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Today we're joined by Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu from the podcast Dateable to talk about--you guessed it--how to be dateable. We're going to be talking about traditional dating advice, dating archetypes, different perspectives on dating, and more! Julie and Yue are active daters turned dating insiders, and top influential voices of modern dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world. They're the authors of How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love and the co-hosts of the hit podcast Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, and more. Join Dedeker and Orit Krug for our polyamory somatic retreat in northern Spain (September 22-25, 2025) - sliding scale pricing available, use code MULTI when you apply at www.multiamory.com/retreat. Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.supercast.com. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community. Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack. Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand. Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Let's Talk Love, Robin is joined by Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu, co-hosts of the Dateable podcast and authors of the new book How to Be Dateable. With humor, honesty, and hard-earned wisdom from their own dating journeys—and those of thousands of others—they explore what it really means to date authentically in today's world—and why it matters.They unpack the mindsets that hold people back, the shift from performance to presence, and how clarity, curiosity, and self-awareness can transform your dating life. They also share why rejection isn't failure—it's often a powerful redirection.If you've ever felt overwhelmed, disillusioned, or just plain exhausted by modern dating, this conversation will leave you feeling empowered, seen, and ready to date on your own terms—with confidence and clarity. Julie and Yue want daters to take control of their love lives and share real wisdom and tools for how to do this. Takeaways:Dating has changed significantly with technology.Many people feel overwhelmed and burnt out by dating.Self-discovery is crucial for becoming a dateable person.Rejection is a natural part of dating and should not be taken personally.Rejection can be a form of redirection towards better opportunities.The validation trap can lead to unhealthy dating behaviors.Dating should be about finding the right person, not just validation.In-person connections are vital for meaningful relationships.It's important to approach dating with curiosity and openness.Authenticity is key to successful dating.Many people feel burnt out from inauthentic dating experiences.Dating should not feel like a performance or a play.It's important to be upfront about your needs and desires.Recognizing the right partner involves understanding your own needs.Curiosity in dating can lead to deeper connections.Personal stories can provide valuable lessons in dating.Validation in relationships is important, but should not define self-worth.We want to hear from you! Send us your anonymous questions for the Podcast as well as our weekly IG Live Ask The Experts Q&A. https://realloveready.com/submitaquestionLinks:Book (and Dating Archetype Quiz) - http://howtobedateable.com/Programs - https://www.dateablepodcast.com/programsWebsite - https://www.dateablepodcast.com/FOLLOW JULIE & YUE: INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | TIKTOKFOLLOW RLR: ⁠INSTAGRAM⁠ | ⁠FACEBOOK⁠ | ⁠TIKTOK⁠

