Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast

3 Kingdoms 099: Tears for a Villain 19.12.2016 30:53 ↓

Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 009: Guan Yu, Fact and Fiction 14.12.2016 16:51 ↓

We bid farewell to the Lord of the Beautiful Beard and talk about that time when Cao Cao stole the woman Guan Yu was going to steal from someone else.

3 Kingdoms 098: Back from the Dead 12.12.2016 31:24 ↓

Guan Yu's ghost finds inner peace ... and then starts killing and spooking people.

3 Kingdoms 097: War of Attrition 28.11.2016 29:08 ↓

Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.

3 Kingdoms 096: Sneak Attacks 21.11.2016 27:23 ↓

While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao's forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.

3 Kingdoms 095: Anesthesia Is for Wusses 14.11.2016 29:00 ↓

After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical operation.

3 Kingdoms 094: Bringing a Coffin to a Knife Fight 31.10.2016 28:43 ↓

With Guan Yu bearing down on a couple of his key cities, Cao Cao dispatches a general who pledges his life to victory and shows he means it.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental 008: Hands Off My Shortbread 27.10.2016 10:41 ↓

We delve into the relationship between Cao Cao and his secretary Yang Xiu, a man with a keen understanding of his boss's mind ... and a death wish.

3 Kingdoms 093: The Man Who Didn't Want to Be King 24.10.2016 28:56 ↓

After punching Cao Cao in the mouth, Liu Bei tries his best to keep his men from declaring him king, to no avail.

3 Kingdoms 100th Episode Q&A 17.10.2016 48:35 ↓

We've made it to 100 episodes! So let's throw it open to some questions.

3 Kingdoms 092: Cao Cao's River of Woe 03.10.2016 28:08 ↓

Cao Cao can't even get a good night's sleep as he tries to dislodge Liu Bei from the banks of the Han River.

3 Kingdoms 091: Mighty Man of Power 26.09.2016 27:45 ↓

Huang Zhong performs more heroic deeds, then Zhao Yun says to Cao Cao, "Hey, remember me?"

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 12:01 ↓

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 27:45 ↓

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

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

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.