Supplemental Episode 010: Cao Cao, Fact and Fiction
A huge episode where we bid farewell to our favorite villain by delving into his real-life counterpart’s life, career, and legacy.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast
A Chinese Classic, Retold in English
A huge episode where we bid farewell to our favorite villain by delving into his real-life counterpart’s life, career, and legacy.
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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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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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We’ve made it to 100 episodes! So let’s throw it open to some questions.
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A long overdue farewell to Dongwu’s military genius, who had the misfortune of being alive in the time of Zhuge Liang. Or at least, that’s how the novel tells it.
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A look at the most legendary battle of the novel and how the fictional account differs from the real showdown.
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A little Christmas morning stocking stuffer: A look at some of the guys that Zhuge Liang keeps getting compared to.
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We bid goodbye to the once-mighty warlord of the North and delve into the story of a determined assassin.
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We take a look at the history of the more-trouble-than-it’s-worth imperial hereditary seal that everyone wants and everyone seems to regret getting.
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We saw Lü Bu exit stage left a couple episodes back. In this supplemental episode, we take a look at the historical Lü Bu versus his fictional counterpart.
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