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| Announcement: 10 Years of Podcasting | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:01:38 | |
| Announcement: ”Investiture of the Gods” Launched | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:00:32 | |
Hi everyone. I want to let you know that I have posted the first episodes of Investiture of the Gods on the Chinese Lore Podcast. If you are not yet subscribed to that show, go to chineselore.com. You will find links to the show on various podcast platforms and on YouTube, as well as links to find me on social media and to review and support the show. If you like the podcast, a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts would be much appreciated. As always, thanks for listening! | |||
| 3 Kingdoms Supplemental 020: Carousel of Characters | 09 May 2018 | 00:29:42 | |
A rapid-fire look at a bunch of supporting players in the novel. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 079: Should've Heeded the Warning Signs | 06 Jun 2016 | 00:29:19 | |
Just as numerous omens portended, disaster strikes Liu Bei's campaign in the Riverlands. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 078: The Die Is Cast | 30 May 2016 | 00:26:34 | |
Having passed the point of no return, Liu Bei goes a-conquerin' in the Riverlands. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 077: Land of the Rising Sun | 16 May 2016 | 00:29:15 | |
Cao Cao gets a promotion, nine very nice pieces of swag, and a hint about Sun Quan's imperial destiny. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 076: Thanks Bro | 09 May 2016 | 00:28:11 | |
This week, overflowing brotherly affection is expressed through deception in the East and sword dances in the West. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 075: Treason: It’s the Honorable Thing to Do | 03 May 2016 | 00:28:59 | |
Zhang Song and his friend decide that honor and ethics demand that they betray their master and give his land to Liu Bei. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 074: Going West | 19 Apr 2016 | 00:31:47 | |
Cao Cao’s latest victory triggers a chain reaction in the western reaches of empire. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 073: The Brush Is Mightier Than the Sword | 12 Apr 2016 | 00:30:33 | |
With a few strokes of his brush, Cao Cao sows dissent in Ma Chao’s inner circle. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 072: A Close Shave for Cao Cao | 05 Apr 2016 | 00:28:48 | |
Cao Cao’s opening rounds against Ma Chao get a little hairy. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 071: Loose Lips and Loose Women | 22 Mar 2016 | 00:28:44 | |
Another week, another conspiracy against Cao Cao, and another evil-woman trope. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 006: Red Cliff, Fact and Fiction | 18 Mar 2016 | 00:14:47 | |
A look at the most legendary battle of the novel and how the fictional account differs from the real showdown. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 153: Podcasts Under Heaven … | 07 May 2018 | 00:13:06 | |
One hundred and fifty-three episodes later, we have finally reached the “long divided, must unite” part of the novel. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 070: Weeping Dragon, Drunken Phoenix | 15 Mar 2016 | 00:30:56 | |
Zhuge Liang delivers a heartfelt eulogy for a dearly departed friend, while Pang Tong shows how to advance your career by not doing your job. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 069: Try, Try, and Try Again | 08 Mar 2016 | 00:30:12 | |
Zhou Yu devises yet again scheme to take Jing Province, because he’s a glutton for punishment. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 068: Escape from Dongwu | 23 Feb 2016 | 00:29:37 | |
Liu Bei and his new wife try to flee from the murderously angry clutches of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 067: Welcome to the Family | 16 Feb 2016 | 00:29:23 | |
Sun Quan and Liu Bei are now brothers-in-law as the fake wedding becomes real. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 066: One Wedding and Three Funerals | 09 Feb 2016 | 00:28:16 | |
ROTK goes in search of higher TV ratings: Several role players get killed off, and we have a surprise marriage proposal. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 065: Oldie but Goodie | 26 Jan 2016 | 00:27:14 | |
After seeing his colleagues each conquer a county, Guan Yu wants in on the action, but an “old pawn” stands in his way. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 064: Liu Bei Builds His Base | 19 Jan 2016 | 00:28:56 | |
While Dongwu and Cao Cao are busy fighting each other, Liu Bei expands his sphere of influence. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 063: Circle of Lies | 12 Jan 2016 | 00:28:23 | |
Zhou Yu fools Cao Ren; Cao Ren fools Zhou Yu; Zhou Yu fools Cao Ren again; Zhuge Liang fools everyone; Zhou Yu bursts a blood vessel. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 062: Close Encounters of the Guan Yu Kind | 29 Dec 2015 | 00:28:07 | |
Routed and trapped, Cao Cao and his haggard troops throw themselves at the mercy of the man blocking their path. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 005: Legendary Advisers | 26 Dec 2015 | 00:27:23 | |
A little Christmas morning stocking stuffer: A look at some of the guys that Zhuge Liang keeps getting compared to. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms Supplemental 019: Food | 02 May 2018 | 00:25:08 | |
