🎧 Medieval Japan: Myths of the Samurai
🎧 Gone Medieval
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Medieval Japan - especially its stories of fearless Samurai and Ninja warriors - have an enduring place in our consciousness. But how true are they?
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis talks to Joseph Robey, who has made it his mission to make the stories of Medieval Japan more well known.
This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.
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