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What's up to my belly-laughing bamboo shoots and burly baby pandas!Welcome back to the BNP everyone and thank you for joining! Shout out to my patrons, y'all are the butter flavor in my movie popcorn. This episode I'm thrilled to feature historian and author Dr. Kenneth Hammond, PhD. Dr. Hammond received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in History and East Asian Languages in 1994. He specializes in the history of China in the Early Modern period, and is the founder of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University. Since 2017, Dr. Hammond has been affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He has been a lecturer for the National Geographic Society and for the Smithsonian Institution. Finally, Dr. Hammond is a writer and activist for Pivot to Peace, a coalition of concerned Americans from all walks of life, who have come together in opposition to the dramatically increasing drive toward confrontation between the United States and China. You can check it out at: https://peacepivot.org/. Dr. Hammond so generously jumped on the BNP to unpack two critical junctures in modern Chinese history: The Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. It is so important to have a materialist, non-bias awareness around these foundational chapters in recent Chinese history. Equally important is to push back against the many misconceptions held in the U.S. about China. This two part series with Dr. Hammond is my effort to dispel stereotypes and common tropes, and help my fellow citizenry to have a greater and more nuanced understanding of the forces and events that have shaped modern China. This episode, Part One, covers The Great Leap Forward. Next week, I'll post Part Two, where we cover the Cultural Revolution. Help keep the BNP on the air by becoming a patron for as little as $1/month (3.3 cents a day) at www.patreon.com/noetics. You receive monthly truckloads of magnum black jaguars when you sign up!*I can haz followers? Find the BNP on IG @conantanner, and BNP's Original Poetry TikTok @barbarian.noetics. I can haz haikus? Send me one at barbarian.noetics@gmail.com and I'll read it on the air. Thank you for spreading the word and telling a friend about the BNP, and please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! Until next week everyone, be good to yourselves and to each other. One Love,ConanTRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODEAtyya - Eternally Blessed Mix (2014)Dykotomi - Corvid Crunk Chillhop - Essentials Winter 2020Alex Cortiz - GlamourgirlTrobar de Morte - Summoning the Gods Kent - Då Som Nu För AlltidSoulection Radio #522: Le Maestro TakeoverNo Angels - Sad Piano Instrumental (PSA Background)Chicano Batman - Ride Or Die Easy Star All Stars - Great Dub In The SkyTheo Blaise - Kounkou EdenSupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/noetics)