Best Isaac Meyer Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 596 - Koume's World, Part 3 35:16

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After a long hiatus, the diary of Kawai Koume picks back up in 1853, a year of absolutely no world-shaking importance in Japanese history whatsoever-wait, I'm hearing from our producers that, in point of fact, some pretty crazy things are about to go down. And Kawai Koume, like many others, is frantically going to be trying to follow the latest new…

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Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2 38:37

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This week, we'll look at the first chunk of Kawai Koume's diary, which deals with life in the 1830s--or as she knew it, the Tenpo Era. What can we learn about the lives of samurai and commoners in Wakayama during the final decades before the great crises that would end feudalism in Japan? Show notes here.…

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Episode 594 - Koume's World, Part 1 35:40

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This week, we're starting a new miniseries focused on the life of Kawai Koume, a samurai woman living in Wakayama in the early 1800s. Today is going to be all about framing her life--what do we know about her upbringing, and about the city she grew up in during the twilight years of Japanese feudalism? Show notes here.…

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Second Helpings - P!nk 53:19

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It’s the last in this summer’s serving of Second Helpings and we’re ending it with a true icon - for the start of series 15 we had Superstar P!nk pop round to mum’s for a perfectly ‘pink' meal of Pink Salmon with Salsa Verde followed by mum’s delicious Pink Raspberry & Champagne Possets. We had the best evening with P!nk who told us all about her m…

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Episode 593 - The Artist of the Open Road, Part 3 36:18

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This week, we wrap up our series on Hiroshige with a few lingering questions about his career. How much does his "artistic borrowing" really matter? What's his relationship to Hiroshiges II and III? What about his second marriage and daughter? And ultimately, what makes him so damn famous--and what can we learn from that? Show notes here.…

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Second Helpings - Jake Shears 47:57

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It’s summer 2023 and ahead of the release of his epic new album 'Last Man Dancing’ we had the delicious Jake Shears joining us for a spot of dinner. Mum served up turbot and samphire for main with poached pears for pud. Jake told us all about the various places he lived while growing up - including the island his family moved to off the coast of Se…

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Episode 592 - The Artist of the Open Road, Part 2 36:10

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This week, we're covering Hiroshige's emergence as an artist, which took 20 years after he finished his apprenticeship in the Utagawa school. Why the long gap? And what changed to finally allow him to break out artistically? Show notes here.

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Second Helpings - Joanna Lumley 49:36

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We’re dishing up a real treat on Second Helpings this week - she’d been on the hit list since day one and finally we had her! The one the only Dame Joanna Lumley popped over to Clapham for a vegetable pie & some poached pears and it was quite frankly absolutely fabulous. Joanna talks to us about growing up in India being addicted to limes her love …

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Episode 591 - The Artist of the Open Road, Part 1 38:33

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This week, we're starting a new miniseries on the life of one of the most famous artists in Japanese history: Utagawa Hiroshige. We'll start off this week with a general discussion of the world of ukiyo-e during the late 1700s before moving into Hiroshige's early life and his entry into the world of woodblock printing. Show notes here.…

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Second Helpings - Tom Jones 52:19

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It’s week 4 of Second Helpings and we were delighted to have our most requested guest, Sir Tom Jones, over to Lennie’s for lamb shanks a lemon curd roulade and a chat about his album ‘Surrounded By Time’ in 2021. We go way back and talk about Tom growing up in the 50’s playing marbles falling in love and getting married at 16. We also hear about hi…

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Episode 590 - An Interview with Dr. Mike Freiling 57:54

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This week on the podcast, something completely different! I'm getting some help talking about poetry from Mike Freiling, whose new translation of Hyakunin Isshu, entitled One Hundred Poems of Old Japan, will be out just a little over a week from now. We'll talk tanka vs. haiku, how translation works, and share a few favorites from one of Japan's mo…

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Second Helpings - Stanley Tucci 47:52

