This podcast is a retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way that’s more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.
We delve into the life and career of the real Liu Bei to see if he is really as virtuous as the novel made him out to be (spoiler alert: No one can be as virtuous as the novel made Liu Bei out to be).
Zhuge Liang prepares to take another shot at Wei, but one old friend will not be joining him.
While Zhuge Liang picks up the pieces after his aborted Northern campaign, a Wei commander falls for a trick from the South.
When his campaign takes a drastic turn for the worse, Zhuge Liang is forced to resort to a desperate gamble.
Meng Da totally misses the point of a SECRET rebellion. Can Zhuge Liang's advice help him pull it off anyway?
While the Wei forces have their hands full with Zhuge Liang along the border, a new threat lurks deep inside their territory
Wei forces sent to stop Zhuge Liang first try to out-talk him, and then try again to outsmart him.
Matching wits with Zhuge Liang sounds like a horrible idea, but that won't stop multiple Wei officers from trying.
Zhuge Liang sends a 70-something general and a tax collector to lead the way for his Northern expedition.
We dive into the differences between the fictional and real-life Zhang Fei and ask, "Who really whipped that corrupt bribe-seeking government official?"
