Port Arthur
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Sep 11, 2026
Bianca PhillipsGUEST
Yeah.
Bianca PhillipsGUEST
Bunbee is from UGK, which is a Port Arthur, Texas, which is kind of like Houston rap duo.
Bianca PhillipsGUEST
And so they're going to be joined together doing some of their classic stuff set to the Atlanta's Renaissance Orchestra.
Bianca PhillipsGUEST
Right.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
On September 15th of that year, a great battle occurred on land, and two days later, in the mouth of the Yalu River, occurred what is said to be the first great naval battle of history in which modern warships were used.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
In this battle, the Chinese fleet went to the bottom of the sea, and soon Port Arthur was besieged and taken, and the Japanese army started across the country with the cry, "On to Peking." This opened the eyes of the Chinese, and Korea was surrendered and was practically annexed by Japan and its name changed to Chosen.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Since that time, Korean civilization has gone forward by leaps and bounds and is fast becoming a country that has to be reckoned with.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
The story of Japan's dealings with Korea during these years contains some mighty dark spots.
12 MINS LATER
Eva EastonNARRATOR
It's beans, beans, beans." In the hills and mountains, nearly all kinds of wild beasts are found.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
The Manchurian tiger is perhaps most dreaded of all.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Perhaps the best-known place in Manchuria is Port Arthur.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Years ago, the Chinese had what they believed to be an impregnable fortress in Port Arthur, but the wily Japanese battered it down in twenty-four hours.
JoeHOST
gift, right? And then, incoincidentally, definitely not related through the fucking Trump regime, number one.
JoeHOST
Saudi Arabia took full 100% ownership of Motiva in Port Arthur, Texas, which was the nation's largest oil refinery.
JoeHOST
But they're definitely not related,
LuisHOST
right? So that's why we have $5 gas.
Phillip ScottHOST
I'm really from Texas.
Phillip ScottHOST
I'm really from Port Arthur.
Phillip ScottHOST
That's where I'm really from.
Phillip ScottHOST
No, no, no.
Phillip ScottHOST
Where were you really from? My parents are from Port Arthur.
Phillip ScottHOST
Okay.
Phillip ScottHOST
Well what about your grandparents? They from Louisiana.
Katie KamosiGUEST
They had a lot of different permutations, but one of those during the height of the pandemic was a virtual video series, like a talk show almost, where she brought on different impacted community leaders, impacted from climate change, extreme weather, living near fossil fuels.
Katie KamosiGUEST
And then about four years ago, Jane and I went in person down to the Gulf Coast, down to Port Arthur, Texas.
Katie KamosiGUEST
And we met a man named John Beard, who's in Gaslit.
Katie KamosiGUEST
And we learned about these LNG terminals, you know, these liquefied natural gas.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
And there's one other thing.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
You know, when I sang in places like Port Arthur, Texas, and one place where the hotel we were staying hadn't been built yet, there were still many of a German generation or a French generation who were here because it was just after the war.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
So they were relishing.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
hearing their language, relishing hearing Schubert, Schumann, everything.
Richard VaughanHOST
I think she's from Beaumont, but I'm not sure.
Richard VaughanHOST
Janis, Port Arthur.
PabloGUEST
Port Arthur.
Richard VaughanHOST
Yes.
Richard VaughanHOST
Port Arthur, Texas.
Richard VaughanHOST
Port Arthur.
Richard VaughanHOST
Ask me where Port Arthur is.
Richard VaughanHOST
Where is Port Arthur? Next to Beaumont.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
And there's one other thing.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
You know, when I sang in places like Port Arthur, Texas, and one place where the hotel we were staying hadn't been built yet, there were still many of a German generation or a French generation who were here because it was just after the war.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
So they were relishing.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
hearing their language, relishing hearing Schubert, Schumann, everything.
Mr BallenHOST
Okay, let's get into our first story called Dream Car.
Mr BallenHOST
At 8 a.m. on June 8, 2015, 72-year-old James Lee Rogers parked his beautiful red Corvette in the parking lot of a Waffle House in Port Arthur, Texas.
Mr BallenHOST
And as he pulled that car into the lot, I mean, James, he just felt so proud to be driving this vehicle.
Mr BallenHOST
This was a 2007 C6 Chevy Corvette, pristine condition, and it was exactly the car that James had been dreaming about like his whole life.
Mr BallenHOST
I mean, to him, owning this car was like owning a really flashy sports car and...
Mr BallenHOST
He thought that, you know, anybody who saw him driving it, they knew this guy had made it.
Mr BallenHOST
And on top of having this really cool car, James also had like a pretty awesome life here in Port Arthur.
Mr BallenHOST
I mean, he had lots of family in the area.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
On September 15th of that year, a great battle occurred on land, and two days later, in the mouth of the Yala River, occurred what is said to be the first great naval battle of history in which modern warships were used.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
In this battle, the Chinese fleet went to the bottom of the sea, and soon Port Arthur was besieged and taken, and the Japanese army started across the country with the cry, On to Peking! This opened the eyes of the Chinese, and Korea was surrendered, and was practically annexed by Japan, and its name changed to Chosun.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Since that time, Korean civilization has gone forward by leaps and bounds, and is fast becoming a country that has to be reckoned with.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
The story of Japan's dealings with Korea during these years contains some mighty dark spots.
12 MINS LATER
Eva EastonNARRATOR
In the hills and mountains, nearly all kinds of wild beasts are found.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
The Manchurian tiger is perhaps most dreaded of all.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Perhaps the best known place in Manchuria is Port Arthur.
Eva EastonNARRATOR
Years ago, the Chinese had what they believed to be an impregnable fortress in Port Arthur, but the wily Japanese battered it down in twenty-four hours.
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