Tiny Insect

by Mark Chapman

A history podcast covering the making of our modern world from 1206-1914. The first season will look at the Taiping Civil War, the largest civil war in history, in which Jesus’ younger brother tries to overthrow the largest empire on earth.

4 Episodes

History

Episodes

Episode 1.24 – Exodus

“My hand grasps the killing power in Heaven and earth; To behead the devil ones, spare the just, and ease the people’s sorrow.” – Hong Xiuquan Hong Xi...

•May 3, 2026

Episode 1.23 – The Taiping Heavenly Family

Painting of a wealthy Qing family. Integrating tens of thousands of new adherents, while planning and launching an insurrection against the Qing, put ...

•Dec 22, 2025

Episode 1.22 – Long Live the Heavenly King

In 1850, Guangxi was wracked by all kinds of social maladies and natural disasters – corrupt officials, disease and epidemics, ethnic conflict, drough...

•Jul 20, 2025

Episode 1.21 – The Emperor Is Dead

The Xianfeng Emperor, showing off a set of his yellow imperial robes. The Daoguang Emperor died in 1850. He has been the Qing Emperor for the past doz...

21h 27m

•Jan 19, 2025