En este episodio, nos sumergimos en la vía motora más determinante del sistema nervioso humano: el tracto corticoespinal. A través de un recorrido detallado por su evolución, desarrollo, anatomía y función, analizamos por qué esta vía representa la gran apuesta evolutiva por la motricidad fina y por qué su lesión tiene consecuencias tan devastadoras. Hablamos de neurofisiología, de plasticidad, de evaluación con TMS y DTI, de terapias intensivas, neuromodulación, farmacología, robótica y de las posibilidades —y límites— reales de su regeneración tras un ictus. Si te interesa entender en profundidad cómo se ejecuta el movimiento voluntario y qué ocurre cuando esa vía falla, este episodio es para ti. Referencias del episodio: 1. Alawieh, A., Tomlinson, S., Adkins, D., Kautz, S., & Feng, W. (2017). Preclinical and Clinical Evidence on Ipsilateral Corticospinal Projections: Implication for Motor Recovery. 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N., Landau, W., Tutssel, D., & Lawrence, D. G. (2012). Lawrence and Kuypers (1968a, b) revisited: copies of the original filmed material from their classic papers in Brain. Brain : a journal of neurology, 135(Pt 7), 2290–2295. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/aws037 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22374938/). 11. Li S. (2017). Spasticity, Motor Recovery, and Neural Plasticity after Stroke. Frontiers in neurology, 8, 120. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00120 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28421032/). 12. Liu, Z., Chopp, M., Ding, X., Cui, Y., & Li, Y. (2013). Axonal remodeling of the corticospinal tract in the spinal cord contributes to voluntary motor recovery after stroke in adult mice. Stroke, 44(7), 1951–1956. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001162 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23696550/). 13. Liu, K., Lu, Y., Lee, J. K., Samara, R., Willenberg, R., Sears-Kraxberger, I., Tedeschi, A., Park, K. K., Jin, D., Cai, B., Xu, B., Connolly, L., Steward, O., Zheng, B., & He, Z. 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We always wonder...how do I know if someone is right for me? Yue's breaking down her recent analogy that gives you a good gut check when dating to see if someone could be a good partner for you. She shares what she's learned over the years – and how she was able to find a partner that compliments her in all the right ways. Bottoms up!Take the Dating Archetypes quiz now: https://howtobedateable.com/HOW TO BE DATEABLE IS OUT! Order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster, Jan 2025) is available now: https://howtobedateable.com/Our Sponsors:* Armoire: Get 50% off your first month of clothing rentals (up to $125 off) by visiting https://www.armoire.style and using the code DATEABLE* Avocado Green Mattress: Save 10% on all bedding and 50% off clearance bedding at https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Blueland: Get 15% off Blueland Cleaning supplies at https://blueland.com/DATEABLE with the code DATEABLE* Happy Mammoth: Take the Free Quiz & Get 15% off, sitewide, on your first purchase at happymammoth.com with the code DATEABLE* Quince: Go to https://quince.com/dateable for free shipping and 365 day returns. * SKIMS: Shop SKIMS Everyday Collection and more at SKIMS.com * Washington Red Raspberries: For recipes, healthy tips, and retail locations go to https://redrazz.orgSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode we will discuss various embassies to and from Yamato during the reign of Takara Hime, with a particular focus on the embassy of 659, which occured at a particularly eventful time and happened to be extremely well-recorded fro the period by Iki no Hakatoko, who was apparently on the mission to the Tang court itself. For more, check out our blog post at: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-123 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is episode 123: Embassy Interrupted.   Iki no Hakatoko sat in his room, gazing out at the city.   It was truly an amazing place, filled with all kinds of people from around the world.  And yet, still, after 9 months of confinement, the place felt small.  Sure, there he hadwere visits from ranking nobles and dignitaries, but even the most lenient of house arrests was still house arrest. But that didn't mean that he had nothing to do.  There were books and more that he had access to—many that had not yet made it to the archipelago, and some of which he no doubt hoped he could bring back with him.  And of course, there was paper, brush, and ink. And then there were the experiences he and others had acquired on this mission to the Great Tang.  From the very beginning the missionit washad been plagued with disaster when they lost half of their ships and company mission to rogue winds on the open seas.  Now they were trapped because the Emperor himself wouldn't let them return home.  They had experienced and seen so much, and that provided ample material for one to catalogue. As the seasons changed, and rumors arrived that perhaps his situation would also something would change soon, Iki no Hakatoko spread out the paper on the desk in front of him, dipped his brush in the ink, and began to write.  He wrote down notes about his experiences, and what had befallen him and the others.  He had no idea who It is unclear whom he thought might read it, and if he was intending this to be an official or personal record, but he wrote it down anyway. Hakatoko He couldn't have known then that his words would eventually be captured in a much larger work, chronicling the entire history of Yamato from its very creation, nor that his would be one of the oldest such personal accounts records to be handed down.  His Itwords  wwould only survive in fragments—or perhaps his writing was simply that terse—but his words they would be preserved, in a format that was still being read over a thousand years later.     Last episode we finished up the story of Xuanzang and his Journey to the West—which is to say the Western Regions -- , and thence on to India, or Tianzhu, where he walked in the footsteps of the historical Buddha, studied the scriptures at the feet of venerable teachers, such as Silabadhra at the Great Monastery of Nalanda, and eventually wound up bringingbrought back hundreds of manuscripts to Chang'an to , which he and others be translated and disseminated, impacting Buddhist thought across East Asia.  HisXuanzang's travels lasted from around 629 to 645, and he was still teaching in Chang'an in the 650s when various student-monks from Yamato  arrived to study and learn from him, eventually bringing back his teachings to the archipelago as part of the Faxiang, or Hossou, school of Buddhism. Before that we talked about the visitors from “Tukhara” and “Sha'e” recorded in the Chronicles.  As we noted, these peopley were morest likely from the Ryukyuan islands, and the names may have been conflated with distant lands overseas – but regardless, .  Whether or not it was a mistake, this it does seem to indicated that Yamato had at least an inkling of the wider world, introduced through the continental literature that they had been importing, if not the direct interactions with individuals from the Korean peninsula and the Tang court. This episode, we're going to talk about some of the relations between Yamato and the continent, including the various embassies sent back and forth, as well as one especially detailed embassy from Yamato to the Tang Court that found itself in a bit of a pickle.  After all, what did you do, back in those days, when you were and ambassador, and your country suddenly went to war?  We'll talk about that and what happened. To reorient ourselves in time, we're in the reign of Takara Hime, called aka Kyogoku Tennou during her first reign, who had reascended to the throne in 655, following the death of her brother, Prince Karu.  The Chroniclers would dub her Saimei Tennou in her second run on the throne. From the very beginning of her second reign, Takara Hime was entertaining foreign envoys.  In 654, the Three Han of the Korean Peninsula—Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla—all sent ambassadors to express their condolence on the death of her brother, and presumably to witness her ascension.  And in the 8th month of her reign, Kawabe no Maro no Omi, along with others, returned from Chang'an.  He Kawabe no Maro no Omi had been the Chief Ambassador to the Tang on an embassy sent , traveling there in the 2nd month of the previous year.  Originally he had been He was under the command of the controlling envoy, Takamuku no Obito no Kuromaro, but Kuromaro who unfortunately died in Chang'an and so Kawabe no Mari no Omi took over his role. That same year, 655, we know that there were about 100 persons recorded in Yamato from Baekje, along with envoys of Goguryeo and Silla.  These are likely the same ones we mentioned back in episode 117 when 150 Baekje envoys were present at court along with multiple members of the Emishi. Silla, for their part, had sent to Yamato a special hostage , whom we know as something like “Mimu”, along with skilled workmen.  Unfortunately, we are told that Mimu fell ill and died.  The Chronicles are pretty sparse on what this meant, but I can't imagine it was great.  After all, the whole idea of sending a hostage to another nation was as a pledge of good behavior – the idea being that the hostage was the idea that they werewas valuable enough that the sending nation wouldn't do anything too rash.  The flip side of that is if the hostage died, Of course, if they perished, the hosting country lost any leverage—and presumably the sending nation would be none too pleased.  That said, people getting sick and passing away was hardly a hostile action, and likely just considered an unfortunate situation. The following year, in 656, we see that Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla again all sent ambassadords were all sent to offer “tribute”.  The Chronicles mention that dark purple curtains were drawn around the palace site to entertain the ambassadors—likely referring to the new palace site at Asuka no Wokamoto, which probably was not yet fully built out, yet.   We are given the name of the Goguryeo ambassador, Talsa, and associate ambassador, Ilchi,  in the 8th month, Talsa and Ilichi, with 81 total members in the Goguryeo retinueof the embassy.  In seeming response, Yamato sent an embassy was sent to Goguryeo with the likes of Kashiwade no Omi no Hatsumi as the Chief Ambassador and Sakahibe no Muraji no Iwasuki as the Associate Ambassador.  Other names mentioned include We also see the likes of Inugami no Shiromaro, Kawachi no Fumi no Obito—no personal name is given—and Ohokura no Maro.  We also see thea note in the Chronicles that Yamato ambassadors to the quote-unquote “Western Sea”—which seems to refer to the Tang court, but could possibly refer to anything from the Korean Peninsula west—returned in that same year.  The two are named as Saheki no Muraji no Takunaha and Oyamashita no Naniha no Kishi no Kunikatsu.  These are both families that were clearly involved in cross-strait relations , based on how they are frequently referenced in the Chronicles as being associated with various overseas missions.  but  However, we don't seem to have clear evidence of them when these particular individualsy leavingft on this mission.  “Kunikatsu” mightay refer to an earlier ambassador to Baekje, but the names are different, so that is largely just speculation.  In any case, Uupon their return, they are said to have brought with them a parrot.  This wasn't the first parrot the court had seen—that feathery traveler had arrived in 647, or at least that is the first parrotinstance  we have in the written record -- .  Aand that one came from Silla as part of that embassy's gifts. Continuing on, in 657, The following year there was another group of ambassadors returned coming  from the “Western Seas”, in this case coming back from—or through—Baekje.  Thisese wasere Adzumi no Muraji no Tsuratari and Tsu no Omi no Kutsuma.  The presents they brought back were, of all things:  one camel and two donkeys.  And can you imagine bringing a camel back across the sea at this point?  Even if they were using the larger ships based on continental designs, it still must have been something else to put up with a camel and donkeys onboard, animals that are not exactly known for their easy-going and compliant nature. Speaking of boats, we should probably touch on what we *think* they were usinghas been going on here.  I say *think* because we only get glimpses  of the various boats being used in the archipelago, whether from mentions in or around Yamato, archaeology, or artistic depictions, many of which came from later periods., and wSo while it is generally assumed that they the Yamato were using Tang style vessels by the 8th and 9th century, there does not appear to be clear evidence of exactly what kind of boats were being used during the early earlier periods of contact. A quick note on boat technology and navigation: while travel between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula, and up the Yellow Sea, wasn't safe, it would have been possible with the vessels of the time.  Japan sits on the continental shelf, meaning that to the east where the shelf gives way to the Pacific Ocean with the Phillippine Sea to the south, the waters are much, much deeper than they are to the west.  In deep waters, waves are not necessarily affected by the ocean floor, meaning they can build up much more energy and require different kinds of technology to sail.  In shallower areas, such as the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea or the Korean Straits to the west of the archipelago, there's more drag that dampens out the wave effect – it's not that these areas are uniformly shallow and calm, but they are calmer and easier to navigate in general.  Our oldest example of boats in the archipelago of any kind are dugout canoes, .  These are logs that are hollowed out  and shaped. , and tThese appear to be what Jomon era populations used to cross to the archipelago and travel between the various islands.  Though they may be considered primitive, without many of the later innovations that would increase stability and seaworthiness—something I'll touch on more a bit later—, they were clearly effective enough to populate the islands of the Ryukyuan chain and even get people and livestock, in the form of pigs, down to the Hachijo islands south of modern Tokyo.    So they weren't ineffective. Deep waters mean that the waves are not necessarily affected by the ocean floor.  Once it hits shallower water, there is more drag that affects larger waves.  This means that there can be more energy in these ocean waves.  That usually means that shallower areas tend to be more calm and easier to navigate—though there are other things that can affect that as well. We probably should note, however, that Japan sits on the edge of the continental shelf.  To the west, the seas are deep, but not nearly as deep as they are to the east, where continental shelf gives way to the Pacific ocean, with the Philippine Sea to the south.  These are much deeper waters than those of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, or the Korean Straits.  The Sea of Japan does have some depth to it, but even then it doesn't compare in both size and depth. Deep waters mean that the waves are not necessarily affected by the ocean floor.  Once it hits shallower water, there is more drag that affects larger waves.  This means that there can be more energy in these ocean waves.  That usually means that shallower areas tend to be more calm and easier to navigate—though there are other things that can affect that as well. All this to say that travel between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula, and up the Yellow Sea, were all things that were likely much easier to navigate with the vessels available at the time, but that doesn't mean that it was safe. Later, we see a different type of vessel appear: .  This is a built vessel, made of multiple hewn pieces of wood.  The examples that we see show a rather square front and back that rise up, sometimes dramatically, .  There are with various protrusions on either side. We see examples of this shape , and we've seen examples in haniwa from about the 6th century, and we have some corresponding wooden pieces found around the Korean peninsula that pretty closely match the haniwa boat shapesuggest similar boats were in use there as well, .  Nnot surprising given the cultural connections.  These boats do not show examples of sails, and were likely crewed by rowers.  Descriptions of some suggest that they might be adorned with branches, jewels, mirrors, and other such things for formal occasions to identify some boats as special -- , and we even have one record of the rowers in ceremonial garb with deer antlers.  But none of this suggests more than one basic boat typevery different types of boats. In the areas of the Yellow and Yangzi rivers, area of modern China, particularly in the modern PRC, the boats we see are a little different.  They tend to be flat bottomed boats, possible evolved from  which appear to have been designed from rafts or similar .   These vessels would have evolved out of those used to transport goods and people up and down the Yellow and Yangzi rivers and their tributaries.  These boats y had developed sails, but still the boats wwere n'ot necessarily the most stable on the open ocean.  Larger boats could perhaps make their way through some of the waves, and were no doubt used throughout the Yellow Sea and similar regions.  However, for going farther abroad, we are told thatcourt chronicles note that there were other boats that were preferred: . These are sometimes called  the Kun'lun-po, or Boats of the Kunlun, or the Boats of the Dark-skinned people.  A quick dive here into how this name came to be. Originally, “Kunlun” appears to refer to a mythical mountain range, the Kunlun-shan, which may have originated in the Shan-hai-jing, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and so may not have referred to anything specific terrestrial mountain range, ally.  Italthough the term would later attach be used to describe to the mountain chain that forms the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau, on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin. However, at some point, it seems that “Kunlun” came to refer to people -- .  Sspecifically, it came to refer to people of dark complexion, with curly hair.  There are Tang era depictions of such people, but their origin is not exactly known: it might .  It is thought that it may have have equally referred to dark-skinned individuals of African descent, or possibly referring to some of the dark-skinned people who lived in the southern seas—people like the Andamanese living on the islands west of modern Thailand or some of the people of the Malay peninsula, for example. It is these latter groups that likely were the origin, then, of the “Kun'lun-po”, referring to the ships of the south, such as those of Malay and AsutronesianAustronesian origin.  We know that from the period of at least the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and even into the early Tang, these foreign ships often , which were often plyingied the waters from trade port to trade port, and were the preferred sailing vessels for voyages to the south, where the waters could be more treacherous.  Indeed, the Malay language eventually gives us the term of their vessels as “Djong”, a term that eventually made its way into Portuguese as “Junco” and thus into English as “junk”, though this terms has since been rather broadly applied to different “Asian” style sailing vessels. So that leaves us with three ship types that the Yamato court could have been using to send these embassies back and forth to the continent: .  Were they still using their own style of native boat as seen on haniwa,, or were they adopting continental boats to their needs?   If so, were they using the flat-bottomed boats of the Tang dynasty, or the more seaworthy vessels of the foreign merchants?. Which were they using?  The general thinking is that IMost depictions I have seen of the kentoushi, the Japanese embassies to the Tang court, depict them as t is generally thought that they were probably using the more continental-style flat-bottomed, riverine vessels.  After all, they were copying so much of what the Sui and Tang courts were doing, why would they not consider these ships to likewise be superior to their own?  At least for diplomatic purposes.  I suspect that local fishermen did their own were keeping their own counsel as far as ships are concernedthing, and I also have to wonder about what got used they were using from a military standpoint for military purposes.  Certainly we see the Tang style boats used in later centuries, suggesting that these had been adopted at some earlier point, possibly by the 650s or earlier. Whatever they used, and while long-distance sailing vessels could Sailing vessels could be larger than short-distance riverine craft, this was not a luxury cruise.  , but conditions on board were not necessarily a luxury cruise.  From later accounts we know that they would really pack people into these shipspeople could be packed in.  It should be noted that individual beds and bedrooms were a luxury in much of the world, and many people probably had little more than a mat to sleep on.  Furthermore, people could be packed in tight.   Think of the size of some of these embassies, which are said to be 80 to 150 people in size.  A long, overseas journey likely meant getting quite cozy with your neighbors on the voyage.  So how much more so with a camel and two donkeys on board a vessel that was likely never meant to carry them?  Not exactly the most pleasant experience, I imagine – and this is not really any different than European sailing vessels during the later age of exploration.. So, from the records for just the first few years of Takara-hime's second reign, we see that there are lots of people going back and forth, and we have a sense of how they might be getting to and from the continent and peninsula.  Let's dive into Next, we are going to talk about one of the most heavily documented embassies to the Tang court, which set out in the 7th month of the year 659.  Not only do we get a pretty detailed account of this embassy, but we even know who wrote the account: as in our imagined intro, , as this is one of the accounts by the famous Iki no Muraji no Hakatoko, transcribed by Aston as “Yuki” no Muraji. Iki no Hakatoko's name first appears in an entry for 654, where he is quoted as giving information about the status of some of the previous embassies to the Tang court.  Thereafter, various entries are labeled as “Iki no Muraji no Hakatoko says:”, which   This would seem to indicate that these particular entries came are taken directly from another work written by Iki no Hakatoko and referred to as the “Iki Hakatoko Sho”.  Based on the quoted fragments found in the Nihon Shoki, itthis appears to be one of ourthis oldest Japanese travelogues.  It , and spends considerable time on the mission of 659, of which it would appear that Iki no Hakatoko was himself a member, though not a ranking one.  Later, Iki no Hakatoko would find himself mentioned in the Nihon Shoki directly, and he would even be an ambassador, himself. The embassy of 659 itself, as we shall see, was rather momentous.  Although it started easily enough, the embassy would be caught up in some of the most impactful events that would take place between the Tang, Yamato, and the states of the Korean peninsula. This embassy was formally under the command of Sakahibe no Muraji no Iwashiki and Tsumori no Muraji no Kiza.  It's possible In the first instance it is not clear to me if this isthat he is the same person as the previously mentioned associate envoy, Sakahibe no Iwasuki—but the kanji are different enough, and there is another Sakahibe no Kusuri who shows up between the two in the record.  However, they are both listed as envoys during the reign of Takara Hime, aka Saimei Tennou, and as we've abundantly seen, and it wouldn't be the first time that scribal error crept in. has taken place, especially if the Chroniclers were pulling from different sources. The ambassadors took a retinue with them, including members of the northern Emishi, whom they were bringing along with them to show to the Tang court.  TheThey also  embassy ttook two ships—perhaps because of the size of the retinue, but I suspect that this was also because if anything happened to the one, you still had the other.  A kind of backup plan due to the likelihood something went wrong.  And wouldn't you know it, something did go wrong.  You see, things started out fine, departing Mitsu Bay, in Naniwa, on the 3rd day of the 7th month.  They sailed through the Seto Inland Sea and stopped at Tsukushi, likely for one last resupply and to check in with the Dazai, located near modern Fukuoka, who would have been in charge of overseeing ships coming and going to the archipelago.  They departed from Ohotsu bay in Tsukushi on the 11th day of the 8th month. A quick note: Sspeedboats these were not.  Today, one can cross from Fukuoka to Busan, on the southeast corner of the Korean peninsula, in less than a day.  The envoys, however, were taking their time.  They may have even stopped at the islands of Iki and Tsushima on their way.  By the 13th day of the 9th month—over a month from leaving Kyushu behind -- , the  ships finally came to an island along the southern border of Yamato's ally, Baekje.  Hakatoko does not recall the name of the island, but o On the following morning, around 4 AM, so just before sunrise, the two ships put out to sea together to cross the ocean, heading south, towards the mouth of the Yangzi river.  Unfortunately, the following day, the ship Iwashiki was on met with a contrary wind, and was driven away from the other ship – with nothing known of its fate until some time afterwards.  Meanwhile, the other ship, under the command of Tsumori no Muraji no Kiza, continued on and by midnight on the 16th day, it arrived at Mt. Xuan near Kuaiji Commandary in the Yue district, in modern Zhejiang.  Suddenly a violent northeast wind blew up, and p.  Tthey were saileding another 7 days before they finally arrived at Yuyao.  Today, this is part of the city of Ningbo, at the mouth of the Qiantang river, south of Shanghai and considered a part of the Yangzi Delta Region.  This area has been inhabited since at least 6300 years ago, and it has long been a trade port, especially with the creation of the Grand Canal connecting between the Yangzi and the Yellow River, which would have allowed transshipment of goods to both regions. The now half-size Yamato contingenty  left their ship at Yuyao and disembarked, and made their way to Yuezhou, the capital of the Kuaiji Commandary.  This took them a bit of time—a little over a month.  Presumably this was because of paperwork and logistics: they probably because they had to send word ahead, and I suspect they had to inventory everything they brought and negotiate carts and transportationfigure out transportation., since   Tthey didn't exactly have bags of holding to stuff it all in, so they probably needed to negotiate carts and transportation.  The finally made it to Yuezhou on the first day of the 11th intercalary month.  An “intercalary” month refers to an extra month in a year.  It was determined by various calculations and was added to keep the lunar and solar years in relative synch. From Yuezhou, things went a bit more quickly, as they were placed on post-horses up to the Eastern Capital, or Luoyang, where the Emperor Tang Gaozong was in residence.   The Tang kept a capital at Luoyang and another to the west, in Chang'an.  The trip to Luoyang was long—over 1,000 kilometers, or 1 megameter, as it were.  The trip first took them through the Southern Capital, meaning the area of modern Nanjing, which they entered on the 15th day of the month.  They then continued onwards, reaching Luoyang on the 29th day of the 11th month.  The following day, on the 30th day of the 11th intercalary month of the year 659, the Yamato envoys were granted an audience with Emperor Tang Gaozong.  As was proper, he inquired about the health of their sovereign, Takara Hime, and the envoys reported that she was doing well.  He asked other questions about how the officials were doing and whether there was peace in Yamato.  The envoys all responded affirmatively, assuring him that Yamato was at peace. Tang Gaozong also asked about the Emishi they had brought with them.  We mentioned this event previously, back in Episode XXX117 , how the Emishi had been shown to the Tang Emperor, and how they had described them for him.  This is actually one of the earliest accounts that we have describing the Emishi from the Yamato point of view, rather than just naming them—presumably because everyone in Yamato already knew who they were.  From a diplomatic perspective, of course, this was no doubt Yamato demonstrating how they were, in many ways, an Empire, similar to the Tang, with their own subordinate ethnicities and “barbarians”. After answering all of the emperor's questions, the audience was concluded.  The following day, however, was something of its own. This was the first day of the regular 11th lunar month, and it also was the celebration of the Winter Solstice—so though it was the 11th month, it may have been about 22 December according to our modern western calendars.  The envoys once again met with the emperor, and they were treated as distinguished guests—at least according to their own records of it.  Unfortunately, during the festivities, it seems that a fire broke out, creating some confusion, and .  Tthe matters of the diplomatic mission were put on hold while all of that went on. We don't know exactly what happened in the ensuing month.  Presumably the envoys took in the sites of the city, may have visited various monasteries, and likely got to know the movers and shakers in the court, who likely would have wined and dined them, inviting them to various gatherings, as since they brought their own exotic culture and experiences to the Tang court. Unfortunately, things apparently turned sour.  First off, it seems clear that the members of this embassyy weren't the only Japanese in the court.  There may have been various merchants, of course, but and we definitely know that there were students who had come on other missions and were still there likely still studying, such as those who had been learning from studying with Master Xuanzang, whose journeys we mentioned in the last several episodes.  But Wwe are given a very specific name of a troublemaker, however:  Kawachi no Aya no Ohomaro, and we are told that he was aa servant of Han Chihung, who .  Han Chihung, himself, is thought to have possiblymay have been of mixed ethnicity—both Japanese and ethnic Han, and may .  Hhe may have traveled to the Tang court on or around 653. , based on some of the records, but it isn't entirely clear. For whatever reason, on the 3rd day of the 12th month of the year 659, Kawachi no Aya no Ohomaro slandered the envoys, and although .  Wwe don't know exactly what he said, but the Tang court caught wind of the accusations and found the envoys guilty.  They were condemned to banishment, until the author of our tale, none other than Iki no Hakatoko himself, stepped up, .  He made representation to the Emperor, pleading against the slander.  , and tThe punishment was remitted, .  Sso they were no longer banished.  However, they were also then told that they could no't return home.  You see, the Tang court was in the middle of some sensitive military operations in the lands east of the sea—in other words they were working with Silla to and invadeing the Kingdom of Baekje.  Since Yamato was an ally of Baekje, it would be inconvenient if the envoys were to return home and rally Yamato to Baekje's defense. And so the entire Yamato embassy was moved to the Western Capital, Chang'an, where they were placed under individual house arrest.  They no doubt were treated well, but they were not allowed to leave, and .  Tthey ended up spending the next year in this state. of house arrest. Unfortunately, we don't have a record of just how they passed their time in Chang'an.  They likely studied, and were probably visited by nobles and others.  They weren't allowed to leave, but they weren't exactly thrown in jail, either.  After all, they were foreign emissaries, and though the Tang might be at war with their ally, there was no formal declaration of war with Yamato, as far as I can make out.  And so the embassy just sat there, for about 9 months. Finally, in the 7th month of 660, the records tell us we are told thatthat tThe Tang and Silla forces had been successful: .  Baekje was destroyed..  The Tang and Silla forces had been successful.   News must have reached Chang'an a month later, as Iki Hakatoko writes that this occurred in the 8th month of the year 660.  With the Tang special military operation on the Korean peninsula concluded, they released the envoys and allowed them to return to their own countries.  They envoys began their preparations as of the 12th day of the 9th month, no doubt eager to return home, and left were leaving Chang'an a week later, on the 19th day of the 9th month.  From there, it took them almost a month to reach Luoyang, arriving on the 16th day of the 10th month, and here they were greeted with more good news, for here it was that they met up once again with those members of their delegation who had been blown off course. As you may remember, the ship carrying Iwashiki was blown off-course on the 15th day of the 9th month in the year 659, shortly after setting out from the Korean peninsula.  The two ships had lost contact and Tsumori no Muraji no Kiza and his ship had been the one that had continued on.   Iwashiki and those with him, however, found themselves at the mercy of the contrary winds and eventually came ashore at an island in the Southern Sea, which Aston translates as “Erh-kia-wei”.   There appears to be at least some suggestion that this was an island in the Ryukyuan chain, possibly the island of Kikai.  There, local islanders, none too happy about these foreigners crashing into their beach, destroyed the ship, and presumably attacked the embassy.  Several members, including Yamato no Aya no Wosa no Atahe no Arima (yeah, that *is* a mouthful), Sakahibe no Muraji no Inadzumi (perhaps a relative of Iwashiki) and others all stole a local ship and made their way off the island.  They eventually made landfall at a Kuazhou, southeast of Lishui City in modern Zhejiang province, where they met with local officials of the Tang government, who then sent them under escort to the capital at Luoyang.  Once there, they were probably held in a similar state of house arrest, due to the invasion of Baekje, but they met back up with Kiza and Hakatoko's party. The envoys, now reunited, hung out in Luoyang for a bit longer, and thus .  Thus it was on the first day of the 11th month of 660 that they witnessed war captives being brought to the capital.  This included 13 royal persons of Baekje, from the King on down to the Crown Prince and various nobles, including the PRimiePrime Minister, as well as 37 other persons of lower rank—50 people all told.  TheThese captives y were delivered up to the Tang government and led before the emperor.  Of course, with the war concluded, and Baekje no longer a functioning state, while he could have had them executed, Tang Gaozong instead released them, demonstrating a certain amount of magnanimity.  The Yamato envoys remained in Luoyang for most of the month.  On the 19th, they had another audience with the emperor, who bestowed on them various gifts and presents, and then five days later they departed the Luoyang, and began the trek back to the archipelago in earnest. By the 25th day of the first month of 661, the envoys arrived back at Yuezhou, head of the Kuaiji Commandery.  They stayed there for another couple of months, possibly waiting for the right time, as crossing the sea at in the wrong season could be disastrous.  They finally departed east from Yuezhou on the first day of the fourth month, coming to .  They came to Mt. Cheng-an 6 days later, on the 7th, and set out to sea first thing in the morning on the 8th.  They had a southwest wind initially in their favor, but they lost their way in the open ocean, an all too commonall-too-common problem without modern navigational aids.  Fortunately, the favorable winds had carried them far enough that only a day later they made landfall on the island of Tamna, aka Jeju island. Jeju island was, at this point, its own independent kingdom, situated off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula.  Dr. Alexander Vovin suggested that the name “Tamna” may have been a corruption of a Japonic or proto-Japonic name: Tanimura.  The island was apparently quite strange to the Yamato embassy, and they met with various residents natives of Jeju island.  They, even convincinged Prince Aphaki and eight other men of the island to come with them to be presented at the Yamato court. The rest of their journey took a little over a month.  They finally arrived back in Yamato on the 23rd day of the fifth month of 661.  They had been gone for approximately two years, and a lot had changed, especially with the destruction of Baekje.  The Yamato court had already learned of what had happened and was in the process of drawing up plans for an expedition back to the Korean peninsula to restore the Baekje kingdom, and pPrince Naka no Oe himself was set to lead the troops. The icing on the cake was: Tthe reception that the envoys received upon their return was rather cold.  Apparently they were had been slandered to the Yamato court by another follower of Han Chihung—Yamato no Aya no Atahe no Tarushima—and so they weren't met with any fanfare.  We still don't know what it was that Tarsuhima was saying—possibly he had gotten letters from Chihung or Ohomaro and was simply repeating what they had said. Either way, the envoys were sick of it.  They had traveled all the way to the Tang capitals, they had been placed under house arrest for a year, and now they had returned.  They not only had gifts from the Tang emperor, but they were also bringing the first ever embassy from the Kingdom of Tamna along with them.  The slander would not stand.  And so they did what anyone would do at the time:  They apparently appealed to the Kami.  We are told that their anger reached to the Gods of the High Heaven, which is to say the kami of Takamanohara, who killed Tarushima with a thunderbolt.  Which I guess was one way to shut him up. From what we can tell, the embassy was eventually considered a success.  Iki no Hakatoko's star would rise—and fall—and rise again in the court circles.  As I noted, his account of this embassy is really one of the best and most in depth that we have from this time.  It lets us see the relative route that the envoys were taking—the Chronicles in particular note that they traveled to the Great Tang of Wu, and, sure enough, they had set out along the southern route to the old Wu capital, rather than trying to cross the Bohai Sea and make landfall by the Shandong peninsula or at the mouth of the Yellow River.  From there they traveled through Nanjing—the southern “capital” likely referring, in this instance, to the old Wu capital—and then to Luoyang.  Though they stayed there much longer than they had anticipated, they ended up living there through some of the most impactful events that occurred during this point in Northeast Asia.  they And that is something we will touch on next episode.  Until then, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan

Yue Zhao, former PM at Meta and Instagram, and Founder of The Uncommon Executive, shares how she struggled with promotions early in her career—until she learned how to navigate corporate politics. From feeling stuck in a startup to learning how influence and perception shape career growth, Yue opens up about the pivotal lessons that changed her approach and ultimately helped her scale to leadership roles in tech.Yue opens up about:-The moment she realized working harder wasn't enough to get promoted-How she learned to build influence and position herself for leadership-The power of framing, buy-in, and playing the game strategicallyThings to listen for:(00:00) People think politics is a bad thing (02:47) Childhood interests and parental influence (07:34) Thanks to our sponsor, Fullstory(09:24) Career beginnings and consulting at McKinsey (13:18) Joining Thumbtack and early challenges (19:50) Navigating career frustrations and promotions (25:41) Understanding workplace politics (35:30) Questioning career progression (36:36) Efforts to get promoted (38:36) Building influence and strategy (41:05) Creating forums for strategic conversations (44:36) The Head of Growth Leadership Scorecard(45:38) Transition to Instagram (57:46) When to lead vs. when to listen (1:07:35) Habits for high performance This episode is presented by:Fullstory: Surface User Sentiment with Behavioral Data - https://fullstory.com/valueResources:Connect with Yue:-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuezhao/-Substack: https://news.yuezhao.coach/-Yue Zhao Coaching: https://www.yuezhao.coach/Connect with Andrew:-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewcapland/ -The Head of Growth Leadership Scorecard: https://andrew-dkbyiqi6.scoreapp.com/-Substack: https://media.deliveringvalue.co-Hire Andrew as your coach: https://deliveringvalue.co/coaching

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Le taux de chômage des jeunes âgés de 16 à 24 ans est tombé à 15,7% en décembre 2024, après avoir atteint un pic de 18,8% en août, en raison de l'afflux de nouveaux diplômés. Avec plus de 12 millions de diplômés universitaires attendus en 2025, le fossé entre les attentes des demandeurs d'emploi et les opportunités disponibles continue de se creuser. De notre correspondante à Pékin,Organisée dans un centre commercial, cette foire à l'emploi réunit une centaine d'entreprises à Pékin, enChine. Ici, des milliers de jeunes Chinois, CV en main, parcourent les allées. Yue, jeune diplômée de 22 ans, estime qu'il est bien plus difficile pour les jeunes de trouver un emploi aujourd'hui que pour les générations précédentes. « Nous sommes nombreux et le coût de la main-d'œuvre a diminué. Cela, combiné au nombre limité de postes, rend la tâche plus difficile pour les personnes ayant un niveau d'éducation similaire au mien, explique la jeune femme. Et puis le report de l'âge de la retraite a un impact sur l'emploi : il n'y a pas beaucoup de place et tous les postes sont déjà occupés. La plupart des postes disponibles sont dans le domaine de la vente, ce qui ne correspond pas vraiment à ce que je recherche. Mon autre préoccupation, c'est de savoir si une entreprise est digne de confiance ou non. »Et le retour à l'emploi pour les femmesLi, une jeune mère de jumeaux, espère pouvoir revenir sur le marché du travail après un long congé maternité : « Je travaillais dans le domaine juridique, mais il n'y avait personne pour s'occuper de mes jumeaux, alors j'ai dû démissionner. Aujourd'hui, les employeurs s'intéressent d'abord à l'âge. Les premières conversations se passent bien, mais dès qu'ils entendent mon âge, ça devient un peu gênant. »Elle trouve que c'est un énorme défi à relever : « Je le comprends très bien du point de vue de l'entreprise - c'est logique, mais du point de vue d'une femme, c'est vraiment difficile. Les femmes apportent toujours une contribution silencieuse, qu'il s'agisse des tâches ménagères invisibles ou de la prise en charge des enfants. Et bien sûr, les entreprises vous demanderont : "Que ferez-vous de vos enfants ?" Si vous avez un enfant, ils vous demanderont si vous avez l'intention d'en avoir un autre. Si vous en avez deux, ils supposent que vous n'en aurez probablement pas d'autres. »À lire aussiLa Chine se penche sur une loi pour protéger les femmes des discriminations au travail Chen est allé à plusieurs foires à l'emploi, sans succès. Ce jeune homme de 23 ans espère que le gouvernement va mettre les bouchées doubles pour aider la jeune génération : « Je suis déçu, très découragé. Le taux d'emploi des jeunes diplômés est assez bas en ce moment, et la pression est intense. Si vous ne vous préparez pas aux études supérieures, vous vous préparez aux examens de la fonction publique, qui sont encore plus stressants. Pour ceux qui essaient de trouver un emploi directement, c'est encore plus difficile. J'espère que le gouvernement ou les écoles pourront organiser davantage de salons de l'emploi, peut-être plus fréquemment dans les écoles ou dans la société. S'il pouvait y avoir deux ou trois grands salons de l'emploi par mois, cela nous donnerait plus de chances de trouver du travail. »Le chômage des jeunes en Chine a de lourdes conséquences, à la fois sur l'économie et sur la société. Face à ces défis, Pékin reconnaît l'urgence de réformer le marché de l'emploi, en misant sur plus d'opportunités de travail, des aides financières, telles que le remboursement d'assurance chômage ou la baisse d'impôts et un soutien à l'entrepreneuriat.À lire aussiChine: le taux de chômage des jeunes au plus haut depuis le début de l'année

Starting a new job is tough—but stepping into an executive role is a whole different challenge. With high stakes, unrealistic expectations, and all eyes on you, how do you navigate this transition successfully?In this episode, Hannah talks with Yue Zhao, executive coach and founder of The Uncommon Executive, about the realities of executive life, adapting to new dynamics, and essential steps beyond the typical 90-day plan.Resources from this episode:Subscribe to The Product Manager newsletterConnect with Yue on LinkedInCheck out The Uncommon Executive

Navigating modern dating can feel exhausting. It's easy to get lost in the fast pace of swiping and online dating. But dating doesn't have to feel like so much work.  In Episode 386 of The Charisma Quotient, “The Traps Of Modern Dating:  Interview Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu,” Kimmy is joined by Julie and Yue, dynamic co-hosts of the critically acclaimed Dateable podcast and authors of the anticipated book "How to Be Dateable." With nearly a decade of research exploring the intricacies of dating, they have a wealth of expertise when it comes to transforming from confused daters to respected dating insiders. Throughout the episode, Kimmy, Julie, and Yue engage in a lively discussion on the four main dating traps that ensnare many in today's fast-paced dating scene. From the "expectation of love on demand" to the hazards of "settling paradox," they break down these traps with research-backed insights and personal anecdotes. Julie shares her story of spending over two years in a situationship driven by the need for validation. Yue opens up about her own dating missteps, involving a hiking date and a pair of infamous black socks.  You'll hear the 3 of them breakdown: Why being grounded and living in the moment is critical to fostering genuine connections and finding lasting love. The importance of focusing on understanding yourself and dating without the expectation of immediate attachment. The specific skills needed for modern dating, such as DMing and flirt texting. How to avoid moving too quickly and ignoring red flags in the desire to form relationships. If you are burnt out doing online dating and want to learn how to meet people IRL (In Real Life) join Kimmy's next workshop - Meeting IRL on February 26 by signing up at www.stophatingdating.com. Charisma Quotient Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many of your other favorite podcast channels. ************************************************⁣ Kimmy Seltzer is a Confidence Therapist and Authentic Dating Strategist implementing targeted style, emotional and social intelligence to your life. ⁣ ************************************************⁣ Would you like to connect with Kimmy?⁣ Website:  https://kimmyseltzer.com/⁣ Chat:  https://meetme.so/kimbreakthrough⁣ Instagram: @kimmyseltzer Twitter: @kimmyseltzer Join her FREE Facebook Group Love Makeover Insiders:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovemakeovers Take her Flirt Quiz to see what kind of flirt you are www.flirtover40.com

Welcome to another episode of Supra Insider. This time, Marc and Ben sat down with Yue Zhao, a former product leader at Thumbtack, Instagram, Meta, and Fuzzy, who now thrives as an executive coach and author. Yue shares her story of moving to Barcelona, exploring new career paths, and writing a book that reshaped her outlook on work and leadership. They dive into key topics like navigating career pivots, staying energized through curiosity, and learning to reframe limiting beliefs.Whether you're a product leader considering new career paths or someone seeking actionable tips for personal growth, this conversation is packed with insights.All episodes of the podcast are also available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.New to the pod? Subscribe below to get the next episode in your inbox

Julie and Yue are intrepid, wise, and funny -- and they have explored the world of dating from the inside out, with insights from countless daters and top experts. Together, they are two of the most wonderful dating experts I know. Celebrating the release of the new book, I was thrilled to tap them for their best advice for modern daters.  SUBSCRIBE TO DEEPER DATING ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3LPSrXZ LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://deeperdatingpodcast.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kenpagelcsw INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/deeper.dating TWITTER: https://twitter.com/KenPageLCSW YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeeperDating

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we have Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick, the dynamic duo behind the Dateable podcast and the new book, “How to Be Dateable,” to have a conversation with us about, well, dating! Julie and Yue will share with us today the 7 things that matter when looking for a partner and why connection and compatibility goes way beyond some chemistry and attraction. We'll learn about the key qualities to focus on when choosing someone for a relationship, how to avoid getting stuck in surface level connections, and what it really means to be dateable. Along the way, we'll touch on emotional availability, long-term compatibility, and how to create genuine, lasting connections so you can feel more confident and empowered in dating.  So, whether you're single, dating, or just curious about what makes relationships thrive, this episode is for you! It's for everyone, basically! Stay tuned! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite podcast platform, and share this episode to spread BFE - big flirt energy, all over the world! Enjoying the show and want to support my work? Buy the Flirt Coach a coffee! About our guests:  Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu are active daters turned dating insiders, and top influential voices of modern dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world. They're the authors of How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love and the co-hosts of the hit podcast Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, and more.  Connect with Julie and Xue on Instagram, Take the "Dating Archetype" Quiz, and grab your copy of How to Be Dateable! About your host:  Benjamin is a flirt and dating coach sharing his love of flirting and BFE - big flirt energy, with the world! A lifelong introvert and socially anxious member of society, Benjamin now helps singles and daters alike flirt with more confidence, clarity, and fun! As the flirt is all about connection, Benjamin helps the flirt community (the flirties!) date from a place that allows the value of connection in all forms - platonic and romantic connection - to take center stage and transform lives for greater healing and ultimately, a deeper connection with the self. You can connect with Benjamin on Instagram, TikTok, stream the Flirtations Flirtcast everywhere you listen to podcasts (like right here!), and find out more about working together 1:1 here.

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Deepseek's R1 model shook OpenAI & now Sam Altman says they're moving faster. We explain what's going on, where we go next (AGI anyone?) and how China is a MAJOR AI player now. It's not only Deepseek, China's Qwen2.5 Max model is brand new, Chinese AI video tools like Kling & Minimax keep shipping updates. AND they've got tentacle robots! YIKES. Meanwhile, Apple's pretty happy with their position AND we cover some of our favorite AI creators newest work in AI See What You Did There! IT'S GETTING CRAZY AGAIN Y'ALL! Join the discord: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AIForHumansShow AI For Humans Newsletter: https://aiforhumans.beehiiv.com/ Follow us for more on X @AIForHumansShow Join our TikTok @aiforhumansshow To book us for speaking, please visit our website: https://www.aiforhumans.show/   // SHOW LINKS // Deepseek R1 Shocks The World https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/technology/china-deepseek-ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk4.bGIR.hQusJjr7ruV4&smid=url-share   Did They “Steal” OpenAI Data? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/microsoft-probing-if-deepseek-linked-group-improperly-obtained-openai-data Meta Scrambling into War Rooms https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-scrambles-after-chinese-ai-equals-its-own-upending-silicon-valley?rc=c3oojq&shared=924bbcc92a1a8b36 Marc Andreesen Called This AI's Sputnik Moment https://x.com/pmarca/status/1883640142591853011 Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Launch Sooner https://x.com/sama/status/1884066337103962416 Trump Calls it a ‘wake-up' moment for American Scientists https://x.com/BasedBeffJezos/status/1884032343272575361 Palmer Lucky Says Impressive But Also Maybe Psyop https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/1884351579240927677 US Navy Bans Deepseek Due to Ethics & Safety Concerns https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/us-navy-restricts-use-of-deepseek-ai-imperative-to-avoid-using.html Jevon's Paradox (explain briefly) https://x.com/satyanadella/status/1883753899255046301 Trump Tariffs on Semiconductors https://x.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1884023740826280053 Apple Celebrates https://x.com/alexocheema/status/1884017524368720044 Chinese Open Source AI Music Generator https://x.com/victormustar/status/1884166716181344300 https://huggingface.co/m-a-p/YuE-s1-7B-anneal-en-cot Hailuo Minimax Director (Early Access Only) https://x.com/maxescu/status/1883853629817512429 https://x.com/Hailuo_AI/status/1884176446702428568 Evil Dead Minimax Shot https://x.com/WuxiaRocks/status/1884147071982461009 AI Warper Makes Female Asmongold AI Influencer https://x.com/AIWarper/status/1884262138908467244 Indiana Jones In Front Of Live Audience https://www.reddit.com/r/aivideo/comments/1hr7xcs/indiana_jones_but_its_filmed_in_front_of_a_live/ Deepseek GROQ Coding Generator  https://x.com/_akhaliq/status/1884368360940400652 Spiral Robots https://youtu.be/2GFyFmMm9-A?si=8jEWJvJl2yG0BreR Kling Elements https://x.com/maxescu/status/1884250507012985027  

