Which member of the Yuncheng County legal system is NOT trying to help Chao Gai escape? Raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone?
Aug 19, 2019•26 min•Ep. 29
A tip from his no-good brother puts a down-on-his-luck investigator on the scent of Chao Gai and company.
Aug 12, 2019•27 min•Ep. 28
If you can’t beat them, join them. Yang Zhi embarks on his life outside the law with a little dine-and-dash action.
Jul 29, 2019•27 min•Ep. 27
Yang Zhi's approach to convoy duty: Try to rest before I tell you? That's a whipping. Try to get on the road before I tell you? That's a whipping. Look at me funny? That's a whipping. Complain about the excessive whippings? That's definitely a whipping.
Jul 22, 2019•29 min•Ep. 26
Wu Yong reels in some eager helpers for Chao Gai's planned heist.
Jul 15, 2019•29 min•Ep. 25
Chao Gai sends a confidant to a fishing village in search of a few good men with no compunctions about theft.
Jul 01, 2019•28 min•Ep. 24
Our story shifts to rural village life, which apparently includes receiving uninvited visitors from near and far, some of whom hit you up for food and wine in the middle of the night while others come bearing presents, of a sort.
Jun 24, 2019•29 min•Ep. 23
A quick look at currencies, income, and living expenses during the Northern Song.
Jun 19, 2019•14 min•Ep. 22
It slices. It dices. It probably shouldn't be sold on a busy street in the capital. But wait, there's more!
Jun 17, 2019•30 min•Ep. 21
Lin Chong really wants to join the bandits on Liangshan, but the initiation is murder.
Jun 03, 2019•28 min•Ep. 20
Meet the new Lin Chong, stabber of hearts, remover of heads, and burner of old men’s beards.
May 27, 2019•29 min•Ep. 19
A look at the growth of Buddhism during the Northern Song and the religion's relationship with the imperial government.
May 22, 2019•28 min•Ep. 18
Just as Lin Chong starts to settle into his new life at the penal colony, his past pays him a visit.
May 20, 2019•26 min•Ep. 17
Lin Chong finds out first-hand that cash really does rule everything around you, especially when you’re caught up in the ancient Chinese legal system.
May 06, 2019•28 min•Ep. 16
Shady backroom deals, morally flexible guards, and a stretch of dodgy woods: Things are not looking good for Lin Chong.
Apr 29, 2019•29 min•Ep. 15
Lin Chong buys a shiny new toy, and then discovers he got sold out.
Apr 22, 2019•29 min•Ep. 14
We see how the "throw Lu Zhishen into a fecal pond" plan turns out, and then watch as he turns pest removal into a Strongest Man event.
Apr 08, 2019•27 min•Ep. 13
A couple duels, a few corpses, and a big fire. Just another day on Lu Zhishen’s trip to the capital.
Apr 01, 2019•29 min•Ep. 12
Lu Zhishen unexpectedly runs into an old friend. Well, a friend. More of a passing acquaintance, really. What do you call someone you don't mind stealing from?
Mar 25, 2019•29 min•Ep. 11
Lu Zhishen meets an old man in need and offers to use his monk training to help the guy out. Wait, what monk training?
Mar 11, 2019•31 min•Ep. 10
Lu Zhishen's new monastic family comes to the sobering realization that they just accepted a hard-drinking, mean-punching, latrine-spurning public-health menace into their midst.
Mar 04, 2019•30 min•Ep. 9
On the lam after committing murder, Lu Da first runs into an old friend, and then runs into religion.
Feb 25, 2019•29 min•Ep. 8
Shi Jin makes a new friend, and we explore the question on everyone’s mind: Exactly what DO you do with minced pork fat?
Feb 11, 2019•29 min•Ep. 7
Shi Jin and the bandits from the nearby mountains make it a Mid-Autumn Festival to remember.
Feb 04, 2019•30 min•Ep. 6
A quick look at the ancient Chinese game of football that allowed Gao Qiu to break into government service.
Jan 30, 2019•13 min•Ep. 5
Wang Jin turns a one-night farm stay into a nice little gig by knocking his host’s son on his butt.
Jan 28, 2019•29 min•Ep. 4
How do you rise up to be the future ruler's right-hand man? Certainly not through brilliance or hard work.
Jan 14, 2019•32 min•Ep. 3
The capital is facing a crisis, and the only hope is basically the 12th-century Chinese equivalent of Anakin Skywalker from "The Phantom Menace." Ugh.
Jan 07, 2019•33 min•Ep. 2
An overview of the podcast and an introduction to the Water Margin, aka Outlaws of the Marsh, one of China’s great classic literary works.
Jan 01, 2019•27 min•Ep. 1
