Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast

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I recently did two interviews on other podcasts. The first is the Mandarin Slang Guide podcast , where we talked about some common Chinese expressions that had their roots in the characters and stories of the Three Kingdoms era. The second one is Journey to the West: The Podcast , where we had a long chat about classic Chinese novels and their cultural significance, including the Romance of the Th...

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I recently collaborated with the YouTube channel  Invicta History  on three videos about Three Kingdoms warlords. The videos were sponsored by Creative Assembly as part of the promotion for its new game Total War: Three Kingdoms. My role in the project was to provide research and record the narration for the videos. We covered Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei. It was a fun project. All three videos...

Back in February, I took part in a podcast conversation on the Invicta History YouTube channel with the host, Julien, and Peter Stewart, a writer from the team producing the coming “Total War: Three Kingdoms” game. We chatted for more than an hour, geeking out over the history of the Three Kingdoms period, the novel based on it, and how all of that is handled in the game. It was a fun conversation...

An announcement about my new podcast project, and an update on a couple things I've been doing with the Three Kingdoms Podcast.

A reflection on this four-year ride, and a glimpse of things to come.

A rapid-fire look at a bunch of supporting players in the novel.

One hundred and fifty-three episodes later, we have finally reached the “long divided, must unite” part of the novel.

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

While their respective states are sizing each other up for conquest, the Jin and Wu commanders at the borders are getting along famously.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.