Show overview
Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh has been publishing since 2019, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 149 episodes. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 44 episodes published. Published by John Zhu.
From the publisher
A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.
Latest Episodes
View all 149 episodesEp 149Announcement: 10 Years of Podcasting
Marking a decade since I started doing this.
Ep 148Announcement: ”Investiture of the Gods” Launched
Hi everyone. I want to let you know that I have posted the first episodes of Investiture of the Gods on the Chinese Lore Podcast. If you are not yet subscribed to that show, go to chineselore.com. You will find links to the show on various podcast platforms and on YouTube, as well as links to find me on social media and to review and support the show. If you like the podcast, a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts would be much appreciated. As always, thanks for listening!
Ep 147Water Margin 135: Next
Wrapping up the Water Margin Podcast and revealing my next project.
Ep 146Water Margin 134: Epilogue
A number of our heroes are suddenly stricken by mysterious bouts of rheumatism, while others face something even worse.
Ep 144Water Margin 133: Parting
Song Jiang continues his journey back to the capital, but how many of his brothers are coming with him?
Ep 145Announcement: May 24 Live Interview
I will be part of a panel of Asian podcasters on Podbean’s Storytelling Podcast Week Live show on May 24 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. See outlawsofthemarsh.com for the registration link. See you there!
Ep 143Water Margin 132: Tides
Fang La makes a desperate last stand against the Song forces.
Ep 142Water Margin 131: Pincer
With the end of the campaign within reach, Song Jiang’s forces converge on the rebels’ palace.
Ep 141Water Margin 130: Dragon
Eager to avenge more slain comrades, Song Jiang charges headlong into trouble.
Ep 140Water Margin 129: Exposed
Song Jiang suffers setbacks on land and water, but his enemy isn't doing any better.
Ep 139Water Margin 128: Possessed
Song Jiang gets a heaven-sent opportunity, while the rebel emperor gets some help of his own.
Ep 138Announcement: End-of-Podcast Q&A
Hey everyone. We are rapidly approaching the end of the Water Margin Podcast, with just 7 episodes to go. It’s been an incredible journey and I am grateful for all your support along the way. Once we finish the narrative, I plan to do one last episode to wrap up the podcast, talk about future plans, and answer any questions you may have about the Water Margin. So if you have questions, go ahead and start sending them to me at [email protected]. If you want to wait until the narrative is over and you know how it all turns out before sending in questions, that’s ok, too, as I will probably wait 2-3 weeks after the end of the narrative before posting the wrap-up episode. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks as always for all your support.
Ep 137Water Margin 127: Losses
Song Jiang gets another mixed bag of heartbreaks and victories.
Ep 136Water Margin 126: Lake
One of the naval chieftains undertakes a dangerous nighttime mission.
Ep 135Water Margin 125: Outlaws
A few of our heroes run into some guys who remind them of how they used to be.
Ep 134Water Margin 124: Grief
Song Jiang encounters more victories and more losses as his army pushes south.
Ep 133Water Margin 123: Crossing
A fortuitous encounter on the river sets up a cunning plan by Song Jiang.
Ep 132Water Margin 122: Rebels
To occupy his gang's minds with something other than rebellion, Song Jiang volunteers to go put down a rebellion.
Ep 131Water Margin 121: Geese
Lu Zhishen revisits his old haunts, while Song Jiang waxes poetic about the most Confucian birds.
Ep 130Water Margin 120: Peace
The Middle Kingdom overfloweth with Sinocentrism as Song Jiang and company bring to heel the barbarians who reside in the desolate desert outpost of [checks notes] Beijing.