Send us a textAre you tired of swiping endlessly on dating apps, feeling like you're getting nowhere? In this episode, I sit down with Julie and Yue, the dynamic duo behind the Dateable podcast and authors of "How to Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love." These dating experts are here to shake up your approach to modern romance, whether you're monogamous, non-monogamous, or somewhere in between.We dive deep into why non-monogamous dating often leads to better sex, the importance of DIY-ing your relationships for ultimate happiness, and strategies to overcome dating app burnout. Plus, Julie and Yue share their game-changing insights on:The power of defining your own relationship rulesUnderstanding your dating archetype and how it impacts your love lifeThe secret behind the 24-hour rule in datingHow to connect authentically with potential partnersJulie Krafchick & Yue Xu are active daters turned dating insiders, and top influential voices of modern dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world. They're the authors of How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love and the co-hosts of the hit podcast Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, and more. They're also the hosts and executive producers of the dating experiment show Exit Interview. Julie brings her background in human-centered design and research, while Yue shares her experience as a dating coach. Together you can find them at dateablepodcast.com and @dateablepodcast.  Ready to revolutionize your love life? Don't miss out on Julie and Yue's book, "How to Be Dateable," and take their dating archetype quiz at howtobedateable.com to uncover your unique approach to love and relationships.Poly Healing Retreat in Crete – March 31st to April 3rd, 2025Looking for a transformative getaway to deepen your connections and heal relationship challenges? Join Dedeker Winston of the Multiamory podcast and award-winning dance/movement therapist Orit Krug on the mythical island of Crete for a somatic therapy retreat designed specifically for polyamorous folks.Visit multiamory.com/retreat to learn more https://elleciapaine.com/callSupport the show

Today, John talks with Yue and Julie, hosts of the podcast 'Datable' and authors of the book 'How to Be Datable,' about the complexities of modern dating, how cultural differences come into play, and the evolution of relationships in the digital age. They also dive into evolving definitions of love, the challenges of healthy relationships, share practical advice for becoming more dateable, and much more.  Learn more about Yue and Julie and their new book How to Be Datable HERE Listen to their podcast Dateable HERE or anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow Yue and Julie on Instagram @dateablepodcast and dateablepodcast.com You can pre-order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Jump into John's new Single. On Purpose app HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gabe and Allison worry about their attention spans. Then, the duo gives advice to someone wondering about reconciling with a former friend and creative partner with whom they no longer want to be as close. Next, Julie and Yue of the Dateable Podcast join the show to nerd out about modern dating, ways to find more success on the apps, the misconceptions and why “icks” don't allow for real relationships. In Hypotheticals, Gabe somehow manages to make it about blackmail. And finally, anxiety triggers. Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of TLDRI, listen to the full episodes of The Variety Show, watch the International Question and Topix videos, join us for a monthly livestream, PLUS MORE:https://www.patreon.com/justbetweenusThis has been a Gallison ProductionProduced by Melisa D. Monts and Diamond MPrint ProductionsPost-Production by Coco LlorensProduction Assistance by Melanie D. WatsonOur Sponsors:* Check out Diet Smoke and use my code JUSTBETWEENUS20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code JUSTBETWEENUS for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-between-us/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu, hosts of the Dateable Podcast, share the knowledge and insights from their brand-new book, “How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love.” Whether you're stuck in the dating rut or just looking for that spark of clarity, they've got the tools to help you date smarter and connect deeper. Then our Dear Damona question this week is: Now that I've stopped chasing unavailable men, I can't seem to find anyone that I am attracted to. What do I do? Go to HowToBeDateable.com to grab a copy of “How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love.” And you can follow Yue and Julie on Instagram @DateablePodcast l LAST CALL to JOIN US LIVE - if you want more tools, support, and community, spend the entire day with Damona and her team while you heal your heart and renew your faith in romance at our one-day-only F the Fairy Tale Virtual Retreat. This live online event is ALMOST SOLD OUT so grab your ticket before it's gone at DamonaHoffman.com/Retreat Submit your questions for Dear Damona on any of the socials @DamonaHoffman or by visiting DamonaHoffman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Date Brazen Podcast, I'm talking to Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu-- dating and relationship experts and co-hosts of Dateable, one of the top podcasts on modern relationships, featured by The New York Times, HuffPost, and Oprah Daily.   Tune into this episode to hear- Understanding your dating archetype can help you navigate relationships better. How to use their quiz in the Dateable book helps identify strengths and weaknesses in dating. How to use the "Sunday test" helps assess compatibility with a partner. What to expect with sexual chemistry in early dating-- can it develop over time, or do you need to expect "The Spark". And more!   Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu are active daters turned dating insiders, and top influential voices of modern dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world. They're the authors of How To Be Dateable and the co-hosts of the podcast Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, and more. They're also the hosts and executive producers of the dating experiment show Exit Interview. Julie brings her background in human-centered design and qualitative research, while Yue shares her experience as a dating coach. Together you can find them at https://www.dateablepodcast.com/ and @dateablepodcast. Their book How to be datable comes out January 28th, 2025- TODAY! Get Julie and Yue's book at howtobedateable.com And learn about their work at https://www.dateablepodcast.com/   This episode is brought to you by my free, live SHOOT YOUR SHOT CHALLENGE: From "late bloomer" to confident dater in 5 days ✨   Links: Get Lily's Book, Thank You More Please HERE.   Follow Lily on Instagram and Tiktok.   Subscribe to Lily's Youtube channel HERE. 

Il y a cinq ans jour pour jour, le 23 janvier 2020, la Chine annonçait à Wuhan le premier confinement à cause d'une maladie à coronavirus, alors un virus inconnu, qui sera baptisée plus tard Covid-19. On ne fait mention nulle part en Chine de cet anniversaire. Mais à Wuhan, les stigmates demeurent.  Avec notre correspondante à Wuhan, Clea Broadhurst avec la collaboration de Chi XiangyuanLa vie a repris son cours à Wuhan, dans la province du Hubei, au centre de la Chine. Mais, interrogés sur le premier confinement dû au Covid-19, les habitants se souviennent, parfois dans la douleur, « des mois les plus difficiles de [leur] vie », comme nous le dit Tang.« Au début, ce n'était pas grand-chose, mais plus les rumeurs se répandaient, plus elles devenaient exagérées et on se sentait tous à cran, se remémore l'homme, qui tient un petit magasin près du marché de fruits de mer Huanan. Dire que le marché est à l'origine de toutes ces infections, c'est complètement absurde. Des rumeurs circulaient même sur le fait que les gens d'ici mangeaient des chauves-souris ! Aucune preuve, juste leur imagination débordante. » Ils sont nombreux, parmi les passants interrogés par RFI, à dire que le marché de la ville a été blâmé à tort.À l'époque, ce qui comptait pour eux, c'était de survivre, explique Yue, un chauffeur de taxi. « À Wuhan, causer des ennuis, c'est comme demander la mort, se souvient-il. L'approche était la suivante : "Mieux vaut arrêter à tort que laisser passer quelqu'un." Sur TikTok, on regardait des vidéos de Pékin ou de Shanghai où des gens disaient : "Je veux sortir, je viens d'outre-mer, je veux juste faire un jogging", et la police restait là, à essayer de les raisonner. Mais des vidéos similaires à Wuhan ? Non. Si vous osiez faire quelque chose comme ça, c'était chercher les ennuis. »Le nombre de victimes est une incertitude qui demeure, souligne Li, qui affirme ne pas savoir « combien de personnes sont mortes, car il n'y a pas eu de bilan officiel. Les critères pour les statistiques étaient très stricts. Par exemple, on ne comptait que les personnes officiellement diagnostiquées et décédées à l'hôpital. Et encore, il fallait mourir dans un service spécifique ou dans une zone désignée pour être pris en compte. Les crématoriums fonctionnaient 24 heures sur 24, sans interruption. Wuhan comptait quatre crématoriums, qui fonctionnaient tous sans interruption. S'ils brûlaient un corps toutes les demi-heures… je vous laisse faire le calcul ».Aujourd'hui, les habitants de Wuhan veulent tourner la page, oublier à quel point leur ville a pu être silencieuse. Pour Dang, cela a aussi révélé la persévérance des habitants : « Tout le monde était uni dans la lutte contre la pandémie. Les personnes âgées, les jeunes, on faisait tous preuve de patience. L'esprit d'entraide, les bonnes actions sans se soucier du profit personnel se sont renforcés. C'est toujours le cas aujourd'hui. »Wuhan tente de reprendre du poil de la bête, voulant à tout prix laisser derrière elles les stigmates de cette période douloureuse.À lire aussiChine: cinq ans après l'annonce du premier mort du Covid-19 à Wuhan, les stigmates demeurent

While last year was all about building resilience after that heart-wrenching infidelity, this year was about finding love again. Julie interviews Yue to hear how she's been able to able to design the type of relationship that works for her and her "manfriend" – and most importantly herself. We discuss the biggest shifts she's made in dating / relationships, how she learned to love being in her single era instead of looking at it as a layover to a relationship, and of course the impact she's hoping to make with our book 'How to Be Dateable' which comes out NEXT WEEK! Take the Dating Archetypes quiz now: https://howtobedateable.com/HOW TO BE DATEABLE COMES OUT NEXT WEEK! Pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster, Jan 2025) is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Our Sponsors:* Blueland: Get 15% off Blueland Cleaning supplies at https://blueland.com/DATEABLE with the code DATEABLE* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/dateable* Happy Mammoth: Get 15% off, sitewide, on your first purchase at happymammoth.com with the code DATEABLE* Rosetta Stone: Get 50% off your lifetime membership with unlimited access to 25 language courses for the rest of your life at https://www.rosettastone.com/today using the code TODAY* VIIA Hemp: Get 15% off all products including their best-selling High Love gummy at https://bit.ly/viiagoddess with the code DATEABLESupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From getting engaged to quitting her job pursue Dateable full-time, it's been a year of taking that next step – saying yes to the future that's to come. In this episode, Yue interviews Julie about all these life changes – what's been incredible, challenging, and so forth. We discuss not always so linear progression of relationships, the anxieties despite the milestones, and of course the hopes for 2025 with our book 'How to Be Dateable' soon into the world!Take the Dating Archetypes quiz now: https://howtobedateable.com/To listen to Julie's engagement story, listen to the intro in 'S19E18: An Insider's Look Into Matchmaking w/ Jaydi Kuba & Lauren Rosenberg' from a couple week's ago!Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster, Jan 2025) is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Balancing Dreams: A Beijing Student's Journey to Happiness Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-01-10-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在繁华的北京，有一所古老与现代交织的寄宿学校。En: In the bustling city of Beijing, there is a boarding school where the ancient and modern intertwine.Zh: 冬天，大雪覆盖了城市，一片宁静。En: In winter, the city is covered in snow, bringing a sense of tranquility.Zh: 学校不远处，是古老的寺庙和高耸的摩天大楼。En: Not far from the school are ancient temples and towering skyscrapers.Zh: 岳是个用功的学生。En: Yue is a diligent student.Zh: 她的梦想是拿到奖学金去国外留学。En: Her dream is to earn a scholarship to study abroad.Zh: 这段时间，岳为考试拼命学习。En: These days, Yue has been studying hard for her exams.Zh: 她的家人期待她能取得优秀的成绩。En: Her family hopes she will achieve excellent grades.Zh: 他们常说：“只要你努力，未来就会光明。”En: They often say, "As long as you work hard, the future will be bright."Zh: 莲是岳的同学。En: Lian is Yue's classmate.Zh: 她总是充满创意。En: She is always full of creativity.Zh: 但在学校里，她感到压抑。En: But she feels stifled in school.Zh: “规矩太多，没有想象的空间。”莲常常这样抱怨。En: "There are too many rules, no room for imagination," Lian often complains.Zh: 尽管如此，她依然支持岳。En: Nevertheless, she still supports Yue.Zh: 她知道岳真正的梦想是成为一名艺术家。En: She knows that Yue's true dream is to become an artist.Zh: 嘉是俩人的朋友。En: Jia is a friend to both of them.Zh: 她性格外向，总是乐于帮助他人。En: She has an outgoing personality and is always willing to help others.Zh: 但她也常常抱怨自己的处境：“我没得选择，父母决定一切。”En: However, she often complains about her own situation: "I have no choice; my parents decide everything."Zh: 然而，她总能带给大家欢笑，减轻压力。En: Yet, she always manages to bring laughter to everyone and alleviate their stress.Zh: 春节将至，学校的气氛缓了下来，但岳的压力却更大了。En: With the Spring Festival approaching, the atmosphere in the school has relaxed, but Yue's pressure has intensified.Zh: 离考试只剩几天，她犹豫徘徊。En: Only a few days remain until the exam, and she hesitates and wavers.Zh: 在莲的鼓励下，岳决定直面自己的感受。En: Encouraged by Lian, Yue decides to face her feelings head-on.Zh: 考试前夕，她在视频通话中向父母坦白了心中的冲突。En: On the eve of the exam, she confesses her inner conflict to her parents over a video call.Zh: “妈妈，爸爸，”岳的声音里有些颤抖，“我真正的梦想是艺术，而不是只为成绩而学。”En: "Mom, Dad," Yue's voice trembles a bit, "my true dream is art, not just studying for the sake of grades."Zh: 视频那头，父母沉默了一会儿。接着，他们微笑着说：“岳，我们只希望你快乐。追求你真正的梦想吧。”En: On the other end of the video, her parents were silent for a moment. Then, they smiled and said, "Yue, we just want you to be happy. Pursue your true dreams."Zh: 这一刻，岳感到无比的解脱和自信。En: At that moment, Yue felt an immense sense of relief and confidence.Zh: 她意识到，沟通是如此重要。En: She realized communication is so important.Zh: 从此，岳决定在学业和艺术中找到平衡。En: From then on, Yue decided to find a balance between her studies and art.Zh: 在春节的鞭炮声中，北京这座城市继续它的繁忙。En: Amid the sound of fireworks during Spring Festival, the city of Beijing continues its bustling pace.Zh: 而岳，也在这一刻，找到了属于自己的道路。En: And Yue, at that moment, found her own path.Zh: 她明白，只有勇敢地追随自己的心，才能真正地幸福。En: She understood that only by bravely following her heart can she truly be happy.Zh: 故事的结局，岳笑得比以往都灿烂。En: At the story's end, Yue smiles brighter than ever before. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 繁华boarding school: 寄宿学校intertwine: 交织tranquility: 宁静diligent: 用功scholarship: 奖学金abroad: 国外achieve: 取得creative: 创意stifled: 压抑imagination: 想象nevertheless: 尽管如此outgoing: 外向alleviate: 减轻approaching: 将至atmosphere: 气氛intensify: 加大wavering: 徘徊confesses: 坦白trembles: 颤抖immense: 无比relief: 解脱confidence: 自信communication: 沟通balance: 平衡fireworks: 鞭炮bravely: 勇敢heart: 心happiness: 幸福path: 道路

Happy New Year! On this special episode of Ask a Matchmaker, Matchmaker Maria is joined by the dynamic duo behind the Dateable podcast, Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu! They're here to talk about their brand-new book, How to Be Dateable,  and officially hitting shelves on January 28th

