This week on Dai-Cast, it’s a surprise! But seriously (Are we ever?) we discuss the recent trend of Butler Cafes catering to young women in Shibuya, new Korean space kimchi, Toshiba robot phones, an HD-DVD exchange program, and the greatest thing Japan will ever produce: Smoke on the Water. All this, along with our usual derailments and ratholes for your listening “pleasure”.
Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, and Eryn Dearden, with Special Guest Courtney Hawkeye, and Brendan Dery as “Beej”.
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This week on Dai-Cast, we’re trying something a little bit different; a BBC style news quiz show we’re calling Maishyu Why Why (or in English, Weekly Why Why). Marvel and laugh along, as our usual guests attempt to make sense of the new format, and guess the stories of the week. Exciting, and did we mention new? Let us know what you think!
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This week on Dai-Cast, we’ve got two new guest hosts in the form of Brian Derkson, and the mysterious Mr. Dai-Cast. So what do we talk about? We look into the arrest of a man being arrested for sending spam. 9 Spam messages… Then we look at a new variant on the electronic bubble wrap craze, with Moé sound effects. Plus, we talk about the recent workplace validation of a teachers suicide, inciting a discussion once again inciting a discussion on the working conditions of Japanese workers. And we join Japan in denoucing the rape by US Marines. Also, HD DVD is dead, says Japan…
Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, Bryan Derkson, and Mr. Dai-Cast, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.
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Beej’s Webcomic of the Week - Microbe!
