Chinese Lore Podcast

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?

3 Kingdoms 120: The Enemy Within 03.07.2017 29:27 ↓

While the Wei forces have their hands full with Zhuge Liang along the border, a new threat lurks deep inside their territory

3 Kingdoms 119: Gluttons for Punishment 26.06.2017 29:11 ↓

Wei forces sent to stop Zhuge Liang first try to out-talk him, and then try again to outsmart him.

3 Kingdoms 118: Yes, Let’s Try to Outsmart Zhuge Liang 12.06.2017 27:53 ↓

Matching wits with Zhuge Liang sounds like a horrible idea, but that won't stop multiple Wei officers from trying.

3 Kingdoms 117: Go North, Old Man 05.06.2017 28:35 ↓

Zhuge Liang sends a 70-something general and a tax collector to lead the way for his Northern expedition.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 011: Zhang Fei, Fact and Fiction 31.05.2017 8:59 ↓

We dive into the differences between the fictional and real-life Zhang Fei and ask, "Who really whipped that corrupt bribe-seeking government official?"

3 Kingdoms 116: Haute Cuisine with Zhuge Liang 29.05.2017 29:24 ↓

How do you appease the angry souls of the damned? Feed them buns that look like human heads and tell them death is no escape from imperial subjugation, apparently.

3 Kingdoms 115: Stop ... Being ... So ... Nice! 15.05.2017 28:53 ↓

After a couple more displays of over-the-top kindness, imperial subjugation is starting to look kind of decent after all for Meng Huo.

3 Kingdoms 114: Homewreckers 08.05.2017 28:52 ↓

Zhuge Liang strolls into Meng Huo's house and makes himself at home.

3 Kingdoms 113: So What Doesn’t Kill You Around Here? 01.05.2017 29:04 ↓

Zhuge Liang's army marches deeper into the heart of darkness and forgets to read the part in the travel guide about bringing bottled water.

3 Kingdoms 112: Gift-Wrapped Victories 17.04.2017 28:19 ↓

Zhuge Liang catches Meng Huo twice more with hardly any effort.