3 Kingdoms 061: Who’s Laughing Now?
The Battle of Red Cliffs goes badly for Cao Cao, but he still finds reasons to feel smug, much to his men’s chagrin.
Dec 22, 2015•28 min•Ep. 1
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A retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way that’s more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.
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3 Kingdoms 060: Blowin’ in the Wind
After Zhuge Liang moves heaven and earth, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei move their troops into position for the coming battle.
Dec 15, 2015•28 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 059: Cao Cao the Poet
Delighted by his invincible fleet and moved by the scenery, Cao Cao shows off his literary chops … until someone decided to play critic.
Dec 01, 2015•28 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 058: Defections and Deceptions
Zhou Yu and a couple other wise men of Dongwu spin an elaborate ruse for Cao Cao to faceplant into.
Nov 24, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 057: Strawman Solution
Zhou Yu presents Zhuge Liang with an invented problem. Zhuge Liang delivers an outside-the-box answer.
Nov 17, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 056: To Have Friends Coming In from Afar, How Delightful
Zhou Yu gets visits from Liu Bei and an old school chum, and he cannot not be happier to see them.
Nov 03, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 055: The Best of Frenemies
Sun Quan formally declares war on Cao Cao, while his commander Zhou Yu secretly declares war on their supposed allies.
Oct 27, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 054: A Bridge Too Far
Zhuge Liang has a little homonymical fun with Zhou Yu as they discuss whether the Southlands should fight or submit to Cao Cao.
Oct 20, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 053: I Find Your Argument Illogical!
When Zhuge Liang finds himself in the same room as the Southlands’ foremost academics, the gloves come off and jabs fly. Verbal jabs, of course.
Oct 06, 2015•31 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 052: Zhang Fei’s Killer Bluff
Zhang Fei’s cunning is the only things standing between Liu Bei and Cao Cao’s army. Well, that and his really loud, really deadly voice.
Sep 29, 2015•30 min•Ep. 30
3 Kingdoms 051: Zhao Yun Kicks Butt
All hell breaks loose as Cao Cao’s troops catch up to Liu Bei. Out of this hell rides his general Zhao Yun, with a precious package strapped to his chest.
Sep 22, 2015•31 min•Ep. 29
3 Kingdoms 050: It’s Just A Flesh Wound
Zhuge Liang burns another detachment of Cao Cao’s troops, but there are plenty more where that came from.
Sep 08, 2015•30 min•Ep. 28
3 Kingdoms 049: Is It Getting Hot in Here?
Zhuge Liang blazes to victory in his first battle, but Cao Cao turns up the heat on Jing Province.
Sep 01, 2015•29 min•Ep. 27
3 Kingdoms 048: Prelude to Wars
While Sun Quan prepares for a retaliatory strike from Liu Biao, Liu Biao and Liu Bei brace for an invasion by Cao Cao.
Aug 25, 2015•28 min•Ep. 26
3 Kingdoms 047: Meanwhile, In the Southlands
We leave Liu Bei with his new sage and check in on what the Sun clan has been up to.
Aug 11, 2015•30 min•Ep. 25
3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 004: Yuan Shao and Yu Rang
We bid goodbye to the once-mighty warlord of the North and delve into the story of a determined assassin.
Aug 06, 2015•15 min•Ep. 24
3 Kingdoms 046: Elusive Recluse
Liu Bei’s strategy for finding Zhuge Liang: Go up to anyone in Nanyang who can rub two words together and ask, “Are you Sleeping Dragon?”
Aug 04, 2015•33 min•Ep. 23
3 Kingdoms 045: Parting Is Such Sweet Sor … Wait, Zhuge Who?
Liu Bei gets really broken up about Xu Shu’s departure, until he learns there’s someone much smarter.
Jul 28, 2015•28 min•Ep. 22
3 Kingdoms 044: How to Get A Job with Liu Bei Inc.
Approach Liu Bei on the street, sing a song, get invited to his office, advise him to give his horse to an enemy, get C-suite job.
Jul 14, 2015•29 min•Ep. 21
3 Kingdoms 043: Party Foul
Liu Bei gets invited to a feast, but Lady Cai and her brother ruin the fun when they try to kill him.
Jul 04, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 042: Breaches in Etiquette
The surviving Yuan brothers get a cold reception from their host up north, and Liu Bei commits a dinner-table faux pas down south.
Jun 30, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 041: How the North Was Won
Riding a wave of inevitability, Cao Cao sweeps the Yuan brothers out of their territories.
Jun 16, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 040: With Brothers Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
The eldest and youngest sons of Yuan Shao take on their most hated foe — each other.
Jun 08, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 039: My Three No-Good Sons
Yuan Shao finally has enough of Cao Cao, and now it’s his sons’ turn to get stomped.
Jun 01, 2015•27 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 038: Cao Cao Triumphant
Cao Cao puts a couple more smackdowns on Yuan Shao, but then gets distracted by a pesky old foe.
May 18, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 037: Battles of Guandu
Night raids, catapults, tunnels, fires. All these and more in a CG-packed episode and one of the most important clashes in the novel.
May 11, 2015•31 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 036: An Unhealthy Obsession
Sun Ce starts seeing his favorite Daoist priest here, there, and everywhere.
May 04, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 035: Getting the Band Back Together
Liu Bei and his gang of loyal followers meet up for a reunion tour, with a few new faces in the mix.
Apr 20, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 034: O Brother, There Thou Art!
Guan Yu unexpectedly discovers a lost brother, who gives him a surprising welcome.
Apr 12, 2015•30 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 033: Organizational Communication Problems
Guan Yu leaves Xuchang with Cao Cao’s blessings. If only Cao Cao had bothered to tell the men guarding the checkpoints along the way ….
Apr 05, 2015•29 min•Ep. 1
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