Why an S and not a V?
"Why an S and not a V?" is a look at Vietnamese history, culture and food from the perspective of a Vietnamese person born out in the wider world. There's all these things my parents never told me because they were busy working and living, now I found some time to catch up on it.
This is a metamorphosis of the original Post Cerebral Infarction and Your Internet Uncle podcasts, where I tried to remember things to help me learn about my roots.
Podcasting since 2021 • 132 episodes
Why an S and not a V?
Latest Episodes
The Last Korean Episode about the Last Ly Prince
Is Lý Long Tường (Yi Yong-sang) one of Vietnam's greatest exports to Korea? The Grand Tutor, a general who defeated Mongols invaders twice, showing that it was the Trần in Đại Việt who could get it done. The progenitor of the
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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21:26
The Shadows of War
Reunification. An innocuous word in general, a dirty word for many overseas Vietnamese. In light of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam being reunified on April 30, 1975 (whether some choose to accept it or not, the reality is that Vietnam is unifi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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34:26
Vietnam's Hatfields and McCoys: the Trịnh vs the Nguyễn
During this 161 year rivalry, the figurehead Lê emperor watches helplessly as two prominent families who helped reclaim the throne from the Mạc usurpers, vie for power. A prelude to the later division of Vietnam in the 20th century, the two ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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36:58