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Episode 258: Hey, Bereke!

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It's May, which means only a handful of things! Specifically: Alex's new audio interface; Switch 2 preorders bring the internet to its knees; mucking it up with Mercari; pondering the rarities of games and trinkets; Oblivion and the nature of remasters; Alex drags the ol' bag of bones into the shop for maintenance; the inaugural installment of StarFeld; Ray scapes land; tourists in the neighborhood; dream cities and homes; the roller coaster of freelance voice work; Six Degrees of Yamauchi, and Phone Phun! Remember to poke holes in your phone or we'll suffocate!

==MUSIC== Sakanaction – Kaiju Anri - Shyness Boy

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Episode 257: Riven Heaven

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Hit that defrost button! This Spring, Alex goes back to the Savage mines; a pair of Nintendos Direct, each heralding a fantastic new age in hardware and software; casting off the yoke of hyperconsumerism; YouTube and the art of putting yourself out there; exciting changes come to Alex no Natsuyasumi; wondering at the hentai game industry; an abridged consumer review of the Sony ZV-1F; the time-consuming craft of creation; Phan/Phone Phun, and musings on Pixarcore! Yes, we're ready for you to start dating again!

==MUSIC== insaneintherainmusic - Mii Channel Theme Masayoshi Soken - Ride the Rhythm

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Episode 256: NAPA Auto Parts Oni

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We’re working on a new audio software for editing, so maybe this will be one of those crazy eps that sound like they’re going too fast, but on the bright side, we do sound less stupid! Today: big breakfasts; SkiFree 2; Alex pulls the plug on live events (going to them, I mean); Keebee and Baby Robot; car antenna? More like anten-no; doing the Grampa Simpson walk-in-walk-out on LinkedIn; angelfire.com/pa/flansburgh; Final Fantasy’s the one with the guns, right?; Spot the Seinfeld Guest Star; Dynasty Hades; catching up on Murakami, and some carlsome calls! This podcast has covered parking, so bring the family.

==MUSIC== Re-Ra - Shine Vulfmon - Dawn

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Episode 255: Just Type Jonas Brothers

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The classic taste is back! This month, a hilarious conversation about loss; worrying mom news distracts from vacation time; food poisoning turns into mood poisoning; the capture card as an invasive species; Alex's transcen-dental experience; the unbearable grossness of the human head; Ray experiences movie theater quality in his own home; Permanent Residency Application Round Two; further meditations on obnoxious YouTube practices; a double dose of Phone Phun, and new developments are afoot at the NoMoWoCo compound! Don't miss our autograph signing at the Fresno Supercuts!

==MUSIC== Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us Isao Abe - Dee Jay's Theme

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Episode 254: Pedestal Bay

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Good morning Vietnam! Ray rings in 2025 with a trip to southeast Asia; the 72-hour Misery Gauntlet; holiday gatherings and Jim Belushi; the weather outside is fright'ning; the monolithic Vingroup; the perils of internet telephony; Alex falls for Fantasian; the CRITICAL HIT video game library is officially for sale!; UI complaints old and new, and mapping the course of Alton Brown's insanity! Take this podcast with you to your first shrine visit of the new year and receive a FREE blessing!

==MUSIC== Noriyuki Iwadare - Carbo

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Episode 253: Kong Making Sense

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Making the yuletide gay! This holiday season, casual Thanksgivings; acquisitions on the cheap; flipping burgers during the end of the world; cleaning out the husk of the bar; adapting to the freelancer lifestyle; Star Trek: The Horny Series; stories and songs need good writing; the new version of a game called Dragon Quest III; reacclimating to the loud & foreign; one phone phun, and our embarrassing forays into fiction (fan and otherwise)! Replace this podcast in your disaster survival kit every two years!

==MUSIC== 171 - Lenticular Anna Makino – Love Song Sagashite

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Episode 252: Brazier Crane

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The spooks came a little late this year! This ep: NMW outlives Critical Hit; the world's longest pneumatic tube; can Alex fix his rods and/or cones?; our valuable English lessons; Switch¥; attempts at reason; crowin' 'bout Carlin; loud and proud about Silent Hill 2; you wouldn't calculate a damage stat, and voicemalis aplenty, for once! This podcast is moving to Canada for real this time.

= = = MUSIC = = = Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki - Scenic Journey Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki - Scenic Journey part 2

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Episode 251: Son is Friend

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J-j-j-jittery Juugatsu! This month, Alex burns the midnight oil; the pitfalls of finding the right freelance voice work; Unity partially backpedals; pronunciation hang-ups as a matter of course; the Nintendo Museum is open for business; the bizarre reverence of the Zelda fan; Snack Food Copy meets Drink Food Copy!; the rare J-Drama talk; how's that Avatar?; UFO 50 talk devolves into NES insanity; social anxiety in the bar sphere, and learning how to use a camera the hard way! Not liable for lost or damaged time!

==MUSIC== Tee Lopes - Blossom Haze They Might Be Giants - Canajoharie

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Episode 250: Hawklegs

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We found a way to get to 250 episodes, and now you gotta live with it! The adventures continue with talk of a little bit of typhoon in my life; doing English bits in Japanese; vlogging cameras; the story circle; the 7-Eleven insanity rolls on; Suikoden I & II might actually come out!; cold shower summer; droning on about making a website, and we really should screen our calls! This podcast should not be returned to place of purchase.

