ome had Nero.  The Aztecs had Cortez.  Japan had it’s Fat Man.  Throughout history, every great empire meets it’s end.  And for Dai-Cast, that time is now.  Welcome, friends, to the end of an era.  An era marked by furious ratholes, meaningless banter, and the occasional nugget of real, informative content, all in the name of the education, elucidation, enlightnement, and mental emolument of the nipponistic hoi-polloi.

Join us then, for part one of the inevitable descent into greater obscurity, for “Dai-Cast, The Final: Part 2″.

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Hosts: Ian Horner, Chris the Fixed Kitty, and Eryn Dearden with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics Covered This Week:

• Noguchi Hideo, Japanese Father of Syphilis – wikipedia.com
• Hentai themed video card – gadgets.boingboing.com
• Few decide to take part in the Yamanote Halloween Train – japanprobe.com
• Japan PM Taro Aso “Won’t change his style” – japanprobe.com
• The Japanese love Sarah Palin – expatforobama.wordpress.com
• Japan sues American TV network over “Wipeout” – japanprobe.com
• 52% of Japanese don’t have a problem with counterfeit goods – japanprobe.com
• Seats block the doors on Japanese trains – japanprobe.com
• Emerging surveillance society in Japan – japanprobe.com

Chris’s Non-Fiction Book of the Week: The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at your Fingertips

Beej’s Webcomics of the Week: Beej’s Top 5 Comic Artists of All Time!

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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Topics Covered This Week:

• Man arrested in Tokyo for sending spam – japantoday.com
• Moé electronic bubble wrap variation – dannychoo.com
• Teacher’s suicide officially designated “Work Related” – japantoday.com
• 2002 Massey Lectures with Margaret Visser – cbc.ca
• Denounce the raping by US Marines – japanprobe.com
• HD DVD Dead – elctronista.com

Beej’s Webcomic of the Week – Microbe!

This week on Dai-Cast we give you actual education for your mental emolument. First off, it’s a little on the Japanese alphabet Katakana, used for “foreign” words, and good information for “Viking” seekers in Tokyo. Then it’s time to talk about the presidential primaries, with “Barack Obama” visiting Obama station, and how he could have got a Nintendo DS by riding JR. Then it’s an educational rathole into the terminology of Japanese schools. We also mention Magical Witches Love and Berry for some reason… Plus, we mention High School Girl brand meat products, then move on to Sega’s English of the Dead!

Hosts: Ian Horner, and Jason Hill, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

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Topics Covered This Week:

• Tokyo Buffet – Carune Station Restaurant
• Barack Obama Visits Japan – japanprobe.com
• Ride a Train, Get a DS! – kotaku.com
• Love and Berry, 14 in Fashion Magic Years – kotaku.com
• High School Girl Meat Products – pinktentacle.com

Beej’s Webcomic of the Week – Diesel Sweeties