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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
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
A quick look at the ancient Chinese game of football that allowed Gao Qiu to break into government service.
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Wang Jin turns a one-night farm stay into a nice little gig by knocking his host’s son on his butt.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
How do you rise up to be the future ruler's right-hand man? Certainly not through brilliance or hard work.
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
The capital is facing a crisis, and the only hope is basically the 12th-century Chinese equivalent of Anakin Skywalker from "The Phantom Menace." Ugh.
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
An overview of the podcast and an introduction to the Water Margin, aka Outlaws of the Marsh, one of China’s great classic literary works.