PANDA STUDIO, an English-language podcast launched by CRI Online, invites you to explore the rich and fascinating universe of Chinese mythology.
In each episode, we unlock a legendary tale from ancient China—be it epic, eerie, or romantic. Like opening a mystery box, you never know what kind of magic awaits!
🎧 Who is it for?
✔ Curious minds who want to learn about Chinese mythology—without the boring bits
✔ Fans of strange tales, bold imagination, and mythical twists
✔ Parents looking to share traditional stories with their kids in a fun way
💡 Why listen to us?
✨ Carefully researched + creatively told—educational and entertaining
✨ Bite-sized episodes (10–20 minutes)—perfect for your commute or bedtime
✨ A special "listener wish list" feature—tell us what you want to hear, and we just might make it happen!
📢 Subscribe now and unwrap the mystery box of Eastern mythology—one story at a time!
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In the previous episode, Zhou Army breached Chaoge, Daji met her demise, and King Zhou self-immolated at the Zhaixing Tower, his soul heading straight for the Altar of Enfeoffment.
In this episode, we reach the final chapter of our Fengshen Yanyi podcast series!
Jiang Ziya presides over the Investiture Ceremony, enshrining the loyal officials, righteous heroes, and souls of immortals and mortals into the 365 rightful deities.
King Wu distributes territories to the feudal lords, rewards based on merit, and defines borders, ultimately completing the stabilization of the mortal realm.
Tune in for Episode 17 on Panda Studio to find out!
11 Dec 2025
EP16: The Downfall of King Zhou and the Capture of the Enchantress
In our previous episode, flames raged beneath the walls of Zhaoge,
and even Jiang Ziya's massive armies failed to breach the city.
This time, through strategy rather than force, Jiang Ziya convinces the people of Zhaoge to surrender without further bloodshed.
What fate awaits King Zhou, once proud and untouchable?
And will Daji—the bewitching fox-spirit who plunged the dynasty into chaos—finally face justice?
All will be revealed in this episode.
Tune in for Episode 16 on Panda Studio to find out!
4 Dec 2025
EP15: Zhaoge Recruits Warriors Against Zhou's Forces, as Millions of Vassal Lords Surround the City
In the last episode,Yang Jian took command in the midst of crisis,
and crushed the demon forces of Meishan.
In this episode, facing a massive army of a million soldiers from eight hundred vassal states,
What fate awaits King Zhou in the isolated city?
What strategy will Jiang Ziya use to conquer the impregnable City of Zhaoge?
All will be revealed in this episode.
Tune in for Episode 15 on Panda Studio to find out!
27 Nov 2025
EP14: Yang Jian Vanquishes the Seven Demons of Meishan
Previously, on the Deer Terrace in Zhaoge, King Zhou indulged in decadence, staged a blood banquet.
In this episode, Yuan Hong led the Seven Demons of Meishan into battle, confronting the Zhou army from Xiqi.
Watch how Yang Jian stepped forward in the moment of crisis, cut through the horde of demons, and finally subdued Yuan Hong with the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and the State.
20 Nov 2025
EP13: The Blood Banquet On the Deer Terrace and the Fall into Widespread Betrayal
In our last episode, we recounted the fall of Mianchi, where the courageous Earth-Walking Sun and his wife made the ultimate sacrifice.
Meanwhile, on the Deer Terrace in Zhaoge, King Zhou, intoxicated by reports of victory, descended further into depravity, spiraling deeper into madness.
This time, we uncover the horrific blood banquet on the Deer Terrace, where this tyrant King personally delivers the final blow to the once-glorious Shang Dynasty.
Tune in for Episode 13 on Panda Studio to find out!!
13 Nov 2025
EP12: The Tragic Song of the Earth-Walking Technique
In the previous episode, the Ten Thousand Immortal Array set by the Lord of the Heavenly Way was finally destroyed.
In this episode, the Zhou army encounters Zhang Kui at Mianchi—whose Earth-Walking Technique leaves the Zhou army tormented by nightmares.
Earth-Walking Sun charges out in fury, but meets his end in this deadly underground race.
Determined to avenge his disciple, Master Ju Liusun lays down a full celestial trap to vanquish Zhang Kui once and for all.
Tune in for Episode 12 on Panda Studio to find out!
6 Nov 2025
EP11: The Battle of the Ten Thousand Immortal Array
In the previous episode, the Four Saints united to shatter the fearsome Immortal Extermination Array created by the Lord of the Heavenly Way.
Now, driven by revenge, the Lord of the Heavenly Way has assembled his disciples and mystical beasts to construct a more formidable formation—the Ten Thousand Immortal Array.
With this, he seeks to settle the score with the Chan Sect and reshape the destiny of the heavens.
But with all the Immortals assembled and a deadly tension rising,
can anyone break this overwhelming formation?
Tune in for Episode 11 on Panda Studio to find out!
30 Oct 2025
EP10: Four Saints Unite to Break the Immortal Extermination Array Trap
In the previous episode, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong lays out the "Ten Array Traps", but ultimately met his demise at the Absolute Dragon Ridge.
In this episode, The Primordial of the Heavenly Way personally takes action, setting up the fearsome Immortal Extermination Array that struck terror across all three realms.
Watch as the Four Saints join forces to shatter this earth-shattering deadly trap.
Tune in for Episode 10 on Panda Studio to find out!
23 Oct 2025
EP09: Wen Zhong's Campaign Against Xiqi, Jiang Ziya Gathers Forces to Break the Deadly Arrays
In the previous episode, we recounted Nezha's transformation from a demonic child to an immortal hero.
In this episode, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong leads the troops himself to Xiqi, laying out the perilous "Ten Array Traps"!
