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3 Kingdoms 033: Organizational Communication Problems
5 april 2015 · 29 min
Guan Yu leaves Xuchang with Cao Cao’s blessings. If only Cao Cao had bothered to tell the men guarding the checkpoints along the way ….
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3 Kingdoms 032: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
23 maart 2015 · 30 min
Guan Yu does a couple huge favors for Cao Cao and then discovers Liu Bei’s whereabouts.
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3 Kingdoms 031: Three Is the Number Thou Shalt Count
16 maart 2015 · 31 min
As Guan Yu prepares to fight to the death against Cao Cao, an old friend gives him three reasons why that is a bad idea and three reasons for surrendering instead. Guan Yu responds with three conditions.
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3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 003: The Deal with the Seal
9 maart 2015 · 15 min
We take a look at the history of the more-trouble-than-it’s-worth imperial hereditary seal that everyone wants and everyone seems to regret getting.
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3 Kingdoms 030: Forgetting the First Rule of Fight Club
22 februari 2015 · 31 min
Dong Cheng and company demonstrate how not to run a conspiracy.
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3 Kingdoms 029: Cao Cao’s Nemesis
16 februari 2015 · 30 min
While one of Cao Cao’s old enemies submit, he gets trolled by a new thorn in his side who just won’t shut up.
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3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 002: Lü Bu, Fact and Fiction
2 februari 2015 · 10 min
We saw Lü Bu exit stage left a couple episodes back. In this supplemental episode, we take a look at the historical Lü Bu versus his fictional counterpart.
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3 Kingdoms 028: So Long, Sucker!
2 februari 2015 · 30 min
Liu Bei gets out of the capital and does not look back. Yuan Shu becomes distraught after discovering the scarcity of honey.
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3 Kingdoms 027: Defining “Hero”
19 januari 2015 · 29 min
Liu Bei develops a sudden interest in horticulture, while Cao Cao wonders out loud, “Who’s a hero?”
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3 Kingdoms 026: The Emperor’s Brother-in-Law’s New Clothes
12 januari 2015 · 31 min
With Cao Cao baring his imperial ambitions for all to see, the emperor does the only thing he can — give his brother-in-law a spiffy outfit.
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3 Kingdoms 025: Keeping Up with the Chens
5 januari 2015 · 30 min
While Chen Gong tries to help Lü Bu hold off Cao Cao, Chen Deng and Chen Gui run circles around them.
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3 Kingdoms 024: How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
8 december 2014 · 30 min
Cao Cao’s awesomeness draws much fawning from his adviser Guo Jia, while the people of Xu Province express their love for Liu Bei through cannibalism.
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3 Kingdoms 023: Dangerous Jobs
1 december 2014 · 31 min
Who’s more likely to lose his head in this episode: impostor emperor or granary officer? The answer may surprise you.
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3 Kingdoms 022: Strange Bedfellows
24 november 2014 · 31 min
Cao Cao decides that he hates Lü Bu more than he hates Liu Bei, so “Liu Bei and I are like brothers.”
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3 Kingdoms 021: Arrow of Diplomacy
17 november 2014 · 30 min
Sun Ce lifts off, Lü Bu shows off, and Yuan Shu gets ticked off.
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3 Kingdoms 020: How the South Was Won
3 november 2014 · 28 min
Priceless imperial heirloom as collateral? Check. An old pal as your strategist? Check. Ability to kill by the mere sound of your voice? Check, check, and check.
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3 Kingdoms 019: When Tigers and Wolves Share a Den
27 oktober 2014 · 30 min
Cao Cao deploys animal-themed schemes to sow discord between Liu Bei and Lü Bu.
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3 Kingdoms 018: Cao Cao’s Big Break
13 oktober 2014 · 32 min
The Han court hits rock bottom, at which point Cao Cao is all too happy to ride in and … umm … defend the honor and dignity of the throne. Yeah, that’s it.
