Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 559 ratingsA 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.
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Episodes
3 Kingdoms 080: Never Surrender! ... Until They Ask Nicely
June 13, 2016 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBZhang Fei discovers that all you need to do to get the Riverlands' finest to switch sides is to say please.
3 Kingdoms 079: Should've Heeded the Warning Signs
June 06, 2016 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBJust as numerous omens portended, disaster strikes Liu Bei's campaign in the Riverlands.
3 Kingdoms 078: The Die Is Cast
May 30, 2016 19:44 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBHaving passed the point of no return, Liu Bei goes a-conquerin' in the Riverlands.
3 Kingdoms 077: Land of the Rising Sun
May 16, 2016 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBCao Cao gets a promotion, nine very nice pieces of swag, and a hint about Sun Quan's imperial destiny.
3 Kingdoms 076: Thanks Bro
May 09, 2016 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBThis week, overflowing brotherly affection is expressed through deception in the East and sword dances in the West.
3 Kingdoms 075: Treason: It’s the Honorable Thing to Do
May 03, 2016 02:22 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBZhang Song and his friend decide that honor and ethics demand that they betray their master and give his land to Liu Bei.
3 Kingdoms 074: Going West
April 19, 2016 02:22 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBCao Cao’s latest victory triggers a chain reaction in the western reaches of empire.
3 Kingdoms 073: The Brush Is Mightier Than the Sword
April 12, 2016 02:21 - 30 minutes - 21 MBWith a few strokes of his brush, Cao Cao sows dissent in Ma Chao’s inner circle.
3 Kingdoms 072: A Close Shave for Cao Cao
April 05, 2016 02:21 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBCao Cao’s opening rounds against Ma Chao get a little hairy.
3 Kingdoms 071: Loose Lips and Loose Women
March 22, 2016 02:21 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBAnother week, another conspiracy against Cao Cao, and another evil-woman trope.
3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 006: Red Cliff, Fact and Fiction
March 18, 2016 02:20 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBA look at the most legendary battle of the novel and how the fictional account differs from the real showdown.
3 Kingdoms 070: Weeping Dragon, Drunken Phoenix
March 15, 2016 02:19 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBZhuge Liang delivers a heartfelt eulogy for a dearly departed friend, while Pang Tong shows how to advance your career by not doing your job.
3 Kingdoms 069: Try, Try, and Try Again
March 08, 2016 02:19 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBZhou Yu devises yet again scheme to take Jing Province, because he’s a glutton for punishment.
3 Kingdoms 068: Escape from Dongwu
February 23, 2016 02:18 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBLiu Bei and his new wife try to flee from the murderously angry clutches of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu.
3 Kingdoms 067: Welcome to the Family
February 16, 2016 02:18 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBSun Quan and Liu Bei are now brothers-in-law as the fake wedding becomes real.
3 Kingdoms 066: One Wedding and Three Funerals
February 09, 2016 02:17 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBROTK goes in search of higher TV ratings: Several role players get killed off, and we have a surprise marriage proposal.
3 Kingdoms 065: Oldie but Goodie
January 26, 2016 02:17 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAfter seeing his colleagues each conquer a county, Guan Yu wants in on the action, but an “old pawn” stands in his way.
3 Kingdoms 064: Liu Bei Builds His Base
January 19, 2016 02:16 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhile Dongwu and Cao Cao are busy fighting each other, Liu Bei expands his sphere of influence.
3 Kingdoms 063: Circle of Lies
January 12, 2016 02:16 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBZhou Yu fools Cao Ren; Cao Ren fools Zhou Yu; Zhou Yu fools Cao Ren again; Zhuge Liang fools everyone; Zhou Yu bursts a blood vessel.
3 Kingdoms 062: Close Encounters of the Guan Yu Kind
December 29, 2015 02:15 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBRouted and trapped, Cao Cao and his haggard troops throw themselves at the mercy of the man blocking their path.
3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 005: Legendary Advisers
December 26, 2015 02:15 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBA little Christmas morning stocking stuffer: A look at some of the guys that Zhuge Liang keeps getting compared to.
3 Kingdoms 061: Who’s Laughing Now?
December 22, 2015 02:14 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Battle of Red Cliffs goes badly for Cao Cao, but he still finds reasons to feel smug, much to his men’s chagrin.
3 Kingdoms 060: Blowin’ in the Wind
December 15, 2015 02:14 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBAfter Zhuge Liang moves heaven and earth, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei move their troops into position for the coming battle.
3 Kingdoms 059: Cao Cao the Poet
December 01, 2015 02:12 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDelighted by his invincible fleet and moved by the scenery, Cao Cao shows off his literary chops … until someone decided to play critic.
3 Kingdoms 058: Defections and Deceptions
November 24, 2015 02:12 - 29 minutes - 20 MBZhou Yu and a couple other wise men of Dongwu spin an elaborate ruse for Cao Cao to faceplant into.
3 Kingdoms 057: Strawman Solution
November 17, 2015 02:11 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBZhou Yu presents Zhuge Liang with an invented problem. Zhuge Liang delivers an outside-the-box answer.