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We’re travelling back to autumn 2021 and the start of series 12 where fellow foodie and Hollywood superstar, Stanley Tucci joined us. Mum had just come back from her holidays and I had just had my third baby! Stanley talks to us about growing up in New York, filming his TV show ‘Searching For Italy’ & his fight against cancer. He celebrates his mot…

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Episode 589 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 6 41:48

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Our final episode in this miniseries brings conspiracism in Japan to the present day, as we discuss a wave of antisemitic conspiracy theorists from the 80s and 90s and the impact of the internet on conspiracism in Japan and around the world. Finally, we'll look at how things stand today, and go over some final thoughts on conspiracism in general. S…

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Second Helpings - Jade Thirlwall 57:56

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Week 2 of our summer Second Helpings and we’re travelling back to November 2021 where we had pop princess, Jade Thirwall. Jade came over to mums for her favourite meal, a roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings! Turning up in full glam after a long photo shoot, it was just what the doctor ordered for our girl. She talked about her mum’s mince p…

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Episode 588 – The All-Seeing Eye, Part 5

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This week, we’re covering the postwar “Red Scare” in Japan, which has roots going back to the early 20th century but which was boosted during the postwar era by right-wing politicians and even members of the American occupation government. That conspiracy would, in turn, help shape both prewar and postwar politics on a profound level. Sources Kapur…

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Episode 588 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 5 36:28

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This week, we're covering the postwar "Red Scare" in Japan, which has roots going back to the early 20th century but which was boosted during the postwar era by right-wing politicians and even members of the American occupation government. That conspiracy would, in turn, help shape both prewar and postwar politics on a profound level. Show notes he…

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Second Helpings - Aisling Bea 47:59

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We may be on our summer break but we thought we’d delve into the Table Manners archive and relive some of our favourite episodes from 17 wonderful series! Up first is the gorgeous Aisling Bea who joined us in February 2020. We had been trying to nail down a recording with Aisling ever since we became friends on a Love Island WhatsApp group. I had l…

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Episode 587 – The All-Seeing Eye, Part 4

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This week, conspiracism takes a new twist in Japan, from paranoid worries about Christianity to paranoid beliefs in “Western encirclement”. How did this new form of conspiracism help drive Japan’s descent into fascism, empire, and eventually the self-destructive decisions of the Second World War? Sources Duus, Peter. “The ‘Paranoid Style’ in Japane…

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Episode 587 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 4 38:58

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This week, conspiracism takes a new twist in Japan, from paranoid worries about Christianity to paranoid beliefs in "Western encirclement". How did this new form of conspiracism help drive Japan's descent into fascism, empire, and eventually the self-destructive decisions of the Second World War? Show notes here.…

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Stephen Mangan 1:01:37

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It’s the final episode of Series 17 and we’re bidding adieu with actor, presenter and author, the gorgeous Stephen Mangan! Fresh from filming his latest series in Grenada, Stephen joined us for a BBQ lunch. We heard about his process when writing children’s books, choosing to go to boarding school as a child, his recent stint in the West End in a p…

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Episode 596 - Koume's World, Part 3 35:16

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Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2 38:37

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Episode 594 - Koume's World, Part 1 35:40

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Second Helpings - P!nk 53:19

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Episode 593 - The Artist of the Open Road, Part 3 36:18

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Second Helpings - Jake Shears 47:57

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Episode 592 - The Artist of the Open Road, Part 2 36:10

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Second Helpings - Tom Jones 52:19

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Episode 590 - An Interview with Dr. Mike Freiling 57:54

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Second Helpings - Stanley Tucci 47:52

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Episode 589 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 6 41:48

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Second Helpings - Jade Thirlwall 57:56

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Episode 588 – The All-Seeing Eye, Part 5

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Episode 588 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 5 36:28

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Second Helpings - Aisling Bea 47:59

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Episode 587 – The All-Seeing Eye, Part 4

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Episode 587 - The All-Seeing Eye, Part 4 38:58

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Stephen Mangan 1:01:37