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Hi! Welcome to episode 5 of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the beginning of chapter 3 of Journey to the West. Last chapter we talked about the Monkey King’s triumphant return to his homeland. He now faced the trouble of…

Hi! Welcome to episode 4 of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the last bit of the second chapter of Journey to the West. 孙悟空 (Sūn WùKōng), our beloved monkey king, has learned the secrets of the Way. He was going…

Hi! Welcome to episode 3 of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the first half of the second chapter of Journey to the West! The Immortal named 菩提祖师 (pú tí zǔ shī) has accepted the Monkey King, 猴王 (hóu wáng), as…

Hi! Welcome to episode 2 of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the second half of the first chapter of Journey to the West. The Monkey King (猴王 (hóu wáng)) travelled far away from his homeland. Eventually, after days and days…

Hi! Welcome to episode 1 of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be covering the first half of the first chapter of Journey to the West. Atop a mountain sits a rock. The rock was nourished by the energy of sun and moon,…

Hi! Welcome to the intro episode of Shenanigans of a Westward Journey, depicting the fantastic story of Journey to the West! In this episode I’ll be talking about some interesting pre-knowledge of Chinese fantasies and history that is useful to know before diving into this novel. Haven’t had enough? Check out: APPLE PODCAST: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shenanigans-of-a-westward-journey/id1749839168⁠⁠⁠ WeChat:…