Journey of the Monkey King
184 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Journey to the West is one of the most influential books ever written and has inspired countless stories, including Monkie Kid, Dragon Ball and BBC’s Monkey, but has been obscure in the West. Caoimhe Ní Chaoimh hosts a lighthearted chapter by chapter discussion of the novel with her friend, comedian M.J. Stokes. New episodes come out every second Wednesday.
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#34—A Watched Monkey Never Dissolves
June 02, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 48.9 MBSun Wukong attempts to defeat the Gold and Silver Horn demons, but tries to be too clever for his own good. This episode features more animal monster death and more mentions of cannibalism as well as some sexual jokes. Links: “Nine-tailed fox” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-tailed_fox “Lego Monkie Kid” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Monkie_Kid The Flower Fruit Mountain Lego set: https://www.lego.com/en-ie/product/the-legendary-flower-fruit-mountain-80...
JotMK #34 - A Watched Monkey Never Dissolves
June 02, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBThis episode features more animal monster death and more mentions of cannibalism as well as some sexual jokes. Sun Wukong attempts to defeat the Gold and Silver Horn demons, but tries to be too clever for his own good. Links: Fox spirit on Wikipedia. Lego Monkie Kid on Wikipedia. The Flower Fruit Mountain Lego set. A Syfy article on Monkey Prince. Episode artwork is a painting of a nine-tailed fox from the ceiling of Yanju's tomb, Jiuquan County, Gansu Province, China. Follow Caoimhe...
#33—At the Mountains of Monkey
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBWe learn about some sacred mountains and Wukong boasts about a feat even he can’t accomplish. This episode features more mentions of cannibalism as well as blood and puss. Links: “Mount Meru” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru “Mount Emei” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Emei “Mount Tai” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai Episode artwork is a 19th century painting of Mount Meru from Bhutan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bhut...
JotMK #33 - At the Mountains of Monkey
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBThis episode features more mentions of cannibalism as well as blood and puss. We learn about some sacred mountains and Wukong boasts about a feat even he can't accomplish. Links: Mount Sumeru, Mount Emei and Mount Tai on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is a 19th century painting of Mount Meru from Bhutan. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twitter or the Fediverse, follow MJ on Inst...
JotMK #32 - Kǒng Fūzǐ and Isaacus Newtonus
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBThis episode features threats of corporal punishment and mentions of cannibalism, which is a much milder set of warnings than the last few episodes. Sun Wukong, recently re-pilgrimised, is warned about the Golden Horn demon and the Silver Horn demon, but is more concerned with messing with Zhu Bajie. Links: Kǒng Fūzǐ (or Confucius) on Wikipedia Episode artwork is by ChomArt, who we discuss at the end of the episode. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter, follow MJ on Instagram ...
#32—Kǒng Fūzǐ & Isaacus Newtonus
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 51.9 MBSun Wukong, recently re-pilgrimised, is warned about the Golden Horn demon and the Silver Horn demon, but is more concerned with messing with Zhu Bajie. This episode features threats of corporal punishment and mentions of cannibalism, which is a much milder set of warnings than the last few episodes. Links: “Confucius” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius Episode artwork by ChomArt: https://www.deviantart.com/chomart/art/Sun-Wukong-682489245 Journey of the Monkey King o...
JotMK #32 - Kǒng Fūzǐ & Isaacus Newtonus
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBThis episode features threats of corporal punishment and mentions of cannibalism, which is a much milder set of warnings than the last few episodes. Sun Wukong, recently re-pilgrimised, is warned about the Golden Horn demon and the Silver Horn demon, but is more concerned with messing with Zhu Bajie. Links: Kǒng Fūzǐ (or Confucius) on Wikipedia Episode artwork is by ChomArt, who we discuss at the end of the episode. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagr...
