Chinese Lore Podcast

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 015: Zhuge Liang, Fact and Fiction 17.01.2018 33:16 ↓

We say so long to the novel's pivotal player and wonder if he was really the genius the book made him out to be.

3 Kingdoms 141: I Would Give My Left Eye for Google Maps! 15.01.2018 28:40 ↓

A couple generals down South stir up trouble for Sima Shi. Now if only their forces knew the way to his camp ....

3 Kingdoms 140: A Familiar Script 08.01.2018 27:31 ↓

Jiang Wei's Northern invasion meets the same fate as Zhuge Liang's, while Sima Shi borrows a few pages from Cao Cao's playbook for how to deal with imperial puppets who don't know their place.

3 Kingdoms 139: Chaos in the South 25.12.2017 29:45 ↓

Things go well for the kingdom of Wu and its political leader ... until they bite off more than they can chew.

3 Kingdoms 138: North by Northwest 18.12.2017 27:37 ↓

Aided by an unexpected defection, Jiang Wei restarts the Northern campaigns by setting his sights first on the Northwest.

3 Kingdoms 137: Coups Are Back in Vogue 11.12.2017 29:09 ↓

It's been a while since someone made a play to seize power from within. That changes this week.

3 Kingdoms 136: King in the North 27.11.2017 29:32 ↓

A new threat emerges on Wei's northeastern borders, and he is just as bad at battle strategy as Jon Snow.

3 Kingdoms 135: Pursuit of Immortality 20.11.2017 30:39 ↓

While Zhuge Liang sails off into eternal fame, the Wei emperor Cao Rui goes in search of eternal youth.

3 Kingdoms 134: The Shu Hits the Fan 13.11.2017 29:58 ↓

The death of its indispensable man is just the start of the Riverlands' troubles.

3 Kingdoms 133: When It Rains ... 30.10.2017 31:35 ↓

A stunning turn of events in the showdown between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

3 Kingdoms 132: Intellectual Property Theft Does Not Pay 23.10.2017 26:19 ↓

Again and again, Sima Yi is made to rue the day he stole Zhuge Liang's invention.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 014: It’s Just A Flesh Wound 18.10.2017 10:24 ↓

We delve into the story of the one-armed assassin and the guy who kicked his butt AFTER being assassinated.

3 Kingdoms 131: Wooden Oxens, Gliding Horses, and Copycats 16.10.2017 28:03 ↓

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi match wits over the latest in wheelbarro

3 Kingdoms 130: Goin’ Down the Only Road I’ve Ever Known 02.10.2017 29:02 ↓

After another promising Northern campaign gets short-circuited, Zhuge Liang prays to his former lord for the strength to carry on, because he's made up his mind and he ain't wasting no more time.

3 Kingdoms 129: You Called Me Back for This?!! 25.09.2017 27:51 ↓

Just as he was getting into a groove, Zhuge Liang is rudely interrupted in the field by an urgent dispatch from his emperor.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 013: Getting Sneaky 20.09.2017 6:14 ↓

A brief explanation of the story behind the most famous secret crossing in Chinese history.

3 Kingdoms 128: Smackdowns and Smack Talk 18.09.2017 29:19 ↓

You've seen Zhuge Liang kill someone with just his tongue. Now watch him kill someone with the written word.

3 Kingdoms 127: A Familiar Script 04.09.2017 28:55 ↓

Zhuge Liang's third Northern expedition gets off to a promising start, but what else is new?

3 Kingdoms 126: Putting the ”Three” in Three Kingdoms 28.08.2017 28:19 ↓

Did you know that we had actually been rolling with just two official kingdoms all this time? Well, Sun Quan will fix that this week.

3 Kingdoms 125: Smoke and Mirrors 21.08.2017 28:27 ↓

Zhuge Liang toys with Cao Zhen time and again on his second Northern expedition.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 012: Liu Bei, Fact and Fiction 09.08.2017 35:31 ↓

We delve into the life and career of the real Liu Bei to see if he is really as virtuous as the novel made him out to be (spoiler alert: No one can be as virtuous as the novel made Liu Bei out to be).

3 Kingdoms 124: Losing An Arm and A Pillar 07.08.2017 28:03 ↓

Zhuge Liang prepares to take another shot at Wei, but one old friend will not be joining him.

3 Kingdoms 123: The Price of Ignoring Good Advice 31.07.2017 29:13 ↓

While Zhuge Liang picks up the pieces after his aborted Northern campaign, a Wei commander falls for a trick from the South.

3 Kingdoms 122: If You Know that I Know that You Know that I’m Bluffing ... 24.07.2017 30:17 ↓

When his campaign takes a drastic turn for the worse, Zhuge Liang is forced to resort to a desperate gamble.

3 Kingdoms 121: The Worst-Kept Secret 10.07.2017 29:02 ↓

Meng Da totally misses the point of a SECRET rebellion. Can Zhuge Liang's advice help him pull it off anyway?