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440: Monkey King: The Shakedown

Myths and Legends by Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Jul 29, 202654:01Arts

πŸ’ Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it. And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Do...

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