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Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh

A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.
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Episodes

Water Margin 055: Ox

Dai Zong introduces Song Jiang to his good friend Li Kui. Well, friend. More of an acquaintance really. I mean, a colleague. Actually, I don't usually hang out with him. Really.

May 18, 202025 minEp. 59

Water Margin 054: Name

Once again, we see how far money and reputation can carry a man, even when he's on his way to prison.

May 04, 202028 minEp. 58

Water Margin 053: Ferry

Like Uber, but for boats ... and the ferryman gives you a choice of meals, too.

Apr 27, 202026 minEp. 57

Water Margin 052: Exile

Caught at his home, Song Jiang is finally brought to justice ... such as it is.

Apr 20, 202027 minEp. 56

Water Margin 051: Father

Song Jiang's Liangshan-bound cohort keeps growing, until he gets an unexpected message.

Apr 06, 202028 minEp. 55

Water Margin 049: Siege

Song Jiang’s bandit buddies run amok, and then give an enemy general the run-around.

Mar 23, 202027 minEp. 53

Water Margin 048: Arrows

A local lantern festival ignites a feud between Hua Rong and his boss.

Mar 09, 202027 minEp. 52

Water Margin 047: Kindness

Meet the heroes of Clear Winds Mountain, who turn unsuspecting passers-by into soup and abduct and defile women on their way to visit their parents' graves.

Mar 02, 202027 minEp. 51

Water Margin 046: Trouble

Wu Song continues acting like the worst pretend monk ever and gets himself first into some cold water, and then into some hot water.

Feb 24, 202026 minEp. 50

Water Margin 045: Religion

On the run from the law, Wu Song finds religion, and then quickly finds a way to break all of its tenets.

Feb 10, 202027 minEp. 49

Water Margin 044: Revenge

Wu Song’s enemies just couldn’t leave well enough alone, and soon find themselves facing the consequences — pissed-off consequences.

Feb 03, 202027 minEp. 48

Water Margin 043: Admire

After his beatdown of Jiang Menshen, Wu Song discovers he has a new fan.

Jan 27, 202029 minEp. 47

Water Margin 042: Drunk

Wu Song finally finds out what Shi En wants his help with, and devises a way to turn a mob war into a drinking game.

Jan 13, 202027 minEp. 46

Water Margin 041: Prison

Wu Song receives the best treatment the ancient Chinese legal system has to offer, despite his effort to invite the worst.

Jan 06, 202027 minEp. 45

Water Margin 040: Meat

Wu Song stops in at a tavern and gets all nitpicky about the food, like the teeniest bit of pubic hair in the bun fillings.

Dec 30, 201928 minEp. 44

Water Margin 039: Justice

Wu Song is determined to get to the bottom of his brother’s death, by any means necessary.

Dec 16, 201928 minEp. 43

Water Margin 038: Skeletons

The murderers’ coverup goes off as planned … until a certain someone gets back in town.

Dec 09, 201928 minEp. 42

Announcement: Ask Me Anything on Dec. 16

If you have questions about the how’s and why’s of this podcast, or my thoughts on podcasting in general, post them at the Ask Me Anything hosted by WhatPods on December 16 at https://whatpods.com/show-development/ama/john-zhu .

Nov 20, 20191 minEp. 40

Water Margin 036: Hookup

Armed with their 10-step plan, Ximen Qing and Mrs. Wang undertake Operation Seduction.

Nov 18, 201928 minEp. 39

Water Margin 035: Plot

While Wu Song is away, someone keeps hovering around his brother's house, hoping to get a bit of something hot and steamy (no, not Wu Dalang's buns).

Nov 11, 201928 minEp. 38

Water Margin 034: Wife

Wu Song's happy reunion with his brother hits a snag when his brother's wife is a bit too happy to see him.

Nov 04, 201927 minEp. 37

Water Margin 033: Beast

Wu Song throws caution to the wind and goes big-game hunting with his fist.

Oct 21, 201927 minEp. 36

Water Margin 032: Guests

Despite the best efforts of the Yuncheng County justice system, Song Jiang somehow slips through the hands of the law.

Oct 14, 201928 minEp. 35

Water Margin 031: Crime

Does a multitude of wrongs make a right? We find out this week as an adulterer stands up to a crooked justice system as the authorities try to cover up for one of their own, who runs afoul of the law after being blackmailed by his cheating mistress.

Oct 07, 201927 minEp. 34

Water Margin 030: Gold

An evening that starts with Song Jiang being offered a big bag of gold goes horribly awry.

Sep 23, 201928 minEp. 33

Water Margin 029: Grateful

As our bandit friends herald the dawn of a new age of prosperity, we check in with their acquaintance back in Yuncheng County.

Sep 16, 201929 minEp. 32

Water Margin 028: Fracas

The last time Lin Chong vented, he cut off three heads. How many will he chop off this time?

Sep 09, 201927 minEp. 31

Water Margin 027: Swamp

Somebody forgot to explain to our heroes that "Lend me your ears" is only a figure of speech.

Aug 26, 201928 minEp. 30
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