#31—Return of the Hyper Murder Monkey
April 14, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 43.3 MBThe obvious happens as Sun Wukong is convinced to return to defend Tripitaka. This episode is the last one that features the story of Hundred Flowers’ Shame and features corporal punishment, child abuse, infanticide, misogyny, a woman being blamed for her own rape and touches on suicidal ideation. Links: Episode artwork is a Ming Dynasty statue of a Jade Maiden: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ming_Statue_of_Jade_Maiden_(9974147776).jpg Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: http...
JotMK #31 - Return of the Hyper Murder Monkey
April 14, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis episode is the last one that features the story of Hundred Flowers' Shame and features corporal punishment, child abuse, infanticide, misogyny, a woman being blamed for her own rape and touches on suicidal ideation. Other than that the obvious happens as Sun Wukong is convinced to return to defend Tripitaka. Links: Episode artwork is a Ming Dynasty statue of a Jade Maiden. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us ...
#30—Caoimhe Was Wrong
April 07, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 46 MBThe pilgrims have all been split up. Sun Wukong has returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, Tripitaka is a guest of the Precious Imagelephant Kingdom, Sha Wujing has been captured by the Yellow Robe Demon, Zhu Bajie is cowering the bushes, and the horse is chilling in the stables. This episode continues the story of Hundred Flowers’ Shame’s abuse and contains misogynist slurs, abuse, domestic violence, alcohol-fuelled violence, murder and cannibalism. Oh, and Caoimhe was wrong about somethi...
JotMK #30 - Caoimhe was wrong
April 07, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBThis episode continues the story of Hundred Flowers' Shame's abuse and contains misogynist slurs, abuse, domestic violence, alcohol-fuelled violence, murder and cannibalism. The pilgrims have all been split up. Sun Wukong has returned to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, Tripitaka is a guest of the Precious Imagelephant Kingdom, Sha Wujing has been captured by the Yellow Robe Demon, Zhu Bajie is cowering the bushes, and the horse is chilling in the stables. Oh, and Caoimhe was wrong about somethi...
JotMK #29 - Hundred Flowers' Shame of the Precious Imagelephant Kingdom
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis chapter contains bride kidnapping and rape, including a woman apologising for being raped. Similar themes will continue and escalate over the next few chapters. Tripitaka meets Hundred Flowers' shame and find out how well Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing do without any help (it's not very well). Links: Episode artwork is an illustration of Hundred Flowers' Shame and her sons. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a co...
#29—Hundred Flowers’ Shame of the Precious Imagelephant Kingdom
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 42.8 MBTripitaka meets Hundred Flowers’ Shame and find out how well Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing do without any help (it’s not very well). This chapter contains bride kidnapping and rape, including a woman apologising for being raped. Similar themes will continue and escalate over the next few chapters. Links: Episode artwork is an illustration of Hundred Flowers’ Shame and her sons: http://m.lsyt.net/read/YWRmNmNkOGbopb,muLjorrDlrp3osaHlm73ljaHpgJrlm77moYgBMQE2NTgBOTEzAWhiaW1nLmIwLnVwYWl5dW4uY29tL2...
#28—Eatings Sweets While Talking About Flags
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 48 MBNow that the Monkey King has been banished what will he do? Will he reclaim his throne at the Flower Fruit Mountain? How will the other pilgrims fare without Sun Wukong? Can Zhu Bajie act as a replacement? Why does the cover art for this episode look like that? This chapter contains animal death, human death and mentions of cannibalism. Links: “Pride flag” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_flag “Starry Plough (flag)” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starry_Plo...
JotMK #28 - Eatings sweets while talking about flags
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBThis chapter contains animal death, human death and mentions of cannibalism. Now that the Monkey King has been banished what will he do? Will he reclaim his throne at the Flower Fruit Mountain? How will the other pilgrims fare without Sun Wukong? Can Zhu Bajie act as a replacement? Why does the cover art for this episode look like that? Links: Pride flag on Wikipedia. Starry Plough flag on Wikipedia. 唐, 米, 糖 and 吃糖 on Wiktionary. Episode artwork was made using Flag Waver. Follow Caoim...