=== MUSIC === Nemuras Trip - Atarayo Vacant Wave - SUMMERTIME

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Episode 249: Detective Comics Eiga Universe

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It's lunch time for your head! This August, Alex's frustration with Japanese corporate jobs; how do retakes work?; dealing with bizarre neighbors both real and imagined; Herman Miller & The Secret Sale; Ray finally pulls up to the window; the inscrutable CaliBunga; Japan solves autism with this one weird trick; wasteful corporate culture continues unabated; America misunderstands 7-11; Alex administers another very special quiz to Ray; transformative Phone Phun, and trouble on the Tokaido-sen! Do not make eye contact with this podcast!

==MUSIC== Masayoshi Soken - Bee My Honey DJ Cutman - Trekkin'

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Episode 248: Destined for Landfill

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You wanted a podcast? You got one of these instead! On this great 248: Ray's got Japan Fever!; shopping bags: they're good to have!; Transformers!; pink shirts!; a Dragon Questified Nintendo Direct; a phone call on the dangers of lawns, and an educational tale about a chair. This podcast acknowledges no wrongdoing.

==MUSIC== Toconoma - Open World Sucola - Nakanai deja vu

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Episode 247: Marilda Peach

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In the same room for the first time in five years! This episode, Alex is taken to task for Super Family Computer crimes; the animated footballer at the airport; the Barnholt family takes to the skies; shopping and dining in beautiful Japan; Alex's brainlord delivery guy; getting burnt at the Higashiyama Zoo; Nintendo Store goodies; accosted by corvids; an entire land built of Lego; running down the hot new trailers from Summer Game Fest; the infuriating quest for permanent residence; tourism's amplification of Japanese xenophobia, and Twitter is still awful! Bring us up in therapy to receive $5 off your next order!

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Episode 246: Put Your Dog on the Phone

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It's Spray and May! On a platter for you today: Guess Who's Coming to Nihon; unprepared Drink Food time, and struggling to pronounce "alcohol;" the Komeda Chronicles; Alex assumes the throne of English textbook guy; a long talk on what the deal is with cartoons these days; 3 Body Problem sounds like a You Problem; Alex apologizes to the UK; god forbid you make an Underoos joke; what's up with Dragon Quest? And smashing prices on mashed gadgets! This podcast has a duty to protect the mountain on which its shrine rests.

==MUSIC== Miyakebuki - Heibon DOPING PANDA - SEE YOU

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Episode 245: King of Iron Fish Tournament

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Clawing our way out of the ice! This April, we share notes; what do Patreon and Uniqlo have in common?; platforms and piracy in the realms of games, movies, and music; Ray reports on his sojourn to the Game Developers Conference; publically announcing the bar's closure; Alex is finally diagnosed with Advanced Stage Alex; a trip to the Koban; FF7R (no, the new one) and a critique of precious dialogue; the many faces of Akira Toriyama; Phone Phun, and a collection of Collections! Check out our pavilion at the Minute Maid Spring Break Concert Series sponsored by Mint Mobile! Mint Mobile: Why Else?

==MUSIC== Tee Lopes - Lights, Camera, Action! Townland - Roger Dodger

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Episode 244: Tonari no Swat Kats

https://nomorewhoppers.libsyn.com/nmw244 Hey whoa, get a load of this: It's a packed discussion about a packed month, and we lead off with ACAB Japan; game developers and the conferences that love them; way too much about taxes (it's March, give us a break!); dumb slogans and the guys who read them; two big RPGs with big parties, including Cosmic Kiryu; applause breaks; Alex retro-achieves crawling back to Vana'Diel; and hey, play some of those free games! As ever, this podcast is nonrefundable.

==MUSIC== Hanaregumi - Ainiikou Natusko Nisshoku - Appetite

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Episode 243: Uncle Samanosuke

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Celebrating our fourth leap year! This episode, the podcast returns to free-range easy-livin'; the enigma of the podcast promo; the inaugural installment of What Did Alex Do?; commencing Operation Sunset (thanks in part to the rules of Japanese unemployment insurance); phone etiquette in the wild; Alex concludes his research on Love Letter RPGs; Ray continues to like a dragon; games on the horizon and an analysis of survival horror combat; a tight and tidy Phone Phun, and video games for fitness and otherwise! This is the last rest area for 60 miles!

==MUSIC== Dj Cutman - Flight Club GAR - Slam of the North Star

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Episode 242: Tax Shoes

https://nomorewhoppers.libsyn.com/242-tax-shoes Casting pods for 242 years! Or it feels like it, anyway! This time: Alex shoulders the burden of being an American taxpayer; for Ray, No More Schoolers; how both those things leave us hopeless; Hemophobes beware because talk about a very bloody good time; and obsolete sitcoms rule our lives. This podcast is like AI but we can't tell you how to start a car dealership.

==MUSIC== NIKO NIKO TAN TAN - Kaleidoscope Naoshi Mizuta - Goddesspeed

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