When it comes to dating in our 20s, the entire experience seems like a bit of a maze and often leaves us questioning, is there a RIGHT way to be dating in our 20s? Should I be playing it casual, and just having fun, prioritise being single and getting to know myself, only dating people we want to marry, be looking for long term compatability? And what if you know exactly what you want, but are unsure how to get it? Today, I have on the hosts of Dateable to answer your biggest dating questions and conundrums and provide their advice from over two decades of learnings and knowledge, including: How to tell if someone is right for you How to not rush into love How to detach from the outcome of a first date How to know what you want and how to get it How to handle a good, not great relationship How to rebound from a breakup + more Preorder How to be Dateable here: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/166803042X?tag=simonsayscom Follow Julie & Yue here: @dateablepodcast PREORDER MY BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755841/person-in-progress-by-jemma-sbeg/ Follow Jemma on Instagram: @jemmasbeg Follow the podcast on Instagram: @thatpsychologypodcast For business: psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com The Psychology of your 20s is not a substitute for professional mental health help. If you are struggling, distressed or require personalised advice, please reach out to your doctor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cette semaine, place à notre Série de Noël autour des jouets et de ce qu'ils disent de notre époque... La Chine est le principal contributeur sur le marché mondial des jouets. Plus de 79% de la production mondiale de jouets y est réalisée. Problème : vendus à prix cassés via les sites chinois de commerce en ligne, ces articles présentent dans de nombreux cas un réel danger pour la sécurité des enfants selon la Fédération européenne des industries du jouet, Toy Industries of Europe, ainsi que la Fédération française des industries jouet-puériculture. Reportage dans le sud-est de la Chine de Cléa BroadhurstDans l'immense centre d'export d'Yiwu se trouvent des milliers de petits magasins de jouets où l'on trouve aisément des peluches, des jouets en bois, des cerfs-volants, de quoi faire des heureux sous le sapin de Noël. Seulement les jouets chinois ont parfois mauvaise réputation. Et pour cause, certains revendeurs - anonymes - confient qu'ils ne font pas toujours attention aux réglementations imposées par l'UE lorsqu'il s'agit de leurs produits. « Le sigle CE n'a pas d'importance », nous indique cette vendeuse. « Si vous avez besoin du CE, nous pouvons imprimer une étiquette pour vous si c'est nécessaire. À Yiwu, ce sont tous des faux. Où pourriez-vous trouver des étiquettes authentiques ? Si vous avez des exigences spécifiques, nous pouvons les imprimer très facilement et fabriquer les étiquettes pour vous ».À lire aussiL'ours en peluche à travers l'histoireCertains produits ne requièrent pas de certification particulière, comme nous l'explique Li, dans son petit magasin recouvert de cerfs-volants chinois. « Par exemple, les cerfs-volants n'en ont pas besoin car ils sont simplement fabriqués en nylon. Les pistolets à eau, en revanche, peuvent nécessiter des certifications dans certaines régions, mais nous disposons des certificats nécessaires ».Le marché européen demeure primordial pour ces commerçants. « J'ai tous les certificats, EN71 et CE, je les ai tous », nous confie Wu, qui représente une usine locale de jouets. Pas question de déroger aux réglementations pour elle. « Mes produits sont locaux, j'ai les certificats et ils sont tous approuvés. Justement parce que j'exporte principalement en Europe. L'Europe représente une part importante du marché, de l'ordre de 70 à 80 % »La question demeure : ces jouets présentent-ils un danger pour les enfants ?  « Ce n'est pas du tout le cas », nous dit Yue, qui balaye l'hypothèse d'un revers de la main. « Le marché est tellement grand et tout est axé sur le commerce extérieur que tout le monde fait attention à l'impact. Mais nous vous le diront clairement : si une certification est nécessaire, vous devez vous en charger vous-même. Nous ne nous occupons pas de ces processus. Nous produisons des jouets depuis de nombreuses années et nous n'avons jamais rencontré de tels problèmes. Tout est conforme aux normes de sécurité ». Son voisin, attentif, s'immisce dans la conversation. « Il est impossible que les jouets soient toxiques. On les offre aussi aux enfants chinois, ce n'est pas seulement pour l'Europe ». Dans la chaîne d'approvisionnement, chaque acteur, du fabricant au détaillant, joue un rôle dans le respect des règles de sécurité. Mais, selon les commerçants d'Yiwu, c'est le fabricant qui porte la responsabilité principale, en veillant à la conception, à la production et aux contrôles pour garantir la conformité. Si les produits quittent l'usine en toute sécurité, cela augmente les chances que les consommateurs européens soient protégés tout au long de la chaîne.À lire aussi14 décembre 2023 - La course aux jouets

rWotD Episode 2786: Yue Lao Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Thursday, 19 December 2024 is Yue Lao.Yue Lao (Chinese: 月下老人; pinyin: Yuè Xià Lǎorén; lit. 'old man under the moon') is a god of marriage and love in Chinese mythology. He appears as an old man under the moon. Yue Lao appears at night and "unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union." He is immortal and is said to live either in the moon or in the "obscure regions" (Yue ming), the Chinese equivalent of Hades. His legends serve as the basis for the Red thread of fate.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:10 UTC on Thursday, 19 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Yue Lao on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Joanna.

We're meant to do life with other people. So then, why is dating so damn hard? Yue's sharing why dating feels so difficult these days – and how we can start to shift our mindset to think about things differently. Because being with another human you love is natural, yet dating is not. And it's about time we change how we approach it altogether. Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster, Jan 2025) is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Our Sponsors:* Anisa Beauty: Get 30% off site-wide at www.anisabeauty.com using the code DATEABLE* Happy Mammoth: Get 15% off, sitewide, on your first purchase at happymammoth.com with the code DATEABLE* OSEA: Give the gift of OSEA's Super Glow Body Set! Get 10% off your purchase site wide at oseamalibu.com with the code DATEABLEPODCAST* Quince: Get free shipping and 365 day returns at https://quince.com/dateable* Rosetta Stone: Get 50% off your lifetime membership with unlimited access to 25 language courses for the rest of your life at https://www.rosettastone.com/today using the code TODAY* Uncommon Goods: Get 15% off original, handmade, absolutely remarkable gifts at www.uncommongoods.com/dateable with the code DATEABLE* VIIA Hemp: Get 15% off all products including their best-selling High Love gummy at https://bit.ly/viiagoddess with the code DATEABLE* VIIA Hemp: Get 15% off all products including their best-selling High Love gummy at https://bit.ly/viiagoddess with the code DATEABLESupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Unveiling Hearts: Love Blossoms on Singles' Day Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2024-11-14-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在这个凉爽的秋日里，医院的大厅里人来人往，满地的落叶随着大门的开合而舞动。En: On this cool autumn day, the hospital lobby was bustling with people, and fallen leaves danced in the breeze created by the opening and closing of the front doors.Zh: 医院的礼品店在大厅一角，散发着温暖的灯光，那里的鲜花仿佛带着自然的气息，为繁忙的氛围带来了一丝宁静。En: The hospital gift shop, located in a corner of the lobby, emitted a warm glow, and the flowers there seemed to carry a natural fragrance, bringing a touch of tranquility to the busy atmosphere.Zh: 这一天是“光棍节”，讲的是单身人的日子。En: Today was "Guanggunjie," known as Singles' Day.Zh: 在这个特殊的日子里，丽芬站在礼品店的花架前，凝视着那些五颜六色的花束，心里想着自己多年未有的假日连结。En: On this special day, Li Fen stood in front of the flower rack in the gift shop, gazing at the colorful bouquets, thinking about the holiday connections she hadn't had for many years.Zh: 她是个勤奋的护士，常常面带微笑，但内心却时常感到孤独。En: She was a diligent nurse, often smiling, but she frequently felt lonely inside.Zh: 店里的明老板是个乐观、善解人意的花店店主，他总能从人的眼中看出心底的秘密。En: The shop's owner, Ming, was an optimistic and empathetic florist who could always see the secrets hidden deep within people's eyes.Zh: 丽芬对自己说，买一束花吧，是时候对自己好一点。En: Li Fen told herself to buy a bouquet of flowers; it was time to be kind to herself.Zh: 虽说是送给自己的，但心里却充满了希望，盼望有人能注意到她的孤寂。En: Although it was a gift for herself, her heart was full of hope, wishing that someone would notice her solitude.Zh: 此时，月默默地走过来，从远处关注着丽芬。En: At this moment, Yue quietly approached, observing Li Fen from a distance.Zh: 他常常来医院照顾生病的长辈，也常常看见丽芬忙碌的身影，对她心生倾慕。En: He often came to the hospital to care for his sick elder and frequently saw Li Fen's busy figure, developing an admiration for her.Zh: 但他不敢表达自己的心意，害怕打扰她的生活。En: However, he was afraid to express his feelings, fearing he might disturb her life.Zh: 明在一旁悄悄地说：“丽芬，今天买花的人真多。En: From the side, Ming whispered, "Li Fen, there are so many people buying flowers today.Zh: 你看，月今天也来了。En: Look, Yue is here too."Zh: ”丽芬循声望去，这才注意到月的存在。En: Li Fen followed the sound and finally noticed Yue's presence.Zh: 月正微笑着看着她，眼里满是暖意。En: Yue was smiling at her, his eyes filled with warmth.Zh: 丽芬心里一暖，她终于鼓起勇气，轻轻对自己说，是时候打开自己。En: Li Fen felt a warmth in her heart, and she finally summoned the courage to gently tell herself it was time to open up.Zh: 于是，月走过来，用略显紧张的声音问：“丽芬，要不要一起喝杯茶？En: So, Yue walked over and asked in a slightly nervous voice, "Li Fen, would you like to have a cup of tea together?"Zh: ” 丽芬微笑起来，点点头。En: Li Fen smiled and nodded.Zh: 两人走到医院楼下的小茶馆，使得以前只是擦肩而过的关系有了新的开始。En: The two of them went to a small teahouse downstairs, turning a relationship that had previously been limited to passing by each other into a new beginning.Zh: 从那天起，丽芬不再拒人于千里之外。En: From that day on, Li Fen no longer kept others at a distance.Zh: 她学会了表达自己，坦诚接受他人的关心。En: She learned to express herself and openly accept others' care.Zh: 这一刻，她感受到了一种新鲜的欢愉，就像初秋的风，轻轻吹拂着，心中隐隐的期待终于有了结果。En: In that moment, she felt a fresh joy, like the early autumn wind gently brushing against her, as the hidden expectations in her heart finally came to fruition.Zh: 而医院外的银杏树叶，在这个秋日里，静静地飘落。En: And outside the hospital, the ginkgo leaves quietly fell on this autumn day. Vocabulary Words:bustling: 人来人往lobby: 大厅fragrance: 气息tranquility: 宁静diligent: 勤奋solitude: 孤独empathetic: 善解人意florist: 花店店主bouquet: 花束admiration: 倾慕whispered: 悄悄地说presence: 存在summoned: 鼓起slightly: 略显nervous: 紧张teahouse: 茶馆expectations: 期待fruition: 结果gaze: 凝视flower rack: 花架connection: 连结optimistic: 乐观care: 关心reveal: 揭示fresh: 新鲜approach: 走过来observe: 关注elder: 长辈rooted: 植根于gait: 步伐

We tend to be so focused on commonalities when dating...but what if that wasn't actually what mattered in finding a compatible partner? Yue's breaking down why focusing so much on shared interests can lead to a false sense of connection and what's more important to look out for. Also she's sharing her newfound love of quickies – from this type of episode to you know, the real deal. Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster, Jan 2025) is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Finding Your Person is now OPEN! Registration closes 10/6 so get your spot now: findingyourperson.comOur Sponsors:* Anisa Beauty: Get 30% off site-wide at www.anisabeauty.com using the code DATEABLE* Artifact Uprising: Get 20% off for new customers or 15% off if you have purchased before at artifactuprising.com and use code DATEABLE through December 31.* Gobble: Make a delicious dinner in 15 minutes! Get $120 off across 4 boxes with free shipping and free cookies at gobble.com/DATEABLEPODCAST* Happy Mammoth: Get 15% off on your entire first order of Hormone Harmony at happymammoth.com with the code DATEABLE* Magic Mind: Get 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases at https://magicmind.com/dateable with code DATEABLE* Osea Malibu: Get 10% off their skincare from the sea at https://oseamalibu.com and use the code DATEABLEPODCAST* Quince: Get free shipping and 365 day returns at https://quince.com/dateable* Rosetta Stone: Get 50% off lifetime access at www.rosettastone.com/today with the code TODAY* VIIA Hemp: Check out their new High THCA Flower and get 15% off your favorite gummies using the code DATEABLE at https://bit.ly/viiadataeableSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Plongée dans le karaoké taïwanais, exutoire et refuge émotionnel Adrien s'est installé à Taïwan il y a cinq ans. Rapidement, il a dû comprendre la place sacrée du Karaoké, une véritable institution à Taïwan, en Corée ou encore au Japon, plus grands consommateurs de "KTV" au monde. Exutoire permettant de briser les tabous et les pressions sociales, le karaoké est aussi un rituel codifié, intégré à tous les aspects de la vie : au boulot, en famille, en politique ou entre amis. Dans cette petite pièce insonorisée et éclairée aux néons, une bande d'amis - Dai-yun, Yan, Hsiao-Yin et Wei-chu - raconte leur relation au karaoké et chantent leurs morceaux préférés, entre rires, larmes et confidences. Derrière le stéréotype de soirées alcoolisées et des chansons hurlées à tue-tête, le karaoké se révèle comme une expérience sociale, un outil de communication et d'expression intime, dans une société où la parole fait souvent défaut. En bref, "une thérapie collective".  RemerciementsMerci à Wei-chu, Dai-yun, Hsiao-yin et Yen, et à tous ceux qui ont chanté lors de l'enregistrement. Merci à Nathanel Amar, A-Kai, Yannick Dauby, Lin Chung-hua et Grégoire Bienvenu pour leurs réflexions sur la pratique du karaoké. En hommage à Shen Yu-mei, qui m'a appris mes premières chansons en langue taïwanaise. Chansons présentes dans l'épisode- Lang Ren Qing Ge (浪人情歌) – Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue)- Da Hai (大海) – Zhang Yusheng (張雨生)- Bei Dong (被動) – Wu Bai (伍佰)- Farewell My Love (心愛的再會啦) - Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue)- Wo Ai Tai Mei (我愛台妹) – MC HotDog (熱狗) & A-Yue (張震嶽)- First Love (初戀) – Utada Hikaru (宇多田光)- Zhang San De Ge (張三的歌) – Lee Shou-Chuan (李壽全)- Qiu Niao (秋鳥) – Cass Phang (彭羚)- Train Station (車站) – Hsiu-Ching Chang (張秀卿)- Wen Rou De Ci Bei (溫柔的慈悲) – Lin Liang-Le (林良樂)- A Man on the Sea (海上的人) – Fire EX. (滅火器)- Ai Cuo (愛錯) – Sinje Lee (李心潔)- Love You Ten Thousand Years (愛你一萬年) – Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue) Réalisation : Charlie Marcelet - Enregistrements : juin 2024 - Illustration : GGDOG - Production : ARTE Radio

Plongée dans le karaoké taïwanais, exutoire et refuge émotionnel Adrien s'est installé à Taïwan il y a cinq ans. Rapidement, il a dû comprendre la place sacrée du Karaoké, une véritable institution à Taïwan, en Corée ou encore au Japon, plus grands consommateurs de "KTV" au monde. Exutoire permettant de briser les tabous et les pressions sociales, le karaoké est aussi un rituel codifié, intégré à tous les aspects de la vie : au boulot, en famille, en politique ou entre amis.Dans cette petite pièce insonorisée et éclairée aux néons, une bande d'amis - Dai-yun, Yan, Hsiao-Yin et Wei-chu - raconte leur relation au karaoké et chantent leurs morceaux préférés, entre rires, larmes et confidences. Derrière le stéréotype de soirées alcoolisées et des chansons hurlées à tue-tête, le karaoké se révèle comme une expérience sociale, un outil de communication et d'expression intime, dans une société où la parole fait souvent défaut. En bref, "une thérapie collective". RemerciementsMerci à Wei-chu, Dai-yun, Hsiao-yin et Yen, et à tous ceux qui ont chanté lors de l'enregistrement. Merci à Nathanel Amar, A-Kai, Yannick Dauby, Lin Chung-hua et Grégoire Bienvenu pour leurs réflexions sur la pratique du karaoké. En hommage à Shen Yu-mei, qui m'a appris mes premières chansons en langue taïwanaise.Chansons présentes dans l'épisode- Lang Ren Qing Ge (浪人情歌) – Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue)- Da Hai (大海) – Zhang Yusheng (張雨生)- Bei Dong (被動) – Wu Bai (伍佰)- Farewell My Love (心愛的再會啦) - Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue)- Wo Ai Tai Mei (我愛台妹) – MC HotDog (熱狗) & A-Yue (張震嶽)- First Love (初戀) – Utada Hikaru (宇多田光)- Zhang San De Ge (張三的歌) – Lee Shou-Chuan (李壽全)- Qiu Niao (秋鳥) – Cass Phang (彭羚)- Train Station (車站) – Hsiu-Ching Chang (張秀卿)- Wen Rou De Ci Bei (溫柔的慈悲) – Lin Liang-Le (林良樂)- A Man on the Sea (海上的人) – Fire EX. (滅火器)- Ai Cuo (愛錯) – Sinje Lee (李心潔)- Love You Ten Thousand Years (愛你一萬年) – Wu Bai & China Blue (伍佰 & China Blue) Réalisation Charlie Marcelet Enregistrements juin 2024 Illustration GGDOG Production ARTE Radio