JotMK #27 - Monkey murders the same person three times and is asked to leave
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis episode features death, torture and mentions of cannibalism. On the White Tiger Mountain Sun Wukong, faced with the demon Lady Wite decides to never learn anything ever while Zhu Bajie decides to stir the pot. Links: A Chinese Odyssey on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is an illustration from the 16th century of the events of this chapter. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twi...
#27—Monkey Murders the Same Person Three Times and Is Asked to Leave
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 30.9 MBOn the White Tiger Mountain Sun Wukong, faced with the demon Lady White Bone decides to never learn anything ever while Zhu Bajie decides to stir the pot. This episode features death, torture and mentions of cannibalism. Links: “A Chinese Odyssey” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chinese_Odyssey Episode artwork is an illustration from the 16th century of the events of this chapter: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bai_Gu_Jing.jpg Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon...
JotMK #26 - The White Cloud Dave & the Tank Monk
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis episode features mentions of the plan to try people alive from the previous episode as well as the "tight fillet" torture spell. It also features alcohol and drinking towards the end. The Lord Equal to Earth and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven make a deal, a surprising familiar face returns, and a far less surprisingly familiar face also returns. Apologies are extended for the sound quality in this episode. We had some network issues while recording and also Caoimhe put on her washing ...
#26—The White Cloud Dave & The Tank Monk
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBThe Lord Equal to Earth and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven make a deal, a surprising familiar face returns, and a far less surprisingly familiar face also returns. Apologies are extended for the sound quality in this episode. We had some network issues while recording and also Caoimhe put on her washing machine before recording for some reason. This episode features mentions of the plan to try people alive from the previous episode as well as the tight fillet torture spell. It also feature...
JotMK #26 - The White Cloud Dave & The Tank Monk
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis episode features mentions of the plan to try people alive from the previous episode as well as the "tight fillet" torture spell. It also features alcohol and drinking towards the end. The Lord Equal to Earth and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven make a deal, a surprising familiar face returns, and a far less surprisingly familiar face also returns. Apologies are extended for the sound quality in this episode. We had some network issues while recording and also Caoimhe put on her washing ...
JotMK #25 - Don't touch MJ's frying pan
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBThis episode contains attempts at both corporal and capital punishment, including the use of boiling oil. Caoimhe and MJ also get sidetracks discussing institutional abuse by the Catholic Church. As you can tell from the content warning Wukong, Bajie and Wujing's attempts to deny that they stole the ginseng fruit are clearly going to go very well. I'm sure the Lord Equal to Earth won't mind that they destroyed the one of a kind mystical tree that's older than the Earth itself. Links: Moth...
#25—Don’t Touch M.J.’s Frying Pan
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 47.3 MBWukong, Bajie and Wujing’s attempts to deny that they stole the ginseng fruit are going to go very well. I’m sure the Lord Equal to Earth won’t mind that they destroyed the one of a kind mystical tree that’s older than the Earth itself. This episode contains attempts at both corporal and capital punishment, including the use of boiling oil. Caoimhe and M.J. also get sidetracks discussing institutional abuse by the Catholic Church. Links: “Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation”...
JotMK #25 - Don't fuck with MJ's frying pan
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBThis episode contains attempts at both corporal and capital punishment, including the use of boiling oil. Caoimhe and MJ also get sidetracks discussing institutional abuse by the Catholic Church. As you can tell from the content warning Wukong, Bajie and Wujing's attempts to deny that they stole the ginseng fruit are clearly going to go very well. I'm sure the Lord Equal to Earth won't mind that they destroyed the one of a kind mystical tree that's older than the Earth itself. Links: Moth...
JotMK #24 - Evil baby slut fruits
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe pilgrims come to the Abbey of the Five Villages, where the Daoist immortal the Lord Equal to Earth has the magical Ginseng Fruit Tree. I'm sure that's fine. Nothing untoward will happen. No one will steal any fruit. Links: Episode artwork if a photo of a pair of pears grown by Fruit Mould, from this Design Boom article, but which I originally came across on various online store listing advertising Ginseng Fruit or Ginseng Fruit seeds. Fruit Mould's website. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh m...
