Episode 631 - An Interview with Evelyn Iritani

Episode 631 - An Interview with Evelyn Iritani

June 19, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Isaac Meyer interviews journalist Evelyn Iritani about her new book Safe Passage and its insights into US-Japan relations.

First thing's first: I made a numbering error a few weeks back, and so to get us back on the correct count we're just going to skip episode 630! This week, I'm very lucky to be joined by journalist and writer (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Evelyn Iritani to talk about her new book Safe Passage (and a bit about her old book An Ocean Between Us). Check the book out here for a look into an underexplored moment in the history of US-Japan relations. Show notes here .

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