We look at the first European voyage to the US Eastern coast undertaken by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, which produced the first ethnological and geographical account of the region known as the Cèllere Codex. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com. This episode was co-written with Satya ..read more

We explore a forgotten period in the history of colonisation in Latin America, when the Welser banking family briefly colonised Klein-Venedig (Little Venice) in Venezuela from 1526-1546. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com. This episode was co-written with Satya.  ..read more

In this final installment to the Aztec-Spanish War series, we wrap up the events leading up to the 1521 fall of Tenochtitlan. We also examine the aftermath of the war, and rebut the conventional 'explorer' narrative. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com ..read more

In this episode, we focus on Malinche, the interpreter for Hernán Cortés. In an interview with Laura Esquivel, the author of Malinche (2006), she shares her insight into Malinche’s perspective, and her reinterpretation of the figure of Malinche as a Mexican herself. The full interview is available on Youtube and both the Spanish and English transcriptions are available on https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/ep-16-la-malinche-interview-with-laura-esquivel ..read more

In the second part of the Aztec-Spanish War, we venture into Tenochtitlan and deconstruct a few myths around the encounter between the Spanish and the Mexica. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com ..read more

Paul Guinan, writer and artist of the graphic novel, Aztec Empire, speaks about his creative process, combing through Spanish and indigenous sources, and popular depictions of the Aztec-Spanish War. Read Aztec Empire for free on https://www.bigredhair.com/books/aztec-empire, and check out their Twitter @AztecEmpire1520. The transcript of the interview is available at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com/2021/04/03/ep-14-retelling-the-aztec-spanish-war-interview-with-paul-guinan ..read more

We're back in the Americas! The Aztec-Spanish War was so much more than the narratives centered around Hernán Cortés versus Moctezuma II. We look at the history of Mesoamerica, historical sources and the events leading up to the war. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com ..read more

Harun Aminurrashid's 1957 postcolonial novel Panglima Awang portrayed the first circumnavigation from Enrique of Malacca's perspective. Dr Pitchay Gani Aziz, educator/writer and winner of the 2020 Singapore Literature Prize for creative non-fiction in Malay, speaks about Harun's life, the significance of the novel and nationalist Malay literature in postcolonial Malaya. Check out notes on the interview at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com. Also subscribe to HERstory Southeast Asia at https://linktr.ee/herstoryseapod, and follow them on Twitter @herstoryseapod ..read more

Enrique of Malacca may have been the first person to round the globe - but why isn't he mentioned as often as Ferdinand Magellan or Juan Elcano? Our first guest, Professor Romain Bertrand (Sciences Po), speaks about the role Enrique played in the circumnavigation and his evolving legacy in Europe and Southeast Asia. Check out the interview transcript at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com, and my interview for New Naratif's Political Agenda at https://newnaratif.com/podcast/a-faithful-history-of-colonisation. Do also subscribe to HERstory Southeast Asia at https://linktr.ee/herstoryseapod, and fo ..read more

This episode examines the life and legacy of Ferdinand Magellan, who led the first circumnavigation around the world. We look at how he has been remembered not just in the West, but also in the Philippines. For further reading, check out the sources used in this episode at https://hocpodcast.wordpress.com ..read more