3 Kingdoms 113: So What Doesn't Kill You Around Here?
Zhuge Liang's army marches deeper into the heart of darkness and forgets to read the part in the travel guide about bringing bottled water.
May 01, 2017•29 min
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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 112: Gift-Wrapped Victories
Zhuge Liang catches Meng Huo twice more with hardly any effort.
Apr 17, 2017•28 min
3 Kingdoms 111: Catch and Release
Zhuge Liang continues his campaign to win not only battles, but also barbarian hearts and minds.
Apr 10, 2017•30 min
3 Kingdoms 110: That Was Easy
Zhuge Liang barely breaks a sweat while cruising through level 1 of his Southwestern quest.
Apr 03, 2017•28 min
3 Kingdoms 109: Troublesome Neighbors
While Shu and Wu become best buds again, trouble pops up from the North and the Southwest.
Mar 20, 2017•31 min
3 Kingdoms 108: Battle of the Nerds
An episode that starts with five armies bearing down on Shu somehow ends with nothing more than a showdown between pedants at a banquet.
Mar 13, 2017•31 min
3 Kingdoms Supplemental 010: Cao Cao, Fact and Fiction
A huge episode where we bid farewell to our favorite villain by delving into his real-life counterpart's life, career, and legacy.
Mar 08, 2017•44 min
3 Kingdoms 107: Doleful, Doh-ful, and Du Fu
Liu Bei gets sad, Cao Pi botches an invasion, and we read a poem by one of China's greatest poets.
Mar 06, 2017•32 min
3 Kingdoms 106: Do I Smell Smoke?
The tide of battle -- and history -- turns in the span of one night.
Feb 20, 2017•32 min
3 Kingdoms 105: Can't Get No Respect
In his most desperate hour, Sun Quan puts his faith in Lu Xun, but will his officers obey orders from a man they see as a pedant and a coward?
Feb 13, 2017•32 min
3 Kingdoms 104: Out with the Old, In with the New
Liu Bei's team of old warhorses takes another hit, but two young stallions are waiting in the wings. This episode is brought to you by special guest Kaiser Kuo, host of the Sinica Podcast.
Feb 06, 2017•24 min
3 Kingdoms 103: See, What Happened Was ...
With Liu Bei bearing down on them, the Southlands try to tell him that they didn't really mean to kill Guan Yu; it was all a simple misunderstanding. We swear!
Jan 23, 2017•31 min
3 Kingdoms 102: Oh Great, Who Died Now?
No, not him, too!! Another major character bites the dust.
Jan 16, 2017•29 min
3 Kingdoms 101: The Most Boring Episode
You would think the end of a 400-year dynasty would have more action than this, but it's all just decrees, counter-decrees, speeches, humble brags, and an unusually strong gust of wind.
Jan 09, 2017•30 min
3 Kingdoms 100: Cao Zhi and the Beanstalk
Cao Cao's third son finds out what passes for brotherly love in his family.
Dec 26, 2016•31 min
3 Kingdoms 099: Tears for a Villain
Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.
Dec 19, 2016•31 min
3 Kingdoms Supplemental 009: Guan Yu, Fact and Fiction
We bid farewell to the Lord of the Beautiful Beard and talk about that time when Cao Cao stole the woman Guan Yu was going to steal from someone else.
Dec 14, 2016•17 min
3 Kingdoms 098: Back from the Dead
Guan Yu's ghost finds inner peace ... and then starts killing and spooking people.
Dec 12, 2016•31 min
3 Kingdoms 097: War of Attrition
Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.
Nov 28, 2016•29 min
3 Kingdoms 096: Sneak Attacks
While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao's forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.
Nov 21, 2016•27 min
3 Kingdoms 095: Anesthesia Is for Wusses
After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical operation.
Nov 14, 2016•29 min
3 Kingdoms 094: Bringing a Coffin to a Knife Fight
With Guan Yu bearing down on a couple of his key cities, Cao Cao dispatches a general who pledges his life to victory and shows he means it.
Oct 31, 2016•29 min
3 Kingdoms Supplemental 008: Hands Off My Shortbread
We delve into the relationship between Cao Cao and his secretary Yang Xiu, a man with a keen understanding of his boss's mind ... and a death wish.
Oct 27, 2016•11 min
3 Kingdoms 093: The Man Who Didn't Want to Be King
After punching Cao Cao in the mouth, Liu Bei tries his best to keep his men from declaring him king, to no avail.
Oct 24, 2016•29 min
3 Kingdoms 100th Episode Q&A
We've made it to 100 episodes! So let's throw it open to some questions.
Oct 17, 2016•49 min
3 Kingdoms 092: Cao Cao's River of Woe
Cao Cao can't even get a good night's sleep as he tries to dislodge Liu Bei from the banks of the Han River.
Oct 03, 2016•28 min
3 Kingdoms 091: Mighty Man of Power
Huang Zhong performs more heroic deeds, then Zhao Yun says to Cao Cao, "Hey, remember me?"
Sep 26, 2016•28 min
3 Kingdoms 090: Take That, Young Punks!
With the battle for Hanzhong in full swing, Liu Bei sends a senior citizen to chase off some rowdy kids.
Sep 19, 2016•29 min•Ep. 1
3 Kingdoms 089: They Chose ... Poorly
You are a court official. Cao Cao just put down a coup, and now he's asking whether you helped put out the fire started by the rebels or just stayed home. What would you say?
Sep 05, 2016•28 min
3 Kingdoms 088: Digression and Prognostications
We make virtually no progress in the narrative this week as we get tangled up in mysticism, superstition, and oh yeah, another conspiracy to overthrow Cao Cao.
Aug 29, 2016•27 min
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