Huyan Zhuo gets another crack at the Liangshan bandits, and a whole gaggle of other outlaws.
Feb 01, 2021•25 min•Ep. 89
Huyan Zhuo's simple quest for revenge turns into three side quests against leveled-up enemies.
Jan 25, 2021•25 min•Ep. 88
Xu Ning chases after his lost property and actually catches up with the thief.
Jan 11, 2021•27 min•Ep. 87
The outlaws run up against a formidable foe and decide they need to “recruit” some more help.
Jan 04, 2021•26 min•Ep. 86
After a successful siege, the bandits in search of the man they had come to save.
Dec 28, 2020•28 min•Ep. 85
A look at food and drinks during the Northern Song.
Dec 21, 2020•29 min•Ep. 81
Li Kui gets put in timeout and learns a lesson about messing with Daoist priests.
Dec 14, 2020•27 min•Ep. 84
Li Kui finds himself up to his neck in Daoist shenanigans.
Dec 07, 2020•28 min•Ep. 83
As it turns out, iron-pledge guarantees from long-dead emperors do not count for as much as everyone thought.
Nov 30, 2020•29 min•Ep. 82
The outlaws return to their tried-and-true recruitment tactics, and take it maybe just a step too far.
Nov 16, 2020•27 min•Ep. 80
In a shocking twist, the ancient Chinese legal system delivers some semblance of justice and punishes constable violence, and all it took was sleeping with the magistrate.
Nov 09, 2020•27 min•Ep. 79
The Xie brothers' relatives mount their jail break, and then we rejoin the Liangshan outlaws outside the Zhu Family Manor.
Nov 02, 2020•28 min•Ep. 78
Some relatives embarrass you at weddings, some get into political arguments at the holiday dinner table, and some threaten to fight you to the death if you don’t help them break some cousins out of jail.
Oct 19, 2020•25 min•Ep. 77
After getting a bloody nose in their initial attack, the Liangshan forces take another crack at razing the Zhu Family Manor.
Oct 12, 2020•28 min•Ep. 76
Our heroes storm to the gates of the Zhu Family Manor, intent on teaching the people inside a lesson.
Oct 05, 2020•27 min•Ep. 75
An act of petty theft quickly escalates into a grave insult against the Liangshan heroes, somehow.
Sep 21, 2020•27 min•Ep. 74
Yang Xiong has a little heart-to-heart with his adulterous wife.
Sep 14, 2020•27 min•Ep. 72
Things heat up in Yang Xiong’s house, and on the dead-end street behind it.
Sep 07, 2020•27 min•Ep. 71
In between carving up pig carcasses, Shi Xiu sniffs out some shenanigans in his new household.
Aug 24, 2020•27 min•Ep. 70
I recently did two interviews on other podcasts. The first is the Mandarin Slang Guide podcast , where we talked about some common Chinese expressions that had their roots in the characters and stories of the Three Kingdoms era. The second one is Journey to the West: The Podcast , where we had a long chat about classic Chinese novels and their cultural significance, including the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Water Margin, and of course, Journey to the West. Have a listen, and also check ou...
Aug 23, 2020•1 min•Ep. 73
A street brawl turns two strangers into bosom buddies.
Aug 17, 2020•26 min•Ep. 69
Don’t drink on this trip? I’ll drink as much as I please, damn the consequences. Oh, here come those consequences.
Aug 10, 2020•27 min•Ep. 68
Li Kui runs the full gamut of emotions in one day as he goes home to fetch his mother.
Jul 27, 2020•27 min•Ep. 67
Song Jiang gets a little divine intervention in his flight from the law.
Jul 20, 2020•28 min•Ep. 66
Song Jiang’s poor choices lead him to a strange, otherworldly encounter.
Jul 13, 2020•28 min•Ep. 65
Nothing says “honor” quite like killing dozens of people who had nothing to do with your predicament, taking their stuff, and burning their town.
Jun 29, 2020•28 min•Ep. 64
Things get even rowdier at Song Jiang and Dai Zong’s execution.
Jun 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 63
One day you are a respected craftsman making an honest living; the next day, some shady “deacon” shows up at your door with a lucrative gig for you …
Jun 15, 2020•29 min•Ep. 62
In trouble for his drunken poetry, Song Jiang is forced into a crappy scheme to save his life.
Jun 01, 2020•27 min•Ep. 61
While touring historical sites and indulging in fine drink and food, Song Jiang is driven by his misfortunes to write a few words.
May 25, 2020•28 min•Ep. 60
