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.
If you have questions about the how's and why's of this podcast, or my thoughts on podcasting in general, post them at the Ask Me Anything hosted by WhatPods on December 16 at https://whatpods.com/show-development/ama/john-zhu.
I recently collaborated with the YouTube channel Invicta History on three videos about Three Kingdoms warlords. The videos were sponsored by Creative Assembly as part of the promotion for its new game Total War: Three Kingdoms. My role in the project was to provide research and record the narration for the videos. We covered Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei. It was a fun project. All three videos are out now, so have a look.
Back in February, I took part in a podcast conversation on the Invicta History YouTube channel with the host, Julien, and Peter Stewart, a writer from the team producing the coming “Total War: Three Kingdoms” game. We chatted for more than an hour, geeking out over the history of the Three Kingdoms period, the novel based on it, and how all of that is handled in the game. It was a fun conversation, and it was interesting for me to hear how the team worked to capture the essence of the story in the game. Have a listen.
An announcement about my new podcast project, and an update on a couple things I've been doing with the Three Kingdoms Podcast.
A reflection on this four-year ride, and a glimpse of things to come.
A rapid-fire look at a bunch of supporting players in the novel.
One hundred and fifty-three episodes later, we have finally reached the “long divided, must unite” part of the novel.
A look at what they ate and drank during the Three Kingdoms era.
While their respective states are sizing each other up for conquest, the Jin and Wu commanders at the borders are getting along famously.
Sure I just lost my kingdom, but look at all the fun stuff they have in the Wei capital!