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3 Kingdoms 017: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Not Scorned
6 oktober 2014 · 30 min
Someone’s wife gets the wrong impression that her husband is cheating on her, and the next thing you know, we’re poisoning household pets, ingesting waste, burning palaces, and abducting everybody who’s anybody.
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3 Kingdoms 016: Respite, Restoration, Recap
23 september 2014 · 26 min
After spending his down time picking off some ragtag rebels, Cao Cao moves to reclaim his territory, which brings us to a good point to look back at what we have covered so far.
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3 Kingdoms 015: Battle of Brain and Brawn
15 september 2014 · 29 min
Cao Cao and Lü Bu face off for control of Yan Province in a back-and-forth attempt to out-trick and outfight each other. And then the locusts came ….
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3 Kingdoms 014: Much Ado About Nothing
8 september 2014 · 29 min
Everyone gears up for a fight with Cao Cao over Xu Province, and then all of a sudden it’s the province nobody wants.
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3 Kingdoms 013: How to Get A Job with Cao Cao Inc.
18 augustus 2014 · 29 min
Our old friend Cao Cao is expanding his operation. Want to join? You just need to either be a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of someone who already works there, or be a man-beast who kills dozens of coworkers with your bare hands over a disagreement. Lees meer
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3 Kingdoms 012: But You Said They Were GOOD Omens
11 augustus 2014 · 30 min
Dong Zhuo learns that broken chariots, wild horses, and melancholy songs are, in fact, not auspicious signs.
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3 Kingdoms 011: The Face That Launched A Thousand Halberds
28 juli 2014 · 31 min
Expertly manipulated by Diao Chan, Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo come to blows over who gets to go to bed with a 16-year-old.
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3 Kingdoms 010: Thanks A Lot, Dad!
21 juli 2014 · 32 min
Sun Jian leaves his son in charge, while Dong Zhuo leaves his son out in the cold for a pretty face.
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3 Kingdoms 009: Everywhere is War
5 juli 2014 · 29 min
Now that they are not fighting Dong Zhuo anymore, the former coalition leaders have to do something to occupy their time. What better way is there to avoid idleness than waging war against each other?
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3 Kingdoms 008: So That’s Where I Put That Seal
25 juni 2014 · 30 min
Dong Zhuo moves the capital and turns the journey into a traveling horror show as only Dong Zhuo can, while the coalition becomes distracted when it discovers the one thing of value that Dong Zhuo left behind.
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3 Kingdoms 007: A Brawl for the Ages
13 juni 2014 · 31 min
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.
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3 Kingdoms 006: Ethics Lessons from Cao Cao
5 juni 2014 · 32 min
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.
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3 Kingdoms 005: Dude, Check Out This Cool Knife I Got You
26 mei 2014 · 30 min
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.
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3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 001: Yi Yin, Chef and Kingmaker
19 mei 2014 · 10 min
“Only with Yi Yin’s talent can you act like Yi Yin.” So who is this Yi Yin? We dive into the story behind one line of dialogue from episode 4.
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3 Kingdoms 004: Enter the Fat Man; AKA the Novel Really Starts
12 mei 2014 · 30 min
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. Lees meer
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3 Kingdoms 003: Oh C’mon! Kill Them Already!
5 mei 2014 · 26 min
He Jin makes his officers bang their heads against walls with his pathological inability to dispose of the eunuchs. Meanwhile, a bit character from episode 1, Dong Zhuo, drops by the capital with 200,000 of his best friends, just to say hi and see what’s up. Lees meer
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3 Kingdoms 002: Trials and Tribulations of Chinese Officialdom
21 april 2014 · 37 min
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.
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3 Kingdoms 001: Bromance of the Three Warriors
11 april 2014 · 41 min
The first episode finds the empire in turmoil and three men of valor vowing to do something about it.
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3 Kingdoms 000: Who Are You? What Are You Doing Here?
9 april 2014 · 7 min
A quick overview of what I’ll attempt to do with this podcast. You can also read this explanation instead.
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Introduction: Chinese Lore Podcast
8 april 2014 · 3 min
A quick introduction on what this show is all about.