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  1. Journey 020: Skin of Evil

    21 juli 2025 · 25 min

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    The pilgrims encounter a foe with a predilection for skinning himself.

  2. Journey 019: Gone Party

    14 juli 2025 · 26 min

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    Everybody is delighted at San Zang gaining a new traveling companion, especially his host.

  3. Journey 018: Going Hog Wild

    30 juni 2025 · 26 min

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    The pilgrims spend the night with a family experiencing major buyer's remorse about their son-in-law.

  4. Journey 017: Jagged Little Pill

    23 juni 2025 · 26 min

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    The Black Bear Demon finds out that it doesn't feel so good to have a monkey swimming in your stomach.

  5. Journey 016: Burn It All Down

    16 juni 2025 · 25 min

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    The wicked schemes of the monks at the Guanyin Monastery backfire calamitously.

  6. Journey 015: Shady Monks

    2 juni 2025 · 27 min

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    The scripture pilgrims seek lodging at a monastery whose residents might need a refresher on the tenets preached by their patron deity.

  7. Journey 014: Acts of ... Compassion?

    26 mei 2025 · 26 min

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    Sun Wukong returns to his master and finds a nasty little surprise waiting for him.

  8. Journey 013: I Shalt Not Kill?

    19 mei 2025 · 26 min

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    Sun Wukong and his new master have a difference of opinion on when it's ok for a Buddhist monk to spill someone's brains and loot their clothes.

  9. Journey Supplemental 003: Body Snatchers

    6 mei 2025 · 21 min

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    All's well that ends well, except for the princess whose soul gets dragged out of her mortal coil and hustled off to hell.

  10. Journey 012: Demons, Tigers, Monkeys, Oh My

    5 mei 2025 · 27 min

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    Everybody kept telling me how dangerous the journey to the West was, but seriously how bad can it possibly ... oh my god what are those things and what are they doing to my men?!!!

  11. Journey Supplemental 002: To Hell and Back

    29 april 2025 · 23 min

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    Somehow a trip to the underworld adds decades to the Tang emperor's life.

  12. Journey 011: Divine Mission

    28 april 2025 · 28 min

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    Guanyin crashes the emperor's Buddhist party and tells all the monks of the East what she really thinks of their scriptures.

  13. Journey Supplemental 001: When It Rains

    22 april 2025 · 22 min

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    We embark on a three-episode mini-arc to find out why the Tang emperor was convening a big gathering of monks.

  14. Journey 010: Miracle Worker

    21 april 2025 · 26 min

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    The blind regains sight, and the dead rises. Is it a miracle ... or a zombie apocalypse?

  15. Journey 009: Origin Story

    7 april 2025 · 29 min

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    The Buddha shows how far he would go (or make someone else go) to avoid paying to ship some scriptures to the East.

  16. Journey 008: Handover of Heaven

    31 maart 2025 · 27 min

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    Sun Wukong makes a high-stakes wager with heaven's latest mediator.

  17. Journey 007: Crossover Clashes

    24 maart 2025 · 26 min

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    Sun Wukong proves to be such a handful that heaven has to go get a hero from another novel to take him on.

  18. Journey 006: So Many Peaches ...

    10 maart 2025 · 26 min

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    The Jade Emperor decides to take a different approach to try to keep Sun Wukong under control.

  19. Journey 005: Horsing Around

    3 maart 2025 · 28 min

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    A trip to Hell nets Sun Wukong a visit to Heaven.

  20. Journey 004: Loot Thy Neighbor

    24 februari 2025 · 26 min

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    Sun Wukong goes looking for a weapon befitting his newfound powers.

  21. Journey 003: Star Pupil

    10 februari 2025 · 28 min

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    The Monkey King gets a name and some special treatment from his teacher.

  22. Journey 002: Birth of a Legend

    3 februari 2025 · 28 min

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    An immaculate conception shakes heaven and earth, and an anarcho-syndicalist commune gives itself over to a king.

  23. Journey to the West 001: Introduction

    3 februari 2025 · 9 min

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    A brief introduction to Journey to the West, the next novel we'll cover.

  24. Gods 087: Wrap-up: Investiture of the Gods

    23 december 2024 · 18 min

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    Some listener questions and closing thoughts on Investiture of the Gods.

  25. Gods Supplemental 004: Ji Chang and Ji Fa

    16 december 2024 · 19 min

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    A look at the real historical figures of the Zhou Dynasty's father-and-son founding duo.