You've heard the theories about the first 6 months of a relationship and how it's a marker if the relationship will last. Yue's breaking down what she's learned about the 6 month period – what typically happens and how she's doing things differently this time around. Also, she's sharing some updates about her 'new' relationship after crossing that 6 month barrier and what's unfolded in that time.Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Meeting People IRL Kickstarter - CLOSES August 31st and get $10 OFF now through then!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Moonlit Encounters: Serendipity on the Bund Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/moonlit-encounters-serendipity-on-the-bund Story Transcript:Zh: 秋天的夜晚，外滩被五彩缤纷的灯笼装饰得如梦似幻。En: On an autumn night, the Bund was dreamily adorned with colorful lanterns.Zh: 黄浦江的水面闪烁着高楼的倒影，空气中飘着淡淡的桂花香。En: The surface of the Huangpu River shimmered with reflections of towering buildings, and the air carried a faint scent of osmanthus blossoms.Zh: 月亮高挂在天上，与地上的喧闹形成鲜明的对比。En: The moon hung high in the sky, contrasting sharply with the hustle and bustle on the ground.Zh: 这里正举行着热闹的中秋节庆祝活动。En: A lively Mid-Autumn Festival celebration was underway.Zh: 月，一个年轻的女子，充满了冒险精神，却对未来感到迷茫。En: Yue, a young woman brimming with an adventurous spirit, felt lost about her future.Zh: 今晚，她决定去外滩走走，希望能找到一些生活的答案。En: Tonight, she decided to take a walk along the Bund in hopes of finding some answers to her life.Zh: 另一方面，明，一个性格内向的诗人，总是背负着家庭的期望。他本打算在家写作，但心里的某种声音促使他去节日现场寻找灵感。En: On the other hand, Ming, an introverted poet burdened with family expectations, intended to write at home but felt a voice within prompting him to seek inspiration at the festival.Zh: 在人群之中，月被缤纷的灯火吸引。En: Amidst the crowd, Yue was captivated by the dazzling lights.Zh: 她流连在彩灯下，仿佛在寻找什么，却又不知所措。En: She lingered beneath the colorful lanterns, as if searching for something, yet felt at a loss.Zh: 就在此时，明站在不远处，目光沉静地凝视江水。En: At the same time, Ming was standing nearby, quietly gazing at the river's waters.Zh: 他想寻求一些新的启发，却没想到，自己的心绪已经被眼前的美景和节日的氛围所打动。En: He sought new inspiration, not expecting to be moved by the beauty before him and the festive atmosphere.Zh: 突然，烟花在空中绽放，月和明同时抬头看去。En: Suddenly, fireworks lit up the sky, and Yue and Ming simultaneously looked up.Zh: 两人的目光在璀璨的火花中相遇，仿佛所有的喧哗都静止了。En: Their eyes met amid the brilliant sparks, and it seemed as if all the noise had fallen silent.Zh: 月走向明，微笑着开口，“这个夜晚真美，不是吗？”En: Yue walked over to Ming and smiled as she said, "This evening is truly beautiful, isn't it?"Zh: 明点头，轻声答道：“是啊，像一首无声的诗。”En: Ming nodded and softly replied, "Yes, like a silent poem."Zh: 他们在月光下聊了很久，从生活谈到梦想，从迷茫谈到彼此的冀望。En: They talked under the moonlight for a long time, discussing life and dreams, confusion, and hopes for one another.Zh: 这场意外的相遇让月重新看到了生活的不同可能性。En: This unexpected encounter allowed Yue to see new possibilities in life.Zh: 她从明的诗句中得到了启示，心中多了一份清晰和勇气。En: She found inspiration in Ming's verses, gaining clarity and courage.Zh: 明从月的话语中找到了灵感，他明白生活中的变化和交流本身就是一种创作的动力。En: Ming discovered inspiration from Yue's words, realizing that change and interaction in life are themselves sources of creativity.Zh: 最终，月和明在夜色中告别。En: In the end, Yue and Ming parted ways in the night.Zh: 月走回家的路上，心怀激动，她已下定了决心去追求自己真正渴望的生活。En: As Yue walked home, she felt excited and determined to pursue the life she truly desired.Zh: 明也带着兴奋回到家中，笔上的诗句似乎已在心中形成。En: Ming returned home with excitement as well, with poetic lines seemingly forming in his heart.Zh: 他们都因为这场意外的相遇而有所改变。En: Both were changed by this unexpected meeting.Zh: 外滩的灯火依然闪烁，他们在同一个城市，却带着不同的梦想继续向前。En: The lights of the Bund continued to twinkle, and in the same city, they moved forward with different dreams. Vocabulary Words:adorned: 装饰得shimmered: 闪烁着reflections: 倒影faint: 淡淡的osmanthus: 桂花hustle: 喧闹bustle: 喧哗adventurous: 冒险spirit: 精神introverted: 内向的burdened: 背负着linger: 流连dazzling: 缤纷的gazing: 凝视expectations: 期望inspiration: 灵感amidst: 在人群之中captivated: 吸引fireworks: 烟花simultaneously: 同时spark: 火花silently: 无声clarity: 清晰courage: 勇气creativity: 创作的动力possibilities: 可能性unexpected: 意外的determined: 下定了决心verses: 诗句twinkle: 闪烁

