Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series
Episodes
Journey to the West - Chapter 38 Part 2
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A trip down the well.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The...
Journey to the West - Chapter 38 Part 1
03 Apr 2026
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What did you have to ask your mother again?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right fr...
Journey to the West - Chapter 37 Part 2
20 Mar 2026
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How do you tell someone that their father is not their father?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original t...
Journey to the West - Chapter 37 Part 1
06 Mar 2026
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San Zang meets a crying ghost.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source...
Journey to the West - Chapter 36 Part 2
20 Feb 2026
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What does the moon remind you of?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its sou...
CNY Limited Access for Production Notes 15, 21-25 (2/16-23)
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate the Spring Festival with us!Donate to help our proofreading editor BrookeBringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ear...
Journey to the West - Chapter 36 Part 1
06 Feb 2026
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Good monks, bad monks.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.Th...
Journey to the West - Chapter 35 Part 2
16 Jan 2026
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WHO sent these monsters again?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source...
Journey to the West - Chapter 35 Part 1
02 Jan 2026
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I am my other brother.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.Th...
Journey to the West - Chapter 34 Part 2
19 Dec 2025
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I am my own brother.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 34 Part 1
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I am your mother."Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source ...
3rd Anniversary: New episodes permanently unlocked! More comments and subs please!
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy anniversary!Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fi...
Journey to the West - Chapter 33 Part 2
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't rob, trade.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The...
Journey to the West - Chapter 33 Part 1
07 Nov 2025
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Come to think of it, being trapped under one mountain was quite enough.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an o...
Journey to the West - Chapter 32 Part 2
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eat a monk, but not the wrong monk.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its s...
Journey to the West - Chapter 32 Part 1
03 Oct 2025
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New mountain, new mission.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source tex...
Journey to the West - Chapter 31 Part 2
19 Sep 2025
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Who even is your darling?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text...
Journey to the West - Chapter 31 Part 1
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wu Kong to the rescue!Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fi...
Journey to the West - Chapter 30 Part 2
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monster or human? Prince or maid?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its sou...
Journey to the West - Chapter 30 Part 1
01 Aug 2025
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Guess whose turn it is to be misunderstood this time around.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original tra...
Journey to the West - Chapter 29 Part 2
17 Jul 2025
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Who is the most capable at subduing monsters again? Who?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original transla...
Journey to the West - Chapter 29 Part 1
04 Jul 2025
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Caught by a monster, saved by a princess.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from...
Journey to the West - Chapter 28 Part 2
20 Jun 2025
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He went south, both literally and figuratively.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation righ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 28 Part 1
06 Jun 2025
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Wu Kong goes home and San Zang is hungry again.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation righ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 27 Part 2
16 May 2025
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Wu Kong is officially, out.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source te...
Journey to the West - Chapter 27 Part 1
02 May 2025
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Wu Kong, did you just kill that woman and claimed she was a monster?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an orig...
Journey to the West - Chapter 26 Part 2
18 Apr 2025
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Why does no one have a cure for the dead tree?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right...
Journey to the West - Chapter 26 Part 1
04 Apr 2025
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How do you revive a dead tree?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source...
Production Notes - Episode 25 | Team spirit but for all the wrong reasons
28 Mar 2025
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Who's your preferred teacher?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its sou...
Journey to the West - Chapter 25 Part 2
21 Mar 2025
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Bondage and whipping.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text.The Fif...
Journey to the West - Chapter 25 Part 1
07 Mar 2025
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Stole your fruit, now knocking over your tree as well.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translati...
Production Notes - Episode 24 | Daoist master and...cannibalism?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stealing Buddhists and made-up Daoists.Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from i...
Journey to the West - Chapter 24 Part 2
21 Feb 2025
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Was it three fruit or four fruit? Can they run, or can they fly?Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original...
Journey to the West - Chapter 24 Part 1
07 Feb 2025
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Eating babies, is that a thing? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its sou...
Production Notes - Episode 23 | Imagine if this was even plausible
24 Jan 2025
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Forget about the big topics for once. Let's enjoy some silly trivia. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with a...
Chinese New Year Limited Free Access for Production Notes 16-20 (1/28-2/4)
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate the Spring Festival with us! Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 23 Part 2
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you can't marry the daughters, ask their mother to marry you instead. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 23 Part 1
03 Jan 2025
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A rich widow and her daughters need new husbands. And here comes four single men. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, w...
Production Notes - Episode 22 | The Sand Episode
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sand, and other things. Mostly sand. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its so...
Journey to the West - Chapter 22 Part 2
20 Dec 2024
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When your new opponent is actually your old colleague. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation...
Journey to the West - Chapter 22 Part 1
06 Dec 2024
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How are we ever going to cross a river so wide? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right ...
2nd Anniversary: Follow us on Bluesky and stay tuned for newly unlocked content.