#24—Evil Baby Slut Fruits
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 37.5 MBThe pilgrims come to the Abbey of the Five Villages, where the Daoist immortal the Lord Equal to Earth has the magical Ginseng Fruit Tree. I’m sure that’s fine. Nothing untoward will happen. No one will steal any fruit. Links: Fruit Mould: https://www.fruitmould.com/ Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh making a ham sandwich on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPB6LTWThH4 Episode artwork if a photo of a pair of pears grown by Fruit Mould, from this Design Boom article, but which I originally...
#23—Monkey See, Monk “I Do”
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 31.1 MBSha Wujing learns a lot about the people he is travelling with and Sun Wukong reveals that he has no interest in sex. Some stuff happens with Zhu Bajie too. This episode features repeated mentions of rape. Links: Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: https://yoshitoshi.net/series/journeywest.html Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpod ...
JotMK #23 - Monkey see, monk "I do"
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThis episode features repeated mentions of rape. In chapter 23 of Journey to the West Sha Wujings learns a lot about the people he is travelling with and Sun Wukong reveals that he has no interest in sex. Some stuff happens with Zhu Bajie too. Links: Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West (1865) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twitter or the...
JotMK Recap - I have no memory of this novel
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBCaoimhe and MJ reacquaint themselves with Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Tripitaka, Guanyin and the horse. Links: Avalokiteśvara and Guanyin on Wikipedia. Eamon Ryan falling asleeping during a vote in the Dáil, referenced in this episode. Artwork is Yan Huaili as Sha Wujing in the 1986 adaptation by China Central Television via Villains Wiki. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast...
JotMK Recap - I Have No Memory of This Novel
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 31.3 MBCaoimhe and MJ reacquaint themselves with Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Tripitaka, Guanyin and the horse. Links: “Avalokiteśvara” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalokiteśvara Guanyin on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin “Eamon Ryan appeared to be asleep in Dáil as vote on lower-paid workers called” on The Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/eamon-ryan-appeared-to-be-asleep-in-dail-as-vote-on-lower-paid-workers-called-1.4306525 Artwork ...
JotMK #22 - Sandy the Sand Monk of the Sand River
December 02, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBIn chapter 22 of Journey to the West we are finally reunited with Sha Wujing, who unsurprisingly our protagonists end up fighting for two days instead of just talking to. This episode has mentions of capital punishment, cannibalism and masturbation, but not descriptions of them. We'll also be taking a break from the podcast until January. We don't have an exact date for when we'll be back. The fact that I couldn't come up with a better title for this episode is submitted as proof of how ti...
#22—Sandy the Sand Monk of the Sand River
December 02, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBWe are reunited with Sha Wujing, who unsurprisingly our protagonists end up fighting for two days instead of just talking to. This episode has mentions of capital punishment, cannibalism and masturbation, but not descriptions of them. Links: “Sha Wujiing” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha_Wujing “’Snolf’ traps Sonic in a fan-made golfing nightmare” on PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/snolf-traps-sonic-in-a-fan-made-golfing-nightmare/ Melon (the creator of the original Sno...
#21—The Eye Doctor King of the Eye Doctor Cave on the Eye Doctor Mountain
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Yellow Wind King still has Tripitaka captive. Will Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie be able to save him? Of course they will. Obviously. But we’ll have fun hearing how it goes. This episode has a suicide joke about four minutes in and we briefly discuss an animal cull towards the end. Links: Snolf Robo Blast 2, Caoimhe’s golf mod for Sonic Robo Blast 2: https://oakreef.ie/snolf-robo-blast-2 Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: https://yoshitoshi.net/serie...
