John Zhu

Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast

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A retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way that’s more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.

Author

John Zhu

Episodes

3 Kingdoms 010: Thanks A Lot, Dad! 21.07.2014 31:48

Sun Jian leaves his son in charge, while Dong Zhuo leaves his son out in the cold for a pretty face.

3 Kingdoms 009: Everywhere is War 05.07.2014 28:38

Now that they are not fighting Dong Zhuo anymore, the former coalition leaders have to do something to occupy their time. What better way is there to avoid idleness than waging war against each other?

3 Kingdoms 008: So That’s Where I Put That Seal 25.06.2014 29:54

Dong Zhuo moves the capital and turns the journey into a traveling horror show as only Dong Zhuo can, while the coalition becomes distracted when it discovers the one thing of value that Dong Zhuo left behind.

3 Kingdoms 007: A Brawl for the Ages 13.06.2014 31:30

The coalition forces are marching for the capital, but first, they will have to get past Dong Zhuo’s top generals. The result is two of the most famous battlefield encounters in Chinese lore.

3 Kingdoms 006: Ethics Lessons from Cao Cao 05.06.2014 31:33

It’s a busy episode for Cao Cao. He gets out of a sticky situation, screws himself out of a delicious pork dinner, drops some life wisdom on his traveling companion, and then stirs up a whole lot of trouble for Dong Zhuo.

3 Kingdoms 005: Dude, Check Out This Cool Knife I Got You 26.05.2014 30:21

As Dong Zhuo rises to power, he bestows endless kindness on all mankind. He’s doing such a great job, in fact, that someone decides to give him a beautiful, bejeweled knife with a razor-sharp edge while he was lying down with his back turned.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 001: Yi Yin, Chef and Kingmaker 19.05.2014 10:11

“Only with Yi Yin’s talent can you act like Yi Yin.” So who is this Yi Yin? We dive into the story behind one line of dialogue from episode 4.

3 Kingdoms 004: Enter the Fat Man; AKA the Novel Really Starts 12.05.2014 29:39

We’ve had rebellions, palace intrigue, a deadly power struggle, and a bloodbath at the imperial residence. But all of that was just the warm-up act. We are finally getting into the meat of the story, starting with ascension of Dong Zhuo, who’s like Santa Claus, just less jolly and more stabby.

3 Kingdoms 003: Oh C’mon! Kill Them Already! 05.05.2014 27:18

He Jin makes his officers bang their heads against walls with his pathological inability to dispose of the eunuchs. Meanwhile, a bit character from episode 1, Dong Zhuo, drops by the capital with 200,000 of his best friends, just to say hi and see what’s up.

3 Kingdoms 002: Trials and Tribulations of Chinese Officialdom 21.04.2014 40:45

Liu Bei discovers that landing a government job in the Han court takes connections, patience, and a lot of dead rebels. And that’s BEFORE the leeches start ransoming you for a bribe. Fortunately, Zhang Fei resolves the matter diplomatically.

3 Kingdoms 001: Bromance of the Three Warriors 11.04.2014 40:32

The first episode finds the empire in turmoil and three men of valor vowing to do something about it.

3 Kingdoms 000: Who Are You? What Are You Doing Here? 09.04.2014 6:33

A quick overview of what I’ll attempt to do with this podcast. You can also read this explanation instead.