3 Kingdoms 056: To Have Friends Coming In from Afar, How Delightful
November 03, 2015 02:11 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBZhou Yu gets visits from Liu Bei and an old school chum, and he cannot not be happier to see them.
3 Kingdoms 055: The Best of Frenemies
October 27, 2015 02:10 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBSun Quan formally declares war on Cao Cao, while his commander Zhou Yu secretly declares war on their supposed allies.
3 Kingdoms 054: A Bridge Too Far
October 20, 2015 02:10 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBZhuge Liang has a little homonymical fun with Zhou Yu as they discuss whether the Southlands should fight or submit to Cao Cao.
3 Kingdoms 053: I Find Your Argument Illogical!
October 06, 2015 02:09 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBWhen Zhuge Liang finds himself in the same room as the Southlands’ foremost academics, the gloves come off and jabs fly. Verbal jabs, of course.
3 Kingdoms 052: Zhang Fei’s Killer Bluff
September 29, 2015 02:09 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBZhang Fei’s cunning is the only things standing between Liu Bei and Cao Cao’s army. Well, that and his really loud, really deadly voice.
3 Kingdoms 051: Zhao Yun Kicks Butt
September 22, 2015 02:08 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBAll hell breaks loose as Cao Cao’s troops catch up to Liu Bei. Out of this hell rides his general Zhao Yun, with a precious package strapped to his chest.
3 Kingdoms 050: It’s Just A Flesh Wound
September 08, 2015 01:56 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBZhuge Liang burns another detachment of Cao Cao’s troops, but there are plenty more where that came from.
3 Kingdoms 049: Is It Getting Hot in Here?
September 01, 2015 01:56 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBZhuge Liang blazes to victory in his first battle, but Cao Cao turns up the heat on Jing Province.
3 Kingdoms 048: Prelude to Wars
August 25, 2015 01:54 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWhile Sun Quan prepares for a retaliatory strike from Liu Biao, Liu Biao and Liu Bei brace for an invasion by Cao Cao.
3 Kingdoms 047: Meanwhile, In the Southlands
August 11, 2015 01:54 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWe leave Liu Bei with his new sage and check in on what the Sun clan has been up to.
3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 004: Yuan Shao and Yu Rang
August 06, 2015 01:53 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBWe bid goodbye to the once-mighty warlord of the North and delve into the story of a determined assassin.
3 Kingdoms 046: Elusive Recluse
August 04, 2015 01:53 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBLiu Bei’s strategy for finding Zhuge Liang: Go up to anyone in Nanyang who can rub two words together and ask, “Are you Sleeping Dragon?”
3 Kingdoms 045: Parting Is Such Sweet Sor … Wait, Zhuge Who?
July 28, 2015 01:52 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBLiu Bei gets really broken up about Xu Shu’s departure, until he learns there’s someone much smarter.
3 Kingdoms 044: How to Get A Job with Liu Bei Inc.
July 14, 2015 01:51 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBApproach Liu Bei on the street, sing a song, get invited to his office, advise him to give his horse to an enemy, get C-suite job.
3 Kingdoms 043: Party Foul
July 04, 2015 01:50 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBLiu Bei gets invited to a feast, but Lady Cai and her brother ruin the fun when they try to kill him.
3 Kingdoms 042: Breaches in Etiquette
June 30, 2015 01:49 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThe surviving Yuan brothers get a cold reception from their host up north, and Liu Bei commits a dinner-table faux pas down south.
3 Kingdoms 041: How the North Was Won
June 16, 2015 00:32 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBRiding a wave of inevitability, Cao Cao sweeps the Yuan brothers out of their territories.
3 Kingdoms 040: With Brothers Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
June 08, 2015 12:20 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThe eldest and youngest sons of Yuan Shao take on their most hated foe — each other.
3 Kingdoms 039: My Three No-Good Sons
June 01, 2015 12:20 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBYuan Shao finally has enough of Cao Cao, and now it’s his sons’ turn to get stomped.
3 Kingdoms 038: Cao Cao Triumphant
May 18, 2015 12:19 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBCao Cao puts a couple more smackdowns on Yuan Shao, but then gets distracted by a pesky old foe.
3 Kingdoms 037: Battles of Guandu
May 11, 2015 12:18 - 30 minutes - 28 MBNight raids, catapults, tunnels, fires. All these and more in a CG-packed episode and one of the most important clashes in the novel.
3 Kingdoms 036: An Unhealthy Obsession
May 04, 2015 12:17 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBSun Ce starts seeing his favorite Daoist priest here, there, and everywhere.
3 Kingdoms 035: Getting the Band Back Together
April 20, 2015 12:16 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBLiu Bei and his gang of loyal followers meet up for a reunion tour, with a few new faces in the mix.
3 Kingdoms 034: O Brother, There Thou Art!
April 12, 2015 12:15 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBGuan Yu unexpectedly discovers a lost brother, who gives him a surprising welcome.