Chinese Lore Podcast

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 019: Food 02.05.2018 25:08 ↓

A look at what they ate and drank during the Three Kingdoms era.

3 Kingdoms 152: Mutual Loathing and Admiration 30.04.2018 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 151: How Quickly They Forget 16.04.2018 28:46 ↓

Sure I just lost my kingdom, but look at all the fun stuff they have in the Wei capital!

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 018: Sima Yi, Fact and Fiction 12.04.2018 15:36 ↓

We look at the architect of the Sima clan's rise to power.

3 Kingdoms 150: Ulterior Motives 09.04.2018 25:05 ↓

Everyone has a hidden agenda, except maybe for the guy suspected of hatching an insurrection. (Note: Special guest narrator this week)

3 Kingdoms 149: We Ain’t No Fortunate Sons 02.04.2018 28:31 ↓

A Shu commander tries to live up to his father's legacy, while a Shu prince refuses to follow his father's example.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 017: Sun Quan, Fact and Fiction 28.03.2018 15:41 ↓

A dive into the real life of the guy who ran the family business for 50-plus years.

3 Kingdoms 148: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 19.03.2018 27:42 ↓

While Jiang Wei scrambles to mount a last-ditch defense, his old nemesis searches for a way to go around his roadblock.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 016: Learning to Delegate 14.03.2018 11:10 ↓

Meet two statesmen who really mastered the art of saying, "That's not in my job description."

3 Kingdoms 147: The Empire Strikes Back 12.03.2018 27:24 ↓

Tired of Shu's perpetual encroachment on its borders, Wei decides to take the fight to its nemesis.

3 Kingdoms 146: Pyrrhic Victory 05.03.2018 27:28 ↓

Jiang Wei finally gets the better of Deng Ai, but even that ends up backfiring.

3 Kingdoms 145: Even More Chaos at Court 19.02.2018 28:07 ↓

Discord between lord and vassal simmers in the court of Shu, while things boil over in the court of Wei.

3 Kingdoms 144: Chaos at Court 12.02.2018 28:56 ↓

While the Shu and Wei continue to slug it out in the West, the kingdom of Wu deals with internal unrest at the highest level.

3 Kingdoms 143: How the Southeast Was Won, Again 05.02.2018 27:41 ↓

Sima Zhao takes the emperor on a buddy road trip to put down another insurgence in a particularly troublesome part of the kingdom.

3 Kingdoms 142: Mildly Wild West 22.01.2018 27:51 ↓

Oh look: Another Northern campaign by the kingdom of Shu. Yawn.

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.