Chinese Lore Podcast

Apr 07 2025 424 ep. 26 mins 444
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Classic Chinese novels and stories, retold in English and in a way that makes them more accessible to non-Chinese audiences. chineselore.com

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Journey 009: Origin Story

Apr 07 2025 28 mins  
The Buddha shows how far he would go (or make someone else go) to avoid paying to ship some scriptures to the East.

Journey 008: Handover of Heaven

Mar 31 2025 27 mins  
Sun Wukong makes a high-stakes wager with heaven's latest mediator.

Journey 007: Crossover Clashes

Mar 24 2025 25 mins  
Sun Wukong proves to be such a handful that heaven has to go get a hero from another novel to take him on.

Journey 006: So Many Peaches ...

Mar 10 2025 25 mins  
The Jade Emperor decides to take a different approach to try to keep Sun Wukong under control.

Journey 005: Horsing Around

Mar 03 2025 27 mins  
A trip to Hell nets Sun Wukong a visit to Heaven.

Journey 004: Loot Thy Neighbor

Feb 24 2025 25 mins  
Sun Wukong goes looking for a weapon befitting his newfound powers.

Journey 003: Star Pupil

Feb 10 2025 28 mins  
The Monkey King gets a name and some special treatment from his teacher.

Journey 002: Birth of a Legend

Feb 03 2025 27 mins  
An immaculate conception shakes heaven and earth, and an anarcho-syndicalist commune gives itself over to a king.

Journey to the West 001: Introduction

Feb 03 2025 8 mins  
A brief introduction to Journey to the West, the next novel we'll cover.

Gods 087: Wrap-up: Investiture of the Gods

Dec 23 2024 17 mins  
Some listener questions and closing thoughts on Investiture of the Gods.