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3D AGO

Journey 042: Boy Oh Boy

A child gives the pilgrims the runaround.

3d ago

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27 min
04/11/2014

3 Kingdoms 001: Bromance of the Three Warriors

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

04/11/2014

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41 min
FEB 2

Journey 041: Return of the King

Zhu Bajie gets even with Sun Wukong, and then gets some help with the luggage.

Feb 2

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26 min
04/21/2014

3 Kingdoms 002: Trials and Tribulations of Chinese Officialdom

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.

04/21/2014

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41 min
06/05/2014

3 Kingdoms 006: Ethics Lessons from Cao Cao

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.

06/05/2014

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32 min
05/26/2014

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

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.

05/26/2014

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30 min
05/12/2014

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

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.

05/12/2014

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30 min
07/21/2014

3 Kingdoms 010: Thanks A Lot, Dad!

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

07/21/2014

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32 min
08/11/2014

3 Kingdoms 012: But You Said They Were GOOD Omens

Dong Zhuo learns that broken chariots, wild horses, and melancholy songs are, in fact, not auspicious signs.

08/11/2014

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30 min
06/13/2014

3 Kingdoms 007: A Brawl for the Ages

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.

06/13/2014

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32 min

Classic Chinese stories, retold in English