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Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh
A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
We see how the "throw Lu Zhishen into a fecal pond" plan turns out, and then watch as he turns pest removal into a Strongest Man event.
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
A couple duels, a few corpses, and a big fire. Just another day on Lu Zhishen’s trip to the capital.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Lu Zhishen unexpectedly runs into an old friend. Well, a friend. More of a passing acquaintance, really. What do you call someone you don't mind stealing from?
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Lu Zhishen meets an old man in need and offers to use his monk training to help the guy out. Wait, what monk training?
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Lu Zhishen's new monastic family comes to the sobering realization that they just accepted a hard-drinking, mean-punching, latrine-spurning public-health menace into their midst.
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
On the lam after committing murder, Lu Da first runs into an old friend, and then runs into religion.
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Shi Jin makes a new friend, and we explore the question on everyone’s mind: Exactly what DO you do with minced pork fat?
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Shi Jin and the bandits from the nearby mountains make it a Mid-Autumn Festival to remember.