their decision to brave rough weather to make their landings certainly accomplished that, but despite these small advantages, the American forces at Utah and Omaha Beach had to overcome monumental challenges to establish a successful beachhead. D-Day Playlist on Extra Credits' YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5AD6g74HgSsHAJ7PbKOIJNQ   General https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/  https://www.patreon.com/ExtraCredits  https://www.patreon.com/extramythology  https://www.fanbyte.com/

Before she became Catherine the Great, legendary empress of Russia, she was a smart but lonely girl named Sophia. Her mother ignored her until family connections proposed a marriage between Sophia and the presumptive heir to the Russian throne - and suddenly she was thrown from her quiet life in a backwoods mansion to the center of a cutthroat political world. Extra Credits Catherine the Great YouTube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5CB7fbTZCA5mEPjBDWD4S9I   General https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/  https://www.patreon.com/ExtraCredits  https://www.patreon.com/extramythology  https://www.fanbyte.com/

Catherine the Great ruled for many years - too many for a six episode show to cover completely. James talks about the mistakes we made and the stories we left out! Extra Credits Catherine the Great LIES episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmjLWS-JsWA   General https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz/  https://www.patreon.com/ExtraCredits  https://www.patreon.com/extramythology  https://www.fanbyte.com/