Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh

Water Margin 021: Fish 01.07.2019 28:17 ↓

Chao Gai sends a confidant to a fishing village in search of a few good men with no compunctions about theft.

Water Margin 020: Gift 24.06.2019 28:52 ↓

Our story shifts to rural village life, which apparently includes receiving uninvited visitors from near and far, some of whom hit you up for food and wine in the middle of the night while others come bearing presents, of a sort.

Water Margin Supplemental Episode 003: Money 19.06.2019 13:44 ↓

A quick look at currencies, income, and living expenses during the Northern Song.

Water Margin 019: Knife 17.06.2019 29:35 ↓

It slices. It dices. It probably shouldn't be sold on a busy street in the capital. But wait, there's more!

Water Margin 018: Pledge 03.06.2019 27:57 ↓

Lin Chong really wants to join the bandits on Liangshan, but the initiation is murder.

Water Margin 017: Water 27.05.2019 28:51 ↓

Meet the new Lin Chong, stabber of hearts, remover of heads, and burner of old men’s beards.

Water Margin Supplemental Episode 002: Buddhism 22.05.2019 27:59 ↓

A look at the growth of Buddhism during the Northern Song and the religion's relationship with the imperial government.

Water Margin 016: Fire 20.05.2019 26:07 ↓

Just as Lin Chong starts to settle into his new life at the penal colony, his past pays him a visit.

Water Margin 015: C.R.E.A.M. 06.05.2019 28:21 ↓

Lin Chong finds out first-hand that cash really does rule everything around you, especially when you’re caught up in the ancient Chinese legal system.

Water Margin 014: Forest 29.04.2019 29:06 ↓

Shady backroom deals, morally flexible guards, and a stretch of dodgy woods: Things are not looking good for Lin Chong.

Water Margin 013: Stabbed 22.04.2019 29:05 ↓

Lin Chong buys a shiny new toy, and then discovers he got sold out.

Water Margin 012: Sh*t 08.04.2019 26:34 ↓

We see how the "throw Lu Zhishen into a fecal pond" plan turns out, and then watch as he turns pest removal into a Strongest Man event.

Water Margin 011: Sins 01.04.2019 29:08 ↓

A couple duels, a few corpses, and a big fire. Just another day on Lu Zhishen’s trip to the capital.

Water Margin 010: Journey 25.03.2019 28:43 ↓

Lu Zhishen unexpectedly runs into an old friend. Well, a friend. More of a passing acquaintance, really. What do you call someone you don't mind stealing from?

Water Margin 009: Berserk 11.03.2019 31:09 ↓

Lu Zhishen meets an old man in need and offers to use his monk training to help the guy out. Wait, what monk training?

Water Margin 008: Monk 04.03.2019 30:29 ↓

Lu Zhishen's new monastic family comes to the sobering realization that they just accepted a hard-drinking, mean-punching, latrine-spurning public-health menace into their midst.

Water Margin 007: Buddha 25.02.2019 28:42 ↓

On the lam after committing murder, Lu Da first runs into an old friend, and then runs into religion.

Water Margin 006: Minced 11.02.2019 28:53 ↓

Shi Jin makes a new friend, and we explore the question on everyone’s mind: Exactly what DO you do with minced pork fat?

Water Margin 005: Party 04.02.2019 29:43 ↓

Shi Jin and the bandits from the nearby mountains make it a Mid-Autumn Festival to remember.

Water Margin Supplemental Episode 001: Cuju 30.01.2019 13:26 ↓

A quick look at the ancient Chinese game of football that allowed Gao Qiu to break into government service.

Water Margin 004: Pupil 28.01.2019 28:35 ↓

Wang Jin turns a one-night farm stay into a nice little gig by knocking his host’s son on his butt.

Water Margin 003: Ball 14.01.2019 32:29 ↓

How do you rise up to be the future ruler's right-hand man? Certainly not through brilliance or hard work.

Water Margin 002: Demons 07.01.2019 32:41 ↓

The capital is facing a crisis, and the only hope is basically the 12th-century Chinese equivalent of Anakin Skywalker from "The Phantom Menace." Ugh.

Water Margin 001: Introduction 01.01.2019 26:44 ↓

An overview of the podcast and an introduction to the Water Margin, aka Outlaws of the Marsh, one of China’s great classic literary works.