Chinese Lore Podcast
by John Zhu
Latest episode
Journey 070: Filler Content
Journey 070: Filler Content
About this podcast
Classic Chinese novels and stories, retold in English and in a way that makes them more accessible for non-Chinese audiences.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 488 episodes
- Journey 070: Filler Content · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 70Sun Wukong sets out on two quests: To rescue his master and to fill up a chapter with repetitive plotlines.
- Journey 069: Are We There Yet? · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 69The pilgrims reach their destination, much faster than expected ….
- Journey 068: Poetry Night · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 68San Zang gets into another thorny situation, but this time, the problem is overzealous fans.
- Journey 067: Dragon Duel · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 67Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie try to recover the Buddhist relic, with a little help from one of Wukong's old ... umm ... friends?
- Journey 066: Tower of Mystery · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 66The pilgrims attempt to alleviate some local monks' misery through janitorial service.
- Journey 065: Gigantic Tussle · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 65Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King have it out in a clash of titans.
- Journey 064: Bull Shite · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 64Sun Wukong finds himself knee-deep in his former sworn brother's relationship drama when all he wants is to borrow a fan for 15 minutes.
- Journey 063: Scorched Earth · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 63The pilgrims encounter a problem that can be solved with the wave of a fan, but things get complicated when Sun Wukong finds out who owns that fan.
- Journey 062: Sparring Simians · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 62A monkey melee has heaven and hell all in a tizzy, and not even Guanyin can sort this one out!
- Journey 061: Lost Luggage · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 61San Zang does the "I don't want you around anymore!" routine again, but this time, Sun Wukong refuses to take it lying down.
- Journey 060: Fun with Bandits · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 60An encounter with a group of robbers reignites some long-simmering relationship issues between San Zang and Sun Wukong.
- Journey 059: Feeling the Sting · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 59The more San Zang resists, the more irresistible he seems to the women who have him in their power.
- Journey 058: Hot and Heavy · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 58The queen of the Kingdom of Women puts on the full-court press for a man who has sworn to never touch women.
- Journey 057: Labor Pains · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 57Comedic fun, or 16th-century Chinese rumination on the yin and yang of abortion access?
- Journey 056: Rhino in Name Only · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 56Sun Wukong discovers that his foe the Rhino King isn't really a rhino at all.
- Journey 055: Recruiting Roulette · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 55Wukong pulls out all the stops in his fight against the Rhino King.
- Journey 054: See My Vests · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 54Dissatisfied with the speed of their food delivery service, San Zang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Zeng go out of their way to find trouble, and succeed.
- Journey 053: Gone Fishing · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 53San Zang’s disciples finally do what they should’ve done from the get-go in their quest to tame the demon of the Heaven-Penetrating River.
- Journey 052: Walking on Thin Ice · 27 min · Season 4 Episode 52San Zang throws caution to the wind and hits the road under questionable circumstances.
- Journey 051: Child's Play · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 51The pilgrims discover their hosts' woeful backstory and offer to help.