As gods and demons engage in fierce combat,
the heavens and earth are thrown into turmoil.
Witness how each immortal reveals their divine abilities to shatter the formation and turn the tide of battle!
Tune in for Episode 9 on Panda Studio to find out!
16 Oct 2025
EP08: Nezha: From Demon Child to Legendary Hero
In the last episode, Huang Feihu switched sides to join the Zhou; breaking through the heavy siege led by the Shang's forces and ultimately securing the title of Martial King Who Established the Dynasty.
This time, a young boy bursts through the flames—wielding the Qiankun Hoop, wrapped in the Universe Ring.
From the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl to the birth of a demon child,
From pulling dragon tendons, storming the sea palace, to being reborn in lotus form—
How will this "mythological world's most flamboyant troublemaker"
forge a legend by defying heaven on his own?
Tune in for Episode 8 on Panda Studio to find out!
9 Oct 2025
EP07: Huang Feihu Abandons Shang and Joins Zhou
In the last episode, Jiang Ziya raised his army against Chong, and the fires of war burning bright.
This time, We see Huang Feihu, the loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty, forced to turn his back on the Shang and escape to Xiqi, eventually becoming the Founding "Martial King" of the Zhou Dynasty.
What happens when the bond between ruler and loyal minister breaks?
Tune in for Episode 7 on Panda Studio to find out!
18 Sept 2025
EP06: Jiang Ziya Raises an Army, King Wen Entrusts His Heir
Previously, loyal minister Bi Gan was ensnared by Daji's schemes and lost his life in Zhaoge.
In this episode, Jiang Ziya raises his army against Chong City, igniting the flames of war.
With King Wen's passing and King Wu's ascension, a new chapter begins.
Greater upheavals are about to unfold—
Stay tuned for Episode 6 on Panda Studio!
11 Sept 2025
EP05: Daji's Deadly Scheme: Luring Bi Gan into a Heart-Wrenching Trap
In the previous episode, we talked about Jiang Ziya descending the mountain, fishing by the Wei River, and establishing the authority of Xiqi.
In this episode, we have Huang Feihu setting fire to the Fox Spirit's lair,
and Daji devising a scheme to harm Bi Gan, using his heart to make medicine.
On one side, Jiang Ziya is appointed as the "Immortal Prime Minister" in Xiqi,
while on the other, the loyal minister Bi Gan is tragically killed, his heart ripped out.
Such a melodramatic plot—
stay tuned for Episode 5 on Panda Studio!
28 Aug 2025
EP04: Jiang Ziya's Descent: One Cast to Steer the Realm's Fate
Previously, the fox spirit Daji schemes again: loyal minister Mei Bo and Empress Jiang are subjected to the cruel torture of "Bronze Roasting," burned before the court as chilling warnings.
Now, an immortal descends to the mortal world—Jiang Ziya embarks on a brand-new adventure in the realm of human.
What extraordinary encounters await him? And where does the old saying "Jiang Ziya fishes; those willing take the bait." truly come from?
Stay tuned for Episode 4 of Panda Studio!
21 Aug 2025
EP03: Daji Disrupts the Court; Blades Bring Down Empress and Consort
Previously, the thousand-year fox spirit possessed Daji, luring King Zhou into obsession with beauty and neglect of state affairs.
In this episode, Taoist cultivator and loyal ministers strive in vain to admonish the king, as turbulence brews throughout the court. The fox spirit schemes again: loyal minister Mei Bo and Empress Jiang are subjected to the cruel torture of "Bronze Roasting," burned before the court as chilling warnings. Inside and outside the palace, power struggles intertwine, driving the Shang dynasty ever closer to collapse. Six hundred years of imperial legacy are being torn apart, piece by piece, by a bewitched king and his demonic consort.
Panda Studio Podcast Episode 3 is now live!
Step into this dark palace chronicle, where desire, treachery, and sorcery collide in a breathtaking tale of downfall.
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14 Aug 2025
EP02: When a Fox Spirit Hijacked Daji, the King Ghosted Court
Last time, we saw how the foolish King Zhou of Shang wrote the "cringe love poem of the century" at Nuwa Temple, angering the gods.
This episode, obsessed with beauty, King Zhou orders all regional lords to present their most beautiful daughters to the palace. Defiant and fearless, Su Hu, the Marquis of Jizhou, refuses and even crushes fifty thousand imperial troops sent against him. Meanwhile, a thousand-year-old fox spirit possesses Daji with a single, world-shattering smile—ending the king's morning court.
Desire grows in the shadows, schemes intertwine in the darkness, and divine wrath has already become a rolling thunder—Shang's 600-year legacy is being torn apart, piece by piece.
The fox spirit's tail sweeps across the court, and far away in Xiqi, the Fengshen List quietly unfolds…
Panda Studio Podcast Episode 2 is now live!
Come open this mysterious Eastern "blind box" with us—
will it reveal the scandalous secrets of a fox consort who brings ruin?
Or an inevitable divine punishment turned into a chaotic carnival?
Click play, and the answers await!
7 Aug 2025
EP01: When a Mortal King's Cringe Poem Cancelled His Whole Dynasty
Hello everyone, and welcome to Panda Studio, where Chinese mythology comes alive! This is our first episode, and today's story begins with the arrogant and mighty King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. Imagine this: a powerful king, a primordial goddess, and one terribly awkward love poem... And no, this isn't some scandal about Zeus—this is the captivating beginning of China's one of the most famous myths, Creation of the Gods.
If you enjoyed the show, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share it with your friends. See you next time as we continue to explore the enchanting world of Chinese mythology!
30 Jul 2025
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Hit subscribe and join us as we bring this epic Chinese myth back to life—with a bold, modern twist!
6 Jun 2025
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