Get ready to be inspired! In this special episode (yay 101 episodes!), you'll hear from 5 members of this community about how they've found success in their dating lives. Success in dating is NOT just about finding a relationship (or whatever you're looking for). We can define it however we want. I'm so excited to have made it to over 100 episodes of this podcast, thanks to YOU, and so I wanted this episode to be about your successes. Episodes mentioned in this podcast: #23. How to stay grounded #53. Ghosting - why it happens and how to deal #54. Dating expectations (guest Damona Hoffman) #59. Top 10 green flags to look out for #68. Self-worth 101 (guest Jackie Glaser) #73. How to set boundaries #78. Dating skills you need (guests Julie & Yue from Dateable) This episode is sponsored by Jenni Kayne! Get 15% off cozy fall essentials with promo code DATING15 at jennikayne.com/DATING15 Submit a dating dilemma: https://forms.gle/xCmAWvDPGJdr3rFz9  Slide into my DMs on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dating.intentionally/ Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dating.intentionally Get my free texting scripts for early dating: https://datingintentionally.myflodesk.com/free-guides Read more on the blog: https://intentionally.dating/blog-posts/  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dating.Intentionally  Rate on Apple: https://t.ly/JJgpP  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many of you get anxiety about using the bathroom when you're just starting to date someone new? Anyone? Yue is going there: taking us through her own bathroom anxieties while being utterly perplexed that her friend did not share the same sentiment in the slightest – so much that it lead to an investigation on the topic and this quickie for all of you.TW: Talking about bathroom activities in this one. If this is not for you, check out our many other episodes. Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/Our Sponsors:* Armoire: Get 50% off your first month of your clothing rental membership, up to $125 off using the code DATEABLE at https://armoire.style/refer/dateable/* Check out Armoire and use my code DATEABLE for a great deal: http://www.armoire.style* Check out Blueland Cleaning Supplies: blueland.com/DATEABLE* Go to badlandsfood.com/DATEABLE to get up to 50% off your regular-priced dog food order with a 90-day money-back guarantee with Badlands Ranch Pets.* Gobble: Make a delicious dinner in 15 minutes! Get $120 off across 4 boxes with free shipping and free cookies at gobble.com/DATEABLEPODCAST* Osea Malibu: Get 10% off their skincare from the sea at https://oseamalibu.com and use the code DATEABLE* Quince: Get free shipping and 365 day returns at https://quince.com/dateable* VIIA: Get 15% off + a free pack of their award winning gummies. (21+) at https://viiahemp.com/ using the code DATEABLESupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kurt Yue was born in Beijing, China and moved to the United States with his parents when he was four years old. He spent his formative years moving around the country from Iowa to Arizona to Ohio. Unlike many actors, Kurt never dreamed of acting when he was growing up. He never participated in drama club in high school nor did he take any theater classes in college. In fact, before the age of 27, his only acting experience was a fourth grade play (in which he played a horse). Four years after graduating college with a degree in computer science and engineering, Kurt was doing business consulting as a software developer in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the "typical young professional" working nine-to-five on weekdays and hitting the bars with friends on weekends. One Saturday night, after a night of celebrating a high school buddy's return from a tour of duty in the army, Kurt and his friends were walking back to their cars when he noticed an interesting storefront. It was the Houde School of Acting - the premier acting school in Cleveland, Ohio. Since he was looking for something to do after work at the time, this really piqued his interest. Kurt decided to jot down the contact info and, the following week, he walked into his first acting class ever. With speaking roles in Fox's The Gifted, Sony's Venom andMarvel's Black Widow, Yue has appeared in all 3 Marvel Universes. Kurt is also known for his roles in Cobra Kai, The Haunting of Hill House, Dynasty, Young Rock, Preacher, Will Trent, Man in Full, Wolf Pack and Ozark.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Last time we spoke about the Anti-Fengtian War. The Anti-Fengtian War included two major theaters, the Zhejiang-Fengtian War and the Guominjun-Fengtian War. Within China's north, Feng Yuxiang brokered many sneaky deals with other warlords, trying to bring down Zhang Zuolin. One of these warlords was the disgruntled Guo Songling who led a brave or some would say idiotic rebellion, striking at the heart of the Fengtian empire. Feng Yuxiang failed to really exploit Guo Songling's actions, and Wu Peifu ended up joining Zhang Zuolin, simply out of spite for Feng Yuxiang. The war between the Guominjun and Fengtian soon fell apart for Feng Yuxiang as his forces were gradually dislodged from the Beijing area into northwest China. In an ironic case of deja vu, Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu found themselves again working together in Beijing. Little did they know, while they had been fighting in the north, it was the south where real danger lay.   #110 The Northern Expedition Part 1: Invading Hunan Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. So we have now come to a point where the warlord era takes a sharp turn. While we have been talking about countless wars between numerous factions, this is basically the end game as they say. I have no idea how many episodes it will take, so I apologize in advance, but we are going to be covering the Northern Expedition. I've probably mentioned it a hundred times by this point, the northern expedition. Dr Sun Yat-Sens brainchild, put simply build an army and march north to reunify China. Sounds kind of insane given the disparity in strength between whose in the north and south eh?  Facing what can only be described as staggering odds, the Kuomintang over in their separate government based out of Guangzhou suddenly began the most incredible military expedition of the warlord era. On the verge of disintegration with inadequate materials, most of which were coming from the Soviets, the military campaign was a gamble to say the least. Chiang Kai-Shek was ultimately counting on the weakness of his enemies rather than his own NRA forces. His Soviet advisors all told him not to do it, that it would be a terrible blunder. Now if you open up text books, read contemporary buzzfeed like artiles or watch youtube shorts, they would have you believe the northern expedition was this easy sweep northward led by a vanguard of Communist propagandist forces. In reality it was a series of hard fought battles where either side could have knocked out the other completely.  Now for most of its life, this Guangzhou based cabal that the KMT were in control of, had always been on the defensive. For the most part their secure powerbase was Guangdong and from there they would gradually conquer region after region, one by one. Something that can truly be said about the KMT, unlike the other factions, take the Fengtian or Zhili for example was its strong sense of having an ideology and its charismatic strong man at the head of its army. There was of course personal armies within the NRA, they were more or less a confederation, but the ideology of the KMT glued them all together. The other factions, perhaps excluding the Guominjun, simply did not have this. There was a shared concern that the political make up of China needed to be democratic and not devolve into the traditional or imperial autocracies that had plagued China for so long.  The first region Chiang Kai-Shek would target would be the rich middle Yangtze provinces of Hubei and Hunan, both of which had recently come back under the dominion of the Jade Marshal Wu Peifu. The route the NRA would take would be through Hunan and Hubei, down the Yangtze and up into the North China plain before finally marching upon Beijing. Ironically it was an identical path, one Hong Xiuquan once took when he rallied the Taiping against the Qing Dynasty. To first invade Hunan, Chiang Kai-Shek faced a rather daunting task. He did not have the military power to simply defeat the warlords of the province. He needed to exploit the political scene within it. Prior to the northern expedition, Hunan was dominated by northern warlords who were alien to the southern province. This of course antagonized the local populations creating an unstable political environment. This was something the KMT could manipulate. The KMT's nationalistic ideology was something that could potentially win over allies or weaken petty warlords rule. The KMT could exploit local interests and provincialism, self rule movements and such. When the KMT looked at Hunan they could see an ongoing power struggle. The Hunanese gentry class was being kept alive purely upon a desire for provincial autonomy. The governor Chao Hengti, a Hunanese native was subordinate to Wu Peifu, a Shandong native. By 1926 a conflict had emerged between 4 Hunanese divisional commanders. Chao Hengti favored Yue Kaixin the strongest of them controlling the Hunanese 3rd division. Chao Hengti sought to weaken the rest and used Yue to weaken the second largest 4th division led by Tang Shengchih.Tang Shengchih dominated southwestern Hunan and went on the defensive when he figured out the Governor and Yue were after him. The KMT noticed this over in Guangdong. Now political intervention in Hunan required personal connections. Within the KMT party membership were Hunanese civilians and military officials. This was one of the great strengths of the KMT as a clique, how their political membership transcended provincial or regional bases. Similar to the CCP, who had those like Mao Zedong working with the rural masses in Hunan, the KMT had ties to those at some of the top echelons of the province's power structure. One leading KMT figure who pushed for the northern expedition was Tan Yenkai who also had been the governor of Hunan after the 1911 revolution. He had always maintained an interest in Hunan and while in Guangdong had rallied a 15,000 men strong force of Hunanese troops, now renamed the 2nd army of the NRA. Prior to 1926 Tan Yenkai had already led one military campaign to retake Hunan for Dr Sun Yat-Sen. Back in 1924, when Sun Yat-Sen was trying to form a coalition with northern powers, Tan Yenkai launched a rather ill-conceived and short lived campaign, trying to bolster Sun's position in Beijing. Another commander in Jiangxi had pushed Tan Yenkai's force back into Guangdong and the failure provided quite the lesson, that one should also exploit the political realm alongside the military.  By spring of 1926 Chiang Kai-Shek and his top subordinates began planning an invasion of Hunan. Aside for the ex-governor Tan Yenkai, the KMT also had ties to Tang Shengchih. Liu Wentao and Chen Mingshu had been classmates of Tang Shengchih back at the Baoting Military academy in 1912. In 1925 they began reconnecting with the man, arranging a propaganda tour of the province. Liu Wentao, then a professor of political science, began touring China, lecturing all on the Three People's Principles of the KMT. Tang Shenchich went to one of these speeches and many of his men as well. There was also Pai Chungxi, another schoolmate of Tang Shenchih, the leader of the 7th Jiangxi Army of the NRA. The KMT also had loose connections with the hunan divisional commander Ho Yaotsu who was friends with Cheng Chien, a hunanese native and the commander of the 6th NRA army, primarily consisting of Hunanese troops. Now Chiang Kai-Shek began courting Governor Chao Hengti in June of 1926. He approached the man as a fellow member of the older Kuomintang party, pleading in a telegram that they should reunite into a new national movement. Obviously Chiang Kai-shek was making a powerplay to try and win over Hunan without shedding blood, he did not stop sending messages to the man even a week before the shells would fly. In southern Hunan at this time, Tang Shengchih was dominating the Hsiang valley with his 9000 man strong division. Tang Shengchih was a pretty intelligent player. He had numerous connections from his Baoting academy days and he managed to expand his domain to include 27 of Hunans 75 tax-collection districts. However by early 1926 Governor Chao had ordered all 4 Hunan divisional commanders to remit the local taxes they gathered to the provincial capital of Changsha. Obviously this was to centralize the power, and such revenue losses would strangle Tang Shengchih's power. So Tang Shengchih began talks with the KMT as early as february of 1926. It was a dangerous play, many had seen the numerous cases where inviting allies from another province only brought unwelcome guests. Perhaps Tang Shengchih believed by gaining some KMT support, he might be able to overpower Chao Hengti. But he was no idiot, he asked for KMT assurance he would fill the role of governorship and not someone like Tan Yenkai who indeed was lurking in the shadows. Tang Shengchih was given said assurance and signed an alliance treaty on February 24th. When Tang Shengchih unleashed his forces against Governor Chao Hengtai the same month, it was perfect timing. Wu Peifu was preoccupied in north China fighting Feng Yuxiang, thus the governor had no reinforcements. Threatened, Chao Hengti immediately fled Changsha, heading north. While this was occurring, Tang Shengchih labeled the governor nothing but a northern puppet of Wu Peifu. From February to March of 1926 Chiang Kai-Shek was still struggling for authority over the KMT to launch the Northern Expedition. Thus Tang Shengchih's rebellion had preceded it, and was done without KMT resources. Still feeling confident Tang Shengchih began marching into northern Hunan. Back over in Guangzhou, the KMT commissioner of foreign affairs notified everyone that Tang was doing this all on his own, none of their resources had reached him yet. When Tang Shengchih secured Changsha in mid march, a lot of the hunanese gentry began supporting his cause to be governor. Tang Shengchih's forces then overran Yochou along Hunan's northern border. Tang Shengchih had not yet accepted the governorship position, in march he was still looking to see how the KMT alliance would pan out. Yet in March tensions emerged within the KMT over the northern expedition The March 20th coup certainly expedited aid to Tang Shengchih. 5 Days after, Tang Shengchih accepted governorship and with his new position he proceeded to purge his political enemies from the provinces administration while installing his friends. By late March 1926, Wu Peifu finally responded to the threat to his hegemony over Hunan. He began threatening to return south with his Honanese troops. Now Wu Peifu's armies were still facing Feng Yuxiang at this time, but the KMT aid also had not come yet so Tang Shengchih paused. Tang Shengchih began playing down his ties to the KMT in responding to Wu Peifu, posing as a mere neutral. In early april of 1926, Feng Yuxiang had been cast out of the North China plain and now Wu Peifu had a free hand to play against the rebellion in Hunan. Tang Shengchih now under real threat, began recalling his regiments from northern Hunan and evacuated his forces from Changsha as he built a defense in his home valley.  To deal with the menace, Wu Peifu looked to find a Hunanese local to manage the province for him. Wu Peifu turned to the Hunanese 3rd division commander, Yue Kaixin, to make him military governor and commander of the 1st division, with Ho Yaotsu to be civil governor. However the Hunanese gentry cried out immediately at this, stating they would not allow him to overturn their authority. Thwarted, Wu Peifu reverted to violence to pacify the troublesome province. In May, Tang Shengchih suffered a major defeat and was forced to fall back on the defense as Wu Peifu's Hunanese allies were battering him. Until NRA forces advanced into the province, there was little hope for Tang Shengchih and his crumbling defenses within the Xiang valley. Thousands of men from the NRA's 4th and 7th armies began to arrive in late May, but even so they were outnumbered in southern Hunan. It was not until June 2nd, when Tang Shengchih finally caved and accepted the offer from Chiang Kai-Shek to be the commander of the 8th NRA army. Thus Tang Shengchih went from leading a division to an army and his regimental commanders became division commanders. It was also of course a substantial pay raise. This was the type of model the NRA would adopt throughout the Northern Expedition. If you can't beat them, buy them. Just a few days later, the NRA forces within Hunan accepted Tang Shengchih as their front line commander. Tang Shengchih then proclaimed he would head a provisional Hunan government as its governor in the name of the KMT government.  The KMT had done a lot to win over the Hunanese people. The Hunanese people wanted autonomy, so the KMT flouted notions of provincial autonomy with a federal system. It was a marriage of convenience. Another major carrot was promising to end the tyranny of the northern warlords and the exploitation of the foreign imperialists. Some began to refer to the Northern Expedition as the “anti-north campaign” and clearly the first target would be the warlord controlling Hunan, Hubei and Honan, the Jade Marshal. In July the 4th army divisions led by Chang Fangkuei and Chen Mingshu arrived at the front, thus the defense changed to offense. At this point Wu Peifu's armies were still too far in North China and his Hunan allies were now becoming overwhelmed by the NRA swarming out of Guangdong. Under these dire circumstance, Wu Peifu's appointed governor, Chao Hengti made a stand along the north banks of the Xiang, the Lien and Lu rivers. From late June to early July the NRA prepared to ford the Lien river sitting west of the Xiang and the Lu river to its east. Down the Xiang was Changsha. Facing the Lu river were two 4th army divisions and Yue Tings independent regiment and another Hunanese regiment. Over at the Lien river were Jiangxi troops of the 7th army alongside the remainder of Tang Shengchihs 8th army. As the first major offensive kicked out, Tang Shengchih was at the front raising morale for the Hunanese, which was very important, as do remember, all these forces coming out of Guangdong were alien Cantonese to them. A breakthrough emerged along the two-river lines with the 7th and 8th NRA armies over on the left wing on the 5th of July. By the 10th the 4th NRA Army engaged the enemy towards Changsha. Over in the east where Hunan bordered Jiangxi, a subordinate of Sun Chuanfang who controlled the lower Yangtze region was completely undisturbed by the NRA forces. Chiang Kai-Shek and his subordinates had given specific orders not to molest Sun Chuanfang, trying to avoid bringing him into the fight to join Wu Peifu. The NRA also profited off a recent flood of the Yangtze that had backed water up the streams of northern Hunan, hindering enemy communications. Wu Peifu was awaited reinforcements over at his HQ in Wuhan while his generals in Hunan faced the real threat of being encircled and annihilated. To Wu Peifu's western flank, two Guizhou warlords were watching the tide of battle. Wu Peifu was very aware of this and it threatened his western defensives. The season had also been a poor harvest, reducing food stuff for Hunan, a province that was already quite dependent on exports north in places like Wuhan. Even with his riverine navy, Wu Peifu could not hope to move enough foodstuff to his southern front. Another issue he faced was the passive resistance of Hunan's peasantry class who began hiding their produce from suppliers. The loss of the Lien-Lu River line left Changsha completely defenseless, so on July 11th the defenders simply withdraw further north of the city.  With the Guangdong and Juangxi forces entering Hunan, the NRA had gained enough manpower to begin advancing north. From July 11th after taking Changsha until mid August the front moved north only 50 miles. Delays occurred because reinforcements and war materials for the NRA could only be moved halfway up from Guangzhou by rail. Afterwards they had to travel over back-breaking terrain by foot. Soldiers and their hired coolies had to hand carry supplies and arms and this in turn limited the largest weaponry they could move, such as small field cannons which took entire teams of carriers. For those of you who don't know, I specialize in the Pacific War and I can certainly say, the Japanese forces in isolated islands, take Guadalcanal for example, saw this exact type of situation. Japanese artillery teams would have to disassemble artillery pieces and carry them by hand through rough jungles, often under starvation conditions. Not fun. The NRA during these circumstance, much like the Japanese in the 1940's in jungle terrain islands would suffer from terrible ailments, not malaria like the Japanese, but cholera. Cholera was taking a toll on the overheated and exhausted soldiers and civilian coolies. One Chen Kungpo wrote in his memoirs “that hundreds died daily in one mountain town on the route going north”. By August, both sides were gathering in strength along a new front, established near the Milo River. A military advisor wrote “Sometimes there are no provisions, my colleagues tear off some sort of grass, chew it and are full.” However the northern forces could not launch counterattacks without the full support of the Jade Marshall's main army who were still stuck in North China aiding Zhang Zuolin against the treacherous Feng Yuxiang. To remedy the two front situation, Wu Piefu tried but failed to secure loans and aid from his former protege, Sun Chuanfang, who honestly was more foe than friend now. Sun Chuanfang had basically taken the mantle as the strong Zhili leader and certainly did not want to share any of his newfound limelight. Alongside this the British turned a cold shoulder to Wu Peifu and the Japanese never liked him to begin with.  Despite some local floods and the cholera outbreak, Chiang Kai-Shek was able to arrive to Hengyang with over 100,000 NRA troops. These numbers had been recently bolstered by Guizhou warlords such as Peng Hanchang and Wang Tienpei who had watched eagerly the battles of the Lien-Lu line before tossing their lot in with the NRA. The Guizhou forces had marched into western Hunan clearing out pockets of resistance as they did. During the northern expedition, smaller warlords tended to simply defect or join the NRA when the NRA was winning. The NRA now prepared an offensive to break the Milo river line, also emboldened by the peasantry class who were very willing to work. The local floods in northern Hunan, combined with the droughts in southern Hunan had destroyed the peasants' fields, thus they needed to make money. The NRA exploited this to recruit soldiers and coolies en masse and this greatly improved their mobility.  By contrast, Wu Peifu's forces were low on ammunition, rations were also beginning to dwindle and the majority of the soldiers had not been paid in quite some time. In the NRA controlled areas, the Hunanese peasants were selling what produce they could spare, but the NRA were also being supplemented by rice carried from Guangdong. The NRA also made sure to pay coolies properly instead of Shanghai'ing them and did not plunder peasants' foodstuffs. This of course led to wide scale cooperation from the local population, something quite rare for the warlord era. A final conference was held at Changsha on August 12th between Chiang Kai-Shek, the top NRA commanders and Soviet advisors. By the 15th orders were dispatched for a general offensive against the Moli line with the objective of reaching Hubei. The NRA right wing also prepared to defend the army in cause Sun Chuanfang finally extended help to Wu Peifu from Guanxi. Chiang Kai-Shek was filled with excitement, for if successful, the NRA offensive would capture Wuhan and her incredible Hanyang Arsenal. Chiang Kai-Shek dispatched word to his generals before the battle. “The importance of this fight is not only in that it will decide the fate of the warlords. But, whether or not the Chinese nation and race can restore their freedom and independence hangs in the balance. In other words, it is a struggle between the nation and the warlords, between the revolution and the anti-revolutionaries, between the Three People's Principles and imperialism. All are to be decided now in this time of battle … so as to restore independence and freedom to our Chinese race”. The general plan of attack was to breach the Milo river line and quickly capture Wuhan. Speed and timing were critical factors. It was all basically a huge gamle. The NRA needed to secure Wuhan before Wu Peifu or Sun Chuanfang entered the war, thus preventing the NRA incursion into the Yangtze Valley. At the moment the NRA and their immeidate adversary in northern Hunan were around equal number, but if Sun Chuanfang entered the mix he had nearly double what Chiang Kai-Shek had. The 4th and 6th NRA armies made their crossing over the Milo on August 17th, successfully outflanking the enemy line and easing the way for the left wing of the 7th and 8th NRA armies to advance. By the 19th, Wu Peifu's troops were forced out of their trenches and only provided sporadic resistance as they withdrew into southern Hubei. During the two day retreat the northern forces had divided in two with the western flank taking refuse in Wu Peifu's naval stronghold of Yuehzhou. Its port was heavily fortified, however the recent floods had caused water from Dongting lake and the Yangtze to meet, ruining many of the fortifications. The NRA cut across Yuehzhou's railway link to Wuhan and surrounded it. Wu Peifu had frantically orders troops to hold the naval base, until he could detach himself from the Hobei operations to take personal command of the shit storm in Hunan. However during a meeting with Zhang Zuolin at Baoding, Wu Peifu received word his subordinates had simply taken all the naval vessels, riverine vessels and even sampans to head downstream for Wuhan. Yuehzhou fell with ease by the 22nd and Hunan was practically cleared of Wu Peifu's regular forces. Wu Peifu's navy contuined to fight the enemy, but all they could really do is harass NRA units along th baks of Dongting lake or the Yangtze. In response the NRA simply tosses fire rafts at them, a classic and age old tactic.  As the NRA chased the enemy, the local railway workers on lines heading into Hubei cooperated. The workers began cutting railway lines and telegraph lines to obstruct the enemy retreating from Yuehzhou. Entire trainloads of troops and war materials fell directly into the hands of the NRA. The end of August saw Chiang Kai-Shek's gamble pay off. Although Sun Chuanfang could pounce at any moment from Juangxi, the NRA had succesfully given a bloody nose to one warlord. The victory of the NRA over Hunan did not go unnoticed by the surrounding provinces warlords. Guizhou generals began joining the KMT as the war raged and the Milo river line fight influenced some generals under Sun Chuanfang to reconsider their loyalites. It was quite remarkable that Sun Chuanfangs decision to stay out of the immediate fight lost him the easiest chance of ending the NRA altogether. If Sun Chuanfang had intervened in the Hunan war, almost 100% he would have defeated Chiang Kai-Shek and easily march upon Guangzhou to end the first United Front. Losing Guangdong the KMT would have withered away, perhaps the CCP, would cower into the shadows awaited the right moment to pounce. Chiang Kai-Shek would not have withstood such a defeat, his leadership role would have been shattered. But such was not the case, Chiang Kai-Shek took Hunan and proved himself a new formidable player on the board. The Hunan campaign cost the NRA, but now they had the perfect base of operations and springboard for further offensives. By the end of August the NRA's intelligence reported Wu Peifu was advancing south to reinforce Wuhan, thus Chiang Kai-Shek tossed the dice of fate again. Advancing north against the three-city stronghold, was regiments of Chen Mingshu and Chang Fakuei's 4th Army. The withdrawal from the Milo river line had allowed Wu Peifu's Hubei forces to form a new line. The Guangzhou-Hankou railway followed a narrow land route between the Yangtze and highland ranges, crossing over multiple flooded bridgeheads. To further hinder the NRA's advance, the Hunanese had breached nearby dikes of the Yangtze. Then they heavily fortified the Tingszu Brigde with barbed wire and machine gun nests over its northern riverbank. The NRA vanguard attacked the stronghold on August 26th, coming to a abrupt halt. The NRA's superior mobility, aided by local boatsmen allowing the NRA right wing to head upstream and get around the enemy's flank. Likewise the NRA 4th army threatened the railway to Wuhan, making Wu Peifu's forces more vulnerable. The forces defending Wuhan were mainly the same troops who had fled Hunan, exhausted and demoralized. When the first attacks came upon the bridgehead, joined by flank attacks, the defensive line collapsed. During the night of the 26th the NRA stormed several strongpoints and outposts. Here again Wu Peifu's forces jumped onto any vessel they could get away with, or fled aboard the last trains heading north. The Tingszu bridge was captured, but at a bloody cost that would limit the NRA's ability to pursue the fleeing enemy. Once again the floods slowed the advance, alongside Wu Peifu's riverine vessels that continued to fire upon any NRA troops that ventured too close to waterways. Yet Wu Peifu's troops were running low on food while the NRA were accumulating more of it. As the NRA soldiers marched across the Tingszu bridge, locals flocked over to sell them foodstuff as by this time word had spread far about how the NRA paid for what they needed. On August 28th the NRA forces captured Xienning, but further north came across the Hesheng bridge. The bridge was heavily fortified and defended by forces under the personal command of Wu Peifu. Back on August the 25th and Hankou, Wu Peifu received word that Tingszu bridge had fallen, thus he quickened his advance to the front. He was shocked by the fall of the bridge and blamed his subordinates, labeling them cowards. When he arrived at Hesheng, Wu Peifu gathered his officers as he executed the commanders who lost the Tingszu bridge. He had with him mercenaries of the Big Swords Corps functioning as the executioners. On August 29th, Wu Peifu then went on the offensive and attacked the NRA vanguard, elements of Li Tsungjen's 7th Army just a bit due south of the Hesheng Bridge. His attack devastated the vanguard until the main bulk of the 7th and 4th armies arrived. Just before dawn on the 30th, Wu Peifu attacked the NRA's line of defense south of the bridge, probing for a weak point. He hit the 4th and 7th armies sectors, but was gradually met by artillery and rifle fire that took a heavy toll. Wu Peifu then had the Big Swords executioners clip more officers of their heads to boost morale. However as Wu Peifu continued to press his offensive his men eventually routed under pressure. His troops fled right over the Hesheng bridge allowing the 7th army to flank them further upstream where they took another smaller bridge and threatened his lifeline, the railway line to Wuhan.  By noon on the 30th, Wu Peifu's Hunanese and Hubei forces were in a general retreat heading north. Wu Peifu had just lost southern Hubei in what was an absolute clumsy miscalculation. During the retreat the NRA flank attack against his railway line saw them capture 3 trains full loaded with troops and arms. Over the course of the past weeks he had lost two bridgeheads seeing 1000 deaths, 2000 wounded and 5000 captured alongside all their weaponry. After the entire debacle, Wu Peifu began frantically pleading with Sun Chuanfang to come down the Yangtze to help him. But Sun Chuanfang made ambiguous responses and dragged his feet. As he did so the NRA fortified their defenses facing Juangxi. In full retreat Wu Peifu began breaching dikes behind his forces to slow down the NRA as they approached Wuchang, the capital of Hubei. He left a force of 10,000 men to defend the city behind its sturdy walls as he ferried the rest of his men to Hankou. Once his forces landed on the other side of the Yangtze he had half of them take up positions to defend the Hanyang Arsenal, while the others defended Hankou, which served as his new HQ. By September his forces from Honan began to arrive.  On August 31st, Chen Mingshu's 4th army was in hot pursuit of the enemy. His vanguard took a vantage point near Wuchang as reconnaissance investigated the city. On September 2nd, the NRA unleashed frontal assaults to probe its defenses, but they lacked any heavy artillery to actually back up a real attack. As a result the NRA suffered heavy casualties before pulling back to establish a proper siege. Meanwhile by september 5th, Hanyang was also surrounded.  Defending Hanyang was a Hubei division led by Liu Tsolung who placed artillery on some fortified high points. When the NRA was just about to launch an assault, suddenly Liu Tsolung, overseeing the majority of Hanyangs defenses defected and helped capture the city and its arsenal. It was a tremendous blow to Wu Peifu as the NRA vanguard was now bypassing Hanyang to threaten his railway link to Honan. Wu Peifu tried to salvage the units he had left to mount a last ditch defensive line over the border hills between Hubei and Honan. Wu Peifu had now withdrawn to the Wushen pass lying on the border, hoping to hold out as more of his Honanese forces advanced south. Yet once again the NRA's superior mobility deprived Wu Peifu of enough time to dig into the pass. After a few assaults, Wu Peifu lost the pass and was driven further back into Honan. The walled city of Wuchang could not be taken as easily as Hanyang or Hankou. Wu Peifu and his men would defend it for well over a month. The NRA did not have proper siege weapons, and the threat of Sun Chuanfang loomed over them.Yet Wu Peifu had not expected Hunan and Hubei to fall so quickly and had not prepared his capital for a long siege. He had 10,000 soldiers, hundreds of thousands of civilians locked within its walls. There were also foreigners within the city and foreign gunboats. The threat of international intervention loomed upon the actions of the NRA. Chiang Kai-Shek telegrammed his foreign minister that a communique should be sent out to inform the world powers “… on the matter of protecting foreign nationals, I have already informed the armies to observe my prohibition against the military occupying or obstructing affairs in foreign-established churches, schools, and the like….” Chiang Kai-Shek personally overlooked the siege to make sure no foreigners were molested.  Just to clear up something that might be confusing some of you, Wuchang refers to one of the 13 urban districts of the capital of Hubei, Wuhan. Now back in mid August, Chiang Kai-Shek called for the capture of Wuhan at Changsha and he had made secret negotiations with Sun Chuanfang to get him to sit out the war. Sun Chuanfang had been quite ambiguous about what he would do, but it was known to NRA intelligence he was massing troops along the borders of Jiangxi and Fujian. Sun Chuanfang made up the excuse he was simply defending his territory from NRA aggression. Apparently Chiang Kai-Shek offered a nonaggression pact and an open invitation to join the KMT, but Sun Chuanfang did not want to give up his new found control over the 5 southeastern provinces for what was perceived to be a lesser role in the KMT. Sun Chuanfang then prepared a two pronged offensive to relieve Wuchang by driving west into KMT territory. Sun Chuanfang was sitting on 200,000 troops and Chiang Kai-Shek was well aware of the threat he posed. Thus Chiang Kai-Shek would go for broke, casting the dice of fate once more.  I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek rolled the dice of fate when he unleashed an offensive against Wu Peifu's holdings in Hunan and Hubei. The gambles paid off big time as the NRA swarmed their enemy, taking prisoners and war materials. However Sun Chuanfang was now entering the fray, a real fight would soon unfold.

