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Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea

Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea

Update: 2025-12-02

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Tales of trickery were popular in the late Ming dynasty. The translators of a new collection explain how they still resonate today.

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Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea

Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea

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