Chinese Lore Podcast
- Episodes
- 489
- Released
- weekly
- Latest episode
- Nov 9, 2026
About the podcast
Classic Chinese novels and stories, retold in English and in a way that makes them more accessible to non-Chinese audiences. chineselore.com
Episodes 489
Journey 071: Melon Drama
Yellow Brows learns a lesson about pausing in the midst of battle to eat fruit from random fields.
Journey 070: Filler Content
Sun Wukong sets out on two quests: To rescue his master and to fill up a chapter with repetitive plotlines.
Journey 068: Poetry Night
San Zang gets into another thorny situation, but this time, the problem is overzealous fans.
Journey 067: Dragon Duel
Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie try to recover the Buddhist relic, with a little help from one of Wukong's old ... umm ... friends?
Journey 066: Tower of Mystery
The pilgrims attempt to alleviate some local monks' misery through janitorial service.
Journey 064: Bull Shite
Sun Wukong finds himself knee-deep in his former sworn brother's relationship drama when all he wants is to borrow a fan for 15 minutes.
Journey 063: Scorched Earth
The pilgrims encounter a problem that can be solved with the wave of a fan, but things get complicated when Sun Wukong finds out who owns that fan.
Journey 062: Sparring Simians
A monkey melee has heaven and hell all in a tizzy, and not even Guanyin can sort this one out!
Journey 061: Lost Luggage
San Zang does the "I don't want you around anymore!" routine again, but this time, Sun Wukong refuses to take it lying down.
Journey 060: Fun with Bandits
An encounter with a group of robbers reignites some long-simmering relationship issues between San Zang and Sun Wukong.
Journey 059: Feeling the Sting
The more San Zang resists, the more irresistible he seems to the women who have him in their power.
Journey 058: Hot and Heavy
The queen of the Kingdom of Women puts on the full-court press for a man who has sworn to never touch women.
Journey 057: Labor Pains
Comedic fun, or 16th-century Chinese rumination on the yin and yang of abortion access?
Journey 056: Rhino in Name Only
Sun Wukong discovers that his foe the Rhino King isn't really a rhino at all.
Journey 054: See My Vests
Dissatisfied with the speed of their food delivery service, San Zang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Zeng go out of their way to find trouble, and succeed.
Journey 053: Gone Fishing
San Zang’s disciples finally do what they should’ve done from the get-go in their quest to tame the demon of the Heaven-Penetrating River.
Journey 052: Walking on Thin Ice
San Zang throws caution to the wind and hits the road under questionable circumstances.
Journey 050: Goat vs. G.O.A.T.
Sun Wukong goes head-to-head against the last remaining demon Daoist priest of the Slow-Cart Kingdom.
Journey 049: Deadly Wagers
Things escalate quickly in the battle of magic between Daoists and Buddhists.
Journey 046: Gator Raid
Sun Wukong visits the Dragon King of the West Sea and tells him to go collect his nephew.
Journey 045: Flower Power
Guanyin shows how she's all about mercy and compassion ... after she impales you with 36 knives.
Journey 043: Family Drama
Sun Wukong tells the villain who abducted his master that long-lost relatives were visiting, but demon boy is nonplussed.
These are the latest 40 of 489 episodes. You’ll find older episodes in the podcast’s feed.
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