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Content warning for discussion of genocide and mention of suicide. Hey, Hi, Hello, this is the History Wizard and welcome back for Day 6 of Have a Day w/ The History Wizard. Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Day 5 last week, and especially thank you to everyone who rated and/or reviewed the podcast. I hope you all learned something last week and I hope the same for this week. This week we're going to, finally, be stepping outside of the Western sphere of influence and migrating over towards Jin Dynasty China to learn about an event that is sometimes known as the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians. This refers to the genocide of many non-Han tribes from China that took place in the beginning of the 4th century CE. As always, we will start with that most important of set dressings, context. The thing that, without, all of history would just be one shot DnD stories told around a table. But before even that, let's talk about the word barbarian. Etymologically the word barbarian comes to us from the Greek word barbar, meaning a non-Greek person or someone who didn't speak ancient Greek. Meaning that, technically, we are all barbarians. In a more modern context the word has a far more pejorative connotation. It's used in the same contexts as words like savages or uncivilized. It becomes an inherently stigmatizing term. One designed to make the people being referred to by it inherently lesser than those using it. The is one of our first instances of dehumanization being used in a historic genocide. The Romans didn't see the Carthaginians as animals or subhuman, merely as a threat to the Roman way of life and to Roman hegemony over the Mediterranean. Pontus didn't see the Romans as barbarians or savages, merely a threat to Pontus's control over Asia Minor. But the Five Barbarian Tribes? They were inherently less. They were, to be sure, a threat to Jin dynastic control over China, but more than that, they weren't Han Chinese, and so they were ethnically inferior. The Jin Dynasty emerged from the chaos and turmoil of the Three Kingdoms Period. Following the end of the Han Dynasty the Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from 220 to 280 CE. The Sima clan from the Cao Wei kingdom rose to prominence in 249 CE after staging a coup against the Cao clan. By 263 Sima Yi had conquered both the kingdom of Cao Wei and the Kingdom of Shu Han. Sima Yi would die in 265 CE, but his son Sima Yan would go on to conquer the kingdom of Eastern Wu in 280 CE, uniting China once again and declaring himself the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Sima Yan would die 10 years later, in 290 CE and would be called Emperor Wu, the Martial Emperor of Jin, posthumously. The death of Emperor Wu would spark a succession war that would come to be known as the War of the Eight Princes, and it would be within the context of this war that the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians would occur. See, after Emperor Wu died he was succeeded by his son, Sima Zhong, also known as Emperor Hui. Hui was developmentally disabled. We don't know the exact nature of his disability, but records show that, while he could read and write just fine, he was unable to make traditionally logical decisions on his own. So, despite ruling as emperor for 17 years, Emperor Hui never exercised any real authority on his own, instead coming under the control of 9 different regents over the course of his reign. It was because of Emperor Hui's disabilities and the relative ease with which he could be controlled by a regent that the War of the Eight Princes began in earnest. The War of the Eight Princes, which lasted from 290 until 306 CE is somewhat akin to the Hundred YEars War in that it was not an extended period of continuous fighting. It was stretches of relative peace, interspersed with massive amounts of lethal violence that saw shifts in power each time. First, after Emperor Wu died he named his father in law Yang Jun, and the Prince of Ru'nan, Sima Liang, as coregents of his second son, Sima Zhong. Yang Jun though didn't want to share power and managed to get Sima Liang sent away from court to Xucheng, leaving himself in sole control over the imperial court. Yang Jun, however, was wildly unpopular and was soon deposed by Jia Nanfeng, the new Empress of Jin and Sima Liang, who became the first of the Eight Princes in this war. The rest were Sima Wei, Sima Lun, SIma Jiong, Sima Ai (sometimes written as Sima Yi), Sima Ying, Sima Yong, and Sima Yue. All of these men were rulers over certain administrative zones within the control of the Jin Dynasty and some of them, like Sima Wei, ruled for just days before being captured and killed by other princes. The third prince, Sima Lun, was the tutor of the crown prince, son of Sima Zhong, Sima Yu. Empress Jia, fearing a loss of her own power should Sima Yu come of age and inherit the throne had him arrested. This led some Chinese government officials to reach out to Sima Lun to gain his aid in overthrowing the Empress, who had been ruling as regent since Sima Wei had been executed. Lun not only captured the Empress, but also forced her to commit suicide by making her drink gold powdered wine. Sima Lun gaining control of the regency caused many of the other princes to join forces Sima Jiong, who had been discontented by his position in the government following the overthrow of Empress Jia and sent to Xuchang, Sima Ying, and Sima Yong. Sima Ying joined with Sima Jiong after the latter declared rebellion against Sima Lun, and Sima Yong was originally on the side of Sima Lun, but defected to the other side once he realized that Sima Jiong and Ying had a larger and more powerful army. Sima Lun was defeated in relatively short order, and much like Empress Jia, was forced to commit suicide. Once Emperor Hui was reinstated on the throne he declared a grand celebration in the form of a five day, non stop, drinking binge. The emperor's drink of choice was likely wine or a fermented spirit called baijiu which is made from sorghum. SIma Jiong was eventually betrayed by his allies Sima Ying and Yong and was killed by his own troops. It was actually Sima Ai who captured the capital after Sima Jiong death, but he elected to share authority with his brother, Sima Ying. Ying wasn't happy about this though and colluded with Sima Yong to try and have Sima Ai assassinated, though this plot would fail. War would once again break out between SIma Ai and Sima Ying and Yong, only this time SIma Ai would ultimately fall to his brother and Sima Yong.  Sima Yue, the Prince of Donghai, eventually rebelled against SIma Ying, and though being defeated was appointed to the preposition ot Grand Tutor to try and make peace between the two sides. This peace wouldn't last as in 305 SIma Yue would raise troops against SIma Yong. Yue would ultimately be victorious over both Ying and Yong and would rule as the last regent before Emperor Hui died on January 8, 307 CE after eating poisoned bread. There is some debate over whether or not Sima Yue was responsible for the Emperor's death. But, after Emperor Hui died he was succeeded by his brother, Sima Chi, known as Emperor Huai. Huai needed no regent, and so ruled in his own right. Though he would oversee the loss of much of the Jin Dynasty's territory following the Upheaval. Now, so far we've talked a lot about princes, but very little about Barbarians. So now it's time to shift our focus. Both of these events happened roughly concurrently, and while there was certainly some overlap between them, they were two different events. The Five Barbarians was a name applied to various nomadic tribes later in history. Those tribes being the Xiongnu, the Jie, the Xianbei, the Qiang, and the Di. All of these tribes (although the Xiongnu is technically a tribal confederation) are also often referred to under the exonym Hu. Now, various tribes and tribal confederacies had been immigrating into China since the later days of the Han Dynasty, and while relations between these tribes and the people of China wasn't always sunshine and roses it was good enough that these peoples could live together. With China being thrown into chaos by the Three Kingdoms Period and the War of the Eight Princes many of the tribes went into rebellion. And so in 304 CE, before the War of the Eight Princes even ended, China entered the Sixteen Kingdoms period as various, often short lived, dynastic kingdoms were founded in the northern parts of China. As one might expect, the Jin Dynasty refused to accept these new kingdoms as distinct from it, and it also refused to accept them as political equals. For example, envoys from the Shi Zhao dynasty, an ethnically Jie dynasty ruled over by Shi Le, a man who had once been an indentured farmer before rising to power during Liu Yuan's rebellion that established the Han Zhao dynasty, were expelled and all of their gifts they brought for Sima Chi were burnt. You might be wondering what all of the 16 kingdoms were, well The term "Sixteen Kingdoms" was first used by the 6th-century historian Cui Hong in the Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms and refers to the five Liangs (Former, Later, Northern, Southern and Western), four Yans (Former, Later, Northern, and Southern), three Qins (Former, Later and Western), two Zhaos (Han/Former and Later), Cheng-Han and Xia. There was even a brief period between 376 and 383 when the Former Qin dynasty reunited all of northern China. In 386 Northern China would be fully reunited under the Northern Wei dynasty and by 420 southern China was fully reunited under the Liu Song dynasty, but to find our genocide we actually need to go a little further back in time. We've drifted too far forward. We now find ourselves in the Later Zhao dynasty, also known as the Shi Zhao dynasty. Remember that Shi Le was part of one of the Five Barbarian tribes. He was of Jie ethnicity. Shi Le and his adoptive brother Shi Hu had long standing habits and traditions of adopting other people into their clans. Bringing into the family through law, if not necessarily by blood. One such man was Ran Zhan, an ethnically Han man who would be adopted under the name Shi Min. Shi Min gained power over the Shi Zhao dynasty through the methods you might expected after listening to everything else in this episode. He lied, cheated, and staged a coup. While in control of the Shi Zhao dynasty, Shi Min survived no fewer than three assassination attempts in the first year of his rule. This lead Shi Min to conclude that he couldn't trust any of his followers, but he was especially wary of the Jie and the various other tribes as they were refusing to fall in line with his edicts. See, Shi Min, in his paranoia ordered that all Hu people be disarmed and be banned from carrying weapons (disarmament of a particular segment of the population is often an initial step towards genocide as it prevents them from being able to fight back when you ultimately decide to kill them.) When non-Chinese tribes began to flee the capital city of Ye, Shi Min realized that he would not be able to use the Hu, so he issued an order (this is generally referred to as a culling order) to the ethnic Chinese according to which each civil servant who killed one Hu and brought his head to him would be promoted in rank by three degrees, and a military officer would be transferred to the service at his Supreme Command. Shi Min himself led Chinese in killing the Hu people without regard for sex or age; during the day tens of thousands of heads were severed. In total over 200 thousand people were killed; their bodies were dumped outside the city. Troop commanders in various parts of the state received a rescript from Shi Min to kill the Hus; as a result half of the people with high noses and bushy beards were killed. Among the 200,000 people who died in the massacre many were in fact ethnic Chinese who had high big noses, deep-set eyes and thick full beards, which in combination were considered to be the indicators of non-Hanness. This brings us an important point when talking about genocides which is, how do perpetrators identify their victim groups? Well, the simple answer is, they don't. In most cases the identifying features or characteristics that perpetrators use are arbitrary and are not particular to one group of people. The Nazis misidentified thousands of people as Jewish based solely on the size and shape of their nose or whether or not they were circumcised. I, myself, have been misidentified as Jewish by neo Nazis on the internet because of the size of my nose. Shi Min chose a big nose and a full beard as distinctly “barbarian” features, completely ignoring that many ethnically Han people would share those features. There is no logic in how genocidal regimes operate. Never was, never will be. Another thing I want to highlight is the use of the word cull when referring to the orders Shi Min gave in 349 CE. Words like cull or purge can be seen often when discussing genocide. You will find euphemism in all aspects of genocide. Now, obviously the word genocide didn't exist in 349 CE, so there was no way to call it that, but words like purge or cull are designed to be clinical and detached from the act of killing. There's no direct call to murder, or slaughter, or massacre. There's a call to cull the divisive, lesser, elements from our society. This allows people to remove themselves by one step from the violence they are about to commit. It doesn't change facts, it doesn't make something any less of a genocide, but it does make it easier for people to be convinced to carry one out. That's it for this week folks. Thanks so much for tuning in and sticking around. We have some more reviews to read this week, so let's get right to that. Thank you all so much, and now for the outro Have a Day! w/ The History Wizard is brought to you by me, The History Wizard. If you want to see/hear more of me you can find me on Tiktok @thehistorywizard or on Instagram @the_history_wizard. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Have a Day! On your pod catcher of choice. The more you do, the more people will be able to listen and learn along with you. Thank you  for sticking around until the end and, as always, Have a Day

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