JotMK #21 - The Eye Doctor King of the Eye Doctor Cave on the Eye Doctor Mountain
November 25, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Yellow Wind King still has Tripitaka captive. Will Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie be able to save him? I mean, of course they will. Obviously. But we'll have fun hearing how it goes. This episode has a suicide joke about four minutes in and we briefly discuss an animal cull towards the end. Links: Snolf Robo Blast 2, Caoimhe's golf mod for Sonic Robo Blast 2. Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West (1865) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and...
#20—Buy One Get One Free
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBWith Zhu Bajie now a member of the pilgrimage the group reaches the Yellow Wind Mountain and encounters a tiger. This episode features body shaming, someone being skinned and the death of an animal monster. Rape is briefly mentioned. Links: Episode artwork by Chen Huiguan: http://www.innerjourneytothewest.com/english/en-resource.html Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpo...
JotMK #20 - Buy One Get One Free
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWith Zhu Bajie now a member of the pilgrimage the group reaches the Yellow Wind Mountain and encounters a tiger. This episode features body shaming, someone being skinned and the death of an animal monster. Rape is briefly mentioned. Links: Episode artwork by Chen Huiguan. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Check out Hysteria Ireland on Facebook. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twitter or the Fediverse, foll...
JotMK #19 - Monkey Destroys a Marriage
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThis episode has frequent mention of rape and occasional mentions of alcohol and drinking. We also briefly bring up Sun Wukong's torture headband and the attempt at executing him by burning from previous chapters. Caoimhe and MJ discuss chapter nineteen of Journey to the West, in which Sun Wukong confronts the pig Zhu Ganglie and finds out something unexpected about him. Links: Zhu Bajie on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is a c. 1840 woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Follow Caoimhe, MJ ...
JotMK #19 - Monkey destroys a marriage
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBThis episode has frequent mention of rape and occasional mentions of alcohol and drinking. We also briefly bring up Sun Wukong's torture headband and the attempt at executing him by burning from previous chapters. Caoimhe and MJ discuss chapter nineteen of Journey to the West, in which Sun Wukong confronts the pig Zhu Ganglie and finds out something unexpected about him. Links: Zhu Bajie on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is a c. 1840 woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Follow Caoimhe, MJ ...
#19—Monkey Destroys a Marriage
November 11, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBSun Wukong confronts the pig Zhu Ganglie and finds out something unexpected about him. This episode has frequent mention of rape and occasional mentions of alcohol and drinking. We also briefly bring up Sun Wukong’s torture headband and the attempt at executing him by burning from previous chapters. Links: “Zhu Bajie” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Bajie Episode artwork is a circa 1840 woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saru 申 (...
#18—Dear Monkey, My Husband Is Literally a Pig…
November 04, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn which the Monkey King tries to break up a marriage (with good reason). The plot of this chapter involves bridenapping and spousal abuse. Links: “Mole (unit)” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(unit) “Wanted: Monty Mole” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted:_Monty_Mole Episode artwork is an illustration from a 15th century edition of Journey to the West: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xiyou2.PNG Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www....
JotMK #18 - Dear Monkey, my husband is literally a pig...
November 04, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn which the Monkey King tries to break up a marriage (with good reason). The plot of this chapter involves bridenapping and spousal abuse. Links: Mole, the unit of measurement, on Wikipedia. Monty Mole on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is an illustration from a 15th century edition of Journey to the West. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Check out Hysteria Ireland on Facebook. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on ...
JotMK #17 - Goff bear's birthday bash
October 28, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBPilgrim Sun decides to confront the Black Wind King over his master's stolen cassock and ends up ruining a birthday party. This episodes features animal monsters dying and the use of the tight fillet torture magic. Links: Subhodi (or Subhūti) on Wikipedia. My Immortal, an infamous Harry Potter fan fiction featuring Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, on Wikipedia. A Chinese Odyssey on Wikipedia. Tripitaka singing Only You from said film. Radio Free Multiverse on Twitch which hosts Hel...