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support us and unlock cool contents! Spotify: Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series Patreon: The Fifth Monkey (recommend...
Production Notes - Episode 21 | Mortal cosplay and genderless gods
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being a god in this story is more complicated than you think. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original tran...
Journey to the West - Chapter 21 Part 2
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't you love it when villains casually reveal their biggest weaknesses? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an o...
Journey to the West - Chapter 21 Part 1
01 Nov 2024
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Got any medicine for wind-induced eyesore? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 20 Part 2
18 Oct 2024
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Did that tiger just...rip his own skin? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its...
Journey to the West - Chapter 20 Part 1
04 Oct 2024
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Disciples, please stop frightening everyone we meet on the journey. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an origina...
Journey to the West - Chapter 19 Part 2
20 Sep 2024
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The Gao family finally got rid of their son-in-law. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translatio...
Journey to the West - Chapter 19 Part 1
06 Sep 2024
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When your supposedly fragile wife suddenly has the power to throw you against the wall, does it ever occur to you that maybe she's no longer who y...
Journey to the West - Chapter 18 Part 2
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A monkey rejected a kiss from a pig, for good reasons. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original transla...
Journey to the West - Chapter 18 Part 1
02 Aug 2024
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Moving on from beating monsters to facilitating a divorce. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original tra...
Journey to the West - Chapter 17 Part 2
19 Jul 2024
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Be it Bodhisattva or spirit, it all comes down to a single thought. If you trace their origin, all came from none. Bringing China's most influent...
Journey to the West - Chapter 17 Part 1
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who uses a stolen robe to celebrate his own birthday? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translat...
Limited Free Access for Production Notes 1-15 (7/27-8/4)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support us and unlock cool contents! Spotify: Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series Patreon: The Fifth Monkey (recommended) Ko-fi...
Journey to the West - Chapter 16 Part 2
21 Jun 2024
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Fire, robbery, death. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source text. ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 16 Part 1
07 Jun 2024
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Never expose what is rare and amusing to the eyes of the greedy and treacherous. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears...
Production Notes - Episode 15 | The Horse Episode
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As described in the title. This episode is about the horse. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original trans...
Journey to the West - Chapter 15 Part 2
17 May 2024
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Guan Yin came to help Wu Kong get their horse back, but first, an exchange of very offensive language between the two. Bringing China's most infl...
Journey to the West - Chapter 15 Part 1
03 May 2024
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Master, disciple and their horse continued on their journey. Wait, where did the horse go? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to...
Journey to the West - Chapter 14 Part 2
19 Apr 2024
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The Taming of the Monkey. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation right from its source te...
Journey to the West - Chapter 14 Part 1
05 Apr 2024
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Sun Wu Kong was finally set free, after more than five hundred years... Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an...
Journey to the West - Chapter 13 Part 2
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you hear someone calling from the bottom of the mountain? Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 13 Part 1
01 Mar 2024
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Xuan Zang left Chang An and very quickly fell into a hole, literally. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an o...
Journey to the West - Chapter 12 Part 2
16 Feb 2024
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The true scriptures lied in a faraway land almost impossible to reach, but Xuan Zang did not hesitate. Bringing China's most influential fantasy ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 12 Part 1
02 Feb 2024
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Guan Yin had things to sell, but not everyone could afford those treasures in her hands. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to y...
Journey to the West - Chapter 11 Part 2
01 Feb 2024
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The Grand Mass was set to begin, but which distinguished monk would be qualified to head the ceremony? Bringing China's most influential fantasy ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 11 Part 1
01 Feb 2024
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Tang Tai Zong abruptly ended his trip in the Underworld and returned alive to his palace, which no one prepared for... *Lin was recovering from acute...
1st Anniversary, Holiday Free Access & New Subscription Policy!
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support us and unlock cool contents! Spotify: Journey to the West - An Audio Drama Series Patreon: The Fifth Monkey (recommended) Ko-fi: Journey to th...
Journey to the West - Chapter 10 Part 2
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow the flag, and join us on a tour of Hell. Bringing China's most influential fantasy adventure to your ears, with an original translation ri...
Journey to the West - Chapter 10 Part 1
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Tang Emperor unknowingly broke his promise with the ill-fated Dragon King, an accident that immediately came back to haunt him... Bringing China&...
Journey to the West - Chapter 9 Part 2
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Dragon King was sure he could win this bet against a human being, until an order from Heaven came upon him... Bringing China's most influenti...
Journey to the West - Chapter 9 Part 1
09 Nov 2023
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On a seemingly random day in the great city of Chang An, the local Dragon King makes a threatening bet with a human fortune-teller on...the weather. ...
Production Notes - Episode A | Not Chapter 9 and why did Lady Yin have to die
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we check out some human-world related topics and attempt to answer the gripping question about our heroine in this chapter: why did s...
