Category: History & Culture
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Video Excerpt: My Arrival in Vietnam in 1994
From episode three of the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I discuss the ride to our new home in Haiphong from Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport. It was only 70 miles away, but the ride made me realize the different world I had stepped into. At the link below, you can listen to the entire episode and all…
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Episode 3: Vietnam BC – Before Coca-Cola. How Capitalism Saved Vietnam
Episode 3 of the Crossing Ideas Podcast is now available for streaming or downloads on any podcast service including Spotify, Apple, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Apple, Google, and more. This episode means a lot to me. I’ve always been a staunch proponent of free markets, and living in Vietnam and hearing the stories of life under a…
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Video Excerpt: “I used to shoot at Americans.”
From episode two of the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I recall an encounter with a Vietnamese university president and what he used to do during the war years. At the link below, you can listen to the entire episode and all future releases using your favorite podcast service including Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.
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Final Video Exerpt: Is Harry Truman to Blame for the Vietnam War?
In this 4th and final video excerpt from episode 1 of the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I look at Truman’s role in shaping the future of Vietnam in 1945. I also give my own analysis of where the US foreign policy is today. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon…
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Video Exerpt: What did Franklin Roosevelt want for post-World War 2 Vietnam?
In this 3rd video excerpt from the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I look at Franklin Roosevelt’s views about Vietnam and his wishes for French Indochina after the war. But of course, Roosevelt died before any of his views could come to pass. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music,…
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Video Exerpt: HCM Quotes Thomas Jefferson
In this video excerpt from the Crossing Ideas Podcast, I explore the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence in 1945, which was inspired by Thomas Jefferson. Don’t forget to follow the audio podcast in full on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Apple, or ANYWHERE you listen to podcasts. Click the link below to find your preferred podcast service…
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Crossing Ideas Podcast – Now Live!
I’ve been working hard on a podcast idea since January, and today my podcast has released its first episode! I’ve been encouraged at different times to start a podcast, and I had considered it a time or two. But I wanted to make sure I had a solid enough of an idea of what I…
Author Mark W Sasse 