Lu Zhishen meets an old man in need and offers to use his monk training to help the guy out. Wait, what monk training?
Water Margin 009: Berserk
Author: John Zhu
Water Margin 008: Monk
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.
Water Margin 007: Buddha
On the lam after committing murder, Lu Da first runs into an old friend, and then runs into religion.
Water Margin 006: Minced
Shi Jin makes a new friend, and we explore the question on everyone’s mind: Exactly what DO you do with minced pork fat?
Water Margin 005: Party
Shi Jin and the bandits from the nearby mountains make it a Mid-Autumn Festival to remember.
Water Margin, Supplemental Episode 001: Cuju
A quick look at the ancient Chinese game of football that allowed Gao Qiu to break into government service.
Water Margin 004: Pupil
Wang Jin turns a one-night farm stay into a nice little gig by knocking his host’s son on his butt.
Water Margin 003: Ball
How do you rise up to be the future ruler’s right-hand man? Certainly not through brilliance or hard work.
Water Margin 002: Demons
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.
Water Margin 001: Introduction
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.
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