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Laszlo Montgomery

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This Was Funnier in China | Laszlo and Jesse Appell

2/4/2026 • 70 min

I drove downtown not too long ago to meet with Jesse Appell to talk about his first book, "This was funnier in China" https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-Was-Funnier-in-China/Jesse-Appell/9781668087565 Jesse's been performing stand-up comedy and Xiangsheng 相声 for years now. When he isn't engaging in this profession, he's managing and promoting his globa… Play episode

Ep. 371 | Choie Sew Hoy and the Sinking of the S.S. Ventnor
Ep. 370 | The Looting of the Eastern Tombs
A Useful Chengyu - Hébù Shí Ròumí 何不食肉糜
WWII Pacific Atrocities | Quin Cho and the Kwantung Army
Chenxiang, Pound for Pound, Costs More than Gold
Ep. 368 | Wang Jingwei
Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird
Ep. 367 | The Unsung Chinese Heroes of D-Day
The Guangxi Massacre
Anson Burlingame, the 1868 Treaty, and the Open Door Policy
Wade and Giles
The Lin Biao Incident (Part 2)
The Lin Biao Incident (Part 1)
McKinley, Tariffs, and the Open Door Policy
Ep. 360 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 2)
Ep. 359 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)
Introducing: History Daily
Laszlo and Andrew Shaw discuss the History of Jade
Looted China Treasures, Laszlo chats with Andrew Shaw and his book, "Spoil"
"The Second Journey" An interview with Joel Bigman
Ep. 358 | The History of Singapore (Part 10)
Ep. 357 | The History of Singapore (Part 9)
Ep 356 | The History of Singapore (Part 8)
Ep. 355 | The History of Singapore (Part 7)
Ep. 354 | The History of Singapore (Part 6)
Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5)
Ep. 352 | The History of Singapore (Part 4)
Ep. 351 | The History of Singapore (Part 3)
Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2)
Ep. 349 | The History of Singapore (Part 1)
Chinese-Mexican History - Laszlo chats with Hugo Wong
Ep. 348 | Paper Sons and the Chinese Confessions Program
Ep. 347 | The Grand Canal
Laszlo chats with author Scott Crawford about the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu…
The unlikely tale of Chinese slave, soldier and tycoon Jiang Zonghan
Ep. 346 | The Hungry Ghost Festival
Ep. 345 | Howqua
Laszlo discusses historical novels with author, Janie Chang
Ep. 344 | James Hong
S9E10 | Finished behind the last place guy
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 18)
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 17)
S9E09 | First Strike
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 16)
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 15)
Introducing "Empires-An Asian Business Podcast"
S9E08 | Owned!
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 14)
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 13)

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