Synopsis
A retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way thats more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.
Episodes
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3 Kingdoms 042: Breaches in Etiquette
03/05/2016 Duration: 29minThe surviving Yuan brothers get a cold reception from their host up north, and Liu Bei commits a dinner-table faux pas down south.
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3 Kingdoms 041: How the North Was Won
03/05/2016 Duration: 29minRiding a wave of inevitability, Cao Cao sweeps the Yuan brothers out of their territories.
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3 Kingdoms 040: With Brothers Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
02/05/2016 Duration: 28minThe eldest and youngest sons of Yuan Shao take on their most hated foe — each other.
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3 Kingdoms 039: My Three No-Good Sons
02/05/2016 Duration: 26minYuan Shao finally has enough of Cao Cao, and now it’s his sons’ turn to get stomped.
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3 Kingdoms 038: Cao Cao Triumphant
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minCao Cao puts a couple more smackdowns on Yuan Shao, but then gets distracted by a pesky old foe.
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3 Kingdoms 037: Battles of Guandu
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minNight raids, catapults, tunnels, fires. All these and more in a CG-packed episode and one of the most important clashes in the novel.
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3 Kingdoms 036: An Unhealthy Obsession
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minSun Ce starts seeing his favorite Daoist priest here, there, and everywhere.
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3 Kingdoms 035: Getting the Band Back Together
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minLiu Bei and his gang of loyal followers meet up for a reunion tour, with a few new faces in the mix.
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3 Kingdoms 034: O Brother, There Thou Art!
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minGuan Yu unexpectedly discovers a lost brother, who gives him a surprising welcome.
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3 Kingdoms 033: Organizational Communication Problems
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minGuan 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?
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minGuan 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minAs 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 15minWe 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minDong Cheng and company demonstrate how not to run a conspiracy.
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3 Kingdoms 029: Cao Cao’s Nemesis
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minWhile 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 10minWe 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!
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minLiu 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”
02/05/2016 Duration: 29minLiu 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minWith 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
02/05/2016 Duration: 30minWhile Chen Gong tries to help Lü Bu hold off Cao Cao, Chen Deng and Chen Gui run circles around them.