Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh

Wu Song's happy reunion with his brother hits a snag when his brother's wife is a bit too happy to see him.

Wu Song stops in at a tavern and gets all nitpicky about the food, like the teeniest bit of pubic hair in the bun fillin... Read more

If you can’t beat them, join them. Yang Zhi embarks on his life outside the law with a little dine-and-dash action.

Wu Song receives the best treatment the ancient Chinese legal system has to offer, despite his effort to invite the wors... Read more

Yang Zhi's approach to convoy duty: Try to rest before I tell you? That's a whipping. Try to get on the road before I te... Read more

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How do you rise up to be the future ruler's right-hand man? Certainly not through brilliance or hard work.

Armed with their 10-step plan, Ximen Qing and Mrs. Wang undertake Operation Seduction.

On the run from the law, Wu Song finds religion, and then quickly finds a way to break all of its tenets.

Wu Song finally finds out what Shi En wants his help with, and devises a way to turn a mob war into a drinking game.

Lin Chong really wants to join the bandits on Liangshan, but the initiation is murder.

Wu Song’s enemies just couldn’t leave well enough alone, and soon find themselves facing the consequences — pissed-off c... Read more

Shi Jin and the bandits from the nearby mountains make it a Mid-Autumn Festival to remember.

Which member of the Yuncheng County legal system is NOT trying to help Chao Gai escape? Raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone?

We see how the "throw Lu Zhishen into a fecal pond" plan turns out, and then watch as he turns pest removal into a Stron... Read more

Shady backroom deals, morally flexible guards, and a stretch of dodgy woods: Things are not looking good for Lin Chong.

Shi Jin makes a new friend, and we explore the question on everyone’s mind: Exactly what DO you do with minced pork fat?

Our story shifts to rural village life, which apparently includes receiving uninvited visitors from near and far, some o... Read more

Just as Lin Chong starts to settle into his new life at the penal colony, his past pays him a visit.

Wu Yong reels in some eager helpers for Chao Gai's planned heist.