Chinese Lore Podcasts
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Classic Chinese stories, retold in English: chineselore.com 3kingdomspodcast.com outlawsofthemarsh.com
The podcast will be on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 34 will drop on Monday, Dec. 1. Early happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. listeners!
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The podcast will be on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 34 will drop on Monday, Dec. 1. Early happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. listeners!
This week, the pilgrims get a heads-up about the dangers ahead from a random passer-by who is definitely not a protector deity in disguise. chineselore.com/2025/11/17/j...
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This week, the pilgrims get a heads-up about the dangers ahead from a random passer-by who is definitely not a protector deity in disguise. chineselore.com/2025/11/17/j...
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, it's just like old times as Sun Wukong reconciles with San Zang and pranks Zhu Bajie. chineselore.com/2025/11/17/j...
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, it's just like old times as Sun Wukong reconciles with San Zang and pranks Zhu Bajie. chineselore.com/2025/11/17/j...
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie riles up Sun Wukong with a little white lie. chineselore.com/2025/11/10/j...
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie riles up Sun Wukong with a little white lie. chineselore.com/2025/11/10/j...
This week, Sun Wukong storms back into the story to deliver some heroics (heroics = victim-shaming an abducted woman and murdering children). chineselore.com/2025/11/10/j...
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This week, Sun Wukong storms back into the story to deliver some heroics (heroics = victim-shaming an abducted woman and murdering children). chineselore.com/2025/11/10/j...
This week, San Zang discovers the inner beast within, and all hell breaks loose in the Kingdom of Precious Elephants. chineselore.com/2025/11/03/j...
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This week, San Zang discovers the inner beast within, and all hell breaks loose in the Kingdom of Precious Elephants. chineselore.com/2025/11/03/j...
We're back from break, and Zhu Bajie is back from a nap, only to discover that everything had gone to hell. chineselore.com/2025/11/03/j...
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We're back from break, and Zhu Bajie is back from a nap, only to discover that everything had gone to hell. chineselore.com/2025/11/03/j...
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 31 will drop on Monday, Nov. 3.
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 31 will drop on Monday, Nov. 3.
This week, surprisingly, the demand for the demon to "Release my master!" actually works for Zhu Bajie and Sha Zeng. chineselore.com/2025/10/20/j...
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week, surprisingly, the demand for the demon to "Release my master!" actually works for Zhu Bajie and Sha Zeng. chineselore.com/2025/10/20/j...
San Zang and his two remaining disciples get a free pass from the demon of the week, but then decide they can't get enough of the guy. chineselore.com/2025/10/20/j...
October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
San Zang and his two remaining disciples get a free pass from the demon of the week, but then decide they can't get enough of the guy. chineselore.com/2025/10/20/j...
Sun Wukong this week: If you thought I killed a lot of people before, boy, just wait and see. chineselore.com/2025/10/13/j...
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sun Wukong this week: If you thought I killed a lot of people before, boy, just wait and see. chineselore.com/2025/10/13/j...
This week, it doesn't take long for San Zang to run into trouble without Sun Wukong. chineselore.com/2025/10/13/j...
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This week, it doesn't take long for San Zang to run into trouble without Sun Wukong. chineselore.com/2025/10/13/j...
This week's episode covers one of the most famous -- and most frustrating -- chapters in Journey to the West, wherein San Zang ignores Sun Wukong's track record as a demon hunter and makes drastic bad decisions. chineselore.com/2025/10/06/j...
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This week's episode covers one of the most famous -- and most frustrating -- chapters in Journey to the West, wherein San Zang ignores Sun Wukong's track record as a demon hunter and makes drastic bad decisions. chineselore.com/2025/10/06/j...
We're back from break, the pilgrims are back on the road, and San Zang is back to being oblivious to the fact that between him and Sun Wukong, only one of them knows a demon when he sees one. chineselore.com/2025/10/06/j...
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We're back from break, the pilgrims are back on the road, and San Zang is back to being oblivious to the fact that between him and Sun Wukong, only one of them knows a demon when he sees one. chineselore.com/2025/10/06/j...
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 28 will drop on Monday, Oct. 6.
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break next week. Episode 28 will drop on Monday, Oct. 6.
In this week's episode, Wukong discovers that sometimes (every time?) the most obvious solution is the right solution. chineselore.com/2025/09/22/j...
September 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In this week's episode, Wukong discovers that sometimes (every time?) the most obvious solution is the right solution. chineselore.com/2025/09/22/j...
This week, having made an educated wish about his ability to revive the ginseng fruit tree, Sun Wukong finds himself on the hook to make good on his promise. chineselore.com/2025/09/22/j...
September 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This week, having made an educated wish about his ability to revive the ginseng fruit tree, Sun Wukong finds himself on the hook to make good on his promise. chineselore.com/2025/09/22/j...
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong finds a way to inject some jocularity into floggings and being boiled alive in oil. chineselore.com/2025/09/15/j...
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In this week's episode of Journey to the West, Sun Wukong finds a way to inject some jocularity into floggings and being boiled alive in oil. chineselore.com/2025/09/15/j...
This week, the bill comes due as the owner of the ginseng fruit tree gets home and discovers the mess his house guests left behind. chineselore.com/2025/09/15/j...
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This week, the bill comes due as the owner of the ginseng fruit tree gets home and discovers the mess his house guests left behind. chineselore.com/2025/09/15/j...
In this week's episode, after being scolded for stealing ginseng fruits from his host's tree, Sun Wukong makes sure that he can never steal the fruits again, nor can anyone else for that matter. chineselore.com/2025/09/08/j...
September 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In this week's episode, after being scolded for stealing ginseng fruits from his host's tree, Sun Wukong makes sure that he can never steal the fruits again, nor can anyone else for that matter. chineselore.com/2025/09/08/j...
This week on Journey to the West, Sun Wukong receives some ... criticism about his conduct from the acolytes at Five Villages Abbey, and he of course accepts it in a calm, constructive manner. chineselore.com/2025/09/08/j...
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This week on Journey to the West, Sun Wukong receives some ... criticism about his conduct from the acolytes at Five Villages Abbey, and he of course accepts it in a calm, constructive manner. chineselore.com/2025/09/08/j...
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break this week. Episode 25 will drop next Monday, 9/8.
September 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The podcast is on its regularly scheduled break this week. Episode 25 will drop next Monday, 9/8.
Lol I doubt they were referring to this podcast, but man if I were entrepreneurial, I would be out looking for cross-promotions right now. Also, IMHO Chinese classics would work better in the West as streaming mini-series than movies. And I'm still yearning for an open-world Water Margin video game.
September 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lol I doubt they were referring to this podcast, but man if I were entrepreneurial, I would be out looking for cross-promotions right now. Also, IMHO Chinese classics would work better in the West as streaming mini-series than movies. And I'm still yearning for an open-world Water Margin video game.
In this week's episode, the pilgrims learn that a gingseng fruit a day keeps the doctor away ... for 47,000 years. chineselore.com/2025/08/25/j...
August 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In this week's episode, the pilgrims learn that a gingseng fruit a day keeps the doctor away ... for 47,000 years. chineselore.com/2025/08/25/j...
Just realized I forgot to actually upload the file for this week's episode. That has been remedied, so please check your feeds for episode 24 of Journey to the West. Sorry about that. chineselore.com/2025/08/25/j...
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Just realized I forgot to actually upload the file for this week's episode. That has been remedied, so please check your feeds for episode 24 of Journey to the West. Sorry about that. chineselore.com/2025/08/25/j...