Journey to the West - The Addendum Part 2
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*If you are wondering why this isn't "Chapter 9", please refer to Production Notes 8. Having learned the tragic fate of his birth paren...
Journey to the West - The Addendum Part 1
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*If you are wondering why this isn't "Chapter 9", please refer to Production Notes 8. We take a break from the supernatural and arrive ...
Creation of the Gods I coming soon in UK/Ireland/Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special call for our dear listeners in UK & Ireland to go see the movie Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms starting from Septembe...
Production Notes - Episode 8 | Meet the Disciples
14 Sep 2023
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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefifthmonkey/subscribe In this episode, we track down our team of disciples and answer some confusions surro...
Listeners from Canada/USA, Creation of the Gods I comes out on Sept 22, 2023
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special call for our dear listeners in Canada & the USA to go see the movie Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms starting from Sept...
Listeners from Australia/New Zealand, Creation of the Gods I comes out on Sept 14, 2023
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special call for our dear listeners in Australia & New Zealand to go see the movie Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms. You alread...
Journey to the West - Chapter 8 Part 2
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After converting Sha Wu Jing, Guan Yin continued with her journey to the east, where she met once again with a certain monkey trapped under a mountain...
Journey to the West - Chapter 8 Part 1
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The wicked monkey is now imprisoned under a mountain. Let's see what other plans Buddha has for humanity. The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to ...
1k Spotify followers Q&A Special 1 | The Voice and Translation Editor answer your burning questions
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Become a subscriber today to gain access to the latest episode! To celebrate us hitting 1k followers on Spotify, Lin sat down with our English ...
Production Notes - Episode 7 | On Divinity and Religion
03 Aug 2023
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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefifthmonkey/subscribe In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the gods we met in Chapter 7 and understa...
Journey to the West - Chapter 7 Part 2
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Could you, the most powerful monkey ever existed, escape from Buddha's palm? The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Ser...
Journey to the West - Chapter 7 Part 1
06 Jul 2023
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How do you kill a monkey who was indestructible? What if he went free again? The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series B...
Production Notes - Episode 6 | Guan Yin/Mu Cha/Er Lang Shen
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefifthmonkey/subscribe In this episode, we take a look at the new deities we are meeting in Chapter 6 and wh...
Journey to the West - Chapter 6 Part 2
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Under Er Lang Shen's watchful eyes, there was nowhere for Wu Kong to hide. But at the same time, the mighty Monkey King would not go down without ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 6 Part 1
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Wu Kong's invincible powers brought Heaven to a halt, the one and only Guan Yin Bodhisattva arrived with valuable advice for the Jade Emperor. ...
Production Notes - Episode 5 | Subscription/Gods and Treasures
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WE HAVE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! Please at least give the first 4 minutes of this episode a listen, we deeply appreciate your time and support. In this e...
Journey to the West - Chapter 5 Part 2
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wu Kong made it home, but the mess he left behind was far from over... The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series Bringi...
Journey to the West - Chapter 5 Part 1
24 Apr 2023
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Some genius thought it was a good idea to send a monkey to oversee the peach garden, and that was when things started to go out of control... The Fif...
Production Notes - Episode 4 | Bi Ma Wen as an insult/Heavenly King Li and Ne Zha
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at why the title Bi Ma Wen was Wu Kong's worst nightmare, and the origins of Heavenly King Li and his son Ne Zha. The Fifth...
Journey to the West - Chapter 4 Part 2
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heaven has spoken and Wu Kong must be punished! Could the self-proclaimed Heaven-Equaling Great Sage stand a chance against the mighty force of gods? ...
Journey to the West - Chapter 4 Part 1
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sun Wu Kong has finally made it to Heaven! It took some getting used to, but he also received a new job - a job he would regret taking for the rest of...
Production Notes - Episode 3 | How to avoid going insane over animal names
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dig deep into how we translated the names of real life animals, legendary beasts and more. Without going insane, that is. The Fif...
Journey to the West - Chapter 3 Part 2
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the perfect weapon, Wu Kong seemed to be invincible. But he forgot the one force that could end all invincibility - death. The Fifth Monkey pre...
Journey to the West - Chapter 3 Part 1
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ordinary weapons could equip the little monkeys, but they were no match for Wu Kong's immense powers. In search of his dream weapon, the Monkey Ki...
Production Notes - Episode 2 | Translating Names/Implied Meanings/Numbers/Contradictions
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Chinese New Year to our listeners across the world! We hope you have a healthy and brilliant year of the rabbit! Here, we discuss how we transla...
Journey to the West - Chapter 2 Part 2
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a silly joke went downhill, Wu Kong was sent on a bittersweet trip home, back to where he was born. But home was no longer what it was. What hap...
Journey to the West - Chapter 2 Part 1
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are many things Patriarch Pu Ti could teach Wu Kong, from philosophy to sex to meditation, but none could lead him to immortality. What will Wu ...