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Podcast: Barbarians at the Gate
Episode: Barbarians at the Gate x China Books Review: The Records of the Grand Historian
Description: Picture this: You’re 45 years old, halfway through writing the definitive history of your civilization. Writing this history is the family business, and you’ve made a promise to your dying father to finish his work no matter what, when your boss, who happens to be the Emperor of China, gives you a choice. You can be executed or, if that doesn’t work for your schedule, how about castration?Sima Qian picked door number two.In this special episode of Barbarians at the Gate, Jeremiah teams up with China...