A look at what they ate and drank during the Three Kingdoms era. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 061: Who’s Laughing Now? | 22 Dec 2015 | 00:27:36 | |
The Battle of Red Cliffs goes badly for Cao Cao, but he still finds reasons to feel smug, much to his men’s chagrin. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 060: Blowin’ in the Wind | 15 Dec 2015 | 00:28:27 | |
After Zhuge Liang moves heaven and earth, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei move their troops into position for the coming battle. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 059: Cao Cao the Poet | 01 Dec 2015 | 00:27:59 | |
Delighted by his invincible fleet and moved by the scenery, Cao Cao shows off his literary chops … until someone decided to play critic. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 058: Defections and Deceptions | 24 Nov 2015 | 00:29:09 | |
Zhou Yu and a couple other wise men of Dongwu spin an elaborate ruse for Cao Cao to faceplant into. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 057: Strawman Solution | 17 Nov 2015 | 00:29:50 | |
Zhou Yu presents Zhuge Liang with an invented problem. Zhuge Liang delivers an outside-the-box answer. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 056: To Have Friends Coming In from Afar, How Delightful | 03 Nov 2015 | 00:28:42 | |
Zhou Yu gets visits from Liu Bei and an old school chum, and he cannot not be happier to see them. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 055: The Best of Frenemies | 27 Oct 2015 | 00:28:56 | |
Sun Quan formally declares war on Cao Cao, while his commander Zhou Yu secretly declares war on their supposed allies. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 054: A Bridge Too Far | 20 Oct 2015 | 00:30:27 | |
Zhuge Liang has a little homonymical fun with Zhou Yu as they discuss whether the Southlands should fight or submit to Cao Cao. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 053: I Find Your Argument Illogical! | 06 Oct 2015 | 00:30:52 | |
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. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 052: Zhang Fei’s Killer Bluff | 29 Sep 2015 | 00:29:30 | |
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. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 152: Mutual Loathing and Admiration | 30 Apr 2018 | 00:27:24 | |
While their respective states are sizing each other up for conquest, the Jin and Wu commanders at the borders are getting along famously. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 051: Zhao Yun Kicks Butt | 22 Sep 2015 | 00:31:04 | |
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. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 050: It’s Just A Flesh Wound | 08 Sep 2015 | 00:30:19 | |
Zhuge Liang burns another detachment of Cao Cao’s troops, but there are plenty more where that came from. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 049: Is It Getting Hot in Here? | 01 Sep 2015 | 00:28:32 | |
Zhuge Liang blazes to victory in his first battle, but Cao Cao turns up the heat on Jing Province. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 048: Prelude to Wars | 25 Aug 2015 | 00:28:13 | |
While Sun Quan prepares for a retaliatory strike from Liu Biao, Liu Biao and Liu Bei brace for an invasion by Cao Cao. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 047: Meanwhile, In the Southlands | 11 Aug 2015 | 00:29:41 | |
We leave Liu Bei with his new sage and check in on what the Sun clan has been up to. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 004: Yuan Shao and Yu Rang | 06 Aug 2015 | 00:14:58 | |
We bid goodbye to the once-mighty warlord of the North and delve into the story of a determined assassin. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 046: Elusive Recluse | 04 Aug 2015 | 00:33:27 | |
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?” | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 045: Parting Is Such Sweet Sor … Wait, Zhuge Who? | 28 Jul 2015 | 00:27:59 | |
Liu Bei gets really broken up about Xu Shu’s departure, until he learns there’s someone much smarter. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 044: How to Get A Job with Liu Bei Inc. | 14 Jul 2015 | 00:29:13 | |
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. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 043: Party Foul | 04 Jul 2015 | 00:30:09 | |
Liu Bei gets invited to a feast, but Lady Cai and her brother ruin the fun when they try to kill him. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 151: How Quickly They Forget | 16 Apr 2018 | 00:28:46 | |
Sure I just lost my kingdom, but look at all the fun stuff they have in the Wei capital! | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 042: Breaches in Etiquette | 30 Jun 2015 | 00:29:52 | |
The surviving Yuan brothers get a cold reception from their host up north, and Liu Bei commits a dinner-table faux pas down south. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 041: How the North Was Won | 16 Jun 2015 | 00:29:23 | |
Riding a wave of inevitability, Cao Cao sweeps the Yuan brothers out of their territories. | |||
| 3 Kingdoms 040: With Brothers Like These, Who Needs Enemies? | 08 Jun 2015 | 00:28:46 | |
The eldest and youngest sons of Yuan Shao take on their most hated foe — each other. | |||