  26. Gods 086: How Gods Are Made

    9 december 2024 · 27 min

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    In one afternoon's work, Jiang Ziya expands the pantheon of Chinese folk religion, and he's not too particular about who makes the cut.

  27. Gods Supplemental 003: Jiang Ziya

    2 december 2024 · 6 min

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    A quick look at Jiang Ziya the historical figure vs. Jiang Ziya the fictional character.

  28. Gods 085: Homeward Bound

    25 november 2024 · 26 min

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    A new day dawns for the kingdom, which is good news to everyone except Jiang Ziya's ex-wife.

  29. Gods 084: Fiery Finish

    18 november 2024 · 27 min

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    With his back against the wall, King Zhou opts for a dramatic exit.

  30. Gods 083: Litany of Crimes

    11 november 2024 · 28 min

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    The rebel forces come face to face with their chief enemy, and Jiang Ziya's got receipts.

  31. Gods 082: Desperate Measures

    28 oktober 2024 · 27 min

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    With the enemy closing in, King Zhou is reduced to putting out "Help Wanted" posters to find anyone willing to fight for him.

  32. Gods 081: Monkey Madness

    21 oktober 2024 · 27 min

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    Yang Jian gets some divine assistance as he attempts to slay a slippery simian foe.

  33. Gods 080: Dancing with Demons

    14 oktober 2024 · 26 min

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    As one demon buddy after another show their true form, the Shang commander keeps telling his human comrades that, "I had no idea those guys were snakes and pigs and goats. I swear!"

  34. Gods 079: Eyes and Ears

    30 september 2024 · 26 min

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    The Zhou forces find themselves stymied by a pair of new enemy recruits who seem to be always a step ahead of them.

  35. Gods Supplemental 002: Yang Jian

    25 september 2024 · 4 min

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    A quick dive into the backstory of one of Jiang Ziya's top Daoist warriors.

  36. Gods 078: Bad to the Bone

    23 september 2024 · 26 min

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    King Zhou takes an interest in human physiology, much to the chagrin of his people.

  37. Gods 077: Bloodied Earth

    16 september 2024 · 26 min

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    Casualties continue to mount on both sides as the siege of Mianchi County drags on, while King Zhou gets help from some shady characters.

  38. Gods 076: Slain Tigers

    2 september 2024 · 25 min

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    It's a whirlwind of fortunes for the Zhou forces as they continue their march.

  39. Gods 075: Flagging Fortunes

    26 augustus 2024 · 27 min

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    The Shang forces at Lintong Pass were holding their own thanks to a macabre banner, but then the worst possible thing happened -- their king sent reinforcements.

  40. Gods 074: Not So Hot for Teacher

    19 augustus 2024 · 27 min

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    A Daoist elder shows up and tells the sect leaders, "I don't care who started it (though Grandmaster of Heaven clearly started it)! Now swallow these magic poison pills!"

  41. Gods 073: Angry and Assembled

    5 augustus 2024 · 27 min

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    Members of the Chan Sect upgrade their transportation options at the expense of their Jie Sect rivals.

  42. Gods 072: Playing with Pox

    29 juli 2024 · 26 min

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    The author recycles plot again as the Zhou forces encounter another pestilence-wielding sorcerer.

  43. Gods 071: Fan Service

    22 juli 2024 · 26 min

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    Jiang Ziya gets help from a guy with eye-popping powers.

  44. Gods 070: Brother's Betrayal

    8 juli 2024 · 26 min

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    Politics turn blood relations into blood enemies.

  45. Gods 069: Kill the Messenger

    1 juli 2024 · 26 min

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    King Zhou gets literal and puts a figure of speech into practice, with predictably disastrous results.

  46. Gods 068: Slap in the Face

    24 juni 2024 · 27 min

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    The Chan and Jie Sects stop pretending they're frenemies and start acting like straight-up enemies.

  47. Gods 067: Child's Play

    10 juni 2024 · 27 min

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    A Shang commander learns the pros and cons of letting your kids talk to random beggar monks.

  48. Gods 066: Sneaky Business

    3 juni 2024 · 26 min

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    Jiang Ziya’s crew turns to subterfuge and theft to annoy a powerful foe.

  49. Gods 065: Mirror Image

    27 mei 2024 · 27 min

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    One of the Zhou's officers discovers that his powers aren't so unique after all.

  50. Gods 064: School Rivalry

    13 mei 2024 · 27 min

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    A member of the Chan sect discovers that there's no such thing as friendly competition with those jerks from the cow college down the road.