Caoimhe and M.J. talk about the novel Journey to the West and why they wanted to make a podcast about the incredibly famous novel that no one has heard of.

Links:

• “List of media adaptations of Journey to the West” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_media_adaptations_of_Journey_to_the_West

• Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: https://yoshitoshi.net/series/journeywest.html

• Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod

• Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpod

• M.J. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emjaystokes

• Caoimhe’s website: https://oakreef.ie

• Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/monkeykingpod

Caoimhe & M.J. discuss the first chapter of Journey to the West and get side tracked by laser eyes and what exactly the word “unicorn” is a translation of.

Links:

• “Qilin” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin

• “Ming treasure voyages” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_treasure_voyages

• “Buddhist cosmology” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddhist_cosmology&oldid=955126741#Earthly_realms

• Episode artwork is a 1666 painting of a Qilin by Kanō Tannyū, as photographed by Sailko: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periodo_edo,_kano_tan’yu,_uccelli_volanti_e_animali_che_corrono,_1666,_02.JPG

• Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod

• Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpod

• M.J. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emjaystokes

• Caoimhe’s website: https://oakreef.ie

• Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/monkeykingpod

Journey to the West chapter two, featuring immortality, unwholesome meats and the Epic of Gilgamesh being gay.

Spoilers for The Good Place between 3:18 and 04:45 when we discuss some existential issues.

Links:

• “Epic of Gilgamesh” from In Our Time by BBC Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080wbrq

• “Chinese units of measurement” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chinese_units_of_measurement&oldid=952184981#Length

• “Wu Cheng’en” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Cheng’en

• “Flann O’Brian” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flann_O’Brien

• Episode artwork from A Modern Journey to the West by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: https://yoshitoshi.net/series/journeywest.html

• Journey of the Monkey King on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monkeykingpod

• Journey of the Monkey King on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.ie/@monkeykingpod

• M.J. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emjaystokes

• Caoimhe’s website: https://oakreef.ie

• Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/monkeykingpod