Episode 099: Tears for a Villain
Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.
Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.
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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.
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.
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A ceramic statue of Guan Yu in a museum in Foshan, China.
Episode 098: Back from the Dead
Guan Yu’s ghost finds inner peace … and then starts killing and spooking people.
Guan Yu’s ghost finds inner peace … and then starts killing and spooking people.
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Episode 097: War of Attrition
Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.
Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.
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Episode 096: Sneak Attacks
While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao’s forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.
While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao’s forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.
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Episode 095: Anesthesia Is for Wusses
After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical procedure.
After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical procedure.
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Episode 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.
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.
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Supplemental Episode 008: Hands Off My Shortbread
We delve into the relationship between Cao Cao and his secretary Yang Xiu, a man with a keen understanding of his boss’s mind … and a death wish.
We delve into the relationship between Cao Cao and his secretary Yang Xiu, a man with a keen understanding of his boss’s mind … and a death wish.
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Yang Xiu (Source: Wikipedia)
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Episode 093: The Man Who Didn’t Want to Be King
After punching Cao Cao in the mouth, Liu Bei tries his best to keep his men from declaring him king, to no avail.
After punching Cao Cao in the mouth, Liu Bei tries his best to keep his men from declaring him king, to no avail.
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100th Episode Q&A
We’ve made it to 100 episodes! So let’s throw it open to some questions.
We’ve made it to 100 episodes! So let’s throw it open to some questions.
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