October 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Holy shit. I just finished writing a 100,000 word biography.
Now to record these last two chapters in podcast form, and #DragonAscendant will be complete.
Now to record these last two chapters in podcast form, and #DragonAscendant will be complete.
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Alt: Date Masamune in Sengoku Basara
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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Holy shit. I just finished writing a 100,000 word biography.
Now to record these last two chapters in podcast form, and #DragonAscendant will be complete.
Now to record these last two chapters in podcast form, and #DragonAscendant will be complete.
two things I need to remember to mention soon in #DragonAscendant that some of you may be particularly interested in: Masamune's hobbies and his interaction with Chinese immigrants to Japan.
The former involves things like falconry and microbrewing. The latter involves Daoist sorcery and fireworks.
The former involves things like falconry and microbrewing. The latter involves Daoist sorcery and fireworks.
April 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
two things I need to remember to mention soon in #DragonAscendant that some of you may be particularly interested in: Masamune's hobbies and his interaction with Chinese immigrants to Japan.
The former involves things like falconry and microbrewing. The latter involves Daoist sorcery and fireworks.
The former involves things like falconry and microbrewing. The latter involves Daoist sorcery and fireworks.
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Dragon Ascendant: The Life of Date Masamune
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November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#DragonAscendant is the first English biography in over 130 years, on Japanese 17th century disaster bisexual warlord Date Masamune. From courage in battle to fame in the arts to emissaries sent to Rome, this story is now available end to end in one handy playlist!
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"speaking as Masamune's most recent biographer" is not a phrase I ever imagined I'd be able to say, let alone on my Twitch stream, but...here we are. #DragonAscendant
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"speaking as Masamune's most recent biographer" is not a phrase I ever imagined I'd be able to say, let alone on my Twitch stream, but...here we are. #DragonAscendant
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July 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Last two episodes of #DragonAscendant are recorded. I think the emotion will be plain in my voice, when you listen to the finale.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Last two episodes of #DragonAscendant are recorded. I think the emotion will be plain in my voice, when you listen to the finale.
Holy shit, I made it to Sekigahara on #DragonAscendant, and we're only JUST getting into the things Masamune is most famous for starting *now*.
August 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Holy shit, I made it to Sekigahara on #DragonAscendant, and we're only JUST getting into the things Masamune is most famous for starting *now*.
Holy shit. Only seven more episodes to go on #DragonAscendant
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Holy shit. Only seven more episodes to go on #DragonAscendant
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Dragon Ascendant: The Life of Date Masamune
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November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Doing housework and need something to listen to in the background? #DragonAscendant is the first English biography in over 130 years, on Japanese 17th century disaster bisexual warlord Date Masamune. Now available end to end in one handy playlist!
open.spotify.com/playlist/3qo... #Skystorian
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Alright, next #DragonAscendant is edited. Going live on the Patreon shortly.
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Alright, next #DragonAscendant is edited. Going live on the Patreon shortly.
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April 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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When #DragonAscendant becomes a book, I hope the professors I reference collectively in the first chapter, who told me to my face that I was stupid and the subject matter was unimportant, pay full price for it, and then learn why and how they were so profoundly wrong.
April 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When #DragonAscendant becomes a book, I hope the professors I reference collectively in the first chapter, who told me to my face that I was stupid and the subject matter was unimportant, pay full price for it, and then learn why and how they were so profoundly wrong.
a few of the sources for this week's #DragonAscendant. #historiansky
June 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
a few of the sources for this week's #DragonAscendant. #historiansky
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September 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Between politics, the arrangements of his day to day administration, and the facts of his private life, the more I read through the primary and important secondary sources I have for #DragonAscendant, the more convinced I am that the life story of Date Masamune is queerer than even *I* thought.
June 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Between politics, the arrangements of his day to day administration, and the facts of his private life, the more I read through the primary and important secondary sources I have for #DragonAscendant, the more convinced I am that the life story of Date Masamune is queerer than even *I* thought.
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May 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Folks, once again, urgently needed house stuff has delayed me on the latest episode of #DragonAscendant. It'll go up tomorrow, just a little later than usual, as with last week. Thanks for your patience, everyone!
September 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Folks, once again, urgently needed house stuff has delayed me on the latest episode of #DragonAscendant. It'll go up tomorrow, just a little later than usual, as with last week. Thanks for your patience, everyone!
This week on #DragonAscendant: "From out of the east, IT'S DATE MASAMUNE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!"
August 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This week on #DragonAscendant: "From out of the east, IT'S DATE MASAMUNE WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!"
The next few weeks of #DragonAscendant make me wish I knew Nahuatl, because there's a source that would sure come in handy that I don't think has ever been translated into English.
September 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The next few weeks of #DragonAscendant make me wish I knew Nahuatl, because there's a source that would sure come in handy that I don't think has ever been translated into English.
this week's episode of #DragonAscendant will be featuring a lesbian injoke I'm very proud of myself for having found a place for.
June 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
this week's episode of #DragonAscendant will be featuring a lesbian injoke I'm very proud of myself for having found a place for.
TODAY! The release of the #DragonAscendant finale!
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
TODAY! The release of the #DragonAscendant finale!
Given what he did with dragoon tactics before the guns were reliable, occasionally in writing #DragonAscendant I find myself thinking "RIP Lord Masamune you would've loved the Bradley and Stryker."
April 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Given what he did with dragoon tactics before the guns were reliable, occasionally in writing #DragonAscendant I find myself thinking "RIP Lord Masamune you would've loved the Bradley and Stryker."