Zheng He | Did China Almost Rule the World?

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Imagine this: hundreds of massive ships rolling into your harbor. No gunfire, no war, just presence. That’s how Zhang He made nations bow. His fleet flexed power without destroying cities. Along the way, they also mapped the ocean and brought foreign leaders to meet the emperor. Zhang He and the ships became legends. They showed that China wasn’t just a land power. It ruled the seas, too. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/zhenghe Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch Tartaria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYxf_hECOE&t=16s&ab_channel=ThingsILearnedLastNight Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm a stand-up comedian if you didn't know, and I do live shows.
0:03.0	So you should come to those.
0:03.9	All of them that are listed at jarenmires.com slash shows.
0:07.3	I would really love to see you with some of those.
0:09.0	It's a really fun opportunity to hang out.
0:11.5	And plenty of Tilling listeners come to my show.
0:14.0	So you can meet other people who listen to this show and bond over that.
0:16.6	And I'm just trying to use the word show two more times in this. So jeremiahs.com slash shows.
0:21.9	Hey man.
0:22.4	Happy to be here.
0:23.3	What's going on?
0:24.6	I hate that that's your new thing now.
0:26.9	You can do hey man.
0:28.6	Yeah.
0:29.3	But I just don't want you to be happy to be here.
0:32.1	Hey, man.
0:33.9	Have you ever heard of Shanghai?
0:38.6	I prefer it's pronounced Shanghai. Oh, man. Have you ever heard of Shanghi? Preference pronounced Shanghai.
0:40.9	Oh, sorry.
0:41.6	No, it's Mahi, Mahe, Mahi.
0:45.1	Okay.
0:46.5	Sanbao?
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