#17—Goff bear’s birthday bash
October 28, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBPilgrim Sun decides to confront the Black Wind King over his master’s stolen cassock and ends up ruining a birthday party. This episodes features animal monsters dying and the use of the tight fillet torture magic. Links: “Subhūti” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhūti “My Immortal (fan fiction)” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Immortal_(fan_fiction) “A Chinese Odyssey” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chinese_Odyssey Only You - A Chinese Odyss...
#16—Never Listen to Someone Who Calls Himself “Big Plan”
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBSun Wukong and Tripitaka decide to spend the night at the Guanyin Chan Hall Temple, where nothing could possibli go wrong. This episode has arson, attempted murder, suicide and more use of the magical torture headband. Links: “Suiren” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suiren Episode artwork is a photo of a Qing Dynasty Taoist robe. I admit the art I’m using for a lot of these episodes is only very tenuously connected to the episode itself: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil...
JotMK #16 - Never listen to someone who calls himself "Big Plan"
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBSun Wukong and Tripitaka decide to spend the night at the Guanyin Chan Hall Temple, where nothing could possibli go wrong. This episode has arson, attempted murder, suicide and more use of the magical torture headband. Links: Suiren on Wikipedia. Episode artwork is a photo of a Qing Dynasty Taoist robe. I admit the art I'm using for a lot of these episodes is only very tenuously connected to the episode itself. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. ...
#15—There Was a Young Dragon Who Swallowed a Horse…
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MB…he’s doing community service, of course. Monkey and Tripitaka need to cross the Eagle Grief Stream. This episode features animal death within the first five minutes and repeated threats of beatings at various characters. Links: Episode artwork from a Ming Dynasty medical textbook: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ming herbal (painting); Horse Wellcome L0039419.jpg Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod Journey of the Monkey King on the Fedi...
JotMK #15 - There was a young dragon who swallowed a horse...
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBMonkey and Tripitaka need to cross the Eagle Grief Stream. This episode features animal death within the first five minutes and repeated threats of beatings at various characters. Links: Episode artwork from a Ming Dynasty medical textbook. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Check out Hysteria Ireland on Facebook. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twitter or the Fediverse, follow MJ on Instagram, and check out ...
JotMK #14 - He's Back
October 01, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThe Monkey King is back and I'm sure he'll have no issues taking orders from a lifelong vegetarian pacifist monk. This episode features animal death around 12:00 to 13:50, human death around 26:00 and torture/corporeal punishment around 35:00 to 36:30. Links: Āyatana on Wikipedia. Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Check out Hysteria Ireland on Facebook. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coff...
#14—He’s Back
October 01, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThe Monkey King is back and I’m sure he’ll have no issues taking orders from a lifelong vegetarian pacifist monk. This episode features animal death around 12:00 to 13:50, human death around 26:00 and torture/corporeal punishment around 35:00 to 36:30. Links: “Āyatana” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Āyatana Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: https://yoshitoshi.net/series/journeywest.html Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://w...
JotMK #13 - Sometimes you eat a tiger, sometimes a tiger eats you
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBLet's get this show on the road. Tripitaka heads out on his pilgrimage. This episode features death and cannibalism as well as animal death. Links: Black Myth: Wukong trailer Episode artwork is an illustration of a tiger from Song era medical textbook, 1159 CE. Follow Caoimhe, MJ and this podcast on Twitter and follow MJ on Instagram. Check out Hysteria Ireland on Facebook. Subscribe to our Patreon or buy us a coffee. Follow this podcast on Twitter or the Fediverse, follow MJ on Inst...
#13—Sometimes You Eat a Tiger, Sometimes a Tiger Eats You
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBLet’s get this show on the road. Tripitaka heads out on his pilgrimage. This episode features death and cannibalism as well as animal death. Links: Black Myth: Wukong - Official 13 Minutes Gameplay Trailer on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2nNljv0MOw Episode artwork is an illustration of a tiger from Song era medical textbook, 1159 CE: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shaoxing-Tiger.jpg Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod Journ...