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Celebrate the Spring Festival with us!
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When your new opponent is actually your old colleague.
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How are we ever going to cross a river so wide?
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Don't you love it when villains casually reveal their biggest weaknesses?
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Got any medicine for wind-induced eyesore?
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Did that tiger just...rip his own skin?
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Disciples, please stop frightening everyone we meet on the journey.
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The Gao family finally got rid of their son-in-law.
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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 you think she is?
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A monkey rejected a kiss from a pig, for good reasons.
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Moving on from beating monsters to facilitating a divorce.
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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.
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Who uses a stolen robe to celebrate his own birthday?
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Fire, robbery, death.
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Never expose what is rare and amusing to the eyes of the greedy and treacherous.
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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.
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Master, disciple and their horse continued on their journey.
Wait, where did the horse go?
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The Taming of the Monkey.
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Sun Wu Kong was finally set free, after more than five hundred years...
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Did you hear someone calling from the bottom of the mountain?
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Xuan Zang left Chang An and very quickly fell into a hole, literally.
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The true scriptures lied in a faraway land almost impossible to reach, but Xuan Zang did not hesitate.
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Guan Yin had things to sell, but not everyone could afford those treasures in her hands.
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The Grand Mass was set to begin, but which distinguished monk would be qualified to head the ceremony?
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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 bronchitis at the time of recording so in case you feel she sounded a little different, that would be the reason.
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Follow the flag, and join us on a tour of Hell.
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The Tang Emperor unknowingly broke his promise with the ill-fated Dragon King, an accident that immediately came back to haunt him...
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The Dragon King was sure he could win this bet against a human being, until an order from Heaven came upon him...
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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.
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*If you are wondering why this isn't "Chapter 9", please refer to Production Notes 8.
Having learned the tragic fate of his birth parents, Xuan Zang set out to search for his mother...
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*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 at Chang An to witness the fated marriage between the daughter of one of the nation's top political officials and an aspiring scholar. A union neither knew would lead to tragedy...
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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 September 22, 2023. And listeners from Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei on September 28th, 2023.
The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series
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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 September 22, 2023.
The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series
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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 already know some of the characters in it, believe it or not.
The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series
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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.
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The wicked monkey is now imprisoned under a mountain. Let's see what other plans Buddha has for humanity.
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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 translation editor Brookelynn to discuss how they got involved in the project and answer questions from our listeners!
The subbed video version of this episode is here.
Thank you again for supporting us along the journey!
The Fifth Monkey presents: Journey to the West - an Audio Drama Series
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Could you, the most powerful monkey ever existed, escape from Buddha's palm?
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How do you kill a monkey who was indestructible? What if he went free again?
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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 a fight. Who would prevail in the end? What did they have to do to determine a winner?
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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.
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Wu Kong made it home, but the mess he left behind was far from over...
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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...
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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?
Could he stand a chance against the equally mischievious and powerful Ne Zha?
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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 his life.
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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.
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With the perfect weapon, Wu Kong seemed to be invincible.
But he forgot the one force that could end all invincibility - death.
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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 King looked to his next door neighbor - Dragon King of the East Sea.
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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 translated character names, why it is important to deliver the implied meanings from the simpliest words and a little note on contradictions.
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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 happened?
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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 Kong do?
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Here, we discuss a number of basic issues regarding the production, ranging from the novel’s authorship to which references we used.
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For the first time, the Monkey King left his birthplace in search for eternal life. The human world was terribly disappointing, but after spending almost a decade wandering, he finally found the place.
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Who is the Monkey King and where did he come from?
We take you to the very beginning of "Journey to the West" and be witness to his origin story!
Note: The Sanskrit names of the four mythical continents have further meanings within, which are reflected in their Chinese translations but for simplicity, are not included in our English translation.
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Join us on this wonderful journey today!
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En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.