JP's Monkey Magic Podcast

With a little bit of Monkey Magic, we'll see fireworks tonight..... Is the number 88 lucky?

Caught in a bad romance...... is my enemy's enemy my friend? And what is worse than wine going to waste... all will be revealed in the gripping conclusion of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!

Burn the city down down down.......   Alliances are made and broken easily in this state of flux in the three kingdoms as the cities are ablaze. But will our hero find the route to reuniting with an old flame?

i need to make it to the river....... Liu Bei and colleagues get off to a good start fighting alongside Tsao Tsao of the royal guard but all is not what it seems.  Meanwhile at the capital we meet a new foe, Lu Pu. Are they destined to meet? 

we are the champions my friend........ it is the time of the yellow turban rebellion but a declaration in the peach orchard is set to change the tide of history for the 3 kingdoms.

Don't dream it's over.......  the fallout from the sham wedding is set to spell tragedy for the citizens of the palace...has the dream become a nightmare?

Love is all you need...... the star crossed lovers Bao and Miss Linn are headed for wedded bliss....or are they?

I didn't promise you a rose garden....... Bao and Miss Lin keep missing each other - but is it deliberate? It seems other people have a vested interest in keeping them apart and all the singing in the world won't help!

Like a rolling stone.... The frail adolescent Miss Lin Daiyu is rumoured to be coming to town and not everyone is happy about it.  Is there a chance however a coincidental meeting with the hero Bao-yu might make her trip worthwhile? 

Lady in red, is dancing with me.... Could the listeners of episode 78, The Dynasty of Kao, with its' karaoke, provide an answer to completing the 4 great novels of China? What's the chances! 

It's the final countdown......   The main army of Liang Shan Po is marching on the capital, our heroes are already there to rescue the emperor from the clutches of wicked Kao Chui who wants dominion over all China. It truly is the final countdown.

Knights of the round table we dance when ere we're able....   Lin Chung's old colleague is the only man left in the empire who can now stop him. But at the same time, if he could be turned to join the rebels, then Kao's dynasty could be over......

Money money money... it's a rich man's world!    The richest man in China is being deceived by his wife, can the heroes of Liang Shan Po make him see this, they are desperate for a new leader ahead of the impending final battle!

I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money....   The youthful Emperor of China has fallen for the most beautiful woman in the empire, there's only 1 problem - she is a concubine. Lutah and the Tattoo Dragon are sent to investigate, is this perhaps another plot by Kao Chui to gain ultimate power...

Luck be a lady tonight..... Liang Shan Po disguise themselves and infiltrate the domain of the Sengs in order to rescue Lin Chung. Might it reveal some hidden talents of our heroes?

Did you ever know you were my hero?    The evil Seng family have a new offer for the rebels but want the leader of Liang Shan Po, the noble Chao Kai himself, to negotiate in person. It's a dangerous mission, should he go?

War....what is it good for - absolutely nothing, say it again!  Our heroes this week give shelter to a man who knows the secret of gunpowder, and his son who is stressing about passing his exams in order to get a government job. Kao wants the secret for himself, can he offer to mark the exams?

I want you back...  Kao Chui fearful of a possible invasion from Mongolia turns his attention to Lin Chung's old boss - is there a way to use him for a dual purpose and stop Liang Shan Po as well?

She's electric.......  Missing Lin Chung, our heroes turn attention to their former master strategist, away training with his spiritual master who is unlikely to be in favour of letting him go. Can the rebels offer anything to secure his return?

You can go your own way......... Lin Chung, off on his solo quest, finds himself mixed up with a trio who Kao Chui views as a threat. Will Lin regret his decision to leave the safety of the marshes? 

You to me are everything..... Lin Chung has departed on a solo mission just as he is most needed for the rebellion, but more importantly his absence leaves one of our heroes very sad. How can we get Lin back?

They tried to make to me go to rehab.....  Lu Ta is off on a mission with a new friend but is under strict orders from Lin Chung not to drink. Is all as it seems?

And the times they are a changing......  the heroes make a brave escape from the clutches of wicked Kao Chui, but tragedy has not been averted completely.....  

a return to innocence....... How can wicked Kao Chui weaken the increasingly popular revolutionists of the Water Margin whilst simultaneously engineering his own promotion?  How about framing them as robbers!

Send in the clowns........  this week the circus comes to town, but who is that mysterious bowman and what an amazing singer - even Kao Chui's bought tickets