Chinese Lore Podcast

3 Kingdoms 090: Take That, Young Punks! 19.09.2016 28:40 ↓

With the battle for Hanzhong in full swing, Liu Bei sends a senior citizen to chase off some rowdy kids.

3 Kingdoms 089: They Chose ... Poorly 05.09.2016 28:20 ↓

You are a court official. Cao Cao just put down a coup, and now he's asking whether you helped put out the fire started by the rebels or just stayed home. What would you say?

3 Kingdoms 088: Digression and Prognostications 29.08.2016 27:22 ↓

We make virtually no progress in the narrative this week as we get tangled up in mysticism, superstition, and oh yeah, another conspiracy to overthrow Cao Cao.

3 Kingdoms 087: Cuts Like A Knife ... and Many Other Weapons 22.08.2016 27:50 ↓

After a general risks life and limb to save him, Sun Quan makes sure everyone appreciates the sacrifice.

3 Kingdoms 086: You Killed My Father, Prepare to ... Deal with My Butthurt Tantrums 08.08.2016 27:19 ↓

Sun Quan tries to wrestle some territory away from Cao Cao, while at the same time playing peacemaker between two of his own officers.

3 Kingdoms 085: Another One Bites the Dust 01.08.2016 27:20 ↓

Another foe bows to Cao Cao's might.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 007: Zhou Yu, Fact and Fiction 27.07.2016 12:00 ↓

A long overdue farewell to Dongwu's military genius, who had the misfortune of being alive in the time of Zhuge Liang. Or at least, that's how the novel tells it.

3 Kingdoms 084: On A Knife’s Edge 25.07.2016 29:26 ↓

Guan Yu brings a really big knife to a land dispute.

3 Kingdoms 083: I.O.U.; I.O.U. Not 11.07.2016 29:18 ↓

Liu Bei comes into some new possessions, and then tries to wiggle out of having to pay back his creditors in Dongwu.

3 Kingdoms 082: Dueling Tigers 04.07.2016 27:44 ↓

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao collide in a battle for the ages.

Announcement 2016-06-29: 100th Episode 29.06.2016 2:27 ↓

I'm planning to make the 100th episode a Q&A session, so send in your questions to 3kingdomspodcast@gmail.com by September 30, 2016.

3 Kingdoms 081: Honorable Men Slaughtering Women and Children 27.06.2016 28:18 ↓

Liu Zhang looks for outside help to deal with the last outside help he brought in, while we hit pause to catch up with Ma Chao and his misadventures.

3 Kingdoms 080: Never Surrender! ... Until They Ask Nicely 13.06.2016 26:58 ↓

Zhang Fei discovers that all you need to do to get the Riverlands' finest to switch sides is to say please.

3 Kingdoms 079: Should’ve Heeded the Warning Signs 06.06.2016 29:18 ↓

Just as numerous omens portended, disaster strikes Liu Bei's campaign in the Riverlands.

3 Kingdoms 078: The Die Is Cast 30.05.2016 26:33 ↓

Having passed the point of no return, Liu Bei goes a-conquerin' in the Riverlands.

3 Kingdoms 077: Land of the Rising Sun 16.05.2016 29:14 ↓

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 09.05.2016 28:10 ↓

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 03.05.2016 28:58 ↓

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 19.04.2016 31:46 ↓

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 12.04.2016 30:32 ↓

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 05.04.2016 28:47 ↓

Cao Cao’s opening rounds against Ma Chao get a little hairy.

3 Kingdoms 071: Loose Lips and Loose Women 22.03.2016 28:43 ↓

Another week, another conspiracy against Cao Cao, and another evil-woman trope.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 006: Red Cliff, Fact and Fiction 18.03.2016 14:46 ↓

A look at the most legendary battle of the novel and how the fictional account differs from the real showdown.

3 Kingdoms 070: Weeping Dragon, Drunken Phoenix 15.03.2016 30:55 ↓

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 08.03.2016 30:11 ↓

Zhou Yu devises yet again scheme to take Jing Province, because he’s a glutton for punishment.