Author: John Zhu

3 Kingdoms 102: Oh Great, Who Died Now?

No, not him, too!! Another major character bites the dust. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

3 Kingdoms 101: The Most Boring Episode

You would think the end of a 400-year dynasty would have more action than this, but it’s all just decrees, counter-decrees, speeches, humble brags, and an unusually strong gust of wind.

3 Kingdoms 100: Cao Zhi and the Beanstalk

Cao Cao’s third son finds out what passes for brotherly love in his family.

3 Kingdoms 099: Tears for a Villain

Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.

3 Kingdoms Supplemental Episode 009: Guan Yu, Fact and Fiction

We bid farewell to the Lord of the Beautiful Beard and talk about that time when Cao Cao stole the woman Guan Yu was going to steal from someone else.

3 Kingdoms 098: Back from the Dead

Guan Yu’s ghost finds inner peace … and then starts killing and spooking people.

3 Kingdoms 097: War of Attrition

Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.

3 Kingdoms 096: Sneak Attacks

While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao’s forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.

3 Kingdoms 095: Anesthesia Is for Wusses

After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical procedure.

3 Kingdoms 094: Bringing a Coffin to a Knife Fight

With Guan Yu bearing down on a couple of his key cities, Cao Cao dispatches a general who pledges his life to victory and shows he means it.